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P38, or p38 MAPK (p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase), is a protein kinase that plays a significant role in cellular responses to stress, inflammation, and apoptosis (programmed cell death). It is part of the MAPK signaling pathway, which is involved in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, and survival.
It can have both tumor-suppressive and tumor-promoting effects, depending on the type of cancer and the cellular context.

-p38 activation can contribute to tumor progression by influencing inflammatory signaling and cell-cycle regulation.
-Overexpression can correlate with poor prognosis in some studies.
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4428- AgNPs,    p38 MAPK Activation, DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis As Mechanisms of Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles in Jurkat T Cells
- in-vitro, AML, Jurkat
toxicity↝, The effect of Ag ions was also investigated and compared with that of AgNPs, as it is anticipated that Ag ions will be released from AgNPs, which may be responsible for their toxicity.
tumCV↓, Cell viability tests indicated high sensitivity of Jurkat T cells when exposed to AgNPs compared to Ag ions
ROS↑, AgNPs and Ag ions induce similar levels of cellular reactive oxygen species during the initial exposure period and; after 24 h, they were increased on exposure to AgNPs compared to Ag ions, which suggest that oxidative stress may be an indirect caus
p38↑, AgNPs exposure activates p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase through nuclear factor-E2-related factor-2 and nuclear factor-kappaB signaling pathways, subsequently inducing DNA damage, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
NRF2↓,
NF-kB↝,
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,

4430- AgNPs,    Evaluation of the Genotoxic and Oxidative Damage Potential of Silver Nanoparticles in Human NCM460 and HCT116 Cells
- in-vitro, Colon, HCT116 - in-vitro, Nor, NCM460
*Bacteria↓, Nano Ag has excellent antibacterial properties and is widely used in various antibacterial materials, such as antibacterial medicine and medical devices, food packaging materials and antibacterial textiles
ROS↑, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) increased
p‑p38↑, Ag NPs can promote the increase in P38 protein phosphorylation levels in two colon cells and promote the expression of P53 and Bax.
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓, Ag NPs can promote the down-regulation of Bcl-2, leading to an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and activation of P21, further accelerating cell death
BAX↑,
P21↑,
TumCD↑,
toxicity↝, low concentration of nano Ag has no obvious toxic effect on colon cells, while nano Ag with concentrations higher than 15 μg/mL will cause oxidative damage to colon cells.

335- AgNPs,  PDT,    Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Therapy and Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy
- Review, NA, NA
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
GPx↑,
Catalase↓,
SOD↓,
p38↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,

324- AgNPs,  CPT,    Silver Nanoparticles Potentiates Cytotoxicity and Apoptotic Potential of Camptothecin in Human Cervical Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
ROS↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp6↑,
GSH↓,
SOD↓,
GPx↓,
MMP↓, loss of
P53↑,
P21↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
BID↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Akt↓,
Raf↓,
ERK↓,
MAP2K1/MEK1↓,
JNK↑,
p38↑,

2655- AL,    Allicin and Digestive System Cancers: From Chemical Structure to Its Therapeutic Opportunities
- Review, GC, NA
TGF-β↓, Allicin can reduce the expression of TGF-2 and its receptor after entering directly into gastric cancer cell
cycD1/CCND1↓, followed by not only downexpression of cyclinD1, cyclinE, and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK),
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK1↓, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)
DNAdam↑, but also causing DNA damage and generating ROS
ROS↑,
BAX↑, Allicin increases the levels of Bax (proapoptotic protein), Bcl-2 (antiapoptotic protein), and JNK
JNK↑,
MMP↓, through reduction in outer mitochondrial membrane potential
p38↑, allicin induces p38 mitogen that could induce the protein kinase (MAPK) and then increase the expression of Fas binding to Fas ligand (Fas L) and finally activate death pathway through activation of cyt C and caspase-8.
MAPK↑,
Fas↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp8↑,
PARP↑, allicin makes caspase-dependent apoptosis through elevating PARP, caspase-3 and caspase-9, which are mediated by enhanced discharging of mitochondria cyt C to the cytosol.
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Ca+2↑, allicin induces apoptosis via increasing the amounts of free Ca2+, ER stress.
ER Stress↑,
P21↑, generating ROS to produce p21 and phospho-p53 (Ser15).
CDK2↓, Then p21 suppressed the CDK-4/6/cyclinD complex, P21-PCNA, P21-CDK2, and subsequently reduced cdk1/cyclinB1 complex for G2/M phase cell cycle arrest
CDK6↑,
TumCCA↑,
CDK4↓, Then p21 suppressed the CDK-4/6/cyclinD complex

2658- AL,    The Toxic Effect Ways of Allicin on Different Cell Lines
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, The significant functional act of garlic is its anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antifibrinolytic, immune enhancing, antiplatelet collected effect and its possible act in prohibiting cardiovascular illnesses
*AntiAg↑,
*cardioP↑,
Ca+2↑, Sultan et al.[34] stated that allicin is cytotoxic to monocytic leukemia cells (THP-1 cells) and stimulates calcium-linked hemolysis and eryptosis in human red blood cells. Allicin advances calcium grades in cells, reasons to oxidative stress and al
ROS↑, Allicin advances calcium grades in cells, reasons to oxidative stress and also induces CK1a, caspase, p38, mitogen-activated protein kinase
Casp↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
hepatoP↑, Wu et al.[42] clarified that allicin applies hepaprotective action counter to hepatic toxicity of cells
chemoP↑, Throughout with other garlic preparations, aged garlic extract (AGE) has been indicated to have hepatoprotective, immune, improving, anticancer, and chemoprotective actions.

2660- AL,    Allicin: A review of its important pharmacological activities
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Var, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, It showed neuroprotective effects, exhibited anti-inflammatory properties, demonstrated anticancer activity, acted as an antioxidant, provided cardioprotection, exerted antidiabetic effects, and offered hepatoprotection.
AntiCan↑,
*antiOx↑,
*cardioP↑, This vasodilatory effect helps protect against cardiovascular diseases by reducing the risk of hypertension and atherosclerosis.
*hepatoP↑,
*BBB↑, This allows allicin to easily traverse phospholipid bilayers and the blood-brain barrier
*Half-Life↝, biological half-life of allicin is estimated to be approximately one year at 4°C. However, it should be noted that its half-life may differ when it is dissolved in different solvents, such as vegetable oil
*H2S↑, allicin undergoes metabolism in the body, leading to the release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
*BP↓, H2S acts as a vasodilator, meaning it relaxes and widens blood vessels, promoting blood flow and reducing blood pressure.
*neuroP↑, It acts as a neuromodulator, regulating synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability.
*cognitive↑, Studies have suggested that H2S may enhance cognitive function and protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's by promoting neuronal survival and reducing oxidative stress.
*neuroP↑, various research studies suggest that the neuroprotective mechanisms of allicin can be attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
*ROS↓,
*GutMicro↑, may contribute to the overall health of the gut microbiota.
*LDH↓, Liu et al. found that allicin treatment led to a significant decrease in the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),
*ROS↓, allicin's capacity to lower the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), decrease lipid peroxidation, and maintain the activities of antioxidant enzymes
*lipid-P↓,
*antiOx↑,
*other↑, allicin was found to enhance the expression of sphingosine kinases 2 (Sphk2), which is considered a neuroprotective mechanism in ischemic stroke
*PI3K↓, allicin downregulated the PI3K/Akt/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, inhibiting the overproduction of NO, iNOS, prostaglandin E2, cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha induced by interleukin-1 (IL-1)
*Akt↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*NO↓,
*iNOS↓,
*PGE2↓,
*COX2↓,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓, Allicin has been found to regulate the immune system and reduce the levels of TNF-α and IL-8.
*MPO↓, Furthermore, allicin significantly decreased tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, indicating its neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia via an anti-inflammatory pathway
*eff↑, Allicin, in combination with melatonin, demonstrated a marked reduction in the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap-1), and NF-κB genes in rats with brain damage induced by acryl
*NRF2↑, Allicin treatment decreased oxidative stress by upregulating Nrf2 protein and downregulating Keap-1 expression.
*Keap1↓,
*TBARS↓, It significantly reduced myeloperoxidase (MPO) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels,
*creat↓, and decreased blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, LDH, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels.
*LDH↓,
*AST↓,
*ALAT↓,
*MDA↓,
*SOD↑, Allicin also increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as the levels of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione (GSH) in the liver, kidneys, and brain
*GSH↑,
*GSTs↑,
*memory↑, Allicin has demonstrated its ability to improve learning and memory deficits caused by lead acetate injury by promoting hippocampal astrocyte differentiation.
chemoP↑, Allicin safeguards mitochondria from damage, prevents the release of cytochrome c, and decreases the expression of pro-apoptotic factors (Bax, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, and p53) typically activated by cisplatin
IL8↓, Allicin has been found to regulate the immune system and reduce the levels of TNF-α and IL-8.
Cyt‑c↑, In addition, allicin was reported to induce cytochrome c, increase expression of caspase 3 [86], caspase 8, 9 [82,87], caspase 12 [80] along with enhanced p38 protein expression levels [81], Fas expression levels [82].
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp12↑,
p38↑,
Fas↑,
P53↑, Also, significantly increased p53, p21, and CHK1 expression levels decreased cyclin B after allicin treatment.
P21↑,
CHK1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
GSH↓, Depletion of GSH and alterations in intracellular redox status have been found to trigger activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway was the antiproliferative function of allicin
ROS↑, Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells were sensitised by allicin to the mitochondrial ROS-mediated apoptosis induced by 5-fluorouracil
TumCCA↑, According to research findings, allicin has been shown to decrease the percentage of cells in the G0/G1 and S phases [87], while causing cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase
Hif1a↓, Allicin treatment was found to effectively reduce HIF-1α protein levels, leading to decreased expression of Bcl-2 and VEGF, and suppressing the colony formation capacity and cell migration rate of cancer cells
Bcl-2↓,
VEGF↓,
TumCMig↓,
STAT3↓, antitumor properties of allicin have been attributed to various mechanisms, including promotion of apoptosis, inhibition of STAT3 signaling
VEGFR2↓, suppression of VEGFR2 and FAK phosphorylation
p‑FAK↓,

246- AL,    Allicin induces apoptosis of the MGC-803 human gastric carcinoma cell line through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/caspase-3 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, GC, MGC803
Apoptosis↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
p38↑, In the present study, the protein expression levels of p38 were gradually enhanced in the MGC-803 cells, in response to treatment with 1 μg/ml allicin for 48 h
tumCV↓,
BAX↑, Bax were increased nearly one-fold, whereas the protein expression levels of Bcl-2 level were decreased >35%.
Bcl-2↑,

248- AL,    Allicin inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in U87MG human glioblastoma cells through an ERK-dependent pathway
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
MAPK↑,
ERK↑,
ROS↑, antioxidant prevented inhibitory effect
p38↑,
JNK↑,

249- AL,    Allicin induces apoptosis of the MGC-803 human gastric carcinoma cell line through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/caspase-3 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, GC, MGC803
Casp3↑,
p38↑,
BAX↑, up one fold
Bcl-2↓, down 35%
p38↑,
MAPK↑,

241- AL,    Role of p38 MAPK activation and mitochondrial cytochrome-c release in allicin-induced apoptosis in SK-N-SH cells
- in-vitro, neuroblastoma, SK-N-SH
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
Cyt‑c↑, mitochondrial release of cytochrome-c
Apoptosis↑, allicin induced a significant apoptosis compared with the control group

3272- ALA,    Alpha-lipoic acid as a dietary supplement: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, LA has long been touted as an antioxidant,
*glucose↑, improve glucose and ascorbate handling,
*eNOS↑, increase eNOS activity, activate Phase II detoxification via the transcription factor Nrf2, and lower expression of MMP-9 and VCAM-1 through repression of NF-kappa-B.
*NRF2↑,
*MMP9↓,
*VCAM-1↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*cardioP↑, used to improve age-associated cardiovascular, cognitive, and neuromuscular deficits,
*cognitive↑,
*eff↓, The efficiency of LA uptake was also lowered by its administration in food,
*BBB↑, LA has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier in a limited number of studies;
*IronCh↑, LA preferentially binds to Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+, but cannot chelate Fe3+, while DHLA forms complexes with Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Hg2+ and Fe3+
*GSH↑, LA markedly increases intracellular glutathione (GSH),
*PKCδ↑, PKCδ, LA activates Erk1/2 [92,93], p38 MAPK [94], PI3 kinase [94], and Akt
*ERK↑,
*p38↑,
*MAPK↑,
*PI3K↑,
*Akt↑,
*PTEN↓, LA decreases the activities of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B [99], Protein Phosphatase 2A [95], and the phosphatase and tensin homolog PTEN [95],
*AMPK↑, LA activates peripheral AMPK
*GLUT4↑, stimulate GLUT4 translocation
*GLUT1↑, LA-stimulated translocation of GLUT1 and GLUT4.
*Inflam↓, LA as an anti-inflammatory agent

298- ALA,  Rad,    Synergistic Tumoricidal Effects of Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Radiotherapy on Human Breast Cancer Cells via HMGB1
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Apoptosis↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
NF-kB↑, NF-κB were significantly increased in the ALA+RT group compared to the control
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle arrest.

2639- Api,    Plant flavone apigenin: An emerging anticancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Apigenin (4′, 5, 7-trihydroxyflavone), a major plant flavone, possessing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties
*Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
ChemoSen↑, Studies demonstrate that apigenin retain potent therapeutic properties alone and/or increases the efficacy of several chemotherapeutic drugs in combination on a variety of human cancers.
BioEnh↑, Apigenin’s anticancer effects could also be due to its differential effects in causing minimal toxicity to normal cells with delayed plasma clearance and slow decomposition in liver increasing the systemic bioavailability in pharmacokinetic studies.
chemoPv↑, apigenin highlighting its potential activity as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent.
IL6↓, In taxol-resistant ovarian cancer cells, apigenin caused down regulation of TAM family of tyrosine kinase receptors and also caused inhibition of IL-6/STAT3 axis, thereby attenuating proliferation.
STAT3↓,
NF-kB↓, apigenin treatment effectively inhibited NF-κB activation, scavenged free radicals, and stimulated MUC-2 secretion
IL8↓, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8
eff↝, The anti-proliferative effects of apigenin was significantly higher in breast cancer cells over-expressing HER2/neu but was much less efficacious in restricting the growth of cell lines expressing HER2/neu at basal levels
Akt↓, Apigenin interferes in the cell survival pathway by inhibiting Akt function by directly blocking PI3K activity
PI3K↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, apigenin administration led to the depletion of HER2/neu protein in vivo
cycD1/CCND1↓, Apigenin treatment in breast cancer cells also results in decreased expression of cyclin D1, D3, and cdk4 and increased quantities of p27 protein
CycD3↓,
p27↑,
FOXO3↑, In triple-negative breast cancer cells, apigenin induces apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway thereby increasing FOXO3a expression
STAT3↓, In addition, apigenin also down-regulated STAT3 target genes MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF and Twist1, which are involved in cell migration and invasion of breast cancer cells [
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
Twist↓,
MMP↓, Apigenin treatment of HGC-27 and SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells resulted in the inhibition of proliferation followed by mitochondrial depolarization resulting in apoptosis
ROS↑, Further studies revealed apigenin-induced apoptosis in hepatoma tumor cells by utilizing ROS generated through the activation of the NADPH oxidase
NADPH↑,
NRF2↓, Apigenin significantly sensitized doxorubicin-resistant BEL-7402 (BEL-7402/ADM) cells to doxorubicin (ADM) and increased the intracellular concentration of ADM by reducing Nrf2-
SOD↓, In human cervical epithelial carcinoma HeLa cells combination of apigenin and paclitaxel significantly increased inhibition of cell proliferation, suppressing the activity of SOD, inducing ROS accumulation leading to apoptosis by activation of caspas
COX2↓, melanoma skin cancer model where apigenin inhibited COX-2 that promotes proliferation and tumorigenesis
p38↑, Additionally, it was shown that apigenin treatment in a late phase involves the activation of p38 and PKCδ to modulate Hsp27, thus leading to apoptosis
Telomerase↓, apigenin inhibits cell growth and diminishes telomerase activity in human-derived leukemia cells
HDAC↓, demonstrated the role of apigenin as a histone deacetylase inhibitor. As such, apigenin acts on HDAC1 and HDAC3
HDAC1↓,
HDAC3↓,
Hif1a↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
angioG↓, Moreover, apigenin was found to inhibit angiogenesis, as suggested by decreased HIF-1α and VEGF expression in cancer cells
uPA↓, Furthermore, apigenin intake resulted in marked inhibition of p-Akt, p-ERK1/2, VEGF, uPA, MMP-2 and MMP-9, corresponding with tumor growth and metastasis inhibition in TRAMP mice
Ca+2↑, Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells treated with apigenin led to induction of apoptosis, accompanied by higher levels of intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and shift in Bax:Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, cytochrome c release, followed by activation casp-9, 12
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp12↑,
Casp3↑, Apigenin also augmented caspase-3 activity and PARP cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
E-cadherin↑, Apigenin treatment resulted in higher levels of E-cadherin and reduced levels of nuclear β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 in the prostates of TRAMP mice.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
CDK4↓, apigenin exposure led to decreased levels of cell cycle regulatory proteins including cyclin D1, D2 and E and their regulatory partners CDK2, 4, and 6
CDK2↓,
CDK6↓,
IGF-1↓, A reduction in the IGF-1 and increase in IGFBP-3 levels in the serum and the dorsolateral prostate was observed in apigenin-treated mice.
CK2↓, benefits of apigenin as a CK2 inhibitor in the treatment of human cervical cancer by targeting cancer stem cells
CSCs↓,
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibited the tobacco-derived carcinogen-mediated cell proliferation and migration involving the β-AR and its downstream signals FAK and ERK activation
Gli↓, Apigenin inhibited the self-renewal capacity of SKOV3 sphere-forming cells (SFC) by downregulating Gli1 regulated by CK2α
GLUT1↓, Apigenin induces apoptosis and slows cell growth through metabolic and oxidative stress as a consequence of the down-regulation of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1).

416- Api,    In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-tumoral Effects of the Flavonoid Apigenin in Malignant Mesothelioma
- vitro+vivo, NA, NA
Bax:Bcl2↑,
P53↑,
ROS↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
cl‑PARP1↑, cleavage
p‑ERK⇅, Here, we demonstrated that API treatment was able to increase ERK1/2 phosphorylation in MM-B1, H-Meso-1, and #40a cells while induced a decrease of ERK1/2 activation in MM-F1 cells.
p‑JNK↓,
p‑p38↑,
p‑Akt↓,
cJun↓,
NF-kB↓,
EGFR↓,
TumCCA↑, increase of the percentage of cells in subG1 phase

3383- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin: A Potential Natural Anticancer Drug
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, DHA exerts anticancer effects through various molecular mechanisms, such as inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, inhibiting tumor metastasis and angiogenesis, promoting immune function, inducing autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stres
Apoptosis↑,
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
TumAuto↑,
ER Stress↑,
ROS↑, DHA could increase the level of ROS in cells, thereby exerting a cytotoxic effect in cancer cells
Ca+2↑, activation of Ca2+ and p38 was also observed in DHA-induced apoptosis of PC14 lung cancer cells
p38↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, down-regulation of heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) might participate in the apoptosis of PC3 prostate cancer cells induced by DHA
PPARγ↑, DHA inhibited the growth of colon tumor by inducing apoptosis and increasing the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ)
GLUT1↓, DHA was shown to inhibit the activity of glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) and glycolytic pathway by inhibiting phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway and downregulating the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)
Glycolysis↓, Inhibited glycolysis
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
Hif1a↓,
PKM2↓, DHA could inhibit the expression of PKM2 as well as inhibit lactic acid production and glucose uptake, thereby promoting the apoptosis of esophageal cancer cells
lactateProd↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
EMT↓, regulating the EMT-related genes (Slug, ZEB1, ZEB2 and Twist)
Slug↓, Downregulated Slug, ZEB1, ZEB2 and Twist in mRNA level
Zeb1↓,
ZEB2↓,
Twist↓,
Snail?, downregulated the expression of Snail and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting metastasis
CAFs/TAFs↓, DHA suppressed the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and mouse cancer-associated fibroblasts (L-929-CAFs) by inhibiting transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β signaling
TGF-β↓,
p‑STAT3↓, blocking the phosphorylation of STAT3 and polarization of M2 macrophages
M2 MC↓,
uPA↓, DHA could inhibit the growth and migration of breast cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of uPA
HH↓, via inhibiting the hedgehog signaling pathway
AXL↓, DHA acted as an Axl inhibitor in prostate cancer, blocking the expression of Axl through the miR-34a/miR-7/JARID2 pathway, thereby inhibiting the proliferation, migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells.
VEGFR2↓, inhibition of VEGFR2-mediated angiogenesis
JNK↑, JNK pathway activated and Beclin 1 expression upregulated.
Beclin-1↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, Glucose regulatory protein 78 (GRP78, an ER stress-related molecule) was upregulated after DHA treatment.
eff↑, results demonstrated that DHA-induced ER stress required iron
eff↑, DHA was used in combination with PDGFRα inhibitors (sunitinib and sorafenib), it could sensitize ovarian cancer cells to PDGFR inhibitors and achieved effective therapeutic efficacy
eff↑, DHA combined with 2DG (a glycolysis inhibitor) synergistically induced apoptosis through both exogenous and endogenous apoptotic pathways
eff↑, histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) enhanced the anti-tumor effect of DHA by inducing apoptosis.
eff↑, DHA enhanced PDT-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis, increased the sensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to PDT by inhibiting the NF-κB/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway
eff↑, DHA was added to magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), and the MNP-DHA has shown an effect in the treatment of intractable breast cancer
IL4↓, downregulated IL-4;
DR5↑, Upregulated DR5 in protein, Increased DR5 promoter activity
Cyt‑c↑, Released cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol
Fas↑, Upregulated fas, FADD, Bax, cleaved-PARP
FADD↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
cycE/CCNE↓, Downregulated Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, procaspase-3, Cyclin E, CDK2 and CDK4
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
Mcl-1↓, Downregulated Mcl-1
Ki-67↓, Downregulated Ki-67 and Bcl-2
Bcl-2↓,
CDK6↓, Downregulated of Cyclin E, CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6
VEGF↓, Downregulated VEGF, COX-2 and MMP-9
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,

3156- Ash,    Withaferin A: From ayurvedic folk medicine to preclinical anti-cancer drug
- Review, Var, NA
MAPK↑, Figure 3
p38↑,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
CHOP↑,
ROS↑,
DR5↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
GPx4↓,
BioAv↝, WA has a rapid oral absorption and reaches to peak plasma concentration of around 16.69 ± 4.02 ng/ml within 10 min after oral administration of Withania somnifera aqueous extract at dose of 1000 mg/kg, which is equivalent to 0.458 mg/kg of WA
HSP90↓, table 1 10uM) were found to inhibit the chaperone activity of HSP90
RET↓,
E6↓,
E7↓,
Akt↓,
cMET↓,
Glycolysis↓, by suppressing the glycolysis and tricarboxylic (TCA) cycle
TCA↓,
NOTCH1↓,
STAT3↓,
AP-1↓,
PI3K↓,
eIF2α↓,
HO-1↑,
TumCCA↑, WA (1--3 uM) have been reported to inhibit cell proliferation by inducing G2 and M phase cycle arrest inovarian, breast, prostate, gastric and myelodysplastic/leukemic cancer cells and osteosarcoma
CDK1↓, WA is able to decrease the cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) activity and prevent Cdk1/cyclin B1 complex formation, which are key steps in cell cycle progression
*hepatoP↑, A treatment (40 mg/kg) reduces acetaminophen-induced liver injury (AILI) in mouse models and decreases H 2O 2-induced glutathione (GSH) depletion and necrosis in hepatocyte
*GSH↑,
*NRF2↑, WA triggers an anti-oxidant response after acetaminophen overdose by enhancing hepatic transcription of the nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (NRF2)-responsive gene
Wnt↓, indirectly inhibit Wnt
EMT↓, WA can also block tumor metastasis through reduced expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers.
uPA↓, WA (700 nM) exert anti-meta-static activities in breast cancer cells through inhibition of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) protease
CSCs↓, s WA (125-500 nM) suppress tumor sphere formation indicating that the self-renewal of CSC is abolished
Nanog↓, loss of these CSC-specific characteristics is reflected in the loss of typical stem cell markers such as ALDH1A, Nanog, Sox2, CD44 and CD24
SOX2↓,
CD44↓,
lactateProd↓, drop in lactate levels compared to control mice.
Iron↑, Furthermore, we found that WA elevates the levels of intracellular labile ferrous iron (Fe +2 ) through excessive activation of heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1), which independently causes accumulation of toxic lipid radicals and ensuing ferroptosis
NF-kB↓, nhibition of NF-kB kinase signaling pathway

3160- Ash,    Withaferin A: A Pleiotropic Anticancer Agent from the Indian Medicinal Plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, withaferin A suppressed cell proliferation in prostate, ovarian, breast, gastric, leukemic, and melanoma cancer cells and osteosarcomas by stimulating the inhibition of the cell cycle at several stages, including G0/G1 [86], G2, and M phase
H3↑, via the upregulation of phosphorylated Aurora B, H3, p21, and Wee-1, and the downregulation of A2, B1, and E2 cyclins, Cdc2 (Tyr15), phosphorylated Chk1, and Chk2 in DU-145 and PC-3 prostate cancer cells.
P21↑,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDC2↓,
CHK1↓,
Chk2↓,
p38↑, nitiated cell death in the leukemia cells by increasing the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)
MAPK↑,
E6↓, educed the expression of human papillomavirus E6/E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer cells
E7↓,
P53↑, restored the p53 pathway causing the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells.
Akt↓, oral dose of 3–5 mg/kg withaferin A attenuated the activation of Akt and stimulated Forkhead Box-O3a (FOXO3a)-mediated prostate apoptotic response-4 (Par-4) activation,
FOXO3↑,
ROS↑, the generation of reactive oxygen species, histone H2AX phosphorylation, and mitochondrial membrane depolarization, indicating that withaferin A can cause the oxidative stress-mediated killing of oral cancer cells [
γH2AX↑,
MMP↓,
mitResp↓, withaferin A inhibited the expansion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells by ROS production, owing to mitochondrial respiration inhibition
eff↑, combination treatment of withaferin A and hyperthermia induced the death of HeLa cells via a decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the downregulation of the antiapoptotic protein myeloid-cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1)
TumCD↑,
Mcl-1↓,
ER Stress↑, . Withaferin A also attenuated the development of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), both in vitro and in vivo, by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress via activating the transcription factor 4-ATF3-C/EBP homologous protein (ATF4-ATF3-CHOP)
ATF4↑,
ATF3↑,
CHOP↑,
NOTCH↓, modulating the Notch-1 signaling pathway and the downregulation of Akt/NF-κB/Bcl-2 . withaferin A inhibited the Notch signaling pathway
NF-kB↓,
Bcl-2↓,
STAT3↓, Withaferin A also constitutively inhibited interleukin-6-induced phosphorylation of STAT3,
CDK1↓, lowering the levels of cyclin-dependent Cdk1, Cdc25C, and Cdc25B proteins,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, downregulation of p-Akt expression, β-catenin, N-cadherin and epithelial to the mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓,
Cyt‑c↑, depolarization and production of ROS, which led to the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol,
eff↑, combinatorial effect of withaferin A and sulforaphane was also observed in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells, with a dramatic reduction of the expression of the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 and an increase in the pro-apoptotic Bax level, thus p
CDK4↓, downregulates the levels of cyclin D1, CDK4, and pRB, and upregulates the levels of E2F mRNA and tumor suppressor p21, independently of p53
p‑RB1↓,
PARP↑, upregulation of Bax and cytochrome c, downregulation of Bcl-2, and activation of PARP, caspase-3, and caspase-9 cleavage
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
NRF2↑, withaferin A binding with Keap1 causes an increase in the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) protein levels, which in turn, regulates the expression of antioxidant proteins that can protect the cells from oxidative stress.
ER-α36↓, Decreased ER-α
LDHA↓, inhibited growth, LDHA activity, and apoptotic induction
lipid-P↑, induction of oxidative stress, increased lipid peroxidation,
AP-1↓, anti-inflammatory qualities of withaferin A are specifically attributed to its inhibition of pro-inflammatory molecules, α-2 macroglobulin, NF-κB, activator protein 1 (AP-1), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition,
COX2↓,
RenoP↑, showing strong evidence of the renoprotective potential of withaferin A due to its anti-inflammatory activity
PDGFR-BB↓, attenuating the BB-(PDGF-BB) platelet growth factor
SIRT3↑, by increasing the sirtuin3 (SIRT3) expression
MMP2↓, withaferin A inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9,
MMP9↓,
NADPH↑, but also provokes mRNA stimulation for a set of antioxidant genes, such as NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), glutathione-disulfide reductase (GSR), Nrf2, heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1),
NQO1↑,
GSR↑,
HO-1↑,
*SOD2↑, cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury model. Withaferin A triggered the upregulation of superoxide dismutase SOD2, SOD3, and peroxiredoxin 1(Prdx-1).
*Prx↑,
*Casp3?, and ameliorated cardiomyocyte caspase-3 activity
eff↑, combination with doxorubicin (DOX), is also responsible for the excessive generation of ROS
Snail↓, inhibition of EMT markers, such as Snail, Slug, β-catenin, and vimentin.
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
CSCs↓, highly effective in eliminating cancer stem cells (CSC) that expressed cell surface markers, such as CD24, CD34, CD44, CD117, and Oct4 while downregulating Notch1, Hes1, and Hey1 genes;
HEY1↓,
MMPs↓, downregulate the expression of MMPs and VEGF, as well as reduce vimentin, N-cadherin cytoskeleton proteins,
VEGF↓,
uPA↓, and protease u-PA involved in the cancer cell metastasis
*toxicity↓, A was orally administered to Wistar rats at a dose of 2000 mg/kg/day and had no adverse effects on the animals
CDK2↓, downregulated the activation of Bcl-2, CDK2, and cyclin D1
CDK4↓, Another study also demonstrated the inhibition of Hsp90 by withaferin A in a pancreatic cancer cell line through the degradation of Akt, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 Cdk4,
HSP90↓,

1532- Ba,    Baicalein as Promising Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Analysis on Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Review, NA, NA
ROS↑, Baicalein initially incited the formation of ROS, which subsequently aimed at endoplasmic reticulum stress and stimulated the Ca2+/-reliant mitochondrial death pathway.
ER Stress↑,
Ca+2↑,
MMPs↓,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome C release
Casp3↑,
ROS↑, Baicalein on apoptosis in human bladder cancer 5637 cells was investigated, and it was found that it induces ROS generation
DR5↑, Baicalein activates DR5 up-regulation
ROS↑, MCF-7 cells by inducing mitochondrial apoptotic cell death. It does this by producing ROS, such as hydroxyl radicals, and reducing Cu (II) to Cu (I) in the Baicalein–Cu (II) system
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
p16↑,
P21↑,
p27↑,
HDAC10↑, modulating the up-regulation of miR-3178 and Histone deacetylase 10 (HDAC10), which accelerates apoptotic cell death
MDM2↓, MDM2-mediated breakdown
Apoptosis↑,
PI3K↓, baicalein-influenced apoptosis is controlled via suppression of the PI3K/AKT axis
Akt↓,
p‑Akt↓, by reducing the concentrations of p-Akt, p-mTOR, NF-κB, and p-IκB while increasing IκB expression
p‑mTOR↓,
NF-kB↓,
p‑IκB↓,
IκB↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS⇅, Based on its metabolic activities and intensity, Baicalein can act as an antioxidant and pro-oxidant.
BNIP3↑, Baicalein also increases the production of BNIP3 which is a protein stimulated by ROS and promotes apoptosis
p38↑,
12LOX↓, inhibition of 12-LOX (Platelet-type 12-Lipoxygenase)
Mcl-1↓,
Wnt?, decreasing Wnt activity
GLI2↓, Baicalein significantly reduced the presence of Gli-2, a crucial transcription factor in the SHH pathway
AR↓, downregulating the androgen receptor (AR)
eff↑, PTX/BAI NE could increase intracellular ROS levels, reduce cellular glutathione (GSH) levels, and trigger caspase-3 dynamism in MCF-7/Tax cells. Moreover, it exhibited higher efficacy in inhibiting tumors in vivo

1390- BBR,  Rad,    Berberine Inhibited Radioresistant Effects and Enhanced Anti-Tumor Effects in the Irradiated-Human Prostate Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
RadioS↑, cytotoxic effect of the combination of berberine and irradiation was superior to that of berberine or irradiation alone
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, ROS generation was elevated by berberine with or without irradiation.
eff↑, antioxidant NAC inhibited berberine and radiation-induced cell death.
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
JNK↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ERK↓,
HO-1↓,

2691- BBR,    Berberine induces FasL-related apoptosis through p38 activation in KB human oral cancer cells
- in-vitro, Oral, KB
tumCV↓, viability of KB cells was found to decrease significantly in the presence of berberine in a dose-dependent manner.
DNAdam↑, berberine induced the fragmentation of genomic DNA, changes in cell morphology, and nuclear condensation.
Casp3↑, caspase-3 and -7 activation, and an increase in apoptosis were observed.
Casp7↑,
FasL↑, Berberine was also found to upregulate significantly the expression of the death receptor ligand, FasL
Casp8↑, triggered the activation of pro-apoptotic factors such as caspase-8, -9 and -3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
Casp9↑,
PARP↑,
BAX↑, Bax, Bad and Apaf-1 were also significantly upregulated by berberine.
BAD↑,
APAF1↑,
MMP2↓, We also found that berberine-induced migration suppression was mediated by downregulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 through phosphorylation of p38 MAPK.
MMP9↓,
p‑p38↑, This suggests that berberine-induced activation of the p38 and ERK1/2 MAPK pathways is the principal pathway involved in the apoptosis mediated by berberine in KB cells.
ERK↑,
MAPK↑,

2735- BetA,    Betulinic acid as apoptosis activator: Molecular mechanisms, mathematical modeling and chemical modifications
- Review, Var, NA
mt-Apoptosis↑, BA and analogues (BAs) have been known to exhibit potential antitumor action via provoking the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis
Casp↑, cytosolic caspase activation
p38↑, inhibition of pro-apoptotic p38, MAPK and SAP/JNK kinases [8],
MAPK↓,
JNK↓,
VEGF↓, decreased expression of pro-apoptotic proteins and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
AIF↑, BA was recognized to trigger the process of apoptosis in human metastatic melanoma cells (Me-45) by releasing apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) and cytochrome c (Cyt C) through mitochondrial membrane
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, BA also stimulates the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that is considered a stress factor involved in initiating mitochondrial membrane permeabilization
Ca+2↑, Moreover, the calcium overload and thereby ATP depletion are other stress factors causing enhanced inner mitochondrial membrane permeability via nonspecific pores formation
ATP↓,
NF-kB↓, BA has also known to be involved in activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) that is responsible for apoptosis induction in variety of cancer cells
ATF3↓, According to Zhang et al. [14], BA stimulates apoptosis through the suppression of cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-3 and NF-κB pathways and downregulation of p53 gene.
TOP1↓, inhibition of topoisomerases
VEGF↓, ecreased expression of vascular endothelial growth (VEGF) and the anti-apoptotic protein surviving in LNCaP prostate cancer cells.
survivin↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, selective proteasome-dependent targeted degradation of transcription factors specificity proteins (Sp1, Sp3, and Sp4), which generally regulate VEGF and survivin expression and highly over-expressed in tumor conditions
MMP↓, perturbed mitochondrial membrane potential
ChemoSen↑, BA can support as sensitizer in combination therapy to enhance the anticancer effects with minimum side effects.
selectivity↑, Normal human fibroblasts [41], peripheral blood lymphoblasts [41], melanocytes [32] and astrocytes [30] were found to be resistant to BA in vitro
BioAv↓, The clinical use of BA is seriously challenging due to high hydrophobicity which subsequently causes poor bioavailability
BioAv↑, A BA-loaded oil-in-water nanoemulsion was developed using phospholipase-catalyzed modified phosphatidylcholine as emulsifier in an ultrasonicator [120].
BioAv↑, Aqueous solubility of BA may also be increased through grinding with hydrophilic polymers (polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, arabinogalactan) [121,122].
BioAv↑, Subsequently, for further improvement in biocompatibility, a technique of nanotube coating was employed with four biopolymers i.e. polyethylene glycol (PEG), chitosan, tween 20 and tween 80.
BioAv↑, Similarly, BA-coated silver nanoparticles displayed an improved antiproliferative and antimigratory activity, particularly against melanoma cells (A375: murine melanoma cells)

2743- BetA,    Betulinic acid and the pharmacological effects of tumor suppression
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, BA improves the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and alters the mitochondrial membrane potential gradient, followed by the release of cytochrome c (Cyt c), which causes the mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis of tumor cells via a caspas
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, BA can inhibit cancer cell growth and proliferation via cell cycle arrest
Sp1/3/4↓, BA, can inhibit the protein expression of Sp1, Sp2 and Sp4 through the microRNA (miR)-27a-ZBTB10-Sp1 axis
STAT3↓, BA can downregulate the activation of STAT3 through the upregulation of Src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1)
NF-kB↓, NF-κB can be inhibited by reducing the activation of inhibitor of NF-κB (IκBα) kinase (IKKβ) and phosphorylation of IκBα with BA
EMT↓, nvasion and metastasis of malignancies is prevented via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inhibition of topoisomerase I
TOP1↓,
MAPK↑, BA leads to the activation, via phosphorylation, of pro-apoptotic MAPK proteins, P38 and SAP/JNK, the formation of ROS and the upregulation of caspase
p38↑,
JNK↑,
Casp↑,
Bcl-2↓, BA downregulates Bcl-2 and upregulates the Bax gene in HeLa cell lines
BAX↑,
VEGF↓, BA can decrease the expression of VEGF via Sp proteins, thus having an antiangiogenic role
LAMs↓, BA suppresses the expression of lamin B1 in pancreatic cancer cells

1421- Bos,    Coupling of boswellic acid-induced Ca2+ mobilisation and MAPK activation to lipid metabolism and peroxide formation in human leucocytes
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60 - in-vitro, Nor, NA
ROS↑, AKBA and KBA strongly upregulated the formation of ROS, whereas β-BA and A-β-BA had only moderate effects
NADPH↝, AKBA-induced ROS formation involves NADPH oxidase, PI 3-K, and p42/44MAPK, and requires Ca2+
5LO↓, With respect to inhibition of 5-LO, 3-acetyl-11-keto-BA (AKBA) was the most potent BA, whereas BAs lacking an 11-keto-group were weak 5-LO inhibitor s
Ca+2↑, 11-keto-BAs potently stimulate the elevation of intracellular Ca2+ levels and activate p38 MAPK as well as p42MAPK
p38↑,
p42↑,

5870- CA,    Carnosic Acid Mediates Production of Reactive Oxygen Species to Regulate Mitogen‐Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Phosphorylation and Induce Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells
- vitro+vivo, BC, T47D - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
ROS↑, Carnosic acid (CA) exerts an anti‐tumor effect via generating ROS or activating the mitochondria‐related apoptosis pathway in vitro and in vivo.
cJun↑, CA promoted cancer cell apoptosis via ROS generation, which activated c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 phosphorylation.
p38↑,
eff↓, The antioxidant N‐acetyl‐L‐cysteine (5 μM) abolished CA‐induced apoptosis.
TumCP↓, CA Inhibited Breast Cancer Proliferation and Glucose Uptake
glucose↓,
Apoptosis↑, CA Induced Breast Cancer Apoptosis
BAX↑, Bax and PARP expression levels increased significantly while Bcl‐2 expression decreased with time
PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
TumCG↑, CA Suppressed Growth of Breast Cancer Xenografts in Nude Mice
Ki-67↓, down‐regulating Ki67 and Bcl‐2 in vivo.
STAT3↓, CA has been reported to suppress the STAT3 signaling pathway through ROS generation and inhibit the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in colon cancer and lung cancer
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

5874- CA,    Carnosic Acid Mediates Production of Reactive Oxygen Species to Regulate Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Phosphorylation and Induce Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells
- vitro+vivo, BC, T47D - in-vitro, BC, MCF10
AntiTum↓, Carnosic acid (CA) exerts an anti‐tumor effect via generating ROS or activating the mitochondria‐related apoptosis pathway in vitro and in vivo.
ROS↑, CA promoted cancer cell apoptosis via ROS generation, which activated c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 phosphorylation.
cJun↑, CA Activated JNK and p38 in Breast Cancer Cell Lines
p‑p38↑,
Apoptosis↑, CA induced apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐mediated mitochondrial pathway
ROS↑,
eff↑, Furthermore, the combined application of CA and curcumin suppressed the proliferative activity and disrupted the mitochondrial function of metastatic prostate cancer cells compared with their individual uses
TumCP↓, CA Inhibited Breast Cancer Proliferation and Glucose Uptake
glucose↓, Glucose consumption was accelerated by low concentrations of CA, but decreased with increasing time and CA concentration.
BAX↑, up‐regulating Bax and PARP and down‐regulating Bcl‐2.
PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
eff↓, We then abrogated the effect of CA‐induced ROS using the antioxidant NAC (5 mM).
Ki-67↓, These findings indicated that CA could accelerate tumor apoptosis by up‐regulating Bax expression and down‐regulating Ki67 and Bcl‐2 in vivo.
toxicity↝, Furthermore, CA did not injure vital organs.
STAT3↓, CA has been reported to suppress the STAT3 signaling pathway through ROS generation and inhibit the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in colon cancer and lung cancer
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

5858- CAP,    Capsaicin as a Microbiome Modulator: Metabolic Interactions and Implications for Host Health
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, AD, NA
*BBB↓, crosses the blood–brain barrier, alters neurotransmitter levels, and accumulates in brain regions involved in cognition.
*GutMicro↑, capsaicin appears to undergo microbial transformation and influences gut microbial composition, favoring short-chain fatty acid producers and suppressing pro-inflammatory taxa. often favoring the growth of beneficial taxa such as Ruminococcaceae, Lac
Obesity↓, These changes contribute to anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and potentially anticancer effects
*Inflam↓,
*AntiCan↑,
*TRPV1↑, Capsaicin is a potent agonist perceived by TRPV1, a transmembrane cation channel that functions with Ca2+.
*Ca+2↑, causes an increase in Ca2+ flux,
*antiOx↑, Capsaicin is a bioactive compound of chili peppers responsible for their spicy flavor, which also shows antioxidant, anti-obesity, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, and cardioprotective effects
*cardioP↑,
*BioAv↓, capsaicin exhibits low systemic bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and other tissues, resulting in a short plasma half-life of approximately 25 min in humans
*Half-Life↓,
*BioAv↝, Capsaicin’s bioavailability is determined by multiple interrelated factors, including its physicochemical properties, metabolic transformations, route of administration, and the biological context of the host, including gut microbiota composition.
*BioAv↑, For instance, polymeric micelles, liposomes, and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes have demonstrated the capacity to enhance capsaicin’s oral bioavailability, prolong its plasma half-life, and improve therapeutic consistency
*neuroP↑, capsaicin exposure alters glutamate, GABA, and serotonin levels in distinct brain regions, with potential implications for neuroprotection, mood regulation, and energy metabolism.
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis is the main mechanism by which capsaicin induces cell death in cancer cells.
p38↑, capsaicin triggers a calcium flux within the cell via TRPV1, activating the p38 pathway.
ROS↑, As a result, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced, along with depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential and opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.
MMP↓,
MPT↑,
Cyt‑c↑, Consequently, cytochrome c is released, the apoptosome is assembled, and caspases are activated, ultimately leading to cell death
Casp↑,
TRIB3↑, capsaicin enhances TRIB3 gene expression, which allowed an increase in the antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of TRIB3 in cancer cells
NADH↓, Capsaicin has also been seen to downregulate and inhibit tumor-associated NADH oxidase (tNOX) and Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) in multiple cancer cell lines such as bladder cancer, which led to reduced cell growth and migration
SIRT1↓,
TumCG↓,
TumCMig↓,
TOP1↓, pointing out that capsaicin had an inhibitory effect on topoisomerases I and II, causing a reduction in metabolic activity and proliferation of a human colon cancer cell line
TOP2↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, with capsaicin, the β-catenin transcription gets downregulated
*ROS↓, Capsaicin has also been proven to alleviate redox imbalance or oxidative stress, thanks to its antioxidative activity.
*Aβ↓, Alsheimer’s disease, attenuating neurodegeneration in mice by reducing amyloid-beta levels via the promotion of non-amyloidogenic processing of amyloid precursor protein

5907- CAR,    Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effect of carvacrol on human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG-2
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
TumCG↓, In this study, we showed that carvacrol inhibited HepG2 cell growth by inducing apoptosis
Apoptosis↓,
Casp3↓, activation of caspase-3, cleavage of PARP and decreased Bcl-2 gene expression
cl‑PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
p‑ERK↓, decreasing phosphorylation of ERK1/2 significantly in a dose-dependent manner, and activated phosphorylation of p38
p‑p38↑,
*Bacteria↓, carvacrol has been shown to exhibit anti-microbial, anti-mutagenic, anti-platelet, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, anti-oxidant, anti-elastase, insecticidal, anti-parasitic,cell-protective, AChE inhibitor and anti-tumor activity
*AntiAg↑,
*Inflam↓,
*antiOx↑,
*AChE↓,
AntiTum↑,
MMP↓, classical apoptosis response, including decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and increase in cytochrome c release from mitochondria, decrease in Bcl-2/Bax ratio, increase in caspase activity and cleavage of PARP and fragmentation of DNA,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp↑,
DNAdam↑,
selectivity↑, we found that carvacrol induced stronger effects on hepatocellular carcinoma cells compared to normal human fetal liver cells.

5894- CAR,    Targeting Gastrointestinal Cancers with Carvacrol: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Carvacrol has demonstrated strong anticancer properties by modulating multiple molecular pathways governing apoptosis, inflammation, angiogenesis, and metastasis.
Apoptosis↑,
Inflam↓,
angioG↓,
TumMeta↓,
selectivity↑, revealed its ability to selectively target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue
BioAv↑, nanotechnology have further enhanced its pharmacological profile by improving solubility, stability, and tumor-targeted delivery.
ChemoSen↑, synergistic effects when used in combination with conventional chemotherapeutics.
Dose↝, 84.38% of OEO’s contents are ‘carvacrol’.
TumCP↓, limit metastasis, induce apoptosis, suppress tumor cell proliferation, and improve the effectiveness of traditional chemotherapy medications
hepatoP↑, Carvacrol shows biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antitumor, antimutagenic, antigenotoxic, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, hepatoprotective, and antihepatotoxic properties.
Casp3↑, induced apoptosis by activating caspase-3 and caspase-9 while downregulating Bcl-2 mRNA levels
Casp9↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS↑, carvacrol causes oxidative stress by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and depleting GSH levels, which results in strong lethal effects on AGS gastric cancer
GSH↓,
BAX↑, upregulating pro-apoptotic markers such as Bax, caspase-3, caspase-7, caspase-8, caspase-9, cytochrome C, Fas, Fas-associated death domain (FADD), and p53
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Fas↑,
FADD↑,
P53↑,
Bcl-2↓, downregulating anti-apoptotic Bcl-2.
TumMeta↓, preventing metastasis by limiting the migration and invasion of cancer cells by upregulating epithelial markers like E-Cadherin and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 2 and 3 (TIMP2 and TIMP3)
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
E-cadherin↑,
TIMP2↑,
TIMP3↑,
N-cadherin↓, downregulating mesenchymal markers like N-Cadherin and ZEB2
ZEB2↓,
*lipid-P↓, protects the liver from diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis by reducing lipid peroxidation, restoring key liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, cGT)
*AST↓,
*ALAT↓,
*ALP↓,
*LDH↓,
*SOD↑, and enhancing antioxidant defenses (SOD, CAT, GPx, GR, GSH)
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*GSR↑,
selectivity↑, while selectively inducing apoptosis in cancer cells without harming normal liver tissue
cl‑PARP↑, inhibits HepG2 cancer cell growth by activating caspase-3, promoting PARP cleavage, downregulating Bcl-2, and modulating the MAPK signaling pathway by selectively reducing ERK1/2 phosphorylation while activating p38
ERK↓,
p38↑,
OS↑, rats (aged 6–8 weeks) demonstrated that carvacrol enhances sorafenib efficacy in HCC, improving survival rates, reducing tumor progression, and mitigating sorafenib-induced cardiac and hepatic toxicity.
AFP↓, carvacrol reduces serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and alpha-L-fucosidase (AFU) levels by downregulating COX-2 and oxidative stress, inhibits angiogenesis via VEGF suppression,
COX2↓,
VEGF↓,
PCNA↓, prevents tumor proliferation by downregulating proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki-67 through TNF-α suppression.
Ki-67↓,
TNF-α↓,
BioAv↓, Despite carvacrol’s promising effects in vitro and in vivo, limitations such as bioavailability and solubility challenge its therapeutic application.

1298- CGA,    Chlorogenic acid regulates apoptosis and stem cell marker-related gene expression in A549 human lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
p38↑,
JNK↑,
Nanog↓,
SOX2↓,
OCT4↓, POU5F1

2780- CHr,    Anti-cancer Activity of Chrysin in Cancer Therapy: a Systematic Review
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant (13), anti-inflammatory (14), antibacterial (15), anti-hypertensive (16), anti-allergic (17), vasodilator (18),
Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑, anti-diabetic (19), anti-anxiety (10), anti-viral (20), anti-estrogen (21), liver protective (22), anti-aging (23), anti-seizure (24), and anti-cancer effects (25)
AntiCan↑,
Cyt‑c↑, (1) facilitating the release of cytochrome C from the mitochondria,
Casp3↑, (2) activating caspase-3 and inhibiting the activity of the XIAP molecule,
XIAP↓,
p‑Akt↓, (3) reducing AKT phosphorylation and triggering the PI3K pathway and induction of apoptosis
PI3K↑,
Apoptosis↑,
COX2↓, chrysin interacts weakly with COX-1 binding site whereas displayed a remarkable interaction with COX-2.
FAK↓, ESCC cells: resultant blockage of the FAK/AKT signaling pathways
AMPK↑, A549: activation of AMPK by chrysin contributes to Akt suppression
STAT3↑, 4T1cell: inhibited STAT3 activation
MMP↓, Chrysin induces apoptosis through the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway that disrupts mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and increases DNA fragmentation.
DNAdam↑,
BAX↑, produces pro-apoptotic proteins, including Bax and Bak, and activates caspase-9 and caspase-3 in various cancer cells
Bak↑,
Casp9↑,
p38↑, chrysin can inhibit tumor growth by activating P38 MAPK and stopping the cell cycle
MAPK↑,
TumCCA↑,
ChemoSen↑, beneficial in inhibiting chemotherapy resistance of cancer cells
HDAC8↓, chrysin suppresses tumorigenesis by inhibiting histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8)
Wnt↓, chrysin can attenuate Wnt and NF-κB signaling pathways
NF-kB↓,
angioG↓, chrysin can inhibit angiogenesis and inducing apoptosis in HTh7 cells, 4T1 mice, and MDA-MB-231 cells
BioAv↓, low bioavailability of flavonoids such as chrysin

2783- CHr,    Apoptotic Effects of Chrysin in Human Cancer Cell Lines
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, chrysin has shown to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis, and is more potent than other tested flavonoids in leukemia cells
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑, chrysin is likely to act via activation of caspases and inactivation of Akt signaling in the cells.
PCNA↓, inhibited the growth of cervical cancer cells, HeLa, via apoptosis induction and down-regulated the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in the cells.
p38↑, chrysin potentially induced p38, therefore activated NFkappaB/p65 in the HeLa cells
NF-kB↑,
DNAdam↑, only apigenin, chrysin, quercetin, galangin, luteolin and fisetin were found to clearly induce the oligonucleosomal DNA fragmentation at 50 μM after 6 h of treatment
XIAP↓, down-regulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in the U937 cells
Cyt‑c↑, (1) chrysin mediated the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytoplasm;
Casp3↑, (2) chrysin induced elevated caspase-3 activity and proteolytic cleavage of its downstream targets, such as phospholipase C-gamma-1 (PLC-gamma1), which is correlated with down-regulation of XIAP;
Akt↓, (3) chrysin decreased phosphorylated Akt levels in cells where the PI3K pathway plays a role in regulating the mechanism.
SCF↓, Chrysin has also been reported to have the ability to abolish the stem cell factor (SCF)/c-Kit signaling by inhibiting the PI3K pathway
hTERT/TERT↓, A significant decrease in human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression levels was also observed in leukemia cells treated with 60 ng/mL Manisa propolis, owing to its constituent of chrysin
COX2↓, Chrysin also inhibited the lipopolysaccharide-induced COX-2 expression via inhibition of nuclear factor IL-6 (NF-IL6)
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory [21] and anti-oxidant effects [22], and has shown cancer chemopreventive activity via induction of apoptosis in diverse range of human and rat cell types.
*antiOx↑,
*chemoPv↑,
AR-V7?,
CYP19?, Chrysin has recently shown to be a potent inhibitor of aromatase [18] and of human immunodeficiency virus activation in models of latent infection

2791- CHr,    Chrysin attenuates progression of ovarian cancer cells by regulating signaling cascades and mitochondrial dysfunction
- in-vitro, Ovarian, OV90
TumCP↓, chrysin inhibited ovarian cancer cell proliferation and induced cell death by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels as well as inducing loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP).
TumCD↑,
ROS↑,
Ca+2↑,
MMP↓,
MAPK↑, chrysin activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways in ES2 and OV90 cells in concentration-response experiments
PI3K↑, results indicate that the chrysin-induced activation of PI3K and MAPK signaling molecules, which induced apoptosis,
p‑Akt↑, Chrysin stimulated the phosphorylation of AKT and P70S6K proteins in both ES2 and OV90 cells compared to the untreated control cell
PCNA↓, treatment with chrysin attenuated the abundant expression of PCNA protein in both ES2 and OV90 cells
p‑p70S6↑,
p‑ERK↑, chrysin activated the phospho-ERK1/2, p38, and JNK proteins as members of the MAPK pathway in the ovarian cancer cells
p38↑,
JNK↑,
DNAdam↑, stimulates apoptotic events in prostate cancer cells by the accumulation of DNA fragmentation, an increase in the population of cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle
TumCCA↑,
chemoP↑, combination therapy with chrysin enhances the therapeutic effect of the chemotherapeutic agent, docetaxel, in lung cancer by reducing its adverse effects

159- CUR,    Crosstalk from survival to necrotic death coexists in DU-145 cells by curcumin treatment
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145
ROS↑, at higher concentrations
p‑Jun↑, phosphorylation
p‑p38↑, Moreover, increased p38 phosphorylation was decreased soon after 4 h of curcumin treatment
TumAuto↑, curcumin-induced autophagy was related to caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death,
Casp8↑, Necrotic cell death by autophagy-induced caspase 8/9 degradation lasts until late stages of cell death after curcumin treatmen
Casp9↑,
Akt↓, decreased activities of Akt, ERK, and p38 after curcumin treatment (
ERK↓,
p38↓,

463- CUR,    Curcumin induces autophagic cell death in human thyroid cancer cells
- in-vitro, Thyroid, K1 - in-vitro, Thyroid, FTC-133 - in-vitro, Thyroid, BCPAP - in-vitro, Thyroid, 8505C
TumAuto↑,
LC3II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
p‑p38↑,
p‑JNK↑,
p‑ERK↑, p-ERK1/2
p62↓,
p‑PDK1↓,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑p70S6↓,
p‑PIK3R1↓,
p‑S6↓,
p‑4E-BP1↓,

1303- EGCG,    (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate induces apoptosis in human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells via ROS generation and p38 MAP kinase activation
- in-vitro, EC, NA
TumCP↓,
ER-α36↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
ERK↑,
Jun↓,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
ROS↑,
p38↑,

2844- FIS,    Fisetin, a dietary flavonoid induces apoptosis via modulating the MAPK and PI3K/Akt signalling pathways in human osteosarcoma (U-2 OS) cells
- in-vitro, OS, U2OS
tumCV↓, Fisetin at 20-100 µM effectively reduced the viability of OS cells, and induced apoptosis by signifi-cantly inducing the expression of Caspases- 3,-8 and -9 and pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax and Bad) with subsequent down-regulation of Bcl-xL and Bcl-2
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
BAD↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
PI3K↓, inhibited PI3K/Akt pathway and ERK1/2,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
p‑JNK↑, it caused enhanced expressions of p-JNK, p-c-Jun and p-p38
p‑cJun↑,
p‑p38↑,
ROS↑, Fisetin-induced ROS generation and decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential
MMP↓, noticeable decline of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) in a dose-dependent manner
mTORC1↓, fisetin at various concentrations (20-100 μM) caused a significant (p<0.05) decrease in the level of p-Akt and mTORC1 (an important effector protein of Akt), while up-regulated PTEN.
PTEN↑,
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Level of phosphorylated glycogensynthase kinase 3ǃ (GSK3ǃ), (a serine/threonine kinase) and cyclin D1 were potentially decreased by fisetin which is in line with raised non-phosphorylated levels of GSK3ǃ
GSK‐3β↑,
NF-kB↓, Down-regualtion of NF-κB along with significant up-regulations in IκB upon fisetin treatment correlates with the down-regulation of p-Akt levels.
IKKα↑,
Cyt‑c↑, activates the efflux of cytochrome C

2830- FIS,    Biological effects and mechanisms of fisetin in cancer: a promising anti-cancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, suppressing cell growth, triggering programmed cell death, reducing the formation of new blood vessels, protecting against oxidative stress, and inhibiting cell migration.
angioG↓,
*ROS↓,
TumCMig↓,
VEGF↓, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), PI3K/Akt/mTOR, and Nrf2/HO-1.
MAPK↑, including the activation of MAPK. activation of MAPK is crucial for mediating cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion
NF-kB↓, ability of fisetin to suppress NF-κB activity has been demonstrated in various diseases
PI3K↓, fisetin has been shown to inhibit the metastasis of PC3 prostate cancer cells by reducing the activity of the PI3K/AKT
Akt↓,
mTOR↓, Fisetin has been shown to be effective against PI3K expression, AKT phosphorylation, and mTOR activation in various cancer cells,
NRF2↑, effects of fisetin on the activation of Nrf2 and upregulation of HO-1 have been demonstrated in various diseases
HO-1↑,
ROS↓, Liver cancer Resist proliferation, migration and invasion, induce apoptosis, attenuate ROS and inflammation
Inflam↓,
ER Stress↑, Oral cancer Induce apoptosis and autophagy, promote ER stress and ROS, suppress proliferation
ROS↑, Multiple studies have demonstrated that fisetin has the ability to induce apoptosis in cancer cells, and various mechanisms are involved, including the activation of MAPK, NF-κB, p53, and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
TumCP↓,
ChemoSen↑, Breast cancer Promote apoptosis and invasion and metastasis, enhance chemotherapeutic effects
PTEN↑,
P53↑, activation of MAPK, NF-κB, p53,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
COX2↓, fisetin inhibits COX2 expression
Wnt↓, regulating a number of important angiogenesis-related factors in cancer cells, such as VEGF, MMP2/9, eNOS, wingless and Wnt-signaling.
EGFR↓,
Mcl-1↓,
survivin↓, fisetin interferes with NF-κB signaling, resulting in the reduction of survivin, TRAF1, Bcl-xl, Bcl-2, and IAP1/2 levels, ultimately inhibiting apoptosis
IAP1↓,
IAP2↓,
PGE2↓, fisetin inhibits COX2 expression, leading to the down-regulation of PGE2 secretion and inactivation of β-catenin, thereby inducing apoptosis
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
DR5↑, fisetin markedly induces apoptosis in renal carcinoma through increased expression of DR5, which is regulated by p53.
MMP2↓, fisetin has been shown to inhibit the metastasis of PC3 prostate cancer cells by reducing the activity of the PI3K/AKT and JNK pathways, resulting in the suppression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression
MMP9↓,
FAK↓, fisetin can inhibit cell migration and reduce focal adhesion kinase (FAK) phosphorylation levels
uPA↓, fisetin significantly suppresses the invasion of U-2 cells by decreasing the expression of NF-κB, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), FAK, and MMP-2/9
EMT↓, Fisetin has been shown to have the ability to reverse EMT, thereby inhibiting the invasion and migration of cancer cells
ERK↓, fisetin has the ability to suppress ERK1/2 activation and activate JNK/p38 pathways
JNK↑,
p38↑,
PKCδ↓, fisetin reduces the expression of MMP-9 by inhibiting PKCα/ROS/ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK activation
BioAv↓, low water solubility of fisetin poses a significant challenge for its administration, which can limit its biological effects
BioAv↑, Compared to free fisetin, fisetin nanoemulsion has demonstrated a 3.9-fold increase in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induction of apoptosis, highlighting its enhanced efficacy
BioAv↑, Liposomal encapsulation has shown potential in enhancing the anticancer therapeutic effects of fisetin

1972- GamB,  doxoR,    Gambogic acid sensitizes resistant breast cancer cells to doxorubicin through inhibiting P-glycoprotein and suppressing survivin expression
- in-vitro, BC, NA
eff↑, we found that GA can markedly sensitize doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant breast cancer cells to DOX-mediated cell death
P-gp↓, GA increased the intracellular accumulation of DOX by inhibiting both P-gp expression and activity
ROS↑, combination effect was associated with the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
survivin↓, and the suppression of anti-apoptotic protein survivin
p38↑, ROS-mediated activation of p38 MAPK was revealed in GA-mediated suppression of survivin expression

1922- JG,    Juglone induces apoptosis of tumor stem-like cells through ROS-p38 pathway in glioblastoma
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
tumCV↓, inhibit the proliferation of TSCs in glioma by decreasing cell viability
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, juglone could generate ROS significantly
p‑p38↑, increase p38 phosphorylation
eff↓, pretreatment with ROS scavenger or p38-MAPK inhibitor could reverse juglone-induced cytotoxicity
Apoptosis↑, Juglone could induce glioma stem-like cells apoptosis
OS↑, juglone could increase the survival time by about 23.6%(though less significant than TMZ)

5118- JG,    Juglone induces apoptosis and autophagy via modulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2
m-ROS↑, JG-induced ROS production caused oxidative damage to mitochondria and DNA
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑, JG kills HepG2 cells through the induction of apoptosis.
TumAuto↑, JG triggers autophagy, which contributes to JG-induced cell death.
p38↑, The autophagic cell death was dependent on ROS generation and the activation of p38 MAPK and JNK pathways.
MAPK↑,
JNK↑,
MMP↓, closely related with loss of mitochondrial membrane potential,
LC3II↑, increased expressions of LC3-II and Beclin-1
Beclin-1↑,

2923- LT,    Luteolin induces apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in Neuro-2a mouse neuroblastoma cells
- in-vitro, NA, NA
Apoptosis↑, Luteolin induced apoptotic cell death and activation of caspase-12, -9, and -3
TumCD↑,
Casp12↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
ER Stress↑, Luteolin also induced expression of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated proteins, including C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and glucose-regulated proteins (GRP) 94 and 78, cleavage of ATF6α, and phosphorylation of eIF2α
CHOP↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
GRP94↑,
cl‑ATF6↑,
p‑eIF2α↑,
MMP↓, rapid reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential by luteolin
JNK↓, luteolin induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases such as JNK, p38, and ERK
p38↑,
ERK↑,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome c release.

2919- LT,    Luteolin as a potential therapeutic candidate for lung cancer: Emerging preclinical evidence
- Review, Var, NA
RadioS↑, it can be used as an adjuvant to radio-chemotherapy and helps to ameliorate cancer complications
ChemoSen↑,
chemoP↑,
*lipid-P↓, ↓LPO, ↑CAT, ↑SOD, ↑GPx, ↑GST, ↑GSH, ↓TNF-α, ↓IL-1β, ↓Caspase-3, ↑IL-10
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*GSTs↑,
*GSH↑,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*Casp3↓,
*IL10↑,
NRF2↓, Lung cancer model ↓Nrf2, ↓HO-1, ↓NQO1, ↓GSH
HO-1↓,
NQO1↓,
GSH↓,
MET↓, Lung cancer model ↓MET, ↓p-MET, ↓p-Akt, ↓HGF
p‑MET↓,
p‑Akt↓,
HGF/c-Met↓,
NF-kB↓, Lung cancer model ↓NF-κB, ↓Bcl-XL, ↓MnSOD, ↑Caspase-8, ↑Caspase-3, ↑PARP
Bcl-2↓,
SOD2↓,
Casp8↑,
Casp3↑,
PARP↑,
MAPK↓, LLC-induced BCP mouse model ↓p38 MAPK, ↓GFAP, ↓IBA1, ↓NLRP3, ↓ASC, ↓Caspase1, ↓IL-1β
NLRP3↓,
ASC↓,
Casp1↓,
IL6↓, Lung cancer model ↓TNF‑α, ↓IL‑6, ↓MuRF1, ↓Atrogin-1, ↓IKKβ, ↓p‑p65, ↓p-p38
IKKα↓,
p‑p65↓,
p‑p38↑,
MMP2↓, Lung cancer model ↓MMP-2, ↓ICAM-1, ↓EGFR, ↓p-PI3K, ↓p-Akt
ICAM-1↓,
EGFR↑,
p‑PI3K↓,
E-cadherin↓, Lung cancer model ↑E-cadherin, ↑ZO-1, ↓N-cadherin, ↓Claudin-1, ↓β-Catenin, ↓Snail, ↓Vimentin, ↓Integrin β1, ↓FAK
ZO-1↑,
N-cadherin↓,
CLDN1↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Snail↓,
Vim↑,
ITGB1↓,
FAK↓,
p‑Src↓, Lung cancer model ↓p-FAK, ↓p-Src, ↓Rac1, ↓Cdc42, ↓RhoA
Rac1↓,
Cdc42↓,
Rho↓,
PCNA↓, Lung cancer model ↓Cyclin B1, ↑p21, ↑p-Cdc2, ↓Vimentin, ↓MMP9, ↑E-cadherin, ↓AIM2, ↓Pro-caspase-1, ↓Caspase-1 p10, ↓Pro-IL-1β, ↓IL-1β, ↓PCNA
Tyro3↓, Lung cancer model ↓TAM RTKs, ↓Tyro3, ↓Axl, ↓MerTK, ↑p21
AXL↓,
CEA↓, B(a)P induced lung carcinogenesis ↓CEA, ↓NSE, ↑SOD, ↑CAT, ↑GPx, ↑GR, ↑GST, ↑GSH, ↑Vitamin E, ↑Vitamin C, ↓PCNA, ↓CYP1A1, ↓NF-kB
NSE↓,
SOD↓,
Catalase↓,
GPx↓,
GSR↓,
GSTs↓,
GSH↓,
VitE↓,
VitC↓,
CYP1A1↓,
cFos↑, Lung cancer model ↓Claudin-2, ↑p-ERK1/2, ↑c-Fos
AR↓, ↓Androgen receptor
AIF↑, Lung cancer model ↑Apoptosis-inducing factor protein
p‑STAT6↓, ↓p-STAT6, ↓Arginase-1, ↓MRC1, ↓CCL2
p‑MDM2↓, Lung cancer model ↓p-PI3K, ↓p-Akt, ↓p-MDM2, ↑p-P53, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax
NOTCH1↓, Lung cancer model ↑Bax, ↑Cleaved-caspase 3, ↓Bcl2, ↑circ_0000190, ↓miR-130a-3p, ↓Notch-1, ↓Hes-1, ↓VEGF
VEGF↓,
H3↓, Lung cancer model ↑Caspase 3, ↑Caspase 7, ↓H3 and H4 HDAC activities
H4↓,
HDAC↓,
SIRT1↓, Lung cancer model ↑Bax/Bcl-2, ↓Sirt1
ROS↑, Lung cancer model ↓NF-kB, ↑JNK, ↑Caspase 3, ↑PARP, ↑ROS, ↓SOD
DR5↑, Lung cancer model ↑Caspase-8, ↑Caspase-3, ↑Caspase-9, ↑DR5, ↑p-Drp1, ↑Cytochrome c, ↑p-JNK
Cyt‑c↑,
p‑JNK↑,
PTEN↓, Lung cancer model 1/5/10/30/50/80/100 μmol/L ↑Cleaved caspase-3, ↑PARP, ↑Bax, ↓Bcl-2, ↓EGFR, ↓PI3K/Akt/PTEN/mTOR, ↓CD34, ↓PCNA
mTOR↓,
CD34↓,
FasL↑, Lung cancer model ↑DR 4, ↑FasL, ↑Fas receptor, ↑Bax, ↑Bad, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Cytochrome c, ↓XIAP, ↑p-eIF2α, ↑CHOP, ↑p-JNK, ↑LC3II
Fas↑,
XIAP↓,
p‑eIF2α↑,
CHOP↑,
LC3II↑,
PD-1↓, Lung cancer model ↓PD-L1, ↓STAT3, ↑IL-2
STAT3↓,
IL2↑,
EMT↓, Luteolin exerts anticancer activity by inhibiting EMT, and the possible mechanisms include the inhibition of the EGFR-PI3K-AKT and integrin β1-FAK/Src signaling pathways
cachexia↓, luteolin could be a potential safe and efficient alternative therapy for the treatment of cancer cachexi
BioAv↑, A low-energy blend of castor oil, kolliphor and polyethylene glycol 200 increases the solubility of luteolin by a factor of approximately 83
*Half-Life↝, ats administered an intraperitoneal injection of luteolin (60 mg/kg) absorbed it rapidly as well, with peak levels reached at 0.083 h (71.99 ± 11.04 μg/mL) and a prolonged half-life (3.2 ± 0.7 h)
*eff↑, Luteolin chitosan-encapsulated nano-emulsions increase trans-nasal mucosal permeation nearly 6-fold, drug half-life 10-fold, and biodistribution of luteolin in brain tissue 4.4-fold after nasal administration

2917- LT,  Rad,    Luteolin acts as a radiosensitizer in non‑small cell lung cancer cells by enhancing apoptotic cell death through activation of a p38/ROS/caspase cascade
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
Bcl-2↓, Combined treatment with luteolin and IR enhanced apoptotic cell death in association with downregulation of B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2) and activation of caspase‑3, ‑8, and ‑9; it also induced phosphorylation of MAPK and ROS accumulation
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
p‑p38↑,
ROS↑,
RadioS↑, luteolin acts as a radiosensitizer by enhancing apoptotic cell death through activation of a p38/ROS/caspase cascade

3457- MF,    Cellular stress response to extremely low‐frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF‐EMF): An explanation for controversial effects of ELF‐EMF on apoptosis
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, Ding et al., 8 it was demonstrated that 24‐h exposure to 60 Hz, 5 mT ELF‐EMF could potentiate apoptosis induced by H2O2 in HL‐60 leukaemia cell lines.
H2O2↑,
ROS↑, One of the main mechanisms proposed for defining anticancer effects of ELF‐EMF is induction of apoptosis through upregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which has also been confirmed by different experimental studies.
eff↑, intermittent 100 Hz, 0.7 mT EMF significantly enhanced rate of apoptosis in human hepatoma cell lines pretreated with low‐dose X‐ray radiation.
eff↑, 50 Hz, 45 ± 5 mT pulsed EMF, significantly potentiated rate of apoptosis induced by cyclophosphamide and colchicine
Ca+2↑, Over the past few years, lots of data have shown that ELF‐EMF exposure regulates intracellular Ca2+ level
MAPK↑, Mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are among the other important signalling cascades which are stimulated upon exposure to ELF‐EMF in several types of examined cells
*Catalase↑, ELF‐EMF exposure can upregulate expression of different antioxidant target genes including CAT, SOD1, SOD2, GPx1 and GPx4.
*SOD1↑,
*GPx1↑,
*GPx4↑,
*NRF2↑, Activation and upregulation of Nrf2 expression, the master redox‐sensing transcription factor may be the most prominent example in this regard which has been confirmed in a Huntington's disease‐like rat model.
TumAuto↑, Activation of autophagy, ER stress, heat‐shock response and sirtuin 3 expression are among the other identified cellular stress responses to ELF‐EMF exposure
ER Stress↑,
HSPs↑,
SIRT3↑,
ChemoSen↑, Contrarily, when chemotherapy and ELF‐EMF exposure are performed simultaneously, this increase in ROS levels potentiates the oxidative stress induced by chemotherapeutic agents
UPR↑, In consequence of ER stress, cells begin to initiate UPR to counteract stressful condition.
other↑, Since the only proven effects of ELF‐EMF exposure on cells are cellular adaptive responses, ROS overproduction and intracellular calcium overload
PI3K↓, figure 3
JNK↑,
p38↑,
eff↓, ontrarily, when cells are exposed to ELF‐EMF, a new source of ROS production is introduced in cells which can at least partially reverse anticancer effects observed with cell's treatment with melatonin.
*toxicity?, More importantly, ELF‐EMF exposure to normal cells in most cases has shown to be safe and un‐harmful.

3477- MF,    Electromagnetic fields regulate calcium-mediated cell fate of stem cells: osteogenesis, chondrogenesis and apoptosis
- Review, NA, NA
*Ca+2↑, When cells are subjected to external mechanical stimulation, voltage-gated ion channels in the cell membrane open and intracellular calcium ion concentration rises
*VEGF↑, BMSCs EMF combined with VEGF promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis
*angioG↑,
Ca+2↑, 1 Hz/100 mT MC4-L2 breast cancer cells EMF lead to calcium ion overload and ROS increased, resulting in necroptosis
ROS↑,
Necroptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, 50 Hz/4.5 mT 786-O cells ELF-EMF induce G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in cells lines
Apoptosis↑,
*ATP↑, causing the ATP or ADP increases, and the purinergic signal can upregulate the expression of P2Y1 receptors
*FAK↑, Our research team [53] found that ELE-EMF can induce calcium oscillations in bone marrow stem cells, up-regulated calcium ion activates FAK pathway, cytoskeleton enhancement, and migration ability of stem cells in vitro is enhanced.
*Wnt↑, ability of EMF to activate the Wnt10b/β-catenin signaling pathway to promote osteogenic differentiation of cells depends on the functional integrity of primary cilia in osteoblasts.
*β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
*ROS↑, we hypothesize that the electromagnetic field-mediated calcium ion oscillations, which causes a small amount of ROS production in mitochondria, regulates the chondrogenic differentiation of cells, but further studies are needed
p38↑, RF-EMF was able to suppress tumor stem cells by activating the CAMKII/p38 MAPK signaling pathway after inducing calcium ion oscillation and by inhibiting the β-catenin/HMGA2 signaling pathway
MAPK↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
CSCs↓, Interestingly, the effect of electromagnetic fields is not limited to tumor stem cells, but also inhibits the proliferation and development of tumor cells
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, breast cancer cell lines exposed to ELE-EMF for 24 h showed a significant increase in intracellular ROS expression and an increased sensitivity to further radiotherapy
RadioS↑,
Ca+2↑, after exposure to higher intensity EMF radiation, showed a significant increase in intracellular calcium ion and reactive oxygen species, which eventually led to necroptosis
eff↓, while this programmed necrosis of tumor cells was able to be antagonized by the calcium blocker verapamil or the free radical scavenger n -acetylcysteine
NO↑, EMF can regulate multiple ions in cells, and calcium ion play a key role [92, 130], calcium ion acts as a second messenger that can activate downstream molecules such as NO, ROS

3469- MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)—Physiological Response and Its Potential in Trauma Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↑, According to this analysis, pulse repetition frequencies higher than 100 Hz with magnet flux densities between 1 mT and 10 mT lead to the highest presence of a cellular response, although this may vary depending on the cell type and stage of growth
*eff↝, Also, repeated applications over a prolonged period of more than 10 days show a higher effect than shorter periods, while a prolonged acute exposure lasting more than 24 h seems to be less effective than an acute exposure with less than 24 h applicat
*other↑, release of Ca2+ ion and the direct activation of PEMF on voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) is of great relevance.
Ca+2↑, PEMF stimulation also leads to similar membrane effects, resulting in a Ca2+ influx, which triggers further cellular signals
ROS↑, It has been proposed that the accumulation of ROS or oxidative stress may cause the upregulation of heat shock proteins (Hsp70, HIF-1), leading to cell damage.
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
*NOTCH↑, PEMF has been shown to increase the expressions of Notch4 and Hey1 during osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, suggesting that the Notch pathway, important in cellular fate and bone development, is activated by PEMF in stem cells
*HEY1↑,
*p38↑, PEMF-induced osteogenic differentiation MSCs, as well as the activation of p38 MAPK
*MAPK↑,

488- MF,    Repetitive exposure to a 60-Hz time-varying magnetic field induces DNA double-strand breaks and apoptosis in human cells
- in-vitro, NA, HeLa - in-vitro, NA, IMR90
DNAdam↑,
p‑γH2AX↑,
Chk2↑,
p38↑,
Apoptosis↑, cancer and normal cell

194- MF,    Electromagnetic Field as a Treatment for Cerebral Ischemic Stroke
- Review, Stroke, NA
*BAD↓,
*BAX↓,
*Casp3↓,
*Bcl-xL↑,
*p‑Akt↑,
*MMP9↓, EMF significantly decreased levels of IL-1β and MMP9 in the peri-infarct area at 24 h and 3rd day of the experiment
*p‑ERK↑, ERK1/2
*HIF-1↓,
*ROS↓, n a similar experiment, ELF-MF (50 Hz/1 mT) increased cell viability and decreased intracellular ROS/RNS in mesenchymal stem cells submitted to OGD conditions and 3 h ELF-MF exposure
*VEGF↑,
*Ca+2↓,
*SOD↑,
*IL2↑,
*p38↑,
*HSP70/HSPA5↑,
*Apoptosis↓, PEMF decreased apoptosis
*ROS↓, Nevertheless, in the presence of ischemia, EMF decreased NO and ROS concentrations.
*NO↓,

1170- MushCha,    Chaga mushroom extract suppresses oral cancer cell growth via inhibition of energy metabolism
- in-vitro, Oral, HSC4
tumCV↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑,
STAT3↓,
Glycolysis↓,
MMP↓,
TumAuto↑,
p38↑, Chaga mushroom extract is likely to induce apoptosis via activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB pathways.
NF-kB↑,


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* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 92

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ATF3↓, 1,   ATF3↑, 1,   Catalase↓, 2,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   GPx↓, 2,   GPx↑, 1,   GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 6,   GSR↓, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   H2O2↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 2,   HO-1↑, 3,   Iron↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 1,   NADH↓, 1,   NQO1↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 3,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 38,   ROS⇅, 1,   m-ROS↑, 1,   SIRT3↑, 2,   SOD↓, 4,   SOD2↓, 1,   VitC↓, 1,   VitE↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 2,   ATP↓, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   mitResp↓, 1,   MMP↓, 15,   MPT↑, 1,   p42↑, 1,   Raf↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 3,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

12LOX↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   cMyc↓, 1,   glucose↓, 2,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 3,   lactateProd↓, 2,   LDHA↓, 1,   NADPH↑, 2,   NADPH↝, 1,   p‑PDK1↓, 1,   p‑PIK3R1↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,   p‑S6↓, 1,   SIRT1↓, 2,   TCA↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 12,   p‑Akt↓, 5,   p‑Akt↑, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 22,   mt-Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAD↑, 2,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 21,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 3,   Bcl-2↓, 22,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 6,   Casp1↓, 1,   Casp12↑, 3,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 19,   cl‑Casp3↑, 3,   Casp6↑, 1,   Casp7↑, 2,   Casp8↑, 10,   Casp9↑, 15,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   Chk2↓, 1,   Chk2↑, 1,   CK2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 18,   DR5↑, 5,   FADD↑, 2,   Fas↑, 5,   FasL↑, 2,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   HEY1↓, 1,   HGF/c-Met↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IAP1↓, 1,   IAP2↓, 1,   JNK↓, 2,   JNK↑, 11,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   p‑JNK↑, 3,   MAPK↓, 2,   MAPK↑, 15,   Mcl-1↓, 4,   MDM2↓, 1,   p‑MDM2↓, 1,   Necroptosis↑, 1,   p27↑, 2,   p38↓, 1,   p38↑, 37,   p‑p38↑, 11,   survivin↓, 3,   Telomerase↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 4,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   p‑p70S6↓, 1,   p‑p70S6↑, 1,   RET↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

cJun↓, 1,   cJun↑, 2,   p‑cJun↑, 1,   H3↓, 1,   H3↑, 1,   H4↓, 1,   other↑, 1,   tumCV↓, 6,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

cl‑ATF6↑, 1,   CHOP↑, 4,   eIF2α↓, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 2,   ER Stress↑, 7,   GRP78/BiP↑, 2,   GRP94↑, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 2,   HSPs↑, 1,   UPR↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 3,   BNIP3↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 3,   p62↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 6,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

CHK1↓, 2,   DNAdam↑, 9,   p16↑, 1,   P53↑, 9,   PARP↑, 6,   cl‑PARP↑, 4,   cl‑PARP1↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 4,   γH2AX↑, 1,   p‑γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 3,   CDK2↓, 4,   CDK4↓, 5,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   CycD3↓, 1,   cycE/CCNE↓, 3,   P21↑, 6,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 11,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

p‑4E-BP1↓, 1,   AR-V7?, 1,   CD34↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   cFos↑, 1,   cMET↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 4,   EMT↓, 6,   ERK↓, 6,   ERK↑, 4,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↑, 2,   p‑ERK⇅, 1,   FOXO3↑, 2,   Gli↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↑, 1,   p‑GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 2,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC10↑, 1,   HDAC3↓, 1,   HDAC8↓, 1,   HH↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 1,   Jun↓, 1,   p‑Jun↑, 1,   MAP2K1/MEK1↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   mTORC1↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 2,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   OCT4↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 9,   PI3K↑, 2,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 2,   SCF↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 2,   p‑Src↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 10,   STAT3↑, 1,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   p‑STAT6↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 3,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 3,   TumCG↑, 1,   Wnt?, 1,   Wnt↓, 3,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 2,   AXL↓, 2,   Ca+2↑, 12,   CAFs/TAFs↓, 1,   Cdc42↓, 1,   CEA↓, 1,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   ER-α36↓, 2,   FAK↓, 4,   p‑FAK↓, 1,   GLI2↓, 1,   ITGB1↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 4,   LAMs↓, 1,   MET↓, 1,   p‑MET↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 5,   MMP9↓, 5,   MMPs↓, 2,   N-cadherin↓, 3,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Rac1↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   Slug↓, 2,   Snail?, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TIMP2↑, 1,   TIMP3↑, 1,   TRIB3↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 4,   TumCP↓, 11,   TumMeta↓, 3,   Twist↓, 2,   Tyro3↓, 1,   uPA↓, 5,   Vim↓, 1,   Vim↑, 1,   Zeb1↓, 1,   ZEB2↓, 2,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 6,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 5,   ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 2,   EGFR↑, 1,   Hif1a↓, 3,   NO↑, 1,   PDGFR-BB↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 10,   VEGFR2↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 2,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

ASC↓, 1,   COX2↓, 7,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   IKKα↑, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL4↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   IL8↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 3,   IκB↑, 1,   p‑IκB↓, 1,   M2 MC↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 11,   NF-kB↑, 3,   NF-kB↝, 1,   p‑p65↓, 1,   PD-1↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CDK6↓, 2,   CDK6↑, 1,   CYP19?, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 8,   BioAv↝, 1,   BioEnh↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 7,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 5,   eff↑, 15,   eff↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 4,   selectivity↑, 4,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AFP↓, 1,   AR↓, 2,   CEA↓, 1,   E6↓, 2,   E7↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 2,   EGFR↑, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   Ki-67↓, 4,   NSE↓, 1,   TRIB3↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 4,   AntiTum↓, 1,   AntiTum↑, 1,   cachexia↓, 1,   chemoP↑, 4,   chemoPv↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 2,   Obesity↓, 1,   OS↑, 2,   RenoP↑, 1,   toxicity↝, 3,  
Total Targets: 335

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 9,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 2,   GPx1↑, 1,   GPx4↑, 1,   GSH↑, 4,   GSR↑, 1,   GSTs↑, 2,   Keap1↓, 1,   lipid-P↓, 3,   MDA↓, 1,   MPO↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 4,   Prx↑, 1,   ROS↓, 6,   ROS↑, 1,   SOD↑, 4,   SOD1↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,   TBARS↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALAT↓, 2,   AMPK↑, 1,   glucose↑, 1,   H2S↑, 1,   LDH↓, 3,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   BAD↓, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   Bcl-xL↑, 1,   Casp3?, 1,   Casp3↓, 2,   HEY1↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 2,   p38↑, 3,   TRPV1↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↑, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↑, 1,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   NOTCH↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PI3K↑, 1,   PTEN↓, 1,   Wnt↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AntiAg↑, 2,   Ca+2↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   FAK↑, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   PKCδ↑, 1,   VCAM-1↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↑, 1,   eNOS↑, 1,   HIF-1↓, 1,   NO↓, 2,   VEGF↑, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↓, 1,   BBB↑, 2,   GLUT1↑, 1,   GLUT4↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL10↑, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 6,   NF-kB↓, 2,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 3,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↝, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 2,   ALP↓, 1,   AST↓, 2,   BP↓, 1,   creat↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 2,   IL6↓, 1,   LDH↓, 3,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 4,   chemoPv↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 2,   hepatoP↑, 3,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 3,   toxicity?, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Bacteria↓, 2,  
Total Targets: 104

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: p38, p38
8 Thymoquinone
7 Allicin (mainly Garlic)
6 Piperlongumine
5 Magnetic Fields
4 Silver-NanoParticles
4 Quercetin
4 Resveratrol
3 Radiotherapy/Radiation
3 Chrysin
3 Luteolin
3 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
3 Shikonin
3 Vitamin K2
2 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
2 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
2 Ashwagandha(Withaferin A)
2 Berberine
2 Betulinic acid
2 Carnosic acid
2 Carvacrol
2 Curcumin
2 Fisetin
2 Juglone
2 Phenylbutyrate
2 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
1 Photodynamic Therapy
1 Camptothecin
1 Artemisinin
1 Baicalein
1 Boswellia (frankincense)
1 Capsaicin
1 Chlorogenic acid
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Gambogic Acid
1 doxorubicin
1 Mushroom Chaga
1 Propolis -bee glue
1 SonoDynamic Therapy UltraSound
1 Hyperthermia
1 Phenethyl isothiocyanate
1 Piperine
1 Selenium
1 Oxygen, Hyperbaric
1 Selenite (Sodium)
1 Aflavin-3,3′-digallate
1 Urolithin
1 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
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