VitE Cancer Research Results

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Vitamin E is best known for its ability to neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA.

• α‐Tocopherol Transfer Protein (TTPA)
– Role: Transfers vitamin E (α‐tocopherol) between membranes.

Trolox is a water-soluble analog of vitamin E




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3542- ALA,    Chelation: Harnessing and Enhancing Heavy Metal Detoxification—A Review
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, powerful antioxidant that regenerates other antioxidants (e.g., vitamins E and C, and reduced glutathione) and has metal-chelating activity.
*VitE↑,
*VitC↑,
*GSH↑,
*IronCh↑,
*BioAv↑, Both fat and water soluble, it is readily absorbed from the gut and crosses cellular and blood-brain membrane barriers
*BBB↑,

3547- ALA,    Potential Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Memory Deficits Related to Aging and Neurodegeneration
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*memory↑, a number of preclinical studies showing beneficial effects of LA in memory functioning, and pointing to its neuroprotective potential effect
*neuroP↑,
*motorD↑, Improved motor dysfunction
*VitC↑, elevates the activities of antioxidants such as ascorbate (vitamin C), α-tocoferol (vitamin E) (Arivazhagan and Panneerselvam, 2000), glutathione (GSH)
*VitE↑,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (Arivazhagan et al., 2002; Cui et al., 2006; Militao et al., 2010), catalase (CAT) (Arivazhagan et al., 2002; Militao et al., 2010), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*5HT↑, ↑levels of neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine) in various brain regions
*lipid-P↓, ↓ level of lipid peroxidation,
*IronCh↑, ↓cerebral iron levels,
*AChE↓, ↓ AChE activity, ↓ inflammation
*Inflam↓,
*GlucoseCon↑, ↑brain glucose uptake; ↑ in the total GLUT3 and GLUT4 in the old mice;
*GLUT3↑,
*GLUT4↑,
NF-kB↓, authors showed that LA inhibited the stimulation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)
*IGF-1↑, LA restored the parameters of total homocysteine (tHcy), insulin, insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), interlukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Mahboob et al. (2016), analyzed the effects of LA in AlCl3- model of neurodegeneration,
*IL1β↓,
*TNF-α↓, Suppression of NF-κβ p65 translocation and production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) followed inhibition of cleaved caspase-3
*cognitive↑, demonstrating its capacity in ameliorating cognitive functions and enhancing cholinergic system functions
*ChAT↑, LA treatment increased the expression of muscarinic receptor genes M1, M2 and choline acetyltransferase (ChaT) relative to AlCl3-treated group.
*HO-1↑, R-LA and S-LA also enhanced expression of genes related to anti-oxidative response such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and phase II detoxification enzymes such as NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1).
*NQO1↑,

3545- ALA,    Potential therapeutic effects of alpha lipoic acid in memory disorders
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, potential therapeutic effects for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease
*Inflam↓, ALA is able to regulate inflammatory cell infiltration into the central nervous system and to down-regulate VCAM-1 and human monocyte adhesion to epithelial cells
*VCAM-1↓, down-regulate vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and the human monocyte adhesion to epithelial cells
*5HT↑, ALA is able to improve the function of the dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine neurotransmitters
*memory↑, scientific evidence shows that ALA possesses the ability to improve memory capacity in a number of experimental neurodegenerative disease models and in age-related cognitive decline in rodents
*BioAv↝, Between 27 and 34% of the oral intake is available for tissue absorption; the liver is one of the main clearance organs on account of its high absorption and storage capacity
*Half-Life↓, The plasma half-life of ALA is approximately 30 minutes. Peak urinary excretion occurs 3-6 hours after intake.
*NF-kB↓, As an inhibitor of NF-κβ, ALA has been studied in cytokine-mediated inflammation
*antiOx↑, In addition to the direct antioxidant properties of ALA, some studies have shown that both ALA and DHLA and a great capacity to chelate redox-active metals, such as copper, free iron, zinc and magnesium, albeit in different ways (
*IronCh↑, ALA is able to chelate transition metal ions and, therefore, modulate the iron- and copper-mediated oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s plaques
*ROS↓, iron and copper chelation with DHLA may explain the low level of free radical damage in the brain and the improvement in the pathobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
*ATP↑, ALA may increase the mitochondrial synthesis of ATP in the brain of elderly rats, thereby increasing the activity of the mitochondrial enzymes
*ChAT↑, ALA may also play a role in the activation of the choline acetyltransferase enzyme (ChAT), which is essential in the anabolism of acetylcholine
*Ach↑,
*cognitive↑, One experimental study has shown that in rats that had been administered ALA there was an inversion in the cognitive dysfunction with an increase in ChAT activity in the hippocampus
*lipid-P↓, administration of ALA reduces lipid peroxidation in different areas of the brain and increases the activity of antioxidants such as ascorbate (vitamin C), α-tocopherol (vitamin E), glutathione,
*VitC↑,
*VitE↑,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑, and also the activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione-peroxidase, glutathione-reductase, glucose-6-P-dehydrogenase
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*Aβ↓, Both ALA and DHLA have been seen to inhibit the formation of Aβ fibrils

3544- ALA,    Alpha lipoic acid for dementia
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, ALA is a low molecular weight antioxidant, readily absorbed from the diet or an oral dose, and crosses the blood brain barrier
*BBB↑,
*VitC↑, DHLA regenerates through redox cycling other antioxidants like vitamin C and E and raises levels of intracellular glutathione, an important thiol antioxidant
*VitE↑,
*GSH↑,
*IronCh↑, ALA al- so chelates certain metals, forming stable complexes with copper, manganese and zinc (Sigel 1978)
*neuroP↑, ALA would seem an ideal candidate as an antioxidant agent in neurodegenerative diseases.
*NO↓, ALA also modulates nitric oxide levels in brain and neural tissue, which may have effects in neurodegeneration, learning, cognition, and aging (Gross 1995)
*cognitive↑, elderly patients with dementia were given ALA. Findings suggested a stabilization of cognitive functions in the study group,
*AntiAge↑,
*memory↑, ALA has gained considerable attention following studies demonstrating partial reversal of memory loss in aged rats.
*ROS↓, scavenging hy- droxyl or superoxide radicals (Suzuki 1991) and by scavenging per- oxyl radicals (

3528- Lyco,    The Importance of Antioxidant Activity for the Health-Promoting Effect of Lycopene
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*antiOx↑, the antioxidant effect of lycopene
*ROS↓, Lycopene has the ability to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and eliminate singlet oxygen, nitrogen dioxide, hydroxyl radicals, and hydrogen peroxide
*BioAv↝, human body cannot synthesize lycopene. It must be supplied with the diet
*Half-Life↑, half-life of lycopene in human plasma is 12–33 days
*BioAv↓, bioavailability decreases with age and in the case of certain diseases
*BioAv↑, heat treatment process of food increases the bioavailability of lycopene
*cardioP↑, positive effect on cardiovascular diseases, including the regulation of blood lipid levels
*neuroP↑, beneficial effects in nervous system disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson′s disease and Alzheimer′s disease
*H2O2↓, Lycopene has the ability to reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and eliminate singlet oxygen, nitrogen dioxide, hydroxyl radicals, and hydrogen peroxide
*VitC↑, ability to regenerate non-enzymatic antioxidants such as vitamin C and E.
*VitE↑,
*GPx↑, increase in cardiac GSH-Px activity and an increase in cardiac GSH levels
*GSH↑,
*MPO↓, also a decrease in the level of cardiac myeloperoxidase (MPO), cardiac H2O2, and a decrease in cardiac glutathione S transferase (GSH-ST) activity.
*GSTs↓,
*SOD↑, increasing the activity of GSH-Px and SOD in the liver
*NF-kB↓, reducing the expression of NF-κB mRNA in the heart
*IL1β↓, decreased the level of IL-1β and IL-6 and increased the level of anti-inflammatory IL-10 in the heart
*IL6↓,
*IL10↑,
*MAPK↓, inhibited the activation of the ROS-dependent pro-hypertrophic mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathways.
*Akt↓,
*COX2↓, decrease in the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators in heart: COX-2, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β and an increase in the anti-inflammatory cardiac TGF-β1.
*TNF-α↓,
*TGF-β1↑,
*NO↓, reduced NO levels in heart and cardiac NOS activity
*GSR↑, increase in the level of cardiac and hepatic SOD, CAT, GSH, GPx, and glutathione reductase (GR)
*NRF2↑, It also activated nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2). This affected the downstream expression of HO-1 [97].
*HO-1↑,
*TAC↑, Researchers observed an increase in the liver in TAC and GSH levels and an increase in GSH-Px and SOD activity
*Inflam↓, study showed that lycopene was anti-inflammatory
*BBB↑, Lycopene is a lipophilic compound, which makes it easier to penetrate the blood–brain barrier.
*neuroP↑, Lycopene had also a neuroprotective effect by restoring the balance of the NF-κB/Nrf2 pathway.
*memory↑, lycopene on LPS-induced neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in C57BL/6J mice. The tested carotenoid prevented memory loss

3001- RosA,    Therapeutic Potential of Rosmarinic Acid: A Comprehensive Review
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, including in tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, and inflammation
Apoptosis↑,
TumMeta↓,
Inflam↓,
*antiOx↑, RA is therefore considered to be the strongest antioxidant of all hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives
*AntiAge↑, , it also exerts powerful antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and even antidepressant, anti-aging effects
*ROS↓, RA and its metabolites can directly neutralize reactive oxygen species (ROS) [10] and thereby reduce the formation of oxidative damage products.
BioAv↑, RA is water-soluble, and according to literature data, the efficacy of secretion of this compound in infusions is about 90%
Dose↝, Accordingly, it is possible to consume approximately 110 mg RA daily, i.e., approximately 1.6 mg/kg for adult men weighing 70 kg.
NRF2↑, liver cancer cell line, HepG2, transfected with plasmid containing ARE-luciferin gene, RA predominantly enhances ARE-luciferin activity and promotes nuclear factor E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) translocation from cytoplasm to the nucleus
P-gp↑, and also increases MRP2 and P-gp efflux activity along with intercellular ATP level
ATP↑,
MMPs↓, RA concurrently induced necrosis and apoptosis and stimulated MMP dysfunction activated PARP-cleavage and caspase-independent apoptosis.
cl‑PARP↓,
Hif1a↓, inhibits transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) expression
GlucoseCon↓, it also suppressed glucose consumption and lactate production in colorectal cells
lactateProd↓,
Warburg↓, may suppress the Warburg effects through an inflammatory pathway involving activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) and signal transducer of interleukin (IL)-6
TNF-α↓, RA supplementation also reduced tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and IL-6 levels, and modulated p65 expression [
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
HDAC2↓, RA induced the cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in prostate cancer cell lines (PCa, PC-3, and DU145) [31]. These effects were mediated through modulation of histone deacetylases expression (HDACs), specifically HDAC2;
GSH↑, RA can also inhibit adhesion, invasion, and migration of Ls 174-T human colon carcinoma cells through enhancing GSH levels and decreasing ROS levels
ROS↓,
ChemoSen↑, RA also enhances chemosensitivity of human resistant gastric carcinoma SGC7901 cells
*BG↓, RA significantly increased insulin index sensitivity and reduced blood glucose, advanced glycation end-products, HbA1c, IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6, p-JNK, P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and NF-κB levels
*IL1β↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↓,
*p‑JNK↓,
*p38↓,
*Catalase↑, The reduced activities of CAT, SOD, glutathione S-transferases (GST), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and the reduced levels of vitamins C and E, ceruloplasmin, and GSH in plasma of diabetic rats were also significantly recovered by RA application
*SOD↑,
*GSTs↑,
*VitC↑,
*VitE↑,
*GSH↑,
*GutMicro↑, protective effects of RA (30 mg/kg) against hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, oxidative stress, and an imbalanced gut microbiota architecture was studied in diabetic rats.
*cardioP↑, Cardioprotective Activity: RA also reduced fasting serum levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), inter-cellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), plasminogen-activator-inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and increased GPX and SOD levels
*ROS↓, Finally, in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells, RA inhibited apoptosis by decreasing intracellular ROS generation and recovering mitochondria membrane potential
*MMP↓,
*lipid-P↓, At once, RA suppresses lipid peroxidation (LPO) and ROS generation, whereas in HSC-T6 cells it increases cellular GSH.
*NRF2↑, Additionally, it significantly increases Nrf2 translocation
*hepatoP↑, Hepatoprotective Activity
*neuroP↑, Nephroprotective Activity
*P450↑, RA also reduced CP-produced oxidative stress and amplified cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), HO-1, and renal-4-hydroxynonenal expression.
*HO-1↑,
*AntiAge↑, Anti-Aging Activity
*motorD↓, A significantly delays motor neuron dysfunction in paw grip endurance tests,

4488- Se,  Chit,  PEG,    Anticancer effect of selenium/chitosan/polyethylene glycol/allyl isothiocyanate nanocomposites against diethylnitrosamine-induced liver cancer in rats
- in-vivo, Liver, HepG2 - in-vivo, Nor, HL7702
tumCV↓, The SCPg-AI-NCs effectively decreased the cell viability and induced apoptosis in the HepG2 cells.
Apoptosis↑,
*GSH↑, The SCPg-AI-NCs treatment effectively decreased the TBARS and improved the GSH, vitamin-C & -E contents in the DEN-induced rats
*VitC↑,
*VitE↑,
*SOD↑, The activities of SOD, GPx, and GR were also improved by the SCPg-AI-NCs treatment in the DEN-induced rats.
*GPx↑,
*GR↑,
ALAT↓, The activities of ALT, ALP, AST, LDH, and GGT was remarkably decreased by the SCPg-AI-NCs treatment in the DEN-provoked liver cancer rats.
ALP↓,
AST↓,
LDH↓,
selectivity↑, same doses of SCPg-AI-NCs did not showed the cytotoxicity to the normal liver HL7702 cells
eff↑, The utilization of nanocomposites as drug delivery systems has a efficacy to solve the several side effects triggered by chemotherapeutic drugs to normal cells

2134- TQ,    Modulation of Nrf2/HO1 Pathway by Thymoquinone to Exert Protection Against Diazinon-induced Myocardial Infarction in Rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*ALAT↓, CK-MB, ALT, and AST) were shown. DN-treated rats showed significantly elevated enzyme activities as compared with control rats (147.33 ± 20.85, 110.67 ± 9.65, and 407.5 ± 31.3, respectively), and these abnormalities were alleviated in the TQ treatmen
*AST↓,
*MDA↓, TQ treatment to DN intoxicated rats significantly decreased MDA levels when compared with the DN alone group of rats, recommending the protective antioxidant role of TQ
*ROS↓,
*GSSG↓, GSSG that exhibit significant elevation in DN intoxication and normalized levels during TQ treatment.
*GSH↑, Administration of TQ with DN during the experimental period significantly increased GSH (heart and serum), vit-E and vit-C contents to near normal levels in the heart tissues and serum
*VitE↑,
*VitC↑,
*NRF2↑, TQ, significantly increased Nrf2, HO-1, NQO1, and SOD were noticed (22.2 ± 1.41, 37.2 ± 2.6, 33.37 ± 4.28, and 52.7 ± 3.05, respectively), when compared to the DN intoxicated group.
*HO-1↑,
*NQO1↑,
*SOD↑,
*cardioP↑, Restoration of body weight and improvement in heart weight in TQ treatment showed beneficial effects of TQ treatment.
*GSH/GSSG↑, TQ has a significant efficacy to control the levels of oxidized and reduced glutathione pools and able to decrease the GSSG/GSH ratio.
*GPx↑, TQ enhances GSH and GPx activities in DN-intoxicated rats by a beneficial mechanism.


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 8 of 8

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 8

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

GSH↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ALAT↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Apoptosis↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

tumCV↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

cl‑PARP↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

HDAC2↓, 1,  

Migration

MMPs↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

Hif1a↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

P-gp↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

ALAT↓, 1,   ALP↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 33

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 5,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 5,   GSH↑, 8,   GSH/GSSG↑, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   GSSG↓, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   GSTs↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 4,   lipid-P↓, 3,   MDA↓, 1,   MPO↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 2,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 6,   SOD↑, 6,   TAC↑, 1,   VitC↑, 8,   VitE↑, 8,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology

IronCh↑, 4,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↑, 1,   MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ALAT↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↑, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   p38↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

Ach↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

IGF-1↑, 1,  

Migration

TGF-β1↑, 1,   VCAM-1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

NO↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport

BBB↑, 3,   GLUT3↑, 1,   GLUT4↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   IL10↑, 1,   IL1β↓, 3,   IL6↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 3,   NF-kB↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

5HT↑, 2,   AChE↓, 1,   ChAT↑, 2,  

Protein Aggregation

Aβ↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

GR↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 2,   BioAv↝, 2,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↑, 1,   P450↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

ALAT↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   BG↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiAge↑, 3,   cardioP↑, 3,   cognitive↑, 3,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 4,   motorD↓, 1,   motorD↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 6,  
Total Targets: 69

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: VitE, Vitamin E (trolox)
4 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Lycopene
1 Rosmarinic acid
1 Selenium
1 chitosan
1 polyethylene glycol
1 Thymoquinone
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