Polyphenols / HO-1 Cancer Research Results

Poly, Polyphenols: Click to Expand ⟱
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Polyphenols are a large and structurally diverse family of plant-derived phenolic compounds characterized by multiple phenolic hydroxyl groups and encompassing major subclasses including flavonoids, phenolic acids, stilbenes, lignans, and tannins. They occur widely in fruits, vegetables, herbs, tea, coffee, cocoa, and medicinal plant extracts. Polyphenols exhibit broad biological activity involving redox regulation, inflammatory signaling, kinase pathways, apoptosis, cell-cycle control, angiogenesis, metabolism, and epigenetic regulation. In cancer models, many polyphenols inhibit proliferation, promote apoptosis or senescence, suppress invasion and angiogenesis, and can alter sensitivity to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Effects are highly compound-, dose-, and context-dependent; antioxidant activity in normal tissues may coexist with pro-oxidant ROS induction in cancer cells. Oral bioavailability is frequently limited by poor absorption and extensive intestinal, hepatic, and microbial metabolism, making high-concentration in-vitro findings difficult to extrapolate directly to human systemic exposure.

Polyphenols — broad umbrella class of plant-derived phenolic compounds.

  • Flavonoids
    • Flavones
      • Apigenin
      • Luteolin
    • Flavonols
      • Quercetin
      • Kaempferol
      • Fisetin
    • Flavan-3-ols
      • Catechin
      • Epicatechin
      • EGCG
    • Flavanones
      • Hesperetin
      • Naringenin
    • Isoflavones
      • Genistein
      • Daidzein
      • Formononetin
    • Anthocyanins
      • Cyanidin
      • Delphinidin
      • Pelargonidin
    • Chalcones
      • Isoliquiritigenin
      • Licochalcone A
      • Xanthohumol
      • Isobavachalcone
  • Phenolic acids
    • Hydroxybenzoic acids
      • Gallic acid
      • Protocatechuic acid
      • Ellagic acid
    • Hydroxycinnamic acids
      • Caffeic acid
      • Ferulic acid
      • p-Coumaric acid
      • Chlorogenic acid
      • Cynarin
  • Stilbenes
    • Resveratrol
    • Pterostilbene
  • Lignans
    • Secoisolariciresinol
    • Matairesinol
    • Enterolactone
    • Enterodiol
  • Tannins
    • Hydrolyzable tannins
      • Gallotannins
      • Ellagitannins
    • Condensed tannins
      • Proanthocyanidins


HO-1, HMOX1: Click to Expand ⟱
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(Also known as Hsp32 and HMOX1)
HO-1 is the common abbreviation for the protein (heme oxygenase‑1) produced by the HMOX1 gene.
HO-1 is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including the breakdown of heme, a toxic molecule. Research has shown that HO-1 is involved in the development and progression of cancer.
-widely regarded as having antioxidant and cytoprotective effects
-The overall activity of HO‑1 helps to reduce the pro‐oxidant load (by degrading free heme, a pro‑oxidant) and to generate molecules (like bilirubin) that can protect cells from oxidative damage

Studies have found that HO-1 is overexpressed in various types of cancer, including lung, breast, colon, and prostate cancer. The overexpression of HO-1 in cancer cells can contribute to their survival and proliferation by:
  Reducing oxidative stress and inflammation
  Promoting angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels)
  Inhibiting apoptosis (programmed cell death)
  Enhancing cell migration and invasion
When HO-1 is at a normal level, it mainly exerts an antioxidant effect, and when it is excessively elevated, it causes an accumulation of iron ions.

A proper cellular level of HMOX1 plays an antioxidative function to protect cells from ROS toxicity. However, its overexpression has pro-oxidant effects to induce ferroptosis of cells, which is dependent on intracellular iron accumulation and increased ROS content upon excessive activation of HMOX1.

-Curcumin   Activates the Nrf2 pathway leading to HO‑1 induction; known for its anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
-Resveratrol  Induces HO‑1 via activation of SIRT1/Nrf2 signaling; exhibits antioxidant and cardioprotective properties.
-Quercetin   Activates Nrf2 and related antioxidant pathways; contributes to anti‑oxidative and anti‑inflammatory responses.
-EGCG     Promotes HO‑1 expression through activation of the Nrf2/ARE pathway; also exhibits anti‑inflammatory and anticancer properties.
-Sulforaphane One of the most potent natural HO‑1 inducers; triggers Nrf2 nuclear translocation and upregulates a battery of phase II detoxifying enzymes.
-Luteolin    Induces HO‑1 via Nrf2 activation; may also exert anti‑inflammatory and neuroprotective effects in various cell models.
-Apigenin   Has been reported to induce HO‑1 expression partly via the MAPK and Nrf2 pathways; also known for anti‑inflammatory and anticancer activities.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
7517- Poly,    Modulation of neurotrophic signaling pathways by polyphenols
- Review, Nor, NA
*NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *NGF↑, *BDNF↑, *neuroP↑, p‑CREB↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4)

p‑CREB↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1)

HO-1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission(tgid=18)

BDNF↑, 1,   NGF↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23)

neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 5

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HO-1, HMOX1
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells
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