LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ Cancer Research Results

LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ, ratio of LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: marker
The ratio of LC3-II to LC3-I is often used as a marker for autophagy, a cellular process in which cells recycle their damaged or dysfunctional components. In cancer, autophagy can play a complex role, and the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio can be used to assess autophagic activity.
Many cancers, have an increased LC3-II/LC3-I ratio indicating enhanced autophagy, which can support tumor cell survival, especially under stress conditions (e.g., nutrient deprivation, hypoxia). This is often associated with poor prognosis and treatment resistance.
Cell Survival: Increased autophagy, as indicated by a higher LC3-II/LC3-I ratio, can help cancer cells survive in adverse conditions, contributing to tumor growth and metastasis.
Therapeutic Resistance: Elevated autophagy can lead to resistance against chemotherapy and targeted therapies, as cancer cells may utilize autophagy to survive treatment-induced stress.
Metabolic Adaptation: Autophagy allows cancer cells to adapt to metabolic stress by recycling cellular components, which can support continued proliferation and survival.
Lung, Lung Cancer: Click to Expand ⟱
Lung CSC (Cancer Stem Cells) markers (CD133, CD44, ALDHA1, Nanog and Oct4)
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
435- CUR,    Antitumor activity of curcumin by modulation of apoptosis and autophagy in human lung cancer A549 cells through inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, Beclin-1↑, p62↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓,
1970- GamB,    Gambogic acid-induced autophagy in nonsmall cell lung cancer NCI-H441 cells through a reactive oxygen species pathway
- NA, Lung, NCI-H441
TumCG↓, TumAuto↑, Beclin-1↑, LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, ROS↑, eff↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 2 of 2

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 2

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 2,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, 2,   p62↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 2,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

mTOR↓, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

eff↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 13

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ, ratio of LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ
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  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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