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Table 2 Modulating ROS to overcome cancer drug resistance

From: The role of polyphenols in overcoming cancer drug resistance: a comprehensive review

Mode of action

Compound

Application

Refs.

TrxR

2a, curcumin analoga

Sensitizes A549 cells to cisplatin

[203]

10db

Effective on drug-sensitive (A549, SPC-A-1, LTEP-G-2) and drug-resistant (A549/DDP) lung cancer cells

[202]

Nrf2

Curcumin

Mediates cisplatin chemoresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

[213]

Reverses multidrug resistance in the HCT-8/5-Fu human colorectal cancer

[212]

Resveratrol

Enhances the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine

[214]

Chrysin

Reduces doxorubicin resistance by down-regulating Nrf2 signaling pathway in BEL-7402/ADM cells

[217]

GPX

ALZ003, curcumin analog

Suppresses growth of temozolomide-resistant glioblastoma

[216]

  1. a(1E,4Z,6E)-5-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one (2a)
  2. bActive compound of 21 ligustrazine-curcumin hybrids (10a-u)