Table 2 Various stimuli inducing Par-4 and their mode of cell death.

From: Prostate apoptosis response-4 and tumor suppression: it’s not just about apoptosis anymore

Stimulus

Model system

Response

Ref

3-azidowithaferin A

HeLa and PC3

↓Invasion and angiogenesis

105

3-azidowithaferin A

MCF7 and DU145

↓EMT and invasion

96

All-trans-retinoid acid

LNln3

↑Apoptosis

130

Arsenic trioxide

U87MG and U118MG

↑Autophagy

79

Ceramide

U87MG and U118MG

↑Autophagy

79

COX inhibitors

HCA-7

↑Apoptosis

131

Cranberry

DU145

↑Apoptosis

132

Curcumin

U87MG and U118MG

↑Autophagy

78,79

Docetaxel

MCF7

↑Apoptosis

133

Doxorubicin

Jurkat

↑Apoptosis

5

Imatinib

DOHH-2 and WSU-NHL

↑Apoptosis

134

ISC-4

Nude Mouse

↑Tumor reduction

112

Lapatinib

BT-474

Improve survival

135

Ouabain

PC3

↑Apoptosis

136

Parasporin-2Aa1

PC3

↑Apoptosis

137

Raloxifene

EPN

↑Apoptosis

138

Sanguinarine

PC3 and DU145

↑Apoptosis

68

Tamoxifen

HNGC-2

↑Apoptosis

64

Thymoquinone

U87MG

↑Senescence

84

Withaferin A

PC3

↑Apoptosis

83