HSP27 Cancer Research Results

HSP27, Heat shock protein 27: Click to Expand ⟱

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Type: Protein

Heat Shock Protein 27 (Hsp27), also known as HSPB1, is a small heat shock protein that plays a crucial role in cellular stress responses, protein folding, and protection against apoptosis.
Hsp27 is involved in various cellular processes, including the stabilization of proteins, regulation of the cytoskeleton, and modulation of signaling pathways.
Acts as a protein chaperone and an antioxidant and plays a role in the inhibition of apoptosis and actin cytoskeletal remodeling. Plays a key role in anti-cancer treatment resistance, inhibition of apoptosis and tumor progression. HSP27 is upregulated in many cancers and is associated with a poor prognosis.

Expression in Cancers: Hsp27 is often overexpressed in various types of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers. Its expression can be induced by stressors such as heat shock, oxidative stress, and exposure to certain chemotherapeutic agents.
Prognostic Implications: The expression levels of Hsp27 have been associated with cancer prognosis. In many studies, high levels of Hsp27 expression correlate with poor prognosis, increased tumor aggressiveness, and resistance to chemotherapy.

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱

5722-

BF,

Bufalin exerts antitumor effects by inducing cell cycle arrest and triggering apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells

in-vitro,

PC,

PANC1

Apoptosis↑, bufalin could significantly induce both apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells.
TumCCA↑,
HSP27↓, expression level of an antiapoptotic protein heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) and its partner molecule p-Akt was decreased upon the treatment with bufalin.
p‑Akt↓,
proCasp3↑, bufalin activated pro-caspase-3 and pro-caspase-9 and modulated the expression level of Bcl-2 and Bax.
proCasp9↑,
Bcl-2↝,
BAX↝,
eff↑, our data showed that bufalin could enhance the growth inhibition effect of gemcitabine in above pancreatic cancer cells.

5680-

BML,

Anticancer properties of bromelain: State-of-the-art and recent trends

Review,

Var,

*Inflam↓, anticancer, anti-edema, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-coagulant, anti-osteoarthritis, anti-trauma pain, anti-diarrhea, wound repair.
*Bacteria↓,
*Pain↓,
*Diar↓,
*Wound Healing↑,
ERK↓, Figure 1
JNK↓,
XIAP↓,
HSP27↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HO-1↓,
lipid-P↓,
ACSL4↑,
ROS↑,
SOD↑,
Catalase↓,
GSH↓,
MDA↓,
Casp3↓,
Casp9↑,
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
NF-kB↓,
P53↑,
MAPK↓,
APAF1↑,
Cyt‑c↓,
CD44↓,
Imm↑, Bromelain was also studied in the innate immune system, where it could enhance and sustain the process
ATG5↑,
LC3I↑,
Beclin-1↑,
IL2↓, bromelain in vitro experiments resulted in diminished amounts of IL-2, IL-6, IL-4, G-CSF, Gm-CSF, IFN-γ,
IL4↓,
IFN-γ↓,
COX2↓, proprietary bromelain extract could decrease IL-8, COX-2, iNOS, and TNF-α without affecting cell viability.
iNOS↓,
ChemoSen↑, Bromelain may increase the cytotoxicity of cisplatin in the treatment of breast cancer as reported in 2 studies with MDA-MB-231 and 4T1 Breast Tumor cell lines
RadioS↑, The size and weight of tumors in gamma-irradiated EST-bearing mice treated with bromelain decreased significantly with a significant amelioration in the histopathological examination
Dose↝, oral bromelain administration in breast cancer patients (daily up to a dose of 7800 mg)
other↓, The role of bromelain (in combination with papain, sodium selenite and Lens culinaris lectin) has been also tested as a complementary medicine on more than 600 breast cancer patients to reduce the side effects caused by the administration of the adju

2992-

EGCG,

Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate on Matrix Metalloproteinases in Terms of Its Anticancer Activity

Review,

Var,

AP-1↓, MMPs have binding sites for at least one transcription factor of AP-1, Sp1, and NF-κB, and EGCG can downregulate these transcription factors through signaling pathways mediated by reactive oxygen species
Sp1/3/4↓,
NF-kB↓,
ERK↓, EGCG can also decrease nuclear ERK, p38, heat shock protein-27 (Hsp27), and β-catenin levels, leading to suppression of MMPs’ expression.
P-gp↓,
HSP27↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
MMPs↓,
TNF-α↓, suppress the production of inflammatory cytokines such as TNFα and IL-1β.
IL1β↓,
MMP2↓, EGCG inhibited MMP2 secretion in glioblastoma cells.

2845-

FIS,

Fisetin: A bioactive phytochemical with potential for cancer prevention and pharmacotherapy

Review,

Var,

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

2825-

FIS,

Exploring the molecular targets of dietary flavonoid fisetin in cancer

Review,

Var,

*Inflam↓, present in fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, apple, cucumber, persimmon, grape and onion, was shown to possess anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
*antiOx↓, fisetin possesses stronger oxidant inhibitory activity than well-known potent antioxidants like morin and myricetin.
*ERK↑, inducing extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK)/c-myc phosphorylation, nuclear NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), glutamate cystine ligase and glutathione (GSH) levels
*p‑cMyc↑,
*NRF2↑,
*GSH↑,
*HO-1↑, activate Nrf2 mediated induction of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) important for cell survival
mTOR↓, in our studies on fisetin in non-small lung cancer cells, we found that fisetin acts as a dual inhibitor PI3K/Akt and mTOR pathways
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
TumCCA↑, fisetin treatment to LNCaP cells resulted in G1-phase arrest accompanied with decrease in cyclins D1, D2 and E and their activating partner CDKs 2, 4 and 6 with induction ofWAF1/p21 and KIP1/p27
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
JNK↑, fisetin could inhibit the metastatic ability of PC-3 cells by suppressing of PI3 K/Akt and JNK signaling pathways with subsequent repression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
uPA↓, fisetin suppressed protein and mRNA levels of MMP-2 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in an ERK-dependent fashion.
NF-kB↓, decrease in the nuclear levels of NF-B, c-Fos, and c-Jun was noted in fisetin treated cells
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
E-cadherin↑, upregulation of E-cadherin and down-regulation of vimentin and N-cadherin.
Vim↓,
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓, EMT inhibiting potential of fisetin has been reported in melanoma cells
MMP↓, The shift in mitochondrial membrane potential was accompanied by release of cytochrome c and Smac/DIABLO resulting in activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of PARP
Cyt‑c↑,
Diablo↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑, fisetin with induction of p53 protein
COX2↓, Fisetin down-regulated COX-2 and reduced the secretion of prostaglandin E2 without affecting COX-1 protein expression.
PGE2↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, It was shown that the induction of HSF1 target proteins, such as HSP70, HSP27 and BAG3 were inhibited in HCT-116 cells exposed to heat shock at 43 C for 1 h in the presence of fisetin
HSP27↓,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation, an increase in the number of sub-G1 phase cells, mitochondrial membrane depolarization and activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3.
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
ROS↑, This was associated with production of intracellular ROS
AMPK↑, Fisetin induced AMPK signaling
NO↑, fisetin induced cytotoxicity and showed that fisetin induced apoptosis of leukemia cells through generation of NO and elevated Ca2+ activating the caspase
Ca+2↑,
mTORC1↓, Fisetin was shown to inhibit the mTORC1 pathway and its downstream components including p70S6 K, eIF4B and eEF2 K.
p70S6↓,
ROS↓, Others have also noted a similar decrease in ROS with fisetin treatment.
ER Stress↑, Induction of ER stress upon fisetin treatment, evident as early as 6 h, and associated with up-regulation of IRE1, XBP1s, ATF4 and GRP78, was followed by autophagy which was not sustained
IRE1↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
eff↑, Combination of fisetin and the BRAF inhibitor sorafenib was found to be extremely effective in inhibiting the growth of BRAF-mutated human melanoma cells
eff↑, synergistic effect of fisetin and sorafenib was observed in human cervical cancer HeLa cells,
eff↑, Similarly, fisetin in combination with hesperetin induced apoptosis
RadioS↑, pretreatment with fisetin enhanced the radio-sensitivity of p53 mutant HT-29 cancer cells,
ChemoSen↑, potential of fisetin in enhancing cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in various cancer models
Half-Life↝, intraperitoneal (ip) dose of 223 mg/kg body weight the maximum plasma concentration (2.53 ug/ml) of fisetin was reached at 15 min which started to decline with a first rapid alpha half-life of 0.09 h and a longer half-life of 3.12 h.

2078-

PB,

Butyrate-induced apoptosis in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells includes induction of a cell stress response

in-vitro,

CRC,

HCT116

0-20mM

p38↑, butyrate likely induces a cellular stress response in HCT116 cells characterized by p38 MAPK activation and an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, resulting in caspase 3/7 activation and cell death.
ER Stress↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
TumCD↑,
Apoptosis↑, butyrate induces apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation of both HCT116 and HCT116-BR cells at concentrations of 2.5 mM and higher
TumCP↑,
HSP27↓, HSP27 is down-regulated in HCT116 cells following 48 h exposure to butyrate whereas in HCT116-BR cells, its expression remains relatively stable.

65-

QC,

Hsp27 participates in the maintenance of breast cancer stem cells through regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and nuclear factor-κB

in-vitro,

BC,

 50, 25 or 12.5 uM

HSP27↓, Effectively suppressed the overexpression of Hsp27 and inhibit the breast cancer stem cells
EMT↓, Knockdown of Hsp27 also suppressed EMT signatures, such as decreasing the expression of snail and vimentin and increasing the expression of E-cadherin.
NF-kB↓,
Snail↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
CSCs↓, and inhibit the breast cancer stem cells

923-

QC,

Quercetin as an innovative therapeutic tool for cancer chemoprevention: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human health

Review,

Var,

ROS↑, decided by the availability of intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH),
GSH↓, extended exposure with high concentration of quercetin causes a substantial decline in GSH levels
Ca+2↝,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
other↓, when p53 is inhibited, cancer cells become vulnerable to quercetin-induced apoptosis
*ROS↓, Quercetin (QC), a plant-derived bioflavonoid, is known for its ROS scavenging properties and was recently discovered to have various antitumor properties in a variety of solid tumors.
*NRF2↑, Moreover, the therapeutic efficacy of QC has also been defined in rat models through the activation of Nrf-2/HO-1 against high glucose-induced damage
HO-1↑,
TumCCA↑, QC increases cell cycle arrest via regulating p21WAF1, cyclin B, and p27KIP1
Inflam↓, QC-mediated anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties play a key role in cancer prevention by modulating the TLR-2 (toll-like receptor-2) and JAK-2/STAT-3 pathways and significantly inhibit STAT-3 tyrosine phosphorylation within inflammatory ce
STAT3↓,
DR5↑, several studies showed that QC upregulated the death receptor (DR)
P450↓, it hinders the activity of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in hepatocytes
MMPs↓, QC has also been shown to suppress metastatic protein expression such as MMPs (matrix metalloproteases)
IFN-γ↓, QC is its ability to inhibit inflammatory mediators including IFN-γ, IL-6, COX-2, IL-8, iNOS, TNF-α,
IL6↓,
COX2↓,
IL8↓,
iNOS↓,
TNF-α↓,
cl‑PARP↑, Induced caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-3 activation, PARP cleavage, mitochondrial membrane depolarization,
Apoptosis↑, increased apoptosis and p53 expression
P53↑,
Sp1/3/4↓, HT-29 colon cancer cells: decreased the expression of Sp1, Sp3, Sp4 mrna, and survivin,
survivin↓,
TRAILR↑, H460 Increased the expression of TRAILR, caspase-10, DFF45, TNFR 1, FAS, and decreased the expression of NF-κb, ikkα
Casp10↑,
DFF45↑,
TNFR 1↑,
Fas↑,
NF-kB↓,
IKKα↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, SKOV3 Reduction in cyclin D1 level
Bcl-2↓, MCF-7, HCC1937, SK-Br3, 4T1, MDA-MB-231 Decreased Bcl-2 expression, increasedBax expression, inhibition of PI3K-Akt pathway
BAX↑,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
E-cadherin↓, MDA-MB-231 Induced the expression of E-cadherin and downregulated vimentin levels, modulation of β-catenin target genes such as cyclin D1 and c-Myc
Vim↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
EMT↓, MCF-7 Suppressed the epithelial–mesenchymal transition process, upregulated E-cadherin expression, downregulated vimentin and MMP-2 expression, decreased Notch1 expression
MMP2↓,
NOTCH1↓,
MMP7↓, PANC-1, PATU-8988 Decreased the secretion of MMP and MMP7, blocked the STAT3 signaling pathway
angioG↓, PC-3, HUVECs Reduced angiogenesis, increased TSP-1 protein and mrna expression
TSP-1↑,
CSCs↓, PC-3 and LNCaP cells Activated capase-3/7 and inhibit the expression of Bcl-2, surviving and XIAP in CSCs.
XIAP↓,
Snail↓, inhibiting the expression of vimentin, slug, snail and nuclear β-catenin, and the activity of LEF-1/TCF responsive reporter
Slug↓,
LEF1↓,
P-gp↓, MCF-7 and MCF-7/dox cell lines Downregulation of P-gp expression
EGFR↓, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells Suppressed EGFR signaling and inhibited PI3K/Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β
GSK‐3β↓,
mTOR↓,
RAGE↓, IA Paca-2, BxPC3, AsPC-1, HPAC and PANC1 Silencing RAGE expression
HSP27↓, Breast cancer In vivo NOD/SCID mice Inhibited the overexpression of Hsp27
VEGF↓, QC significantly reversed an elevation in profibrotic markers (VEGF, IL-6, TGF, COL-1, and COL-3)
TGF-β↓,
COL1↓,
COL3A1↓,

3350-

QC,

Quercetin and the mitochondria: A mechanistic view

Review,

NA,

*antiOx↑, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
*Inflam↓,
*NRF2↑, Quercetin is able to activate the master regulator nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)
ROS⇅, That is, as a free radical-scavenging antioxidant, quercetin protects cells against DNA damage induced by reactiveoxygen species (ROS), but the oxidized quercetin intermediates (see above) can then react with glutathione (GSH) thereby lowering GSH
*NRF2↑, 10uM (24 h) Mouse primary hepatocytes Activation of Nrf2; ↑HO-1 levels; ↑expression of PPARÎ± and PGC-1Î±
*HO-1↑,
*PPARα↑,
*PGC-1α↑,
*SIRT1↑, Rat hippocampus ↑ SIRT1, PGC-1Î±, NRF-1, and TFAM levels; ATP levels;
*ATP↑,
ATP↓, L1210 and P388 leukemia cells (Suolinna et al., 1975). At least in part, the authors attributed the pro-apoptotic effect of quercetin in these cell lines to its capacity to inhibit ATP synthase, causing a decrease in ATP content.
ERK↓, downregulation of ERK1/2 by quercetin (50-100 uM for 24 or 48 h, combined or not with resveratrol
cl‑PARP↑, NCaP cells ↑PARP cleavage ↑ Caspase-9, caspase-8, and caspase-3 activities
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
BAX↑, MDA-MB-231 cells ↑Bax levels, ↓MMP, ↑cytochrome c release, ↑caspase-9 and caspase-3 activities
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑,
HSP27↓, T98G cells: ↓Hsp27 and Hsp72 contents, ↓Ras and Raf level
HSP72↓,
RAS↓,
Raf↓,

3067-

RES,

HSP27_Expression_and_Sensitizes_Breast_Cancer_Cells_to_Doxorubicin_Therapy">Proteomic Profiling Reveals That Resveratrol Inhibits HSP27 Expression and Sensitizes Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin Therapy

in-vitro,

BC,

MCF-7

Apoptosis↑, Consistently, we demonstrated that resveratrol induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cells
MMP↓, Apoptosis was associated with a significant increase in mitochondrial permeability transition, cytochrome c release in cytoplasm, and caspases -3 and -9 independent cell death.
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
HSP27↓, We propose that potential modulation of HSP27 levels using natural alternative agents, as resveratrol, may be an effective adjuvant in breast cancer therapy

3003-

RosA,

Comprehensive Insights into Biological Roles of Rosmarinic Acid: Implications in Diabetes, Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Review,

Var,

Review,

AD,

Review,

Park,

*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and its roles in various life-threatening conditions, such as cancer, neurodegeneration, diabetes,
*antiOx↑,
*neuroP↑,
*IL6↓, diabetic rat model treated with RA, there is an anti-inflammatory activity reported. This activity is achieved through the inhibition of the expression of various proinflammatory factors, including in IL-6, (IL-1β), tumour
*IL1β↓,
*NF-kB↓, inhibiting NF-κB activity and reducing the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in RAW 264.7 cells.
*PGE2↓,
*COX2↓,
*MMP↑, RA inhibits cytotoxicity in tumour patients by maintaining the mitochondrial membrane potential
*memory↑, amyloid β(25–35)-induced AD in rats was treated with RA, which mitigated the impairment of learning and memory disturbance by reducing oxidative stress
*ROS↓,
*Aβ↓, daily consumption of RA diminished the effect of neurotoxicity of Aβ25–35 in mice
*HMGB1↓, SH-SY5Y in vitro and ischaemic diabetic stroke in vivo, and the studies revealed that a 50 mg/kg dose of RA decreased HMGB1 expression
TumCG↓, Rosemary and its extracts have been shown to exhibit potential in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and the development of tumours in various cancer types, including colon, breast, liver, and stomach cancer
MARK4↓, Another study reported the inhibition of Microtubule affinity regulating kinase 4 (MARK4) by RA
Zeb1↓, Fig 4 BC:
MDM2↓,
BNIP3↑,
ASC↑, Skin Cancer
NLRP3↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
Casp1↓,
E-cadherin↑, Colon Cancer
STAT3↓,
TLR4↓,
MMP↓,
ICAM-1↓,
AMPK↓,
IL6↑, PC and GC
MMP2↓,
Warburg↓,
Bcl-xL↓, CRC: Apoptosis induction caspases ↑, Bcl-XL ↓, BCL-2 ↓, Induces cell cycle arrest, Inhibition of EMT and invasion, Reduced metastasis
Bcl-2↓,
TumCCA↑,
EMT↓,
TumMeta↓,
mTOR↓, Inhibits mTOR/S6K1 pathway to induce apoptosis in cervical cancer
HSP27↓, Glioma ↓ expression of HSP27 ↑ caspase-3
Casp3↑,
GlucoseCon↓, GC: Inhibited the signs of the Warburg effect, such as high glucose consumption/anaerobic glycolysis, lactate production/cell acidosis, by inhibiting the IL-6/STAT3 pathway
lactateProd↓,
VEGF↓, ↓ angiogenic factors (VEGF) and phosphorylation of p65
p‑p65↓,
GIT1↓, PC: Increased degradation of Gli1
FOXM1↓, inhibiting FOXM1
cycD1/CCND1↓, RA treatment in CRC cells inhibited proliferation-induced cell cycle arrest of the G0/G1 phase by reducing the cyclin D1 and CDK4 levels,
CDK4↓,
MMP9↓, CRC cells, and it led to a decrease in the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9.
HDAC2↓, PCa cells through the inhibition of HDAC2

3192-

SFN,

Transcriptome analysis reveals a dynamic and differential transcriptional response to sulforaphane in normal and prostate cancer cells and suggests a role for Sp1 in chemoprevention

in-vitro,

Pca,

PC3

15 μM SFN

Sp1/3/4↓, Sp1 protein was significantly decreased by SFN treatment in prostate cancer cells . Because SFN decreased the expression of Sp1, and to a lesser extent Sp3
selectivity↑, SFN alters gene expression differentially in normal and cancer cells with key targets in chemopreventive processes, making it a promising dietary anti-cancer agent.
NRF2↑, through the induction of phase 2 enzymes via Keap1-Nrf2 signaling
HDAC↓, SFN also inhibits the activity and/or expression of genes that regulate epigenetic mechanisms including histone deactylases (HDACs) and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in cancer cells
DNMTs↓,
TumCCA↑, 15 μM SFN treatment induces cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase and only modestly increases apoptosis
selectivity↑, Normal prostate epithelial cells (PREC) do not undergo cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in response to this SFN treatment
HO-1↑, In all cell lines and time points, HO1 and NQO1 were identified as significantly upregulated by SFN
NQO1↑,
CDK2↓, MX non-receptor tyrosine kinase (BMX), cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), and polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) had decreased expression with SFN treatment
TumCP↓, suppression of Sp1 expression decreased prostate cancer cells proliferation.
BID↑, SFN treatment produced a significant increase in the expression of the apoptosis related genes Bid, Smac/Diablo, and ICAD only in PC-3 cells (
Smad1↑,
Diablo↑,
ICAD↑,
Cyt‑c↑, It also increased the expression of cytochrome c, c-IAP1, and HSP27 in PC-3 cells while it decreased expression in PREC cells.
IAP1↑,
HSP27↑,
*Cyt‑c↓,
*IAP1↓,
*HSP27↓,
survivin↓, In these studies, inhibition of Sp1 is associated with inhibition of the cancer promoting genes survivin, CDK4, VEGF and the androgen receptor.
CDK4↓,
VEGF↓,
AR↓,

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* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 12

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1, antiOx↑, 3, GSH↑, 1, HO-1↑, 2, NRF2↑, 5, ROS↓, 2,

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↑, 1, MMP↑, 1, PGC-1α↑, 1,

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

p‑cMyc↑, 1, PPARα↑, 1, SIRT1↑, 1,

Cell Death ⓘ

Cyt‑c↓, 1, IAP1↓, 1,

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

HSP27↓, 1,

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↑, 1,

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1, HMGB1↓, 1, IL1β↓, 1, IL6↓, 1, Inflam↓, 4, NF-kB↓, 1, PGE2↓, 1,

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 1,

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

memory↑, 1, neuroP↑, 2, Pain↓, 1, Wound Healing↑, 1,

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Bacteria↓, 1, Diar↓, 1,
Total Targets: 31

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HSP27, Heat shock protein 27

3 Quercetin
2 Fisetin
1 Bufalin/Huachansu
1 Bromelain
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Phenylbutyrate
1 Resveratrol
1 Rosmarinic acid
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)

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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HSP27 Cancer Research Results

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

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