Also, a study conducted by Eroğlu et al. reported the anti-cancer potential of sinapic acid against PC-3 and LNCaP human prostate cancer cell lines via overexpression of BAX, CASP3, CASP8, CYCS, FAS, TIMP-1, CDH1 and downregulation of MMP-9 in PC-3 cell lines16. This evidence concerns the gene CASP8 and cancer.