IGFBP3 Cancer Research Results

IGFBP3, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3: Click to Expand ⟱
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One of the six members of the IGFBP family, is a key protein in the IGF pathway. IGFBP-3 is the most abundant in the blood circulation. Prostate specific antigen (PSA), which is frequently used as a clinical tumor marker for prostate cancer, cleaves IGFBP-3.

Tumor Types:
IGFBP-3 expression can vary significantly across different cancer types. It is often downregulated in several malignancies, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer.
In some cases, low levels of IGFBP-3 are associated with tumor progression and poor clinical outcomes.

Tumor Suppressor Functions:
IGFBP-3 is often considered a tumor suppressor due to its ability to inhibit the actions of IGF-1 and IGF-2, which promote cell proliferation and survival. By binding to IGFs, IGFBP-3 can prevent their interaction with IGF receptors, thereby inhibiting their mitogenic effects.

High levels of IGFBP-3 are generally associated with a favorable prognosis in several cancers. For example, elevated IGFBP-3 levels in breast cancer and prostate cancer have been linked to better survival outcomes.
Conversely, low levels of IGFBP-3 are often associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poorer prognosis.


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2640- Api,    Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, considerable potential for apigenin to be developed as a cancer chemopreventive agent.
ITGB4↓, apigenin inhibits hepatocyte growth factor-induced MDA-MB-231 cells invasiveness and metastasis by blocking Akt, ERK, and JNK phosphorylation and also inhibits clustering of β-4-integrin function at actin rich adhesive site
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
p‑JNK↓,
*Inflam↓, The anti-inflammatory properties of apigenin are evident in studies that have shown suppression of LPS-induced cyclooxygenase-2 and nitric oxide synthase-2 activity and expression in mouse macrophages
*PKCδ↓, Apigenin has been reported to inhibit protein kinase C activity, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), transformation of C3HI mouse embryonic fibroblasts and the downstream oncogenes in v-Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells (43, 44).
*MAPK↓,
EGFR↓, Apigenin treatment has been shown to decrease the levels of phosphorylated EGFR tyrosine kinase and of other MAPK and their nuclear substrate c-myc, which causes apoptosis in anaplastic thyroid cancer cells
CK2↓, apigenin has been shown to inhibit the expression of casein kinase (CK)-2 in both human prostate and breast cancer cells
TumCCA↑, apigenin induces a reversible G2/M and G0/G1 arrest by inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity, accompanied by increased p53 protein stability
CDK1↓, inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity
P53↓,
P21↑, Apigenin has also been shown to induce WAF1/p21 levels resulting in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer
Bax:Bcl2↑, Apigenin treatment has been shown to alter the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, associated with release of cytochrome c and induction of Apaf-1, which leads to caspase activation and PARP-cleavage
Cyt‑c↑,
APAF1↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
VEGF↓, xposure of endothelial cells to apigenin results in suppression of the expression of VEGF, an important factor in angiogenesis via degradation of HIF-1α protein
Hif1a↓,
IGF-1↓, oral administration of apigenin suppresses the levels of IGF-I in prostate tumor xenografts and increases levels of IGFBP-3, a binding protein that sequesters IGF-I in vascular circulation
IGFBP3↑,
E-cadherin↑, apigenin exposure to human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells caused increase in protein levels of E-cadherin and inhibited nuclear translocation of β-catenin and its retention to the cytoplasm
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HSPs↓, targets of apigenin include heat shock proteins (61), telomerase (68), fatty acid synthase (69), matrix metalloproteinases (70), and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity (71) HER2/neu (72), casein kinase 2 alpha
Telomerase↓,
FASN↓,
MMPs↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
CK2↓,
eff↑, The combination of sulforaphane and apigenin resulted in a synergistic induction of UGT1A1
AntiAg↑, Apigenin inhibit platelet function through several mechanisms including blockade of TxA
eff↑, ex vivo anti-platelet effect of aspirin in the presence of apigenin, which encourages the idea of the combined use of aspirin and apigenin in patients in which aspirin fails to properly suppress the TxA
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibits expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), migration and invasion of human ovarian cancer A2780 cells.
ROS↑, Apigenin generates reactive oxygen species, causes loss of mitochondrial Bcl-2 expression, increases mitochondrial permeability, causes cytochrome C release, and induces cleavage of caspase 3, 7, 8, and 9 and the concomitant cleavage of the inhibitor
Bcl-2↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp7↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑IAP2↑,
AR↓, significant decrease in AR protein expression along with a decrease in intracellular and secreted forms of PSA. Apigenin treatment of LNCaP cells
PSA↓,
p‑pRB↓, apigenin inhibited hyperphosphorylation of the pRb protein
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Inhibition of p-Akt by apigenin resulted in decreased phosphorylation of GSK-3beta.
CDK4↓, both flavonoids exhibited cell growth inhibitory effects which were due to cell cycle arrest and downregulation of the expression of CDK4
ChemoSen↑, Combination therapy of gemcitabine and apigenin enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in pancreatic cancer cells (MiaPaca-2, AsPC-1)
Ca+2↑, apigenin in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells resulted in increased apoptosis, which was associated with increases in intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and Bax:Bcl-2 ratio, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c and activation of caspase-9, calpain, caspase-3,12
cal2↑,

2711- BBR,    Berberine inhibits the progression of breast cancer by regulating METTL3-mediated m6A modification of FGF7 mRNA
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, BBR treatment hindered breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and induced apoptosis
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
Apoptosis↑,
FGF↓, FGF7 expression was upregulated in breast cancer tissues, while its level was reduced in BBR-treated tumor cells
IGFBP3↑, IGF2BP3 recognized the m6A modification of FGF7 mRNA and enhanced its expression

1842- dietFMD,    Safety and Feasibility of Fasting-Mimicking Diet and Effects on Nutritional Status and Circulating Metabolic and Inflammatory Factors in Cancer Patients Undergoing Active Treatment
- Trial, Var, NA
Strength∅, The patients’ weight and handgrip remained stable, the phase angle and fat-free mass increased
Weight∅,
IGF-1↓, FMD reduced the serum c-peptide, IGF1, IGFBP3 and leptin levels
IGFBP3↑,
IGFBP1↑, while increasing IGFBP1
eff↑, these modifications persisted for weeks beyond the FMD period.

5055- Ex,    Why exercise has a crucial role in cancer prevention, risk reduction and improved outcomes
- Review, Var, NA
OS↑, In 2008, a cohort study of breast cancer survivors identified that patients who consistently exercised for greater than 2.5 hours per week following diagnosis had a greater than 60% reduction in the risk of all deaths compared with patients who were
IGF-1↓, Table 1, IGF1 Decreased levels, IGFBP3 Increased levels
IGFBP3↑,
BRCA1↑, BRCA1 Increased expression
BRCA2↑, BRCA2 Increased expression
RAS↓, RAS family oncogenes Suppressed activity
P53↑, P53 Enhanced activity
HSPs↑, Heat shock proteins Enhanced activity
Leptin↓, Leptin Reduced activity
Irisin↓, Irisin Enhanced activity
Resistin↓, Resistin Reduced activity
NK cell↑, NK cells Enhanced activity
CRP↓, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, TNFα Reduced activity
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
PGE1↓, Prostaglandins Reduced activity
COX2↓, Cox-2 Reduced activity
*GSH↑, Glutathione, Catalase and Superoxide dismutase Increased activity
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*monoA↑, Monoamines Higher levels
*EndoR↑, Endorphins Increased release
*testos↑, testosterone increases immediately after vigorous exercise in some but not all studies. lasting for 20–60 minutes post-exercise
ROS↑, Physical activity, especially if strenuous, produces reactive oxidative species (ROS)
QoL↑, Adverse cancer-related symptoms, which have been shown to be alleviated by exercise, include fatigue, muscle weakness, thromboembolism, weight gain, loss of bone density, quality of life (QOL), psychological distress, incontinence and sexual dysfunct
BMD↑, the rate of decline in BMD was significantly less in the resistance exercise group, with a greater benefit seen in the aerobic exercise group
BowelM↑, Exercise reduces bowel transit time and ameliorates constipation and its associated abdominal cramps

5060- Ex,    Exercise-induced modulation of IGF-1 in healthy, obese, and cancer populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review, Var, NA
*IGF-1↑, Exercise significantly increased IGF-1 in healthy individuals (WMD=21.41, 95% CI 8.01–34.81) and in those with obesity
IGF-1↓, In contrast, exercise significantly reduced IGF-1 in cancer patients or survivors
IGFBP3↑, In studies reporting both IGF-1 and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), exercise increased IGFBP-3 in healthy and cancer populations, suggesting a modulatory role of IGFBP-3 in IGF-1 regulation, particularly in cancer.

2028- PB,    Potential of Phenylbutyrate as Adjuvant Chemotherapy: An Overview of Cellular and Molecular Anticancer Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
HDAC↓, Phenylbutyrate is one of the first drugs encountered in cancer therapy as a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI).
TumCCA↑, phenylbutyrate treatment that results in reduced proliferation and cell-cycle arrest in G1 or G2 phases.
P21↑, common sequela of phenylbutyrate treatment is the upregulation of p21,
Dose↝, In prostate cancer, phenylbutyrate at clinically achievable concentrations (0.1 mM-8 mM),
Telomerase↓, butyrate or its derivatives was also evident in several other types of cancers and was associated with loss of telomerase activity
IGFBP3↑, Upregulation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) is another unique antiproliferative mechanism of sodium butyrate in breast cancer cells
p‑p38↑, Phenylbutyrate and its derivatives upregulated p21, gelsolin, phosphorylated p38, JNK, and ERK (MAPK pathway members), Bax, caspases-3,
JNK↑,
ERK↑,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓, downregulated Bcl-X L , Bcl-2, cytochrome c, FAK, and survivin
Cyt‑c↝,
FAK↓,
survivin↓,
VEGF↓, Butyrate treatment reduced the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
angioG↓,
DNArepair↓, Inhibition of DNA Repair.
TumMeta↓,
HSP27↑, Moreover, butyrate treatment in colorectal cancer cells resulted in an acute stress response that was associated with HSP27 activation, activation of ASK1 (MAP3K) and p38 MAPK pathway consequently.
ASK1↑,
ROS↑, Also it resulted in elevated cellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in oral and tongue cancer cells.
eff↑, phenylbutyrate enhanced the cytotoxicity of temozolamide in malignant glioma cells via suppression of the endoplasmic reticulum stress revealed by the decreased expression of GRP78 and GADD153.
ER Stress↓,
GRP78/BiP↓,
CHOP↑, GADD153
AR↓, Sodium butyrate treatment of prostate cancer cells was associated with downregulation of androgen receptor
other?, lots of references in this paper.

78- QC,    Effects of quercetin on insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) secretion and induction of apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
IGF-1↓, and significantly reduced the both IGF-I and IGF-II levels.
IGF-2↓,
IGFBP3↑, At a dose of 100 μM concentration, we observed increased IGFBP-3 accumulation in PC-3 cells
Bcl-2↓, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL protein expressions were significantly decreased and Bax and caspase-3 were increased.
Bcl-xL↓,
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑, Apoptosis induction was also confirmed by TUNEL assay.
BAX↑,
DNAdam↑, quercetin treated cells showed quercetin treatment caused DNA fragmentation in the PC-3 cells

86- QC,  PacT,    Quercetin regulates insulin like growth factor signaling and induces intrinsic and extrinsic pathway mediated apoptosis in androgen independent prostate cancer cells (PC-3)
- vitro+vivo, Pca, PC3
BAD↑, Quercetin up regulate mRNA and protein levels of Bad
IGFBP3↑,
Cyt‑c↑, Quercetin significantly increases the proapoptotic mRNA levels of Bad, IGFBP-3 and protein levels of Bad, cytochrome C, cleaved caspase-9, caspase-10, cleaved PARP and caspase-3 activity in PC-3 cells
cl‑Casp9↑, cleaved
Casp10↑,
cl‑PARP↑, Quercetin increases protein expression of cytochrome C and PARP
Casp3↑,
IGF-1R↓,
PI3K↓, PI3K expression significantly decreased after quercetin treatment
p‑Akt↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, protein
IGF-1↓, mRNA levels of IGF-1,IGR-2, IGF-1R
IGF-2↓,
IGF-1R↓,
MMP↓, Apoptosis is confirmed by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in quercetin treated PC-3 cells.
Apoptosis↑, uercetin treatment has been associated with antiproliferative effects [39] and induction of apop- tosis in cancer cells but not in normal cells [40].
NA?,

83- QC,    Quercetin induces p53-independent apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells by modulating Bcl-2-related proteins: a possible mediation by IGFBP-3
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
BAX↑, In quercetin-treated PC-3 cells, an increase in Bax protein expression and a decrease in Bcl-x(L) protein and Bcl-2 protein were observed.
IGFBP3↑, There was a twofold increase in IGFBP-3 level in conditioned media of 100 microM quercetin-treated cells.

3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, Quercetin can inhibit HGF-induced melanoma cell migration by inhibiting the activation of c-Met and its downstream Gabl, FAK and PAK [84]
TumCCA↑, stimulation of cell cycle arrest at the G1 stage
p‑pRB↓, mediated through regulation of p21 CDK inhibitor and suppression of pRb phosphorylation resulting in E2F1 sequestering.
CDK2↑, low dose of quercetin has brought minor DNA injury and Chk2 induction
CycB/CCNB1↓, quercetin has a role in the reduction of cyclin B1 and CDK1 levels,
CDK1↓,
EMT↓, quercetin suppresses epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell proliferation through modulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway
PI3K↓, quercetin on other pathways such as PI3K, MAPK and WNT pathways have also been validated in cervical cancer
MAPK↓,
Wnt↓,
ROS↑, colorectal cancer, quercetin has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis through various mechanisms including affecting cell proliferation, production of reactive oxygen species and expression of miR-21
miR-21↑,
Akt↓, Figure 1 anti-cancer mechanisms
NF-kB↓,
FasL↑,
Bak↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↓,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
PARP↓,
CHOP↑,
ROS↓,
LDH↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ERK↑,
MDA↓,
SOD↑,
GSH↑,
NRF2↑,
VEGF↓,
PDGF↓,
EGF↓,
FGF↓,
TNF-α↓,
TGF-β↓,
VEGFR2↓,
EGFR↓,
FGFR1↓,
mTOR↓,
cMyc↓,
MMPs↓,
LC3B-II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
IL1β↓,
CRP↓,
IL10↓,
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
TLR4↓,
Shh↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
NOTCH↓,
DR5↑, quercetin has enhanced DR5 expression in prostate cancer cells
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Quercetin has also suppressed the upsurge of hsp70 expression in prostate cancer cells following heat treatment and enhanced the quantity of subG1 cells
CSCs↓, Quercetin could also suppress cancer stem cell attributes and metastatic aptitude of isolated prostate cancer cells through modulating JNK signaling pathway
angioG↓, Quercetin inhibits angiogenesis-mediated of human prostate cancer cells through negatively modulating angiogenic factors (TGF-β, VEGF, PDGF, EGF, bFGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, MMP-2, and MMP-9)
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
IGFBP3↑, Quercetin via increasing the level of IGFBP-3 could induce apoptosis in PC-3 cells
uPA↓, Quercetin through decreasing uPA and uPAR expression and suppressing cell survival protein and Ras/Raf signaling molecules could decrease prostate cancer progression
uPAR↓,
RAS↓,
Raf↓,
TSP-1↑, Quercetin through TSP-1 enhancement could effectively inhibit angiogenesis

3055- RES,    Resveratrol and Tumor Microenvironment: Mechanistic Basis and Therapeutic Targets
- Review, Var, NA
BioAv↓, Resveratrol is poorly bioavailable, and that considered the major hindrance to exert its therapeutic effect, especially for cancer management
BioAv↓, at lower doses (25 mg per healthy subject) demonstrate that the mean proportion of free resveratrol in plasma was 1.7–1.9% with a mean plasma concentration of free resveratrol around 20 nM
Dose↑, Boocock and his colleagues studied the pharmacokinetic of resveratrol; in vitro data showed that minimum of 5 µmol/L resveratrol is essential for the chemopreventive effects to be elicited
eff↑, Despite the low bioavailability of resveratrol, it shows efficacy in vivo. This may be due to the conversion of both glucuronides and sulfate back to resveratrol in target organs such as the liver
eff↑, repeated administration of high doses of resveratrol generates a higher plasma concentration of parent and a much higher concentration of sulfate and glucuronide conjugates in the plasma
Dose↑, The doses tested in this study were 0.5, 1.0, 2.5 or 5.0 g daily for 29 days. No toxicity was detected, but moderate gastrointestinal symptoms were reported for 2.5 and 5.0 g doses
BioAv↑, the co-administration of piperine with resveratrol was used to enhance resveratrol bioavailability
ROS↑, Recent studies have shown that resveratrol increases ROS generation and decreases mitochondrial membrane potential
MMP↓,
P21↑, treatment decreased the viability of melanoma cells by activating the expression of both p21 and p27, which promoted cell cycle arrest.
p27↑,
TumCCA↑,
ChemoSen↑, Additionally, the use of resveratrol with cisplatin in malignant human mesothelioma cells (MSTO-211H and H-2452 cells) synergistically induces cell death by increasing the intracellular ROS level [64].
COX2↓, covers the down-regulation of the products of the following genes, COX-2, 5-LOX, VEGF, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, AR and PSA [93].
5LO↓,
VEGF↓,
IL1↓,
IL6↓,
IL8↓,
AR↓,
PSA↓,
MAPK↓, by preventing also the activation of the MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, it suppresses HIF-1a and VEGF release in ovarian cancer cells of humans
Hif1a↓,
Glycolysis↓, Resveratrol was found to effectively impede the activation, invasion, migration and glycolysis of PSCs induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) by down-regulating the expression of microRNA 21 (miR-21)
miR-21↓,
PTEN↑, also by increasing the phosphatise and tensin homolog (PTEN) protein levels
Half-Life↝, 25 mg/70 kg resveratrol administered to healthy human participants, the compound predominantly appeared in the form of glucuronide and sulfate conjugates in serum and urine and reached its peak concentrations in serum about 30 min after ingestion
*IGF-1↓, Brown and colleagues noted how a major decline in circulating insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I as well as IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP-3) among healthy individuals can be credited to the intake of resveratrol
*IGFBP3↑,
Half-Life↓, Microactive® and Resveratrol SR and manufactured by Bioactives. This compound is capable of sustained release for over 12 h to increase intestinal residence time.

3282- SIL,    Role of Silymarin in Cancer Treatment: Facts, Hypotheses, and Questions
- Review, NA, NA
hepatoP↑, This group of flavonoids has been extensively studied and they have been used as hepato-protective substances
AntiCan↑, however, silymarin compounds have clear anticancer effects
TumCMig↓, decreasing migration through multiple targeting, decreasing hypoxia inducible factor-1α expression, i
Hif1a↓, In prostate cancer cells silibinin inhibited HIF-1α translation
selectivity↑, antitumoral activity of silymarin compounds is limited to malignant cells while the nonmalignant cells seem not to be affected
toxicity∅, long history of silymarin use in human diseases without toxicity after prolonged administration.
*antiOx↑, as an antioxidant, by scavenging prooxidant free radicals
*Inflam↓, antiinflammatory effects similar to those of indomethacin,
TumCCA↑, MDA-MB 486 breast cancer cells, G1 arrest was found due to increased p21 and decreased CDKs activity
P21↑,
CDK4↓,
NF-kB↓, human prostate carcinoma cells, silymarin decreased ligand binding to Erb1 135 and NF-kB expression was strongly inhibited by silymarin in hepatoma cell
ERK↓, human prostate carcinoma cells, silymarin decreased ligand binding to Erb1 135 and NF-kB expression was strongly inhibited by silymarin in hepatoma cell
PSA↓, Treating prostate carcinoma cells with silymarin the levels of PSA were significantly decreased and cell growth was inhibited through decreased CDK activity and induction of Cip1/p21 and Kip1/p27. 1
TumCG↓,
p27↑,
COX2↓, such as anti-COX2 and anti-IL-1α activity, 140 antiangiogenic effects through inhibition of VEGF secretion, upregulation of Insulin like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP3), 141 and inhibition of androgen receptors.
IL1↓,
VEGF↓,
IGFBP3↑,
AR↓,
STAT3↓, downregulation of the STAT3 pathway which was seen in many cell models.
Telomerase↓, silymarin has the ability to decrease telomerase activity in prostate cancer cells
Cyt‑c↑, mitochondrial cytochrome C release-caspase activation.
Casp↑,
eff↝, Malignant p53 negative cells show only minimal apoptosis when treated with silymarin. Therefore, one conclusion is that silymarin may be useful in tumors with conserved p53.
HDAC↓, inhibit histone deacetylase activity;
HATs↑, increase histone acetyltransferase activity
Zeb1↓, reduce expression of the transcription factor ZEB1
E-cadherin↑, increase expression of E-cadherin;
miR-203↑, increase expression of miR-203
NHE1↓, reduce activation of sodium hydrogen isoform 1 exchanger (NHE1)
MMP2↓, target β catenin and reduce the levels of MMP2 and MMP9
MMP9↓,
PGE2↓, reduce activation of prostaglandin E2
Vim↓, suppress vimentin expression
Wnt↓, inhibit Wnt signaling
angioG↓, Silymarin inhibits angiogenesis.
VEGF↓, VEGF downregulation
*TIMP1↓, Silymarin has the capacity to decrease TIMP1 expression166–168 in mice.
EMT↓, found that silibinin had no effect on EMT. However, the opposite was found in other malignant tissues160–162 where it showed inhibitory effects.
TGF-β↓, Silibinin reduces the expression of TGF β2 in different tumors such as triple negative breast, 174 prostate, and colorectal cancers.
CD44↓, Silibinin decreased CD44 expression and the activation of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)
EGFR↓,
PDGF↓, silibinin had the ability to downregulate PDFG in fibroblasts, thus decreasing proliferation.
*IL8↓, Flavonoids, in general, reduce levels of IL-8. Curcumin, 200 apigenin, 201 and silybin showed the ability to decrease IL-8 levels
SREBP1↓, Silymarin inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation and decreased the expression of intranuclear sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1), decreasing lipid synthesis.
MMP↓, reduced membrane potential and ATP content
ATP↓,
uPA↓, silibinin decreased MMP2, MMP9, and urokinase plasminogen activator receptor level (uPAR) in neuroblastoma cells. uPAR is also a marker of cell invasion.
PD-L1↓, Silibinin inhibits PD-L1 by impeding STAT5 binding in NSCLC.
NOTCH↓, Silybin inhibited Notch signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma cells showing antitumoral effects
*SIRT1↑, Silymarin can also increase SIRT1 expression in other tissues, such as hippocampus, 221 articular chondrocytes, 222 and heart muscle
SIRT1↓, Silymarin seems to act differently in tumors: in lung cancer cells SIRT downregulated SIRT1 and exerted multiple antitumor effects such as reduced adhesion and migration and increased apoptosis.
CA↓, Silymarin has the ability to inhibit CA isoforms CA I and CA II.
Ca+2↑, ilymarin increases mitochondrial release of Ca++ and lowers mitochondrial membrane potential in cancer cell
chemoP↑, Silymarin: Decreasing Side Effects and Toxicity of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
cardioP↑, There is also evidence that it protects the heart from doxorubicin toxicity, however, it is less potent than quercetin in this effect.
Dose↝, oral administration of 240 mg of silybin to 6 healthy volunteers the following results were obtained 377 : maximum\,plasmaconcentration0.34±0.16⁢𝜇⁢g/m⁢L
Half-Life↝, and time to maximum plasma concentration 1.32 ± 0.45 h. Absorption half life 0.17 ± 0.09 h, elimination half life 6.32 ± 3.94 h
BioAv↓, silymarin is not soluble in water and oral administration shows poor absorption in the alimentary tract (approximately 1% in rats,
BioAv↓, Our conclusion is that, from a bioavailability standpoint, it is much easier to achieve migration inhibition, than proliferative reduction.
BioAv↓, Combination with succinate: is available on the market under the trade mark Legalon® (bis hemisuccinate silybin). Combination with phosphatidylcholine:
toxicity↝, 13 g daily per os divided into 3 doses was well tolerated. The most frequent adverse event was asymptomatic liver toxicity.
Half-Life↓, It may be necessary to administer 800 mg 4 times a day because the half-life is short.
ROS↓, its ability as an antioxidant reduces ROS production
FAK↓, Silibinin decreased human osteosarcoma cell invasion through Erk inhibition of a FAK/ERK/uPA/MMP2 pathway


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Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


NA, unassigned

NA?, 1,  

Redox & Oxidative Stress

GSH↑, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 2,   ROS↑, 5,   SOD↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↓, 1,   EGF↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 1,   MMP↓, 3,   Raf↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

cMyc↓, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   SIRT1↓, 1,   SREBP1↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   ASK1↑, 1,   BAD↑, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 4,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 5,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Casp↑, 2,   Casp10↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   cl‑Casp7↑, 1,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   cl‑Casp9↑, 2,   CK2↓, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 5,   Cyt‑c↝, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   FasL↑, 1,   cl‑IAP2↑, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 2,   MAPK↑, 1,   p27↑, 2,   p38↑, 1,   p‑p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   Telomerase↓, 3,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

HER2/EBBR2↓, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

BowelM↑, 1,   HATs↑, 1,   miR-21↓, 1,   miR-21↑, 1,   other?, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↑, 2,   ER Stress↓, 1,   GRP78/BiP↓, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSP27↑, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSPs↓, 1,   HSPs↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3B-II↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

BRCA1↑, 1,   BRCA2↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 1,   DNArepair↓, 1,   P53↓, 1,   P53↑, 2,   PARP↓, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK1↓, 2,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 2,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   P21↑, 4,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

CD44↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 2,   ERK↓, 2,   ERK↑, 2,   FGF↓, 2,   p‑GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 2,   IGF-1↓, 6,   IGF-1R↓, 2,   IGF-2↓, 2,   IGFBP1↑, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 11,   mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 2,   PI3K↓, 2,   PTEN↑, 1,   RAS↓, 2,   Shh↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 2,  

Migration

5LO↓, 1,   AntiAg↑, 1,   CA↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   cal2↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   FAK↓, 4,   ITGB4↓, 1,   miR-203↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 2,   PDGF↓, 2,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TSP-1↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 2,   uPA↓, 2,   uPAR↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   Zeb1↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 3,   EGFR↓, 3,   Hif1a↓, 3,   VEGF↓, 6,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

NHE1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 4,   CRP↓, 2,   IL1↓, 2,   IL10↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   IL8↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,   NK cell↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   PGE1↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   PSA↓, 3,   Resistin↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 4,   Irisin↓, 1,   Leptin↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 5,   BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 2,   Dose↑, 2,   Dose↝, 2,   eff↑, 6,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 2,   Half-Life↝, 2,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 4,   BMD↑, 1,   BRCA1↑, 1,   CRP↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 3,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 2,   IL6↓, 3,   LDH↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   PSA↓, 3,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,   QoL↑, 1,   Strength∅, 1,   toxicity↝, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,   Weight∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 187

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death

MAPK↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

IGF-1↓, 1,   IGF-1↑, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,  

Migration

PKCδ↓, 1,   TIMP1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

EndoR↑, 1,   monoA↑, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

testos↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 16

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: IGFBP3, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3
4 Quercetin
2 Exercise
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Berberine
1 diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
1 Phenylbutyrate
1 Paclitaxel
1 Resveratrol
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells
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