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| Thymoquinone is a bioactive compound found in the seeds of Nigella sativa, commonly known as black seed or black cumin. Pathways: -Cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction, ROS generation in cancer cells -inhibit the activation of NF-κB, Suppress the PI3K/Akt signaling cascade -Inhibit angiogenic factors such as VEGF, MMPs -Inhibit HDACs, UHRF1, and DNMTs -Note half-life 3-6hrs. BioAv low oral bioavailability due to its lipophilic nature. Note refridgeration of Black seed oil improves the stability of TQ. DIY: ~1 part lecithin : 2–3 parts black seed oil : 4–5 parts warm water. (chat ai) Pathways: - usually induce ROS production in Cancer cells, and lowers ROS in normal cells - ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx, - May Low AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(usually contrary), GSH↓ HO1↓(contrary), GPx↓ - Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, 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↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, TGF-β↓, 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↓, - inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PDKs↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓ - inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓, - Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK, - Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective, - Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells
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| – Some studies have reported upregulated expression of certain GABA receptor subunits (e.g., GABA_A receptor subunits) in breast tumors. – Increased expression has been associated with enhanced cell proliferation and migration, with some reports linking this to a poorer prognosis. -GABAergic transmission is deficient in anxiety. -Neurons expressing GABAA α1 receptors can mediate sedation, -while those expressing GABAA α2 receptors mediate anxiolytic. -In addition, extra-synaptic GABAA α5 receptors can also regulate the activity of hippocampal pyramidal cells, thereby affecting associative temporal and spatial memory Gamma-aminobutyric acid — Gamma-aminobutyric acid is an endogenous non-protein amino acid, inhibitory neurotransmitter, metabolic intermediate, and signaling ligand commonly abbreviated GABA. As a database target, it represents changes in GABA concentration, synthesis, secretion, uptake, extracellular accumulation, or GABA-shunt utilization rather than modulation of a specific GABA receptor. GABA is synthesized from glutamate by GAD1/GAD67 and GAD2/GAD65, transported by GABA transporters, and metabolized primarily by ABAT/GABA transaminase. In cancer, GABA may be produced by tumor, neural, stromal, or immune cells and can influence proliferation, invasion, mitochondrial metabolism, β-catenin signaling, and antitumor immunity. Its biological direction is strongly tumor-, receptor-, concentration-, and compartment-dependent. Typical cancer modulation: Variable/context-dependent. GABA production, secretion, extracellular accumulation, uptake, or GABA-shunt utilization may be ↑ in tumors that exploit GABA for metabolic adaptation, β-catenin activation, growth, invasion, or immune evasion. GABA signaling may instead suppress proliferation or migration in tumors expressing inhibitory GABA receptor configurations. Normal-cell relevance: GABA generally reduces neuronal excitability through GABA receptor signaling and also regulates pancreatic, immune, gastrointestinal, vascular, and endocrine functions. In Alzheimer’s disease, reduced phasic inhibition and excessive astrocyte-derived tonic GABA may coexist in different circuits; therefore total GABA direction alone may not indicate whether GABAergic function is beneficial or pathological. Target classification: Neurotransmitter; amino-acid metabolite; signaling ligand; tumor-microenvironment mediator; metabolic substrate. |
| 3401- | TQ, | Molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways of black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its active constituent, thymoquinone: a review |
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