Quercetin / NRF2 Cancer Research Results

QC, Quercetin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Plant pigment (flavonoid) found in red wine, onions, green tea, apples and berries.
Quercetin is thought to contribute to anticancer effects through several mechanisms:
-Antioxidant Activity:
-Induction of Apoptosis:modify Bax:Bcl-2 ratio
-Anti-inflammatory Effects:
-Cell Cycle Arrest:
-Inhibition of Angiogenesis and Metastasis: (VEGF)

Cellular Pathways:
-PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway: central to cell proliferation, survival, and metabolism.
-MAPK/ERK Pathway: influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
-NF-κB Pathway: downregulate NF-κB
-JAK/STAT Pathway: interfere with the activation of STAT3
-Apoptotic Pathways: intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (death receptor-mediated) pathways

Quercetin has been used at doses around 500–1000 mg per day
Quercetin’s bioavailability from foods or standard supplements can be low.

-Note half-life 11 to 28 hours.
BioAv low 1-10%, poor water-solubility, consuming with fat may improve bioavialability. also piperine or VitC.
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells (higher dose). Typicallys Lowers ROS in normal cells(unless it is high dose?)or depends on Redox status?. "quercetin paradox"
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Confusing info about Lowering AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓">NRF2↓(some contrary), TrxR↓**, SOD↓(contrary), GSH↓ Catalase↓(contrary), HO1↓(some contrary), GPx↓(some contrary)
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑">NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMTs↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓, TET↑
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓,
- some indication of inhibiting Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, Notch2↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose-, metal-, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Quercetin exhibits pro-oxidant behavior in cancer cells while protecting normal cells
2 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central apoptosis route in cancer cells
3 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ adaptive suppression Driver Growth and survival inhibition AKT/mTOR suppression is a consistently reported upstream effect in cancer models
4 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Secondary Reduced survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to chemosensitization and apoptosis susceptibility
5 MAPK signaling (JNK / p38) ↑ JNK / ↑ p38 ↔ minimal Secondary Stress-mediated apoptosis signaling MAPK activation supports apoptosis downstream of redox stress
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1/S or G2/M arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects disruption of growth signaling
7 HIF-1α hypoxia signaling ↓ HIF-1α ↔ minimal Secondary Reduced hypoxia tolerance Quercetin interferes with hypoxia-driven transcriptional programs
8 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ NRF2 (adaptive, context-dependent) ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress compensation NRF2 induction reflects redox buffering rather than primary cytotoxicity


NRF2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: TCGA
Type: Antiapoptotic
Nrf2 is responsible for regulating an extensive panel of antioxidant enzymes involved in the detoxification and elimination of oxidative stress. Thought of as "Master Regulator" of antioxidant response.
-One way to estimate Nrf2 induction is through the expression of NQO1.
NQO1, the most potent inducer:
SFN 0.2 μM,
quercetin (2.5 μM),
curcumin (2.7 μM),
Silymarin (3.6 μM),
tamoxifen (5.9 μM),
genistein (6.2 μM ),
beta-carotene (7.2μM),
lutein (17 μM),
resveratrol (21 μM),
indol-3-carbinol (50 μM),
chlorophyll (250 μM),
alpha-cryptoxanthin (1.8 mM),
and zeaxanthin (2.2 mM)

1. Raising Nrf2 enhances the cell's antioxidant defenses and ↓ROS. This strategy is used to decrease chemo-radio side effects.
2. Downregulating Nrf2 lowers antioxidant defenses and ↑ROS. In cancer cells this leads to DNA damage, and cell death.
3. However there are some cases where increasing Nrf2 paradoxically causes an increase in ROS (cancer cells). Such as cases of Mitochondial overload, signal crosstalk, reductive stress

-In some cases, Nrf2 is overexpressed in cancer cells, which can lead to the activation of genes involved in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. This can contribute to the development of resistance to chemotherapy and targeted therapies.
-Increased Nrf2 expression: Lung, Breast, Colorectal, Prostrate.
Decreased Nrf2 expression: Skine, Liver, Pancreatic.
-Nrf2 is a cytoprotective transcription factor which demonstrated both a negative effect as well as a positive effect on cancer
- "promotes Nrf2 translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus," means facilitates the movement of Nrf2 into the nucleus, thereby enhancing the cell's antioxidant and cytoprotective responses. -Major regulator of Nrf2 activity in cells is the cytosolic inhibitor Keap1.

Nrf2 Inhibitors and Activators
Nrf2 Inhibitors: Brusatol, Luteolin, Trigonelline, VitC, Retinoic acid, Chrysin
Nrf2 Activators: SFN, OPZ EGCG, Resveratrol, DATS, CUR, CDDO, Api
- potent Nrf2 inducers from plants include sulforaphane, curcumin, EGCG, resveratrol, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, wasabi, cafestol and kahweol (coffee), cinnamon, ginger, garlic, lycopene, rosemany

Nrf2 plays dual roles in that it can protect normal tissues against oxidative damage and can act as an oncogenic protein in tumor tissue.
– In healthy tissues, NRF2 activation helps protect cells from oxidative damage and maintains cellular homeostasis.
– In many cancers, constitutive activation of NRF2 (often through mutations in NRF2 itself or loss-of-function mutations in KEAP1) leads to an enhanced antioxidant capacity.
– This upregulation can promote tumor cell survival by enabling cancer cells to thrive under oxidative stress, resist chemotherapeutic agents, and sustain metabolic reprogramming.
– Elevated NRF2 levels have been implicated in promoting tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to therapy in various malignancies.
– High or sustained NRF2 activity is frequently associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes, poorer prognosis, and decreased overall survival in several cancer types.
– While its activation is essential for protecting normal cells from oxidative stress, aberrant or sustained NRF2 activation in tumor cells can lead to enhanced survival, therapeutic resistance, and tumor progression.

NRF2 inhibitors: (to decrease antioxidant defenses and increase cell death from ROS).
-Brusatol: most cited natural inhibitors of Nrf2.
-Luteolin: luteolin can reduce Nrf2 activity in specific cancer models and may enhance cell sensitivity to chemotherapy. However, luteolin is also known as an antioxidant, and its influence on Nrf2 can sometimes be context dependent.
-Apigenin: certain studies to down‑regulate Nrf2 in cancer cells: Dose and context dependent .
-Oridonin:
-Wogonin: although its effects might be cell‑ and dose‑specific.
- Withaferin A

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
923- QC,    Quercetin as an innovative therapeutic tool for cancer chemoprevention: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human health
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, GSH↓, Ca+2↝, MMP↓, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, other↓, *ROS↓, *NRF2↑, HO-1↑, TumCCA↑, Inflam↓, STAT3↓, DR5↑, P450↓, MMPs↓, IFN-γ↓, IL6↓, COX2↓, IL8↓, iNOS↓, TNF-α↓, cl‑PARP↑, Apoptosis↑, P53↑, Sp1/3/4↓, survivin↓, TRAILR↑, Casp10↑, DFF45↑, TNFR 1↑, Fas↑, NF-kB↓, IKKα↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, PI3K↓, Akt↓, E-cadherin↓, Vim↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, cMyc↓, EMT↓, MMP2↓, NOTCH1↓, MMP7↓, angioG↓, TSP-1↑, CSCs↓, XIAP↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, LEF1↓, P-gp↓, EGFR↓, GSK‐3β↓, mTOR↓, RAGE↓, HSP27↓, VEGF↓, TGF-β↓, COL1↓, COL3A1↓,
39- QC,    A Comprehensive Analysis and Anti-Cancer Activities of Quercetin in ROS-Mediated Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells
- Analysis, NA, NA
ROS↑, GSH↓, IL6↓, COX2↓, IL8↓, iNOS↓, TNF-α↓, MAPK↑, ERK↑, SOD↑, ATP↓, Casp↑, PI3K/Akt↓, mTOR↓, NOTCH1↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, IFN-γ↓, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, Akt↓, P70S6K↓, *Keap1↓, *GPx↑, *Catalase↑, *HO-1↑, *NRF2↑, NRF2↑, eff↑, HIF-1↓,
3608- QC,    Chronic diseases, inflammation, and spices: how are they linked?
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *NF-kB↓, *MAPK↓, *PI3K↑, *Akt↑, *NRF2↑,
3607- QC,    Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by Quercetin: Counteracting Oxidative Stress and More
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*neuroP↑, *NRF2↑, *PONs↑, *antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *SIRT1↑, *eff↑, *ROS↓, *cognitive↑, *eff↑, *lipid-P↓, *GSH↑, *GPx↑, *SOD↑, *NRF2↑,
4827- QC,  CUR,    Synthetic Pathways and the Therapeutic Potential of Quercetin and Curcumin
- Review, Var, NA
*AntiCan↑, *Inflam↓, *Bacteria↓, *AntiDiabetic↑, *ROS↓, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *GSH↑, *NRF2↑, *Trx↑, *IronCh↑, *MDA↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, PI3K↓, Casp3↑, BAX↑, ChemoSen↑, ROS↑, eff↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Akt↓, ERK↓,
5028- QC,    Quercetin inhibited LPS-induced cytokine storm by interacting with the AKT1-FoxO1 and Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway in macrophages
- vitro+vivo, Nor, RAW264.7
*ROS↓, *Keap1↓, *NRF2↑,
5029- QC,    Molecular mechanisms of action of quercetin in cancer: recent advances
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
NRF2↑, NF-kB↓, COX2↓,
5030- QC,    Quercetin-derived microbial metabolite DOPAC potentiates CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity via NRF2-mediated mitophagy
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*MitoP↑, *NRF2↑, eff↑, *eff↓, *GutMicro↑,
3354- QC,    Quercetin: Its Main Pharmacological Activity and Potential Application in Clinical Medicine
- Review, Var, NA
*ROS↓, *IronCh↓, *lipid-P↓, *GSH↑, *NRF2↑, TumCCA↑, ER Stress↑, P53↑, CDK2↓, cycA1/CCNA1↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, PCNA↓, P21↑, p27↑, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, STAT3↓, cFLIP↓, cMyc↓, survivin↓, DR5↓, *Inflam↓, *IL6↓, *IL8↓, COX2↓, 5LO↓, *cardioP↑, *FASN↓, *AntiAg↑, *MDA↓,
3350- QC,    Quercetin and the mitochondria: A mechanistic view
- Review, NA, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *NRF2↑, ROS⇅, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *PPARα↑, *PGC-1α↑, *SIRT1↑, *ATP↑, ATP↓, ERK↓, cl‑PARP↑, Casp9↑, Casp8↑, BAX↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp3↑, HSP27↓, HSP72↓, RAS↓, Raf↓,
3347- QC,    Recent Advances in Potential Health Benefits of Quercetin
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓, TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, *cardioP↑, *BP↓, TumMeta↓, MDR1↓, NADPH↓, ChemoSen↑, MMPs↓, TIMP2↑, *NLRP3↓, *IFN-γ↑, *COX2↓, *NF-kB↓, *MAPK↓, *CRP↓, *IL6↓, *TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *TLR4↑, *PKCδ↓, *AP-1↓, *ICAM-1↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *lipid-P↓, *neuroP↑, *eff↑, *memory↑, *cognitive↑, *AChE↓, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↑,
3343- QC,    Quercetin, a Flavonoid with Great Pharmacological Capacity
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA
*antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *angioG↓, *Inflam↓, *BioAv↓, *Half-Life↑, *GSH↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *Nrf1↑, *BP↓, *cardioP↑, *IL10↓, *TNF-α↓, *Aβ↓, *GSK‐3β↓, *tau↓, *neuroP↑, *Pain↓, *COX2↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *IL1β↓, *IL17↓, *MCP1↓, PKCδ↓, ERK↓, BAX↓, cMyc↓, KRAS↓, ROS↓, selectivity↑, tumCV↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, eff↑, P-gp↓, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, CycB/CCNB1↓, CDK1↓, CDK4↓, CDK2↓, TOP2↓, Cyt‑c↑, cl‑PARP↑, MMP↓, HSP70/HSPA5↓, HSP90↓, MDM2↓, RAS↓, eff↑,
3342- QC,    Quercetin modulates OTA-induced oxidative stress and redox signalling in HepG2 cells — up regulation of Nrf2 expression and down regulation of NF-κB and COX-2
- in-vitro, Nor, HepG2
*ROS↓, *Ca+2↓, *NF-kB↓, *NRF2↑, *COX2↓, *Inflam↓,
3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, TumCCA↑, p‑pRB↓, CDK2↑, CycB/CCNB1↓, CDK1↓, EMT↓, PI3K↓, MAPK↓, Wnt↓, ROS↑, miR-21↑, Akt↓, NF-kB↓, FasL↑, Bak↑, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, Casp3↓, Casp9↑, P53↑, p38↑, MAPK↑, Cyt‑c↑, PARP↓, CHOP↑, ROS↓, LDH↑, GRP78/BiP↑, ERK↑, MDA↓, SOD↑, GSH↑, NRF2↑, VEGF↓, PDGF↓, EGF↓, FGF↓, TNF-α↓, TGF-β↓, VEGFR2↓, EGFR↓, FGFR1↓, mTOR↓, cMyc↓, MMPs↓, LC3B-II↑, Beclin-1↑, IL1β↓, CRP↓, IL10↓, COX2↓, IL6↓, TLR4↓, Shh↓, HER2/EBBR2↓, NOTCH↓, DR5↑, HSP70/HSPA5↓, CSCs↓, angioG↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGFBP3↑, uPA↓, uPAR↓, RAS↓, Raf↓, TSP-1↑,
3367- QC,    Targeting Nrf2 signaling pathway by quercetin in the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders: An overview and update on new developments
- Review, Stroke, NA - Review, AD, NA
*NRF2↑, *neuroP↑, *motorD↑, *Inflam↓, *cognitive↑,
3363- QC,    The Protective Effect of Quercetin on Endothelial Cells Injured by Hypoxia and Reoxygenation
- in-vitro, Nor, HBMECs
*Apoptosis↓, *angioG↑, *NRF2↑, *Keap1↓, *ATF6↓, *GRP78/BiP↓, *CLDN5↑, *ZO-1↑, *MMP↑, *BBB↑, *ROS↓, *ER Stress↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 16 of 16

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 16

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSH↓, 2,   GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 2,   ROS↑, 4,   ROS⇅, 1,   SOD↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 2,   EGF↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 1,   MMP↓, 4,   Raf↓, 2,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

cMyc↓, 4,   LDH↑, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 5,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 5,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp10↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 3,   cFLIP↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 4,   DR5↓, 1,   DR5↑, 2,   Fas↑, 1,   FasL↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,   MAPK↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 2,   MDM2↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,   TNFR 1↑, 1,   TRAILR↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

miR-21↑, 1,   other↓, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSP27↓, 2,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 2,   HSP72↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3B-II↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DFF45↑, 1,   P53↑, 3,   PARP↓, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 3,   PCNA↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 2,   CDK2↓, 2,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 3,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 2,   EMT↓, 2,   ERK↓, 3,   ERK↑, 2,   FGF↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   RAS↓, 3,   Shh↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   TOP2↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 1,   Ca+2↝, 1,   COL1↓, 1,   COL3A1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   FAK↓, 1,   KRAS↓, 1,   LEF1↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 3,   PDGF↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   RAGE↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TIMP2↑, 1,   TSP-1↑, 2,   TumCP↓, 2,   TumMeta↓, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   uPAR↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 2,   HIF-1↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 2,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

P-gp↓, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 5,   CRP↓, 1,   IFN-γ↓, 2,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   IL8↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↑, 9,   MDR1↓, 1,   P450↓, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

CRP↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 2,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   KRAS↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   RAGE↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 150

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 5,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 2,   GSH↑, 4,   HO-1↑, 4,   Keap1↓, 3,   lipid-P↓, 3,   MDA↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   Nrf1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 16,   ROS↓, 9,   SOD↑, 3,   Trx↑, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

IronCh↓, 1,   IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↑, 1,   MMP↑, 1,   PGC-1α↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

FASN↓, 1,   PONs↑, 1,   PPARα↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 2,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ATF6↓, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,   GRP78/BiP↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

MitoP↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 1,   PI3K↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AntiAg↑, 1,   AP-1↓, 1,   Ca+2↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   angioG↑, 1,   CLDN5↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   CRP↓, 1,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IFN-γ↑, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL17↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 2,   IL6↓, 2,   IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 9,   MCP1↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   TLR4↑, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,   tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,   NLRP3↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 5,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 3,   Half-Life↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BP↓, 2,   CRP↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   AntiDiabetic↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 3,   cognitive↑, 3,   memory↑, 1,   motorD↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 4,   Pain↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Bacteria↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 77

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: NRF2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
16 Quercetin
1 Curcumin
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