ECAR Cancer Research Results

ECAR, Extracellular Acidification Rate: Click to Expand ⟱
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ECAR (Extracellular Acidification Rate) is a measure of the rate at which cells release acidic byproducts, such as lactic acid, into the extracellular environment. In the context of cancer, ECAR is often used as a proxy for glycolytic activity, as cancer cells often exhibit increased glycolysis, even in the presence of oxygen.

Studies have shown that cancer cells often have a higher ECAR compared to normal cells, indicating that they are producing more acidic byproducts. This is thought to be due to the fact that cancer cells often rely more heavily on glycolysis for energy production, even in the presence of oxygen.
-ECAR reflects the glycolysis activity



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5282- 3BP,  Rad,    3-Bromopyruvate-mediated MCT1-dependent metabolic perturbation sensitizes triple negative breast cancer cells to ionizing radiation
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468
Glycolysis↓, Metabolomic analyses showed that 3BP causes inhibition of glycolysis
RadioS↑, Overall, MCT1-mediated metabolic perturbation in combination with radiotherapy is shown to be a promising strategy for the treatment of glycolytic tumors such as TNBC, overcoming the selectivity challenges of targeting glycolysis with glucose analogs
eff↑, 3BP is selectively toxic to cells expressing MCT1
GAPDH↓, 3BP inhibits GAPDH but not hexokinase
PPP↑, Pentose phosphate pathway is upregulated in response to 3BP
GSH↓, Glutathione and NADH are depleted at early time points
ECAR↓, prolonged incubation with 20 μM 3BP for 24 h resulted in a statistically significant selective decrease in ECAR

3452- 5-ALA,    5-ALA Is a Potent Lactate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor but Not a Substrate: Implications for Cell Glycolysis and New Avenues in 5-ALA-Mediated Anticancer Action
- in-vitro, GBM, T98G - in-vitro, GBM, LN-18 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
Glycolysis↓, we found that 5-ALA, a natural precursor of heme, can hinder cell glycolysis, which is the main path of energy production for most cancer cells.
LDH↓, ore specifically, we found that 5-ALA can block an enzyme involved in glycolysis, called lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
eff↝, We found that 5-ALA has a potency of LDH inhibition comparable to other established LDH inhibitors, such as oxamate or tartronic acid
ECAR↓, a marked decrease in extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) was registered as a consequence of administering 5-ALA,

3454- ALA,    Lipoic acid blocks autophagic flux and impairs cellular bioenergetics in breast cancer and reduces stemness
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCG↑, Lipoic acid inhibits breast cancer cell growth via accumulation of autophagosomes.
Glycolysis↓, Lipoic acid inhibits glycolysis in breast cancer cells.
ROS↑, Lipoic acid induces ROS production in breast cancer cells/BCSC.
CSCs↓, Here, we demonstrate that LA inhibits mammosphere formation and subpopulation of BCSCs
selectivity↑, In contrast, LA at similar doses. had no significant effect on the cell viability of the human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK-293)
LC3B-II↑, LA treatment (0.5 mM and 1.0 mM) increased the expression level of LC3B-I to LC3B-II in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB231cells at 48 h
MMP↓, LA induced mitochondrial ROS levels, decreased mitochondria complex I activity, and MMP in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
mitResp↓, In MCF-7 cells, we found a substantial reduction in maximal respiration and ATP production at 0.5 mM and 1 mM of LA treatment after 48 h
ATP↓,
OCR↓, LA at 2.5 mM decreased OCR
NAD↓, we found that LA (0.5 mM and 1 mM) significantly reduced ATP production and NAD levels in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
p‑AMPK↑, LA treatment (0.5 mM and 1.0 mM) increased p-AMPK levels;
GlucoseCon↓, LA (0.5 mM and 1 mM) significantly decreased glucose uptake and lactate production in MCF-7, whereas LA at 1 mM significantly reduced glucose uptake and lactate production in MDA-MB231 cells but it had no effect at 0.5 mM
lactateProd↓,
HK2↓, LA reduced hexokinase 2 (HK2), phosphofructokinase (PFK), pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) expression in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
PFK↓,
LDHA↓,
eff↓, Moreover, we found that LA-mediated inhibition of cellular bioenergetics including OCR (maximal respiration and ATP production) and glycolysis were restored by NAC treatment (Fig. 6E and F) which indicates that LA-induced ROS production is responsibl
mTOR↓, LA inhibits mTOR signaling and thereby decreased the p-TFEB levels in breast cancer cells
ECAR↓, LA also inhibits glycolysis as evidenced by decreased glucose uptake, lactate production, and ECAR.
ALDH↓, LA decreased ALDH1 activity, CD44+/CD24-subpopulation, and increased accumulation of autophagosomes possibly due to inhibition of autophagic flux of breast cancer.
CD44↓,
CD24↓,

2320- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Inhibits the Proliferation of Leukemia Cells K562 by Suppressing PKM2 and GLUT1 Mediated Aerobic Glycolysis
- in-vitro, AML, K562 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
Glycolysis↓, DHA prevented cell proliferation in K562 cells through inhibiting aerobic glycolysis.
GlucoseCon↓, Lactate product and glucose uptake were inhibited after DHA treatment.
lactateProd↓,
GLUT1↓, DHA modulates glucose uptake through downregulating glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) in both gene and protein levels.
PKM2↓, DHA treatment, decreased expression of PKM2 was confirmed in situ.
ECAR↓, ECAR parameters including the glycolytic activity and capacity decreased in a concentration-dependent manner in K562 cells following DHA administration
LDHA↓, DHA treatment downregulated the relative expression of GLUT1, PKM2, LDH-A and c-Myc
cMyc↓,
other↝, The relative changes of PDK1, P53, HIF-1α, HK2, and PFK1 expression were modest, with most genes being altered by less than 2-fold

2289- Ba,  Rad,    Baicalein Inhibits the Progression and Promotes Radiosensitivity of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Targeting HIF-1A
- in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE150
TumCP↓, Radiation combined with baicalein could significantly inhibit the proliferation and migration of esophageal cancer cells compared with that of 6 Gy rays alone
TumCMig↓,
Glycolysis↓, 20μM baicalein reduced glycolysis in KYSE150 cells
cycD1/CCND1↓,
CDK4↓,
ECAR↓, Baicalein reduces ECAR and glycoPER
TumCCA↑, baicalein arrested cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle
HK1↓, HK1 (4QS9),13 ALDH2, GPI and ALDOA are the key enzymes in the process of glycolysis.
ALDH↓,
ALDOA↓,
PKM2↓, protein levels of HIF-1A and PKM2 decreased significantly after baicalein treatment.
Hif1a↓,

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

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

2347- CAP,    Capsaicin ameliorates inflammation in a TRPV1-independent mechanism by inhibiting PKM2-LDHA-mediated Warburg effect in sepsis
- in-vivo, Nor, NA - in-vitro, Nor, RAW264.7
*PKM2↓, capsaicin directly binds to and inhibits PKM2 and LDHA, and further suppresses the Warburg effect in inflammatory macrophages.
*LDHA↓,
*Warburg↓,
*COX2↓, capsaicin targets COX-2 and downregulates its expression in vivo and in vitro.
*Sepsis↓, may function as a novel agent for sepsis and inflammation treatment.
*Inflam↓,
*ECAR↓, CAP notably reduced the ECAR
*OCR↑, LPS decreased the OCR by inhibiting the mitochondrial respiration, and CAP could reverse this decrease

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

1577- Citrate,    Citric acid promotes SPARC release in pancreatic cancer cells and inhibits the progression of pancreatic tumors in mice on a high-fat diet
- in-vivo, PC, NA - in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, PATU-8988 - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2
Apoptosis↑, citrate treatment demonstrates signifcant effcacy in promoting tumor cell apoptosis, suppressing cell proliferation, and inhibiting tumor growth in vivo
TumCP↓,
TumCG↑,
SPARC↑, citrate treatment reveal decreased glycolysis and oxygen consumption in tumor cells, increased SPARC protein expression, and the promotion of M1 polarization
Glycolysis↓,
OCR↓,
pol-M1↑, repolarizing M2 macrophages into M1 macrophages
pol-M2 MC↓, shift from the M2 phenotype to the M1 phenotype in TAMs following citrate treatment
Weight∅, no signficant changes in body weight observed between the two groups
ATP↓, decreased ATP production of pancreatic tumors in vivo
ECAR↓, signifcantly reduced glycolytic flux, glycolytic reserve, glycolytic capacity, and acidifcation rates
mitResp↓, decreased basal mitochondrial respiration
i-ATP↑, decrease in intracellular ATP levels
p65↓, citrate effectively suppressed the expression of RELA findings collectively underscore the critical role of RELA in mediating citrate's regulation of glycolysis and suppression of pancreatic cancer progression
i-Ca+2↑, inhibition of RELA resulted in a rapid elevation of intracellular calcium levels
eff↓, overexpression of RELA and SPARC knockdown attenuated the therapeutic effects of citrate

2308- CUR,    Counteracting Action of Curcumin on High Glucose-Induced Chemoresistance in Hepatic Carcinoma Cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
GlucoseCon↓, Curcumin obviated the hyperglycemia-induced modulations like elevated glucose consumption, lactate production, and extracellular acidification, and diminished nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production
lactateProd↓,
ECAR↓,
NO↓,
ROS↑, Curcumin favors the ROS production in HepG2 cells in normal as well as hyperglycemic conditions. ROS production was detected in cancer cells treated with curcumin, or doxorubicin, or their combinations in NG or HG medium for 24 h
HK2↓, HKII, PFK1, GAPDH, PKM2, LDH-A, IDH3A, and FASN. Metabolite transporters and receptors (GLUT-1, MCT-1, MCT-4, and HCAR-1) were also found upregulated in high glucose exposed HepG2 cells. Curcumin inhibited the elevated expression of these enzymes, tr
PFK1↓,
GAPDH↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
FASN↓,
GLUT1↓, Curcumin treatment was able to significantly decrease the expression of GLUT1, HKII, and HIF-1α in HepG2 cells either incubated in NG or HG medium.
MCT1↓,
MCT4↓,
HCAR1↓,
SDH↑, Curcumin also uplifted the SDH expression, which was inhibited in high glucose condition
ChemoSen↑, Curcumin Prevents High Glucose-Induced Chemoresistance
ROS↑, Treatment of cells with doxorubicin in presence of curcumin was found to cooperatively augment the ROS level in cells of both NG and HG groups.
BioAv↑, Curcumin Favors Drug Accumulation in Cancer Cells
P53↑, An increased expression of p53 in curcumin-treated cells can be suggestive of susceptibility towards cytotoxic action of anticancer drugs
NF-kB↓, curcumin has therapeutic benefits in hyperglycemia-associated pathological manifestations and through NF-κB inhibition
pH↑, Curcumin treatment was found to resist the lowering of pH of culture supernatant both in NG as well in HG medium.

5195- DCA,  Rad,    Dichloroacetate Radiosensitizes Hypoxic Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vitro, BC, EMT6
PDKs↑, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a specific inhibitor of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), which leads to enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.
ROS↑, Remarkably, DCA treatment led to a significant increase in ROS production (up to 15-fold) in hypoxic cancer cells but not in aerobic cells
p‑PDH↓, hypoxic conditions. As expected, DCA treatment decreased phosphorylated pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and lowered both extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) and lactate production.
ECAR↓,
lactateProd↓,
selectivity↓, Remarkably, DCA treatment led to a significant increase in ROS production (up to 15-fold) in hypoxic cancer cells but not in aerobic cells
RadioS↑, Consistently, DCA radiosensitized hypoxic tumor cells and 3D spheroids while leaving the intrinsic radiosensitivity of the tumor cells unchanged.

951- DHA,    Docosahexaenoic Acid Attenuates Breast Cancer Cell Metabolism and the Warburg Phenotype by Targeting Bioenergetic Function
- in-vitro, BC, BT474 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
Hif1a↓, in the malignant cell lines but not in the non-transformed cell line. ****
GLUT1↓, Downstream targets of HIF-1a, including glucose transporter 1 (GLUT 1) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), were decreased
LDH↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
ATP↓, 50%
p‑AMPK↑,
ECAR↓, DHA significantly decreased basal ECAR by over 60%
OCR↓, basal OCR was decreased by 80%
*toxicity↓, while not affecting non-transformed MCF-10A cells

694- EGCG,    Matcha green tea (MGT) inhibits the propagation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), by targeting mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and multiple cell signalling pathways
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
Glycolysis↓, MGT might similarly act as a glycolysis inhibitor
GAPDH↓,
ROS↑, Tea cathechins may act both as anti-oxidant and as pro-oxidants
OCR↓,
ECAR↓,
mTOR↓,
OXPHOS↓,

2309- EGCG,  Chemo,    Targeting Glycolysis with Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics in Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Xenografts
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, Nor, HPNE - in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, EGCG reduced pancreatic cancer cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner
eff↑, and the growth inhibition effect was further enhanced under glucose deprivation conditions.
ROS↑, EGCG at 40 µM increased ROS levels by 1.4- and 1.6-fold in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells, respectively
ECAR↓, EGCG affected glycolysis by suppressing the extracellular acidification rate through the reduction of the activity and levels of the glycolytic enzymes phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase.
ChemoSen↑, EGCG sensitized gemcitabine to inhibit pancreatic cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo.
selectivity↑, EGCG at 80 µM for 72 h had significantly less effect on the HPNE cells, reducing cell growth by only 24%
Glycolysis↓, EGCG Inhibits Glycolysis through Suppressing Rate-Limiting Enzymes. EGCG Plus Gemcitabine Further Inhibits Glycolysis
PFK↓, EGCG treatment reduced both the activity and expression levels of phosphofructokinase (PFK) and pyruvate kinase (PK) in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells
PKA↓,
HK2∅, EGCG failed to reduce hexokinases II (HK2) and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) protein expression levels
LDHA∅,
PFKP↓, EGCG reduced the levels of PFKP and PKM2 (p < 0.01 for both) in pancreatic tumor xenograft homogenates, obtained from mice treated with EGCG
PKM2↓,
H2O2↑, EGCG at 40 µM increased H2O2 levels by 1.5- and 1.9-fold in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells
TumW↓, EGCG and gemcitabine, given as single agents, reduced tumor weight by 40% and 52%, respectively, compared to vehicle-treated controls (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). In combination, EGCG plus gemcitabine reduced tumor weight by 67%,

2071- HNK,    Identification of senescence rejuvenation mechanism of Magnolia officinalis extract including honokiol as a core ingredient
- Review, Nor, HaCaT
*ROS↓, Magnolia officinalis (M. officinalis) extract significantly lowered the levels of ROS in senescent fibroblasts.
*antiOx↑, honokiol was demonstrated as a core ingredient of M. officinalis extract that exhibits antioxidant effects.
*AntiAge↑, new approaches to anti–aging treatments
*MMP↑, increases MMP
*ECAR↓, senescent fibroblasts treated with M. officinalis extract had lower ECAR values than those treated with DMSO, suggesting that M. officinalis treatment lowed glycolysis rate
*Glycolysis↓, honokiol, similar to M. officinalis, reduced the dependence of glycolysis as an energy source, indicating restoration of mitochondrial function by honokiol.
*PAR-2↓, downregulation of PAR–2 expression by M. officinalis may reduce skin pigmentation.
*CXCL12↑, upregulation of SDF–1 expression by M. officinalis may reduce skin pigmentation.
*BMAL1↑, activation of Bmal–1 expression by M. officinalis promote skin turnover.
*mt-ROS↓, compared to M. officinalis extract, honokiol at 1 and 10 μM was more effective in lowering mitochondrial ROS levels
*OXPHOS↓, Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation and induction of a compensatory shift toward glycolysis resulted in lower compensatory glycolysis in honokiol–treated senescent fibroblasts

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

2894- HNK,    Pharmacological features, health benefits and clinical implications of honokiol
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*BioAv↓, HNK showed poor aqueous solubility due to phenolic hydroxyl groups forming intramolecular hydrogen bonds and poor solubility in water (
*neuroP↑, HNK has the accessibility to reach the neuronal tissue by crossing the BBB and showing neuroprotective effects
*BBB↑,
*ROS↓, fig 2
*Keap1↑,
*NRF2↑,
*Casp3↓,
*SIRT3↑,
*Rho↓,
*ERK↓,
*NF-kB↓,
angioG↓,
RAS↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
*memory↑, oral administration of HNK (1 mg/kg) in senescence-accelerated mice prevents age-related memory and learning deficits
*Aβ↓, in Alzheimer’s disease, HNK significantly reduces neurotoxicity of aggregated Ab
*PPARγ↑, Furthermore, the expression of PPARc and PGC1a was increased by HNK, suggesting its beneficial impact on energy metabolism
*PGC-1α↑,
NF-kB↓, activation of NFjB was suppressed by HNK via suppression of nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of the p65 subunit and further instigated apoptosis by enhancing TNF-a
Hif1a↓, HNK has anti-oxidative properties and can downregulate the HIF-1a protein, inhibiting hypoxia- related signaling pathways
VEGF↓, renal cancer, via decreasing the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1)
HO-1↓,
FOXM1↓, HNK interaction with the FOXM1 oncogenic transcription factor inhibits cancer cells
p27↑, HNK treatment upregulates the expression of CDK inhibitor p27 and p21, whereas it downregulates the expression of CDK2/4/6 and cyclin D1/2
P21↑,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
Twist↓, HNK averted the invasion of urinary bladder cancer cells by downregulating the steroid receptor coactivator, Twist1 and Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP2↓,
Rho↑, By activating the RhoA, ROCK and MLC signaling, HNK inhibits the migration of highly metastatic renal cell carcinoma
ROCK1↑,
TumCMig↓,
cFLIP↓, HNK can be used to suppress c-FLIP, the apoptosis inhibitor.
BMPs↑, HNK treatment increases the expression of BMP7 protein
OCR↑, HNK might increase the oxygen consumption rate while decreasing the extracellular acidification rate in breast cancer cells.
ECAR↓,
*AntiAg↑, It also suppresses the platelet aggregation
*cardioP↑, HNK is an attractive cardioprotective agent because of its strong antioxidative properties
*antiOx↑,
*ROS↓, HNK treatment reduced cellular ROS production and decreased mitochondrial damage in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation
P-gp↓, The expres- sion of P-gp at mRNA and protein levels is reduced in HNK treatment on human MDR and MCF-7/ADR breast cancer cell lines

2178- itraC,    Itraconazole inhibits tumor growth via CEBPB-mediated glycolysis in colorectal cancer
- in-vivo, CRC, HCT116
TumCG↓, We found that itraconazole could inhibit tumor growth and glycolysis
Glycolysis↓, itraconazole could repress CRC tumor growth by inhibiting glycolysis
CEBPB?, CEBPB was a new target for itraconazole, and that silencing CEBPB could repress CRC glycolysis and tumor growth by inhibiting ENO1 expression
ENO1↓, glycolysis enzymes (ENO1, LDHA, PGK1, PKM and GAPDH) was significantly decreased after itraconazole treatment
LDHA↓,
PKM2↓,
GAPDH↓,
ECAR↓, itraconazole treatment could significantly reduce ECAR and OCR
OCR↓,

2545- M-Blu,    Reversing the Warburg Effect as a Treatment for Glioblastoma
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - NA, AD, NA - in-vitro, GBM, A172 - in-vitro, GBM, T98G
Warburg↓, Here, we documented that methylene blue (MB) reverses the Warburg effect evidenced by the increasing of oxygen consumption and reduction of lactate production in GBM cell lines
OCR↑, increases cellular oxygen consumption, and decreases lactate production in murine hippocampal cells
lactateProd↓,
TumCP↓, MB decreases GBM cell proliferation and halts the cell cycle in S phase.
TumCCA↑,
AMPK↑, Through activation of AMP-activated protein kinase, MB inactivates downstream acetyl-CoA carboxylase and decreases cyclin expression.
ACC↓,
Cyc↓,
neuroP↑, There is mounting evidence that MB enhances brain metabolism and exerts neuroprotective effects in multiple neurodegenerative disease models including Parkinson, Alzheimer, and Huntington disease
Cyt‑c↝, MB has long been known as an electron carrier, which is best represented by MB ability to increase the rate of cytochrome c reduction in isolated mitochondria
Glycolysis↓, MB Decreases Aerobic Glycolysis in U87 Cells
ECAR↓, MB increases OCR and decreases ECAR in U87 cells
TumCG↓, MB Inhibits Tumor Growth in Vitro
other↓, MB dramatically inhibits expression of cyclin A2, B1,and D1 while having less effect on cyclin E1

2540- M-Blu,    Alternative mitochondrial electron transfer for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and cancers: Methylene blue connects the dots
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*OCR↑, MB was found to increase oxygen consumption of normal tissues having aerobic glycolysis and of tumors
*Glycolysis↓, Methylene blue increases oxygen consumption, decrease glycolysis, and increases glucose uptake in vitro.
*GlucoseCon↑, Methylene blue enhances glucose uptake and regional cerebral blood flow in rats upon acute treatment.
neuroP↑, methylene blue provides protective effect in neuron and astrocyte against various insults in vitro and in rodent models of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease.
Warburg↓, In glioblastoma cells, methylene blue reverses Warburg effect by enhancing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, arrests glioma cell cycle at s-phase, and inhibits glioma cell proliferation.
mt-OXPHOS↑,
TumCCA↑,
TumCP↓,
ROS⇅, MB has very unique redox property that exists in equilibrium between oxidized state in dark blue (MB) and colorless reduced state (leucomethylene blue), making it both prooxidant and antioxidant under different conditions.
*cognitive↑, Methylene blue feeding improved water-maze and bridge walking performance in 5 X FAD mice. MB enhances memory function in normal rodents potentially through neurometabolic mechanisms
*mTOR↓, MB has been demonstrated to induce autophagy and attenuate tauopathy through inhibition of mTOR signaling both in vitro and in vivo
*mt-antiOx↑, Secondly, the distinct redox property enables MB as a regenerable anti-oxidant in mitochondria that distinct from the traditional free radical scavenges
*memory↑, , MB has been found to improve various experimental memory tasks in rodents
*BBB↑, MB can cross BBB and reach brain at concentrations 10 times higher than that in the circulation
*eff↝, In fibroblast cells, MB has been shown to stimulate 2-deoxyglucose uptake (Louters et al., 2006; Roelofs et al., 2006). Using MRI and PET, we demonstrated that acute treatment of MB significantly enhance glucose uptake
*ECAR↓, MB increased oxygen consumption rate and decreased extracellular acidification rate in both neuronal cells and astrocytes
eff↑, MB has also been used as a tracer for cancer diagnosis and as a photosensitizer for cancer treatment
lactateProd↓, MB increase oxygen consumption rate, decrease lactic acid production and extracellular acidification rate, reduce NADPH, and inhibit proliferation
NADPH↓,
OXPHOS↑, increases oxidative phosphorylation, decreases glycolytic flux and metabolic intermediates, hence, exhausts the building brick for cancer cell proliferation.
AMPK↑, MB is capable of activating AMPK signal pathway
selectivity↑, with low toxicity, and the high affinity to both neuronal and cancer tissues

2245- MF,    Quantum based effects of therapeutic nuclear magnetic resonance persistently reduce glycolysis
- in-vitro, Nor, NIH-3T3
Warburg↓, tNMR might have the potential to counteract the Warburg effect known from many cancer cells which are prone to glycolysis even under aerobic conditions.
Hif1a↓, combined treatment of tNMR and hypoxia (tNMR hypoxia) led to significantly altered HIF-1α protein levels, namely a further overall reduction in protein amounts
*Hif1a∅, Under normoxic conditions we did not find significant differences in Hif-1α mRNA and protein expression
Glycolysis↓, hypoxic tNMR treatment, driving cellular metabolism to a reduced glycolysis while mitochondrial respiration is kept constant even during reoxygenation.
*lactateProd↓, tNMR reduces lactate production and decreases cellular ADP levels under normoxic conditions
*ADP:ATP↓,
Pyruv↓, Intracellular pyruvate, which was as well decreased in hypoxic control cells, appeared to be further decreased after tNMR under hypoxia
ADP:ATP↓, tNMR under hypoxia further decreased the hypoxia induced decrease of the intracellular ADP/ATP ratio
*PPP↓, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is throttled after tNMR treatment, while cell proliferation is enhanced
*mt-ROS↑, tNMR under hypoxia increases mitochondrial and extracellular, but reduces cytosolic ROS
*ROS↓, but reduces cytosolic ROS
RPM↑, Because EMFs are known to affect ROS levels via the radical pair mechanism (RPM)
*ECAR↓, tNMR under normoxic conditions reduces the extracellular acidification rate (ECAR)

2260- MF,    Alternative magnetic field exposure suppresses tumor growth via metabolic reprogramming
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, LN229 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, proliferation of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells (U87 and LN229) was inhibited upon exposure to AMF within a specific narrow frequency range, including around 227 kHz.
TumCG↓, daily exposure to AMF for 30 min over 21 days significantly suppressed tumor growth and prolonged overall survival
OS↑,
ROS↑, This effect was associated with heightened reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and increased manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) expression.
SOD2↑,
eff↓, anti-cancer efficacy of AMF was diminished by either a mitochondrial complex IV inhibitor or a ROS scavenger.
ECAR↓, decrease in the extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) and an increase in the oxygen consumption rate (OCR).
OCR↑,
selectivity↑, This suggests that AMF-induced metabolic reprogramming occurs in GBM cells but not in normal cells. Furthermore, in cancer cells, AMF decreased ECAR and increased OCR, while there were no changes in normal cells.
*toxicity∅, did not affect non-cancerous human cells [normal human astrocyte (NHA), human cardiac fibroblast (HCF), human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC)].
TumVol↓, The results showed a significant treatment effect, as assessed by tumor volume, after conducting AMF treatment five times a week for 2 weeks
PGC-1α↑, Corresponding to the rise in ROS, there was also a time-dependent increase in PGC1α protein expression post-AMF exposure
OXPHOS↑, enhancing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), leading to increased ROS production
Glycolysis↓, metabolic mode of cancer cells to shift from glycolysis, characteristic of cancer cells, toward OXPHOS, which is more typical of normal cells.
PKM2↓, We extracted proteins that changed commonly in U87 and LN229 cells. Among the individual proteins related to metabolism, pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) was found to be inhibited in both.

991- OA,    Blockade of glycolysis-dependent contraction by oroxylin a via inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase-a in hepatic stellate cells
- in-vivo, NA, NA - in-vivo, Nor, NA
*Glycolysis↓, Oroxylin A blocked aerobic glycolysis in HSCs evidenced by reduction in glucose uptake and consumption and lactate production
*GlucoseCon↓,
*lactateProd↓,
*ECAR↓,
*HK2↓,
*PFK↓, phosphofructokinase 1
*PKM2↓,
*LDHA↓, inhibited the expression and activity of lactate dehydrogenase-A (LDH-A)

910- QC,    The Anti-Cancer Effect of Quercetin: Molecular Implications in Cancer Metabolism
tumCV↓,
Apoptosis↑,
PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, QUE induces cell death by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR and STAT3 pathways in PEL cells
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, reducing β-catenin
MAPK↝,
ERK↝, ERK1/2
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase
H2O2↑,
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
MMPs↓, Consistently, QUE was able to reduce the protein levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF and mTOR, and p-Akt in breast cancer cell lines
P53↑,
Casp3↑,
Hif1a↓, by inactivating the Akt-mTOR pathway [64,74] and HIF-1α
cFLIP↓,
IL6↓, QUE decreased the release of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10
IL10↓,
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓, It is suggested that QUE alters glucose metabolism by inhibiting monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) activity
PKM2↓,
GLUT1↓,
COX2↓,
VEGF↓,
OCR↓,
ECAR↓,
STAT3↓,
MMP2↓, Consistently, QUE was able to reduce the protein levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF and mTOR, and p-Akt in breast cancer cell lines
MMP9:TIMP1↓,
mTOR↓,

993- RES,    Resveratrol reverses the Warburg effect by targeting the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in colon cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, Caco-2 - in-vivo, Nor, HCEC 1CT
TumCG↓,
Glycolysis↓,
PPP↓,
ATP↑, significant increase (20%) in ATP production
PDH↑, Resveratrol targets the pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex, a key mitochondrial gatekeeper of energy metabolism, leading to an enhanced PDH activity.
Ca+2↝, resveratrol is a potent modulator of many cellular Ca2+ signaling pathways. Ca2+ is a key mediator of the effect of resveratrol on the oxidative capacity of colon cancer cells.
TumCP↓,
lactateProd↓,
OCR↑, increase of oxygen consumption rate (OCR) both in normal colonic epithelial HCEC 1CT cells
ECAR↓, Following treatment with resveratrol (10 µM, 48 hr), the ECAR was unchanged in normal HCEC 1CT cells, whereas it was significantly reduced (31%) in HCEC 1CT RPA cells ****
*ECAR∅, Following treatment with resveratrol (10 µM, 48 hr), the ECAR was unchanged in normal HCEC 1CT cells
*other?, Resveratrol promotes a shift from respiration to glycolysis in cancer-like cells, but not in normal colonocytes
cycE/CCNE↑, Resveratrol inhibited cell cycle progression by enhancing the levels of cyclin E and cyclin A
cycA1/CCNA1↑,
TumCCA↑,
cycD1/CCND1↑, and by decreasing cyclin D1
OXPHOS↑, Taken together, these observations indicate that exposure to resveratrol leads to a metabolic reorientation from aerobic glycolysis toward OXPHOS.

2403- SFN,    Reversal of the Warburg phenomenon in chemoprevention of prostate cancer by sulforaphane
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vivo, NA, NA
ECAR↓, SFN treatment: (i) decreased real-time extracellular acidification rate in LNCaP, but not in PC-3 cell line;
HK2↓, (ii) significantly downregulated expression of hexokinase II (HKII), pyruvate kinase M2 and/or lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) in vitro in cells and in vivo . HKII: 32%
PKM2↓, PKM2: 45%
LDHA↓, LDHA: 33%
Glycolysis↓, (iii) significantly suppressed glycolysis in prostate of Hi-Myc mice
Warburg↓, Reversal of the Warburg phenomenon

2446- SFN,  CAP,    The Molecular Effects of Sulforaphane and Capsaicin on Metabolism upon Androgen and Tip60 Activation of Androgen Receptor
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
AR↓, Sulforaphane and capsaicin decreased nuclear AR, prostate specific antigen and Bcl-XL levels, and cell proliferation induced by androgen and Tip60 in LNCaP cells.
Bcl-xL↓,
TumCP↓,
Glycolysis↓, Sulforaphane at 10 µM reduced the glycolysis and glycolytic capacity by 42% and 39%,
HK2↓, These bioactive compounds prevented the increase in glycolysis, hexokinase and pyruvate kinase activity, and reduced HIF-1α stabilization induced by androgen and Tip60 in LNCaP cells.
PKA↓,
Hif1a↓, Sulforaphane and Capsaicin Reduced the Increased HIF-1α Levels Induced by Androgen Stimulus and Tip60 Overexpression
PSA↓, Sulforaphane and capsaicin prevented the activation of AR signaling (decreased nuclear AR levels and PSA levels)
ECAR↓, and glycolysis (decreased EACR; and HK and PK activities) induced by androgen and Tip60.
BioAv↑, increased sulforaphane bioavailability can be attained after the intake of sulforaphane-enriched broccoli sprout preparation (generated by quick steaming followed by myrosinase treatment) in mice
BioAv↓, Liposomal and methoxypoly (ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) microencapsulation increase capsaicin bioavailability by 3.34-fold and 6-fold respectively in rats
*toxicity↓, considering that the minimum lethal oral dose of capsaicin is 100 mg/Kg body weight in mice, its consumption could be safely increased

3045- SK,    Cutting off the fuel supply to calcium pumps in pancreatic cancer cells: role of pyruvate kinase-M2 (PKM2)
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2
ECAR↓, Shikonin caused a concentration- and time-dependent inhibition of ECAR, which was more effective in highly glycolytic cells cultured in high-glucose (25 mM, Fig. 3ci) vs glucose-restricted cells (5 mM, Fig. 3cii).
Glycolysis↓, Collectively, these data suggest that shikonin exerts its cytotoxicity by inhibiting glycolysis and inducing ATP depletion, most likely due to inhibition of PKM2.
ATP↓, Only the highest concentration of shikonin (5 µM) induced a significant ATP depletion between 15 min and 6 h
PKM2↓,
TumCMig↓, Shikonin reduces PDAC cell migration
Ca+2↑, Shikonin induces cytotoxic Ca2+ overload
GlucoseCon↓, shikonin inhibited glucose consumption and lactate production with an IC50 of 5–10 μM in MCF-7 cells that exclusively express PKM2
lactateProd↓,
MMP↓, Shikonin is also reported to impair mitochondrial function and increase oxidative stress
ROS↑,

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

2621- Wog,    Natural compounds targeting glycolysis as promising therapeutics for gastric cancer: A review
- Review, Var, NA
Hif1a↓, Wogonin at 15 μg/ml reduces the expression of HIF-1α, and down-regulates the levels of MCT4 and LDH
MCT4↓,
LDH↓,
lactateProd↓, thereby reducing the production of lactic acid,
ECAR↓, improving the acidic microenvironment,
TumCP↓, inhibiting cellular proliferation
Glycolysis↓, Compounds such as wogonin inhibited glycolysis by suppressing HIF-1α

2414- β‐Ele,    Beta‐elemene inhibits breast cancer metastasis through blocking pyruvate kinase M2 dimerization and nuclear translocation
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCMig↓, β‐elemene inhibited breast cancer cell migration, invasion in vitro as well as metastases in vivo
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓, β‐Elemene inhibited breast cancer metastasis in lung and liver in mice
Glycolysis↓, β‐Elemene further inhibited the process of aerobic glycolysis and decreased the utilization of glucose
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓, and the production of pyruvate and lactate
PKM2↓, through suppressing pyruvate kinase activity by modulating the transformation of dimeric and tetrameric forms of PKM2.
EGFR↓, blocking PKM2 nuclear translocation and the expression of EGFR, GLUT1 and LDHA by influencing the expression of importin α5
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓,
ECAR↓, In our research, β‐elemene decreased both ECAR and OCR in MCF‐7 cells, but the cancer cells still survived.
OCR↓,


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 32 of 32

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 32

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

GSH↓, 1,   H2O2↑, 2,   HK1↓, 1,   HO-1↓, 1,   OXPHOS↓, 2,   OXPHOS↑, 3,   mt-OXPHOS↑, 1,   ROS↑, 10,   ROS⇅, 1,   RPM↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ADP:ATP↓, 1,   ATP↓, 5,   ATP↑, 1,   i-ATP↑, 1,   mitResp↓, 2,   MMP↓, 2,   OCR↓, 9,   OCR↑, 5,   PGC-1α↑, 1,   SDH↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ACC↓, 1,   ACLY↓, 1,   ALDOA↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 2,   p‑AMPK↑, 2,   Cav1↑, 1,   citrate↓, 1,   cMyc↓, 3,   ECAR↓, 27,   ENO1↓, 1,   FASN↓, 2,   GAPDH↓, 4,   GlucoseCon↓, 8,   Glycolysis↓, 24,   HK2↓, 6,   HK2∅, 1,   lactateProd↓, 15,   LDH↓, 4,   LDHA↓, 11,   LDHA∅, 1,   MCT4↓, 2,   NAD↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PDH↑, 2,   p‑PDH↓, 1,   PDK1↓, 5,   p‑PDK1↓, 2,   PDKs↑, 1,   PFK↓, 2,   PFK1↓, 1,   PFKP↓, 1,   PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 11,   PPP↓, 1,   PPP↑, 1,   Pyruv↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 5,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   cFLIP↓, 2,   Cyt‑c↝, 1,   MAPK↝, 1,   MCT1↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

Sp1/3/4↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

other↓, 1,   other↝, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   PERK↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

LC3B-II↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

DNAdam↑, 1,   P53↑, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 2,   Cyc↓, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↑, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↑, 1,   cycE/CCNE↑, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

ALDH↓, 2,   CD24↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   CEBPB?, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 1,   ERK↝, 1,   FOXM1↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   PI3K↓, 1,   RAS↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   TOP1↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 5,   TumCG↑, 2,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2↑, 1,   Ca+2↝, 1,   i-Ca+2↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 3,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMP9:TIMP1↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   PKA↓, 2,   Rho↑, 1,   ROCK1↑, 1,   SPARC↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 5,   TumCP↓, 8,   TumMeta↓, 2,   Twist↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 9,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT1↓, 8,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   HCAR1↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   pol-M1↑, 1,   pol-M2 MC↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,   p65↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,  

Cellular Microenvironment

pH↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 2,   ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↓, 3,   eff↑, 4,   eff↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 2,   selectivity↓, 1,   selectivity↑, 5,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 1,   BMPs↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   FOXM1↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   LDH↓, 4,   PSA↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

neuroP↑, 2,   OS↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,   TumW↓, 1,   Weight∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 166

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 2,   mt-antiOx↑, 1,   Keap1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   OXPHOS↓, 1,   ROS↓, 4,   mt-ROS↓, 1,   mt-ROS↑, 1,   SIRT3↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ADP:ATP↓, 1,   MMP↑, 1,   OCR↑, 2,   PGC-1α↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

BMAL1↑, 1,   ECAR↓, 5,   ECAR∅, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↑, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 3,   Glycolysis↑, 1,   HK2↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 2,   LDHA↓, 2,   PFK↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 2,   PPARγ↑, 1,   PPP↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Casp3↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

other?, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

ERK↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,  

Migration

AntiAg↑, 1,   CXCL12↑, 1,   Rho↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

Hif1a∅, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

BBB↑, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   PAR-2↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   eff↝, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiAge↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 1,   memory↑, 2,   neuroP↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 2,   toxicity∅, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome

Sepsis↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 52

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: ECAR, Extracellular Acidification Rate
3 Radiotherapy/Radiation
3 Honokiol
2 Betulinic acid
2 Capsaicin
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
2 Methylene blue
2 Magnetic Fields
2 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 3-bromopyruvate
1 5-Aminolevulinic acid
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Artemisinin
1 Baicalein
1 Chlorogenic acid
1 Citric Acid
1 Curcumin
1 Dichloroacetate
1 Docosahexaenoic Acid
1 Chemotherapy
1 itraconazole
1 Oroxylin-A
1 Quercetin
1 Resveratrol
1 Shikonin
1 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
1 Wogonin
1 β‐Elemene
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