MEK Cancer Research Results

MEK, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type: protein kinase
MEK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase) is a protein kinase that plays a crucial role in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, and survival.
MEK is often overexpressed or mutated, leading to the activation of downstream signaling pathways that promote cell growth, survival, and metastasis. MEK inhibitors have been developed as a therapeutic strategy to target cancer cells and inhibit their growth.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1539- Api,  LT,    Dietary flavones counteract phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced SREBP-2 processing in hepatic cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
SREBP2↓, eff↑, p‑MEK↓, p‑ERK↓,
2606- Ba,    Baicalein: A review of its anti-cancer effects and mechanisms in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Review, HCC, NA
ChemoSen↑, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, MMPs↓, MAPK↓, TGF-β↓, ZFX↓, p‑MEK↓, ERK↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, TIMP1↓, TIMP2↓, NF-kB↓, p65↓, p‑IKKα↓, Fas↑, Casp2↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, Bcl-xL↓, BAX↑, ER Stress↑, Ca+2↑, JNK↑, P53↑, ROS↑, H2O2↑, cMyc↓, CD24↓, 12LOX↓,
726- Bor,    Redox Mechanisms Underlying the Cytostatic Effects of Boric Acid on Cancer Cells—An Issue Still Open
- Review, NA, NA
NAD↝, SAM-e↝, PSA↓, IGF-1↓, Cyc↓, P21↓, p‑MEK↓, p‑ERK↓, ROS↑, SOD↓, Catalase↓, MDA↑, GSH↓, IL1↓, IL6↓, TNF-α↓, BRAF↝, MAPK↝, PTEN↝, PI3K/Akt↝, eIF2α↑, ATF4↑, ATF6↑, NRF2↑, BAX↑, BID↑, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓,
2908- LT,    Luteolin attenuates neutrophilic oxidative stress and inflammatory arthritis by inhibiting Raf1 activity
- in-vitro, Arthritis, NA
*ROS↓, *p‑ERK↓, *p‑MEK↓, *Raf↓,
79- QC,    Chemopreventive Effect of Quercetin in MNU and Testosterone Induced Prostate Cancer of Sprague-Dawley Rats
- in-vivo, Pca, NA
GSH↑, SOD↑, Catalase↑, GPx↑, GSR↑, IGF-1R↓, Akt↓, AR↓, TumCP↓, lipid-P↓, H2O2↓, Raf↓, p‑MEK↓, Bcl-2↑, Bcl-xL↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑,
1499- SFN,    Sulforaphane suppresses metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer cells by targeting the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway
- in-vitro, BC, NA
TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, p‑MEK↓, p‑ERK↓,
1276- SIL,    Silibinin inhibits TPA-induced cell migration and MMP-9 expression in thyroid and breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, NA - in-vitro, Thyroid, NA
TumCMig↓, MMP9↓, p‑MEK↓, p‑ERK↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 7 of 7

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 7

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

Catalase↓, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   H2O2↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↑, 2,   SAM-e↝, 1,   SOD↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

p‑MEK↓, 6,   Raf↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

12LOX↓, 1,   cMyc↓, 1,   NAD↝, 1,   PI3K/Akt↝, 1,   SREBP2↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 1,   BAX↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↑, 1,   BID↑, 1,   Casp2↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 3,   Fas↑, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   MAPK↝, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

ATF6↑, 1,   eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

Cyc↓, 1,   P21↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

BRAF↝, 1,   CD24↓, 1,   ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 4,   IGF-1↓, 1,   IGF-1R↓, 1,   PTEN↝, 1,   ZFX↓, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2↑, 1,   FAK↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TIMP1↓, 1,   TIMP2↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 2,   uPA↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

ATF4↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

p‑IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   p65↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

ChemoSen↑, 1,   eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 1,   BRAF↝, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 79

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

ROS↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

p‑MEK↓, 1,   Raf↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

p‑ERK↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 4

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: MEK, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase
2 Luteolin
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Baicalein
1 Boron
1 Quercetin
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
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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