Resveratrol / STAT3 Cancer Research Results

RES, Resveratrol: Click to Expand ⟱
Features: polyphenol
Found in red grapes and products made with grapes.
Resveratrol is a polyphenol compound found in various plant species, including grapes, berries, and peanuts.
• Anti-inflammatory effects, Antioxidant effects:
- Antiplatelet aggregation for stroke prevention
- BioAvialability use piperine
- some sources may use Japanese knotweed roots (Reynoutria Japonica - root) as source which might contain Emodin (laxative)
-known as Nrf2 activator, both in cancer and normal cells. Which raises controversity of use in ROS↑ therapies. Interestingly there are reports of NRF2↑ and ROS↑ in cancer cells. This raises the question of if it is a chemosensitizer. However other reports indicate NRF2 droping with Res, indicating it maybe a chemosenstizer.
- RES is also considered to be them most effective natural SIRT1↑ -activating compound (STACs).

However, in the presence of certain metals, such as copper or iron, resveratrol can undergo a process called Fenton reaction, which can lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The pro-oxidant effects of resveratrol are often observed at high concentrations, typically above 50-100 μM, and in the presence of certain metals or other pro-oxidant agents. In contrast, the antioxidant effects of resveratrol are typically observed at lower concentrations, typically below 10-20 μM.

Clinical trials have used doses ranging from 150 mg to 5 grams per day. Lower doses (< 1 g/day) are often well-tolerated, but higher doses might be necessary for therapeutic effects and can be associated with side effects.

-Note half-life 1-3 hrs?.
BioAv poor: min 5uM/L required for chemopreventive effects, but 25mg Oral only yeilds 20nM. co-administration of piperine
Pathways:
- usually induce ROS production in cancer cells, while reducing ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓,
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2(typically increased), TrxR↓**, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓(wrong direction), GPx↓
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, Glucose↓, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, CD133↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, sox2↓, notch2↓, nestin↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose- & context-dependent) ↓ ROS / buffered Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Resveratrol can act as a pro-oxidant in cancer cells while functioning as an antioxidant in normal cells
2 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis follow ROS elevation in cancer cells
3 SIRT1 / AMPK axis ↑ AMPK; context-dependent SIRT1 modulation ↑ SIRT1 / ↑ AMPK Driver Metabolic stress signaling Resveratrol modulates energy-sensing pathways affecting survival and metabolism
4 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ adaptive suppression Secondary Growth and anabolic inhibition Downregulation of growth signaling contributes to cytostasis and apoptosis sensitization
5 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Secondary Suppression of survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to reduced proliferation and invasion
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1/S or G2/M arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream signaling disruption
7 HIF-1α / VEGF axis ↓ HIF-1α; ↓ VEGF ↔ minimal Secondary Anti-angiogenic pressure Interference with hypoxia-driven adaptation and angiogenesis


STAT3, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: Oncogene
Stat3 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3) is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, survival, differentiation, and immune response.
Stat3 is frequently found to be constitutively activated in many types of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and head and neck cancers. (associated with poor prognosis and reduced survival.)

-STAT3 is typically activated by cytokines (such as IL-6) and growth factors binding to their respective receptors.
-Activated STAT3 upregulates the expression of genes that promote cell cycle progression (e.g., cyclin D1) and anti-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bcl-2, Bcl-xL).
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
4664- GEN,  CUR,  RES,  EGCG,  SFN  Targeting cancer stem cells by nutraceuticals for cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓, other↝, eff↑, CD44↓, p‑STAT3↓,
3076- RES,    Resveratrol for targeting the tumor microenvironment and its interactions with cancer cells
- Review, Var, NA
IL6↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, BioAv↓, Half-Life↑, BioAv↑, Dose↝, angioG↓, IL10↓, VEGF↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, SIRT1↑, Wnt↓, cMyc↓, STAT3↓, PTEN↑, ROS↑, RadioS↑, Hif1a↓, E-cadherin↓, Vim↓, angioG↓,
3072- RES,    Resveratrol ameliorates glioblastoma inflammatory response by reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation through inhibition of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway
- in-vitro, GBM, LN229 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
tumCV↓, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, NLRP3↓, JAK2↓, STAT3↓, IL1β↓, IL18↓, IL6↓, TNF-α↓, Inflam↓,
3071- RES,    Resveratrol and Its Anticancer Effects
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, SIRT1↑, Hif1a↓, VEGF↓, STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, PI3K↓, mTOR↓, NRF2↑, NLRP3↓, H2O2↑, ROS↑, P53↑, PUMA↑, BAX↑,
4657- RES,    Resveratrol, cancer and cancer stem cells: A review on past to future
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓, CD133↓, Shh↓, Twist↓, Snail↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, Smad1↓, CD44↓, ALDH1A1↓, OCT4↓, Nanog↓, STAT3↓, survivin↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, COX2↓, cMyc↓,
3098- RES,    Regulation of Cell Signaling Pathways and miRNAs by Resveratrol in Different Cancers
- Review, Var, NA
NOTCH2↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, p‑SMAD2↓, p‑SMAD3↓, PTCH1↓, Smo↓, Gli1↓, E-cadherin↑, NOTCH⇅, TAC?, NKG2D↑, DR4↑, survivin↓, DR5↑, BAX↑, p27↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, STAT3↓, STAT5↓, JAK↓, DNAdam↑, γH2AX↑,
3096- RES,    Identification of potential target genes of non-small cell lung cancer in response to resveratrol treatment by bioinformatics analysis
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H1299
TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, p38↑, MAPK↑, STAT3↓, ROS↑, SIRT1↑, SOX2↓,
3095- RES,    Resveratrol suppresses migration, invasion and stemness of human breast cancer cells by interfering with tumor-stromal cross-talk
- in-vitro, BC, NA
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, cMyc↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, SOX2↓, Akt↓, STAT3↓, α-SMA↓,
2687- RES,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, NA, NA - Review, AD, NA
NF-kB↓, P450↓, COX2↓, Hif1a↓, VEGF↓, *SIRT1↑, SIRT1↓, SIRT2↓, ChemoSen⇅, cardioP↑, *memory↑, *angioG↑, *neuroP↑, STAT3↓, CSCs↓, RadioS↑, Nestin↓, Nanog↓, TP53↑, P21↑, CXCR4↓, *BioAv↓, EMT↓, Vim↓, Slug↓, E-cadherin↑, AMPK↑, MDR1↓, DNAdam↑, TOP2↓, PTEN↑, Akt↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, cMyc↓, MMP7↓, MALAT1↓, TCF↓, ALDH↓, CD44↓, Shh↓, IL6↓, VEGF↓, eff↑, HK2↓, ROS↑, MMP↓,
119- UA,  CUR,  RES,    Combinatorial treatment with natural compounds in prostate cancer inhibits prostate tumor growth and leads to key modulations of cancer cell metabolism
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
ROS⇅, p‑STAT3↓, Src↓, AMPK↑, GlutMet↑, TCA↑, glut↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 10 of 10

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

H2O2↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↑, 4,   ROS⇅, 1,   TAC?, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 2,   cMyc↓, 4,   glut↓, 1,   GlutMet↑, 1,   HK2↓, 1,   SIRT1↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 3,   SIRT2↓, 1,   TCA↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 3,   Apoptosis↑, 2,   BAX↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   DR4↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↝, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 2,   P53↑, 1,   TP53↑, 1,   γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   P21↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ALDH↓, 1,   ALDH1A1↓, 1,   CD133↓, 1,   CD44↓, 3,   CSCs↓, 3,   EMT↓, 1,   Gli1↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 2,   Nanog↓, 2,   Nestin↓, 1,   NOTCH⇅, 1,   NOTCH2↓, 1,   OCT4↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PTCH1↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 2,   Shh↓, 2,   Smo↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 2,   Src↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 8,   p‑STAT3↓, 2,   STAT5↓, 1,   TCF↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 3,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   MALAT1↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 3,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 3,   MMPs↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Smad1↓, 1,   p‑SMAD2↓, 1,   p‑SMAD3↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 3,   Twist↓, 1,   Vim↓, 2,   α-SMA↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 2,   Hif1a↓, 3,   VEGF↓, 4,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 4,   CXCR4↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL18↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Inflam↓, 1,   JAK↓, 1,   JAK2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen⇅, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↑, 2,   Half-Life↑, 1,   MDR1↓, 1,   P450↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 3,   TP53↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cardioP↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 1,   NKG2D↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 108

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

SIRT1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 5

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: STAT3, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
10 Resveratrol
2 Curcumin
1 Genistein (soy isoflavone)
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Ursolic acid
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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