Review Article

[Retracted] Noscapine, an Emerging Medication for Different Diseases: A Mechanistic Review

Table 2

Anti-inflammatory effect, the antiapoptotic effects of noscapine.

EffectsType of studyModelCancer typeDose/ConcMechanismYearsRef

Inducing apoptosisIn vivoBlocking CDH17 gene in colon cancer SW480 cellsColon cancer cells10 µmol/L↑Bax, ↓Bcl-2 and ↓Bcl-xL2017[135]
AntiproliferationIn vitro and in vivoTriple negative breast cancer100 mg/kgIncrease sensitivity to docetaxel2017[136]
Inducing apoptosisIn vivoMCF7 cellsBreast cancerProgression in G2/M transition2021[137]
Inducing apoptosisIn vitroThe expression of apoptotic genes significantly increasedEndometriosis3 μg/mLInhibiting angiogenesis and nitric oxide2019[138]
AntineuroinflammationIn vivoParkinson’s disease10 mg/kgEnhancing the expression of mTOR and prevented apoptosis2021[139]
Inducing apoptosisIn vitro and in vivoHuman breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468Breast cancer50 mg/kgPromoting effect on apoptosis-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells via p53-dependent pathway reduces VEGF expression2019[140]
AnticancerIn vivoLNCaP and PC-3 human prostate cancer cell linesHuman prostate cancer cell lines50 μM↓Bcl-2-↑Bax, and ↑Bax/Bcl-2 ratio2017[141]
Inducing apoptosis -tubulinsIn vivoMCF-7 and MDA-mb-231Breast cancer1.35 ± 0.2 μM↑ROS ↓tubulin assembly2020[142]
TubulinIn situSTD-NMR0.6 μM↓tubulin assembly2020[143]
Inhibition of p-glycoproteinIn vivoHuman breast adenocarcinoma cell line MCF7Breast cancer45.4 ± 6.5 μM↓P-gp function2019[102]
Inducing apoptosisIn vivoThe human colon cancer cell lines HT29 and LoVoColon cancer cells75 μM↓PI3K/mTOR signalling-↓Warburg effect2020[56]
Inducing apoptosisIn vivoU87 cellsHuman glioblastoma cells46.8 µM↑apoptosis2019[144]
AntiangiogenicIn vivoHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cells11.87 μM for Cl-noscapine, 6.9 μM for Br-noscapine, and 6.79 μM for folate-noscapineAntiangiogenesis activity2018[116]

STD-NMR: Saturation transfer difference (STD) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).