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Table 1 The induction or inhibition of autophagy triggered by Sal in vitro and in vivo models

From: Salinomycin, as an autophagy modulator-- a new avenue to anticancer: a review

Model

Induction

Inhibition

References

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Mechanisms

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Mechanisms

Colon cancer cell lines (RKO,SW480 and SW620) and breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, T47D, and MDA –MB -453)

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Sal activates the JNK pathway through generation of ROS

  

[40]

Osteoblastoma cells (U2OS and MG-63)

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Sal activates the AMPK pathway through generation of ROS

  

[42]

Prostrate cancer cell line (PC3), breast cancer cell lines (SKBR3and MDAMB468) and murine embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells

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Sal leads to mitochondrial dysfunction with ATP -depletion, which activates the autophagy

  

[62]

Human NSCLC cell lines (A549, H460, Calu-1 and H157), human esophageal carcinoma cell line (TE3) and human pancreatic carcinoma cell line (PANC-1)

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Sal induces ER stress -mediated autophagy via the ATF4 -DDIT3 /CHOP -TRIB3 -AKT1 -MTOR axis

  

[43]

Breast cancer cell line (MCF-7, HMLER and HMLER CD24 low/−)

  

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Sal inhibits the activity of lysosomal proteolytic.

[45]

Hepatocellular Carcinoma cell lines (HepG2 and Huh7) and primary human hepatocytes

  

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Sal inhibits late stages of autophagy.

[47]

Human prostate cancer cell line (PC3), human breast cancer cell line (SKBR3)and murine embryonic fibroblast cells

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[54]

Human prostrate cancer cell line (PC3),human primary dermal fbroblasts cells, tongue cancer cells (LK0412), larynx cancer cells (LK0923) and Normal Oral Keratinocytes (NOK)

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Sal activates the AMPK pathway through generation of ROS.

  

[84]

Liver cancer cells (HepG2) and liver cancer stem cells (LCSCs)

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/

  

[44]

Human prostrate cancer cell line (LNCaP, RWPE-1 and PC-3)

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Sal inactivates mTORC1 and activates the AMPK pathway.

  

[41]

OS cells (U2OS and MG-63 lines)

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DNA-PKcs is required for Sal-induced autophagy activation.

  

[18]

Glioblastoma cell lines (GSC23, GSC11, GSC7–2, GSC2–27, GSC5–22, GSC2, GSC231, GSC7–11, GSC10–6, GSC11–28 GSC229, SF188, KNS42, RES259, RES186, U87 MG, U373 MG, U251 MG and T98G)

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Sal induces ER stress-mediated autophagy through generation of ROS.

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Autophagic flux in Sal-treated cells is blocked by lipid oxidation due to oxidative stress, causing the increase of LMP.

[46]

Human osteosarcoma cell line (U2OS)

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Sal triggers ROS-mediated autophagy.

  

[20]

Breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7and MDA-MB-231)

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Sal triggers ROS-mediated autophagy.

  

[73]

Human glioma cell line (U87MG)

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Sal induces ER stress-mediated autophagy through generation of ROS.

  

[75]

  1. “/” indicates “not available”