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Table 2 Different drugs produce varied function in cancer

From: The SphKs/S1P/S1PR1 axis in immunity and cancer: more ore to be mined

Drugs

Type

Main function

Functional mechanism

References

SK1-I

Inhibitor of SphKs

Leukemia

Bcl-2

[77, 100, 103]

Breast cancer

ERK1/2 and Akt

Prostate cancer

MCF-7/MCF-7 HER2

SKI-II

Inhibitor of SphKs

Human non-small cell lung cancer

PI3K/Akt/ NF-κB

[101, 102]

Estrogen receptor-regulated genes

Breast cancer therapy

SDF-1

Safingol

Putative inhibitor of SphK

Glioblastomas

A Phase I Clinical medicine

[99]

Colorectal tumor

Adrenal cortical carcinoma

Sarcoma

ABC294640

Selective inhibitor of SphK1

Breast cancer

Inhibition of tumor cell migration

[98, 106, 107]

Ovarian cancer

Loss of microfilaments

FTY720

Sphingosine analog

Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation

Internalization and degradation of S1P receptor 1–5

[35, 38, 40, 108, 109]

Immunosuppressive small molecule drug

Anti-tumor in many tissues

Bone mineral metabolism

Enhanced AMD3100-mediated HSC mobilization

Needs further research

Relieved ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis

Prevent T and B cell egress from lymph nodes

S1PR1↑ → SDF-1 sensitivity↑ → CXCR4↑