PDK1 Cancer Research Results

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PDK1 (3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1) (PDPK1) is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, survival, and metabolism. It is a key component of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, which is often dysregulated in cancer.
Overexpression or hyperactivation of PDK1 can lead to increased cell proliferation, survival, and resistance to apoptosis, contributing to tumorigenesis.
Inhibitors of PDK1 are being explored in preclinical and clinical studies as a means to disrupt cancer cell growth and survival.


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267- ALA,    α-Lipoic Acid Targeting PDK1/NRF2 Axis Contributes to the Apoptosis Effect of Lung Cancer Cells
- vitro+vivo, Lung, A549 - vitro+vivo, Lung, PC9
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, mitochondrial ROS(remarkably increased)
PDK1↓,
NRF2↓,
PDK1↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp9↑,
Dose∅, 1.5 mM LA for 24 h

999- Ba,    Baicalin Inhibits EMT through PDK1/AKT Signaling in Human Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, H460
TumCP↓,
p‑PDK1↓,
p‑Akt↓,
EMT↓, baicalin effectively inhibited the EMT of NSCLC.
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,

2473- BA,    Baicalin Inhibits EMT through PDK1/AKT Signaling in Human Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Nor, BEAS-2B - in-vitro, Lung, H460
EMT↓, Baicalin impedes EMT by inhibiting the PDK1/AKT pathway in human NSCLC and thus may be an effective alternative treatment for carcinoma and a new candidate antimetastasis drug.
PDK1↓, Baicalin Inhibited PDK1/AKT Signaling Pathway in NSCLC
Akt↓,
TumCMig↓, At 30 μM, this compound considerably inhibited migration and clone formation in NSCLC cell lines.
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓, figure 3

2620- Ba,    Natural compounds targeting glycolysis as promising therapeutics for gastric cancer: A review
- Review, GC, NA
Hif1a↓, Baicalein reduces the levels of HIF-1α in AGS gastric cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner (10, 20, and 40 µM)
HK2↓, down-regulates the levels of HK2, LDHA, and PDK1
LDHA↓,
PDK1↓,
p‑Akt↓, inhibits Akt phosphorylation under hypoxic conditions
PTEN↑, promotes the expression of PTEN protein
GlucoseCon↓, gradually restores glucose uptake and lactic acid production in hypoxic AGS cells to those observed under normoxic conditions
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓, Baicalein and other compounds could directly regulate glycolysis-related enzymes

2617- Ba,    Potential of baicalein in the prevention and treatment of cancer: A scientometric analyses based review
- Review, Var, NA
Ca+2↑, MDA-MB-231 ↑Ca2+
MMP2↓, MDA-MB-231 ↓MMP-2/9
MMP9↓,
Vim↓, ↓Vimentin, ↓SNAIL, ↑E-cadherin, ↓Wnt1, ↓β-catenin
Snail↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
p‑Akt↓, MCF-7 ↓p-Akt, ↓p-mTOR, ↓NF-κB
p‑mTOR↓,
NF-kB↓,
i-ROS↑, MCF-7 ↑Intracellular ROS, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax, ↑cytochrome c, ↑caspase-3/9
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
STAT3↓, 4T1, MDA-MB-231 ↓STAT3, ↓ IL-6
IL6↓,
MMP2↓, HeLa ↓MMP-2, ↓MMP-9
MMP9↓,
NOTCH↓, ↓Notch 1
PPARγ↓, ↓PPARγ
p‑NRF2↓, HCT-116 ↓p-Nrf2
HK2↓, ↓HK2, ↓LDH-A, ↓PDK1, ↓glycolysis, PTEN/Akt/HIF-1α regulation
LDHA↓,
PDK1↓,
Glycolysis↓,
PTEN↑, Furthermore, baicalein inhibited hypoxia-induced Akt phosphorylation by promoting PTEN accumulation, thereby attenuating hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha ( HIF-1a) expression in AGS cells.
Akt↓,
Hif1a↓,
MMP↓, SGC-7901 ↓ΔΨm
VEGF↓, ↓VEGF, ↓VEGFR2
VEGFR2↓,
TOP2↓, ↓Topoisomerase II
uPA↓, ↓u-PA, ↓TIMP1, ↓TIMP2
TIMP1↓,
TIMP2↓,
cMyc↓, ↓β-catenin, ↓c-Myc, ↓cyclin D1, ↓Axin-2
TrxR↓, EL4 ↓Thioredoxin reductase, ↑ASK1,
ASK1↑,
Vim↓, ↓vimentin
ZO-1↑, ↑ZO-1
E-cadherin↑, ↑E-cadherin
SOX2↓, PANC-1, BxPC-3, SW1990 ↓Sox-2, ↓Oct-4, ↓SHH, ↓SMO, ↓Gli-2
OCT4↓,
Shh↓,
Smo↓,
Gli1↓,
N-cadherin↓, ↓N-cadherin
XIAP↓, ↓XIAP

2616- Ba,    The Role of HK2 in Tumorigenesis and Development: Potential for Targeted Therapy with Natural Products
- Review, Var, NA
Glycolysis↓, Related experiments have found that baicalein, the aglycone of baicalein inhibited hypoxia-enhanced glycolytic flux in AGS cells
HK2↓, and reduced the expression of key glycolytic-related enzymes such as HK2, lactate dehydrogenase A (LDH-A) and pyruvate dehydrogenase lipoamide kinase isozyme 1 (PDK1)
LDHA↓,
PDK1↓,
PTEN↑, Baicalein can also inhibit hypoxia-induced AKT phosphorylation by enhancing PTEN accumulation

2295- Ba,  5-FU,    Baicalein reverses hypoxia-induced 5-FU resistance in gastric cancer AGS cells through suppression of glycolysis and the PTEN/Akt/HIF-1α signaling pathway
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
ChemoSen↑, baicalein increased the sensitivity of AGS cells to 5-FU treatment under hypoxia
HK2↓, hypoxia-enhanced glycolytic flux and expression of several critical glycolysis-associated enzymes (HK2, LDH-A and PDK1) in the AGS cells were suppressed by baicalein
LDHA↓,
PDK1↓,
Akt↓, baicalein inhibited hypoxia-induced Akt phosphorylation by promoting PTEN accumulation, thereby attenuating hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) expression in AGS cells
PTEN↑,
Hif1a↓,
Glycolysis↓, results together suggest that inhibition of glycolysis via regulation of the PTEN/Akt/HIF-1α signaling pathway may be one of the mechanisms whereby baicalein reverses 5-FU resistance in cancer cells under hypoxia.
ROS↑, Taniguchi et al found that baicalein overcomes tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand resistance in cancer cells through DR5 upregulation mediated by ROS induction and CHOP/GADD153 activation
CHOP↑,

2298- Ba,    Flavonoids Targeting HIF-1: Implications on Cancer Metabolism
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, Baicalein significantly reduced intracerebral tumor growth and proliferation and promoted apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in orthotopic U87 gliomas in mice
TumCP↓,
Hif1a↓, suppression of HIF-1α by baicalein contributed to its reduction of cell viability in ovarian cancer (OVCAR-3 and CP-70) cell lines. 20-μM and 40-μM.
VEGF↓, Suppression of HIF-1α/VEGF pathway
ChemoSen↑, Moreover, baicalein increased the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells (AGS) to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) under hypoxic conditions
Glycolysis↓, baicalein suppressed the expression of glycolysis-associated enzymes including HKII, PDK1, and LDHA via inhibition of Akt-phosphorylation, which led to HIF-1α suppression
HK2↓,
PDK1↓,
LDHA↓,
p‑Akt↓,
PTEN↑, Furthermore, baicalein inhibited hypoxia-induced Akt phosphorylation by promoting PTEN accumulation, thereby attenuating hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha ( HIF-1a) expression in AGS cells. (orginal paper)

2702- BBR,    The enhancement of combination of berberine and metformin in inhibition of DNMT1 gene expression through interplay of SP1 and PDPK1
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H1975
TumCG↓, BBR inhibited growth of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-mediated increase in forkhead box O3a (FOXO3a).
MAPK↓,
FOXO3↑,
TumCCA↑, BBR not only induced cell cycle arrest, but also reduced migration and invasion of NSCLC cells
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, BBR reduced 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 (PDPK1) and transcription factor SP1 protein expressions.
PDK1↓, BBR reduced 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1
DNMT1↓, BBR inhibited DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) gene expression and overexpressed DNMT1 resisted BBR-inhibited cell growth
eff↑, Finally, metformin enhanced the effects of BBR both in vitro and in vivo.

2710- BBR,    Berberine inhibits the Warburg effect through TET3/miR-145/HK2 pathways in ovarian cancer cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3
Warburg↓, berberine inhibited the Warburg effect by up-regulating miR-145, miR-145 targeted HK2 directly.
miR-145↑,
HK2↓, westernblot suggested that berberine could significantly down regulate the expression of HK2
TET3↑, Berberine increased the expression of miR-145 by promoting the expression of TET3 and reducing the methylation level of the promoter region of miR-145 precursor gene.
Glycolysis↓, Furthermore, the effect of berberine on glycolysis related enzymes was detected, the results of qRT-PCR and westernblot suggested that berberine could significantly down regulate the expression of HK2
PKM2↓, Western blot results showed down-expression of miR-145 reversed berberine's inhibition of HK2 expression. PKM2, pyruvate kinase M2; HK2, Hexokinase2; GLUT1, glucose transporter 1; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PFK2, phosphofructokinase 2; PDK1,
GLUT1↓,
LDH↓,
PFK2↓,
PDK1↓,

5586- BetA,    Suppression of HIF-1α accumulation by betulinic acid through proteasome activation in hypoxic cervical cancer
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Hif1a↓, We found that BA inhibited the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α without affecting HIF-1α mRNA levels
VEGF↓, suppressed the expression of HIF target genes, including VEGF, GLUT1, and PDK1 in HeLa cells.
GLUT1↓,
PDK1↓,

943- BetA,    Betulinic acid suppresses breast cancer aerobic glycolysis via caveolin-1/NF-κB/c-Myc pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
Glycolysis↓,
lactateProd↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
ECAR↓,
cMyc↓,
LDHA↓,
p‑PDK1↓,
PDK1↓,
Cav1↑, Cav-1) as one of key targets of BA in suppressing aerobic glycolysis, as BA administration resulted in Cav-1 upregulation
*Glycolysis↑, BA could lead to increased glycolysis in mouse embryonic fibroblasts by activating LKB1/AMPK pathway, whereas we found that BA inhibited aerobic glycolysis in breast cancer cells by modulating Cav-1/NF-κB/c-Myc signaling
selectivity↑,
OCR↓, OCR parameters including the basal respiration, maximal respiration and spare respiratory capacity were also simultaneously inhibited
OXPHOS↓, implying that the activity of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) chain was also suppressed by BA

2716- BetA,    Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the potential of betulinic acid in cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, BA has a range of well-documented pharmacological and biological effects, including antibacterial, immunomodulatory, diuretic, antiviral, antiparasitic, antidiabetic, and anticancer activities
TumCD↑, anticancer properties of BA are mediated by the activation of cell death and cell cycle arrest, production of reactive oxygen species, increased mitochondrial permeability, modulation of nuclear factor-κB and Bcl-2 family signaling
TumCCA↑,
ROS↑,
NF-kB↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Half-Life↝, The half-life eliminations were 11.8 and 11.5 h after 500 and 250 mg/kg of intraperitoneal (i.p.) BA administration
GLUT1↓, the expression of HIF target genes, such as GLUT1, VEGF, and PDK1 was also suppressed by BA
VEGF↓,
PDK1↓,

2738- BetA,    Betulinic Acid Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis by Targeting GRP78-Mediated Glycolysis and ER Stress Apoptotic Pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, BT549 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCI↓, BA inhibited invasion and migration of highly aggressive breast cancer cells.
TumCMig↓,
Glycolysis↓, Moreover, BA could suppress aerobic glycolysis of breast cancer cells presenting as a reduction of lactate production, quiescent energy phenotype transition, and downregulation of aerobic glycolysis-related proteins.
lactateProd↓, lactate production in both MDA-MB-231 and BT-549 cells was significantly reduced following BA administration
GRP78/BiP↑, (GRP78) was also identified as the molecular target of BA in inhibiting aerobic glycolysis. BA treatment led to GRP78 overexpression, and GRP78 knockdown abrogated the inhibitory effect of BA on glycolysis.
ER Stress↑, Further studies demonstrated that overexpressed GRP78 activated the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor PERK.
PERK↑,
p‑eIF2α↑, Subsequent phosphorylation of eIF2α led to the inhibition of β-catenin expression, which resulted in the inhibition of c-Myc-mediated glycolysis.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓, These findings suggested that BA inhibited the β-catenin/c-Myc pathway by interrupting the binding between GRP78 and PERK and ultimately suppressed the glycolysis of breast cancer cells.
ROS↑, (i) the induction of cancer cell apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway induced by the release of soluble factors or generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
angioG↓, (ii) the inhibition of angiogenesis [24];
Sp1/3/4↓, (iii) the degradation of transcription factor specificity protein 1 (Sp1)
DNAdam↑, (iv) the induction of DNA damage by suppressing topoisomerase I
TOP1↓,
TumMeta↓, BA Inhibits Metastasis of Highly Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells
MMP2↓, BA significantly decreased the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 secreted by breast cancer cells
MMP9↓,
N-cadherin↓, BA downregulated the levels of N-cadherin and vimentin as the mesenchymal markers, while increased E-cadherin which is an epithelial marker (Figure 2(c)), validating the EMT inhibition effects of BA in breast cancer cells.
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
EMT↓,
LDHA↓, the levels of glycolytic enzymes, including LDHA and p-PDK1/PDK1, were all decreased in a dose-dependent manner by BA
p‑PDK1↓,
PDK1↓,
ECAR↓, extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), which reflects the glycolysis activity, was retarded following BA administration.
OCR↓, oxygen consumption rate (OCR), which is a marker of mitochondrial respiration, was also decreased simultaneously
Hif1a↓, BA could reduce prostate cancer angiogenesis via inhibiting the HIF-1α/stat3 pathway [39]
STAT3↓,

1259- CAP,    Capsaicin inhibits HIF-1α accumulation through suppression of mitochondrial respiration in lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H23 - in-vitro, Lung, H2009
Hif1a↓, Under hypoxic conditions, capsaicin reduced the accumulation of HIF-1α protein
PDK1↓,
GLUT1↓,
ROS↑,
mitResp↓,
ATP↓,

5964- CEL,    Celecoxib pathways: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Review, Var, NA
COX2↓, purposefully designed as COX-2-selective inhibitors
*Pain↓, one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for the relief of pain and inflammation
*Inflam↓,
Apoptosis↑, proposed anticarcinogenic mechanisms of celecoxib include induction of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, regulation of angiogenesis, and induction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
TumCCA↑,
angioG↓,
ER Stress↑,
VEGF↓, Celecoxib treatment decreased the expression of vascular endothelial cell growth factor [53-55] and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase 9
MMP9↓,
PDK1↓, inhibition of PDK1/Akt signaling correlated with celecoxib-induced apoptosis in both colon and prostate tumor cell lines [
Akt↓,
CA↓, Carbonic anhydrases (CA), enzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide, are also inhibited by celecoxib (IC50 in the low nanomolar range)
CardioT↑, selective COX-2 inhibitors, rofecoxib, valdecoxib, and celecoxib with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death due to cardiovascular causes

5957- CEL,    Celecoxib induces apoptosis by inhibiting 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 activity in the human colon cancer HT-29 cell line
- in-vitro, Colon, HT29
COX2↓, Celecoxib, a COX-2-specific inhibitor, has been shown to reduce the number of adenomatous colorectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
PDK1↓, celecoxib induces apoptosis in the colon cancer cell line HT-29 by inhibiting the 3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) activity.
Apoptosis↓,

5956- CEL,    Direct non-cyclooxygenase-2 targets of celecoxib and their potential relevance for cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
COX2↓, Celecoxib (Celebrex®) was developed as a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor for the treatment of chronic pain.
Pain↓,
CA↓, celecoxib displayed potent CA inhibitory activity in the low nanomolar range in vitro
PDK1↓, Much excitement was generated by the finding that celecoxib could bind to and inhibit PDK1
Apoptosis↑, Celecoxib is unique among the coxibs and traditional NSAIDs, because this particular drug displays the greatest potency to induce apoptotic cell death.

2398- CGA,    Polyphenol-rich diet mediates interplay between macrophage-neutrophil and gut microbiota to alleviate intestinal inflammation
- in-vivo, Col, NA
PKM2↓, Chlorogenic acid mitigated colitis by reducing M1 macrophage polarization through suppression of pyruvate kinase M 2 (Pkm2)-dependent glycolysis and inhibition of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (Nlrp3) activation
Glycolysis↓,
NLRP3↓,
Inflam↓, Anti-inflammatory effect of chlorogenic acid is mediated through PKM2-dependent glycolysis
HK2↓, hexokinase 2 (Hk2), pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (Pdk1) and lactate dehydrogenase A (Ldha), while CGA significantly decreased this up-regulated genes level in macrophages
PDK1↓,
LDHA↓,
GLUT1↓, significant reduction in the LPS-induced increased glucose transporter protein 1 (Glut1) mRNA
ECAR↓, Importantly, the enhanced extracellular acidification rates (ECRA), indicative of glycolysis, was rescued by CGA treatment

2781- CHr,  PBG,    Chrysin a promising anticancer agent: recent perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, It can block Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/AKT/mTOR) and Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) signaling in different animals against various cancers
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MMP9↑, Chrysin strongly suppresses Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. factors that can cause cancer
uPA↓,
VEGF↓,
AR↓, Chrysin has the ability to suppress the androgen receptor (AR), a protein necessary for prostate cancer development and metastasis
Casp↑, starts the caspase cascade and blocks protein synthesis to kill lung cancer cells
TumMeta↓, Chrysin significantly decreased lung cancer metastasis i
TumCCA↑, Chrysin induces apoptosis and stops colon cancer cells in the G2/M cell cycle phase
angioG↓, Chrysin prevents tumor growth and cancer spread by blocking blood vessel expansion
BioAv↓, Chrysin’s solubility, accessibility and bioavailability may limit its medical use.
*hepatoP↑, As chrysin reduced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in rat liver cells exposed to a toxic chemical agent.
*neuroP↑, Protecting the brain against oxidative stress (GPx) may be aided by increasing levels of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx).
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*ROS↓, A decrease in oxidative stress and an increase in antioxidant capacity may result from chrysin’s anti-inflammatory properties
*Inflam↓,
*Catalase↑, Supplementation with chrysin increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes like SOD and catalase and reduced the levels of oxidative stress markers like malondialdehyde (MDA) in the colon tissue of the rats.
*MDA↓, Antioxidant enzyme activity (SOD, CAT) and oxidative stress marker (MDA) levels were both enhanced by chrysin supplementation in mouse liver tissue
ROS↓, reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress markers in the cancer cells further indicated the antioxidant activity of chrysin
BBB↑, After crossing the blood-brain barrier, it has been shown to accumulate there
Half-Life↓, The half-life of chrysin in rats is predicted to be close to 2 hours.
BioAv↑, Taking chrysin with food may increase the effectiveness of the supplement: increased by a factor of 1.8 when taken with a high-fat meal
ROS↑, In contrast to 5-FU/oxaliplatin, chrysin increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in turn causes autophagy by stopping Akt and mTOR from doing their jobs
eff↑, mixture of chrysin and cisplatin caused the SCC-25 and CAL-27 cell lines to make more oxygen free radicals. After treatment with chrysin, cisplatin, or both, the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was found to have gone up.
ROS↑, When reactive oxygen species (ROS) and calcium levels in the cytoplasm rise because of chrysin, OC cells die.
ROS↑, chrysin is the cause of death in both types of prostate cancer cells. It does this by depolarizing mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), making reactive oxygen species (ROS), and starting lipid peroxidation.
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, when chrysin is present in DU145 and PC-3 cells, the expression of a group of proteins that control ER stress goes up
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin increased the production of Notch 1 and hairy/enhancer of split 1 at the protein and mRNA levels, which stopped cells from dividing
NRF2↓, Not only did chrysin stop Nrf2 and the genes it controls from working, but it also caused MCF-7 breast cancer cells to die via apoptosis.
p‑FAK↓, After 48 hours of treatment with chrysin at amounts between 5 and 15 millimoles, p-FAK and RhoA were greatly lowered
Rho↓,
PCNA↓, Lung histology and immunoblotting studies of PCNA, COX-2, and NF-B showed that adding chrysin stopped the production of these proteins and maintained the balance of cells
COX2↓,
NF-kB↓,
PDK1↓, After the chrysin was injected, the genes PDK1, PDK3, and GLUT1 that are involved in glycolysis had less expression
PDK3↑,
GLUT1↓,
Glycolysis↓, chrysin stops glycolysis
mt-ATP↓, chrysin inhibits complex II and ATPases in the mitochondria of cancer cells
Ki-67↓, the amounts of Ki-67, which is a sign of growth, and c-Myc in the tumor tissues went down
cMyc↓,
ROCK1↓, (ROCK1), transgelin 2 (TAGLN2), and FCH and Mu domain containing endocytic adaptor 2 (FCHO2) were much lower.
TOP1↓, DNA topoisomerases and histone deacetylase were inhibited, along with the synthesis of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and (IL-1 beta), while the activity of protective signaling pathways was increased
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓, Chrysin suppressed cyclin B1 and CDK2 production in order to stop cancerous growth.
CDK2↓,
EMT↓, chrysin treatment can also stop EMT
STAT3↓, chrysin block the STAT3 and NF-B pathways, but it also greatly reduced PD-L1 production both in vivo and in vitro.
PD-L1↓,
IL2↑, chrysin increases both the rate of T cell growth and the amount of IL-2

2785- CHr,    Emerging cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying anticancer indications of chrysin
- Review, Var, NA
*NF-kB↓, suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and histamine release, downregulated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
angioG↓, upregulated apoptotic pathways [28], inhibited angiogenesis [29] and metastasis formation
TOP1↓, suppressed DNA topoisomerases [31] and histone deacetylase [32], downregulated tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β)
HDAC↓,
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
cardioP↑, promoted protective signaling pathways in the heart [34], kidney [35] and brain [8], decreased cholesterol level
RenoP↑,
neuroP↑,
LDL↓,
BioAv↑, bioavailability of chrysin in the oral route of administration was appraised to be 0.003–0.02% [55], the maximum plasma concentration—12–64 nM
eff↑, Chrysin alone and potentially in combination with metformin decreased cyclin D1 and hTERT gene expression in the T47D breast cancer cell line
cycD1/CCND1↓,
hTERT/TERT↓,
MMP-10↓, Chrysin pretreatment inhibited MMP-10 and Akt signaling pathways
Akt↓,
STAT3↓, Chrysin declined hypoxic survival, inhibited activation of STAT3, and reduced VEGF expression in hypoxic cancer cells
VEGF↓,
EGFR↓, chrysin to inhibit EGFR was reported in a breast cancer stem cell model [
Snail↓, chrysin downregulated MMP-10, reduced snail, slug, and vimentin expressions increased E-cadherin expression, and inhibited Akt signaling pathway in TNBC cells, proposing that chrysin possessed a reversal activity on EMT
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
eff↑, Fabrication of chrysin-attached to silver and gold nanoparticles crossbred reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites led to augmentation of the generation of ROS-induced apoptosis in breast cancer
TET1↑, Chrysin induced augmentation in TET1
ROS↑, Pretreatment with chrysin induced ROS formation, and consecutively, inhibited Akt phosphorylation and mTOR.
mTOR↓,
PPARα↓, Chrysin inhibited mRNA expression of PPARα
ER Stress↑, ROS production by chrysin was the critical mediator behind induction of ER stress, leading to JNK phosphorylation, intracellular Ca2+ release, and activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
Ca+2↑,
ERK↓, reduced protein expression of p-ERK/ERK
MMP↑, Chrysin pretreatment led to an increase in mitochondrial ROS creation, swelling in isolated mitochondria from hepatocytes, collapse in MMP, and release cytochrome c.
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑, Chrysin could elevate caspase-3 activity in the HCC rats group
HK2↓, chrysin declined HK-2 combined with VDAC-1 on mitochondria
NRF2↓, chrysin inhibited the Nrf2 expression and its downstream genes comprising AKR1B10, HO-1, and MRP5 by quenching ERK and PI3K-Akt pathway
HO-1↓,
MMP2↓, Chrysin pretreatment also downregulated MMP2, MMP9, fibronectin, and snail expression
MMP9↓,
Fibronectin↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, chrysin induced GRP78 overexpression, spliced XBP-1, and eIF2-α phosphorylation
XBP-1↓,
p‑eIF2α↑,
*AST↓, Chrysin administration significantly reduced AST, ALT, ALP, LDH and γGT serum activities
ALAT↓,
ALP↓,
LDH↓,
COX2↑, chrysin attenuated COX-2 and NFkB p65 expression, and Bcl-xL and β-arrestin levels
Bcl-xL↓,
IL6↓, Reduction in IL-6 and TNF-α and augmentation in caspases-9 and 3 were observed due to chrysin supplementation.
PGE2↓, Chrysin induced entire suppression NF-kB, COX-2, PG-E2, iNOS as well.
iNOS↓,
DNAdam↑, Chrysin induced apoptosis of cells by causing DNA fragmentation and increasing the proportions of DU145 and PC-3 cells
UPR↑, Also, it induced ER stress via activation of UPR proteins comprising PERK, eIF2α, and GRP78 in DU145 and PC-3 cells.
Hif1a↓, Chrysin increased the ubiquitination and degradation of HIF-1α by increasing its prolyl hydroxylation
EMT↓, chrysin was effective in HeLa cell by inhibiting EMT and CSLC properties, NF-κBp65, and Twist1 expression
Twist↓,
lipid-P↑, Chrysin disrupted intracellular homeostasis by altering MMP, cytosolic Ca (2+) levels, ROS generation, and lipid peroxidation, which plays a role in the death of choriocarcinoma cells.
CLDN1↓, Chrysin decreased CLDN1 and CLDN11 expression in human lung SCC
PDK1↓, Chrysin alleviated p-Akt and inhibited PDK1 and Akt
IL10↓, Chrysin inhibited cytokines release, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-6 induced by Ni in A549 cells.
TLR4↓, Chrysin suppressed TLR4 and Myd88 mRNA and protein expression.
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin inhibited tumor growth in ATC both in vitro and in vivo through inducing Notch1
PARP↑, Pretreating cells with chrysin increased cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3, and declined cyclin D1, Mcl-1, and XIAP.
Mcl-1↓,
XIAP↓,

1145- CHr,    Chrysin inhibits propagation of HeLa cells by attenuating cell survival and inducing apoptotic pathways
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
tumCV↓,
BAX↑,
BID↑,
BOK↑,
APAF1↑,
TNF-α↑,
FasL↑,
Fas↑,
FADD↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Mcl-1↓,
NAIP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
CDK4↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycE1↓,
TRAIL↑,
p‑Akt↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
PDK1↓,
BAD↓,
GSK‐3β↑,
AMPK↑, AMPKa
p27↑,
P53↑,

1591- Citrate,    The biological significance of cancer: mitochondria as a cause of cancer and the inhibition of glycolysis with citrate as a cancer treatment
- Analysis, NA, NA
Glycolysis↓, but the most effective inhibitor of glycolysis, which to date has not been used to fight cancer, is citrate, citric acid itself,
PDK1↓, citrate also inhibits the pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme complex [17],
SDH↓, citrate also inhibits the succinate dehydrogenase enzyme of Krebs cycle [19].

133- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits prostate cancer by targeting PGK1 in the FOXD3/miR-143 axis
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
miR-143↑, Curcumin treatment significantly upregulated miR-143 and decreased prostate cancer cell proliferation and migration.
PDK1↓, curcumin treatment inhibited PGK1 expression
FOXD3↑, Curcumin time-dependently upregulated FOXD3, which accounted for the escalating miR-143 levels with the duration of curcumin treatment.
TumCP↓, Furthermore, we showed that silencing miR-143 abrogated the effect of curcumin in inhibiting cell proliferation and migration.
TumCMig↓,
*Inflam↓, pharmaceutical properties of curcumin include antiinflammatory, antioxidant, chemo-preventative, and chemotherapeutic properties
*antiOx↑,
*chemoPv↑,
RadioS↑, underlying mechanism of curcumin in prostate cancer therapy, potentiating the clinical utility of curcumin as a chemo-preventive, chemotherapeutic, radio-, and drug-sensitizing agent.
ChemoSen↑,

463- CUR,    Curcumin induces autophagic cell death in human thyroid cancer cells
- in-vitro, Thyroid, K1 - in-vitro, Thyroid, FTC-133 - in-vitro, Thyroid, BCPAP - in-vitro, Thyroid, 8505C
TumAuto↑,
LC3II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
p‑p38↑,
p‑JNK↑,
p‑ERK↑, p-ERK1/2
p62↓,
p‑PDK1↓,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑p70S6↓,
p‑PIK3R1↓,
p‑S6↓,
p‑4E-BP1↓,

1871- DAP,    Targeting PDK1 with dichloroacetophenone to inhibit acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell growth
- in-vitro, AML, U937 - in-vivo, AML, NA
TumCP↓, DAP significantly inhibited cell proliferation, increased apoptosis induction and suppressed autophagy in AML cells in vitro
Apoptosis↑,
TumCG↓, inhibited tumor growth in an AML mouse model in vivo
PDK1↓, inhibition of PDK1 with DAP
cl‑PARP↑, increased the cleavage of pro-apoptotic proteins (PARP and Caspase 3)
Bcl-xL↓, decreased the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins (BCL-xL and BCL-2) and autophagy regulators (ULK1, Beclin-1 and Atg).
Bcl-2↓,
Beclin-1↓,
ATG3↓,
PI3K↓, DAP inhibited the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Akt↓,
eff↑, Importantly, 2,2-dichloroacetophenone (DAP) is a much more potent inhibitor of PDK1(than DCA). It is effective at concentrations in the micromolar (μM) range.

1864- DCA,  MET,    Dichloroacetate Enhances Apoptotic Cell Death via Oxidative Damage and Attenuates Lactate Production in Metformin-Treated Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a well-established drug used in the treatment of lactic acidosis which functions through inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) promoting mitochondrial metabolism
eff↑, DCA and metformin are used in combination, synergistic induction of apoptosis of breast cancer cells occurs.
ROS↑, Metformin-induced oxidative damage is enhanced by DCA through PDK1 inhibition which also diminishes metformin promoted lactate production.
PDK1↓,
lactateProd↓, also diminishes metformin promoted lactate production.
p‑PDH↑, DCA is an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) which phosphorylates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), rendering it inactive
Dose∅, DCA (2.5 mM) and metformin (1 mM)
OCR↑, DCA treated cells had a significantly higher oxygen consumption rate compared to control cells.
DNA-PK↑,
γH2AX↑, phosphorylatoin of histone H2AX (p-H2AX), which is a useful surrogate marker of such DNA damage
cl‑PARP↑, large increase of cleaved PARP
selectivity↑, Importantly, we also show that this combination of drugs does not kill non-transformed breast epithelial cells MCF10A under the same conditions in which the drugs kill cancer cells.
*toxicity∅, does not kill non-transformed breast epithelial cells MCF10A under the same conditions in which the drugs kill cancer cells.

5196- DCA,    Dichloroacetate induces apoptosis in endometrial cancer cells
- in-vitro, Var, NA
selectivity↑, Initiation of apoptosis was observed in five low to moderately invasive cancer cell lines including Ishikawa, RL95-2, KLE, AN3CA, and SKUT1B while treatment had no effect on non-cancerous 293T cells.
MMP↓, a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, and decreased Survivin transcript abundance, which are consistent with a mitochondrial-regulated mechanism.
survivin↓,
Ca+2↓, DCA treatment decreased intracellular calcium levels in most apoptotic responding cell lines which suggests a contribution from the NFAT-Kv1.5-mediated pathway.
P53↑, DCA treatment increased p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) transcripts in cell lines with an apoptotic response, suggesting involvement of a p53-PUMA-mediated mechanism.
PDK1↓, DCA binds to PDK and attenuates inhibition of PDH activity.
PDH↑,
Glycolysis↓, The increased PDH activity shifts metabolism from glycolysis to glucose oxidation and decreases mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) hyperpolarization
OXPHOS↑,
ROS↑, translocation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytoplasm, subsequently inducing apoptosis through the activation of caspases
Cyt‑c↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑,
tumCV↓, DCA Reduces Endometrial Cancer Cell Viability in a Dose-Dependent Manner
PUMA↑, DCA Increases PUMA Expression

5197- DCA,  5-FU,    Dichloroacetate attenuates hypoxia-induced resistance to 5-fluorouracil in gastric cancer through the regulation of glucose metabolism
- in-vitro, GC, NA
Glycolysis↓, dichloroacetate (DCA), an inhibitor of the glycolytic pathway.
ChemoSen↑, DCA treatment was able to re-sensitize gastric cancer cells with hypoxia-induced resistance to 5-FU through the alteration of glucose metabolism.
PDK1↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a well-known inhibitor of PDK

1608- EA,    Ellagic Acid from Hull Blackberries: Extraction, Purification, and Potential Anticancer Activity
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs
eff↑, Hull blackberry fruits into five growth periods according to color and determined the EA content in the fruits in each period. The EA content in the green fruit stage was the highest at 5.67 mg/g FW
Dose∅, EA inhibited HeLa cells with an IC50 of 35 μg/mL
*BioAv↑, EA is not sensitive to high temperatures and is not highly soluble in many solvents.
selectivity↑, selectivity index varied from 7.4 for Hela to about 1 for A549
TumCP↓, EA reduced the proliferation of human cervical cancer HeLa, SiHa, and C33A cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the inhibitory effect was significantly more pronounced in HeLa cells than in SiHa and C33A cells
Casp↑, EA reduced the proliferation of human cervical cancer HeLa, SiHa, and C33A cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the inhibitory effect was significantly more pronounced in HeLa cells than in SiHa and C33A cells
PTEN↑,
TSC1↑,
mTOR⇅,
Akt↓, AKT, PDK1 expression were down-regulated
PDK1↓,
E6↓, mRNA levels of E6/E7 were determined to decrease gradually with the increase in EA incubation time and concentration
E7↓,
DNAdam↑, When DNA damage is introduced into cells from exogenous or endogenous sources there is an increase in the amount of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ROS↑,
*BioAv↓, EA cannot be exploited for in vivo therapeutic applications in the current situation because of its poor water solubility and accordingly low bioavailability.
*BioEnh↑, As Lei [52] reported that EA in pomegranate leaf is rapidly absorbed and distributed as well as eliminated in rats
*Half-Life∅, blood concentration peaked at 0.5 h with Cmax = 7.29 μg/mL, and the drug concentration decreased to half of the original after 57 min of administration

960- HNK,    Honokiol Inhibits HIF-1α-Mediated Glycolysis to Halt Breast Cancer Growth
- vitro+vivo, BC, MCF-7 - vitro+vivo, BC, MDA-MB-231
OCR↑, which resulted in an increase in OCR and a decrease in ECAR, glucose uptake, lactic acid production and ATP production.
ECAR↓,
GlucoseCon↓, decreased glucose uptake, lactate production and ATP production in cancer cells.
lactateProd↓,
ATP↓,
Glycolysis↓,
Hif1a↓,
GLUT1↓,
HK2↓,
PDK1↓,
Apoptosis↑,
LDHA↓, upregulation of LDHA mediated by HIF-1α promoted the formation of lactic acid from pyruvate, which contributed to the acidification of the tumor microenvironment. Our experimental observation results showed that these changes were reversed by HNK

998- PB,    Phenyl butyrate inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 and contributes to its anti-cancer effect
- in-vivo, NA, NA
p‑PDH↓,
PDH↑,
PDK1↓,
HDAC↓,
Glycolysis↓, decreased glycolysis in cytoplasm
MMP↓,
Apoptosis↑,

2044- PB,  DCA,    Differential inhibition of PDKs by phenylbutyrate and enhancement of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity by combination with dichloroacetate
- in-vivo, NA, NA
PDK1↓, We investigated the inhibitory activity of phenylbutyrate toward PDKs and found that PDK isoforms 1-to-3 are inhibited whereas PDK4 is unaffected.
PDKs↓,
eff↑, phenylbutyrate combined to DCA results in greater increase of PDHC activity compared to each drug alone.
PDH↑,

2380- PBG,    Potential Strategies for Overcoming Drug Resistance Pathways Using Propolis and Its Polyphenolic/Flavonoid Compounds in Combination with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
- Review, Var, NA
Hif1a↓, Flavonoid components from propolis, as inhibitors of HIF-1, have the ability to regulate critical glycolytic components in cancer cells, including (PKM2), (LDHA), (GLUTs), (HKII), (PFK-1), and (PDK)
Glycolysis↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
GLUT2↓,
HK2↓,
PFK1↓,
PDK1↓,
chemoP↓, The positive effects of combining propolis with chemotherapeutics include reduced cytotoxicity to peripheral blood leukocytes, liver, and kidney cells.
radioP↑, Their selective nature makes them suitable for protecting normal cells while inducing cell death in cancer cells during chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

2471- RES,    Resveratrol Regulates Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Diabetic Rats by Inhibition of PDK1/AKT Phosphorylation and HIF-1α Expression
- in-vivo, Diabetic, NA
*p‑PDK1↓, RSV treatment significantly downregulated the proteins expression of p-PDK1 and p-AKT (P < 0.01) and the levels of HIF-1α (P < 0.05) and GLUT1 (P < 0.01), while significantly upregulating the level of LDLR (P < 0.05).
*p‑Akt↓,
*Hif1a↓,
*GLUT1↓,

2472- RES,    Resveratrol Restores Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) Activity and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 1 (PDK1) Expression after Hemorrhagic Injury in a Rat Model
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*SIRT1↑, However, resveratrol treatment along with resuscitation fluid restored SIRT1 activity.
*PGC-1α↑, When resveratrol was administered 10 min after the start of resuscitation, the protein level of SIRT1, PGC-1α and c-Myc in the nuclear fraction was restored.
*cMyc↑,
*PDK1↓, The experiments demonstrated a significant increase in PDK1 after T-H, which was abolished by resveratrol treatment

2469- SK,    Shikonin induces the apoptosis and pyroptosis of EGFR-T790M-mutant drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells via the degradation of cyclooxygenase-2
- in-vitro, Lung, H1975
Apoptosis↑, Shikonin induced cell apoptosis and pyroptosis by triggering the activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase and gasdermin E by elevating intracellular ROS levels
Pyro↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
GSDME↑,
ROS↑,
COX2↓, shikonin induced the degradation of COX-2 via the proteasome pathway, thereby decreasing COX-2 protein level and enzymatic activity and subsequently inhibiting the downstream PDK1/Akt and Erk1/2 signaling pathways through the induction of ROS produc
PDK1↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
eff↓, Notably, COX-2 overexpression attenuated shikonin-induced apoptosis and pyroptosis
eff↓, NAC pre-treatment inhibited the shikonin-induced activation of the caspase cascade (caspase-8/9/3) and cleavage of PARP and GSDME in H1975 cells
eff↑, Celecoxib augmented the cytotoxic effects of shikonin by promoting the apoptosis and pyroptosis of H1975 cells

2470- SK,    PKM2/PDK1 dual-targeted shikonin derivatives restore the sensitivity of EGFR-mutated NSCLC cells to gefitinib by remodeling glucose metabolism
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299
PKM2↓, Base on this, we designed a series of novel shikonin (SK) thioether derivatives as PKM2/PDK1 dual-target agents, among which the most potent compound E5 featuring a 2-methyl substitution on the benzene ring exerted significantly increased inhibitory
PDK1↓,
Glycolysis↓, E5 could significantly inhibit the proliferation and aerobic glycolysis of NSCLC cell

1003- SSE,    Sodium selenite inhibits proliferation of lung cancer cells by inhibiting NF-κB nuclear translocation and down-regulating PDK1 expression which is a key enzyme in energy metabolism expression
- vitro+vivo, Lung, NA
NF-kB↓,
PDK1↓,
p‑p65↑,
p‑IκB↑,
BAX↑,
lactateProd↓,
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑, release of Cytochrome C
mitResp↑,
Apoptosis↑,

2125- TQ,    Thymoquinone Selectively Kills Hypoxic Renal Cancer Cells by Suppressing HIF-1α-Mediated Glycolysis
- in-vitro, RCC, RCC4 - in-vitro, RCC, Caki-1
Hif1a↓, TQ reduced HIF-1α protein levels in renal cancer cells. In addition, decreased HIF-1α levels in both cytoplasm and nucleus after treatment with 10 μM of TQ were observed in Caki-1 cells
eff↝, suggesting that suppression of HIF-1α by TQ may be connected to Hsp90-mediated HIF-1α stabilization
uPAR↓, significantly downregulated the hypoxia-induced tumor promoting HIF-1α target genes, such as FN1, LOXL2, uPAR, VEGF, CA-IX, PDK1, GLUT1, and LDHA, in TQ-treated Caki-1
VEGF↓,
CAIX↓,
PDK1↓,
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓,
Glycolysis↓, we found that TQ significantly increases glucose levels in hypoxic Caki-1 and A498 cultured medium, indicating that hypoxia-induced anaerobic glycolysis is significantly suppressed by TQ treatment
e-lactateProd↓, Consistent with suppression of hypoxic glycolysis by TQ treatment, increased extracellular lactate levels under hypoxia were decreased in TQ-treated Caki-1 and A498 renal cancer cells
i-ATP↓, intracellular ATP levels were significantly decreased in TQ-treated Caki-1 and A498 cells under hypoxia

1067- VitC,    Vitamin C activates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) targeting the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in hypoxic KRAS mutant colon cancer
- in-vivo, CRC, NA
PDK1↓,
Hif1a↓,
GLUT1↓,
ATP↓, Vitamin C induced remarkable ATP depletion
MMP↓,

3140- VitC,    Vitamin-C-dependent downregulation of the citrate metabolism pathway potentiates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth arrest
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
citrate↓, pharmacological doses of vitamin C are capable of exerting an inhibitory action on the activity of CS, reducing glucose-derived citrate levels
FASN↓, Moreover, ascorbate targets citrate metabolism towards the de novo lipogenesis pathway, impairing fatty acid synthase (FASN) and ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) expression.
ACLY↓,
LDH↓, correlated with a remarkable decrease in extracellular pH through inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and overall reduced glycolytic metabolism.
Glycolysis↓,
Warburg↓, Dismissed citrate metabolism correlated with reduced Warburg effectors such as the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) and the glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1),
PDK1↓,
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓, Reduced LDHA expression was also observed after vitamin C exposure, leading to a vast extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) reduction.
ECAR↓,
PDH↑, enhancing PDH activity
eff↑, Surprisingly, an impressive 85% of tumor growth inhibition is described in the combinatory treatment of vitamin C and gemcitabine in our preclinical PDAC PDX model

3142- VitC,    Vitamin C promotes apoptosis in breast cancer cells by increasing TRAIL expression
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF12A
TET2↑, Vitamin C serves as a cofactor for TET methylcytosine dioxygenases to increase 5hmC generation.
Apoptosis↑, vitamin C treatment induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells, which was verified in two additional breast cancer cell lines.
TRAIL↑, Vitamin C upregulated TRAIL transcripts (2.3-fold increase) and increased TRAIL protein levels.
BAX↑, apoptosis promoted by vitamin C was associated with Bax and caspases activation, Bcl-xL sequestration, and cytochrome c release
Casp↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
HK2↓, downregulated genes (TFRC, PGK1, BNIP3, NDRG1, BNIP3L, ADM, PDK1, HK2)
PDK1↓,
BNIP3↓,

2301- Wog,    Flavonoids Targeting HIF-1: Implications on Cancer Metabolism
- Review, Var, NA
HK2↓, wogonin was accompanied by decreases in HKII, PDK1, and LDHA expression
PDK1↓,
LDHA↓, Wogonin treatment suppressed LDHA activity in human gastric cancer (SGC-7901) and human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cells
Hif1a↓, wogonin could reduce HIF-1α expression by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
Glycolysis↓, suppression of glycolytic-related proteins, and inhibition of PI3K/Akt signaling in vivo
P53↑, Wogonin was found to upregulate p53 and p53-inducible glycolysis in colon cancer (HCT-116), ovarian cancer (A2780), and liver cancer (HepG2) cells
GLUT1↓, also inhibited glycolysis in A2780 xenografts accompanied by the downregulation of GLUT1


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 44 of 44

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 44

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

HO-1↓, 1,   lipid-P↑, 2,   NRF2↓, 3,   p‑NRF2↓, 1,   OXPHOS↓, 1,   OXPHOS↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 13,   i-ROS↑, 1,   TrxR↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↓, 3,   i-ATP↓, 1,   mt-ATP↓, 1,   BOK↑, 1,   mitResp↓, 1,   mitResp↑, 1,   MMP↓, 5,   MMP↑, 1,   OCR↓, 2,   OCR↑, 2,   SDH↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ACLY↓, 1,   ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   CAIX↓, 1,   Cav1↑, 1,   citrate↓, 1,   cMyc↓, 4,   ECAR↓, 5,   FASN↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 3,   GLUT2↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 20,   HK2↓, 12,   lactateProd↓, 6,   e-lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↓, 3,   LDHA↓, 13,   LDL↓, 1,   PDH↑, 4,   p‑PDH↓, 1,   p‑PDH↑, 1,   PDK1↓, 41,   p‑PDK1↓, 4,   PDK3↑, 1,   PDKs↓, 2,   PFK1↓, 1,   PFK2↓, 1,   p‑PIK3R1↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 4,   PPARα↓, 1,   PPARγ↓, 1,   p‑S6↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 2,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 11,   p‑Akt↓, 6,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 10,   ASK1↑, 1,   BAD↓, 1,   BAX↑, 4,   Bcl-2↓, 5,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BID↑, 1,   Casp↑, 5,   Casp3↑, 3,   Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 3,   Cyt‑c↑, 5,   FADD↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   FasL↑, 1,   GSDME↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   p‑JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   NAIP↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p‑p38↑, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   Pyro↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 2,   TumCD↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

FOXD3↑, 1,   p‑p70S6↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

miR-143↑, 1,   miR-145↑, 1,   TET3↑, 1,   tumCV↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 2,   ER Stress↑, 4,   GRP78/BiP↑, 2,   PERK↑, 1,   UPR↑, 1,   XBP-1↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

ATG3↓, 1,   Beclin-1↓, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 1,   BNIP3↓, 1,   LC3II↑, 1,   p62↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

DNA-PK↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 3,   DNMT1↓, 1,   P53↑, 3,   PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 3,   PCNA↓, 1,   γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   cycE1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 4,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

p‑4E-BP1↓, 1,   EMT↓, 5,   ERK↓, 2,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   Gli1↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↑, 1,   HDAC↓, 2,   mTOR↓, 3,   mTOR⇅, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↑, 2,   OCT4↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 3,   PTEN↑, 6,   Shh↓, 1,   Smo↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 4,   TOP1↓, 3,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 3,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration

CA↓, 2,   Ca+2↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 6,   p‑FAK↓, 1,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP-10↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 4,   MMP9↓, 5,   MMP9↑, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   Rho↓, 1,   ROCK1↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TET1↑, 1,   TIMP1↓, 1,   TIMP2↓, 1,   TSC1↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 4,   TumCP↓, 5,   TumMeta↓, 2,   Twist↓, 1,   uPA↓, 2,   uPAR↓, 1,   Vim↓, 6,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 4,   EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 13,   VEGF↓, 8,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

BBB↑, 1,   GLUT1↓, 11,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 5,   COX2↑, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 2,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 1,   p‑IκB↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 4,   p‑p65↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,   TNF-α↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 2,   ChemoSen↑, 4,   Dose∅, 3,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 10,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 4,   TET2↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

ALAT↓, 1,   ALP↓, 1,   AR↓, 1,   E6↓, 1,   E7↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   Ki-67↓, 1,   LDH↓, 3,   PD-L1↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   CardioT↑, 1,   chemoP↓, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   Pain↓, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 234

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

PGC-1α↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

cMyc↑, 1,   Glycolysis↑, 1,   PDK1↓, 1,   p‑PDK1↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death

p‑Akt↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

Hif1a↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 3,   NF-kB↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioEnh↑, 1,   Half-Life∅, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AST↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

chemoPv↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   Pain↓, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 29

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: PDK1, Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1
6 Baicalein
4 Betulinic acid
4 Dichloroacetate
3 Celecoxib
3 Chrysin
3 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
2 5-fluorouracil
2 Berberine
2 Propolis -bee glue
2 Curcumin
2 Phenylbutyrate
2 Resveratrol
2 Shikonin
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Baicalin
1 Capsaicin
1 Chlorogenic acid
1 Citric Acid
1 Dichloroacetophenone(2,2-)
1 Metformin
1 Ellagic acid
1 Honokiol
1 Selenite (Sodium)
1 Thymoquinone
1 Wogonin
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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