diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet / ChemoSen Cancer Research Results

dietFMD, diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
5-day diet to mimic fasting without fasting.
FMDs are caloric-restricted plant–based diets containing low proteins, low sugar and high fats which represent a more feasible and safer option to water-only fasting.
Fasting modality                         Approx CRIS
--------------------------------------   ----------
Time-restricted eating (12–16 h)          –3 to –4
Early time-restricted eating (eTRE)        –4
Intermittent fasting (24 h 1–2x/week)     –4
Periodic fasting / FMD                    –4 to –5*
Calorie restriction (chronic)             –3 (risk tradeoffs)

Compare STF(short term Fasting) to FMD
IGF-1 / insulin suppression (core driver)
| Aspect            | STF                 | FMD      |
| ----------------- | ------------------- | -------- |
| Depth             | **Very deep**       | Moderate |
| Speed             | **Rapid (24–48 h)** | Gradual  |
| Tumor stress      | **High**            | Medium   |
| Normal protection | High                | High     |
Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD; ~5-day low-protein, low-calorie cycle) Cancer vs Normal Cell Effects
Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Insulin / IGF-1 signaling ↓ IGF-1 signaling (chronic stress) ↓ IGF-1 with regenerative priming Driver Sustained growth factor suppression Repeated IGF-1 lowering impairs tumor growth programs
2 AMPK → mTOR nutrient sensing ↓ mTOR; ↑ AMPK (growth inhibition) ↓ mTOR; ↑ AMPK (maintenance mode) Driver Prolonged anabolic suppression More sustained but less acute than STF
3 Autophagy / mitophagy ↑ autophagy → loss of tumor robustness ↑ autophagy → rejuvenation Driver Cellular renewal vs destabilization Repeated cycles promote organelle quality control
4 Mitochondrial metabolism ↓ metabolic resilience ↑ mitochondrial fitness Secondary Energy efficiency divergence Normal cells adapt better across cycles
5 Inflammatory signaling (NF-κB / cytokines) ↓ pro-tumor inflammation ↓ systemic inflammation Secondary Anti-inflammatory milieu Inflammation reduction contributes to chemopreventive effects
6 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (secondary, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Secondary Metabolism-linked redox shift ROS effects are indirect and less pronounced than STF
7 NRF2 antioxidant response ↔ modest activation ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress adaptation NRF2 supports normal-cell recovery between cycles
8 Cell cycle / regeneration ↓ proliferation ↑ regeneration post-cycle Phenotypic Degrowth vs regeneration FMD uniquely promotes regeneration upon refeeding


ChemoSen, chemo-sensitization: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
The effectiveness of chemotherapy by increasing cancer cell sensitivity to the drugs used to treat them, which is known as “chemo-sensitization”.

Chemo-Sensitizers:
-Curcumin
-Resveratrol
-EGCG
-Quercetin
-Genistein
-Berberine
-Piperine: alkaloid from black pepper
-Ginsenosides: active components of ginseng
-Silymarin
-Allicin
-Lycopene
-Ellagic acid
-caffeic acid phenethyl ester
-flavopiridol
-oleandrin
-ursolic acid
-butein
-betulinic acid
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1854- dietFMD,    How Far Are We from Prescribing Fasting as Anticancer Medicine?
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, ChemoSen↑, IGF-1↓, IGFBP1↑, adiP↑, glyC↓, E-cadherin↑, MMPs↓, Casp3↑, ROS↑, ATP↓, AMPK↑, mTOR↓, ROS↑, Glycolysis↓, NADPH↓, OXPHOS↝, eff↑, eff↑, *RAS↓, *MAPK↓, *PI3K↓, *Akt↓, eff↑, ROS↑, Akt↑, Casp3↑,
1863- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Effect of fasting on cancer: A narrative review of scientific evidence
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, ChemoSideEff↓, ChemoSen↑, Insulin↓, HDAC↓, IGF-1↓, STAT5↓, BG↓, MAPK↓, HO-1↓, ATG3↑, Beclin-1↑, p62↑, SIRT1↑, LAMP2↑, OXPHOS↑, ROS↑, P53↑, DNAdam↑, TumCD↑, ATP↑, Treg lymp↓, M2 MC↓, CD8+↑, Glycolysis↓, GutMicro↑, GutMicro↑, Warburg↓, Dose↝,
1861- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Fasting induces anti-Warburg effect that increases respiration but reduces ATP-synthesis to promote apoptosis in colon cancer models
- in-vitro, Colon, CT26 - in-vivo, NA, NA
selectivity↑, ChemoSen↑, BG↓, AminoA↓, Warburg↓, OCR↑, ATP↓, ROS↑, Apoptosis↑, GlucoseCon↓, PI3K↓, PTEN↑, GLUT1↓, GLUT2↓, HK2↓, PFK1↓, PKA↓, ATP:AMP↓, Glycolysis↓, lactateProd↓,
1857- dietFMD,    Fasting cycles retard growth of tumors and sensitize a range of cancer cell types to chemotherapy
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, OS↑,
1849- dietFMD,    The emerging role of fasting-mimicking diets in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, toxicity∅, BG↓, IGF-1↓, mTOR↓, M2 MC↓, eff↑, ChemoSen↑, QoL↑, RadioS↑, selectivity↑,
1848- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial
- Trial, BC, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, ChemoSen↑, eff↑,
1847- dietFMD,  VitC,    Synergistic effect of fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C against KRAS mutated cancers
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1
TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, eff↑, HO-1↓, Ferritin↓, Iron↑, ROS↑, TumCD↑, IGF-1↓, eff↓, eff↓,
1846- dietFMD,  VitC,    A fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C: turning anti-aging strategies against cancer
- Study, Var, NA
TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, ChemoSideEff↓, ROS↑, Fenton↑, H2O2↑, eff↑, HO-1↓, DNAdam↑, eff↑,
1845- dietFMD,    Fasting and fasting mimicking diets in cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, selectivity↑, ChemoSen↑,
1626- dietSTF,  dietFMD,    When less may be more: calorie restriction and response to cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
CRM↑, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, eff↑, eff↑, IGF-1↓, TumCG↓, AMPK↑, eff↑, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, ROS↑, DNAdam↑, eff↑, HO-1↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 10 of 10

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Fenton↑, 1,   H2O2↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 4,   Iron↑, 1,   OXPHOS↑, 1,   OXPHOS↝, 1,   ROS↑, 8,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 2,   ATP↑, 1,   Insulin↓, 1,   OCR↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

adiP↑, 1,   AminoA↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 2,   ATP:AMP↓, 1,   CRM↑, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   GLUT2↓, 1,   glyC↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 3,   HK2↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PFK1↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   Warburg↓, 2,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   MAPK↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 2,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

ATG3↑, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 1,   LAMP2↑, 1,   p62↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 3,   P53↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

HDAC↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 5,   IGFBP1↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 2,   PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT5↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 5,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   PKA↓, 1,   Treg lymp↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

M2 MC↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 11,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 14,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 3,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BG↓, 3,   Ferritin↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 2,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

ChemoSideEff↓, 4,   OS↑, 1,   QoL↑, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

CD8+↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 66

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

PI3K↓, 1,   RAS↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 4

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: ChemoSen, chemo-sensitization
10 diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
3 Chemotherapy
2 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
1 diet Short Term Fasting
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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