HK2 Cancer Research Results

HK2, Hexokinase 2: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: enzyme
HK2 (Hexokinase 2) is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in glycolysis, the process by which cells convert glucose into energy. HK2 is a key regulatory enzyme in the glycolytic pathway, and it is primarily expressed in various tissues, including muscle, brain, and cancer cells.
HK2 has been shown to be overexpressed in many types of tumors, including breast, lung, and colon cancer. This overexpression may contribute to the development and progression of cancer by promoting glycolysis and energy production in cancer cells.
HK2 is a key regulatory enzyme in the glycolytic pathway.
HK2 plays a role in the regulation of glucose metabolism in diabetes.
HK2 is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy.

HK2 Inhibitors:
-2DG
-Curcumin
-Resveratrol
-EGCG
-Berberine
-Methyl Jasmonate (MJ)
-Honokiol
CRC, Colorectal Cancer: Click to Expand ⟱
Colorectal cancer is a broader term that encompasses both colon and rectal cancer.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
5263- 3BP,  CET,    3-Bromopyruvate overcomes cetuximab resistance in human colorectal cancer cells by inducing autophagy-dependent ferroptosis
- in-vitro, CRC, DLD1 - NA, NA, HCT116
eff↑, Ferroptosis↓, TumAuto↑, Apoptosis↑, FOXO3↑, AMPKα↑, p‑Beclin-1↑, HK2↓, ATP↓, ROS↑, Dose↝, TumVol↓, TumW↓, xCT↑, GSH↓, eff↓, MDA↑,
206- Api,    Inhibition of glutamine utilization sensitizes lung cancer cells to apigenin-induced apoptosis resulting from metabolic and oxidative stress
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299 - in-vitro, Lung, H460 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Melanoma, A375 - in-vitro, Lung, H2030 - in-vitro, CRC, SW480
Glycolysis↓, lactateProd↓, PGK1↓, ALDOA↓, GLUT1↓, ENO1↓, ATP↓, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, PI3K/Akt↓, HK1↓, HK2↓, ROS↑, Apoptosis↑, eff↓, NADPH↓, PPP↓,
2708- BBR,    Berberine decelerates glucose metabolism via suppression of mTOR‑dependent HIF‑1α protein synthesis in colon cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
TumCG↓, GlucoseCon↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, Hif1a↓, mTOR↓, Glycolysis↓,
2740- BetA,    Effects and mechanisms of fatty acid metabolism-mediated glycolysis regulated by betulinic acid-loaded nanoliposomes in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
TumCP↓, Glycolysis↓, HK2↓, PFK1↓, PKM2↓, ACSL1↓, CPT1A↓, FASN↓, FAO↓, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓,
990- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits aerobic glycolysis and induces mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis through hexokinase II in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
HK2↓, Glycolysis↓, Apoptosis↑,
3431- TQ,    PI3K-AKT Pathway Modulation by Thymoquinone Limits Tumor Growth and Glycolytic Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48
Glycolysis↓, Warburg↓, HK2↓, ATP↓, NADPH↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, TumCP↓, E-cadherin↑, N-cadherin↓, Hif1a↓, PKM2↓, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓, EMT↓,
3141- VitC,    High-dose Vitamin C inhibits PD-L1 expression by activating AMPK in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
Glycolysis↓, eff↑, PD-L1↓, AMPK↑, HK2↓, NF-kB↓, Warburg↓, tumCV↓, GLUT1↓, PKM2↓, LDHA↓, CD4+↑, CD8+↑,
2369- VitD3,    Long Non-coding RNA MEG3 Activated by Vitamin D Suppresses Glycolysis in Colorectal Cancer via Promoting c-Myc Degradation
- in-vitro, CRC, DLD1 - in-vitro, CRC, RKO
MEG3↑, Glycolysis↓, lactateProd↓, LDHA↓, PKM2↓, HK2↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 8 of 8

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 8

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Ferroptosis↓, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   HK1↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   ROS↑, 2,   xCT↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 3,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ACSL1↓, 1,   ALDOA↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   CPT1A↓, 1,   ENO1↓, 1,   FAO↓, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 3,   Glycolysis↓, 7,   HK2↓, 8,   lactateProd↓, 4,   LDHA↓, 3,   NADPH↓, 2,   PFK1↓, 1,   PGK1↓, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 4,   PPP↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 2,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↓, 1,   MEG3↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

AMPKα↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

tumCV↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

p‑Beclin-1↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

cl‑PARP↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↑, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Hif1a↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 3,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

CD4+↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

PD-L1↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

TumVol↓, 1,   TumW↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

CD8+↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 57

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HK2, Hexokinase 2
1 3-bromopyruvate
1 cetuximab
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Berberine
1 Betulinic acid
1 Curcumin
1 Thymoquinone
1 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
1 Vitamin D3
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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