SIRT1 Cancer Research Results

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SIRT1 (Sirtuin 1) is a protein that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including metabolism, stress resistance, and longevity. In the context of cancer, SIRT1 has been found to have both tumor-suppressing and tumor-promoting functions, depending on the type of cancer and the cellular context.
Expression Promotes: Breast, Prostate, Colorectal Cancer.
Expression Suppresses: Leukemia, Liver Cancers.
-aging process is associated with the inactivation of the silent information regulator T1 (SIRT1) protein.
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5431- AG,    Advances in research on the anti-tumor mechanism of Astragalus polysaccharides
- Review, Var, NA
AntiTum↑, APS has been increasingly used in cancer therapy owing to its anti-tumor ability as it prevents the progression of prostate, liver, cervical, ovarian, and non-small-cell lung cancer by suppressing tumor cell growth and invasion and enhancing apoptosi
TumCG↓,
TumCI↓,
Apoptosis↑, after APS treatment, the apoptosis of HepG2 cells is accelerated (57).
Imm↑, APS enhances the sensitivity of tumors to antineoplastic agents and improves the body’s immunity
Bcl-2↓, Huang et al. proposed that APS induces H22 (a hepatocellular cancer [HCC] cell line) apoptosis by downregulating Bcl-2 and upregulating Bax expression (56).
BAX↑,
Wnt↓, downregulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TumCG↓, APS effectively inhibited the growth of MDA-MB-231 (a human breast cancer [BC] cell line) graft tumor (58)
miR-133a-3p↑, apoptosis rate of human osteosarcoma MG63 cells increased owing to the upregulation of miR-133a and inactivation of the JNK signaling pathways (71).
JNK↓,
Fas↑, Li and Shen found that APS can induce apoptosis by activating the Fas death receptor pathway.
P53↑, Zhang et al. showed that APS could activate p53 and p21 and inhibit the expression of Notch1 and Notch3 in vitro, ultimately inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting their apoptosis
P21↑,
NOTCH1↓,
NOTCH3↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑, Liu et al. found that APS induced the cell cycle of bladder cancer UM-UC-3 to stop in the G0/G1 phase, thus inhibiting its proliferation
GPx4↓, APS was found to reduce GPX4 expression, inhibit the activity of the light chain subunit SLC7A11 (xCT), and promote the formation of BECN1-xCT complex by activating AMPK/BECN1 signaling.
xCT↓,
AMPK↑,
Beclin-1↑,
NF-kB↓, APS could control the proliferation of lung cancer cells (A549 and NCI-H358 cells) by inhibiting the NF-κB signaling pathway (97)
EMT↓, APS treatment led to reduced EMT markers (vimentin, AXL) and MIF levels in cells.
Vim↓,
TumMeta↓, APS inhibits Lewis lung cancer growth and metastasis in mice by significantly reducing VEGF and EGFR expression in cancerous tissues
VEGF↓,
EGFR↓,
eff↑, Nano-drug delivery systems can increase efficiency and reduce toxicity
eff↑, Jiao et al. developed selenium nanoparticles modified with macromolecular weight APS and observed positive results in hepatoma treatment
MMP↓, Subsequent investigations revealed that APS can decrease the ΔΨm values and Bcl-2, p-PI3K, P-gp, and p-AKT levels while elevating Bax expression.
P-gp↓,
MMP9↓, downregulation of MMP-9 expression,
ChemoSen↑, Li et al. observed that APS could enhance the sensitivity of SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells to CDDP treatment by activating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway and JNK1/2 signaling pathway
SIRT1↓, APS significantly suppressed SIRT1 and SREBP1 expression, decreased cholesterol and triglyceride levels in PC3 and DU145, and attenuated cell proliferation.
SREBP1↓,
TumAuto↑, APS can induce autophagy in colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis and the development of cancer cells.
PI3K↓,
mTOR↓,
Casp3↑, Shen found that APS elevated caspase-9, caspase-3, and Bax protein levels, decreased Bcl-2 protein expression, and inhibited CD133 and CD44 co-positive colon cancer stem cell proliferation time
Casp9↑,
CD133↓,
CD44↓,
CSCs↓,
QoL↑, QOL was significantly improved as indicated by the reduction in pain and improvement in appetite

3435- aLinA,    Alpha-linolenic acid-mediated epigenetic reprogramming of cervical cancer cell lines
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Cerv, SiHa - in-vitro, Cerv, C33A
DNMTs↓, ALA increased DNA demethylase, HMTs, and HATs while decreasing global DNA methylation, DNMT, HDMs, and HDACs mRNA expression/activity in all cervical cancer cell lines.
HDAC↓,
HATs↑,
hTERT/TERT↓, ALA downregulated hTERT oncogene while upregulating the mRNA expression of TSGs (Tumor Suppressor Genes) CDH1, RARβ, and DAPK in all the cell lines.
CDH1↑,
RARβ↑,
DNMT1↓, In HeLa, ALA treatment reduced DNMT1 mRNA expression by 2.3-fold, 2.9-fold, and 3.3-fold at 20, 40, and 80 μM, respectively,
DNMT3A↓, ALA also reduced DNMT3B mRNA expression: in HeLa by 3.5-fold and 3.2-fold at 40 and 80 μM, i
TET2↑, ALA treatment induced TET2 mRNA expression, with an increase of 3.6-fold in HeLa at 80 μM.
HDAC1↓, ALA treatment in HeLa resulted in a significant reduction in HDAC1 mRNA expression, with decreases of 2.3-fold and 3.8-fold at 40 and 80 μM,
HDAC8↓, Treatment with ALA at 80 μM also led to reductions in HDAC8 mRNA expression by 2.4-fold, 2.0-fold, and 2.0-fold in HeLa, SiHa, and C33A, respectively.
SIRT1↓, ALA additionally decreased SIRT1 mRNA expression in HeLa by 2.4-fold and 2.5-fold at 40 and 80 μM, respectively.
HMTs↑,
EZH2↓, In HeLa, ALA treatment decreased EZH2 mRNA expression by 2.9-fold, 4.2-fold, and 4.2-fold at 20, 40, and 80 µM, respectively.

5861- CAP,    Anticancer Properties of Capsaicin Against Human Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant (8), anti-inflammatory (9) and anti-obesity (10) properties.
*Inflam↓,
*Obesity↓,
chemoPv↑, Many laboratories have reported that capsaicin possesses chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic effects
Apoptosis↑, Capsaicin has been shown to induce apoptosis in many different types of cancer cell lines including pancreatic (19) colonic (24), prostatic (25), liver (26), esophagieal (27), bladder (28), skin (29), leukemia (30), lung (31), and endothelial cells (
selectivity↑,
TRPV1↑, Transient receptor potential vanilloids (TRPVs) are receptors of capsaicin which lead to Ca2+-mediated mitochondrial damage and cytochrome c release.
Ca+2↑,
mtDam↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
P53↑, Capsaicin was found to induce p53 phosphorylation at the Ser-15 residue (30) and enhanced p53 acetylation through down-regulation of sirtuin 1 (
SIRT1↓,
TumCCA↑, Capsaicin induced G0/G1 phase arrest in human esophageal carcinoma cells with an increase of p21 and a decrease of CDK4, CDK6 and cyclin E (
P21↑,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
angioG↓, Capsaicin has anti-angiogenic properties both in vitro and in vivo
TumMeta↓, Capsaicin treatment significantly reduced the metastatic burden in transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate (TRAMP) mice (57).

5858- CAP,    Capsaicin as a Microbiome Modulator: Metabolic Interactions and Implications for Host Health
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, AD, NA
*BBB↓, crosses the blood–brain barrier, alters neurotransmitter levels, and accumulates in brain regions involved in cognition.
*GutMicro↑, capsaicin appears to undergo microbial transformation and influences gut microbial composition, favoring short-chain fatty acid producers and suppressing pro-inflammatory taxa. often favoring the growth of beneficial taxa such as Ruminococcaceae, Lac
Obesity↓, These changes contribute to anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and potentially anticancer effects
*Inflam↓,
*AntiCan↑,
*TRPV1↑, Capsaicin is a potent agonist perceived by TRPV1, a transmembrane cation channel that functions with Ca2+.
*Ca+2↑, causes an increase in Ca2+ flux,
*antiOx↑, Capsaicin is a bioactive compound of chili peppers responsible for their spicy flavor, which also shows antioxidant, anti-obesity, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, and cardioprotective effects
*cardioP↑,
*BioAv↓, capsaicin exhibits low systemic bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and other tissues, resulting in a short plasma half-life of approximately 25 min in humans
*Half-Life↓,
*BioAv↝, Capsaicin’s bioavailability is determined by multiple interrelated factors, including its physicochemical properties, metabolic transformations, route of administration, and the biological context of the host, including gut microbiota composition.
*BioAv↑, For instance, polymeric micelles, liposomes, and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes have demonstrated the capacity to enhance capsaicin’s oral bioavailability, prolong its plasma half-life, and improve therapeutic consistency
*neuroP↑, capsaicin exposure alters glutamate, GABA, and serotonin levels in distinct brain regions, with potential implications for neuroprotection, mood regulation, and energy metabolism.
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis is the main mechanism by which capsaicin induces cell death in cancer cells.
p38↑, capsaicin triggers a calcium flux within the cell via TRPV1, activating the p38 pathway.
ROS↑, As a result, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced, along with depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential and opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.
MMP↓,
MPT↑,
Cyt‑c↑, Consequently, cytochrome c is released, the apoptosome is assembled, and caspases are activated, ultimately leading to cell death
Casp↑,
TRIB3↑, capsaicin enhances TRIB3 gene expression, which allowed an increase in the antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of TRIB3 in cancer cells
NADH↓, Capsaicin has also been seen to downregulate and inhibit tumor-associated NADH oxidase (tNOX) and Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) in multiple cancer cell lines such as bladder cancer, which led to reduced cell growth and migration
SIRT1↓,
TumCG↓,
TumCMig↓,
TOP1↓, pointing out that capsaicin had an inhibitory effect on topoisomerases I and II, causing a reduction in metabolic activity and proliferation of a human colon cancer cell line
TOP2↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, with capsaicin, the β-catenin transcription gets downregulated
*ROS↓, Capsaicin has also been proven to alleviate redox imbalance or oxidative stress, thanks to its antioxidative activity.
*Aβ↓, Alsheimer’s disease, attenuating neurodegeneration in mice by reducing amyloid-beta levels via the promotion of non-amyloidogenic processing of amyloid precursor protein

5845- CAP,    Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms Driving the Capsaicin-Induced Immunomodulatory Effects on PD-L1 Expression in Bladder and Renal Cancer Cell Lines
- in-vivo, RCC, A498 - in-vitro, RCC, T24/HTB-9 - NA, Bladder, 5637
TRPV1↑, CPS has been found to induce both carcinogenic and anti-carcinogenic effects in a transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1)-dependent and -independent manner [7,8,9,10,11].
TumCP↓, CPS at high doses reduces proliferation of RCCs in a TRPV1-dependent manner, induces caspase-dependent apoptosis and growth of 786-O RC xenografts in vivo
Casp↑,
Apoptosis↑,
SIRT1↓, Moreover, by downregulating SIRT1, CPS enhances the acetylation of cortactin and β-catenin to decrease MMP-2 and MMP-9 activation and impair cell migration in BC cells [15,16].
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCCA↑, CPS suppresses cell proliferation, and induces cell cycle arrest and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in BC cells, through FOXO3a-mediated pathways [17,18].
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑, CPS Induces DNA Damage in Living 5637, T24 and A498 Cancer Cell Lines
PD-L1↑, We found that CPS increased the PD-L1 expression, both at mRNA and protein levels, in T24 and 5637 cells
eff↓, ROS generation was completely reverted by NAC in CPS-treated A498 cells at 3–6 h treatment

2652- CAP,    Oxidative Stress Inducers in Cancer Therapy: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, capsaicin has been reported as both a chemopreventive and as an anticancer agent
AntiCan↑,
ROS↑, Capsaicin has been reported to induce ROS-dependent cell death in various cancers, including colorectal [63], prostate [64,65], bladder [66,67,68], and pancreatic [69,70] cancers.
TumCG↓, reported to inhibit tumor growth in vivo in mouse xenograft models of prostate [64] and bladder [66] cancers.
ROS↑, Mechanistically, capsaicin-mediated ROS accumulation
MMP↑, leads to mitochondrial membrane depolarization [63,64,66],
Apoptosis↑, which further triggers mitochondria-dependent apoptosis
TumCCA↑, as well as G0/G1 cell cycle arrest
JNK↑, in bladder cancer cells, capsaicin induces JNK activation in an ROS-dependent manner
SOD↓, (1) inhibition of the activity of antioxidant enzymes SOD, catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase [70];
Catalase↓,
GPx↓,
other↓, (2) inhibition of the activity of mitochondrial complex-I and complex-III in the electron transport chain [70];
SIRT1↓, (3) downregulation of the expression of sirtuin-1, a NAD-dependent deacetylase that regulates the expression of various antioxidant enzymes [69];
NADPH↑, (4) upregulation of the expression of NADPH oxidase 4, which generates superoxide [69];
FOXO3↑, (5) increased expression of FOXO3a, which is a transcription factor that regulates the oxidative stress response [68].

1517- CAP,    Capsaicin Inhibits Multiple Bladder Cancer Cell Phenotypes by Inhibiting Tumor-Associated NADH Oxidase (tNOX) and Sirtuin1 (SIRT1)
- in-vitro, Bladder, TSGH8301 - in-vitro, CRC, T24/HTB-9
ENOX2↓, capsaicin downregulates tNOX expression
TumCCA↑, Capsaicin Downregulates tNOX and Induces Cell Cycle Arrest at G1 Phase
ERK↓, inhibit the activation of ERK
p‑FAK↓,
p‑pax↓,
TumCMig↓,
EMT↓,
SIRT1↓, downregulation of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) in these tNOX-knockdown cells
Dose∅, 100 and 200 μM effectively reduced tNOX expression in bladder cancer TSGH8301 and T24
ROS↑, capsaicin dose-dependently increased ROS generation
MMP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Bak↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Casp3↑,
SIRT1↓, 100 and 200 μM capsaicin decreased SIRT1 expression
ac‑P53↑, concurrently increased p53 acetylation
BIM↑, enhanced the expression level of Bim
p‑RB1↓, downregulation of phosphorylated Rb and cyclin D,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
Dose∅, Interestingly, cell migration was somewhat increased with 10 μM accompanied by up-regulation of tNOX expression
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
N-cadherin↓,
E-cadherin↑,

1605- EA,    Ellagic Acid and Cancer Hallmarks: Insights from Experimental Evidence
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↓, Within the gastrointestinal tract, EA has restricted bioavailability, primarily due to its hydrophobic nature and very low water solubility.
antiOx↓, strong antioxidant properties [12,13], anti-inflammatory effects
Inflam↓,
TumCP↓, numerous studies indicate that EA possesses properties that can inhibit cell proliferation
TumCCA↑, achieved this by causing cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase
cycD1/CCND1↓, reduction of cyclin D1 and E levels, as well as to the upregulation of p53 and p21 proteins
cycE/CCNE↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
COX2↓, notable reduction in the protein expression of COX-2 and NF-κB as a result of this treatment
NF-kB↓,
Akt↑, suppressing Akt and Notch signaling pathways
NOTCH↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK6↓,
JAK↓, suppression of the JAK/STAT3 pathway
STAT3↓,
EGFR↓, decreased expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
p‑ERK↓, downregulated the expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2, AKT, and STAT3
p‑Akt↓,
p‑STAT3↓,
TGF-β↓, downregulation of the TGF-β/Smad3
SMAD3↓,
CDK6↓, EA demonstrated the capacity to bind to CDK6 and effectively inhibit its activity
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, ability of EA to inhibit phosphorylation of EGFR
Myc↓, Myc, cyclin D1, and survivin, exhibited decreased levels
survivin↓,
CDK8↓, diminished CDK8 level
PKCδ↓, EA has demonstrated a notable downregulatory impact on the expression of classical isoenzymes of the PKC family (PKCα, PKCβ, and PKCγ).
tumCV↓, EA decreased cell viability
RadioS↑, further intensified when EA was combined with gamma irradiation.
eff↑, EA additionally potentiated the impact of quercetin in promoting the phosphorylation of p53 at Ser 15 and increasing p21 protein levels in the human leukemia cell line (MOLT-4)
MDM2↓, finding points to the ability of reduced MDM2 levels
XIAP↓, downregulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP).
p‑RB1↓, EA exerted a decrease in phosphorylation of pRB
PTEN↑, EA enhances the protein phosphatase activity of PTEN in melanoma cells (B16F10)
p‑FAK↓, reduced phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK)
Bax:Bcl2↑, EA significantly increases the Bax/Bcl-2 rati
Bcl-xL↓, downregulates Bcl-xL and Mcl-1
Mcl-1↓,
PUMA↑, EA also increases the expression of Bcl-2 inhibitory proapoptotic proteins PUMA and Noxa in prostate cancer cells
NOXA↑,
MMP↓, addition to the reduction in MMP, the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol occurs in pancreatic cancer cells
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, induction of ROS production
Ca+2↝, changes in intracellular calcium concentration, leading to increased levels of EndoG, Smac/DIABLO, AIF, cytochrome c, and APAF1 in the cytosol
Endoglin↑,
Diablo↑,
AIF↑,
iNOS↓, decreased expression of Bcl-2, NF-кB, and iNOS were observed after exposure to EA at concentrations of 15 and 30 µg/mL
Casp9↑, increase in caspase 9 activity in EA-treated pancreatic cancer cells PANC-1
Casp3↑, EA-induced caspase 3 activation and PARP cleavage in a dose-dependent manner (10–100 µmol/L)
cl‑PARP↑,
RadioS↑, EA sensitizes and reduces the resistance of breast cancer MCF-7 cells to apoptosis induced by γ-radiation
Hif1a↓, EA reduced the expression of HIF-1α
HO-1↓, EA significantly reduced the levels of two isoforms of this enzyme, HO-1, and HO-2, and increased the levels of sEH (Soluble epoxide hydrolase) in LnCap
HO-2↓,
SIRT1↓, EA-induced apoptosis was associated with reduced expression of HuR and Sirt1
selectivity↑, A significant advantage of EA as a potential chemopreventive, anti-tumor, or adjuvant therapeutic agent in cancer treatment is its relative selectivity
Dose∅, EA significantly reduced the viability of cancer cells at a concentration of 10 µmol/L, while in healthy cells, this effect was observed only at a concentration of 200 µmol/L
NHE1↓, EA had the capacity to regulate cytosolic pH by downregulating the expression of the Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE1)
Glycolysis↓, led to intracellular acidification with subsequent impairment of glycolysis
GlucoseCon↓, associated with a decrease in the cellular uptake of glucose
lactateProd↓, notable reduction in lactate levels in supernatant
PDK1?, inhibit pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) -bind and inhibit PDK3
PDK1?,
ECAR↝, EA has been shown to influence extracellular acidosis
COX1↓, downregulation of cancer-related genes, including COX1, COX2, snail, twist1, and c-Myc.
Snail↓,
Twist↓,
cMyc↓,
Telomerase↓, EA, might dose-dependently inhibit telomerase activity
angioG↓, EA may inhibit angiogenesis
MMP2↓, EA demonstrated a notable reduction in the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓, At lower concentrations (10 and 20 μM), EA led to a substantial increase in VEGF levels. However, at higher doses (40 and 100 μM), a notable reduction in VEGF
Dose↝, At lower concentrations (10 and 20 μM), EA led to a substantial increase in VEGF levels. However, at higher doses (40 and 100 μM), a notable reduction in VEGF
PD-L1↓, EA downregulated the expression of the immune checkpoint PD-L1 in tumor cells
eff↑, EA might potentially enhance the efficacy of anti-PD-L1 treatment
SIRT6↑, EA exhibited statistically significant upregulation of sirtuin 6 at the protein level in Caco2 cells
DNAdam↓, increase in DNA damage

1621- EA,    The multifaceted mechanisms of ellagic acid in the treatment of tumors: State-of-the-art
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Studies have shown its anti-tumor effect in gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and other malignant tumors
Apoptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCI↓,
TumAuto↑,
VEGFR2↓, inhibition of VEGFR-2 signaling
MAPK↓, MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
PD-1↓, Downregulation of VEGFR-2 and PD-1 expression
NOTCH↓, Inhibition of Akt and Notch
PCNA↓, regulation of the expression of proliferation-related proteins PCNA, Ki67, CyclinD1, CDK-2, and CDK-6
Ki-67↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
CDK2↑,
CDK6↓,
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑PARP↑, up-regulated the expression of cleaved PARP, Bax, Active Caspase3, DR4, and DR5
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
DR4↑,
DR5↑,
Snail↓, down-regulated the expression of Snail, MMP-2, and MMP-9
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TGF-β↑, up-regulation of TGF-β1
PKCδ↓, Inhibition of PKC signaling
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, decreases the expression level of β-catenin
SIRT1↓, down-regulates the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, SIRT1, HuR, and HO-1 protein
HO-1↓,
ROS↑, up-regulates ROS
CHOP↑, activating the CHOP signaling pathway to induce apoptosis
Cyt‑c↑, releases cytochrome c
MMP↓, decreases mitochondrial membrane potential and oxygen consumption,
OCR↓,
AMPK↑, activates AMPK, and downregulates HIF-1α expression
Hif1a↓,
NF-kB↓, inhibition of NF-κB pathway
E-cadherin↑, Upregulates E-cadherin, downregulates vimentin and then blocks EMT progression
Vim↓,
EMT↓,
LC3II↑, Up-regulation of LC3 – II expression and down-regulation of CIP2A
CIP2A↓,
GLUT1↓, regulation of glycolysis-related gene GLUT1 and downstream protein PDH expression
PDH↝,
MAD↓, Downregulation of MAD, LDH, GR, GST, and GSH-Px related protein expressio
LDH↓,
GSTs↑,
NOTCH↓, inhibited the expression of Akt and Notch protein
survivin↓, survivin and XIAP was also significantly down-regulated
XIAP↓,
ER Stress↑, through ER stress
ChemoSideEff↓, could improve cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity in colorectal cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, Enhancing chemosensitivity

5152- GamB,    Gambogic Acid as a Candidate for Cancer Therapy: A Review
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, GA has obvious anti-cancer effects via various molecular mechanisms, including the induction of apoptosis, autophagy, cell cycle arrest and the inhibition of invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis.
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
TumCCA↑,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
eff↑, In order to improve the efficacy in cancer treatment, nanometer drug delivery systems have been employed to load GA and form micelles, nanoparticles, nanofibers
NF-kB↓, GA could inhibit the activation of NF-κB
P53↑, GA increases p53 expression via down-regulating MDM2 in wild type p53 expressing human cancer cells (non-small cell lung H1299)
P21↑, GA could enhance p21Waf1/CIP1 expression to induce cell apoptosis in human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) via suppressing MDM2
MDM2↓,
HSP90↓, GA was considered as a natural product inhibitor of Hsp90
Bcl-2↓, bcl-2 reduction is associated with the release of cytochrome c, leading to an apoptosis cascade reaction
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp↑,
MMP↓, rapid mitochondrial membrane depolarization and fragmentation
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-3, 9 and cleaved PARP and increased ratio of bax/bcl-2.
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
ROS↑, GA-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) may be the cause of the collapse of mitochondrial transmembrane potential, which could also down-regulate SIRT1 in multiple myeloma
SIRT1↓,
TrxR1↓, GA may also interact with the thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1) to elicit oxidative stress leading to ROS accumulation in hepatocellular carcinoma
Fas↓, GA with increased death receptor (Fas, FasL, Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD) and Apaf-1) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragmentation.
FasL↑,
FADD↑,
APAF1↑,
DNAdam↑,
NF-kB↓, GA could inhibit NF-κB pathway through suppressing IκBα and p65 phosphorylation
STAT3↓, GA also suppressed the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) phosphorylation to induce cell apoptosis
MAPK↓, GA induced cell apoptosis via suppression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway and c-fos
cFos↓,
EGFR↓, GA could also enhance epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) degradation and inhibit AKT/mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) via up-regulating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
AMPK↑,
TumCCA↑, GA could obviously induce G2/M or G0/G1 arrest in various cancer cell lines, such as MCF-7 cells, K562 cells, U2OS cells, and so on
ChemoSen↑, GA distinctly sensitized doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant breast cancer cells through inhibiting P-glycoprotein and suppressing the survivin expression revealed by ROS-mediated activation of the p38 MAPK
P-gp↓,
survivin↓,

1961- GamB,    Effects of gambogic acid on the activation of caspase-3 and downregulation of SIRT1 in RPMI-8226 multiple myeloma cells via the accumulation of ROS
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
TumCG↓, GA was found to have a significant, dose-dependent effect on growth inhibition and apoptosis induction in RPMI-8226 cells.
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, This activity is associated with the accumulation of ROS
Casp3↑, which contributes to the activation of caspase-3 and the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)
cl‑PARP↑,
SIRT1↓, demonstrated that GA has the potential to downregulate the expression of SIRT1 via ROS accumulation.
eff↓, NAC reduced the apoptosis rate in RPMI-8226 cells treated with GA

2503- H2,    Brain Metastases Completely Disappear in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Hydrogen Gas Inhalation: A Case Report
- Case Report, Lung, NA
TumVol↓, Hydrogen-gas monotherapy was started to control the tumor a month later. After 4 months, the size of multiple brain tumors was reduced significantly
OS↑, After 1 year, all brain tumors had disappeared, and there were no significant changes in metastases in the liver and lung.
Dose↝, The hydrogen oxygen nebulizer (AMS-H-03, Asclepius Meditec, Shanghai, China) generates 3 L/min hydrogen gas by hydrocephalus electrolysis. As measured by gas chromatography, the gas generated consisted of 67% hydrogen and 33% oxygen.
Dose↝, Using a special mask, the patient continued to inhale hydrogen for 3–6 hrs a day at rest, with no interruption even after the obvious relief of symptoms.
CEA↓, dropped from 29.44 to 12 ng/mL in 12 months (figure 3)
CA125↓, dropped from 150 to 60 u/mL (figure 3)
CYFRA21-1↓, dropped from 12 to 6 ng/mL (figure 3)
SIRT1↓, several scholars have demonstrated that hydrogen can suppress SIRT1 signaling in different model
COX2↓, hydrogen exerts neuroprotective effects by reducing cyclooxygenase-2 activity25 or activating expression of anti-apoptotic protein kinase B.
IL1β↓, Hydrogen inhalation can down-regulate the expression of various pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, intracellular adhesion molecule-1, high mobility group box-1, nuclear factor-kappa B, and prosta
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
HMGB1↓,
NF-kB↓,
EP2↓, and prostaglandin-E2

2589- LT,  Chemo,    Luteolin Inhibits Breast Cancer Stemness and Enhances Chemosensitivity through the Nrf2-Mediated Pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
NRF2↓, luteolin suppressed the protein expressions of Nrf2, heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), and Cripto-1 which have been determined to contribute critically to CSC features
HO-1↓,
ChemoSen↑, combination of luteolin and the chemotherapeutic drug, Taxol, resulted in enhanced cytotoxicity to breast cancer cells.
CSCs↓, Luteolin Inhibited Cancer Stemness Capacity in MDA-MB-231 Cells
SIRT1↓, luteolin suppressed Nrf2, HO-1, Sirt3, and Cripto-1 expression in MDA-MB-231 cells.

2919- LT,    Luteolin as a potential therapeutic candidate for lung cancer: Emerging preclinical evidence
- Review, Var, NA
RadioS↑, it can be used as an adjuvant to radio-chemotherapy and helps to ameliorate cancer complications
ChemoSen↑,
chemoP↑,
*lipid-P↓, ↓LPO, ↑CAT, ↑SOD, ↑GPx, ↑GST, ↑GSH, ↓TNF-α, ↓IL-1β, ↓Caspase-3, ↑IL-10
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*GSTs↑,
*GSH↑,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*Casp3↓,
*IL10↑,
NRF2↓, Lung cancer model ↓Nrf2, ↓HO-1, ↓NQO1, ↓GSH
HO-1↓,
NQO1↓,
GSH↓,
MET↓, Lung cancer model ↓MET, ↓p-MET, ↓p-Akt, ↓HGF
p‑MET↓,
p‑Akt↓,
HGF/c-Met↓,
NF-kB↓, Lung cancer model ↓NF-κB, ↓Bcl-XL, ↓MnSOD, ↑Caspase-8, ↑Caspase-3, ↑PARP
Bcl-2↓,
SOD2↓,
Casp8↑,
Casp3↑,
PARP↑,
MAPK↓, LLC-induced BCP mouse model ↓p38 MAPK, ↓GFAP, ↓IBA1, ↓NLRP3, ↓ASC, ↓Caspase1, ↓IL-1β
NLRP3↓,
ASC↓,
Casp1↓,
IL6↓, Lung cancer model ↓TNF‑α, ↓IL‑6, ↓MuRF1, ↓Atrogin-1, ↓IKKβ, ↓p‑p65, ↓p-p38
IKKα↓,
p‑p65↓,
p‑p38↑,
MMP2↓, Lung cancer model ↓MMP-2, ↓ICAM-1, ↓EGFR, ↓p-PI3K, ↓p-Akt
ICAM-1↓,
EGFR↑,
p‑PI3K↓,
E-cadherin↓, Lung cancer model ↑E-cadherin, ↑ZO-1, ↓N-cadherin, ↓Claudin-1, ↓β-Catenin, ↓Snail, ↓Vimentin, ↓Integrin β1, ↓FAK
ZO-1↑,
N-cadherin↓,
CLDN1↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Snail↓,
Vim↑,
ITGB1↓,
FAK↓,
p‑Src↓, Lung cancer model ↓p-FAK, ↓p-Src, ↓Rac1, ↓Cdc42, ↓RhoA
Rac1↓,
Cdc42↓,
Rho↓,
PCNA↓, Lung cancer model ↓Cyclin B1, ↑p21, ↑p-Cdc2, ↓Vimentin, ↓MMP9, ↑E-cadherin, ↓AIM2, ↓Pro-caspase-1, ↓Caspase-1 p10, ↓Pro-IL-1β, ↓IL-1β, ↓PCNA
Tyro3↓, Lung cancer model ↓TAM RTKs, ↓Tyro3, ↓Axl, ↓MerTK, ↑p21
AXL↓,
CEA↓, B(a)P induced lung carcinogenesis ↓CEA, ↓NSE, ↑SOD, ↑CAT, ↑GPx, ↑GR, ↑GST, ↑GSH, ↑Vitamin E, ↑Vitamin C, ↓PCNA, ↓CYP1A1, ↓NF-kB
NSE↓,
SOD↓,
Catalase↓,
GPx↓,
GSR↓,
GSTs↓,
GSH↓,
VitE↓,
VitC↓,
CYP1A1↓,
cFos↑, Lung cancer model ↓Claudin-2, ↑p-ERK1/2, ↑c-Fos
AR↓, ↓Androgen receptor
AIF↑, Lung cancer model ↑Apoptosis-inducing factor protein
p‑STAT6↓, ↓p-STAT6, ↓Arginase-1, ↓MRC1, ↓CCL2
p‑MDM2↓, Lung cancer model ↓p-PI3K, ↓p-Akt, ↓p-MDM2, ↑p-P53, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax
NOTCH1↓, Lung cancer model ↑Bax, ↑Cleaved-caspase 3, ↓Bcl2, ↑circ_0000190, ↓miR-130a-3p, ↓Notch-1, ↓Hes-1, ↓VEGF
VEGF↓,
H3↓, Lung cancer model ↑Caspase 3, ↑Caspase 7, ↓H3 and H4 HDAC activities
H4↓,
HDAC↓,
SIRT1↓, Lung cancer model ↑Bax/Bcl-2, ↓Sirt1
ROS↑, Lung cancer model ↓NF-kB, ↑JNK, ↑Caspase 3, ↑PARP, ↑ROS, ↓SOD
DR5↑, Lung cancer model ↑Caspase-8, ↑Caspase-3, ↑Caspase-9, ↑DR5, ↑p-Drp1, ↑Cytochrome c, ↑p-JNK
Cyt‑c↑,
p‑JNK↑,
PTEN↓, Lung cancer model 1/5/10/30/50/80/100 μmol/L ↑Cleaved caspase-3, ↑PARP, ↑Bax, ↓Bcl-2, ↓EGFR, ↓PI3K/Akt/PTEN/mTOR, ↓CD34, ↓PCNA
mTOR↓,
CD34↓,
FasL↑, Lung cancer model ↑DR 4, ↑FasL, ↑Fas receptor, ↑Bax, ↑Bad, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Cytochrome c, ↓XIAP, ↑p-eIF2α, ↑CHOP, ↑p-JNK, ↑LC3II
Fas↑,
XIAP↓,
p‑eIF2α↑,
CHOP↑,
LC3II↑,
PD-1↓, Lung cancer model ↓PD-L1, ↓STAT3, ↑IL-2
STAT3↓,
IL2↑,
EMT↓, Luteolin exerts anticancer activity by inhibiting EMT, and the possible mechanisms include the inhibition of the EGFR-PI3K-AKT and integrin β1-FAK/Src signaling pathways
cachexia↓, luteolin could be a potential safe and efficient alternative therapy for the treatment of cancer cachexi
BioAv↑, A low-energy blend of castor oil, kolliphor and polyethylene glycol 200 increases the solubility of luteolin by a factor of approximately 83
*Half-Life↝, ats administered an intraperitoneal injection of luteolin (60 mg/kg) absorbed it rapidly as well, with peak levels reached at 0.083 h (71.99 ± 11.04 μg/mL) and a prolonged half-life (3.2 ± 0.7 h)
*eff↑, Luteolin chitosan-encapsulated nano-emulsions increase trans-nasal mucosal permeation nearly 6-fold, drug half-life 10-fold, and biodistribution of luteolin in brain tissue 4.4-fold after nasal administration

2077- PB,    Butyrate induces ROS-mediated apoptosis by modulating miR-22/SIRT-1 pathway in hepatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
miR-22↑, Intracellular expression of miR-22 was increased when the Huh 7 cells were incubated with sodium butyrate.
SIRT1↓, Over-expression of miR-22 or addition of sodium butyrate inhibited SIRT-1 expression and enhanced the ROS production
ROS↑, Butyrate induces ROS production
Cyt‑c↑, Butyrate induced apoptosis via ROS production, cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-3
Casp3↑,
eff↓, whereas addition of N-acetyl cysteine or anti-miR-22 reversed these butyrate-induced effects
TumCG↓, sodium butyrate inhibited cell growth and proliferation
TumCP↓,
HDAC↓, induces apoptosis by mediating expression of histone deacetylase (HDAC), SIRT-1, caspase 3, and NFκB
SIRT1↓,
CD44↓, Previously it was shown that butyrate significantly inhibited CD44 expression, thereby inhibiting the metastatic ability of the human colon carcinoma cells [6].
proMMP2↓, Prolonged butyrate treatment inhibited the pro-MMP-2 activation and tumor cell migration potential of HT 1080 tumor cells [7].
MMP↓, Butyrate alters mitochondrial membrane potential (ψm)
SOD↓, Butyrate inhibits super oxide dismutase

2339- QC,    Quercetin protects against LPS-induced lung injury in mice via SIRT1-mediated suppression of PKM2 nuclear accumulation
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*Inflam↓, Quercetin (Que) is a natural bioflavonoid compound with anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties that reportedly inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome in sepsis-induced organ dysfunctions such as ALI
*antiOx↑,
*NLRP3↓,
*Sepsis↓,
*PKM2↓, inhibit the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by suppressing the nuclear accumulation of PKM2 and increasing SIRT1 levels.
*SIRT1↓,

2687- RES,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, NA, NA - Review, AD, NA
NF-kB↓, RES affects NF-kappaB activity and inhibits cytochrome P450 isoenzyme (CYP A1) drug metabolism and cyclooxygenase activity.
P450↓,
COX2↓,
Hif1a↓, RES may inhibit also the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and thus may have anti-cancer properties
VEGF↓,
*SIRT1↑, RES induces sirtuins, a class of proteins involved in regulation of gene expression. RES is also considered to be a SIRT1-activating compound (STACs).
SIRT1↓, In contrast, decreased levels of SIRT1 and SIRT2 were observed after treatment of BJ cells with concentrations of RES
SIRT2↓,
ChemoSen⇅, However, the effects of RES remain controversial as it has been reported to increase as well as decrease the effects of chemotherapy.
cardioP↑, RES has been shown to protect against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via restoration of SIRT1
*memory↑, RES has been shown to inhibit memory loss and mood dysfunction which can occur during aging.
*angioG↑, RES supplementation resulted in improved learning in the rats. This has been associated with increased angiogenesis and decreased astrocytic hypertrophy and decreased microglial activation in the hippocampus.
*neuroP↑, RES may have neuroprotective roles in AD and may improve memory function in dementia.
STAT3↓, RES was determined to inhibit STAT3, induce apoptosis, suppress the stemness gene signature and induced differentiation.
CSCs↓,
RadioS↑, synergistically increased radiosensitivity. RES treatment suppressed repair of radiation-induced DNA damage
Nestin↓, RES decreased NESTIN
Nanog↓, RES was determined to suppress the expression of NANOG
TP53↑, RES treatment activated TP53 and p21Cip1.
P21↑,
CXCR4↓, RES downregulated nuclear localization and activity of NF-kappa-B which resulted in decreased expression of MMP9 and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), two proteins associated with metastasis.
*BioAv↓, The pharmacological properties of RES can be enhanced by nanoencapsulation. Normally the solubility and stability of RES is poor.
EMT↓, RES was determined to suppress many gene products associated with EMT such as decreased vimentin and SLUG expression but increased E-cadherin expression.
Vim↓,
Slug↓,
E-cadherin↑,
AMPK↑, RES can induce AMPK which results in inhibition of the drug transporter MDR1 in oxaliplatin-resistant (L-OHP) HCT116/L-OHP CRCs.
MDR1↓,
DNAdam↑, RES induced double strand DNA breaks by interfering with type II topoisomerase.
TOP2↓, The DNA damage was determined to be due to type II topoisomerase poisoning.
PTEN↑, RES was determined to upregulate phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and decrease the expression of activated Akt.
Akt↓,
Wnt↓, RES was shown to decrease WNT/beta-catenin pathway activity and the downstream targets c-Myc and MMP-7 in CRC cells.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
MMP7↓,
MALAT1↓, RES also decreased the expression of long non-coding metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (RNA-MALAT1) in the LoVo and HCT116 CRC cells.
TCF↓, Treatment of CRC cells with RES resulted in decreased expression of transcription factor 4 (TCF4), which is a critical effector molecule of the WNT/beta-catenin pathway.
ALDH↓, RES was determined to downregulate ALDH1 and CD44 in HNC-TICs in a dose-dependent fashion.
CD44↓,
Shh↓, RES has been determined to decrease IL-6-induced Sonic hedgehog homolog (SHH) signaling in AML.
IL6↓, RES has been shown to inhibit the secretion of IL-6 and VEGF from A549 lung cancer cells
VEGF↓,
eff↑, Combined RES and MET treatment resulted in a synergistic response in terms of decreased TP53, gammaH2AX and P-Chk2 expression. Thus, the combination of RES and MET might suppress some of the aging effects elicited by UVC-induced DNA damage
HK2↓, RES treatment resulted in a decrease in HK2 and increased mitochondrial-induced apoptosis.
ROS↑, RES was determined to shut off the metabolic shift and increase ROS levels and depolarized mitochondrial membranes.
MMP↓,

3006- RosA,    Rosmarinic acid attenuates glioblastoma cells and spheroids’ growth and EMT/stem-like state by PTEN/PI3K/AKT downregulation and ERK-induced apoptosis
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, LN229
TumCG↓, Rosmarinic acid (RA) reduced the glioma growth and motility in 2D- and 3D-cultures
EMT↓, RA suppressed epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stem-cell property in spheroids.
SIRT1↓, RA downregulated SIRT1/FOXO1/NF-κB axis independently of p53 or PTEN function.
FOXO1↓,
NF-kB↓,
angioG↓, RA dose-dependently reduced angiogenesis and intracellular ROS levels, suppressed glioma growth,
ROS↓,
PTEN↓, RA also inhibited the PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway in U-87MG cells.
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, antidiabetic, and especially anticancer effects (
*cardioP↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*neuroP↑,
Warburg↓, suppresses Warburg effect

3282- SIL,    Role of Silymarin in Cancer Treatment: Facts, Hypotheses, and Questions
- Review, NA, NA
hepatoP↑, This group of flavonoids has been extensively studied and they have been used as hepato-protective substances
AntiCan↑, however, silymarin compounds have clear anticancer effects
TumCMig↓, decreasing migration through multiple targeting, decreasing hypoxia inducible factor-1α expression, i
Hif1a↓, In prostate cancer cells silibinin inhibited HIF-1α translation
selectivity↑, antitumoral activity of silymarin compounds is limited to malignant cells while the nonmalignant cells seem not to be affected
toxicity∅, long history of silymarin use in human diseases without toxicity after prolonged administration.
*antiOx↑, as an antioxidant, by scavenging prooxidant free radicals
*Inflam↓, antiinflammatory effects similar to those of indomethacin,
TumCCA↑, MDA-MB 486 breast cancer cells, G1 arrest was found due to increased p21 and decreased CDKs activity
P21↑,
CDK4↓,
NF-kB↓, human prostate carcinoma cells, silymarin decreased ligand binding to Erb1 135 and NF-kB expression was strongly inhibited by silymarin in hepatoma cell
ERK↓, human prostate carcinoma cells, silymarin decreased ligand binding to Erb1 135 and NF-kB expression was strongly inhibited by silymarin in hepatoma cell
PSA↓, Treating prostate carcinoma cells with silymarin the levels of PSA were significantly decreased and cell growth was inhibited through decreased CDK activity and induction of Cip1/p21 and Kip1/p27. 1
TumCG↓,
p27↑,
COX2↓, such as anti-COX2 and anti-IL-1α activity, 140 antiangiogenic effects through inhibition of VEGF secretion, upregulation of Insulin like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP3), 141 and inhibition of androgen receptors.
IL1↓,
VEGF↓,
IGFBP3↑,
AR↓,
STAT3↓, downregulation of the STAT3 pathway which was seen in many cell models.
Telomerase↓, silymarin has the ability to decrease telomerase activity in prostate cancer cells
Cyt‑c↑, mitochondrial cytochrome C release-caspase activation.
Casp↑,
eff↝, Malignant p53 negative cells show only minimal apoptosis when treated with silymarin. Therefore, one conclusion is that silymarin may be useful in tumors with conserved p53.
HDAC↓, inhibit histone deacetylase activity;
HATs↑, increase histone acetyltransferase activity
Zeb1↓, reduce expression of the transcription factor ZEB1
E-cadherin↑, increase expression of E-cadherin;
miR-203↑, increase expression of miR-203
NHE1↓, reduce activation of sodium hydrogen isoform 1 exchanger (NHE1)
MMP2↓, target β catenin and reduce the levels of MMP2 and MMP9
MMP9↓,
PGE2↓, reduce activation of prostaglandin E2
Vim↓, suppress vimentin expression
Wnt↓, inhibit Wnt signaling
angioG↓, Silymarin inhibits angiogenesis.
VEGF↓, VEGF downregulation
*TIMP1↓, Silymarin has the capacity to decrease TIMP1 expression166–168 in mice.
EMT↓, found that silibinin had no effect on EMT. However, the opposite was found in other malignant tissues160–162 where it showed inhibitory effects.
TGF-β↓, Silibinin reduces the expression of TGF β2 in different tumors such as triple negative breast, 174 prostate, and colorectal cancers.
CD44↓, Silibinin decreased CD44 expression and the activation of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)
EGFR↓,
PDGF↓, silibinin had the ability to downregulate PDFG in fibroblasts, thus decreasing proliferation.
*IL8↓, Flavonoids, in general, reduce levels of IL-8. Curcumin, 200 apigenin, 201 and silybin showed the ability to decrease IL-8 levels
SREBP1↓, Silymarin inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation and decreased the expression of intranuclear sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1), decreasing lipid synthesis.
MMP↓, reduced membrane potential and ATP content
ATP↓,
uPA↓, silibinin decreased MMP2, MMP9, and urokinase plasminogen activator receptor level (uPAR) in neuroblastoma cells. uPAR is also a marker of cell invasion.
PD-L1↓, Silibinin inhibits PD-L1 by impeding STAT5 binding in NSCLC.
NOTCH↓, Silybin inhibited Notch signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma cells showing antitumoral effects
*SIRT1↑, Silymarin can also increase SIRT1 expression in other tissues, such as hippocampus, 221 articular chondrocytes, 222 and heart muscle
SIRT1↓, Silymarin seems to act differently in tumors: in lung cancer cells SIRT downregulated SIRT1 and exerted multiple antitumor effects such as reduced adhesion and migration and increased apoptosis.
CA↓, Silymarin has the ability to inhibit CA isoforms CA I and CA II.
Ca+2↑, ilymarin increases mitochondrial release of Ca++ and lowers mitochondrial membrane potential in cancer cell
chemoP↑, Silymarin: Decreasing Side Effects and Toxicity of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
cardioP↑, There is also evidence that it protects the heart from doxorubicin toxicity, however, it is less potent than quercetin in this effect.
Dose↝, oral administration of 240 mg of silybin to 6 healthy volunteers the following results were obtained 377 : maximum\,plasmaconcentration0.34±0.16⁢𝜇⁢g/m⁢L
Half-Life↝, and time to maximum plasma concentration 1.32 ± 0.45 h. Absorption half life 0.17 ± 0.09 h, elimination half life 6.32 ± 3.94 h
BioAv↓, silymarin is not soluble in water and oral administration shows poor absorption in the alimentary tract (approximately 1% in rats,
BioAv↓, Our conclusion is that, from a bioavailability standpoint, it is much easier to achieve migration inhibition, than proliferative reduction.
BioAv↓, Combination with succinate: is available on the market under the trade mark Legalon® (bis hemisuccinate silybin). Combination with phosphatidylcholine:
toxicity↝, 13 g daily per os divided into 3 doses was well tolerated. The most frequent adverse event was asymptomatic liver toxicity.
Half-Life↓, It may be necessary to administer 800 mg 4 times a day because the half-life is short.
ROS↓, its ability as an antioxidant reduces ROS production
FAK↓, Silibinin decreased human osteosarcoma cell invasion through Erk inhibition of a FAK/ERK/uPA/MMP2 pathway

2220- SK,    Shikonin Alleviates Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury in Rats by Targeting Renal Endocytosis, SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1, TLR-4/NF-κB/MAPK, and PI3K/Akt Cascades
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*RenoP↑, Shikonin significantly and dose-dependently alleviated gentamicin-induced renal injury, as revealed by restoring normal kidney function and histological architecture.
*ROS↓, Shikonin Defended against Renal Oxidative Stress and Activated the SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1 Cascades in Rats with Gentamicin-Induced Renal Damage
*SIRT1↓,
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*GSH↑, significant rise in GSH, TAC levels, and SOD activity, as well as SIRT1, Nrf2, and HO-1 protein levels
*TAC↑,
*SOD↑,
*MDA↓, significant decrease in the renal MDA, NO, and iNOS
*NO↓,
*iNOS↓,
*NHE3↑, shikonin treatment significantly and dose-dependently enhanced the reduced NHE3 level and mRNA expression induced by repeated gentamicin injections,
*PI3K↑, in the current study, shikonin treatment of the gentamicin-injected groups increased PI3K

3422- TQ,    Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers
- Review, Var, NA
selectivity↑, TQ selectively inhibits the cancer cells’ proliferation in leukemia [9], breast [10], lungs [11], larynx [12], colon [13,14], and osteosarcoma [15]. However, there is no effect against healthy cells
P53↑, It also re-expressed tumor suppressor genes (TSG), such as p53 and Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in lung cancer
PTEN↑,
NF-kB↓, antitumor properties by regulating different targets, such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-Kb), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), and c-Myc [1], which resulted in caspases protein activation
PPARγ↓,
cMyc↓,
Casp↑,
*BioAv↓, Due to hydrophobicity, there are limitations in the bioavailability and drug formation of TQ.
BioAv↝, TQ is sensitive to light; a short period of exposure results in severe degradation, regardless of the solution’s acidity and solvent type [27]. It is also unstable in alkaline solutions because TQ’s stability decreases with rising pH
eff↑, Encapsulating TQ with CS improves the uptake and bioavailability of TQ but has low encapsulation efficiency (35%)
survivin↓, TQ showed antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic potency on breast cancer through the suppression of anti-apoptotic proteins, such as survivin, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-2
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Akt↓, treating doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7/DOX cells with TQ inhibited Akt and Bcl2 phosphorylation and increased the expression of PTEN and apoptotic regulators such as Bax, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspases, p53, and p21 [
BAX↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
CXCR4↓, inhibited metastasis with significant inhibition of chemokine receptor Type 4 (CXCR4), which is considered a poor prognosis indicator, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), vascular endothelial growth factor Receptor 2 (VEGFR2), Ki67, and COX2
MMP9↓,
VEGFR2↓,
Ki-67↓,
COX2↓,
JAK2↓, TQ at 25, 50 and 75 µM inhibited JAK2 and c-Src activity and induced apoptosis by inhibiting the phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT3 downstream genes, such as Bcl-2, cyclin D, survivin, and VEGF, and upregulating caspases-3, caspases-7, and caspases-9
cSrc↓,
Apoptosis↑,
p‑STAT3↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
N-cadherin↓, downregulated the mesenchymal genes expression N-cadherin, vimentin, and TWIST, while upregulating epithelial genes like E-cadherin and cytokeratin-19.
Vim↓,
Twist↓,
E-cadherin↑,
ChemoSen↑, The combined treatment of 5 μM TQ and 2 μg/mL cisplatin was more effective in cancer growth and progression than either agent alone in a xenograft tumor mouse model.
eff↑, TQ–artemisinin hybrid therapy (2.6 μM) showed an enhanced ROS generation level and concomitant DNA damage induction in human colon cancer cells, while not affecting nonmalignant colon epithelial at 100 μM
EMT↓, TQ inhibits the survival signaling pathways to reduce carcinogenesis progress rate, and decreases cancer metastasis through regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT).
ROS↑, Apoptosis is induced by TQ in cancer cells through producing ROS, demethylating and re-expressing the TSG
DNMT1↓, inhibits DNMT1, figure 2
eff↑, TQ–vitamin D3 combination significantly reduced pro-cancerous molecules (Wnt, β-catenin, NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS, VEGF and HSP-90) a
EZH2↓, reduced angiogenesis by downregulating significant angiogenic genes such as versican (VCAN), the growth factor receptor-binding protein 2 (Grb2), and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), which participates in histone methylatio
hepatoP↑, Moreover, TQ improved liver function as well as reduced hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Zeb1↓, TQ decreases the Twist1 and Zeb1 promoter activities,
RadioS↑, TQ combined with radiation inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis more than a TQ–cisplatin combination against SCC25 and CAL27 cell lines
HDAC↓, TQ has inhibited the histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzyme and reduced its total activity.
HDAC1↓, as well as decreasing the expression of HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3 by 40–60%
HDAC2↓,
HDAC3↓,
*NAD↑, In non-cancer cells, TQ can increase cellular NAD+
*SIRT1↑, An increase in the levels of intracellular NAD+ led to the activation of the SIRT1-dependent metabolic pathways
SIRT1↓, On the other hand, TQ induced apoptosis by downregulating SIRT1 and upregulating p73 in the T cell leukemia Jurkat cell line
*Inflam↓, TQ treatment of male Sprague–Dawley rats has reduced the inflammatory markers (CRP, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and IL-4) triggered by sodium nitrite
*CRP↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL1β↓,
*eff↑, The TQ–piperin combination has also decreased the oxidative damage triggered by microcystin in liver tissue and reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) and NO, while inducing glutathione (GSH) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathi
*MDA↓,
*NO↓,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
PI3K↓, repressing the activation of vital pathways, such as JAK/STAT and PI3K/AKT/mTOR.
mTOR↓,

4861- Uro,    Urolithin A improves Alzheimer's disease cognition and restores mitophagy and lysosomal functions
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*memory↑, Long‐term UA treatment significantly improved learning, memory, and olfactory function in different AD transgenic mice.
*Aβ↓, UA also reduced amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau pathologies and enhanced long‐term potentiation
*toxicity↓, A phase I clinical study confirmed that UA was safe in healthy, sedentary older adults, and that activation of mitochondrial biomarkers in muscle and plasma was observed
*BBB↑, may play a therapeutic role in the brain as it crosses the blood–brain barrier.
*p‑tau↓, UA decreased Aβ accumulation and tau phosphorylation in AD mice
*eff↓, and that the effects disappeared if UA treatment was suspended for 1 month.
*IL1α↓, several proinflammatory cytokines were increased in AD mice and decreased after UA treatment, including Interleukin 1 alpha (IL‐1α), monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1)
*MCP1↓,
*MIP‑1α↓, macrophage inflammatory protein‐1 alpha (MIP‐1α), tumor necrosis factor (TNFα), Interleukin 2 (IL‐2)
*TNF-α↓,
*IL2↓,
*SIRT1↓, UA induced sirtuin expression, mitophagy, and decreased DNA damage
*DNAdam↓,
*Dose↝, UA at doses from 250 to 2000 mg in humans 25 and 1–450 mg/kg in mice 80 has been reported to be safe.
*Strength↑, UA increased muscle strength and physical performance in a 6‐min walk test in elderly humans after 4 months of supplementation.
*motorD↑, Other studies reported that UA improved motor activity in the rotarod test and increased total distance traveled and average speed in the open field test in young C57BL/6J mice 82 and 3xTg AD mice
*CTSZ↓, Ctsz was highly expressed in multiple AD transgenic mouse models, and its expression was normalized by UA treatment


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 22 of 22

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 22

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1,   Catalase↓, 2,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   ENOX2↓, 1,   GPx↓, 2,   GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 2,   GSR↓, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   GSTs↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 4,   HO-2↓, 1,   MAD↓, 1,   NADH↓, 1,   NQO1↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 2,   ROS↓, 2,   ROS↑, 13,   SOD↓, 3,   SOD2↓, 1,   TrxR1↓, 1,   VitC↓, 1,   VitE↓, 1,   xCT↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 2,   ATP↓, 1,   MMP↓, 9,   MMP↑, 1,   MPT↑, 1,   mtDam↑, 1,   OCR↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 3,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 4,   cMyc↓, 3,   ECAR↝, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   HK2↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   NADPH↑, 1,   PDH↝, 1,   PDK1?, 2,   PPARγ↓, 1,   RARβ↑, 1,   SIRT1↓, 21,   SIRT2↓, 1,   SREBP1↓, 2,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 5,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 2,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 9,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 3,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 6,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 5,   Casp1↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 9,   Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 4,   Cyt‑c↑, 8,   Diablo↑, 1,   DR4↑, 1,   DR5↑, 2,   FADD↑, 1,   Fas↓, 1,   Fas↑, 2,   FasL↑, 2,   HGF/c-Met↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   p‑JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 3,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 2,   p‑MDM2↓, 1,   Myc↓, 1,   NOXA↑, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   p‑p38↑, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 4,   Telomerase↓, 2,   TRPV1↑, 2,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

cSrc↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

EZH2↓, 2,   H3↓, 1,   H4↓, 1,   HATs↑, 2,   other↓, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 2,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 2,   TumAuto↑, 3,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↓, 1,   DNAdam↑, 3,   DNMT1↓, 2,   DNMT3A↓, 1,   DNMTs↓, 1,   P53↑, 5,   ac‑P53↑, 1,   PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 6,   PCNA↓, 2,   SIRT6↑, 1,   TP53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   cycE/CCNE↓, 2,   P21↑, 6,   p‑RB1↓, 2,   TumCCA↑, 9,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ALDH↓, 1,   CD133↓, 1,   CD34↓, 1,   CD44↓, 4,   CDK8↓, 1,   cFos↓, 1,   cFos↑, 1,   CIP2A↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 3,   EMT↓, 8,   EP2↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   FOXO1↓, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   HDAC↓, 5,   HDAC1↓, 2,   HDAC2↓, 1,   HDAC3↓, 1,   HDAC8↓, 1,   HMTs↑, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   Nanog↓, 1,   Nestin↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 4,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   NOTCH3↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↓, 2,   PTEN↑, 3,   Shh↓, 1,   p‑Src↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 5,   p‑STAT3↓, 2,   p‑STAT6↓, 1,   TCF↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 2,   TumCG↓, 8,   Wnt↓, 3,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AXL↓, 1,   CA↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   Ca+2↝, 1,   Cdc42↓, 1,   CDH1↑, 1,   CEA↓, 2,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 5,   FAK↓, 2,   p‑FAK↓, 2,   ITGB1↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 2,   MALAT1↓, 1,   MET↓, 1,   p‑MET↓, 1,   miR-133a-3p↑, 1,   miR-203↑, 1,   miR-22↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 5,   proMMP2↓, 1,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 6,   N-cadherin↓, 3,   p‑pax↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 2,   Rac1↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   SMAD3↓, 1,   Snail↓, 3,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TGF-β↑, 1,   TRIB3↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 3,   TumCMig↓, 4,   TumCP↓, 5,   TumMeta↓, 4,   Twist↓, 2,   Tyro3↓, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 5,   Vim↑, 1,   Zeb1↓, 2,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 6,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 5,   EGFR↓, 4,   EGFR↑, 1,   Endoglin↑, 1,   Hif1a↓, 4,   VEGF↓, 7,   VEGFR2↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,   NHE1↓, 2,   P-gp↓, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

ASC↓, 1,   COX1↓, 1,   COX2↓, 5,   CXCR4↓, 2,   HMGB1↓, 1,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Imm↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   JAK↓, 1,   JAK2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 11,   p‑p65↓, 1,   PD-1↓, 2,   PD-L1↓, 2,   PD-L1↑, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CDK6↓, 4,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 3,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 6,   ChemoSen⇅, 1,   Dose↝, 4,   Dose∅, 3,   eff↓, 3,   eff↑, 9,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,   MDR1↓, 1,   P450↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 5,   selectivity↑, 4,   TET2↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CA125↓, 1,   CEA↓, 2,   CYFRA21-1↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 4,   EGFR↑, 1,   EZH2↓, 2,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Ki-67↓, 2,   LDH↓, 1,   Myc↓, 1,   NSE↓, 1,   PD-L1↓, 2,   PD-L1↑, 1,   PSA↓, 1,   TP53↑, 1,   TRIB3↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 4,   AntiTum↑, 1,   cachexia↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 2,   chemoP↑, 2,   chemoPv↑, 2,   ChemoSideEff↓, 1,   hepatoP↑, 2,   Obesity↓, 1,   OS↑, 1,   QoL↑, 1,   toxicity↝, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 303

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 4,   Catalase↑, 2,   GPx↑, 2,   GSH↑, 3,   GSTs↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↓, 2,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 2,   SOD↑, 3,   TAC↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

NAD↑, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   SIRT1↓, 3,   SIRT1↑, 3,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Casp3↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   TRPV1↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

PI3K↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

Ca+2↑, 1,   TIMP1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↑, 1,   NO↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↓, 1,   BBB↑, 1,   NHE3↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

CRP↓, 1,   CTSZ↓, 1,   IL10↑, 1,   IL1α↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 2,   IL2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 6,   MCP1↓, 1,   MIP‑1α↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

p‑tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 2,   NLRP3↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 2,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

CRP↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 2,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 2,   motorD↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 3,   Obesity↓, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,   Strength↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Sepsis↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 65

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: SIRT1, Sirtuin 1 protein
5 Capsaicin
2 Ellagic acid
2 Gambogic Acid
2 Luteolin
1 Astragalus
1 alpha Linolenic acid
1 Hydrogen Gas
1 Chemotherapy
1 Phenylbutyrate
1 Quercetin
1 Resveratrol
1 Rosmarinic acid
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
1 Shikonin
1 Thymoquinone
1 Urolithin
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