HER2/EBBR2 Cancer Research Results

HER2/EBBR2, Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2: Click to Expand ⟱
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Also called erbB-2 (or ERb-2) -Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase
HER2 is a protein that helps breast cancer cells grow quickly.
HER2/neu protein is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is normally involved in cell growth and division. However, in some cancers, the HER2/neu gene is overexpressed or mutated, leading to an overproduction of the protein. This can cause cells to grow and divide uncontrollably, leading to tumor formation.


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4409- AgNPs,    Plant-based synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles using Artocarpus heterophyllus aqueous leaf extract and its anticancer activities
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
tumCV↓, , AuNPs had no anticancer activity. In contrast, AgNPs showed potent anticancer effects, with inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 124.626 and 54.981 µg/mL at 48 and 72 hours, respectively.
TumCCA↑, The AgNPs treatment increased the proportion of cells in G2/M phase, indicating the induction of mitotic catastrophe leading to cell death
cycD1/CCND1↓, AgNPs downregulated the expression of several oncogenes associated with cancer cell proliferation and survival (cyclin D1, COX-2, HER-2, and miR622
COX2↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,

258- ALA,    Effects of α-lipoic acid on cell proliferation and apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 human breast cells
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCG↓, inhibited growth
p‑Akt↓,
Akt↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, ErbB2 and ErbB3 protein and mRNA expressions
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,

2639- Api,    Plant flavone apigenin: An emerging anticancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Apigenin (4′, 5, 7-trihydroxyflavone), a major plant flavone, possessing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties
*Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
ChemoSen↑, Studies demonstrate that apigenin retain potent therapeutic properties alone and/or increases the efficacy of several chemotherapeutic drugs in combination on a variety of human cancers.
BioEnh↑, Apigenin’s anticancer effects could also be due to its differential effects in causing minimal toxicity to normal cells with delayed plasma clearance and slow decomposition in liver increasing the systemic bioavailability in pharmacokinetic studies.
chemoPv↑, apigenin highlighting its potential activity as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent.
IL6↓, In taxol-resistant ovarian cancer cells, apigenin caused down regulation of TAM family of tyrosine kinase receptors and also caused inhibition of IL-6/STAT3 axis, thereby attenuating proliferation.
STAT3↓,
NF-kB↓, apigenin treatment effectively inhibited NF-κB activation, scavenged free radicals, and stimulated MUC-2 secretion
IL8↓, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8
eff↝, The anti-proliferative effects of apigenin was significantly higher in breast cancer cells over-expressing HER2/neu but was much less efficacious in restricting the growth of cell lines expressing HER2/neu at basal levels
Akt↓, Apigenin interferes in the cell survival pathway by inhibiting Akt function by directly blocking PI3K activity
PI3K↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, apigenin administration led to the depletion of HER2/neu protein in vivo
cycD1/CCND1↓, Apigenin treatment in breast cancer cells also results in decreased expression of cyclin D1, D3, and cdk4 and increased quantities of p27 protein
CycD3↓,
p27↑,
FOXO3↑, In triple-negative breast cancer cells, apigenin induces apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway thereby increasing FOXO3a expression
STAT3↓, In addition, apigenin also down-regulated STAT3 target genes MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF and Twist1, which are involved in cell migration and invasion of breast cancer cells [
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
Twist↓,
MMP↓, Apigenin treatment of HGC-27 and SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells resulted in the inhibition of proliferation followed by mitochondrial depolarization resulting in apoptosis
ROS↑, Further studies revealed apigenin-induced apoptosis in hepatoma tumor cells by utilizing ROS generated through the activation of the NADPH oxidase
NADPH↑,
NRF2↓, Apigenin significantly sensitized doxorubicin-resistant BEL-7402 (BEL-7402/ADM) cells to doxorubicin (ADM) and increased the intracellular concentration of ADM by reducing Nrf2-
SOD↓, In human cervical epithelial carcinoma HeLa cells combination of apigenin and paclitaxel significantly increased inhibition of cell proliferation, suppressing the activity of SOD, inducing ROS accumulation leading to apoptosis by activation of caspas
COX2↓, melanoma skin cancer model where apigenin inhibited COX-2 that promotes proliferation and tumorigenesis
p38↑, Additionally, it was shown that apigenin treatment in a late phase involves the activation of p38 and PKCδ to modulate Hsp27, thus leading to apoptosis
Telomerase↓, apigenin inhibits cell growth and diminishes telomerase activity in human-derived leukemia cells
HDAC↓, demonstrated the role of apigenin as a histone deacetylase inhibitor. As such, apigenin acts on HDAC1 and HDAC3
HDAC1↓,
HDAC3↓,
Hif1a↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
angioG↓, Moreover, apigenin was found to inhibit angiogenesis, as suggested by decreased HIF-1α and VEGF expression in cancer cells
uPA↓, Furthermore, apigenin intake resulted in marked inhibition of p-Akt, p-ERK1/2, VEGF, uPA, MMP-2 and MMP-9, corresponding with tumor growth and metastasis inhibition in TRAMP mice
Ca+2↑, Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells treated with apigenin led to induction of apoptosis, accompanied by higher levels of intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and shift in Bax:Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, cytochrome c release, followed by activation casp-9, 12
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp12↑,
Casp3↑, Apigenin also augmented caspase-3 activity and PARP cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
E-cadherin↑, Apigenin treatment resulted in higher levels of E-cadherin and reduced levels of nuclear β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 in the prostates of TRAMP mice.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
CDK4↓, apigenin exposure led to decreased levels of cell cycle regulatory proteins including cyclin D1, D2 and E and their regulatory partners CDK2, 4, and 6
CDK2↓,
CDK6↓,
IGF-1↓, A reduction in the IGF-1 and increase in IGFBP-3 levels in the serum and the dorsolateral prostate was observed in apigenin-treated mice.
CK2↓, benefits of apigenin as a CK2 inhibitor in the treatment of human cervical cancer by targeting cancer stem cells
CSCs↓,
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibited the tobacco-derived carcinogen-mediated cell proliferation and migration involving the β-AR and its downstream signals FAK and ERK activation
Gli↓, Apigenin inhibited the self-renewal capacity of SKOV3 sphere-forming cells (SFC) by downregulating Gli1 regulated by CK2α
GLUT1↓, Apigenin induces apoptosis and slows cell growth through metabolic and oxidative stress as a consequence of the down-regulation of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1).

2640- Api,    Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, considerable potential for apigenin to be developed as a cancer chemopreventive agent.
ITGB4↓, apigenin inhibits hepatocyte growth factor-induced MDA-MB-231 cells invasiveness and metastasis by blocking Akt, ERK, and JNK phosphorylation and also inhibits clustering of β-4-integrin function at actin rich adhesive site
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
p‑JNK↓,
*Inflam↓, The anti-inflammatory properties of apigenin are evident in studies that have shown suppression of LPS-induced cyclooxygenase-2 and nitric oxide synthase-2 activity and expression in mouse macrophages
*PKCδ↓, Apigenin has been reported to inhibit protein kinase C activity, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), transformation of C3HI mouse embryonic fibroblasts and the downstream oncogenes in v-Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells (43, 44).
*MAPK↓,
EGFR↓, Apigenin treatment has been shown to decrease the levels of phosphorylated EGFR tyrosine kinase and of other MAPK and their nuclear substrate c-myc, which causes apoptosis in anaplastic thyroid cancer cells
CK2↓, apigenin has been shown to inhibit the expression of casein kinase (CK)-2 in both human prostate and breast cancer cells
TumCCA↑, apigenin induces a reversible G2/M and G0/G1 arrest by inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity, accompanied by increased p53 protein stability
CDK1↓, inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity
P53↓,
P21↑, Apigenin has also been shown to induce WAF1/p21 levels resulting in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer
Bax:Bcl2↑, Apigenin treatment has been shown to alter the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, associated with release of cytochrome c and induction of Apaf-1, which leads to caspase activation and PARP-cleavage
Cyt‑c↑,
APAF1↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
VEGF↓, xposure of endothelial cells to apigenin results in suppression of the expression of VEGF, an important factor in angiogenesis via degradation of HIF-1α protein
Hif1a↓,
IGF-1↓, oral administration of apigenin suppresses the levels of IGF-I in prostate tumor xenografts and increases levels of IGFBP-3, a binding protein that sequesters IGF-I in vascular circulation
IGFBP3↑,
E-cadherin↑, apigenin exposure to human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells caused increase in protein levels of E-cadherin and inhibited nuclear translocation of β-catenin and its retention to the cytoplasm
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HSPs↓, targets of apigenin include heat shock proteins (61), telomerase (68), fatty acid synthase (69), matrix metalloproteinases (70), and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity (71) HER2/neu (72), casein kinase 2 alpha
Telomerase↓,
FASN↓,
MMPs↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
CK2↓,
eff↑, The combination of sulforaphane and apigenin resulted in a synergistic induction of UGT1A1
AntiAg↑, Apigenin inhibit platelet function through several mechanisms including blockade of TxA
eff↑, ex vivo anti-platelet effect of aspirin in the presence of apigenin, which encourages the idea of the combined use of aspirin and apigenin in patients in which aspirin fails to properly suppress the TxA
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibits expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), migration and invasion of human ovarian cancer A2780 cells.
ROS↑, Apigenin generates reactive oxygen species, causes loss of mitochondrial Bcl-2 expression, increases mitochondrial permeability, causes cytochrome C release, and induces cleavage of caspase 3, 7, 8, and 9 and the concomitant cleavage of the inhibitor
Bcl-2↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp7↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑IAP2↑,
AR↓, significant decrease in AR protein expression along with a decrease in intracellular and secreted forms of PSA. Apigenin treatment of LNCaP cells
PSA↓,
p‑pRB↓, apigenin inhibited hyperphosphorylation of the pRb protein
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Inhibition of p-Akt by apigenin resulted in decreased phosphorylation of GSK-3beta.
CDK4↓, both flavonoids exhibited cell growth inhibitory effects which were due to cell cycle arrest and downregulation of the expression of CDK4
ChemoSen↑, Combination therapy of gemcitabine and apigenin enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in pancreatic cancer cells (MiaPaca-2, AsPC-1)
Ca+2↑, apigenin in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells resulted in increased apoptosis, which was associated with increases in intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and Bax:Bcl-2 ratio, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c and activation of caspase-9, calpain, caspase-3,12
cal2↑,

4805- ASTX,    Astaxanthin promotes apoptosis by suppressing growth signaling pathways in HT-29 colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, Colon, HT29
TumCP↓, ATX exhibited significant antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on HT-29 cells, with an IC50 value of 10.98 µM at 24 h
Casp3↑, reatment with ATX (10.98 µM) led to a marked increase in caspase-3 expression and a significant reduction in EGFR levels.
EGFR↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, Additionally, HER2, ERK1 and ERK2 levels were significantly downregulated
ERK↓,
Apoptosis↑, analysis revealed a significant increase in apoptotic cell populations following ATX treatment, compared to the control group.

1423- Bos,    Acetyl-11-keto-β-Boswellic Acid Suppresses Invasion of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Through The Downregulation of CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Expression
- in-vitro, Melanoma, U266 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3 - in-vitro, PC, PANC1
CXCR4↓, AKBA is a novel inhibitor of CXCR4 expression
TumCI↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, AKBA downregulated the expression of HER2 in all pancreatic cancer cells, but not in all breast cancer cell lines.
NF-kB↓,

1101- CA,  Tras,    Cooperative antitumor activities of carnosic acid and Trastuzumab in ERBB2+ breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, NA
ChemoSen↑, CA reversibly enhances Tz inhibition of cell survival, cooperatively inhibits cell migration and induces cell cycle arrest in G0/G1
HER2/EBBR2↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p62↑,

4776- CoQ10,    Antitumor properties of Coenzyme Q0 against human ovarian carcinoma cells via induction of ROS-mediated apoptosis and cytoprotective autophagy
- vitro+vivo, Ovarian, SKOV3
ROS↑, CoQ0 triggered intracellular ROS production, whereas antioxidant N-acetylcysteine prevented CoQ0-induced apoptosis, but not autophagy
eff↓, whereas antioxidant NAC N-acetylcysteine prevented CoQ0-induced apoptosis, but not autophagy
AntiCan↑, Furthermore, CoQ0 treatment to SKOV-3 xenografted nude mice reduced tumor incidence and burden
Apoptosis↑, Our findings emphasize that CoQ0 triggered ROS-mediated apoptosis and cytoprotective autophagy.
tumCV↓, CoQ0 inhibits viability and growth of human ovarian carcinoma cells
TumCG↓, CoQ0 suppresses tumor growth in SKOV-3 xenografted nude mice
TumCCA↑, CoQ0 induces G2/M cell-cycle arrest and reduces cell-cycle proteins in SKOV-3 cells
LC3s↑, CoQ0 promotes LC3 accumulation and AVOs formation in SKOV-3 cells
ERStress↑, CoQ0 triggers apoptotic death of SKOV-3 cells via mitochondrial and ER-stress signals
Beclin-1↑, CoQ0 increases Beclin-1/Bcl-2 and Bax/Bcl-2, and inhibits HER-2/neu/AKT/mTOR signalling in SKOV-3 cells
Bax:Bcl2↑,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

136- CUR,  docx,    Combinatorial effect of curcumin with docetaxel modulates apoptotic and cell survival molecules in prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Bcl-2↓, combined treatment with curcumin with docetaxel down-regulates the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins BCL-2, BCL-XL and MCL-1 in DU145 and PC3 cells
Bcl-xL↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑, Whereas, the expression of the pro-apoptotic markers BAK and BID were significantly up-regulated in curcumin with docetaxel treated group compared to curcumin and docetaxel-treated group alone
BID↑,
PARP↑, combined treatment with curcumin and docetaxel in DU145 and PC3 cells enhanced proteolysis of PARP compared
NF-kB↓, Curcumin blocks NF-κB activation in docetaxel-treated PCa cells
CDK1↓, treatment of curcumin and docetaxel significantly reduced the expression of the proliferation marker CDK-1 and inflammatory marker COX-2
COX2↓,
RTK-RAS↓,
PI3K/Akt↓, combined treatment of curcumin and docetaxel reduced the expression of PI3K, phospho-AKT, EGFR and HER2 in both DU145 and PC3 cells
EGFR↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, docetaxel in combination with curcumin down-regulates the expression of HER2 and EGFR resulting inhibition of the expression of PI3K kinase and phospho-AKT
P53↑,
ChemoSen↑, The combined treatment of curcumin and docetaxel inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis significantly higher than the curcumin and docetaxel-treated group alone.

13- CUR,    Role of curcumin in regulating p53 in breast cancer: an overview of the mechanism of action
- Review, BC, NA
P53↑, upregulated other targets including p53, death receptor (DR-5), JN-kinase, Nrf-2, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) factors
DR5↑,
JNK↑,
NRF2↑,
PPARγ↑,
HER2/EBBR2↓, (Her-2, IR, ER-a, and Fas receptor)
IR↓,
ER(estro)↓,
Fas↑,
PDGF↓, (PDGF, TGF, FGF, and EGF)
TGF-β↓,
FGF↓,
EGFR↓,
JAK↓,
PAK↓,
MAPK↓,
ATPase↓, (ATPase, COX-2, and matrix metalloproteinase enzyme [MMP])
COX2↓,
MMPs↓,
IL1↓, inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and IL-18)
IL2↓,
IL5↓,
IL6↓,
IL8↓,
IL12↓,
IL18↓,
NF-kB↓,
NOTCH1↓,
STAT1↓,
STAT4↓,
STAT5↓,
STAT3↓,

668- EGCG,    The Potential Role of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) in Breast Cancer Treatment
- Review, BC, MCF-7 - Review, BC, MDA-MB-231
HER2/EBBR2↓,
EGFR↓,
mtDam↑,
ROS↑,
PI3K/Akt↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
PTEN↑,
Bcl-2↓,
hTERT/TERT↓,
STAT3↓,
TumCCA↑, EGCG causes cell cycle arrest by preventing cyclin accumulation D1
Hif1a↓,

649- EGCG,  CUR,  PI,    Targeting Cancer Hallmarks with Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG): Mechanistic Basis and Therapeutic Targets
- Review, Var, NA
*BioEnh↑, increase EGCG bioavailability is using other natural products such as curcumin and piperine
EGFR↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
IGF-1↓,
MAPK↓,
ERK↓, reduction in ERK1/2 phosphorylation
RAS↓,
Raf↓, Raf-1
NF-kB↓, Numerous investigations have proven that EGCG has an inhibitory effect on NF-κB
p‑pRB↓, EGCG were displayed to reduce the phosphorylation of Rb, and as a result, cells were arrested in G1 phase
TumCCA↑, arrested in G1 phase
Glycolysis↓, EGCG has been found to inhibit key enzymes involved in glycolysis, such as hexokinase and pyruvate kinase, thereby disrupting the Warburg effect and inhibiting tumor cell growth
Warburg↓,
HK2↓,
Pyruv↓,

1322- EMD,    The versatile emodin: A natural easily acquired anthraquinone possesses promising anticancer properties against a variety of cancers
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
EMT↓,
TGF-β↓,
DNAdam↑,
ER Stress↑,
TumCCA↑,
ATP↓,
NF-kB↓,
CYP1A1↑,
STAC2↓,
JAK↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
MAPK↓,
FASN↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ChemoSen↑, DOX combined with emodin can improve the sensitivity of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells to chemotherapy
eff↑, emodin was reported to increase the anti-proliferative effect of an EGFR inhibitor (afatinib) against PC through downregulation of EGFR by promoting STAT3
ChemoSen↑, gemcitabine combined with emodin increased cell death
angioG↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP2↓,
eNOS↓,
FOXD3↑,
MMP9↓,
TIMP1↑,

1323- EMD,    Anticancer action of naturally occurring emodin for the controlling of cervical cancer
- Review, Cerv, NA
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase
DNAdam↑,
mTOR↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
TGF-β↑,
SMAD3↓,
p‑SMAD4↓,
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
CXCR4↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ER Stress↓,
TumAuto↑, can increase the level of autophagy in A549 lung cancer cells, but did not affect autophagy in healthy non-cancerous Ha CaT cells
NOTCH1↓,

2826- FIS,    Fisetin induces apoptosis in breast cancer MDA-MB-453 cells through degradation of HER2/neu and via the PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-453
Apoptosis↑, fisetin induced apoptosis of these cells by various mechanisms, such as inactivation of the receptor, induction of proteasomal degradation, decreasing its half-life, decreasing enolase phosphorylation, and alteration of PI3K/AKT
p‑ENO1↓,
DNAdam↑, displaying DNA fragmentation pattern
PI3K↑, Fisetin increased PI3K activity at 10 uM, which gradually declines on treatment with higher concentrations (25 or 50 uM)
p‑Akt↑, Fisetin (10 uM) increased phosphorylation of Akt in MDA-MB-453 cells greater than control. Higher concentrations of fisetin (25 or 50 uM) gradually decreased the phosphorylation of Akt.
HER2/EBBR2↓, fisetin induced HER2 depletion

2828- FIS,    Fisetin, a Potent Anticancer Flavonol Exhibiting Cytotoxic Activity against Neoplastic Malignant Cells and Cancerous Conditions: A Scoping, Comprehensive Review
- Review, Var, NA
*neuroP↑, As a hydrophobic agent, FIS readily penetrates cell membranes and accumulates in cells to exert neuroprotective, neurotrophic and antioxidant effects
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓, FIS treatment may include alleviating inflammation, cell apoptosis and oxidative stress
RenoP↑, alleviates cell apoptosis and inflammation in acute kidney injury
COX2↓, FIS induces apoptosis in various tumor cells by, for example, inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2, inhibiting the Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB pathway, activating the caspase-3 cascade
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
Casp3↑,
Ca+2↑, activating the caspase-3 and Ca2+ dependent endonuclease, and activating the caspase-8/caspase-3 dependent pathway via ERK1/2.
Casp8↑,
TumCCA↑, FIS controls the cell cycle and inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in human cancer cell lines,
CDK1↓,
PI3K↓, by inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling [20], mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) [21], and nuclear transcription factor (NF-κB)
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MAPK↓,
*P53↓, FIS inhibits aging by reducing p53, p21 and p16 expression in mouse and human tissues
*P21↓,
*p16↓,
mTORC1↓, FIS induces autophagic cell death by inhibiting both the mTORC1 and mTORC2 pathways
mTORC2↓,
P53↑, FIS significantly increases the expression of p53 and p21 proteins and lowers the levels of cyclin D1 [27,28], cyclin A, CDK4 and CDK2, thus contributing to cell-cycle arrest.
P21↑,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
BAX↑, FIS also increases Bax [27,28] and Bak [27] protein expression, but reduces the levels of Bcl-2 [27,28], Bcl-xL [27] and PCNA [28], and then starts the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Bcl-2↓,
PCNA↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, FIS reduces HER2 tyrosine phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner and aids in proteasomal degradation of HER2 rather than lysosomal degradation
Cyt‑c↑, FIS cells causes destabilization of the mitochondrial membrane and an increase in cytochrome c levels, which is consistent with the loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity.
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp9↑,
MMP2↓, FIS reduces the enzymatic activity of both MMP-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
cl‑PARP↑, cell membrane, mitochondrial depolarization, activation of caspase-7, -8 and -9, and cleavage of PARP
uPA↓, interestingly, the promoter activity of the uPA gene is suppressed by FIS
DR4↑, induces upregulation of DR4 and DR5 death receptor expression in a dose-dependent manner
DR5↑,
ROS↓, FIS induces an increase in intracellular Ca2+ but reduces the production of ROS in WEHI-3 cells (myelomonocytic leukemia)
AIF↑, It also increases the levels of caspase-3 and AIF mRNA, but also increases necrosis markers including RIP3 and PARP1
CDC25↓, FIS reduces the expression of cdc25a, but increases the expression of p-p53, Chk1, p21 and p27, which may lead to a G0/G1 arrest.
Dose↑, FIS in concentrations from 0 to 10 μM does not affect cell viability; however, its use at concentrations of 20–40 μM significantly reduces the viability of lung cancer cells
CHOP↑, CaKi : FIS induces upregulation of CHOP expression and ROS production
ROS↑, NCI-H460 :FIS increases the ER stress signaling FIS increases the level of mitochondrial ROS FIS induces mitochondrial Ca2+ overloading and ER stress FIS induced ER stress-mediated cell death via activation of the MAPK pathway
cMyc↓, FIS influences proliferation related genes such as cyclin D1, c-myc and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 by downregulating them.
cardioP↑, cardioprotective activity

2829- FIS,    Fisetin: An anticancer perspective
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, Being a potent anticancer agent, fisetin has been used to inhibit stages in the cancer cells (proliferation, invasion), prevent cell cycle progression, inhibit cell growth, induce apoptosis, cause polymerase (PARP) cleavage
TumCI↓,
TumCCA↑,
TumCG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
PKCδ↓, fisetin also suppresses the activation of the PKCα/ROS/ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK signaling pathways, reduces the NF‐κB activation, and down‐regulates the level of the oncoprotein securin
ROS↓,
ERK↓,
NF-kB↓,
survivin↓,
ROS↑, In human multiple myeloma U266 cells, fisetin stimulated the production of free radical species that led to apoptosis
PI3K↓, Multiple studies also authenticated the anticancer role of fisetin through various signaling pathways such as blocking of mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR)
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MAPK↓, phosphatidylinositol‐3‐kinase/protein kinase B, mitogen‐activated protein kinases (MAPK)‐dependent nuclear factor kappa‐light‐chain‐enhancer of activated B cells (NF‐κB), and p38, respectively,
p38↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, (HER2)/neu‐overexpressing breast cancer cell lines. Fisetin caused induction through inactivating the receptor, inducing the degradation of the proteasomes, reducing its half‐life
EMT↓, In addition, mutation of epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT)
PTEN↑, up‐regulation of expression of PTEN mRNA and protein were reported after fisetin treatment
HO-1↑, In breast cancer cells (4T1 and JC cells), fisetin increased HO‐1 mRNA and protein expressions, elevated Nrf2 expression
NRF2↑,
MMP2↓, fisetin reduced MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 enzyme activity and gene expression for both mRNA levels and protein
MMP9↓,
MMP↓, fisetin treatment further led to permeabilization of mitochondrial membrane, activation of caspase‐8 and caspase‐9, as well as the cleavage of poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase 1
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
TRAILR↑, enhanced the levels of TRAIL‐R1
Cyt‑c↑, mitochondrial releasing of cytochrome c into cytosol, up‐regulation and down‐regulation of X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
XIAP↓,
P53↑, fisetin also enhanced the protein p53 levels
CDK2↓, lowered cell number, the activities of CDK‐2,4)
CDK4↓,
CDC25↓, it also decreased cell division cycle protein levels (CDC)2 and CDC25C, and CDC2 activity (Lu et al., 2005)
CDC2↓,
VEGF↓, down‐regulating the expressions of p‐ERK1/2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1(VEGFR1), p38, and pJNK, respectively
DNAdam↑, Fisetin (80 microM) showed dose‐dependently caused DNA fragmentation, induced cellular swelling and apoptotic death, and showed characteristics of apoptosis.
TET1↓, lowered the TET1 expression levels
CHOP↑, caused up‐regulation of (C/EBP) homologous protein (CHOP) expression and reactive oxygen species production,
CD44↓, down‐regulation of CD44 and CD133 markers
CD133↓,
uPA↓, down‐regulation of levels of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 (MMP‐2), urokinase‐type plasminogen activator (uPA),
CSCs↓, Being a potent anticancer agent, fisetin administration in in vitro and in vivo studies in kidney renal stem cells (HuRCSCs) effectively inhibited cancer cell stages such as proliferation,

4507- GLA,    Effect of γ-Linolenic Acid on the Transcriptional Activity of the Her-2/neu (erbB-2) Oncogene
- in-vitro, BC, BT474 - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-453 - in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, GC, NCI-N87
HER2/EBBR2↓, GLA treatment substantially reduced Her-2/neu protein levels in the Her-2/neu–overexpressing cell lines BT-474, SK-Br3, and MDA-MB-453 (breast cancer), SK-OV3 (ovarian cancer), and NCI-N87

2898- HNK,    Honokiol Suppression of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Gastric Cancer Cell Biological Activity and Its Mechanism
- in-vitro, GC, AGS - in-vitro, GC, NCI-N87 - in-vitro, BC, MGC803 - in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901
TumCP↓, Honokiol suppressed cell proliferation via increasing cell apoptosis, invasion, and migration with dose dependence.
Apoptosis↑,
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, HER2 protein expression was significantly depressed in honokiol-treated groups
TumCCA↑, results show that Hon kept the cell cycle in G1 phase, which might be the cause of the cell apoptosis rate increase.
PI3K↓, PI3K, AKT, and MMP-9 protein and mRNA expression of Hon-treated groups were significantly suppressed
Akt↓,
MMP9↓,
P21↑, increase P21 protein and gene expression

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
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↓,

4922- PEITC,    Phenethyl Isothiocyanate: A comprehensive review of anti-cancer mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
Risk↓, strong inverse relationship between dietary intake of cruciferous vegetables and the incidence of cancer.
AntiCan↑, Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) is present as gluconasturtiin in many cruciferous vegetables with remarkable anti-cancer effects.
TumCP↓, PEITC targets multiple proteins to suppress various cancer-promoting mechanisms such as cell proliferation, progression and metastasis
TumMeta↓,
ChemoSen↑, combination of PEITC with conventional anti-cancer agents is also highly effective in improving overall efficacy
*BioAv↑, ITCs are released from glucosinolates by the action of the enzyme myrosinase. The enzyme myrosinase can be activated by cutting or chewing the vegetables, but heating can destroy its activity
*other↝, Although water cress and broccoli are known to be the richest source, PEITC can also be obtained from turnips and radish
*Dose↝, In a study conducted with human volunteers, approximately 2 to 6 mg of PEITC was found to be released by the consumption of one ounce of watercress
Dose↓, significant anti-cancer effects can be achieved at micromolar concentrations of PEITC.
*BioAv↑, PEITC is highly bioavailable after oral administration. A single dose of 10–100 μmol/kg PEITC in rats resulted in bioavailability ranging between 90–114%
*Dose↝, Furthermore, about 928.5±250nM peak plasma concentration of PEITC was achieved in human subjects, after the consumption of 100g watercress.
*Half-Life↝, time to reach peak plasma concentration was observed to be 2.6h±1.1h with a t1/2 4.9±1.1h
*toxicity↝, long term studies are required to establish the safety profile of PEITC, since regular intake of PEITC can cause its accumulation resulting in cumulative effects, which could be toxic.
GSH↓, The conjugation of PEITC with intracellular glutathione and the subsequent removal of the conjugate result in depletion of glutathione and alteration in redox homeostasis leading to oxidative stress
ROS↑, PEITC-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is known to be a general mechanism of action leading to cytotoxic effects, especially specific to cancer cells
CYP1A1↑, PEITC on one hand causes induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1A2; however, it inhibits activity of certain CytP450 enzymes, such as CYP2E1, CYP3A4 and CYP2A3
CYP1A2↑,
P450↓,
CYP2E1↑,
CYP3A4↓,
CYP2A3/CYP2A6↓,
*ROS↓, PEITC treatment caused a significant increase in the activities of ROS detoxifying enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase1, superoxide dismutase 1 and 2. This was also confirmed in human study where subjects were administered watercress, a major sour
*GPx1↑,
*SOD1↑,
*SOD2↑,
Akt↓, PEITC inhibits Akt, a component of Ras signaling to inhibit tumor growth in several cancer types
EGFR↓, PEITC is also known to inhibit EGFR and HER2, which are important growth factors and regulators of Akt in different cancer models
HER2/EBBR2↓,
P53↑, PEITC-mediated activation of another tumor suppressor, p53 was observed in oral squamous cell carcinoma, causing G0/G1 phase arrest in multiple myeloma,
Telomerase↓, PEITC has been shown to inhibit telomerase activity in prostate and cervical cancer cells
selectivity↑, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which also has been shown to be the basis of selectivity of PEITC toward cancer cells leaving normal cells undamaged [
MMP↓, ROS generation by PEITC leads to mitochondrial deregulation and modulation of proteins like Bcl2, BID, BIM and BAX, causing the release of cytochrome c into cytosol leading to apoptosis
Cyt‑c↑,
Apoptosis↑,
DR4↑, induction of death receptors and Fas-mediated apoptosis
Fas↑,
XIAP↓, PEITC-mediated suppression of anti-apoptotic proteins like XIAP and survivin, which are up-regulated in cancer cells
survivin↓,
TumAuto↑, PEITC induces autophagic cell death in cancer cells
Hif1a↓, PEITC directly or indirectly suppresses HIF1α
angioG↓, is possible that PEITC can block angiogenesis by non-hypoxic mechanisms also.
MMPs↓, Various studies with PEITC have shown suppression of invasion through inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases along with anti-metastatic effects caused by suppression of ERK kinase activity and transcriptional activity of NFkB
ERK↓,
NF-kB↓,
EMT↓, PEITC was also known to inhibit processes, such as epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), cell invasion and migration, which are essential pre-requisites for metastasis
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
Glycolysis↓, reduced rates of glycolysis in PEITC-treated cells and depletion of ATP lead to death in prostate cancer cells
ATP↓,
selectivity↑, PEITC (5μM) treatment suppressed glycolysis in the cancer cells, but no changes were observed in normal cells.
*antiOx↑, the antioxidant effect is achieved at very low ITC levels in normal cells as shown in various animal models
Dose↝, At higher concentrations, ITCs may generate ROS by depleting antioxidant levels. PEITC is known to cause ROS generation, which is the major mechanism of toxicity in cancer cells
other↝, There is a continuous leakage of electrons from the electron transport chain (ETC), which is major source of ROS production. PEITC causes generation of endogenous ROS by disrupting mitochondrial respiratory chain
OCR↓, PEITC also inhibits mitochondrial complex III activity and reduces the oxygen consumption rate in prostate cancer cells
GSH↓, PEITC binds to GSH and causes its depletion in cancer cells leading to ROS-induced cell damage
ITGB1↓, PEITC was found to inhibit major integrins, such as ITGB1, ITGA2 and ITGA6 in prostate cancer cells
ITGB6↓,
ChemoSen↑, Using pre-clinical studies, improved outcomes were observed when the conventional agents, such as docetaxel, metformin, vinblastine, doxorubicin and HDAC inhibitors were combined with PEITC

2948- PL,    The promising potential of piperlongumine as an emerging therapeutics for cancer
- Review, Var, NA
tumCV↓, inhibit different hallmarks of cancer such as cell survival, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal-transition, metastases,
TumCP↓,
TumCI↓,
angioG↓,
EMT↓,
TumMeta↓,
*hepatoP↑, A study demonstrated the hepatoprotective effects of P. longum via decreasing the rate of lipid peroxidation and increasing glutathione (GSH) levels
*lipid-P↓,
*GSH↑,
cardioP↑, cardioprotective effect
CycB/CCNB1↓, downregulated the mRNA expression of the cell cycle regulatory genes such as cyclin B1, cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK)-1, CDK4, CDK6, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)
cycD1/CCND1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK1↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
PCNA↓,
Akt↓, suppression of the Akt/mTOR pathway by PL was also associated with the partial inhibition of glycolysis
mTOR↓,
Glycolysis↓,
NF-kB↓, Suppression of the NF-κB signaling pathway and its related genes by PL was reported in different cancers
IKKα↓, inactivation of the inhibitor of NF-κB kinase subunit beta (IKKβ)
JAK1↓, PL efficiently inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, and migration by blocking the JAK1,2/STAT3 signaling pathway
JAK2↓,
STAT3↓,
ERK↓, PL also negatively regulates ERK1/2 signaling pathways, thereby suppressing the level of c-Fos in CRC cells
cFos↓,
Slug↓, PL was found to downregulate slug and upregulate E-cadherin and inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer cells
E-cadherin↑,
TOP2↓, ↓topoisomerase II, ↑p53, ↑p21, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax, ↑Cyt C, ↑caspase-3, ↑caspase-7, ↑caspase-8
P53↑,
P21↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
p‑HER2/EBBR2↓, ↓p-HER1, ↓p-HER2, ↓p-HER3
HO-1↑, ↑Apoptosis, ↑HO-1, ↑Nrf2
NRF2↑,
BIM↑, ↑BIM, ↑cleaved caspase-9 and caspase-3, ↓p-FOXO3A, ↓p-Akt
p‑FOXO3↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓Sp1, ↓Sp3, ↓Sp4, ↓cMyc, ↓EGFR, ↓survivin, ↓cMET
cMyc↓,
EGFR↓,
survivin↓,
cMET↓,
NQO1↑, G2/M phase arrest, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓p-Akt, ↑Bad, ↓Bcl-2, ↑NQO1, ↑HO-1, ↑SOD2, ↑p21, ↑p-ERK, ↑p-JNK,
SOD2↑,
TrxR↓, G2/M cell cycle arrest, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓GSH, ↓TrxR
MDM2↓, ↑ROS, ↓MDM-2, ↓cyclin B1, ↓Cdc2, G2/M phase arrest, ↑p-eIF2α, ↑ATF4, KATO III ↑CHOP, ↑apoptosis
p‑eIF2α↑,
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
MDA↑, ↑ROS, ↓TrxR1, ↑cleaved caspase-3, ↑CHOP, ↑MDA
Ki-67↓, ↓Ki-67, ↓MMP-9, ↓Twist,
MMP9↓,
Twist↓,
SOX2↓, ↓SOX2, ↓NANOG, ↓Oct-4, ↑E-cadherin, ↑CK18, ↓N-cadherin, ↓vimentin, ↓snail, ↓slug
Nanog↓,
OCT4↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
TumW↓, ↓Tumor weight, ↓tumor growth
TumCG↓,
HK2↓, ↓HK2
RB1↓, ↓Rb
IL6↓, ↓IL-6, ↓IL-8,
IL8↓,
SOD1↑, ↑SOD1
RadioS↑, ombination with PL, very low intensity of radiation is found to be effective in cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, PL as a chemosensitizer which sensitized the cancer cells towards the commercially available chemotherapeutics
toxicity↓, PL does not have any adverse effect on the normal functioning of the liver and kidney.
Sp1/3/4↓, In vitro SKBR3 ↓Sp1, ↓Sp3, ↓Sp4
GSH↓, In vitro MCF-7 ↓CDK1, G2/M phase arrest ↓CDK4, ↓CDK6, ↓PCNA, ↓p-CDK1, ↑cyclin B1, ↑ROS, ↓GSH, ↓p-IκBα,
SOD↑, In vitro PANC-1, MIA PaCa-2 ↑ROS, ↑SOD1, ↑GSTP1, ↑HO-1

100- QC,    Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cell Colony Formation by the Flavonoid Quercetin Correlates with Modulation of Specific Regulatory Genes
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
cycD1/CCND1↓, CCND1, CCND2, CCND3
cycE/CCNE↓, CCNE1, CCNE2
CDK2↓,
CDK4/6↓, CDK4, CDK8
E2Fs↓, E2F2, E2F3
PCNA↓,
cDC2↓,
PTEN↑,
MSH2↑,
P21↑,
EP300↑, p300
BRCA1↑,
NF2↑,
TSC1↑,
TGFβR1↑, TGFβR2
P53↑,
RB1↑, Rb
AKT1↓,
cMyc↓,
CDC7↓,
cycF↓, CCNF
CDC16↓,
CUL4B↑, CUL4B, a member of the cullin gene family that is also known to be involved in control of the cell cycle, was significantly up-regulated by quercetin.
CBP↑,
TSC2↑,
HER2/EBBR2↓, erb-2
BCR↓,
TumCCA↑, quercetin significantly inhibited the expression of specific oncogenes and genes controlling G1, S, G2, and M phases of the cell cycle.
chemoPv↑, Our results correlate with those of nutritional studies that support the roles of dietary bioflavonoids as cancer chemopreventive agents.

3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, Quercetin can inhibit HGF-induced melanoma cell migration by inhibiting the activation of c-Met and its downstream Gabl, FAK and PAK [84]
TumCCA↑, stimulation of cell cycle arrest at the G1 stage
p‑pRB↓, mediated through regulation of p21 CDK inhibitor and suppression of pRb phosphorylation resulting in E2F1 sequestering.
CDK2↑, low dose of quercetin has brought minor DNA injury and Chk2 induction
CycB/CCNB1↓, quercetin has a role in the reduction of cyclin B1 and CDK1 levels,
CDK1↓,
EMT↓, quercetin suppresses epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell proliferation through modulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway
PI3K↓, quercetin on other pathways such as PI3K, MAPK and WNT pathways have also been validated in cervical cancer
MAPK↓,
Wnt↓,
ROS↑, colorectal cancer, quercetin has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis through various mechanisms including affecting cell proliferation, production of reactive oxygen species and expression of miR-21
miR-21↑,
Akt↓, Figure 1 anti-cancer mechanisms
NF-kB↓,
FasL↑,
Bak↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↓,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
PARP↓,
CHOP↑,
ROS↓,
LDH↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ERK↑,
MDA↓,
SOD↑,
GSH↑,
NRF2↑,
VEGF↓,
PDGF↓,
EGF↓,
FGF↓,
TNF-α↓,
TGF-β↓,
VEGFR2↓,
EGFR↓,
FGFR1↓,
mTOR↓,
cMyc↓,
MMPs↓,
LC3B-II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
IL1β↓,
CRP↓,
IL10↓,
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
TLR4↓,
Shh↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
NOTCH↓,
DR5↑, quercetin has enhanced DR5 expression in prostate cancer cells
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Quercetin has also suppressed the upsurge of hsp70 expression in prostate cancer cells following heat treatment and enhanced the quantity of subG1 cells
CSCs↓, Quercetin could also suppress cancer stem cell attributes and metastatic aptitude of isolated prostate cancer cells through modulating JNK signaling pathway
angioG↓, Quercetin inhibits angiogenesis-mediated of human prostate cancer cells through negatively modulating angiogenic factors (TGF-β, VEGF, PDGF, EGF, bFGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, MMP-2, and MMP-9)
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
IGFBP3↑, Quercetin via increasing the level of IGFBP-3 could induce apoptosis in PC-3 cells
uPA↓, Quercetin through decreasing uPA and uPAR expression and suppressing cell survival protein and Ras/Raf signaling molecules could decrease prostate cancer progression
uPAR↓,
RAS↓,
Raf↓,
TSP-1↑, Quercetin through TSP-1 enhancement could effectively inhibit angiogenesis

4662- RES,    A Promising Resveratrol Analogue Suppresses CSCs in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer via Inhibition of the ErbB2 Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, NSCLC, A549 - in-vitro, NSCLC, H460
CSCs↓, YI-12 suppress CSCs-related proteins, indicated by decreased expression of CSC-enhancing molecules such as CD133-, OCT4-, and CSC-related protein β-catenin
CD133↓,
OCT4↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, In conclusion, we highlight the novel resveratrol derivative YI-12 for its ability to inhibit CSCs through the ErbB2 signaling pathway.
TumCP↓, YI-12 Inhibits the Proliferation and Decreases the Colony Formation
PI3K↓, YI-12 Suppresses Human Lung CSCs via the ErbB2-Downregulated PI3K/AKT Pathway
Akt↓,
ALDH1A1↓, YI-12, has been found to enhance the suppression of CSCs such as CD133, ALDH1A1, and OCT4.
eff↑, YI-12 was found to be more potent than its parent compound in terms of both cytotoxicity and selectivity.

3002- RosA,    Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, SW480 colon cancer cells and found RE to significantly decrease cell growth at a concentration of 31.25 µg/mL (48 h),
TumCP↓, Cell proliferation was dramatically decreased and cell cycle arrest was induced in HT-29 and SW480 c
TumCCA↑,
ChemoSen↑, RE enhanced the inhibitory effects of the chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on proliferation and sensitized 5-FU resistant cells
NRF2↑, HCT116 ↑ Nrf2, ↑ PERK, ↑ sestrin-2, ↑ HO-1, ↑ cleaved-casp 3
PERK↑,
SESN2↑,
HO-1↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
ROS↑, HT-29 ↑ ROS accumulation, ↑ UPR, ↑ ER-stress
UPR↑,
ER Stress↑,
CHOP↑, HT-29: ↑ ROS levels, ↑ HO-1 and CHOP
HER2/EBBR2↓, SK-BR-3: ↑ FOS levels, ↑ PARP cleavage, ↓ HER2, ↓ ERBB2, ↓ ERα receptor.
ER-α36↓,
PSA↓, LNCaP : ↑ CHOP, ↓ PSA production, ↑ Bax, ↑ cleaved-casp 3, ↓ androgen receptor expression
BAX↑,
AR↓,
P-gp↓, A2780: ↓ P-glyco protein, ↑ cytochrome c gene, ↑ hsp70 gene
Cyt‑c↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
eff↑, This study noted that the rosemary essential oil was more potent than its individual components (α-pinene, β-pinene, 1,8-cineole) when tested alone at the same concentrations.
p‑Akt↓, A549: ↓ p-Akt, ↓ p-mTOR, ↓ p-P70S6K, ↑ PARP cleavage
p‑mTOR↓,
p‑P70S6K↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↑, RE containing 10 µM equivalent of CA, or 10 µM CA alone (96 h) potentiated the ability of vitamin D derivatives to inhibit cell viability and proliferation, induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and increase differentiation of WEHI-3BD murine leukem

2448- SFN,    Sulforaphane and bladder cancer: a potential novel antitumor compound
- Review, Bladder, NA
Apoptosis↑, Recent studies have demonstrated that Sulforaphane not only induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in BC cells, but also inhibits the growth, invasion, and metastasis of BC cells
TumCG↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
glucoNG↓, Additionally, it can inhibit BC gluconeogenesis
ChemoSen↑, demonstrate definite effects when combined with chemotherapeutic drugs/carcinogens.
TumCCA↑, SFN can block the cell cycle in G2/M phase, upregulate the expression of Caspase3/7 and PARP cleavage, and downregulate the expression of Survivin, EGFR and HER2/neu
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
survivin↓,
EGFR↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ATP↓, SFN inhibits the production of ATP by inhibiting glycolysis and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in BC cells in a dose-dependent manner
Glycolysis↓,
mt-OXPHOS↓,
AKT1↓, dysregulation of glucose metabolism by inhibiting the AKT1-HK2 axis
HK2↓,
Hif1a↓, Sulforaphane inhibits glycolysis by down-regulating hypoxia-induced HIF-1α
ROS↑, SFN can upregulate ROS production and Nrf2 activity
NRF2↑,
EMT↓, inhibiting EMT process through Cox-2/MMP-2, 9/ ZEB1 and Snail and miR-200c/ZEB1 pathways
COX2↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
Zeb1↓,
Snail↓,
HDAC↓, FN modulates the histone status in BC cells by regulating specific HDAC and HATs,
HATs↓,
MMP↓, SFN upregulates ROS production, induces mitochondrial oxidative damage, mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, cytochrome c release
Cyt‑c↓,
Shh↓, SFN significantly lowers the expression of key components of the SHH pathway (Shh, Smo, and Gli1) and inhibits tumor sphere formation, thereby suppressing the stemness of cancer cells
Smo↓,
Gli1↓,
BioAv↝, SFN is unstable in aqueous solutions and at high temperatures, sensitive to oxygen, heat and alkaline conditions, with a decrease in quantity of 20% after cooking, 36% after frying, and 88% after boiling
BioAv↝, It has been reported that the ability of individuals to use gut myrosinase to convert glucoraphanin into SFN varies widely
Dose↝, Excitingly, it has been reported that daily oral administration of 200 μM SFN in melanoma patients can achieve plasma levels of 655 ng/mL with good tolerance

1458- SFN,    Sulforaphane Impact on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Bladder Carcinoma
- Review, Bladder, NA
HDAC↓, SFN’s role as a natural HDAC-inhibitor is highly relevant
eff↓, SFN exerts stronger anti-proliferative effects on bladder cancer cell lines under hypoxia, compared to normoxic conditions
TumW↓, mice, SFN (52 mg/kg body weight) for 2 weeks reduced tumor weight by 42%
TumW↓, In another study a 63% inhibition was noted when tumor bearing mice were treated with SFN (12 mg/kg body weight) for 5 weeks
angioG↓,
*toxicity↓, In both investigations, the administration of SFN did not evoke apparent toxicity
GutMicro↝, SFN may protect against chemical-induced bladder cancer by normalizing the composition of gut microbiota and repairing pathophysiological destruction of the gut barrier,
AntiCan↑, A prospective study involving nearly 50,000 men indicated that high cruciferous vegetable consumption may reduce bladder cancer risk
ROS↑, Evidence shows that SFN upregulates the ROS level in T24 bladder cancer cells to induce apoptosis
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8∅,
cl‑PARP↑,
TRAIL↑, ROS generation promotes tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) sensitivity
DR5↑,
eff↓, Blockade of ROS generation inhibited apoptotic activity and prevented Nrf2 activation in cells treated with SFN, pointing to a direct effect of ROS on apoptosis
NRF2↑, SFN potently inhibits carcinogenesis via activation of the Nrf2 pathway
ER Stress↑, endoplasmic reticulum stress evoked by SFN
COX2↓, downregulates COX-2 in T24 cells
EGFR↓, downregulation of both the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ChemoSen↑, gemcitabine/cisplatin and SFN triggered pathway alterations in bladder cancer may open new therapeutic strategies, including a combined treatment regimen to cause additive effects.
NF-kB↓,
TumCCA?, cell cycle at the G2/M phase
p‑Akt↓,
p‑mTOR↓,
p70S6↓,
p19↑, p19 and p21, are elevated under SFN
P21↑,
CD44↓, CD44s expression correlates with induced intracellular levels of ROS in bladder cancer cells variants v3–v7 on bladder cancer cells following SFN exposure
CSCs↓, CD44 is not only involved in cytoskeletal changes and cellular motility but also serves as a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker

3301- SIL,    Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid
- Review, Var, NA
Inflam↓, graphical abstract
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCG↓,
angioG↓,
chemoP↑, The chemo-protective effects of silymarin and silibinin propose that they could be applied to decrease the side effects and increase the anti-tumor effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in different types of cancers.
radioP↑,
p‑ERK↓, fig 2
p‑p38↓,
p‑JNK↓,
P53↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
TGF-β↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Wnt↓,
Vim↓,
VEGF↓,
IL6↓,
STAT3↓,
*ROS↓,
IL1β↓,
PGE2↓,
CDK1↓, Causes cell cycle arrest by down-regulating CDK1, cyclinB1, survivin, Bcl-xl, Mcl-1 and activating caspase 3 and caspase 9,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
survivin↓,
Mcl-1↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
cMyc↓, Silibinin treatment diminishes c-MYC
COX2↓, Silibinin considerably down-regulated the expression of COX-2, HIF-1α, VEGF, Ang-2, Ang-4, MMP-2, MMP-9, CCR-2 and CXCR-4
Hif1a↓,
CXCR4↓,
CSCs↓, HCT-116 cells, Induction of apoptosis, suppression of migration, elimination of CSCs. Attenuation of EMT via decreased expression of N- cadherin and vimentin and increased expression of (E-cadherin).
EMT↓,
N-cadherin↓,
PCNA↓, Decrease in PCNA and cyclin D1 level.
cycD1/CCND1↓,
ROS↑, Hepatocellular carcinoma: Silymarin nanoemulsion reduced the cell viability and increased ROS intensity and chromatin condensation.
eff↑, Silymarin + Curcumin
eff↑, Silibinin + Metformin
eff↑, Silibinin + 1, 25-vitamin D3
HER2/EBBR2↓, Significant down regulation of HER2 by 150 and 250 µM of silybin after 24, 48 and 72 h.


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 29 of 29

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 29

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

CYP1A1↑, 2,   CYP2E1↑, 1,   GSH↓, 3,   GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 3,   MDA↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 7,   mt-OXPHOS↓, 1,   ROS↓, 3,   ROS↑, 14,   SOD↓, 1,   SOD↑, 2,   SOD1↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,   TrxR↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

AIF↑, 1,   ATP↓, 3,   BCR↓, 1,   CDC16↓, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 2,   EGF↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 1,   MMP↓, 7,   mtDam↑, 1,   OCR↓, 1,   Raf↓, 2,   XIAP↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AKT1↓, 2,   cMyc↓, 6,   CYP3A4↓, 1,   p‑ENO1↓, 1,   FASN↓, 2,   glucoNG↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 4,   HK2↓, 3,   IR↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   NADPH↑, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 2,   PPARγ↑, 1,   Pyruv↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 13,   p‑Akt↓, 3,   p‑Akt↑, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 8,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 7,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 4,   Bcl-2↓, 8,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp12↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 10,   cl‑Casp3↑, 2,   Casp7↑, 2,   cl‑Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 4,   Casp8∅, 1,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 7,   cl‑Casp9↑, 2,   CBP↑, 1,   CK2↓, 3,   Cyt‑c↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 9,   DR4↑, 2,   DR5↑, 4,   Fas↑, 2,   FasL↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   cl‑IAP2↑, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 2,   MAPK↓, 6,   MAPK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   MDM2↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↓, 1,   p38↑, 2,   p‑p38↓, 1,   survivin↓, 5,   Telomerase↓, 3,   TRAIL↑, 1,   TRAILR↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

CDC7↓, 1,   FOXD3↑, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 28,   p‑HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   p70S6↓, 1,   PAK↓, 1,   RTK-RAS↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 2,   TSC2↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

EZH2↓, 1,   ac‑H3↓, 1,   ac‑H4↓, 1,   HATs↓, 2,   miR-21↑, 1,   other↝, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 3,   tumCV↓, 3,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↑, 5,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,   ER Stress↑, 3,   ERStress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,   HSPs↓, 1,   PERK↑, 1,   UPR↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

Beclin-1↑, 2,   LC3B-II↑, 1,   LC3s↑, 1,   p62↑, 1,   SESN2↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 3,  

DNA Damage & Repair

BRCA1↑, 1,   CUL4B↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 4,   DNMTs↓, 1,   P53↓, 1,   P53↑, 10,   PARP↓, 1,   PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 7,   PCNA↓, 4,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK1↓, 6,   CDK2↓, 5,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 5,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 3,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 6,   CycD3↓, 1,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   cycF↓, 1,   E2Fs↓, 1,   p19↑, 1,   P21↑, 7,   RB1↓, 1,   RB1↑, 1,   TumCCA?, 1,   TumCCA↑, 15,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

ALDH1A1↓, 1,   CD133↓, 2,   CD44↓, 2,   cDC2↓, 1,   cFos↓, 1,   cMET↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 6,   EMT↓, 7,   EP300↑, 1,   ERK↓, 6,   ERK↑, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   FGF↓, 2,   FOXO3↑, 1,   p‑FOXO3↓, 1,   Gli↓, 1,   Gli1↓, 1,   p‑GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 4,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC3↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 3,   IGFBP3↑, 2,   mTOR↓, 7,   p‑mTOR↓, 2,   mTORC1↓, 1,   mTORC2↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   NF2↑, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   OCT4↓, 2,   p‑P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 8,   PI3K↑, 1,   PTEN↑, 3,   RAS↓, 2,   Shh↓, 2,   Smo↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,   STAT1↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 6,   STAT4↓, 1,   STAT5↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 7,   Wnt↓, 3,  

Migration

AntiAg↑, 1,   ATPase↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 3,   cal2↑, 1,   CDK4/6↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 5,   ER-α36↓, 1,   FAK↓, 3,   ITGB1↓, 1,   ITGB4↓, 1,   ITGB6↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 8,   MMP9↓, 10,   MMPs↓, 4,   MSH2↑, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   PDGF↓, 2,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   SMAD3↓, 1,   p‑SMAD4↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   STAC2↓, 1,   TET1↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 4,   TGF-β↑, 1,   TIMP1↑, 1,   TSC1↑, 1,   TSP-1↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 7,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 8,   TumMeta↓, 5,   Twist↓, 2,   uPA↓, 4,   uPAR↓, 1,   Vim↓, 2,   Zeb1↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 3,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 7,   ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 12,   eNOS↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 6,   VEGF↓, 6,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT1↓, 1,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 9,   CRP↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 3,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL12↓, 1,   IL18↓, 2,   IL1β↓, 2,   IL2↓, 2,   IL5↓, 1,   IL6↓, 5,   IL8↓, 4,   Inflam↓, 1,   JAK↓, 2,   JAK1↓, 1,   JAK2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 12,   PGE2↓, 1,   PSA↓, 2,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 2,   CDK6↓, 2,   ER(estro)↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↝, 2,   BioEnh↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 12,   CYP1A2↑, 1,   CYP2A3/CYP2A6↓, 1,   Dose↓, 1,   Dose↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   eff↓, 3,   eff↑, 9,   eff↝, 1,   P450↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 2,   BRCA1↑, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 12,   EZH2↓, 1,   GutMicro↝, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 28,   p‑HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 5,   Ki-67↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   PSA↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 4,   cardioP↑, 2,   chemoP↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 3,   radioP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,   Risk↓, 1,   TGFβR1↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,   TumW↓, 3,  
Total Targets: 315

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 3,   GPx1↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   ROS↓, 2,   SOD1↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,  

Cell Death

MAPK↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

other↝, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

p16↓, 1,   P53↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

P21↓, 1,  

Migration

PKCδ↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

Inflam↓, 3,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↑, 2,   BioEnh↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   Half-Life↝, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,   toxicity↝, 1,  
Total Targets: 22

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HER2/EBBR2, Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
3 Curcumin
3 Fisetin
2 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
2 Emodin
2 Quercetin
2 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Silver-NanoParticles
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Astaxanthin
1 Boswellia (frankincense)
1 Carnosic acid
1 Trastuzumab
1 Coenzyme Q10
1 Docetaxel
1 Piperine
1 γ-linolenic acid (Borage Oil)
1 Honokiol
1 Luteolin
1 Phenethyl isothiocyanate
1 Piperlongumine
1 Resveratrol
1 Rosmarinic acid
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
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