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Table 1 Effects of disulfiram on cell apoptosis rates from in vitro studies

From: Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies

Reference

Country

Tumor

Percentage of apoptosis (%)

Intervention time

Negative control

Posivitive control

Cell lines

Negative control

Positive control

Treatment group

You et al.

China

Colorectal cancer

48 h

Saline

DOX (8.5 μM)

HCT116

0.27 ± 0.24

29.2 ± 4.1

DSF/Cu 0.05 μM: 8.55 ± 2.3, 0.1 μM: 24.02 ± 3.6, 0.2 μM: 38.4 ± 7.9, 0.4 μM: 58.3 ± 7.7

HCT8

2.1±1.6

32.3 ± 4.1

DSF/Cu 0.05 μM: 29.5 ± 4.4, 0.1 μM: 28.1 ± 9.5, 0.2 μM: 38.6 ± 10.3, 0.4 μM: 56.4 ± 10.2

SW620

2.21±0.5

48.4 ± 9.5

DSF/Cu 0.05 μM: 20.1±5.7, 0.1 μM: 30 ± 4.2, 0.2 μM: 42 ± 6.3, 0.4 μM: 43.45 ± 8.3

Yang et al.

Germany

Breast cancer

48 h

Control

CIS (5 μM)

MCF-7

25.31

31.67

DSF 1 μM: 36.6, DSF 1 μM + CIS 5 μM: 57.4

MDA-MB-435S

5.843

5.447

DSF 1 μM: 13.56, DSF 1 μM + CIS 5 μM: 29.4

SKB-R3

3.023

11.46

DSF 1 μM: 5.6, DSF 1 μM + CIS 5 μM: 7.71

Wu et al.

China

Triple-negative breast cancer

24 h

DMSO

PAX (5 nM)

SUM102 ALDH+

2.22

5.83

DSF/Cu 0.75 μM: 23.53

SUM102 ALDH-

8.01

10.81

DSF/Cu 0.75 μM: 20.9

Guo et al.

Germany

Ovarian cancer

72 h

Control

_

IGROV1

10.32

_

Cu 1 μM: 15.3, DSF 1 μM: 25.46, DSF/Cu: 47.55

SKOV3IP1

8.69

Cu 1 μM: 7.1, DSF 0.1 μM: 15.99, DSF/Cu: 55

SKOV3

3.65

Cu 1 μM: 1.91, DSF 1 μM: 43.2, DSF/Cu: 50.4

Wu et al.

China

Non-small cell lung cancer

24 h

Control

_

A549

2.5

_

Cu 1 μM: 3.8, DSF 1.4 μM: 4.8, DSF/Cu: 35.4

H460

4.7

Cu 1 μM: 3.7, DSF 8 μM: 4.9, DSF/Cu: 21.4

H1299

8.7

Cu 1 μM: 10.3, DSF 4 μM: 7.1, DSF/Cu: 37.9

Chen et al.

China

Non-small cell lung cancer

24 h

Control

_

A549

3.35

_

Ag 1.25 μM: 4.34, DSF 1.25 μM: 5.14, DSF/Ag: 42.81

Butcher et al.

UK

Non-small cell lung cancer

16 h

Vehicle

_

A549

6.3

_

CuCl2 10 μM: 6.5, DSF 1 μM: 15.2, DSF/CuCL2: 47.2

Albers et al.

Germany

Head and neck squamous

48 h

Control

CIS (1μM)+10Gy

HNSCC cell lines

11.35

CIS 1 μM: 24.12, 10Gy: 23.47

DSF 3 μM/Cu 0.1 μM: 20.87, DSF 3 μM + CIS 1 μM: 38.35, DSF 3 μM/Cu 0.1 μM + CIS 1 μM: 51

cell carcinoma

CIS 1 μM + 10Gy: 30.68

DSF 3 μM: 17.66, CIS 1 μM + 10Gy+ DSF 3 μM: 44.82, CIS 1 μM + 10Gy+ DSF 3 μM/Cu 0.1 μM: 61.5

Yang et al.

China

Nasopharyngeal cancer

6 h

Control

_

CNE-2Z

4.41

_

DSF 0.2 μM/Cu 10 μM: 24.08, DSF 0.4 μM/Cu 10 μM: 58.2

NP69-SV40T

0.55

_

DSF 0.2 μM/Cu 10 μM: 1.19, DSF 0.4 μM/Cu 10 μM: 5.99

Marwa et al.

Egypt

Colon cancer

72 h

Control

_

DCECs

1.58

_

DSF 9.5 ± 0.9 μg/mL: 60.31 ± 1.2, UC-NPs 1548.7 ± 25 μg/mL: 12.12 ± 0.47, C-NPs 3122.4 ± 39 μg/mL: 2.6 ± 0.07

CDCECs

0.28

_

DSF 23.9 ± 0.1 μg/mL: 57.78 ± 0.34, UC-NPs 77.7 ± 1.4 μg/mL: 54.75 ± 1.24, C-NPs 93.8 ± 0.4 μg/mL: 47.5 ± 0.31

Caco-2

0.05

_

DSF 39.6 ± 0.3 μg/mL: 53.62 ± 0.53, UC-NPs 97.9 ± 0.5 μg/mL: 53.49 ± 0.59, C-NPs 148.3 ± 0.1 μg/mL: 40.28 ± 0.24

Wang et al.

China

Non-small cell lung cancer

24 h

Control

_

A549

0.45

_

DSF-LP-PLGA-MP 1, 3, 5, 7days: 9.32, 27.1, 28.2, 49.18

Yang et al.

China

Breast cancer

24 h

Control

_

MCF-7

0.29

_

DSF 0.2 μM/CuCl2 10 μM: 27.56, DSF 0.25μM/CuCl2 10 μM: 86.8

Kim et al.

Korea

HER2-positive breast cancer

24 h

DMSO

_

SKBR3

3.16

_

Cu 1 μM: 2.91, DSF 1 μM: 2.6, DSF/Cu: 30.21

BT474

2.49

_

Cu 1 μM: 2.88, DSF 1 μM: 8, DSF/Cu: 40.76

Sharma et al.

India

Prostatic cancer

48 h

Control

STA (3mM)

PC3

8.34±2.2

26.31±5.5

DSF 1 μM: 15.04±3.14, DSF 2 μM: 19.71±4.2, DSF 3 μM: 32.06±6.16

DU145

13.67±2.66

41.31±4.47

DSF 1 μM: 10.89±1.56, DSF 2 μM: 42.81±4.56, DSF 3 μM: 47.23±4.85

Zhao et al.

China

Pituitary adenomas

24 h

Control

TMZ (100μM)

Pituitary adenoma cells

0.29±0.09

0.81±0.23

DSF 25 μM: 0.31±0.10, DSF 25 μM + TMZ 100 μM: 1.64±0.16

Zhang et al.

China

Hepatocellular carcinoma

24 h

Control

_

Hep G2 cells

1.3

_

DSF-S-LNCs (PH = 7.4) : 9.4, DSF-S-LNCs (PH = 6.5) : 16.5

Duan et al.

China

Breast cancer

24 h

Control

_

4T1

1.07

_

DSF 1 μg: 34.77, DnMs (DSF 1 μg): 34.37, DCM (DSF 1 μg): 41.11

Rezk et al.

USA

Ovarian cancer

72 h

Control

_

A2780DK

4.15

_

DSF 5 μM: 36.4

Dastjerdi et al.

Iran

Pancreatic cancer

24 h

Control

_

PANC-1

27

_

DSF 5 μM: 51, DSF 10 μM: 84, DSF 13 μM: 92

Han et al.

China

Pancreatic cancer

72 h

Control

_

SW1990

1.5

_

DDTC–Cu(I) 1 μM: 6.4, DDTC–Cu(I) 3 μM: 17.7, DDTC–Cu(I) 5 μM: 24.8

Cen et al.

USA

Melanoma

48 h

Control

BSO (100M)

C81-46A

12.057±0.72

13.194±1.11

DSF 50 ng/ml: 25.35 ± 1.21, DSF 50 ng/ml + BSO 100 M: 54.78 ± 2.83

  1. Abbreviations: DOX Doxorubicin, CIS Cisplatin, PTX Paclitacel, STA Staurosporine, TMZ Temozolomide, BSO Buthionine-sulfoximine, DnMs DSF-loaded noncrosslinked micelles, DCM DSF-loaded redoxsensitive shell crosslinked micelle, DSF-LP-PLGA-MP Disulfiram-loaded porous PLGA microparticle, UC-NPs Uncoated NPs, C-NP Coated NPs, DDTC–Cu(I) Diethyldithiocarbamate-Cu(I)