EZH2 Cancer Research Results

EZH2, enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (Drosophila): Click to Expand ⟱

Source: CGL-Driver Genes

Type: Oncogene

EZH2 (Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2) is a gene that encodes a protein which is a key component of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2). This complex is involved in the regulation of gene expression through histone methylation, specifically the trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3), which leads to transcriptional repression of target genes.
EZH2 is often overexpressed in various types of cancers, including breast, prostate, and lymphoma. This overexpression can lead to the silencing of tumor suppressor genes, contributing to uncontrolled cell proliferation and survival.

EZH2 is biology-first; its biomarker value is a readout of epigenetic state.

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱

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aLinA,

Alpha-linolenic acid-mediated epigenetic reprogramming of cervical cancer cell lines

in-vitro,

Cerv,

HeLa

in-vitro,

Cerv,

SiHa

in-vitro,

Cerv,

C33A

DNMTs↓, ALA increased DNA demethylase, HMTs, and HATs while decreasing global DNA methylation, DNMT, HDMs, and HDACs mRNA expression/activity in all cervical cancer cell lines.
HDAC↓,
HATs↑,
hTERT/TERT↓, ALA downregulated hTERT oncogene while upregulating the mRNA expression of TSGs (Tumor Suppressor Genes) CDH1, RARβ, and DAPK in all the cell lines.
CDH1↑,
RARβ↑,
DNMT1↓, In HeLa, ALA treatment reduced DNMT1 mRNA expression by 2.3-fold, 2.9-fold, and 3.3-fold at 20, 40, and 80 μM, respectively,
DNMT3A↓, ALA also reduced DNMT3B mRNA expression: in HeLa by 3.5-fold and 3.2-fold at 40 and 80 μM, i
TET2↑, ALA treatment induced TET2 mRNA expression, with an increase of 3.6-fold in HeLa at 80 μM.
HDAC1↓, ALA treatment in HeLa resulted in a significant reduction in HDAC1 mRNA expression, with decreases of 2.3-fold and 3.8-fold at 40 and 80 μM,
HDAC8↓, Treatment with ALA at 80 μM also led to reductions in HDAC8 mRNA expression by 2.4-fold, 2.0-fold, and 2.0-fold in HeLa, SiHa, and C33A, respectively.
SIRT1↓, ALA additionally decreased SIRT1 mRNA expression in HeLa by 2.4-fold and 2.5-fold at 40 and 80 μM, respectively.
HMTs↑,
EZH2↓, In HeLa, ALA treatment decreased EZH2 mRNA expression by 2.9-fold, 4.2-fold, and 4.2-fold at 20, 40, and 80 µM, respectively.

2631-

Api,

Apigenin Induces Autophagy and Cell Death by Targeting EZH2 under Hypoxia Conditions in Gastric Cancer Cells

in-vivo,

GC,

mice

in-vitro,

GC,

AGS

ER Stress↑, We further show that APG induces ER stress- and autophagy-related cell death through the inhibition of HIF-1α and Ezh2 under normoxia and hypoxia.
Hif1a↓, APG Inhibits HIF-1α and Induces Cell Death under Hypoxia in GC Cells
EZH2↓,
HDAC↓, Apigenin, a flavonoid found in traditional medicine, fruits, and vegetables and an HDAC inhibitor, is a powerful anti-cancer agent against various cancer cell lines.
TumAuto↑, APG Induces Autophagic Cell Death in GC Cells
p‑mTOR↓, APG decreased the phosphorylation of mTOR and increased the activation of AMPKα and ULK1
AMPKα↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, APG mediates the up-regulation of GRP78 through exosomes, and that this effect causes ER stress-induced cell death in APG-treated GC cells.
ROS↑, APG generates intracellular ROS release in colorectal cancer cells, and it causes various cell death types, including cell cycle arrest, chromatin condensation, MMP loss, intracellular Ca2+, annexin-v-positive cells, and ER stress-related cell death
MMP↓,
Ca+2↑, we found that APG exerts intracellular Ca2+ release in a dose- and time-dependent manner
ATF4↑, APG also increased ATF4 and CHOP in a time-dependent manner
CHOP↑,

2703-

BBR,

CUR,

SFN,

UA,

GamB

Naturally occurring anti-cancer agents targeting EZH2

Review,

Var,

EZH2↓, In fact, several natural products such as curcumin, triptolide, ursolic acid, sulforaphane, davidiin, tanshindiols, gambogic acid, berberine and Alcea rosea have been shown to serve as EZH2 modulators.

2704-

BBR,

Inhibitory Effect of Berberine on Zeste Homolog 2 (Ezh2) Enhancement in Human Esophageal Cell Lines

in-vitro,

ESCC,

KYSE450

EZH2↓, Berberine-induced inhibition of Ezh2 expression led to inhibition of cell proliferation by G1 phase cell cycle arrest and induced anti-invasive properties of KYSE450 cells in Boyden chamber assays.
AXL↓, Berberine treatment also resulted in strong transcriptional reduction of the AXL receptor kinase.

417-

CUR,

Curcumin inhibits the growth of triple‐negative breast cancer cells by silencing EZH2 and restoring DLC1 expression

vitro+vivo,

BC,

MCF-7

20 and 40 µM, 48 h; 100 mg/kg/2 days, 21 days

mice

vitro+vivo,

BC,

MDA-MB-231

vitro+vivo,

BC,

MDA-MB-468

EZH2↓,
DLC1↑,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CDK1↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp9↑,
DLC1↑,

2688-

CUR,

Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs

Review,

Var,

Review,

AD,

*ROS↓, CUR reduced the production of ROS
*SOD↑, CUR also upregulated the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes
p16↑, The effects of CUR on gene expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts obtained from breast cancer patients has been examined. CUR increased the expression of the p16INK4A and other tumor suppressor proteins
JAK2↓, CUR decreased the activity of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway
STAT3↓,
CXCL12↓, and many molecules involved in cellular growth and metastasis including: stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), IL-6, MMP2, MMP9 and TGF-beta
IL6↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TGF-β↓,
α-SMA↓, These effects reduced the levels of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) which was attributed to decreased migration and invasion of the cells.
LAMs↓, CUR suppressed Lamin B1 and
DNAdam↑, induced DNA damage-independent senescence in proliferating but not quiescent breast stromal fibroblasts in a p16INK4A-dependent manner.
*memory↑, CUR has recently been shown to suppress memory decline by suppressing beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1= Beta-secretase 1, an important gene in AD) expression which is implicated in beta-amyoid pathology in 5xFAD transgenic
*cognitive↑, CUR was found to decrease adiposity and improve cognitive function in a similar fashion as CR in 15-month-old mice.
*Inflam↓, The effects of CUR and CR were positively linked with anti-inflammatory or antioxidant actions
*antiOx↑,
*NO↑, CUR treatment increased nNOS expression, acidity and NO concentration
*MDA↓, CUR treatment resulted in decreased levels of MDA
*ROS↓, CUR treatment was determined to cause reduction of ROS in the AMD-RPEs and protected the cells from H2O2-induced cell death by reduction of ROS levels.
DNMT1↓, CUR has been shown to downregulate the expression of DNA methyl transferase I (DNMT1)
ROS↑, induction of ROS and caspase-3-mediated apoptosis
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,
miR-21↓, CUR was determined to decrease both miR-21 and anti-apoptotic protein expression.
LC3II↓, CUR also induced proteins associated with cell death such as LC3-II and other proteins in U251 cells
ChemoSen↑, The combined CUR and temozolomide treatment resulted in enhanced toxicity in U-87 glioblastoma cells.
NF-kB↓, suppression of NF-kappaB activity
CSCs↓, Dendrosomal curcumin increased the expression of miR-145 and decreased the expression of stemness genes including: NANOG, OCT4A, OCT4B1, and SOX2 [113]
Nanog↓,
OCT4↓,
SOX2↓,
eff↑, A synergistic interaction was observed when emodin and CUR were combined in terms of inhibition of cell growth, survival and invasion.
Sp1/3/4↓, CUR inducing ROS which results in suppression of specificity protein expression (SP1, SP3 and SP4) as well as miR-27a.
miR-27a-3p↓,
ZBTB10↑, downregulation of miR-27a by CUR, increased expression of ZBTB10 occurred
SOX9?, This resulted in decreased SOX9 expression.
ChemoSen↑, CUR used in combination with cisplatin resulted in a synergistic cytotoxic effect, while the effects were additive or sub-additive in combination with doxorubicin
VEGF↓, Some of the effects of CUR treatment are inhibition of NF-κB activity and downstream effector proteins, including: VEGF, MMP-9, XIAP, BCL-2 and Cyclin-D1.
XIAP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
BioAv↑, Piperine is an alkaloid found in the seeds of black pepper (Piper nigrum) and is known to enhance the bioavailability of several therapeutic agents, including CUR
Hif1a↓, CUR inhibits HIF-1 in certain HCC cell lines and in vivo studies with tumor xenografts. CUR also inhibited EMT by suppressing HIF-1alpha activity in HepG2 cells
EMT↓,
BioAv↓, CUR has a poor solubility in aqueous enviroment, and consequently it has a low bioavailability and therefore low concentrations at the target sites.
PTEN↑, CUR treatment has been shown to result in activation of PTEN, which is a target of miR-21.
VEGF↓, CUR treatment resulted in a decrease of VEGF and activated Akt.
Akt↑,
EZH2↓, CUR also suppressed EZH2 expression by induction of miR-let 7c and miR-101.
NOTCH1↓, The expression of NOTCH1 was inhibited upon EZH2 suppression [
TP53↑, CUR has been shown to activate the TP53/miR-192-5p/miR-215/XIAP pathway in NSCLC.
NQO1↑, CUR can also induce the demethylation of the nuclear factor erythroid-2 (NF-E2) related factor-2 (NRT2) gene which in turn activates (NQO1), heme oxygenase-1 (HO1) and an antioxidant stress pathway which can prevent growth in mouse TRAMP-C1 prostate
HO-1↑,

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EGCG,

5-FU,

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate targets cancer stem-like cells and enhances 5-fluorouracil chemosensitivity in colorectal cancer

in-vitro,

CRC,

NOTCH1↓, Furthermore, EGCG suppressed Notch1
BMI1↓,
SUZ12↓,
EZH2↓,
miR-34a↑,
miR-200c↑,
miR-145↑,
CSCs↓, (EGCG), an active catechin present in green tea, has been shown to suppress CSC growth in various cancers

3233-

EGCG,

Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits HeLa cells by modulation of epigenetics and signaling pathways

in-vitro,

Cerv,

HeLa

DNMTs↓, EGCG may competitively inhibit some epigenetic enzymes (DNMT1, DNMT3A, HDAC2, HDAC3, HDAC4, HDAC7 and EZH2).
DNMT1↓,
DNMT3A↓,
HDAC2↓,
HDAC3↓,
HDAC4↓,
EZH2↓, Interaction of EGCG with EZH2 protein indicates inhibition of activity
PI3K↓, Downregulation of key signaling moieties of PI3K, Wnt and MAPK pathways
Wnt↓,
MAPK↓,
hTERT/TERT↓, including TERT, CCNB1, CCNB2, MMP2, MMP7. PIK3C2B, PIK3CA, MAPK8 and IL6 was also observed
MMP2↓,
MMP7↓,
IL6↓,
MDM2↓, Fig 1
MMP-10↓,
TP53↑,
PTEN↑,

816-

GAR,

Garcinol downregulates Notch1 signaling via modulating miR-200c and suppresses oncogenic properties of PANC-1 cancer stem-like cells

in-vitro,

PC,

PANC1

significantly suppressed the stem-like properties

Mcl-1↓,
EZH2↓,
ABCG2↓,
Gli1↓,
NOTCH1↓,
miR-200c↑, miR-200c increased by garcinol treatment was found to target and downregulate Notch1.

2891-

HNK,

Honokiol, an Active Compound of Magnolia Plant, Inhibits Growth, and Progression of Cancers of Different Organs

Review,

Var,

AntiCan↑, honokiol possesses anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-angiogenic as well as inhibitory effect on malignant transformation of papillomas to carcinomas in vitro and in vivo animal models without any appreciable toxicity.
Inflam↓,
antiOx↑,
selectivity↑,
*toxicity↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, honokiol resulted in inhibition of UVB-induced expression levels of cyclins (cyclins D1, D2, and E) and CDKs in skin tumors
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
TumMeta↓, Honokiol Inhibits Metastatic Potential of Melanoma Cells
NADPH↓, Honokiol not only reduces the NADPH oxidase activity
MMP2↓, honokiol treatment reduces the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9
MMP9↓,
p‑mTOR↓, honokiol caused significant downregulation of mTOR phosphorylation
EGFR↓, honokiol decreases the expression levels of total EGFR
EMT↓, honokiol effectively inhibits EMT in breast cancer cells
SIRT1↑, onokiol increases the expressions of SIRT1 and SIRT3,
SIRT3↑,
EZH2↓, depletion of EZH2 by honokiol treatment inhibited cell proliferation
Snail↓, significantly down regulates Snail, vimentin, N-cadherin expression, and upregulates cytokeratin-18 and E-cadherin expression
Vim↓,
N-cadherin↓,
E-cadherin↑,
COX2↓, honokiol as an inhibitor of COX-2 expression
NF-kB↓, inhibited transcriptional activity of NF-jB,
*ROS↓, Inhibition of UVR-induced inflammatory mediators as well as ROS by honokiol treatment contributes to the prevention of UVR-induced skin tumor development
Ca+2↑, excessive influx of cytosolic calcium ion into the mitochondria triggers dysfunction of the mitochon- drial membrane permeabilization with mitochondrial ROS induction
ROS↑,

2928-

LT,

Luteolin-mediated increase in miR-26a inhibits prostate cancer cell growth and induces cell cycle arrest targeting EZH2

EZH2↓, Human prostate cancer DU145 and PC-3 cells, which possess high constitutive EZH2 expression, were treated with 5-20 µM luteolin at various times significantly inhibited EZH2
cycD1/CCND1↓, Mechanistic investigations revealed that miR-26a overexpression suppressed cell cycle regulatory molecules such as cyclin D and E, cyclin dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK6
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,

2927-

LT,

Luteolin Causes 5′CpG Demethylation of the Promoters of TSGs and Modulates the Aberrant Histone Modifications, Restoring the Expression of TSGs in Human Cancer Cells

in-vitro,

Cerv,

HeLa

 5, 10, and 20 µM of luteolin for 48 h

TumCMig↓, luteolin inhibited migration and colony formation in HeLa cells.
DNMTs↓, Luteolin decreased DNMT activity in HeLa cells in a concentration-dependent manner.
HDAC↓, Luteolin Decreases HDAC Activity in HeLa Cells
HATs↓, Luteolin Reduces the HAT Activity in a Dose-Dependent Manner
ac‑H3↓, H3 acetylation marks were diminished after treatment with the 20 µM of luteolin
ac‑H4↓, the acetylation marks at H4 were also modulated,
MMP2↓, Luteolin resulted in downregulation of expression of various proteins related to migration and inflammation in HeLa cells, and fold changes (FC) after treatment with 10 and 20 µM for 48 h are given, respectively, for MMP2 (FC 0.33, 0.26), MMP3 (FC 0.
MMP9↓,
HO-1↓, Genes related to cell proliferation, growth, and apoptosis such as BCL-X (FC 0.55, 0.45), HO-1/HMOX1 (FC 0.40, 0.25), Kallikrein6 (FC 0.55, 0.48), Kallikrein 3/PSA (FC 0.58, 0.48) were reduced.
E-cadherin↑, E-cadherin (FC 1.8, 2.9) were upregulated
EZH2↓, Luteolin has depicted increased expression of MiR-26a, which is a regulator of EZH2, and at the same time, it has inhibited EZH2
HER2/EBBR2↓, luteolin treatment decreased the inflammatory and migratory proteins such as MMp-2, MMP-3, HO-1/HMOX1, Her1, HER2, Her4, mesothelin, cathepsin B, MUC1, nectin 4, FOXC2, IL-18 BPa, CCL3/MIP-1α, CXCL8/IL-8, IL-2
IL18↓,
IL8↓,
IL2↓,

3274-

Lyco,

Lycopene enhances the sensitivity of castration-resistant prostate cancer to enzalutamide through the AKT/EZH2/ androgen receptor signaling pathway

in-vitro,

Pca,

22Rv1

in-vitro,

Pca,

C4-2B

Akt↓, enhanced antitumor effects of enzalutamide by lycopene may be related to the reduction of AR protein levels through lycopene-mediated inhibition of AKT/EZH2 pathway,
EZH2↓,

4928-

PEITC,

Dietary phytochemical PEITC restricts tumor development via modulation of epigenetic writers and erasers

vitro+vivo,

Colon,

SW-620

 6 weeks duration either in the presence 2.5 μM PEITC

nude mice,

Risk↓, Dietary intake of bioactive phytochemicals including the cruciferous vegetable derivative phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) can reduce risk of human cancers, but possible epigenetic mechanisms of these effects are yet unknown.
HDAC↓, Sustained PEITC exposure not only blocked HDAC binding to euchromatin but was also associated with hypomethylation of PcG target genes that are typically hypermethylated in cancer.
TumW↓, The mean weight of tumors generated by SW620-PEITC cells was 63.6% of that generated by SW620-CON cells assessed at the same time point
TumCG↓, indicating that long-term exposure to low concentration of PEITC can potently restrict tumor growth in vivo.
AP-1↓, Unlike SW620-CON cells, tumor cells treated with PEITC displayed impaired signaling via AP-1 (activator protein 1), CRE/CREB (cAMP response elements), and NFkB pathways (Fig. 4c).
cAMP↓,
NF-kB↓,
BMI1↓, substantial down-regulation of PcG complex proteins including BMI-1 (B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1), SUZ12 (suppressor of zeste 12 homolog), EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2), Ring1A, and Ring1B.
SUZ12↓,
EZH2↓,
selectivity↑, ntriguingly, this PEITC-induced decrease in expression of PcG complex proteins was more pronounced in metastatic SW620 cells than in non-metastatic SW480 cells.

54-

QC,

Quercetin‑3‑methyl ether suppresses human breast cancer stem cell formation by inhibiting the Notch1 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways

in-vitro,

BC,

MCF-7

 0-20 uM

EMT↓, led to the repression of EMT promotion
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
MMP2↓,
NOTCH1↓, This agent also inhibited Notch1 and PI3K/Akt signalin
PI3K/Akt↓,
PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓,
p‑Akt↓,
EZH2↓, Querectin-3-methyl ether downregulates Notch1, PI3K-AKT and EZH2 signals in breast cancer cells
H3K27ac↓, quercetin-3-methyl ether considerably decreased H3K27 methylation
TumCCA↑, cell cycle dysregulation
CSCs↓, which resulted in the downregulation of protein markers associated with cell cycle, apoptosis, stem cell pluripotency, and self-renewal, including CDK1, Cyclin B1, Bcl-xl, Bcl-2, Sox2 and Nanog
CDK1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Nanog↓,
H3↓, Treatment with quercetin‑3‑methyl ether alone markedly suppressed the levels of tri‑methyl histone H3 (Lys27)

3359-

QC,

Quercetin modifies 5′CpG promoter methylation and reactivates various tumor suppressor genes by modulating epigenetic marks in human cervical cancer cells

in-vitro,

Cerv,

HeLa

DNMTs↓, When nuclear extracts were incubated with increasing doses of quercetin (25 and 50uM) they were found to inhibit the function of the DNMTs by 32% and 49% respectively, in comparison to untreated control
HDAC↓, quercetin (25 and 50 uM), they were found to inhibit the function of the HDACs by 47% and 62% in comparison to untreated control.
HMTs↓, quercetin (25 and 50 uM), were found to inhibit the function of the HMT H3K9 by 63% and 71%
DNMT3A↓, preferred binding of quercetin on DNMT3A and DNMT3B is within the substrate binding cavity and could competitively inhibit the protein
EZH2↓, Quercetin interacts with EZH2 and functions as an inhibitor
HDAC1↓, Quercetin was able to reduce the activity of class II HDACs significantly, with concomitant downregulation of HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC6, HDAC7, and HDAC11 expression
HDAC2↓,
HDAC6↓,
HDAC11↓,
G9a↓, quercetin and this correlates well with the observed downregulation of G9A expression
TIMP3↑, Fig8: quercetin resulted in reduced promoter methylation of several TSGs (APC, CDH1, CDH13, DAPK1, FHIT, GSTP1, MGMT, MLH1, PTEN, RARB, RASSF1, SOC51, TIMP3, and VHL
PTEN↑,
SOCS1↑,

3084-

RES,

Resveratrol inhibits the proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells by suppressing EZH2 through the modulation of ERK1/2 signaling

in-vitro,

BC,

MCF-7

in-vitro,

BC,

T47D

TumCP↓, Resveratrol inhibited the proliferation and colony formation in ER-positive breast cancer cells and downregulated EZH2 through inhibition of phospho-ERK1/2.
EZH2↓,
p‑ERK↓,

3422-

TQ,

Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers

Review,

Var,

selectivity↑, TQ selectively inhibits the cancer cells’ proliferation in leukemia [9], breast [10], lungs [11], larynx [12], colon [13,14], and osteosarcoma [15]. However, there is no effect against healthy cells
P53↑, It also re-expressed tumor suppressor genes (TSG), such as p53 and Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in lung cancer
PTEN↑,
NF-kB↓, antitumor properties by regulating different targets, such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-Kb), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), and c-Myc [1], which resulted in caspases protein activation
PPARγ↓,
cMyc↓,
Casp↑,
*BioAv↓, Due to hydrophobicity, there are limitations in the bioavailability and drug formation of TQ.
BioAv↝, TQ is sensitive to light; a short period of exposure results in severe degradation, regardless of the solution’s acidity and solvent type [27]. It is also unstable in alkaline solutions because TQ’s stability decreases with rising pH
eff↑, Encapsulating TQ with CS improves the uptake and bioavailability of TQ but has low encapsulation efficiency (35%)
survivin↓, TQ showed antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic potency on breast cancer through the suppression of anti-apoptotic proteins, such as survivin, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-2
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Akt↓, treating doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7/DOX cells with TQ inhibited Akt and Bcl2 phosphorylation and increased the expression of PTEN and apoptotic regulators such as Bax, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspases, p53, and p21 [
BAX↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
CXCR4↓, inhibited metastasis with significant inhibition of chemokine receptor Type 4 (CXCR4), which is considered a poor prognosis indicator, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), vascular endothelial growth factor Receptor 2 (VEGFR2), Ki67, and COX2
MMP9↓,
VEGFR2↓,
Ki-67↓,
COX2↓,
JAK2↓, TQ at 25, 50 and 75 µM inhibited JAK2 and c-Src activity and induced apoptosis by inhibiting the phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT3 downstream genes, such as Bcl-2, cyclin D, survivin, and VEGF, and upregulating caspases-3, caspases-7, and caspases-9
cSrc↓,
Apoptosis↑,
p‑STAT3↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
N-cadherin↓, downregulated the mesenchymal genes expression N-cadherin, vimentin, and TWIST, while upregulating epithelial genes like E-cadherin and cytokeratin-19.
Vim↓,
Twist↓,
E-cadherin↑,
ChemoSen↑, The combined treatment of 5 μM TQ and 2 μg/mL cisplatin was more effective in cancer growth and progression than either agent alone in a xenograft tumor mouse model.
eff↑, TQ–artemisinin hybrid therapy (2.6 μM) showed an enhanced ROS generation level and concomitant DNA damage induction in human colon cancer cells, while not affecting nonmalignant colon epithelial at 100 μM
EMT↓, TQ inhibits the survival signaling pathways to reduce carcinogenesis progress rate, and decreases cancer metastasis through regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT).
ROS↑, Apoptosis is induced by TQ in cancer cells through producing ROS, demethylating and re-expressing the TSG
DNMT1↓, inhibits DNMT1, figure 2
eff↑, TQ–vitamin D3 combination significantly reduced pro-cancerous molecules (Wnt, β-catenin, NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS, VEGF and HSP-90) a
EZH2↓, reduced angiogenesis by downregulating significant angiogenic genes such as versican (VCAN), the growth factor receptor-binding protein 2 (Grb2), and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), which participates in histone methylatio
hepatoP↑, Moreover, TQ improved liver function as well as reduced hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Zeb1↓, TQ decreases the Twist1 and Zeb1 promoter activities,
RadioS↑, TQ combined with radiation inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis more than a TQ–cisplatin combination against SCC25 and CAL27 cell lines
HDAC↓, TQ has inhibited the histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzyme and reduced its total activity.
HDAC1↓, as well as decreasing the expression of HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3 by 40–60%
HDAC2↓,
HDAC3↓,
*NAD↑, In non-cancer cells, TQ can increase cellular NAD+
*SIRT1↑, An increase in the levels of intracellular NAD+ led to the activation of the SIRT1-dependent metabolic pathways
SIRT1↓, On the other hand, TQ induced apoptosis by downregulating SIRT1 and upregulating p73 in the T cell leukemia Jurkat cell line
*Inflam↓, TQ treatment of male Sprague–Dawley rats has reduced the inflammatory markers (CRP, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and IL-4) triggered by sodium nitrite
*CRP↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL1β↓,
*eff↑, The TQ–piperin combination has also decreased the oxidative damage triggered by microcystin in liver tissue and reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) and NO, while inducing glutathione (GSH) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathi
*MDA↓,
*NO↓,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
PI3K↓, repressing the activation of vital pathways, such as JAK/STAT and PI3K/AKT/mTOR.
mTOR↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 18 of 18

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 18

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1, Catalase↑, 1, GPx↑, 1, GSH↑, 1, MDA↓, 2, ROS↓, 3, SOD↑, 2,

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

NAD↑, 1, SIRT1↑, 1,

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1, NO↑, 1,

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

CRP↓, 1, IL1β↓, 1, IL6↓, 1, Inflam↓, 2, TNF-α↓, 1,

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1, eff↑, 1,

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

CRP↓, 1, IL6↓, 1,

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cognitive↑, 1, memory↑, 1, toxicity↓, 1,
Total Targets: 23

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: EZH2, enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (Drosophila)

3 Curcumin
2 Berberine
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
2 Luteolin
2 Quercetin
1 alpha Linolenic acid
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Ursolic acid
1 Gambogic Acid
1 5-fluorouracil
1 Garcinol
1 Honokiol
1 Lycopene
1 Phenethyl isothiocyanate
1 Resveratrol
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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EZH2 Cancer Research Results

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

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