MMP1 Cancer Research Results

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MMP-1, or matrix metalloproteinase-1, is an enzyme that plays a significant role in the degradation of extracellular matrix components, particularly collagen. It is part of a larger family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that are involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including tissue remodeling, wound healing, and inflammation.
MMP-1 facilitates the breakdown of the extracellular matrix, which can promote tumor invasion into surrounding tissues and the spread of cancer cells to distant sites (metastasis). By degrading collagen and other matrix components, MMP-1 can help create pathways for cancer cells to migrate. Elevated levels of MMP-1 have been associated with poor prognosis in various types of cancer, including breast, lung, and colorectal cancers.
- In many cancers, high MMP-1 expression levels have been correlated with poor prognosis, indicating that it may serve as a potential biomarker for assessing tumor aggressiveness and patient outcomes.


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4811- ASTX,    Astaxanthin reduces MMP expressions, suppresses cancer cell migrations, and triggers apoptotic caspases of in vitro and in vivo models in melanoma
- vitro+vivo, Melanoma, A375 - vitro+vivo, Melanoma, A2058
ROS↓, Astaxanthin reduces melanoma ROS in a dose-dependent manner.
MMPs↓, Astaxanthin inhibits cellular MMPs to suppress migration and metastasis.
TumCMig↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCCA↑, Astaxanthin induces sub-G1 arrest to trigger apoptosis in vitro and in vivo.
antiOx↑, Because astaxanthin is a potent scavenger of free radicals and quencher of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, its antioxidant effects are even stronger than those of carotene carotenoids
MMP1↓, Astaxanthin treatment inhibited expressions of MMP-1, -2 and -9 in a dose-dependent manner.
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,

1396- BBR,    Berberine induced down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-1, -2 and -9 in human gastric cancer cells (SNU-5) in vitro
- in-vitro, GC, SNU1041 - in-vitro, GC, SNU5
tumCV↓,
ROS↑,
MMP1↓, berberine induced downregulation of MMP-1 -2, and -9 but did not affect the level of MMP-7
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP7∅,

2674- BBR,    Berberine: A novel therapeutic strategy for cancer
- Review, Var, NA - Review, IBD, NA
Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive, hypolipidemic, and fungicide.
AntiCan↑, elaborated on the anticancer effects of BBR through the regulation of different molecular pathways such as: inducing apoptosis, autophagy, arresting cell cycle, and inhibiting metastasis and invasion.
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
TumCCA↑,
TumMeta↓,
TumCI↓,
eff↑, BBR is shown to have beneficial effects on cancer immunotherapy.
eff↑, BBR inhibited the release of Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) from LPS stimulated lymphocytes by acting as a dopamine receptor antagonist
CD4+↓, BBR inhibited the proliferation of CD4+ T cells and down-regulated TNF-α and IL-1 and thus, improved autoimmune neuropathy.
TNF-α↓,
IL1↓,
BioAv↓, On the other hand, P-Glycoprotein (P-gp), a secretive pump located in the epithelial cell membrane, restricts the oral bioavailability of a variety of medications, such as BBR. The use of P-gp inhibitors is a common and effective way to prevent this
BioAv↓, Regardless of its low bioavailability, BBR has shown great therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of a number of diseases.
other↓, BBR has been also used as an effective therapeutic agent for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) for several years
AMPK↑, inhibitory effects on inflammation by regulating different mechanisms such as 5′ Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK. Increase of AMPK
MAPK↓, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK), and NF-κB signaling pathways
NF-kB↓,
IL6↓, inhibiting the expression of proinflammatory genes such as IL-1, IL-6, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 (MCP1), TNF-α, Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
MCP1↓,
PGE2↓,
COX2↓,
*ROS↓, BBR protected PC-12 cells (normal) from oxidative damage by suppressing ROS through PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways
*antiOx↑, BBR therapy improved the antioxidant function of mice intestinal tissue by enhancing the levels of glutathione peroxidase and catalase enzymes.
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
AntiTum↑, Besides, BBR leaves great antitumor effects on multiple types of cancer such as breast cancer,69 bladder cancer,70 hepatocarcinoma,71 and colon cancer.72
TumCP↓, BBR exerts its antitumor activity by inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis and autophagy, and suppressing angiogenesis and metastasis
angioG↓,
Fas↑, by increasing the amounts of Fas receptor (death receptor)/FasL (Fas ligand), ROS, ATM, p53, Retinoblastoma protein (Rb), caspase-9,8,3, TNF-α, Bcl2-associated X protein (Bax), BID
FasL↑,
ROS↑,
ATM↑,
P53↑,
RB1↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp3↓,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓, and declining Bcl2, Bcl-X, c-IAP1 (inhibitor of apoptosis protein), X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), and Survivin levels
Bcl-xL↓,
IAP1↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
MMP2↓, Furthermore, BBR suppressed Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and MMP-9 expression.
MMP9↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓, Inhibition of cyclin B1, cdc2, cdc25c
CDC25↓,
CDC25↓,
Cyt‑c↑, BBR inhibited tumor cell proliferation and migration and induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) by: stimulating cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol
MMP↓, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential, and enabled cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol
RenoP↑, BBR significantly reduced the destructive effects of cisplatin on the kidney by inhibiting autophagy, and exerted nephroprotective effects.
mTOR↓, U87 cell, Inhibition of m-TOR signaling
MDM2↓, Downregulation of MDM2
LC3II↑, Increase of LC3-II and beclin-1
ERK↓, BBR stimulated AMPK signaling, resulting in reduced extracellular signal–regulated kinase (ERK) activity and COX-2 expression in B16F-10 lung melanoma cells
COX2↓,
MMP3↓, reducing MMP-3 in SGC7901 GC and AGS cells
TGF-β↓, BBR suppressed the invasion and migration of prostate cancer PC-3 cells by inhibiting TGF-β-related signaling molecules which induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) such as Bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7),
EMT↑,
ROCK1↓, inhibiting metastasis-associated proteins such as ROCK1, FAK, Ras Homolog Family Member A (RhoA), NF-κB and u-PA, leading to in vitro inhibition of MMP-1 and MMP-13.
FAK↓,
RAS↓,
Rho↓,
NF-kB↓,
uPA↓,
MMP1↓,
MMP13↓,
ChemoSen↑, recent studies have indicated that it can be used in combination with chemotherapy agents

2775- Bos,    The journey of boswellic acids from synthesis to pharmacological activities
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, PSA, NA
ROS↑, modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and the resulting endoplasmic reticulum stress is central to BA’s molecular and cellular anticancer activities
ER Stress↑,
TumCG↓, Cell cycle arrest, growth inhibition, apoptosis induction, and control of inflammation are all the effects of BA’s altered gene expression
Apoptosis↑,
Inflam↓,
ChemoSen↑, BA has additional synergistic effects, increasing both the sensitivity and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin and cisplatin
Casp↑, BA decreases viability and induces apoptosis by activat- ing the caspase-dependent pathway in human pancreatic cancer (PC) cell lines
ERK↓, BA might inhibit the activation of Ak strain transforming (Akt) and extracellular signal–regulated kinase (ERK)1/2,
cl‑PARP↑, initiation of cleavage of PARP were prompted by the treatment with AKBA
AR↓, AKBA affects the androgen receptor by reducing its expression,
cycD1/CCND1↓, decrease in cyclin D1, which inhibits cellular proliferation
VEGFR2↓, In prostate cancer, the downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2–mediated angiogenesis caused by BA
CXCR4↓, Figure 6
radioP↑,
NF-kB↓,
VEGF↓,
P21↑,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
MMP2↓,
MMP1↓,
MMP9↓,
PI3K↓,
MAPK↓,
JNK↑,
*5LO↓, Table 1 (non cancer)
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*MDA↓,
*SOD↑,
*hepatoP↑, Preclinical studies demonstrated hepatoprotective impact for BA against different models of hepatotoxicity via tackling oxidative stress, and inflammatory and apoptotic indices
*ALAT↓,
*AST↓,
*LDH↑,
*CRP↓,
*COX2↓,
*GSH↑,
*ROS↓,
*Imm↑, oral administration of biopolymeric fraction (BOS 200) from B. serrata in mice led to immunostimulatory effects
*Dose↝, BA at low concentration tend to stimulate an immune response, as those utilized in the study of Beghelli et al. (2017) however, utilizing higher concentration suppressed the immune response
*eff↑, Useful actions on skin and psoriasis
*neuroP↑, AKBA has substantially diminished the levels of inflammatory markers such as 5-LOX, TNF-, IL-6, and meliorated cognition in lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation rodent models
*cognitive↑,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,

2767- Bos,    The potential role of boswellic acids in cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, profound application as a traditional remedy for various ailments, especially inflammatory diseases including asthma, arthritis, cerebral edema, chronic pain syndrome, chronic bowel diseases, cancer
AntiCan↑,
*MAPK↑, 11-keto-BAs can stimulate Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and mobilize the intracellular Ca(2+) that are important for the activation of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNL)
*Ca+2↝,
p‑ERK↓, AKBA prohibited the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 and -2 (Erk-1/2) and impaired the motility of meningioma cells stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor BB
TumCI↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, In the case of colon cancer, BA treatment on HCT-116 cells led to a decrease in cyclin D, cyclin E, and Cyclin-dependent kinases such as CDK2 and CDK4, along with significant reduction in phosphorylated Rb (pRb)
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
p‑RB1↓,
*NF-kB↓, convey inhibition of NF-kappaB and subsequent down-regulation of TNF-alpha expression in activated human monocytes
*TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓, PC-3 prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting constitutively activated NF-kappaB signaling by intercepting the activity of IkappaB kinase (IKK
IKKα↓,
MCP1↓, LPS-challenged ApoE-/- mice via inhibition of NF-κB and down regulation of MCP-1, MCP-3, IL-1alpha, MIP-2, VEGF, and TF
IL1α↓,
MIP2↓,
VEGF↓,
Tf↓,
COX2↓, pancreatic cancer cell lines, AKBA inhibited the constitutive expression of NF-kB and caused suppression of NF-kB regulated genes such as COX-2, MMP-9, CXCR4, and VEGF
MMP9↓,
CXCR4↓,
VEGF↓,
eff↑, AKBA and aspirin revealed that AKBA has higher potential via modulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, and NF-kB/COX-2 pathway in adenomatous polyps
PPARα↓, AKBA is also responsible for down-regulation of PPAR-alpha and C/EBP-alpha in a dose and temporal dependent manner in mature adipocytes, ultimately leading to pparlipolysis
lipid-P?,
STAT3↓, activation of STAT-3 in human MM cells could be inhibited by AKBA
TOP1↓, (PKBA; a semisynthetic analogue of 11-keto-β-boswellic acid), had been reported to influence the activity of topoisomerase I & II,
TOP2↑,
5HT↓, (5-LO), responsible for catalyzing the synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid and human leucocyte elastase (HLE), and serine proteases involved in several inflammatory processes, is considered to be a potent molecular target of BA derivative
p‑PDGFR-BB↓, BA up-regulates SHP-1 with subsequent dephosphorylation of PDGFR-β and downregulation of PDGF-dependent signaling after PDGF stimulation, thereby exerting an anti-proliferative effect on HSCs hepatic stellate cells
PDGF↓,
AR↓, AKBA targets different receptors that include androgen receptor (AR), death receptor 5 (DR5), and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and leads to the inhibition of proliferation of prostate cancer cells
DR5↑, induced expression of DR4 and DR5.
angioG↓, via apoptosis induction and suppression of angiogenesis
DR4↑,
Casp3↑, AKBA resulted in activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8, and initiation of poly (ADP) ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage.
Casp8↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↑, AKBA was preincubated with LY294002 or wortmannin (inhibitors of PI3K), it caused a significant enhancement of apoptosis in HT-29 cells
chemoPv↑, chemopreventive response of AKBA was estimated against intestinal adenomatous polyposis through the inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin and NF-κB/cyclooxygenase-2 signaling pathway
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
ascitic↓, AKBA by the suppression of ascites,
Let-7↑, AKBA could up-regulate the expression of let-7 and miR-200
miR-200b↑,
eff↑, anti-tumorigenic effects of curcumin and AKBA on the regulation of specific cancer-related miRNAs in colorectal cancer cells, and confirmed their protective action
MMP1↓, . It can inhibit the expression of MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 mRNAs along with secretions of TNF-α and IL-1β in THP-1 cells.
MMP2↓,
eff↑, combined administration of metformin, an anti-diabetic drug, and boswellic acid nanoparticles exhibited significant synergism through the inhibition of MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cell proliferation
BioAv↓, BA as a therapeutic drug is its poor bioavailability
BioAv↑, administration of BSE-018 concomitantly with a high-fat meal led to several-fold increased areas under the plasma concentration-time curves as well as peak concentrations of beta-boswellic acid (betaBA)
Half-Life↓, drug needs to be given orally at the interval of six hours due to its calculated half- life, which was around 6 hrs.
toxicity↓, BSE has been found to be a safe drug without any adverse side reactions, and is well tolerated on oral administration.
Dose↑, Boswellia serrata extract to the maximum amount of 4200 mg/day is not toxic and it is safe to use though it shows poor bioavailability
BioAv↑, Approaches like lecithin delivery form (Phytosome®), nanoparticle delivery systems like liposomes, emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, micelles and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles
ChemoSen↑, Like any other natural products BA can also be effective as chemosensitizer

4913- DSF,    Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, Disulfiram (DSF), as an anti-alcoholic drug, kills the cancer cells by inducing apoptosis
tumCV↑, DSF was associated with enhanced apoptosis and tumor inhibition rates,
eff↑, The greatest anti-tumor activity was observed when DSF was used as combination therapy or as a nanoparticle-encapsulated molecule
toxicity↓, noticeable body weight loss after DSF treatment, which indicated that there was no major toxicity of DSF.
antiNeop↑, antineoplastic activity of DSF was first recorded in 1977
ChemoSen↑, The synergistic effect of Cis, DOX, TMZ, PTX, Gy, and DSF in induced apoptosis was significantly higher than that of DSF or Cis or DOX or TMZ or Gy alone
RadioS↑, Tumor cell growth was significantly inhibited when DSF, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy were used simultaneously, as shown in the examined in vivo studies
OS↑, All three studies show that DSF is safe and seems to prolong survival of cancer patients
ROS↑, Metabolites of DSF chelate with metal ions, leading to alterations in the intracellular levels of metal ions, enhancement of oxidative stress, inhibition of the activities of superoxide dismutase or matrix metalloproteinases,
SOD↓,
MMP1↓,
eff↑, observation that the combination of DSF with metal ions (Cu, Ag) leads to enhanced anticancer effectiveness is in accordance with the observations of in vitro and animal experiments
Half-Life↓, At the pH of 7.4, the half-life of DSF is 1–1.5 min

2845- FIS,    Fisetin: A bioactive phytochemical with potential for cancer prevention and pharmacotherapy
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, block multiple signaling pathways such as the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) and p38
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p38↓,
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, hypolipidemic, neuroprotective, and antitumor effect
*neuroP↑,
Casp3↑, U266 cancer cell line through activation of caspase-3, downregulation of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1L, upregulation of Bax, Bim and Bad
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
AMPK↑, activation of 5'adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and decreased phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR were also observed
ACC↑,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial membrane depolarizatio
MMP↓,
eff↑, fisetin in combination with a citrus flavanone, hesperetin mediated apoptosis by mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspase-3 act
ROS↑, NCI-H460 human non-small cell lung cancer line, fisetin generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
cl‑PARP↑, fisetin treatment resulted in PARP cleavage
Cyt‑c↑, release of cyt. c
Diablo↑, release of cyt. c and Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria,
P53↑, increased p53 protein levels
p65↓, reduced phospho-p65 and Myc oncogene expression
Myc↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, fisetin causes inhibition of proliferation by the modulation of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), HSP27
HSP27↓,
COX2↓, anti-proliferative effects of fisetin through the activation of apoptosis via inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
TumCCA↑, The anti-proliferative effects of fisetin and hesperetin were shown to be occurred through S, G2/M, and G0/G1 phase arrest in K562 cell progression
CDK2↓, decrease in levels of cyclin D1, cyclin A, Cdk-4 and Cdk-2
CDK4↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
P21↑, increase in p21 CIP1/WAF1 levels in HT-29 human colon cancer cell
MMP2↓, fisetin has exhibited tumor inhibitory effects by blocking matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP- 2) and MMP-9 at mRNA and protein levels,
MMP9↓,
TumMeta↓, Antimetastasis
MMP1↓, fisetin also inhibited the MMP-14, MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-7, and MMP-9
MMP3↓,
MMP7↓,
MET↓, promotion of mesenchymal to epithelial transition associated with a decrease in mesenchymal markers i.e. N-cadherin, vimentin, snail and fibronectin and an increase in epithelial markers i.e. E-cadherin
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↑,
uPA↓, fisetin suppressed the expression and activity of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)
ChemoSen↑, combination treatment of fisetin and sorafenib reduced the migration and invasion of BRAF-mutated melanoma cells both in in-vitro
EMT↓, inhibited epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as observed by a decrease in N-cadherin, vimentin and fibronectin and an increase in E-cadherin
Twist↓, inhibited expression of Snail1, Twist1, Slug, ZEB1 and MMP-2 and MMP-9
Zeb1↓,
cFos↓, significant decrease in NF-κB, c-Fos, and c-Jun levels
cJun↓,
EGF↓, Fisetin inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)
angioG↓, Antiangiogenesis
VEGF↓, decreased expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and VEGF, EGFR, COX-2
eNOS↓,
*NRF2↑, significantly increased nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE) luciferase activity, leading to upregulation of HO-1 expression
HO-1↑,
NRF2↓, Fisetin also triggered the suppression of Nrf2
GSTs↓, declined placental type glutathione S-transferase (GST-p) level in the liver of the fisetin- treated rats with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
ATF4↓, Fisetin also rapidly increased the levels of both Nrf2 and ATF4

2824- FIS,    Fisetin in Cancer: Attributes, Developmental Aspects, and Nanotherapeutics
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Fisetin is one such naturally derived flavone that offers numerous pharmacological benefits, i.e., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and anticancer properties.
*Inflam↓,
angioG↓,
BioAv↓, poor bioavailability associated with its extreme hydrophobicity hampers its clinical utility
BioAv↑, The issues related to fisetin delivery can be addressed by adapting to the developmental aspects of nanomedicines, such as formulating it into lipid or polymer-based systems, including nanocochleates and liposomes
TumCP↓, fisetin also inhibits tumor proliferation by repressing tumor mass multiplication, invasion, migration, and autophagy.
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
*neuroP↑, figure 2
EMT↓, It affects the cell cycle and thereby cell proliferation, microtubule assembly, cell migration and invasion, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), and cell death
ROS↑, cell death caused by fisetin is possibly due to the induction of apoptosis by fisetin or other signaling molecules and reactive oxygen species (ROS)
selectivity↑, Without influencing the growth of normal cells, fisetin has the capability to hinder the formation of colonies and inhibit the multiplication of cancer cells.
EGFR↓, fisetin restricts the multiplication of EGFR 2-overexpressing SK-BR-3 breast tumor masses
NF-kB↓, fisetin inhibits cancer metastasis by reducing the expressions of nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB)-modulated metastatic proteins in a variety of tumor cell types, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP)
VEGF↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP↓, rupturing the plasma membrane, depolarizing mitochondria, cleaving PARP, and activating caspase-7, -8, and -9.
cl‑PARP↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
*ROS↓, Fisetin is a bioactive flavonol molecule that can easily penetrate the cell membrane due to its hydrophobic nature [51,52], reducing the generation of inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in microglial cells, (normal cells)
uPA↓, Perhaps fisetin lowers angiogenesis, consequently suppressing tumor multiplication by urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibition
MMP1↓, powerful matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 inhibitor
Wnt↓, Fisetin works on several cellular pathways, such as Wnt, Akt-PI3K, and ERK, as an inhibitor
Akt↓,
PI3K↓,
ERK↓,
Half-Life↝, Fisetin exhibits a very short terminal half-life of approximately 3 hrs in its free form. This half-life is found to be less than that of its metabolites

2843- FIS,    Fisetin and Quercetin: Promising Flavonoids with Chemopreventive Potential
- Review, Var, NA
NRF2↑, fisetin increased the protein level and accumulation Nrf2 and down regulated the protein levels of Keap1
Keap1↓,
ChemoSen↑, In vitro studies showed that fisetin and quercetin could also act against chemotherapeutic resistance in several cancers
BioAv↓, Fisetin has low aqueous solubility and bioavailability
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA and protein expression, and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2 associated X (Bax) levels, were found to be regulated in the fisetin-treated cancer cell line
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
tumCV↓, fisetin at 5–80 µM significantly reduced the viability of A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells by the release of cytochrome c,
Mcl-1↓, reducing the anti-apoptotic protein expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1 along with elevation of pro-apoptotic protein expression (Bax, Bak, and Bad) and caspase cleavage and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) protein
cl‑PARP↑,
IGF-1↓, fisetin promoted caspase-8 and cytochrome c expression, possibly by impeding the aberrant activation of insulin growth factor receptor 1 and Akt
Akt↓,
CDK6↓, fisetin binds with CDK6, which in turn blocks its activity with an inhibitory concentration (IC50) at a concentration of 0.85 μM
TumCCA↑, fisetin is identified as a regulator of cell cycle checkpoints, leading to cell arrest through CDK inhibition in HL60 cells and astrocyte cells over the G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases
P53?, exhibiting elevated levels of p53
cycD1/CCND1↓, 10–60 μM fisetin concentration, prostate cancer cells PC3, LNCaP, and CWR22Ry1 had decreased cellular viability and decreased levels of D1, D2, and E cyclins and their activating partners CDK2, and CDKs 4/ 6,
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK2↓, decreased levels of D1, D2, and E cyclins and their activating partners CDK2, and CDKs 4/ 6,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
MMP2↓, fisetin displayed tumor inhibitory effects by blocking MMP-2 and MMP-9 at mRNA and protein levels in prostate PC-3 cells
MMP9↓,
MMP1↓, Similarly, fisetin can also inhibit MMP-1, MMP-9, MMP-7, MMP-3, and MMP-14 gene expression linked with ECM remodeling in human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) and HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells [9
MMP7↓,
MMP3↓,
VEGF↓, fisetin in a concentration-dependent manner (10–50 μM concentration) significantly inhibited regular serum, growth-enhancing supplement, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
PI3K↓, fisetin inhibited PI3K expression and phosphorylation of Akt
mTOR↓, fisetin treatment activated the apoptotic process through inhibiting both PI3K and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways
COX2↓, fisetin resulted in activation of apoptosis and inhibition of COX-2 and the Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB pathway
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
ERK↓, Fisetin is one of the flavonoids that has been found to suppress ERK1/2 signaling in human gastric (SGC7901), hepatic (HepG2), colorectal (Caco-2)
ROS↑, fisetin induced ROS generation and suppressed ERK through its phosphorylation
angioG↓, fisetin-induced anti-angiogenesis led to reduced VEGF and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression
TNF-α↓, Fisetin suppressed IL-1β-mediated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide, interleukin-6, tumor necrotic factor-α, prostaglandin E2, cyclooxygenase-2 (iNOS, NO, IL-6, TNF-α, PGE2, and COX-2),
PGE2↓,
iNOS↓,
NO↓,
IL6↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↝, fisetin-mediated inhibition of cellular proliferation by HSP70 and HSP27 regulation
HSP27↝,

2906- LT,    Luteolin, a flavonoid with potentials for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammation, anti-allergy and anticancer, luteolin functions as either an antioxidant or a pro-oxidant biochemically
AntiCan↑,
antiOx⇅, With low Fe ion concentrations (< 50 μM), luteolin behaves as an antioxidant while high Fe concentrations (>100 μM) induce luteolin's pro-oxidative effect
Apoptosis↑, induction of apoptosis, and inhibition of cell proliferation, metastasis and angiogenesis.
TumCP↓,
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
PI3K↓, , luteolin sensitizes cancer cells to therapeutic-induced cytotoxicity through suppressing cell survival pathways such as phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP)
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
XIAP↓, luteolin inhibits PKC activity, which results in a decrease in the protein level of XIAP by ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of this anti-apoptotic protein
P53↑, stimulating apoptosis pathways including those that induce the tumor suppressor p53
*ROS↓, Direct evidence showing luteolin as a ROS scavenger was obtained in cell-free systems
*GSTA1↑, Third, luteolin may exert its antioxidant effect by protecting or enhancing endogenous antioxidants such as glutathione-S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT)
*GSR↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*other↓, luteolin may chelate transition metal ions responsible for the generation of ROS and therefore inhibit lipooxygenase reaction, or suppress nontransition metal-dependent oxidation
ROS↑, Luteolin has been shown to induce ROS in untransformed and cancer cells
Dose↝, It is believed that flavonoids could behave as antioxidants or pro-oxidants, depending on the concentration and the source of the free radicals
chemoP↑, may act as a chemopreventive agent to protect cells from various forms of oxidant stresses and thus prevent cancer development
NF-kB↓, We found that luteolin-induced oxidative stress causes suppression of the NF-κB pathway while it triggers JNK activation, which potentiates TNF-induced cytotoxicity in lung cancer cells
JNK↑,
p27↑, Table 1
P21↑,
DR5↑,
Casp↑,
Fas↑,
BAX↑,
MAPK↓,
CDK2↓,
IGF-1↓,
PDGF↓,
EGFR↓,
PKCδ↓,
TOP1↓,
TOP2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
FASN↓,
VEGF↓,
VEGFR2↓,
MMP9↓,
Hif1a↓,
FAK↓,
MMP1↓,
Twist↓,
ERK↓,
P450↓, Recently, it was determined that luteolin potently inhibits human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1 family enzymes such as CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1, thereby suppressing the mutagenic activation of carcinogens
CYP1A1↓,
CYP1A2↓,
TumCCA↑, Luteolin is able to arrest the cell cycle during the G1 phase in human gastric and prostate cancer, and in melanoma cells

2911- LT,    Luteolin targets MKK4 to attenuate particulate matter-induced MMP-1 and inflammation in human keratinocytes
- in-vitro, Nor, HaCaT
*MMP1↓, luteolin effectively suppressed PM-induced MMP-1 and COX-2 expression and reduced the production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6.
*COX2↓,
*IL6↓,
*AP-1↓, luteolin inhibited the activation of AP-1 and NF-κB pathways and decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in HaCaT cells.
*NF-kB↓,
*ROS↓,
*p‑MKK4↑, luteolin binds directly to mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MKK) 4, inhibiting its kinase activity . increases phosphorylation of MKK4
*p‑JNK↓, subsequently reducing the phosphorylation of JNK1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.
*p‑p38↓,

3745- MFrot,  MF,    The neurobiological foundation of effective repetitive transcranial magnetic brain stimulation in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, neuroprotective actions aimed at mitigatingoxidative stress and inflammation, and intense stimulation of neu-rotrophic factors
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓,
*5HT↑, increase in serotoninand its metabolites and a change in the properties of serotonergicreceptors.
*cFos↑, in rats, a single session of bothLF- (1 Hz) and HF-rTMS (10 Hz) enhanced c-Fos expression in all exam-ined cortical areas
*Aβ↓, rTMS enhances neuronal viability and counteracts oxidative stressors, such as Aβ and glutamate toxicity, in vitro
*memory↑, downregulation results in memory impairments
*BDNF↑, long-term change in synaptic proteinexpression due to BDNF-TrkB pathway activation following rTMSprotocols
*Ach↑, rTMSincreases ACh levels by modulating AChE activity.
*AChE↓,
*cognitive↑, HF-rTMS (20 Hz) and LF-rTMS (1 Hz)—in termsof neurotransmitter circuits and neurogenic signaling. 142 While bothprotocols improved cognition-related behaviors
*BDNF↑, Notably, rTMS could enhance BDNF and NGF expression irrespec-tive of frequency,
*NGF↑,
*β-catenin/ZEB1↑, both LF-rTMS (1 Hz) and HF-rTMS (10 Hz)protocols enhanced cognitive performance through the activation of β-catenin via the regulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) andTau
*p‑Akt↓, 3 weeks, iTBS reducedinflammation and increased anti-inflammatory molecules, specificallylinked to reversing the downregulation of phosphorylated forms ofAkt and the mammalian target of rapamycin.
*mTOR↓,
*MMP1↓, 6 months, patients showed significant reductions in plasma levels of MMP1, MMP9, and MMP10, along with increases in TIMP1 and TIMP2
*MMP9↓,
*MMP-10↓,
*TIMP1↑,
*TIMP2↑,

1239- PACs,    Cranberry proanthocyanidins inhibit MMP production and activity
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*MMPs↓,
*MMP1↓, atalytic activity of MMP-1 and MMP-9 was also inhibited
*MMP9↓,
*NF-kB↓,

1680- PBG,    Protection against Ultraviolet A-Induced Skin Apoptosis and Carcinogenesis through the Oxidative Stress Reduction Effects of N-(4-bromophenethyl) Caffeamide, a Propolis Derivative
- in-vitro, Nor, HS68
*ROS↓, K36H reduced UVA-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species generation
*NRF2↑, increased nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 translocation into the nucleus to upregulate the expression of heme oxygenase-1, an intrinsic antioxidant enzyme.
*HO-1↑,
*cJun↓, K36H inhibited UVA-induced activation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases and c-Jun N-terminal kinases,
*MMP1↓, reduced the overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and MMP-2
*MMP2↓,
*p‑cJun↓, K36H inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Jun and downregulated c-Fos expression
*cFos↓,
*BAX↓, K36H attenuated UVA-induced Bax and caspase-3 expression and upregulated antiapoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 expression.
*Casp3↓,
*DNAdam↓, K36H reduced UVA-induced DNA damage.
*iNOS↓, K36H also downregulated inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2 and interleukin-6 expression as well as the subsequent generation of prostaglandin E2 and nitric oxide.
*COX2↓,
*IL6↓,
*PGE2↓,
*NO↓,

1508- SFN,    Nrf2 targeting by sulforaphane: A potential therapy for cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↑, RAW: higher amounts were detected when broccoli were eaten raw (bioavailability equal to 37%), compared to the cooked broccoli (bioavailability 3.4%)
HDAC↓, Sulforaphane is able to down-regulate HDAC activity and induce histone hyper-acetylation in tumor cell
TumCCA↓, Sulforaphane induces cell cycle arrest in G1, S and G2/M phases,
eff↓, in leukemia stem cells, sulforaphane potentiates imatinib effect through inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin functions
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Casp12?, inducing caspases activation
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑, unbalancing the ratio Bax/Bcl-2
IAP1↓, down-regulating IAP family proteins
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Telomerase↓, In Hep3B cells, sulforaphane reduces telomerase activity
hTERT/TERT↓, inhibition of hTERT expression;
ROS?, increment of ROS, induced by this compound, is essential for the downregulation of transcription and of post-translational modification of hTERT in suppression of telomerase activity
DNMTs↓, (2.5 - 10 μM) represses hTERT by impacting epigenetic pathways, in particular through decreased DNA methyltransferases activity (DNMTs)
angioG↓, inhibit tumor development through regulation of angiogenesis
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓,
cMYB↓,
MMP1↓, inhibition of migration and invasion activities induced by sulforaphane in oral carcinoma cell lines has been associated to the inhibition of MMP-1 and MMP-2
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
ERK↑, inhibits invasion by activating ERK1/2, with consequent upregulation of E-cadherin (an invasion inhibitor)
E-cadherin↑,
CD44↓, downregulation of CD44v6 and MMP-2 (invasion promoters)
MMP2↓,
eff↑, ombination of sulforaphane and quercetin synergistically reduces the proliferation and migration of melanoma (B16F10) cells
IL2↑, induces upregulation of IL-2 and IFN-γ
IFN-γ↑,
IL1β↓, downregulation of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-α, and GM-CSF
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓, sulforaphane inhibits the phorbol ester induction of NF-κB, inhibiting two pathways, ERK1/2 and NF-κB
ERK↓,
NRF2↑, At molecular level, sulforaphane modulates cellular homeostasis via the activation of the transcription factor Nrf2.
RadioS↑, sulforaphane could be used as a radio-sensitizing agent in prostate cancer if clinical trials will confirm the pre-clinical results.
ChemoSideEff↓, chemopreventive effects of sulforaphane


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 15 of 15

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 15

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   antiOx⇅, 1,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   Keap1↓, 1,   lipid-P?, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS?, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 8,   SOD↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology

Tf↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

CDC25↓, 2,   EGF↓, 1,   MMP↓, 3,   XIAP↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ACC↑, 1,   AMPK↑, 2,   FASN↓, 1,   PPARα↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 4,   Apoptosis↑, 4,   BAD↑, 1,   BAX↑, 4,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 2,   Casp12?, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 4,   Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 3,   Casp9↑, 4,   Cyt‑c↑, 4,   Diablo↑, 1,   DR4↑, 1,   DR5↑, 2,   Fas↑, 2,   FasL↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IAP1↓, 2,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↑, 2,   MAPK↓, 3,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   MDM2↓, 1,   Myc↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↓, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   Telomerase↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

cJun↓, 1,   other↓, 1,   tumCV↓, 2,   tumCV↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

ER Stress↑, 1,   HSP27↓, 1,   HSP27↝, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↝, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

LC3II↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

ATM↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 1,   DNMTs↓, 1,   P53?, 1,   P53↑, 3,   cl‑PARP↑, 6,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK2↓, 4,   CDK4↓, 3,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   cycE/CCNE↓, 2,   P21↑, 3,   RB1↑, 1,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

CD44↓, 1,   cFos↓, 1,   cMYB↓, 1,   EMT↓, 2,   EMT↑, 1,   ERK↓, 6,   ERK↑, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 2,   Let-7↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   PI3K↓, 5,   RAS↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 2,   TOP2↓, 1,   TOP2↑, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 6,  

Migration

E-cadherin↑, 2,   FAK↓, 2,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   MET↓, 1,   miR-200b↑, 1,   MMP1↓, 11,   MMP13↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 9,   MMP3↓, 3,   MMP7↓, 2,   MMP7∅, 1,   MMP9↓, 10,   MMPs↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 2,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   ROCK1↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 3,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 3,   TumMeta↓, 4,   Twist↓, 2,   uPA↓, 3,   Vim↓, 1,   Zeb1↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 3,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 7,   ATF4↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 4,   eNOS↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 2,   NO↓, 1,   p‑PDGFR-BB↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 8,   VEGFR2↓, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

CD4+↓, 1,   COX2↓, 5,   CXCR4↓, 2,   IFN-γ↑, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL1α↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Inflam↓, 2,   MCP1↓, 2,   MIP2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 10,   p65↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

5HT↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 2,   CDK6↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 5,   BioAv↑, 3,   ChemoSen↑, 6,   CYP1A2↓, 1,   Dose↑, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 10,   Half-Life↓, 2,   Half-Life↝, 1,   P450↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 2,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 2,   ascitic↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 4,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Myc↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 3,   antiNeop↑, 1,   AntiTum↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 1,   ChemoSideEff↓, 1,   OS↑, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 2,  
Total Targets: 190

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 3,   Catalase↑, 2,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   GSTA1↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 2,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 7,   SOD↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

p‑MKK4↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ALAT↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,  

Cell Death

p‑Akt↓, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   p‑p38↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

Ach↑, 1,   cJun↓, 1,   p‑cJun↓, 1,   other↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

DNAdam↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

cFos↓, 1,   cFos↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,  

Migration

5LO↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 1,   Ca+2↝, 1,   MMP-10↓, 1,   MMP1↓, 4,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 1,   TIMP1↑, 1,   TIMP2↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

NO↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 3,   CRP↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Imm↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 4,   NF-kB↓, 3,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

5HT↑, 1,   AChE↓, 1,   BDNF↑, 2,   NGF↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↑, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

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

Functional Outcomes

cognitive↑, 2,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 4,  
Total Targets: 66

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: MMP1, Matrix metalloproteinases
3 Fisetin
2 Berberine
2 Boswellia (frankincense)
2 Luteolin
1 Astaxanthin
1 Disulfiram
1 Magnetic Field Rotating
1 Magnetic Fields
1 Proanthocyanidins
1 Propolis -bee glue
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
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