cal2 Cancer Research Results

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Calpain-2 is a calcium-dependent cysteine protease that plays important roles in a variety of cellular processes, including migration, adhesion, signal transduction, and apoptosis.
In many cancer types, Calpain-2 is found to be upregulated. Elevated levels of Calpain-2 have been associated with enhanced proteolytic activity, which can contribute to cancer progression by facilitating processes such as cell migration, invasion, and metastasis.
• The increased expression of Calpain-2 in cancer cells can promote the degradation of cytoskeletal and adhesion proteins, thereby aiding in tumor cell detachment and dissemination. This is particularly relevant during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and remodeling of the extracellular matrix.
• Calpain-2 activity, which is regulated by intracellular Ca²⁺ levels and calpastatin (its endogenous inhibitor), may also influence signal transduction pathways that are critical for cell proliferation and survival. Alterations in these regulatory mechanisms in a tumor setting can amplify Calpain-2’s impact.

Calpain-2 is commonly upregulated in many cancer types, and this increased expression is thought to promote tumor progression by enhancing cellular invasiveness, migration, and survival through its proteolytic actions.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1301- Api,    Bcl-2 inhibitor and apigenin worked synergistically in human malignant neuroblastoma cell lines and increased apoptosis with activation of extrinsic and intrinsic pathways
- in-vitro, neuroblastoma, NA
BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, Cyt‑c↑, cal2↑, Casp3↑,
2640- Api,    Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, ITGB4↓, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, Akt↓, ERK↓, p‑JNK↓, *Inflam↓, *PKCδ↓, *MAPK↓, EGFR↓, CK2↓, TumCCA↑, CDK1↓, P53↓, P21↑, Bax:Bcl2↑, Cyt‑c↑, APAF1↑, Casp↑, cl‑PARP↑, VEGF↓, Hif1a↓, IGF-1↓, IGFBP3↑, E-cadherin↑, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, HSPs↓, Telomerase↓, FASN↓, MMPs↓, HER2/EBBR2↓, CK2↓, eff↑, AntiAg↑, eff↑, FAK↓, ROS↑, Bcl-2↓, Cyt‑c↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑Casp7↑, cl‑Casp8↑, cl‑Casp9↑, cl‑IAP2↑, AR↓, PSA↓, p‑pRB↓, p‑GSK‐3β↓, CDK4↓, ChemoSen↑, Ca+2↑, cal2↑,
5852- CAP,    Capsaicin Synergizes with Camptothecin to Induce Increased Apoptosis in Human Small Cell Lung Cancers via the Calpain Pathway
- vitro+vivo, NSCLC, NA
ChemoSen↑, Ca+2↑, cal2↑,
5052- HPT,    Hyperthermia Induces Apoptosis through Endoplasmic Reticulum and Reactive Oxygen Species in Human Osteosarcoma Cells
- in-vitro, OS, U2OS
Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, Casp3↑, mtDam↑, Cyt‑c↑, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, Bak↑, BAX↓, ER Stress↑, Ca+2↝, cal2↑,
5126- Sal,    Salinomycin induces calpain and cytochrome c-mediated neuronal cell death
CSCs↓, Ca+2↑, cal2↑, Casp12↑, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, Cyt‑c↑, MMP↓,
1735- SFN,    Activation of multiple molecular mechanisms for apoptosis in human malignant glioblastoma T98G and U87MG cells treated with sulforaphane
- in-vitro, GBM, T98G - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
Apoptosis↑, Ca+2↑, Bax:Bcl2↑, cal2↑, Casp12↑, Casp9↑, Cyt‑c↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 6 of 6

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 6

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,   mtDam↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

FASN↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 2,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp12↑, 2,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   cl‑Casp7↑, 1,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 2,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   CK2↓, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 6,   cl‑IAP2↑, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   Telomerase↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

p‑pRB↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ER Stress↑, 1,   HSPs↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↓, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 1,   ERK↓, 1,   p‑GSK‐3β↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AntiAg↑, 1,   Ca+2↑, 4,   Ca+2↝, 1,   cal2↑, 6,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   FAK↓, 1,   ITGB4↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

PSA↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

chemoPv↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 64

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

MAPK↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

PKCδ↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Inflam↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 3

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: cal2, calpain-2
2 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Capsaicin
1 Hyperthermia
1 salinomycin
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
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