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Lipid peroxidation is a chain reaction process in which free radicals (often reactive oxygen species, or ROS) attack lipids containing carbon-carbon double bonds, especially polyunsaturated fatty acids. This attack results in the formation of lipid radicals, peroxides, and subsequent breakdown products.
Lipid peroxidation can cause damage to cell membranes, leading to increased permeability and disruption of cellular functions. This damage can initiate a cascade of events that may contribute to carcinogenesis.
The byproducts of lipid peroxidation, such as malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), can form adducts with DNA, leading to mutations. These mutations can disrupt normal cellular processes and contribute to the development of cancer.
Lipid peroxidation damages cell membranes, disrupts cellular functions, and can trigger inflammatory responses. It is a marker of oxidative stress and is implicated in many chronic diseases.

Negative Prognostic Indicator: In many cancers, high levels of lipid phosphates, particularly S1P, are associated with poor prognosis, indicating a more aggressive tumor phenotype and potential resistance to therapy.
Mixed Evidence: The prognostic significance of lipid phosphates can vary by cancer type, with some studies showing that their expression may not always correlate with adverse outcomes.
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5434- AG,    Recent Advances in the Mechanisms and Applications of Astragalus Polysaccharides in Liver Cancer Treatment: An Overview
- Review, Liver, NA
AntiCan↑, Preclinical studies indicate that APS exerts significant anti-liver cancer effects through multiple biological actions, including the promotion of apoptosis, inhibition of proliferation, suppression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition, regulation of
Apoptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
EMT↓,
Imm↑, improving host immune response
ChemoSen↑, APS exhibits synergistic effects when combined with conventional chemotherapeutics and interventional treatments such as transarterial chemoembolisation, improving efficacy and reducing toxicity.
BioAv↓, limitations such as low bioavailability and a lack of large-scale clinical trials remain challenges for clinical translation.
TumCG↓, APS significantly inhibited tumour growth in H22-bearing mice with a dose-dependent effect (100, 200, 400 mg/kg), with the 400 mg/kg group achieving a tumour inhibition rate of 59.01%
IL2↑, APS enhance the thymus and spleen indices and elevates the key cytokines, including IL-2, IL-12, and TNF-α.
IL12↑,
TNF-α↑,
P-gp↓, APS reversed chemoresistance by downregulating P-glycoprotein and MDR1 mRNA expression
MDR1↓,
QoL↑, These effects contributed to improved treatment tolerance and enhanced quality of life [39].
Casp↑, APS can activate both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways, leading to caspase activation and DNA fragmentation
DNAdam↑,
Bcl-2↓, Mechanistically, APS downregulate antiapoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 while upregulating proapoptotic proteins such as Bax and cleaved caspase-3.
BAX↑,
MMP↓, APS have been shown to disrupt the mitochondrial membrane potential and promote the release of cytochrome c, thereby enhancing apoptotic cascades in hepatocellular carcinoma models.
Cyt‑c↑,
NOTCH1↓, APS (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/mL) were shown to reduce both mRNA and protein levels of Notch1 in a concentration-dependent manner.
GSK‐3β↓, APS significantly inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells by downregulating the expression of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), with 200 μg/mL being the most effective concentration.
TumCCA↑, APS exerted these effects by inducing cell cycle arrest at the G2/M and S phases, thereby impeding tumour cell proliferation [35].
GSH↓, HepG2 cells. APS also reduced intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation levels, and elevated intracellular iron ion concentrations—all in a dose-dependent manner.
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑,
c-Iron↑,
GPx4↓, APS treatment led to the downregulation of GPX4 and upregulation of ACSL4, indicating that APS promotes ferroptosis in liver cancer cells.
ACSL4↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
Wnt↓, inhibit the expression of key proteins involved in the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, by downregulating the key oncogenic targets, including β-catenin, C-myc, and cyclin D1, which subsequently reduces Bcl-2 expression and activates the apoptotic cascade in HepG2 liver cancer cells.
Akt↓, It also inhibited the Akt/p-Akt signalling pathway.
PI3K↓, APS inhibit the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway, which is a central negative regulator of autophagy.
mTOR↓,
CXCR4↓, PS upregulated the epithelial marker E-cadherin while downregulating the mesenchymal marker vimentin and the chemokine receptor CXCR4 at both mRNA and protein levels, suggesting that APS suppress liver cancer cell growth and metastasis by inhibiting
Vim↓,
PD-L1↓, APS interfere with immune checkpoint signalling by downregulating Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumour cells.
eff↑, The preparation of polysaccharide–SeNP composites typically involves using sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) as the precursor and ascorbic acid (Vc) as the reducing agent, with synthesis carried out via a chemical reduction method in a polysaccharide solutio
eff↑, Mechanistic investigations revealed that AASP–SeNPs elevated intracellular ROS levels and reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential (∆Ψm).
ChemoSen↑, APS enhance doxorubicin-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by reducing O-GlcNAcylation levels, thereby promoting apoptosis of liver cancer cells.
ChemoSen↑, APS inhibited BEL-7404 human liver cancer cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner and showed stronger cytotoxicity when combined with cisplatin.
chemoP↑, APS protects against chemotherapy-induced liver injury, particularly that caused by CTX, through antiapoptotic mechanisms

4439- AgNPs,    Anticancer Potential of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Extract of Nepeta deflersiana against Human Cervical Cancer Cells (HeLA)
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
ROS↑, significant increase in ROS and lipid peroxidation (LPO), along with a decrease in MMP and glutathione (GSH) levels.
lipid-P↑,
MMP↓,
GSH↓,
TumCCA↑, significant increase in ROS and lipid peroxidation (LPO), along with a decrease in MMP and glutathione (GSH) levels.
Apoptosis↑,
Necroptosis↑,
TumCD↑, AgNPs-induced cell death in HeLA cells suggested the anticancer potential of ND-AgNPs.
Dose↝, ND-AgNPs at 10, 25, and 50 µg/ml concentration

4371- AgNPs,    Effects of Green Silver Nanoparticles on Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Normal and Cancerous Human Hepatic Cells in vitro
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
ROS↑, The gAgNPs induced more ROS in the HuH-7 cells than in the CHANG cells.
selectivity↑, HuH-7 cells showed an increased sensitivity to gAgNPs than the CHANG cells.
DNAdam↑, higher concentrations of gAgNPs may induce significant cytotoxicity and cause DNA damage and apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
GSH↓, The level of glutathione was decreased (Figure 4B) and lipid peroxide was increased in HuH-7 cells than CHANG cells (Figure 4A).
lipid-P↑,
MMP↓, indicating loss of MMP
DNAdam↑, higher DNA damage was seen in HuH-7 cells than CHANG cells

4561- AgNPs,  VitC,    Cellular Effects Nanosilver on Cancer and Non-cancer Cells: Potential Environmental and Human Health Impacts
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
NRF2↑, Nanosilver increased Nrf2 protein expression and disrupted the cell cycle at the G1 and G2/M phases.
TumCCA↑, AgNPs interact with DNA to stop the cell cycle and lead to apoptosis
ROS↑, Nanosilver induced significant mitochondrial oxidative stress in HCT116, whereas it did not in the non-cancer HIEC-6 and nanosilver/sodium ascorbate co-treatment was preferentially lethal to HCT116 cells,
selectivity↑,
*AntiViral↑, AgNPs are effective antiviral agents against various viruses such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and monkey pox virus through interaction with surface glycoproteins on the virus
*toxicity↝, Citrate and PVP-coated AgNPs have been found to be less toxic than non-coated AgNPs
ETC↓, AgNPs affects mitochondrial function through the disruption of the electron transport chain2,24,26,33,39–41
MMP↓, Studies have shown that exposure to AgNPs resulted in a decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in various in vitro and in vivo experiments
DNAdam↑, AgNPs has also been shown to interact with and induce damage to DNA, DNA strand breaks, DNA damage
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis induced by AgNPs were through membrane lipid peroxidation, ROS, and oxidative stress
lipid-P↑,
other↝, Several studies have showed AgNPs interact with various proteins such as haemoglobin, serum albumin, metallothioneins, copper transporters, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), and bacterial proteins.
UPR↑, Studies have shown exposure to AgNPs induces activation of the UPR
*GRP78/BiP↑, AgNPs induced increased levels of GRP78, phosphorylated PERK, phosphorylated eIF2-α, and phosphorylated IRE1α, spliced XBP1, cleaved ATF-6, CHOP, JNK and caspase 12
*p‑PERK↑,
*cl‑eIF2α↑,
*CHOP↑,
*JNK↑,
Hif1a↓, One study showed AgNPs inhibits HIF-1 accumulation and suppresses expression of HIF-1 target genes in breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and also found the protein levels of HIF-1α and HIF-1β decreased
AntiCan↑, Many studies have shown that ascorbic acid, on its own, has anti-cancer effects
*toxicity↓, However, when the rats were treated with both ascorbic acid and AgNPs, a decrease in toxic effects was observed in non-cancer parotid glands in rats
eff↑, Studies have shown both AgNPs and ascorbic acid have greater effects and toxicity in cancer cells relative to non-cancer cells

4549- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, medical applications and biosafety
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Diabetic, NA
ROS↑, action mechanisms of AgNPs, which mainly involve the release of silver ions (Ag+), generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), destruction of membrane structure.
eff↑, briefly introduce a new type of Ag particles smaller than AgNPs, silver Ångstrom (Å, 1 Å = 0.1 nm) particles (AgÅPs), which exhibit better biological activity and lower toxicity compared with AgNPs.
other↝, This method involves reducing silver ions to silver atoms 9, and the process can be divided into two steps, nucleation and growth
DNAdam↑, antimicrobial mechanisms of AgNPs includes destructing bacterial cell walls, producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and damaging DNA structure
EPR↑, Due to the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, tumor cells preferentially absorb NPs-sized bodies than normal tissues
eff↑, Large surface area may lead to increased silver ions (Ag+) released from AgNPs, which may enhance the toxicity of nanoparticles.
eff↑, Our team prepared Ångstrom silver particles, capped with fructose as stabilizer, can be stable for a long time
TumMeta↓, AgNPs can induce tumor cell apoptosis through inactivating proteins and regulating signaling pathways, or blocking tumor cell metastasis by inhibiting angiogenesis
angioG↓, Various studies support that AgNPs can deprive cancer cells of both nutrients and oxygen via inhibiting angiogenesis
*Bacteria↓, Rather than Gram-positive bacteria, AgNPs show a stronger effect on the Gram-negative ones. This may be due to the different thickness of cell wall between two kinds of bacteria
*eff↑, In general, as particle size decreases, the antibacterial effect of AgNPs increases significantly
*AntiViral↑, AgNPs with less than 10 nm size exhibit good antiviral activity 185, 186, which may be due to their large reaction area and strong adhesion to the virus surface.
*AntiFungal↑, Some studies confirm that AgNPs exhibit good antifungal properties against Colletotrichum coccodes, Monilinia sp. 178, Candida spp.
eff↑, The greater cytotoxicity and more ROS production are observed in tumor cells exposed to high positive charged AgNPs
eff↑, Nanoparticles exposed to a protein-containing medium are covered with a layer of mixed protein called protein corona. formation of protein coronas around AgNPs can be a prerequisite for their cytotoxicity
TumCP↓, Numerous experiments in vitro and in vivo have proved that AgNPs can decrease the proliferation and viability of cancer cells.
tumCV↓,
P53↝, gNPs can promote apoptosis by up- or down-regulating expression of key genes, such as p53 242, and regulating essential signaling pathways, such as hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway
HIF-1↓, Yang et al. found that AgNPs could disrupt the HIF signaling pathway by attenuating HIF-1 protein accumulation and downstream target genes expression
TumCCA↑, Cancer cells treated with AgNPs may also show cell cycle arrest 160, 244
lipid-P↑, Ag+ released by AgNPs induces oxidation of glutathione, and increases lipid peroxidation in cellular membranes, resulting in cytoplasmic constituents leaking from damaged cells
ATP↓, mitochondrial function can be inhibited by AgNPs via disrupting mitochondrial respiratory chain, suppressing ATP production
Cyt‑c↑, and the release of Cyt c, destroy the electron transport chain, and impair mitochondrial function
MMPs↓, AgNPs can also inhibit the progression of tumors by inhibiting MMPs activity.
PI3K↓, Various studies support that AgNPs can deprive cancer cells of both nutrients and oxygen via inhibiting angiogenesis
Akt↓,
*Wound Healing↑, AgNPs exhibit good properties in promoting wound repair and bone healing, as well as inhibition of inflammation.
*Inflam↓,
*Bone Healing↑,
*glucose↓, blood glucose level of diabetic rats decreased when treated with AgNPs for 14 days and 21 days without significant acute toxicity.
*AntiDiabetic↑,
*BBB↑, The small-sized AgNPs are easy to penetrate the body and cross biological barriers like the blood-brain barrier and the blood-testis barrier

5143- AgNPs,    Thermal Co-reduction engineered silver nanoparticles induce oxidative cell damage in human colon cancer cells through inhibition of reduced glutathione and induction of mitochondria-involved apoptosis
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
ROS↑, AgNP induces oxidative stress on HCT116 by increased levels of lipid peroxidation and reduced levels of glutathione.
lipid-P↑,
GSH↓,
MMP↓, Mitochondrial membrane depolarization was also analysed and Western blot analysis confirms the increased level of Bcl and Caspase-3 which indicates the mitochondrial -mediated apoptosis.
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, Mitochondrial membrane depolarization was also analysed and Western blot analysis confirms the increased level of Bcl and Caspase-3 which indicates the mitochondrial -mediated apoptosis.

363- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles induce oxidative cell damage in human liver cells through inhibition of reduced glutathione and induction of mitochondria-involved apoptosis
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑, lipid membrane peroxidation
Apoptosis↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓, disruption
Cyt‑c↑, release from mitochondria
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
JNK↑,

353- AgNPs,    The mechanism of cell death induced by silver nanoparticles is distinct from silver cations
- in-vitro, BC, SUM159
lipid-P↑, caused by AgNPs not Ag+
H2O2↑, caused by Ag+
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,

2836- AgNPs,  Gluc,    Glucose capped silver nanoparticles induce cell cycle arrest in HeLa cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
eff↝, AgNPs synthesized are stable up to 10 days without silver and glucose dissolution.
TumCCA↑, AgNPs block the cells in S and G2/M phases, and increase the subG1 cell population.
eff↑, HeLa cells take up abundantly and rapidly AgNPs-G resulting toxic to cells in amount and incubation time dependent manner.
eff↑, The dissolution experiments demonstrated that the observed effects were due only to AgNPs-G since glucose capping prevents Ag+ release.
ROS↑, AgNPs cause toxic responses via induction of oxidative stress as consequence of the generation of intracellular (ROS), depletion of glutathione (GSH), reduction of the superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity, and increased lipid peroxidation
GSH↓,
SOD↓,
lipid-P↑,
LDH↑, significant LDH levels increase with the highest amount of AgNPs-G and maximum of toxicity was seen at 12 h.

3541- ALA,    Insights on alpha lipoic and dihydrolipoic acids as promising scavengers of oxidative stress and possible chelators in mercury toxicology
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, α-LA has been widely used as an antioxidant compound in many multivitamin formulations, food supplements, anti-aging formulas, and even in human and pet food recipes
*IronCh↑, potential role in the chelation of metals and in restoring normal levels of intracellular glutathione (GSH) after depletion caused by toxicants,
*GSH↑,
*BBB↑, ALA, which can pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB
Apoptosis↑, increased level of apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, ROS production, lipid peroxidation, poly-(ADP)-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1), caspase 3 and 9 expression levels in simultaneous ALA (0.05 mM) and cisplatin(0.025 mM)-treated MCF7
MMP↓,
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑,
PARP1↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
*NRF2↑, ALA's ability to activate Nfr2 in GSH production
*GSH↑,
*ROS↓, administration of ALA has been shown to reduce oxidative stress
RenoP↑, ALA also reduced lipid peroxidation in the kidneys caused by the anticancer drug cisplatin,
ChemoSen↑, ALA enhances the functions of various anticancer drugs such as 5-fluorouracil in CRC [146] and cisplatin in MCF-7 cells
*BG↓, ALA was shown to lower the blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes

1253- aLinA,    The Antitumor Effects of α-Linolenic Acid
- Review, NA, NA
PPARγ↑,
COX2↓,
E6↓,
E7↓,
P53↑,
p‑ERK↓,
p38↓,
lipid-P↑,
ROS⇅, ALA could inhibit cancer by stimulating ROS production to induce apoptosis (other places implies reduced) appropriate dose of ALA can also reduce OS by regulating SOD, CAT, GPx, GSH, and NADPH oxidase
MPT↑, directly activate mitochondrial permeability transition
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome c (cyt c) release
Casp↑,
iNOS↓,
NO↓,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Hif1a↓,
FASN↓,
CRP↓,
IL6↓,
IL1β↓,
IFN-γ↓,
TNF-α↓,
Twist↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,

2633- Api,    Apigenin induces ROS-dependent apoptosis and ER stress in human endometriosis cells
- in-vitro, EC, NA
TumCP↓, Apigenin reduced proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the both endometriosis cell lines
TumCCA↑,
MMP↓, In addition, it disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) which was accompanied by an increase in concentration of calcium ions in the cytosol and in pro-apoptotic proteins including Bax and cytochrome c in the VK2/E6E7 and End1/E6E7 cells
Ca+2↑,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, Moreover, apigenin treated cells accumulated excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), and experienced lipid peroxidation and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress with activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) regulatory proteins.
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑,
UPR↑,
p‑ERK↓, Apigenin inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK1/2
ERK↓, Similar to previous studies, apigenin-induced apoptosis was also mediated by inactivation of ERK1/2 and JNK proteins and regulation of AKT protein in human endometriosis cells.
JNK↑,

3387- ART/DHA,    Ferroptosis: A New Research Direction of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives in Anti-Cancer Treatment
- Review, Var, NA
BioAv↓, Artemisinin, extracted from Artemisia annua L., is a poorly water-soluble antimalarial drug
lipid-P↑, promote the accumulation of intracellular lipid peroxides to induce cancer cell ferroptosis, alleviating cancer development and resulting in strong anti-cancer effects in vitro and in vivo.
Ferroptosis↑,
Iron↑, Artemisinin and Its Derivatives Upregulate Fe2+ Levels in Cancer Cells
GPx4↓, GPX4-dependent defense system is significantly inhibited
GSH↓, , leading to a significant decrease in GSH, GPX4, and SLC7A11 protein expression
P53↑, ARTEs can upregulate p53 protein expression in multiple cancer cells
ER Stress↑, ARTEs can trigger ERS in cancer cells to activate the PERK-ATF4 pathway and upregulate GRP78 expression
PERK↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑, which activates CHOP
ROS↑, promoting the accumulation of intracellular ROS, and leading to ferroptosis
NRF2↑, ARTEs can activate the nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2) -γ-glutamyl-peptide pathway in cancer cells, resulting in cancer cell ferroptosis resistance

3345- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin-induced unfolded protein response feedback attenuates ferroptosis via PERK/ATF4/HSPA5 pathway in glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
ROS↑, Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) has been shown to exert anticancer activity through iron-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, which is similar to ferroptosis, a novel form of cell death
Ferroptosis↑, DHA induced ferroptosis in glioma cells, as characterized by iron-dependent cell death accompanied with ROS generation and lipid peroxidation.
lipid-P↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↑, DHA treatment simultaneously activated a feedback pathway of ferroptosis by increasing the expression of heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 5 (HSPA5)
ER Stress↑, DHA caused endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in glioma cells, which resulted in the induction of HSPA5 expression by protein kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK)-upregulated activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4)
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, HSPA5
MDA↑, DHA significantly increased lipid ROS and MDA levels in glioma cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner.
GSH↓, As an important antioxidant, reduced form GSH was exhausted by DHA
eff↑, Inhibitor of HSPA5 synergistically enhanced anti-tumor effects of DHA
GPx4↑, DHA induced-ER stress in turn activated cell protection against ferroptosis through PERK-ATF4- HSPA5 activation, which promoted the expression of GPX4 to detoxify peroxidized membrane lipids

3396- ART/DHA,    Progress on the study of the anticancer effects of artesunate
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, reported inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration.
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
Apoptosis↑, ART has been reported to induce apoptosis, differentiation and autophagy in colorectal cancer cells by impairing angiogenesis
Diff↑,
TumAuto↑,
angioG↓,
TumCCA↑, inducing cell cycle arrest (11), upregulating ROS levels, regulating signal transduction [for example, activating the AMPK-mTOR-Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase (ULK1) pathway in human bladder cancer cells]
ROS↑,
AMPK↑,
mTOR↑,
ChemoSen↑, ART has been shown to restore the sensitivity of a number of cancer types to chemotherapeutic drugs by modulating various signaling pathways
Tf↑, ART could upregulate the mRNA levels of transferrin receptor (a positive regulator of ferroptosis), thus inducing apoptosis and ferroptosis in A549 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells.
Ferroptosis↑,
Ferritin↓, ferritin degradation, lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis
lipid-P↑,
CDK1↑, Cyclin-dependent kinase 1, 2, 4 and 6
CDK2↑,
CDK4↑,
CDK6↑,
SIRT1↑, Sirt1 levels
COX2↓,
IL1β↓, IL-1? ?
survivin↓, ART can selectively downregulate the expression of survivin and induce the DNA damage response in glial cells to increase cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, resulting in increased sensitivity to radiotherapy
DNAdam↑,
RadioS↑,

5381- ART/DHA,    Artemisitene triggers calcium-dependent ferroptosis by disrupting the LSH-EWSR1 interaction in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Nor, NCM460 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT8
Ferroptosis↑, Artemisia annua, acted as a CRC therapeutic agent by promoting calcium-dependent ferroptosis.
CYP24A1↓, ATT repressed cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1 (CYP24A1) expression, the pivotal mediator of this response
Ca+2↑, ATT downregulated CYP24A1 expression to elevate calcium levels and induce ferroptosis in CRC cells
SCD1↓, The ensuing calcium overload downregulated stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) by CAMKK2/AMPK/SREBF1 axis, enriching oxidizable fatty acids and sensitizing CRC cells to lethal lipid peroxidation.
FAO↑,
lipid-P↑,
eff↑, The results showed that ATT exhibited the highest cytotoxicity, surpassing that of dihydroartemisinin and artesunate, whereas artemisinin and artemether were only weakly effective
selectivity↑, ATT induced cell death in a strictly time-dependent manner and displayed minimal toxicity toward normal NCM460 epithelial cells
other?, Collectively, these data reveal that ATT-driven calcium overload disrupts fatty-acid homeostasis via SCD inhibition, thereby steering CRC cells toward ferroptosis.

5379- ART/DHA,    Iron-fueled ferroptosis: a new axis for immunomodulation to overcome cancer drug resistance—from immune microenvironment crosstalk to therapeutic translation
Ferritin↓, dihydroartemisinin (DAT, which triggers lysosomal ferritin degradation).
Iron↑, DAT has shown promise in reversing carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cell lines by expanding the labile iron pool (LIP) and enhancing Fenton reaction-mediated lipid peroxidation (149).
Fenton↑,
lipid-P↑,
ChemoSen↑, Its advantage lies in synergistic effects with conventional chemotherapies, as iron overload amplifies chemotherapy-induced oxidative stress.
ROS↑,
eff↝, However, DAT requires careful monitoring of systemic iron levels to avoid anemia, and its efficacy is reduced in cancer cells with upregulated ferroportin (an iron export protein).

5378- ART/DHA,    Natural Agents Modulating Ferroptosis in Cancer: Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, Artemisinin increases ferroptosis risk in cancer cells by increasing cellular free iron and lipid peroxidation, causing increased membrane permeability and decreased integrity [59]
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑,
MOMP↑,
AntiCan↑, Artemisinin has anticancer and antimalarial properties by upregulating NCOA4 and DMT1 levels, raising ferrous ion levels, and causing ferroptosis by downregulating GSH and GPX4 levels [30, 59, 75].
NCOA4↑,
GSH↓,
GPx4↓,
ROS↑, Artemisinin and its derivatives regulate 20 iron metabolism genes, thereby causing the formation of ROS [76]
ChemoSen↑, Artesunate, when combined with sorafenib, can enhance the susceptibility of hepatocellular carcinoma cells to cisplatin resistance through ferroptosis inhibition [77].
ER Stress↑, artemisinin, specifically ferroptosis, by controlling iron metabolism, producing ROS, and triggering ER‐stress.
DNAdam↑, primary antineoplastic mechanisms of artemisinin are ferroptosis, DNA damage, tumour angiogenesis suppression and cell cycle inhibition [78]
angioG↓,
TumCCA↑,
eff↓, while NAC and ferrostatin‐1 partially reverse these effects [82]

1076- ART/DHA,    The Potential Mechanisms by which Artemisinin and Its Derivatives Induce Ferroptosis in the Treatment of Cancer
- Review, NA, NA
Ferroptosis↑,
ROS↑, interaction between heme-derived iron and ART will result in the production of ROS
ER Stress↑,
i-Iron↓, DHA can cause intracellular iron depletion in a time- and dose-dependent manner
TumAuto↑,
AMPK↑,
mTOR↑,
P70S6K↑,
Fenton↑,
lipid-P↑,
ROS↑,
ChemoSen↑, combination of ART and Nrf2 inhibitors to promote ferroptosis may have more efficient anticancer effects without damaging normal cells.
NRF2↑, Liu et al. discovered that ART covalently targets Keap1 at Cys151 to activate the Nrf2-dependent pathway [94
NRF2↓, inhibition of Nrf2-related gene expression accelerated erastin and sorafenib-induced ferroptosis [45]. More importantly, an accumulating body of research suggests that ART may induce ferroptosis in cancer cells by regulating the above molecules.

3173- Ash,    Nano-targeted induction of dual ferroptotic mechanisms eradicates high-risk neuroblastoma
- in-vitro, neuroblastoma, NA
GPx4↓, WA drops the protein level and activity of GPX4
HO-1↑, WA induces a novel noncanonical ferroptosis pathway by increasing the labile Fe(II) pool upon excessive activation of heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) through direct targeting of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), which is sufficient to induce lipi
lipid-P↑, which is sufficient to induce lipid peroxidation
Keap1↓, In line with this, we observed decreased levels of KEAP1 along with increased levels of NRF2 in conditions in which HMOX1 is upregulated
NRF2↑,
Ferroptosis↑, WA increases intracellular labile Fe(II) upon excessive activation of HMOX1, which is sufficient to induce ferroptosis

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↓,

2737- BetA,    Multiple molecular targets in breast cancer therapy by betulinic acid
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, Betulinic acid (BA), a pipeline anticancer drug, exerts anti-proliferative effects on breast cancer cells is mainly through inhibition of cyclin and topoisomerase expression, leading to cell cycle arrest.
Cyc↓,
TOP1↓,
TumCCA↑,
angioG↓, anti-angiogenesis effect by inhibiting the expression of transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), specificity protein (Sp) transcription factors, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling.
NF-kB↓, Inhibition of NF-kB signaling pathway
Sp1/3/4↓,
VEGF↓,
MMPs↓, inhibiting the expression of matrix metalloproteases
ChemoSen↑, Synergistically interactions of BA with other chemotherapeutics are also described in the literature.
eff↑, BA is highly lipid soluble [74,75], and it readily passes through membranes, including plasma and mitochondrial membranes. BA acts directly on mitochondria
MMP↓, decreases mitochondrial outer membrane potential (MOMP), leading to increased outer membrane permeability, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS),
ROS↑,
Bcl-2↓, reducing expression of anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Mcl-1
Bcl-xL↓,
Mcl-1↓,
lipid-P↑, BA inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells via lipid peroxidation resulting from the generation of ROS
RadioS↑, The cytotoxicity effect of BA on glioblastoma cells is not strong; however, some studies indicate that the combination of BA and radiotherapy could represent an advancement in treatment of glioblastoma [
eff↑, BA and thymoquinone inhibit MDR and induce cell death in MCF-7 breast cancer cells by suppressing BCRP [

4272- Bor,    Neuroprotective properties of borax against aluminum hydroxide-induced neurotoxicity: Possible role of Nrf-2/BDNF/AChE pathways in fish brain
*NRF2↑, BX clearly activating the Nrf-2/ROS signaling pathway.
*ROS↓,
*antiOx↑, BX supported antioxidant capacity without leading apoptosis, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory response and DNA damage.
*lipid-P↑,
*Inflam↓,
*DNAdam↓,
*BDNF↑, BX also increased the BDNF levels and AChE activity.
*neuroP↑, BX exerted a neuroprotective effect against AH-induced neurotoxicity via down-regulating cytokine-related pathways, minimising DNA damage, apoptosis
*GSH↑, as well as up-regulating GSH, AChE, BDNF and antioxidant enzyme levels.

1447- Bos,    Boswellia carterii n-hexane extract suppresses breast cancer growth via induction of ferroptosis by downregulated GPX4 and upregulated transferrin
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vivo, BC, 4T1 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
tumCV↓,
AntiCan↑, BCHE exhibited potent anti-BC activity in vivo
*toxicity↓, no significant toxic effects
Ferroptosis↑,
i-Iron↑, intracellular accumulation of Fe2+
GPx4↓,
ROS↑, upregulation of reactive oxygen species
lipid-P↑, induced lipid peroxidation in BC cells
Tf↑, Transferrin upregulation in tumor-bearing mice
TumCG↓,

5751- CA,    Potential Therapeutic Implications of Caffeic Acid in Cancer Signaling: Past, Present, and Future
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, anti-oxidant functions and implicated in the therapy and prevention of disease progression of inflammatory diseases and cancer.
*chemoPv↑,
ROS↑, anti-tumor action of CA is attributed to its pro-oxidant and anti-oxidant properties.
MMP2↓, diminishing the angiogenesis of cancer cells, enhancing the tumor cells’ DNA oxidation, and repressing MMP-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
BioAv↓, CA has indicated low intestinal absorption, low oral bioavailability in rats, and pitiable permeability across Caco-2 cells.
eff↑, CA metabolism is also linked to the gut microbiota
*Inflam↓, CA and its derivatives have been recognized for their anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-carcinogenic functions that could be associated with its anti-oxidant action
AMPK↑, CA exerts anti-tumor properties by AMPK activation
lipid-P↑, CA enhanced the lipid peroxidation (LPO) markers in ME-180 and HeLa cells.
eff↑, CA and Metformin (Met) was identified to have additive/synergistic effects while combined with anti-tumor therapies, mainly for HTB-34 cells
ChemoSen↑, An analysis has been performed wherein the combination of CA with cisplatin has been checked to stop the resistance progression in tumor treatment.
*memory↑, In kainic acid-mediated cognitive dysfunction in rats, CA demonstrated a considerable enhancement in memory presentation, oxidative stress parameters, and a mitochondrial role compared to the control group
*ROS↓,

5859- CAP,    Are We Ready to Recommend Capsaicin for Disorders Other Than Neuropathic Pain?
- Review, Var, NA
*TRPV1↑, the absorbed capsaicin activates its receptor TRPV1, which causes the rapid influx of sodium ions (Na+) and calcium (Ca2+) from the extracellular environment to the cell interior.
*Ca+2↑,
*Na+↑,
*UCPs↑, by increasing thermogenic gene expression such as uncoupling protein 1 (UCP-1), Sirtuin 1 (SIRT-1) [25] and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor -γ (PPARγ) coactivator 1α (PGC-1α)
*SIRT1↑,
*PPARγ↑,
*Inflam↓, suppressing inflammatory responses, increasing lipid oxidation, inhibiting adipogenesis
*lipid-P↑,
*IL6↓, decreasing the expression of inflammatory biomarkers such as IL-6, TNF, and CCL-2, associated with NF-κB inactivation
*TNF-α↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*p‑Akt↑, Phosphorylation of Akt is also described after capsaicin treatment, which results in disruption of the NRF2/Keap complex and release of activated transcription factor NRF2
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑, triggers the transcription of heme-oxygenase1 genes, which are essential for heme degradation and prevention of oxidative damage
*ROS↑,
*GutMicro↑, It is suggested that regular treatment with capsaicin increases diversity in the gut microbiota and abundance of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria

5994- Chit,    Anticancer Activity of Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives, and Their Mechanism of Action
- Review, Var, NA
angioG↓, Both chitosan and its various derivatives have been reported to selectively permeate through the cancer cell membranes and show anticancer activity through the cellular enzymatic, antiangiogenic, immunoenhancing, antioxidant defense mechanism, and ap
*Imm↑,
*antiOx↑,
selectivity↑, They get sequestered from noncancer cells and provide their enhanced bioavailability in cancer cells in a sustained release manner.
other↝, The degree of deacetylation (DDA) of chitin ranges from 60 to 100 % and molecular weight of commercially obtained chitosan ranges from 3800 to 20,000 Daltons.
toxicity↓, The degree of deacetylation (DDA) of chitin ranges from 60 to 100 % and molecular weight of commercially obtained chitosan ranges from 3800 to 20,000 Daltons.
BioAv↑,
eff↝, exert anticancer activity with minimal toxicity on noncancer cells [13] and such activity against different cancer cell lines significantly depends upon molecular weight and DDA [
Half-Life↑, Sustained Release Mechanism
MPT↑, Chitosan MDA-MB-231 Permeation enhancement, lowering of MMP9 activity
MMP9↓,
lipid-P↑, induction of lipid peroxidation, enhanced permeation and retention (EPR) effect
EPR↑,
NK cell↑, Immunoenhancement through increase in activity of NK cells, T cells, killer lymphocytes and cytokins.
Casp3↑, Cellular apoptosis, activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8,
Casp8↑,
TumCCA↑, Cytokine signaling cell cycle arrest, ROS activation
ROS↑,
DDS↑, CMCS has been prepared as a carrier of anticancer drug such as 5- fluorouracil, curcumin, and doxorubicin
VEGF↓, decrease in VEGF level and increase in TIMP1 level after 14-day treatment of mouse serum with CMCS in vivo.
TIMP1↑,
ChemoSen↑, The paclitaxel loaded modified glycol chitosan nanoparticles in the size of 400 nm has been found to show sustained release of paclitaxel to bring about the inhibition of MCF-7 tumor growth due to EPR effect in vitro
eff↑, Chitosan-curcumin nanoformulation has been found to show anticancer activity following the apoptotic pathways associated with DNA damage, cell-cycle blockage, and elevation of ROS levels in vivo

2781- CHr,  PBG,    Chrysin a promising anticancer agent: recent perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, It can block Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/AKT/mTOR) and Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) signaling in different animals against various cancers
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MMP9↑, Chrysin strongly suppresses Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. factors that can cause cancer
uPA↓,
VEGF↓,
AR↓, Chrysin has the ability to suppress the androgen receptor (AR), a protein necessary for prostate cancer development and metastasis
Casp↑, starts the caspase cascade and blocks protein synthesis to kill lung cancer cells
TumMeta↓, Chrysin significantly decreased lung cancer metastasis i
TumCCA↑, Chrysin induces apoptosis and stops colon cancer cells in the G2/M cell cycle phase
angioG↓, Chrysin prevents tumor growth and cancer spread by blocking blood vessel expansion
BioAv↓, Chrysin’s solubility, accessibility and bioavailability may limit its medical use.
*hepatoP↑, As chrysin reduced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in rat liver cells exposed to a toxic chemical agent.
*neuroP↑, Protecting the brain against oxidative stress (GPx) may be aided by increasing levels of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx).
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*ROS↓, A decrease in oxidative stress and an increase in antioxidant capacity may result from chrysin’s anti-inflammatory properties
*Inflam↓,
*Catalase↑, Supplementation with chrysin increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes like SOD and catalase and reduced the levels of oxidative stress markers like malondialdehyde (MDA) in the colon tissue of the rats.
*MDA↓, Antioxidant enzyme activity (SOD, CAT) and oxidative stress marker (MDA) levels were both enhanced by chrysin supplementation in mouse liver tissue
ROS↓, reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress markers in the cancer cells further indicated the antioxidant activity of chrysin
BBB↑, After crossing the blood-brain barrier, it has been shown to accumulate there
Half-Life↓, The half-life of chrysin in rats is predicted to be close to 2 hours.
BioAv↑, Taking chrysin with food may increase the effectiveness of the supplement: increased by a factor of 1.8 when taken with a high-fat meal
ROS↑, In contrast to 5-FU/oxaliplatin, chrysin increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in turn causes autophagy by stopping Akt and mTOR from doing their jobs
eff↑, mixture of chrysin and cisplatin caused the SCC-25 and CAL-27 cell lines to make more oxygen free radicals. After treatment with chrysin, cisplatin, or both, the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was found to have gone up.
ROS↑, When reactive oxygen species (ROS) and calcium levels in the cytoplasm rise because of chrysin, OC cells die.
ROS↑, chrysin is the cause of death in both types of prostate cancer cells. It does this by depolarizing mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), making reactive oxygen species (ROS), and starting lipid peroxidation.
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, when chrysin is present in DU145 and PC-3 cells, the expression of a group of proteins that control ER stress goes up
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin increased the production of Notch 1 and hairy/enhancer of split 1 at the protein and mRNA levels, which stopped cells from dividing
NRF2↓, Not only did chrysin stop Nrf2 and the genes it controls from working, but it also caused MCF-7 breast cancer cells to die via apoptosis.
p‑FAK↓, After 48 hours of treatment with chrysin at amounts between 5 and 15 millimoles, p-FAK and RhoA were greatly lowered
Rho↓,
PCNA↓, Lung histology and immunoblotting studies of PCNA, COX-2, and NF-B showed that adding chrysin stopped the production of these proteins and maintained the balance of cells
COX2↓,
NF-kB↓,
PDK1↓, After the chrysin was injected, the genes PDK1, PDK3, and GLUT1 that are involved in glycolysis had less expression
PDK3↑,
GLUT1↓,
Glycolysis↓, chrysin stops glycolysis
mt-ATP↓, chrysin inhibits complex II and ATPases in the mitochondria of cancer cells
Ki-67↓, the amounts of Ki-67, which is a sign of growth, and c-Myc in the tumor tissues went down
cMyc↓,
ROCK1↓, (ROCK1), transgelin 2 (TAGLN2), and FCH and Mu domain containing endocytic adaptor 2 (FCHO2) were much lower.
TOP1↓, DNA topoisomerases and histone deacetylase were inhibited, along with the synthesis of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and (IL-1 beta), while the activity of protective signaling pathways was increased
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓, Chrysin suppressed cyclin B1 and CDK2 production in order to stop cancerous growth.
CDK2↓,
EMT↓, chrysin treatment can also stop EMT
STAT3↓, chrysin block the STAT3 and NF-B pathways, but it also greatly reduced PD-L1 production both in vivo and in vitro.
PD-L1↓,
IL2↑, chrysin increases both the rate of T cell growth and the amount of IL-2

2785- CHr,    Emerging cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying anticancer indications of chrysin
- Review, Var, NA
*NF-kB↓, suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and histamine release, downregulated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
angioG↓, upregulated apoptotic pathways [28], inhibited angiogenesis [29] and metastasis formation
TOP1↓, suppressed DNA topoisomerases [31] and histone deacetylase [32], downregulated tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β)
HDAC↓,
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
cardioP↑, promoted protective signaling pathways in the heart [34], kidney [35] and brain [8], decreased cholesterol level
RenoP↑,
neuroP↑,
LDL↓,
BioAv↑, bioavailability of chrysin in the oral route of administration was appraised to be 0.003–0.02% [55], the maximum plasma concentration—12–64 nM
eff↑, Chrysin alone and potentially in combination with metformin decreased cyclin D1 and hTERT gene expression in the T47D breast cancer cell line
cycD1/CCND1↓,
hTERT/TERT↓,
MMP-10↓, Chrysin pretreatment inhibited MMP-10 and Akt signaling pathways
Akt↓,
STAT3↓, Chrysin declined hypoxic survival, inhibited activation of STAT3, and reduced VEGF expression in hypoxic cancer cells
VEGF↓,
EGFR↓, chrysin to inhibit EGFR was reported in a breast cancer stem cell model [
Snail↓, chrysin downregulated MMP-10, reduced snail, slug, and vimentin expressions increased E-cadherin expression, and inhibited Akt signaling pathway in TNBC cells, proposing that chrysin possessed a reversal activity on EMT
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
eff↑, Fabrication of chrysin-attached to silver and gold nanoparticles crossbred reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites led to augmentation of the generation of ROS-induced apoptosis in breast cancer
TET1↑, Chrysin induced augmentation in TET1
ROS↑, Pretreatment with chrysin induced ROS formation, and consecutively, inhibited Akt phosphorylation and mTOR.
mTOR↓,
PPARα↓, Chrysin inhibited mRNA expression of PPARα
ER Stress↑, ROS production by chrysin was the critical mediator behind induction of ER stress, leading to JNK phosphorylation, intracellular Ca2+ release, and activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
Ca+2↑,
ERK↓, reduced protein expression of p-ERK/ERK
MMP↑, Chrysin pretreatment led to an increase in mitochondrial ROS creation, swelling in isolated mitochondria from hepatocytes, collapse in MMP, and release cytochrome c.
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑, Chrysin could elevate caspase-3 activity in the HCC rats group
HK2↓, chrysin declined HK-2 combined with VDAC-1 on mitochondria
NRF2↓, chrysin inhibited the Nrf2 expression and its downstream genes comprising AKR1B10, HO-1, and MRP5 by quenching ERK and PI3K-Akt pathway
HO-1↓,
MMP2↓, Chrysin pretreatment also downregulated MMP2, MMP9, fibronectin, and snail expression
MMP9↓,
Fibronectin↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, chrysin induced GRP78 overexpression, spliced XBP-1, and eIF2-α phosphorylation
XBP-1↓,
p‑eIF2α↑,
*AST↓, Chrysin administration significantly reduced AST, ALT, ALP, LDH and γGT serum activities
ALAT↓,
ALP↓,
LDH↓,
COX2↑, chrysin attenuated COX-2 and NFkB p65 expression, and Bcl-xL and β-arrestin levels
Bcl-xL↓,
IL6↓, Reduction in IL-6 and TNF-α and augmentation in caspases-9 and 3 were observed due to chrysin supplementation.
PGE2↓, Chrysin induced entire suppression NF-kB, COX-2, PG-E2, iNOS as well.
iNOS↓,
DNAdam↑, Chrysin induced apoptosis of cells by causing DNA fragmentation and increasing the proportions of DU145 and PC-3 cells
UPR↑, Also, it induced ER stress via activation of UPR proteins comprising PERK, eIF2α, and GRP78 in DU145 and PC-3 cells.
Hif1a↓, Chrysin increased the ubiquitination and degradation of HIF-1α by increasing its prolyl hydroxylation
EMT↓, chrysin was effective in HeLa cell by inhibiting EMT and CSLC properties, NF-κBp65, and Twist1 expression
Twist↓,
lipid-P↑, Chrysin disrupted intracellular homeostasis by altering MMP, cytosolic Ca (2+) levels, ROS generation, and lipid peroxidation, which plays a role in the death of choriocarcinoma cells.
CLDN1↓, Chrysin decreased CLDN1 and CLDN11 expression in human lung SCC
PDK1↓, Chrysin alleviated p-Akt and inhibited PDK1 and Akt
IL10↓, Chrysin inhibited cytokines release, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-6 induced by Ni in A549 cells.
TLR4↓, Chrysin suppressed TLR4 and Myd88 mRNA and protein expression.
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin inhibited tumor growth in ATC both in vitro and in vivo through inducing Notch1
PARP↑, Pretreating cells with chrysin increased cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3, and declined cyclin D1, Mcl-1, and XIAP.
Mcl-1↓,
XIAP↓,

2792- CHr,    Chrysin induces death of prostate cancer cells by inducing ROS and ER stress
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
DNAdam↑, chrysin induced apoptosis of cells evidenced by DNA fragmentation and increasing the population of both DU145 and PC-3 cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle
TumCCA↑,
MMP↓, chrysin induced loss of mitochondria membrane potential (MMP), while increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, Also, it induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through activation of unfolded protein response (UPR) proteins including PRKR-like ER kinase (PERK), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), and 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78)
UPR↑,
PERK↑,
eIF2α↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
PI3K↓, chrysin-mediated intracellular signaling pathways suppressed phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and the abundance of AKT, P70S6K, S6, and P90RSK proteins, but stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and activation of ERK1/2 and P38 proteins
Akt↓,
p70S6↓,
MAPK↑,

1585- Citrate,    Sodium citrate targeting Ca2+/CAMKK2 pathway exhibits anti-tumor activity through inducing apoptosis and ferroptosis in ovarian cancer
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, A2780S - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
Apoptosis↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
Ca+2↓, Sodium citrate chelates intracellular Ca2+
CaMKII ↓, inhibits the CAMKK2/AKT/mTOR/HIF1α-dependent glycolysis pathway, thereby inducing cell apoptosis.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
Hif1a↓,
ROS↑, Inactivation of CAMKK2/AMPK pathway reduces Ca2+ level in the mitochondria by inhibiting the activity of the MCU, resulting in excessive ROS production.
ChemoSen↑, Sodium citrate increases the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to chemo-drugs
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Cyt‑c↑, co-localization of cytochrome c and Apaf-1
GlucoseCon↓, glucose consumption, lactate production and pyruvate content were significantly reduced
lactateProd↓,
Pyruv↓,
GLUT1↓, sodium citrate decreased both mRNA and protein expression levels of glycolysis-related proteins such as Glut1, HK2 and PFKP
HK2↓,
PFKP↓,
Glycolysis↓, sodium citrate inhibited glycolysis of SKOV3 and A2780 cells
Hif1a↓, HIF1α expression was decreased significantly after sodium citrate treatment
p‑Akt↓, phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR was notably suppressed after sodium citrate treatment.
p‑mTOR↓,
Iron↑, ovarian cancer cells treated with sodium citrate exhibited higher Fe2+ levels, LPO levels, MDA levels, ROS and mitochondrial H2O2 levels
lipid-P↑,
MDA↑,
ROS↑,
H2O2↑,
mtDam↑, shrunken mitochondria, an increase in mitochondrial membrane density and disruption of mitochondrial cristae
GSH↓, (GSH) levels, GPX activity and expression levels of GPX4 were significantly reduced in SKOV3 and A2780 cells with sodium citrate treatment
GPx↓,
GPx4↓,
NADPH/NADP+↓, significant elevation in the NADP+/NADPH ratio was observed with sodium citrate treatment
eff↓, Fer-1, NAC and NADPH significantly restored the cell viability inhibited by sodium citrate
FTH1↓, decreased expression of FTH1
LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, sodium citrate increased the conversion of cytosolic LC3 (LC3-I) to the lipidated form of LC3 (LC3-II)
NCOA4↑, higher levels of NCOA4
eff↓, test whether Ca2+ supplementation could rescue sodium citrate-induced ferroptosis. The results showed that Ca2+ dramatically reversed the enhanced levels of MDA, LPO and ROS triggered by sodium citrate
TumCG↓, sodium citrate inhibited tumor growth by chelation of Ca2+ in vivo

2315- Citrate,    Why and how citrate may sensitize malignant tumors to immunotherapy
- Review, Var, NA
Bcl-2↓, SCT can induce silent apoptosis by reducing expression of key pro-apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2, surviving, MCL1), and promoting the activation of caspases-3 and −9 and −8, as showed in multiple cancer cell lines
Mcl-1↓,
survivin↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Ferroptosis↑, SCT can also trigger ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of lytic cell death inducing lipid peroxidation (LPO)
lipid-P↑,
Ca+2↓, citrate lowers mitochondrial Ca2+ concentration by chelation
Akt↓, by chelating cytosolic Ca2+, citrate inhibits the Ca2+/CAMKK2/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, thereby suppressing HIF1-α dependent glycolysis
mTOR↓,
Hif1a↓,
MCU↓, reduces the activity of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), resulting in decreasing ATP production, increasing ROS production
ATP↓,
ROS↑,
eff↑, Of note, ferroptosis can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy, as showed in glioma models

1570- Cu,    Development of copper nanoparticles and their prospective uses as antioxidants, antimicrobials, anticancer agents in the pharmaceutical sector
- Review, NA, NA
selectivity↑, specific toxicity towards cancer cells while protecting normal cells
antiOx↑, CuNPs have strong antioxidant properties because they can scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and prevent oxidative damage. CuNPs are potent antioxidants due to their tiny size and wide surface area, which improve their interactions with ROS
ROS↑, Through several processes, such as oxidative stress, DNA damage, and a reduction in cell growth, they can cause cancer cells to die. CuNPs can produce ROS inside cancer cells, resulting in oxidative stress and cell death
eff↑, For improved therapeutic benefits, CuNPs can be utilized alone or with other anti-cancer drugs.
GSH↓, When exposed to CuONPs concentration in a dose-dependent manner (10, 25, 50 μg/ml), the human pulmonary epithelial cells (A549) showed depletion of glutathione and stimulation of lipid peroxidation, catalase and superoxide dismutase.
lipid-P↑,
Catalase↓,
SOD↓,
other↑, CuNPs releasing copper ions may also cause ROS and oxidative stress.

404- CUR,    Curcumin induces ferroptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer via activating autophagy
- vitro+vivo, Lung, A549 - vitro+vivo, Lung, H1299
TumAuto↑,
TumCG↓,
TumCP↓,
Iron↑, iron overload
GSH↓, GSH depletion
lipid-P↑, accumulation of intracellular iron and lipid‐reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation
GPx↓, GPX4
mtDam↑, mitochondrial membrane rupture
autolysosome↑,
Beclin-1↑,
LC3s↑,
p62↓,
Ferroptosis↑, via activating autophagy

414- CUR,    Transcriptome Investigation and In Vitro Verification of Curcumin-Induced HO-1 as a Feature of Ferroptosis in Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Ferroptosis↑,
Iron↑,
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑,
MDA↑,
GSH↓,
HO-1↑, Curcumin upregulates a variety of ferroptosis target genes related to redox regulation, especially heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1).
NRF2↑,
GPx↓,
ROS↑,
Iron↑, curcumin caused marked accumulation of intracellular iron
GPx4↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
ATFs↑, ATF4
CHOP↑, DDIT3
MDA↑,
FTL↑, Curcumin upregulated FTL (encoding ferritin light chain), FTH1
FTH1↑,
BACH1↑,
REL↑, v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A
USF1↑,
NFE2L2↑,

1810- dietKeto,  Oxy,    The Ketogenic Diet and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Prolong Survival in Mice with Systemic Metastatic Cancer
- in-vivo, Var, NA
BG↓, KD alone significantly decreased blood glucose, slowed tumor growth, and increased mean survival time by 56.7% in mice with systemic metastatic cancer.
TumCG↓,
OS↑,
eff↑, While HBO2T alone did not influence cancer progression, combining the KD with HBO2T elicited a significant decrease in blood glucose, tumor growth rate, and 77.9% increase in mean survival time compared to controls.
Dose∅, Mice undergoing HBO2T received 100% O2 for 90 minutes at 1.5 ATM gauge (2.5 ATM absolute) three times per week (M, W, F) in a hyperbaric chamber (Model 1300B, Sechrist Industries, Anaheim, CA).
KeyT↑, only the KD+HBO2T animals showed significantly increased ketones compared to controls
eff↑, we hypothesized that combining these non-toxic treatments would provide a powerful, synergistic anti-cancer effect.
cachexia↓, While low carbohydrate or ketogenic diets promote weight loss in overweight individuals, they are also known to spare muscle wasting during conditions of energy restriction and starvation
ChemoSen↑, KD improves quality of life and enhances the efficacy of chemotherapy treatment in the clinic
*ROS↓, ketone body metabolism protects cells from oxidative damage by decreasing ROS production. cancer cells are unable to effectively metabolize ketone bodies; we do not expect that ketones would confer the same protective effects onto the cancer cells
ROS↑, HBO2T increases ROS production within the cell which can lead to membrane lipid peroxidation and cell death
lipid-P↑,
selectivity↑, KD weakens cancer cells by glucose restriction and the inherent anti-cancer effects of ketone bodies while simultaneously conferring a protective advantage to the healthy tissue capable of ketone metabolism.
toxicity∅, HBO2T should be considered a safe treatment for patients with varying malignancies and that there is no convincing evidence its use promotes cancer progression or recurrence

5007- DSF,  Cu,    Nrf2/HO-1 Alleviates Disulfiram/Copper-Induced Ferroptosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- vitro+vivo, Oral, NA
AntiTum↑, Accumulating evidence indicates that the disulfiram/copper complex (DSF/Cu) has been shown to have potent antitumor activity against various cancers.
TumCP↓, DSF/Cu reduced the proliferation and clonogenicity of OSCC cells.
Ferroptosis↑, DSF/Cu also induced ferroptosis
Iron↑, Importantly, we confirmed that DSF/Cu could increase the free iron pool, enhance lipid peroxidation, and eventually result in ferroptosis cell death.
lipid-P↑,
NRF2↓, DSF/Cu inhibited the xenograft growth of OSCC cells by suppressing the expression of Nrf2/HO-1.
HO-1↓,

5008- DSF,  Cu,    Overcoming the compensatory elevation of NRF2 renders hepatocellular carcinoma cells more vulnerable to disulfiram/copper-induced ferroptosis
- in-vitro, HCC, NA
selectivity↑, We found that DSF/Cu selectively exerted an efficient cytotoxic effect on HCC cell lines, and potently inhibited migration, invasion, and angiogenesis of HCC cells
TumCD↑,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
angioG↓,
mtDam↑, Importantly, we confirmed that DSF/Cu could intensively impair mitochondrial homeostasis, increase free iron pool, enhance lipid peroxidation, and eventually result in ferroptotic cell death.
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
NF-kB↑, Of note, a compensatory elevation of NRF2 accompanies the process of ferroptosis, and contributes to the resistance to DSF/Cu.
p‑p62↑, DSF/Cu dramatically activated the phosphorylation of p62, which facilitates competitive binding of Keap1, thus prolonging the half-life of NRF2.
Keap1↓,
eff↑, inhibition of NRF2 expression via RNA interference or pharmacological inhibitors significantly facilitated the accumulation of lipid peroxidation, and rendered HCC cells more sensitive to DSF/Cu induced ferroptosis
eff↓, Conversely, fostering NRF2 expression was capable of ameliorating the cell death activated by DSF/Cu.
ChemoSen↑, Additionally, DSF/Cu could strengthen the cytotoxicity of sorafenib, and arrest tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo, by simultaneously inhibiting the signal pathway of NRF2 and MAPK kinase.

5048- erastin,    How erastin assassinates cells by ferroptosis revealed
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, erastin can induce a form of iron-dependent cell death by inhibiting system Xc−-mediated cystine import; they further coined a term ferroptosis to highlight the iron-dependent nature of this cell death
xCT↓,
lipid-P↑, When erastin blocks the transporter activity of system Xc−, the collapse of ferroptosis defense systems leads to the excessive accumulation of lipid peroxides on cell membranes and subsequent ferroptotic cell death

2204- erastin,    Regulation of ferroptotic cancer cell death by GPX4
- in-vitro, fibroS, HT1080
GSH↓, Erastin Depletes Glutathione to Trigger Selective Ferroptosis
Ferroptosis↑,
ROS↑, erastin induces the formation of ROS, causing an oxidative cell death.
GPx↓, GSH Depletion Inactivates GPX Enzymes to Induce Ferroptosis
GPx4↓, RSL3 Binds to and Inactivates GPX4
lipid-P↑, lipid oxidation is common to both erastin-induced and RSL3-induced ferroptotic cell death
eff↓, Although erastin displayed synthetic lethality in the engineered cells, it did not show selective lethality in RAS-mutated cancer cell lines over RAS wild-type counterparts
eff↑, DLBCLs were more sensitive to erastin than AML and MM cells.

1656- FA,    Ferulic Acid: A Natural Phenol That Inhibits Neoplastic Events through Modulation of Oncogenic Signaling
- Review, Var, NA
tyrosinase↓,
CK2↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
FGF↓,
FGFR1↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
VEGF↓,
FGFR1↓,
FGFR2↓,
PDGF↓,
ALAT↓,
AST↓,
TumCCA↑, G0/G1 phase arrest
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
BAX↓,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
P53↑,
PARP↑,
PUMA↑,
NOXA↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
TIMP1↑,
lipid-P↑,
mtDam↑,
EMT↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↓,
p‑STAT3↓,
COX2↓,
CDC25↓,
RadioS↑,
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑,
γH2AX↑,
PTEN↑,
LC3II↓,
Beclin-1↓,
SOD↓,
Catalase↓,
GPx↓,
Fas↑,
*BioAv↓, ferulic acid stability and limited solubility in aqueous media continue to be key obstacles to its bioavailability, preclinical efficacy, and clinical use.
cMyc↓,
Beclin-1↑, ferulic acid by elevating the levels of the apoptosis and autophagy biomarkers, including beclin-1, Light chain (LC3-I/LC3-II), PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK-1), and Parkin
LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↓,

3713- FA,    Protective Effect of Ferulic Acid on Acetylcholinesterase and Amyloid Beta Peptide Plaque Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease: An In Vitro Study
- Review, AD, NA
*AChE↓, FA has the potential to be an AChE inhibitor, thus helping in blocking the activity of AChE and also reducing the incidence of amyloid beta plaque formation.
*antiOx↑, significant antioxidant property
*neuroP↑, FA has significant antioxidant and neuroprotective effects
*Aβ↓,
*MMP↓, restore mitochondrial membrane potential
*XO↓, FA, at concentrations ranging from 10 Inline graphicM to 320 Inline graphicM, demonstrated substantial inhibition of XO,
*SOD↑, FA has demonstrated the restoration of SOD activity, mitigated lipid peroxidation, and exhibited free radical scavenging capabilities
*lipid-P↑,
*ROS↓,

4028- FulvicA,    Mineral pitch induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation via modulating reactive oxygen species in hepatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
Apoptosis↑, MP enhanced anti-cancer effects by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation.
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, MP induced both ROS and NO, upon neutralizing them, there was a partial recovery of apoptosis and proliferation.
NO↑,
Dose↝, MP is a humic matter, shown to contain fulvic acid and humic acid, which are responsible for its biochemical activities.
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane potential is reduced, cytochrome c is released, the transition pores are opened and calcium is released by the increased NO level which eventually leads to apoptosis
Cyt‑c↑,
SOD↓, SOD activity in Huh-7 cells was found to be decreasing with increasing concentrations of MP
Catalase↓, catalase activity was significantly decreased in all the concentrations of MP that was tested.
GSH↑, Glutathione production was significantly increased with the increasing concentrations of MP. There was a more than 7-fold increase of glutathione production with 100, 500 and 1000 μg/ml of MP
lipid-P↑, lipid peroxidation of the cancer cells was found to be increased in concentration dependent manner.
miR-21↓, MP induces ROS and nitric oxide, enhances the expression of miRNA-22 and decreases the expression of miRNA-21, a known onco-miR.
miR-22↑,

4513- GLA,    Antineoplastic Effects of Gamma Linolenic Acid on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
TumCP↓, GLA treatment significantly reduced cell proliferation, generated ROS, and induced apoptosis.
ROS↑, The ROS levels were increased 3.4-fold by 3 h exposure to GLA compared to the control
Apoptosis↑,
HO-1↑, antioxidant proteins to be upregulated: heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), aldo-keto reductase 1 family C1 (AKR1C1), C4 (AKR1C4), and thioredoxin (Trx).
Trx↑,
lipid-P↑, GLA treatment has induced cell growth inhibition, ROS generation including lipid peroxidation, and HO-1 production for antioxidant protection against oxidative stress caused by GLA in Huh7 cells.
eff↓, Our study showed that the cytotoxic effect of GLA was almost blocked when the Huh7 cells were supplemented with Vitamin E in addition to GLA.
MMP↓, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential was observed in our study.
DNAdam↑, we observed DNA fragmentation in Huh7 cells under GLA expose.
selectivity↑, We had observed that no cytotoxicity of primary cultured hepatocytes from rat liver was observed in a concentration of GLA of 250 µM

4510- GLA,    Gamma-linolenic acid therapy of human glioma-a review of in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies
- Review, NA, NA
Apoptosis↑, (GLA) induced apoptosis of tumor cells without harming normal cells.
selectivity↑,
eff↓, anti-oxidants such as vitamin E blocked the tumoricidal action of GLA.
ROS↑, GLA-treated tumor but not normal cells produced a 2-3-fold increase in free radicals and lipid peroxides.
lipid-P↑,
P53↑, enhanced the activity of p53
radioP↑, protected normal cells and tissues from the toxic actions of radiation and anti-cancer drugs, enhanced the cytotoxic action of anti-cancer drugs and reversed tumor cell drug resistance.
chemoP↑,

4508- GLA,  aLinA,    α-Linolenic and γ-linolenic acids exercise differential antitumor effects on HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, Colon, HT29
Apoptosis↑, ALA and GLA showed concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on HT-29 cells viability and induced cell death by apoptosis.
*Inflam↓, GLA has gained importance due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer actions mediated by apoptosis and lipid peroxidation
AntiCan↑,
lipid-P↑,
COX2↝, modify the expression of important molecules that play a crucial role in the induction of apoptosis, such as COX-2 and MKP-1
MKP1↝,

2080- HNK,    Honokiol Induces Ferroptosis by Upregulating HMOX1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells
- in-vitro, AML, THP1 - in-vitro, AML, U937 - in-vitro, AML, SK-HEP-1
tumCV↓, honokiol decreased the viability of the targeted AML cells
TumCCA↑, induced their cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase
Ferroptosis↑, Honokiol also triggers a noncanonical ferroptosis pathway in THP-1 and U-937 cells by upregulating the level of intracellular lipid peroxide and HMOX1 significantly.
lipid-P↑,
HO-1↑, HMOX1
GPx4∅, Honokiol elevated the expression of HMOX1 but did not inhibit the expression of GPX4

4641- HT,    Hydroxytyrosol induced ferroptosis through Nrf2 signaling pathway in colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48
Ferroptosis↑, HT-induced ferroptosis elevates iron levels, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), while decreasing glutathione (GSH) and mitochondrial membrane potential.
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑, increase in soluble iron pools, which in turn promoted lipid peroxidation
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
MMP↓,
GPx4↓, HT reduced the expression of solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) proteins while increasing the expression of Tfr1 protein.
TLR1↑,
eff↓, Additionally, the levels of protein expression of Nrf2 and NQO1 were reversed by two activators of Nrf2, bardoxolone (CDDO) and sulforaphane (SFN)
NRF2↓, HT induces ferroptosis by inhibiting the Nrf2 signaling pathway
ROS↑, Studies have shown that HT not only induces ROS production in tumour cells but also that its antitumor effect may be influenced by its own oxidative properties

1921- JG,    Juglone induces ferroptotic effect on hepatocellular carcinoma and pan-cancer via the FOSL1-HMOX1 axis
- in-vitro, PC, NA - vitro+vivo, PC, NA
TumCG↓, Juglone suppressed HCC growth via ferroptosis in vitro and in vivo
Ferroptosis↑,
ROS↑, evidenced by increased levels of iron, lipid peroxidation (LPO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA)
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑,
MDA↑,
GSH↓, decreased levels of glutathione (GSH)
FOSL1↑, induce ferroptosis in pan-cancer by activating the FOSL1-HMOX1 axis
HO-1↑, HMOX1

5113- JG,    Juglone in Oxidative Stress and Cell Signaling
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
ROS↑, However, being a quinone molecule, juglone could also act as a redox cycling agent and produce reactive oxygen species.
Pin1↓, Notably, juglone is an inhibitor of Pin1 (peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase) that could regulate phosphorylation of Tau, implicating potential effects of juglone in Alzheimer’s disease.
antiOx⇅, Juglone may have either pro- or antioxidant characteristics depending on the concentrations
*ROS↓, A recent study in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease demonstrated that the walnut supplementation can reduce oxidative damage
SMAD2↓, juglone reduces oxidative stress by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Smad2 in the kidney
GSH↓, cytotoxicity of juglone is due to two different mechanisms, namely, redox cycling and the reaction with glutathione (GSH) . toxicity of juglone is the formation of adducts, which also causes the glutathione depletion.
lipid-P↑, Juglone enhances lipid peroxidation predominantly through redox cycling
TumCCA↓, Figure3
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Ca+2↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
AntiFungal↑, Juglone may be as effective as commercially available antifungal agents including zinc undecylenate and selenium sulfide
Bacteria↓, Juglone has been shown to possess antibacterial activities
Akt↓, juglone has been shown to suppress the Akt pathway


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Total Research Paper Matches: 81

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   antiOx⇅, 1,   ATF3↑, 1,   Catalase↓, 3,   Fenton↑, 2,   Ferroptosis↑, 20,   GPx↓, 5,   GPx4↓, 9,   GPx4↑, 1,   GPx4∅, 1,   GSH↓, 16,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   H2O2↑, 2,   HO-1↓, 2,   HO-1↑, 6,   Iron↑, 11,   i-Iron↓, 1,   i-Iron↑, 1,   c-Iron↑, 1,   Keap1↓, 2,   lipid-P↑, 47,   MDA↑, 5,   NADPH/NADP+↓, 1,   NFE2L2↑, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 5,   NRF2↑, 6,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 44,   ROS⇅, 1,   SIRT3↑, 1,   SOD↓, 4,   Trx↑, 1,   xCT↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 2,   FTH1↓, 1,   FTH1↑, 1,   FTL↑, 1,   NCOA4↑, 2,   Tf↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 2,   mt-ATP↓, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   ETC↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 2,   mitResp↓, 1,   MMP↓, 15,   MMP↑, 1,   MPT↑, 2,   mtDam↑, 4,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ACSL4↑, 1,   ALAT↓, 2,   AMPK↑, 3,   cMyc↓, 2,   FAO↑, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 2,   HK2↓, 2,   KeyT↑, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   LDHA↓, 1,   LDL↓, 1,   MCU↓, 1,   NADPH↑, 1,   PDK1↓, 2,   PDK3↑, 1,   PFKP↓, 1,   PPARα↓, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,   Pyruv↓, 1,   SCD1↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 10,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 14,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 5,   Bcl-2↓, 9,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Casp↑, 3,   Casp3↑, 10,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 6,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   Chk2↓, 1,   CK2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 10,   Fas↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 20,   HEY1↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,   JNK↑, 2,   MAPK↑, 2,   Mcl-1↓, 4,   MKP1↝, 1,   MOMP↑, 1,   Necroptosis↑, 1,   NOXA↑, 1,   p38↓, 1,   p38↑, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,   TumCD↑, 3,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

CaMKII ↓, 1,   p70S6↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

H3↑, 1,   miR-21↓, 1,   other?, 1,   other↑, 1,   other↝, 3,   tumCV↓, 3,   USF1↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ATFs↑, 1,   CHOP↑, 3,   eIF2α↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 9,   GRP78/BiP↑, 4,   HSP70/HSPA5↑, 2,   HSP90↓, 1,   PERK↑, 2,   UPR↑, 4,   XBP-1↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

autolysosome↑, 1,   Beclin-1↓, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 2,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↓, 1,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, 1,   LC3II↓, 1,   LC3s↑, 1,   p62↓, 1,   p‑p62↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 3,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

CHK1↓, 1,   DNAdam↑, 11,   P53↑, 5,   P53↝, 1,   PARP↑, 3,   PARP1↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,   γH2AX↑, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK1↑, 1,   CDK2↓, 3,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 3,   CDK4↑, 1,   Cyc↓, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 16,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 1,   Diff↑, 1,   EMT↓, 5,   ERK↓, 2,   p‑ERK↓, 2,   FGF↓, 1,   FGFR2↓, 1,   FOSL1↑, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 5,   mTOR↑, 2,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   NOTCH1↑, 2,   P70S6K↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 5,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 3,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 3,   TumCG↓, 6,   tyrosinase↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   BACH1↑, 1,   Ca+2↓, 2,   Ca+2↑, 4,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   ER-α36↓, 1,   p‑FAK↓, 1,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,   miR-22↑, 1,   MMP-10↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 5,   MMP9↓, 6,   MMP9↑, 1,   MMPs↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   ROCK1↓, 1,   Slug↓, 2,   SMAD2↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TET1↑, 1,   TIMP1↑, 2,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 10,   TumMeta↓, 2,   Twist↓, 2,   uPA↓, 2,   Vim↓, 4,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 8,   ATF4↑, 3,   EGFR↓, 1,   EPR↑, 2,   HIF-1↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 6,   NO↓, 1,   NO↑, 1,   PDGFR-BB↓, 1,   REL↑, 1,   VEGF↓, 7,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,   GLUT1↓, 2,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 5,   COX2↑, 1,   COX2↝, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 1,   IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL12↑, 1,   IL1β↓, 4,   IL2↑, 2,   IL6↓, 2,   Imm↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   NF-kB↑, 1,   NK cell↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 2,   PGE2↓, 1,   TLR1↑, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 3,   TNF-α↑, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 1,   CDK6↑, 1,   CYP24A1↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 3,   ChemoSen↑, 14,   DDS↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   Dose∅, 1,   eff↓, 8,   eff↑, 29,   eff↝, 3,   Half-Life↓, 1,   Half-Life↑, 1,   MDR1↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 9,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 2,   ALP↓, 1,   AR↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   BG↓, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   E6↓, 2,   E7↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 1,   Ferritin↓, 2,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   Ki-67↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 5,   AntiTum↑, 1,   cachexia↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 2,   neuroP↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,   Pin1↓, 1,   QoL↑, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 3,   toxicity↓, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

AntiFungal↑, 1,   Bacteria↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 309

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 5,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 3,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 3,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   Prx↑, 1,   ROS↓, 7,   ROS↑, 1,   SOD↑, 2,   SOD2↑, 1,   UCPs↑, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

glucose↓, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

p‑Akt↑, 1,   Casp3?, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   TRPV1↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   cl‑eIF2α↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   p‑PERK↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

Ca+2↑, 1,   Na+↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 2,   Na+↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Imm↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 6,   NF-kB↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,   BDNF↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,   XO↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

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

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiDiabetic↑, 1,   Bone Healing↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 3,   toxicity↓, 3,   toxicity↝, 1,   Wound Healing↑, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

AntiFungal↑, 1,   AntiViral↑, 2,   Bacteria↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 61

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: lipid-P, lipid peroxidation
8 Silver-NanoParticles
7 Artemisinin
6 Shikonin
4 Piperlongumine
4 Selenite (Sodium)
3 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
3 Chrysin
3 Copper and Cu NanoParticles
3 Curcumin
3 erastin
3 γ-linolenic acid (Borage Oil)
3 Juglone
3 salinomycin
2 alpha Linolenic acid
2 Ashwagandha(Withaferin A)
2 Propolis -bee glue
2 Citric Acid
2 Disulfiram
2 Ferulic acid
2 Phenethyl isothiocyanate
1 Astragalus
1 Glucose
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Betulinic acid
1 Boron
1 Boswellia (frankincense)
1 Caffeic acid
1 Capsaicin
1 chitosan
1 diet Ketogenic
1 Oxygen, Hyperbaric
1 Shilajit/Fulvic Acid
1 Honokiol
1 HydroxyTyrosol
1 nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
1 Resveratrol
1 Sulfasalazine
1 Selenium
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Spermidine
1 Thymoquinone
1 Thymol-Thymus vulgaris
1 VitK3,menadione
1 Zinc
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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