Curcumin / NF-kB Cancer Research Results

CUR, Curcumin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in Tumeric. Member of the ginger family.Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from turmeric with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
- Has iron-chelating, iron-chelating properties. Ferritin. But still known to increase Iron in Cancer cells.
- GSH depletion in cancer cells, exhaustion of the antioxidant defense system. But still raises GSH↑ in normal cells.
- Higher concentrations (5-10 μM) of curcumin induce autophagy and ROS production
- Inhibition of TrxR, shifting the enzyme from an antioxidant to a prooxidant
- Strong inhibitor of Glo-I, , causes depletion of cellular ATP and GSH
- Curcumin has been found to act as an activator of Nrf2, (maybe bad in cancer cells?), hence could be combined with Nrf2 knockdown
-may suppress CSC: suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog).
Clinical studies testing curcumin in cancer patients have used a range of dosages, often between 500 mg and 8 g per day; however, many studies note that doses on the lower end may not achieve sufficient plasma concentrations for a therapeutic anticancer effect in humans.
• Formulations designed to improve curcumin absorption (like curcumin combined with piperine, nanoparticle formulations, or liposomal curcumin) are often employed in clinical trials to enhance its bioavailability.

-Note half-life 6 hrs.
BioAv is poor, use piperine or other enhancers
Pathways:
- induce ROS production at high concentration. Lowers ROS at lower concentrations
curcumin can act as a pro-oxidant when blue light is applied
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
but conversely is known as a NRF2↑ activator in cancer
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓">NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, HK2↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, GLi1↓, CD133↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, n-myc↓, sox2↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**,
- 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 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Driver Suppression of survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB is a primary, repeatedly validated curcumin target explaining pleiotropic downstream effects
2 STAT3 signaling ↓ STAT3 phosphorylation / activity ↔ or mild suppression Driver Loss of pro-survival and proliferative signaling STAT3 inhibition contributes to growth arrest, apoptosis sensitization, and reduced cytokine signaling in tumors
3 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose- & context-dependent) ↓ ROS / buffered Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Curcumin can act as a pro-oxidant in cancer cells with high basal stress while acting antioxidant in normal cells
4 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction and caspase activation occur downstream of NF-κB/STAT3 and ROS effects
5 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ or adaptive suppression Secondary Reduced growth and anabolic signaling AKT/mTOR inhibition contributes to growth suppression and autophagy induction in cancer cells
6 Autophagy ↑ autophagy (protective or pro-death) ↑ adaptive autophagy Secondary Stress adaptation vs cell death Autophagy may be cytoprotective or cooperate with apoptosis depending on context and dose
7 HIF-1α / VEGF hypoxia–angiogenesis axis ↓ HIF-1α; ↓ VEGF ↔ minimal effect Secondary Anti-angiogenic pressure Suppression of hypoxia-driven transcription limits angiogenesis and tumor adaptation
8 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G2/M or G1 arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream signaling and epigenetic effects rather than direct CDK inhibition
9 Migration / invasion (EMT, MMP axis) ↓ migration & invasion ↔ Phenotypic Anti-metastatic phenotype Reduced EMT markers and protease activity limit invasive behavior
10 Epigenetic regulation (p300/CBP HAT activity) ↓ histone acetylation ↔ modest Secondary Transcriptional reprogramming Curcumin modulates chromatin via HAT inhibition rather than classic HDAC inhibition


NF-kB, Nuclear factor kappa B: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: HalifaxProj(inhibit)
Type:
NF-kB signaling
Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in regulating immune response, inflammation, cell proliferation, and survival.
NF-κB is often found to be constitutively active in many types of cancer cells. This persistent activation can promote tumorigenesis by enhancing cell survival, proliferation, and metastasis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
147- ATG,  EGCG,  CUR,    Increased chemopreventive effect by combining arctigenin, green tea polyphenol and curcumin in prostate and breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, MCF-7
Bax:Bcl2↑, NF-kB↓, PI3K/Akt↓, STAT3↓, chemoPv↑, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, TumCMig↓,
3861- CUR,    Curcumin as a novel therapeutic candidate for cancer: can this natural compound revolutionize cancer treatment?
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, NF-kB↓, HH↓, NOTCH↓, JAK↓, STAT3↓, ADAM10↓,
3795- CUR,    Curcumin: A Golden Approach to Healthy Aging: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *AntiAge↑, *AMPK↑, *SIRT1↑, *NF-kB↓, *mTOR↓, *NLRP3↓, *NADPH↓, *ROS↓, *COX2↓, *MCP1↓, *IL1β↓, *IL17↓, *IL23↓, *TNF-α↓, *MPO↓, *IL10↑, *lipid-P↓, *SOD↑, *Aβ↓, *p‑tau↓, *GSK‐3β↓, *CDK5↓, *TXNIP↓, *NRF2↑, *NQO1↑, *HO-1↑, *OS↑, *memory↑, *BDNF↑, *neuroP↑, *BACE↓, *AChE↓, *LDL↓,
3753- CUR,  Gala,    A Novel Galantamine–Curcumin Hybrid Inhibits Butyrylcholinesterase: A Molecular Dynamics Study
- Study, AD, NA
*BChE↓, *AChE↓, *Ach↑, *cognitive↑, *memory↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓, *NF-kB↓, *COX2?,
5229- CUR,    Activation of Transcription Factor NF-κB Is Suppressed by Curcumin (Diferuloylmethane)
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
NF-kB↓,
4831- CUR,    The dual role of curcumin and ferulic acid in counteracting chemoresistance and cisplatin-induced ototoxicity
- in-vitro, NA, NA
*NRF2↑, *P53↓, *NF-kB↓, ROS↑, Inflam↓, ChemoSen↑,
4828- CUR,    Role of pro-oxidants and antioxidants in the anti-inflammatory and apoptotic effects of curcumin (diferuloylmethane)
- Review, Var, NA
*NF-kB↓, ROS↑,
4826- CUR,    The Bright Side of Curcumin: A Narrative Review of Its Therapeutic Potential in Cancer Management
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↑, *ROS↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, BioAv↓, Half-Life↓, eff↑, TumCCA↑, BAX↑, Bak↑, PUMA↑, BIM↑, NOXA↑, TRAIL↑, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, survivin↓, XIAP↓, cMyc↓, Casp↑, NF-kB↓, STAT3↓, AP-1↓, angioG↓, TumMeta↑, VEGF↓, MMPs↓, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, ROS↑,
4652- CUR,    Anticancer effect of curcumin on breast cancer and stem cells
- Review, BC, NA
TumCP↓, TumMeta↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, CSCs↓, NF-kB↓, Telomerase↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, E-cadherin↑,
4671- CUR,    Targeting colorectal cancer stem cells using curcumin and curcumin analogues: insights into the mechanism of the therapeutic efficacy
- in-vitro, CRC, NA
CSCs↓, TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Shh↓, NOTCH↓, DNMT1↓, STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, EGFR↓, IGFR↓, TumCCA↓, cl‑PARP↑, BAX↑, ECM/TCF↓,
4656- CUR,  EGCG,    Curcumin and epigallocatechin gallate inhibit the cancer stem cell phenotype via down-regulation of STAT3-NFκB signaling
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
CSCs↓, CD44↓, p‑STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, TumCI↓,
2974- CUR,    Curcumin Suppresses Metastasis via Sp-1, FAK Inhibition, and E-Cadherin Upregulation in Colorectal Cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT15 - in-vitro, CRC, COLO205 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TumCG↓, TumMeta↓, Sp1/3/4↓, HDAC4↓, FAK↓, CD24↓, E-cadherin↑, EMT↓, TumCP↓, NF-kB↓, AP-1↝, STAT3↓, P53?, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, NOTCH1↝, Hif1a↝, PPARα↝, Rho↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓,
2819- CUR,  Chemo,    Curcumin as a hepatoprotective agent against chemotherapy-induced liver injury
- Review, Var, NA
*hepatoP↑, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *lipid-P↓, *GSH↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *GPx↑, *GSTs↑, *ROS↓, *ALAT↓, *AST↓, *MDA↓, *NRF2↑, *COX2↑, *NF-kB↓, *ICAM-1↓, *MCP1↓, *HO-1↑, CXCc↓,
2818- CUR,    Novel Insight to Neuroprotective Potential of Curcumin: A Mechanistic Review of Possible Involvement of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and PI3/Akt/ GSK3 or PI3/Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling Pathways
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓, *Apoptosis↓, *cognitive↑, *cardioP↑, other↑, *COX2↓, *IL1β↓, *TNF-α↓, NF-kB↓, *PGE2↓, *iNOS↓, *NO↓, *IL2↓, *IL4↓, *IL6↓, *INF-γ↓, *GSK‐3β↓, *STAT↓, *GSH↑, *MDA↓, *lipid-P↓, *SOD↑, *GPx↑, *Catalase↑, *GSR↓, *LDH↓, *H2O2↓, *Casp3↓, *Casp9↓, *NRF2↑, *AIF↓, *ATP↑,
2816- CUR,    NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*neuroP↑, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *BioAv↓, *AP-1↓, *NF-kB↓, *HATs↓, *HDAC↑, Dose↑, *ROS↓, *cognitive↑, *Aβ↓,
2814- CUR,    Curcumin in Cancer and Inflammation: An In-Depth Exploration of Molecular Interactions, Therapeutic Potentials, and the Role in Disease Management
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↓, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, AntiCan↑, CK2↓, GSK‐3β↓, EGFR↓, TOP1↓, TOP2↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, CRP↓,
2308- CUR,    Counteracting Action of Curcumin on High Glucose-Induced Chemoresistance in Hepatic Carcinoma Cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓, ECAR↓, NO↓, ROS↑, HK2↓, PFK1↓, GAPDH↓, PKM2↓, LDHA↓, FASN↓, GLUT1↓, MCT1↓, MCT4↓, HCAR1↓, SDH↑, ChemoSen↑, ROS↑, BioAv↑, P53↑, NF-kB↓, pH↑,
2688- CUR,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, *SOD↑, p16↑, JAK2↓, STAT3↓, CXCL12↓, IL6↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, LAMs↓, DNAdam↑, *memory↑, *cognitive↑, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *NO↑, *MDA↓, *ROS↓, DNMT1↓, ROS↑, Casp3↑, Apoptosis↑, miR-21↓, LC3II↓, ChemoSen↑, NF-kB↓, CSCs↓, Nanog↓, OCT4↓, SOX2↓, eff↑, Sp1/3/4↓, miR-27a-3p↓, ZBTB10↑, SOX9?, ChemoSen↑, VEGF↓, XIAP↓, Bcl-2↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, BioAv↑, Hif1a↓, EMT↓, BioAv↓, PTEN↑, VEGF↓, Akt↑, EZH2↓, NOTCH1↓, TP53↑, NQO1↑, HO-1↑,
2466- CUR,    Regulatory Effects of Curcumin on Platelets: An Update and Future Directions
- Review, Nor, NA
*AntiAg↑, *antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *12LOX↑, COX1↓, COX2↓, MMP9↓, NF-kB↓,
3588- CUR,    The effect of curcumin on cognition in Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging: A systematic review of pre-clinical and clinical studies
- Review, AD, NA
*cognitive↝, *BioAv↑, *Inflam↓, *COX2↓, *iNOS↓, *NF-kB↓, *TNF-α↓, *IL1↓, *IL2↓, *IL6↓, *IL8↓, *IL12↓, *ROS↓, *RNS↓, *antiOx↑, *BBB↑, *BioAv↓, *cognitive↑, *memory↑, *tau↓, *eff↑,
3583- CUR,    Curcumin: an orally bioavailable blocker of TNF and other pro-inflammatory biomarkers
- Review, Arthritis, NA
*TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *NF-kB↓, *PGE2↓, *COX2↓, *MMPs↓, *eff↑,
3581- CUR,    Curcumin Attenuated Neurotoxicity in Sporadic Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease
- NA, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *BBB↑, *NRF2↑, *NF-kB↓, *cognitive↑, *ROS↓, *MDA↓, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *INF-γ↓, *IL4↓, *memory↑, *TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓,
3574- CUR,    The effect of curcumin (turmeric) on Alzheimer's disease: An overview
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *lipid-P↓, *cognitive↑, *memory↑, *Aβ↓, *COX2↓, *ROS↓, *AP-1↓, *NF-kB↓, *TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *SOD↑, *GSH↑, *HO-1↑, *IronCh↑, *BioAv↓, *Half-Life↝, *Dose↝, *BBB↑, *BioAv↑, *toxicity∅, *eff↑,
2980- CUR,    Inhibition of NF B and Pancreatic Cancer Cell and Tumor Growth by Curcumin Is Dependent on Specificity Protein Down-regulation
- in-vivo, PC, NA
TumCG↓, p50↓, p65↓, NF-kB↓, Sp1/3/4↓, MMP↓, ROS↑,
2976- CUR,    Curcumin suppresses the proliferation of oral squamous cell carcinoma through a specificity protein 1/nuclear factor‑κB‑dependent pathway
- in-vitro, Oral, HSC3 - in-vitro, HNSCC, CAL33
tumCV↓, Sp1/3/4↓, p65↓, HSF1↓, NF-kB↓,
465- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits the growth of liver cancer by impairing myeloid-derived suppressor cells in murine tumor tissues
- vitro+vivo, Liver, HepG2 - vitro+vivo, Liver, HUH7 - vitro+vivo, Liver, MHCC-97H
TumCG↓, MDSCs↓, TLR4↓, NF-kB↓, IL6↓, IL1↓, PGE2↓, COX2↓, GM-CSF↓, angioG↓, VEGF↓, CD31↓, GM-CSF↓, α-SMA↓, p‑IKKα↓, MyD88↓,
1411- CUR,  Cisplatin,    Curcumin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: Potentiating antitumor activity of cisplatin and reducing side effects
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, *ROS↓, *NF-kB↓, TumCCA↑,
1418- CUR,    Potential complementary and/or synergistic effects of curcumin and boswellic acids for management of osteoarthritis
- Review, Arthritis, NA
*COX2↓, *Inflam↓, *5LO↓, *NO↓, *NF-kB↓, *TNF-α↓, *IL1↓, *IL2↑, *IL6↓, *IL8↓, *IL12↓, *MCP1↓, *PGE2↓, *MMP2↓, *MMP3↓, *MMP9↓, *NLRP3↓, *ROS↓,
1485- CUR,  Chemo,  Rad,    Curcumin, the golden spice from Indian saffron, is a chemosensitizer and radiosensitizer for tumors and chemoprotector and radioprotector for normal organs
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, NF-kB↓, *STAT3↓, *COX2↓, *Akt↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *GPx↑, *NADPH↑, *GSH↑, *ROS↓, *p300↓, radioP↑, chemoP↑, RadioS↑,
1505- CUR,    Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, NA, NA
TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, HATs↓, TumCP↓, p300↓, HDAC1↓, HDAC3↓, HDAC8↓, NF-kB↓,
1792- CUR,  LEC,    Chondroprotective effect of curcumin and lecithin complex in human chondrocytes stimulated by IL-1β via an anti-inflammatory mechanism
- in-vitro, Arthritis, RAW264.7 - NA, NA, HCC-38
*Inflam↓, *NF-kB↓, *iNOS↓, *COX2↓, *NO↓, *PGE2↓, *MMPs↑, *TIMP1↑, *BioEnh↑,
1809- CUR,  Oxy,    Long-term stabilisation of myeloma with curcumin
- Case Report, Melanoma, NA
*OS↑, QoL↑, Dose↑, Dose↑, IL6↓, STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓,
484- CUR,  PDT,    Low concentrations of curcumin induce growth arrest and apoptosis in skin keratinocytes only in combination with UVA or visible light
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
Cyt‑c↑, Casp9↑, Casp8↑, NF-kB↓, EGFR↓,
485- CUR,  PDT,    Red Light Combined with Blue Light Irradiation Regulates Proliferation and Apoptosis in Skin Keratinocytes in Combination with Low Concentrations of Curcumin
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
NF-kB↓, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, p‑Akt↓, p‑ERK↓,
136- CUR,  docx,    Combinatorial effect of curcumin with docetaxel modulates apoptotic and cell survival molecules in prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, Mcl-1↓, BAX↑, BID↑, PARP↑, NF-kB↓, CDK1↓, COX2↓, RTK-RAS↓, PI3K/Akt↓, EGFR↓, HER2/EBBR2↓, P53↑, ChemoSen↑,
12- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits the Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway and triggers apoptosis in medulloblastoma cells
- in-vitro, MB, DAOY
HH↓, Shh↓, Gli1↓, PTCH1↓, cMyc↓, n-MYC↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, NF-kB↓, Akt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, survivin↓, Apoptosis↑, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, eff↑,
13- CUR,    Role of curcumin in regulating p53 in breast cancer: an overview of the mechanism of action
- Review, BC, NA
P53↑, DR5↑, JNK↑, NRF2↑, PPARγ↑, HER2/EBBR2↓, IR↓, ER(estro)↓, Fas↑, PDGF↓, TGF-β↓, FGF↓, EGFR↓, JAK↓, PAK↓, MAPK↓, ATPase↓, COX2↓, MMPs↓, IL1↓, IL2↓, IL5↓, IL6↓, IL8↓, IL12↓, IL18↓, NF-kB↓, NOTCH1↓, STAT1↓, STAT4↓, STAT5↓, STAT3↓,
123- CUR,    Synthesis of novel 4-Boc-piperidone chalcones and evaluation of their cytotoxic activity against highly-metastatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Colon, LoVo - in-vitro, Colon, COLO205 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1
NF-kB↓, ATF3↑, HO-1↑, Wnt↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, PTEN↑, Apoptosis↑, TGF-β↓, PPARγ↑,
124- CUR,    Curcumin-Gene Expression Response in Hormone Dependent and Independent Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, C4-2B
TGF-β↓, Wnt↓, PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, NF-kB↓, PTEN↑, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑,
125- CUR,    Bioactivity of Curcumin on the Cytochrome P450 Enzymes of the Steroidogenic Pathway
- in-vitro, adrenal, H295R
CYP17A1↓, CYP19↓, *Nrf1↑, *NF-kB↓, angioG↓, Apoptosis↑, AR↓, toxicity↓, BioAv↑,
182- CUR,  RES,  GI,    Chemopreventive anti-inflammatory activities of curcumin and other phytochemicals mediated by MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in prostate cells
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, LAPC-4
p38↓, MKP5↑, TNF-α↓, COX2↓, NF-kB↓,
158- CUR,    Curcumin-targeting pericellular serine protease matriptase role in suppression of prostate cancer cell invasion, tumor growth, and metastasis
- vitro+vivo, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
MMP9↓, Matr↓, Inflam↓, antiOx↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, iNOS↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓,
183- CUR,    Curcumin down-regulates AR gene expression and activation in prostate cancer cell lines
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
AR↓, AP-1↓, NF-kB↓, CBP↓,
424- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits autocrine growth hormone-mediated invasion and metastasis by targeting NF-κB signaling and polyamine metabolism in breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Src↓, p‑STAT1↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑p44↓, p‑p42↓, RAS↓, Raf↓, Vim↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, P53↓, Bcl-2↓, Mcl-1↓, PIAS-3↑, SOCS-3↑, SOCS1↑, ROS↑, NF-kB↓, PAO↑, SSAT↑, P21↑, Bak↑,
160- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits prostate cancer metastasis in vivo by targeting the inflammatory cytokines CXCL1 and -2
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
CXCc↓, IκB↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, SPARC↓, EFEMP↓, IKKα↓,
161- CUR,  MeSA,    Enhanced apoptotic effects by the combination of curcumin and methylseleninic acid: potential role of Mcl-1 and FAK
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145
Mcl-1↑, Mcl-1↓, MPT↑, AIF↑, chemoPv↑, Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, FAK↓, STAT3↓, NF-kB↓,
164- CUR,    Anti-tumor activity of curcumin against androgen-independent prostate cancer cells via inhibition of NF-κB and AP-1 pathway in vitro
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
NF-kB↓, AP-1↓, TumCG↓, TumCCA↑,
170- CUR,    Curcumin sensitizes TRAIL-resistant xenografts: molecular mechanisms of apoptosis, metastasis and angiogenesis
- vitro+vivo, Pca, PC3
TRAILR↑, BAX↑, P21↑, p27↑, NF-kB↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, VEGF↓, uPA↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓,
649- EGCG,  CUR,  PI,    Targeting Cancer Hallmarks with Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG): Mechanistic Basis and Therapeutic Targets
- Review, Var, NA
*BioEnh↑, EGFR↓, HER2/EBBR2↓, IGF-1↓, MAPK↓, ERK↓, RAS↓, Raf↓, NF-kB↓, p‑pRB↓, TumCCA↑, Glycolysis↓, Warburg↓, HK2↓, Pyruv↓,
4667- RES,  CUR,  SFN,    Physiological modulation of cancer stem cells by natural compounds: Insights from preclinical models
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, ALDH↓, CD44↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, NOTCH↓, HH↓, NF-kB↓,

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Total Research Paper Matches: 53

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1,   ATF3↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 2,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   PAO↑, 1,   ROS↑, 9,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   MKP5↑, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   MPT↑, 1,   p‑p42↓, 1,   Raf↓, 2,   SDH↑, 1,   XIAP↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

cMyc↓, 2,   ECAR↓, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   GAPDH↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   HK2↓, 2,   IR↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDHA↓, 1,   MCT4↓, 1,   PFK1↓, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 2,   PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   PPARα↝, 1,   PPARγ↑, 2,   Pyruv↓, 1,   SSAT↑, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 3,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 2,   Apoptosis↑, 9,   Bak↑, 2,   BAX↑, 4,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 6,   Bcl-xL↓, 3,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 3,   CBP↓, 1,   CK2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 2,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 2,   Mcl-1↓, 3,   Mcl-1↑, 1,   MCT1↓, 1,   NOXA↑, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↓, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,   Telomerase↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 1,   TRAILR↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 3,   PAK↓, 1,   RTK-RAS↓, 1,   SOX9?, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 4,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

EZH2↓, 1,   HATs↓, 1,   Matr↓, 1,   miR-21↓, 1,   miR-27a-3p↓, 1,   other↑, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

HSF1↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

LC3II↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 1,   DNMT1↓, 2,   DNMTs↓, 2,   p16↑, 1,   P53?, 1,   P53↓, 1,   P53↑, 3,   PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,   TP53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   P21↑, 2,   TumCCA↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 8,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ALDH↓, 1,   CD24↓, 1,   CD44↓, 2,   CSCs↓, 5,   EMT↓, 2,   ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   FGF↓, 1,   Gli1↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 2,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC3↓, 1,   HDAC4↓, 1,   HDAC8↓, 1,   HH↓, 3,   IGF-1↓, 1,   IGFR↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 2,   n-MYC↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 3,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   NOTCH1↝, 1,   OCT4↓, 1,   p300↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PIAS-3↑, 1,   PTCH1↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 3,   RAS↓, 2,   Shh↓, 2,   SOX2↓, 1,   Src↓, 1,   STAT1↓, 1,   p‑STAT1↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 9,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   STAT4↓, 1,   STAT5↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 5,   Wnt↓, 5,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 3,   AP-1↝, 1,   ATPase↓, 1,   CD31↓, 1,   CXCL12↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   EFEMP↓, 1,   FAK↓, 2,   LAMs↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 3,   MMP9↓, 5,   MMPs↓, 2,   p‑p44↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   SPARC↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 4,   TumCI↓, 3,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 5,   TumMeta↓, 2,   TumMeta↑, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   α-SMA↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 6,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 3,   ECM/TCF↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 6,   Hif1a↓, 1,   Hif1a↝, 1,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 5,   ZBTB10↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX1↓, 1,   COX2↓, 9,   CRP↓, 1,   CXCc↓, 2,   GM-CSF↓, 2,   HCAR1↓, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   p‑IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 2,   IL12↓, 1,   IL18↓, 1,   IL2↓, 1,   IL5↓, 1,   IL6↓, 4,   IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 2,   IκB↓, 1,   JAK↓, 2,   JAK2↓, 1,   MDSCs↓, 1,   MyD88↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 36,   p50↓, 1,   p65↓, 2,   PGE2↓, 1,   SOCS-3↑, 1,   SOCS1↑, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Cellular Microenvironment ⓘ

pH↑, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

ADAM10↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CYP19↓, 1,   ER(estro)↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 2,   BioAv↑, 3,   ChemoSen↑, 10,   CYP17A1↓, 1,   Dose↑, 3,   eff↑, 3,   Half-Life↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 3,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CRP↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 6,   EZH2↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 3,   IL6↓, 4,   TP53↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 2,   QoL↑, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 233

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 11,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 3,   GSH↑, 4,   GSR↓, 1,   GSTs↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 4,   lipid-P↓, 4,   MDA↓, 4,   MPO↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   Nrf1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 6,   RNS↓, 1,   ROS↓, 14,   SOD↑, 6,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↓, 1,   ATP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

12LOX↑, 1,   ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   LDL↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   NADPH↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 3,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Ach↑, 1,   HATs↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 2,   HDAC↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   p300↓, 1,   STAT↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 1,   AntiAg↑, 1,   AP-1↓, 2,   CDK5↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP3↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   MMPs↑, 1,   TIMP1↑, 1,   TXNIP↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 3,   NO↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 3,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2?, 1,   COX2↓, 8,   COX2↑, 1,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IL1↓, 2,   IL10↑, 1,   IL12↓, 2,   IL17↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 5,   IL2↓, 2,   IL2↑, 1,   IL23↓, 1,   IL4↓, 2,   IL6↓, 3,   IL8↓, 2,   INF-γ↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 14,   Inflam↑, 1,   MCP1↓, 3,   NF-kB↓, 14,   PGE2↓, 4,   TNF-α↓, 7,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 2,   BChE↓, 1,   BDNF↑, 1,   tau↓, 1,   p‑tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 3,   BACE↓, 1,   NLRP3↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 2,   BioEnh↑, 2,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↑, 3,   Half-Life↝, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   LDH↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiAge↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 7,   cognitive↝, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 6,   neuroP↑, 3,   OS↑, 2,   toxicity∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 105

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: NF-kB, Nuclear factor kappa B
53 Curcumin
3 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
3 Resveratrol
2 Chemotherapy
2 Cisplatin
2 Photodynamic Therapy
1 Arctigenin
1 Galantamine
1 Radiotherapy/Radiation
1 Lecithin
1 Oxygen, Hyperbaric
1 Docetaxel
1 Ginger/6-Shogaol/Gingerol
1 methylseleninic acid
1 Piperine
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Selenium NanoParticles
1 Tomatine
1 Thymoquinone
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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