LC3II Cancer Research Results

LC3II, Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B light chain 3: Click to Expand ⟱
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LC3II (Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B light chain 3, also known as LC3) is a protein that plays a crucial role in the process of autophagy. Autophagy is a cellular process in which cells recycle and remove damaged or dysfunctional components.
LC3II is often used as a marker for autophagy, as its levels increase during autophagic activity.
LC3II is overexpressed in certain types of cancer, including breast, lung, and colon cancer.
LC3II is also known by other names, including:
    MAP1LC3B (Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta)
    LC3B (Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta)
    ATG8F (Autophagy-related protein 8F)
: In many cancers, increased LC3-II expression indicates enhanced autophagy, which can support tumor cell survival, especially under stress conditions (e.g., nutrient deprivation, hypoxia). This is often associated with poor prognosis and treatment resistance.


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2287- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles induce endothelial cytotoxicity through ROS-mediated mitochondria-lysosome damage and autophagy perturbation: The protective role of N-acetylcysteine
- in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs
*TumCP↓, AgNPs affects the morphology and function of endothelial cells which manifests as decreased cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis ability
*ROS↑, AgNPs can induce excessive cellular production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to damage to cellular sub-organs such as mitochondria and lysosomes
*eff↓, treatment with ROS scavenger-NAC can effectively suppress AgNP-induced endothelial damage.
*MDA↑, exposure to AgNPs increased MDA levels and decreased GSH levels.
*GSH↓,
*MMP↓, significantly reduced both MMP and ATP levels (Fig. 7) in HUVECs,
*ATP↓,
*LC3II↑, expression levels of LC3-II and p62 were significantly increase
*p62↑,
*Bcl-2↓, the anti-apoptotic protein expression level of Bcl-2 in HUVECs decreased, while the pro-apoptotic protein expression levels of Bax and Caspase-3 increased significantly.
*BAX↑,
*Casp3↑,

3382- ART/DHA,    Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, antimalarial drug, artemisinin that has shown anticancer activities in vitro and in vivo.
toxicity↑, safety of artemisinins in long-term cancer therapy requires further investigation.
Ferroptosis↑, Artemisinins acts against cancer cells via various pathways such as inducing apoptosis (Zhu et al., 2014; Zuo et al., 2014) and ferroptosis via the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Zhu et al., 2021) and causing cell cycle arrest
ROS↑,
TumCCA↑,
BioAv↝, absolute bioavailability was estimated to be 21.6%. ART has good solubility and is not lipophilic
eff↝, ART would not distribute well to the tissues and might be more effective in treating cancers such as leukemia, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or renal cell carcinoma because the liver and kidney are highly perfused organs.
Half-Life↓, Pharmacokinetic studies showed a relatively short t1/2 of artemisinins. For ART, t1/2 was 0.41 h
Ferritin↓, Figure 3
GPx4↓,
NADPH↓,
GSH↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
VEGF↓, angiogenesis
IL8↓,
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,
E-cadherin↑,
MMP2↓,
NF-kB↓,
p16↑, cell cycle arrest
CDK4↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
p62↓, autophagy
LC3II↑,
EMT↓, suppressing EMT and CSCs
CSCs↓,
Wnt↓, Depress Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
uPA↓, Inhibit u-PA activity, protein and mRNA expression
TumAuto↑, Emerging evidence suggests that autophagy induction is one of the molecular mechanisms underlying anticancer activity of artemisinins
angioG↓, Inhibition of Angiogenesis
ChemoSen↑, Many studies also reported that the use of artemisinins sensitized cancer cells to conventional chemotherapy and exerted a synergistic effect on apoptosis, inhibition of cell growth, and a reduction of cell viability, leading to a lower IC50 value

5376- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin compounds sensitize cancer cells to ferroptosis by regulating iron homeostasis
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-453
Ferroptosis↑, artemisinin compounds can sensitize cancer cells to ferroptosis, a new form of programmed cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation.
Ferritin↓, Mechanistically, dihydroartemisinin (DAT) can induce lysosomal degradation of ferritin in an autophagy-independent manner, increasing the cellular free iron level and causing cells to become more sensitive to ferroptosis.
Iron↑,
eff↑, we found that DAT can augment GPX4 inhibition-induced ferroptosis
TumAuto↑, DAT sensitizes cells to ferroptosis by stimulating autophagy.
LC3II↑, it caused an increase of LC3-II production
ROS↑, DAT increases lipid ROS and sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis

2674- BBR,    Berberine: A novel therapeutic strategy for cancer
- Review, Var, NA - Review, IBD, NA
Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive, hypolipidemic, and fungicide.
AntiCan↑, elaborated on the anticancer effects of BBR through the regulation of different molecular pathways such as: inducing apoptosis, autophagy, arresting cell cycle, and inhibiting metastasis and invasion.
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
TumCCA↑,
TumMeta↓,
TumCI↓,
eff↑, BBR is shown to have beneficial effects on cancer immunotherapy.
eff↑, BBR inhibited the release of Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) from LPS stimulated lymphocytes by acting as a dopamine receptor antagonist
CD4+↓, BBR inhibited the proliferation of CD4+ T cells and down-regulated TNF-α and IL-1 and thus, improved autoimmune neuropathy.
TNF-α↓,
IL1↓,
BioAv↓, On the other hand, P-Glycoprotein (P-gp), a secretive pump located in the epithelial cell membrane, restricts the oral bioavailability of a variety of medications, such as BBR. The use of P-gp inhibitors is a common and effective way to prevent this
BioAv↓, Regardless of its low bioavailability, BBR has shown great therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of a number of diseases.
other↓, BBR has been also used as an effective therapeutic agent for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) for several years
AMPK↑, inhibitory effects on inflammation by regulating different mechanisms such as 5′ Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK. Increase of AMPK
MAPK↓, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK), and NF-κB signaling pathways
NF-kB↓,
IL6↓, inhibiting the expression of proinflammatory genes such as IL-1, IL-6, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 (MCP1), TNF-α, Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
MCP1↓,
PGE2↓,
COX2↓,
*ROS↓, BBR protected PC-12 cells (normal) from oxidative damage by suppressing ROS through PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways
*antiOx↑, BBR therapy improved the antioxidant function of mice intestinal tissue by enhancing the levels of glutathione peroxidase and catalase enzymes.
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
AntiTum↑, Besides, BBR leaves great antitumor effects on multiple types of cancer such as breast cancer,69 bladder cancer,70 hepatocarcinoma,71 and colon cancer.72
TumCP↓, BBR exerts its antitumor activity by inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis and autophagy, and suppressing angiogenesis and metastasis
angioG↓,
Fas↑, by increasing the amounts of Fas receptor (death receptor)/FasL (Fas ligand), ROS, ATM, p53, Retinoblastoma protein (Rb), caspase-9,8,3, TNF-α, Bcl2-associated X protein (Bax), BID
FasL↑,
ROS↑,
ATM↑,
P53↑,
RB1↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp3↓,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓, and declining Bcl2, Bcl-X, c-IAP1 (inhibitor of apoptosis protein), X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), and Survivin levels
Bcl-xL↓,
IAP1↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
MMP2↓, Furthermore, BBR suppressed Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and MMP-9 expression.
MMP9↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓, Inhibition of cyclin B1, cdc2, cdc25c
CDC25↓,
CDC25↓,
Cyt‑c↑, BBR inhibited tumor cell proliferation and migration and induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) by: stimulating cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol
MMP↓, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential, and enabled cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol
RenoP↑, BBR significantly reduced the destructive effects of cisplatin on the kidney by inhibiting autophagy, and exerted nephroprotective effects.
mTOR↓, U87 cell, Inhibition of m-TOR signaling
MDM2↓, Downregulation of MDM2
LC3II↑, Increase of LC3-II and beclin-1
ERK↓, BBR stimulated AMPK signaling, resulting in reduced extracellular signal–regulated kinase (ERK) activity and COX-2 expression in B16F-10 lung melanoma cells
COX2↓,
MMP3↓, reducing MMP-3 in SGC7901 GC and AGS cells
TGF-β↓, BBR suppressed the invasion and migration of prostate cancer PC-3 cells by inhibiting TGF-β-related signaling molecules which induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) such as Bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7),
EMT↑,
ROCK1↓, inhibiting metastasis-associated proteins such as ROCK1, FAK, Ras Homolog Family Member A (RhoA), NF-κB and u-PA, leading to in vitro inhibition of MMP-1 and MMP-13.
FAK↓,
RAS↓,
Rho↓,
NF-kB↓,
uPA↓,
MMP1↓,
MMP13↓,
ChemoSen↑, recent studies have indicated that it can be used in combination with chemotherapy agents

2677- BBR,    Liposome-Encapsulated Berberine Alleviates Liver Injury in Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting AMPK/mTOR-Mediated Autophagy and Reducing ER Stress: Morphometric and Immunohistochemical Scoring
- in-vivo, Diabetic, NA
*hepatoP↑, berberine (Lip-BBR) to aid in ameliorating hepatic damage and steatosis, insulin homeostasis, and regulating lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
*LC3II↑, Lip-BBR treatment promoted autophagy via the activation of LC3-II and Bclin-1 proteins and activated the AMPK/mTOR pathway in the liver tissue of T2DM rats.
*Beclin-1↑,
*AMPK↑,
*mTOR↑,
*ER Stress↓, It decreased the endoplasmic reticulum stress by limiting the CHOP, JNK expression, oxidative stress, and inflammation.
*CHOP↓,
*JNK↓,
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓,
*BG↓, Oral supplementation of diabetic rats either by Lip-BBR or Vild, 10 mg/kg of each, significantly (p < 0.001) lowered the blood glucose levels of tested diabetic rats compared to the diabetic group.
*SOD↑, when the diabetic rats received Lip-BBR, the decrements were less pronounced compared to the diabetic group by 1.16 fold, 2.52 fold, and 67.57% for SOD, GPX, and CAT, respectively.
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
*IL10↑, Treatment of the diabetic rats with Lip-BBR significantly (p < 0.001) elevated serum IL-10 levels by 37.01% compared with diabetic rats.
*IL6↓, Oral supplementation of Lip-BBR could markedly (p < 0.0001) reduce the elevated serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α when it is used as a single treatment by 55.83% and 49.54%,
*TNF-α↓,
*ALAT↓, ALT, AST, and ALP in the diabetic group were significantly higher (p < 0.0001) by 88.95%, 81.64%, and 1.8 fold, respectively, compared with those in the control group, but this was reversed by the treatment with Lip-BBR
*AST↓,
*ALP↓,

4298- BBR,    Berberine mitigates cognitive decline in an Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model by targeting both tau hyperphosphorylation and autophagic clearance
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, Berberine could improve 3×Tg AD mice’s cognitive function
*p‑tau↓, Berberine could attenuate the hyperphosphorylation of tau
*GSK‐3β↓, attenuated the hyperphosphorylation of tau. via modulating the activity of Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β and protein phosphatase 2A
*PP2A↑, inhibition of GSK3β or activation of PP2A attenuates tau hyperphosphorylation, thus, ameliorates cognitive impairment
*memory↑, Berberine-treated mice showed better performance in spatial learning and memory test
*Akt↑, Berberine decreases tau phosphorylation via activation of Akt and inhibition of GSK3β
*LC3II↑, both LC3-Ⅱ and Beclin-1 in the hippocampus of BBR-treated group were dramatically increased compared with the 3×Tg AD mice
*Beclin-1↑,

2720- BetA,    Betulinic acid induces apoptosis of HeLa cells via ROS-dependent ER stress and autophagy in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Keap1↝, The findings revealed that BA activated Keap1/Nrf2 pathway and triggered mitochondria-dependent apoptosis due to ROS production.
ROS↑,
Ca+2↑, Furthermore, BA increased the intracellular Ca2+ levels
Beclin-1↓, inhibited the expression of Beclin1 and promoted the expression of GRP78, LC3-II, and p62 associated with ERS and autophagy.
GRP78/BiP↑,
LC3II↑,
p62↑,
ERStress↑,
TumAuto↑,

765- Bor,    High concentrations of boric acid induce autophagy in cancer cell lines
p62↓,
LC3II↑,
TumAuto↑,

2047- Buty,    Sodium butyrate inhibits migration and induces AMPK-mTOR pathway-dependent autophagy and ROS-mediated apoptosis via the miR-139-5p/Bmi-1 axis in human bladder cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, T24/HTB-9 - in-vitro, Nor, SV-HUC-1 - in-vitro, Bladder, 5637 - in-vivo, NA, NA
HDAC↓, Sodium butyrate (NaB) is a histone deacetylase inhibitor and exerts remarkable antitumor effects in various cancer cells
AntiTum↑,
TumCMig↓, NaB inhibited migration
AMPK↑, induced AMPK/mTOR pathway-activated autophagy and reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction via the miR-139-5p/Bmi-1 axis
mTOR↑,
TumAuto↑,
ROS↑, NaB initiates ROS overproduction
miR-139-5p↑, NaB upregulates miR-139-5p and depletes Bmi-1 in bladder cancer cells
BMI1↓,
TumCI?, NaB significantly inhibited cell migration dose-dependently
E-cadherin↑, E-cadherin was markedly increased, while the expression of N-cadherin, Vimentin, and Snail was decreased
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
cl‑PARP↑, increased expression levels of cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3, and Bax and the concurrent decrease in Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl
cl‑Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
MMP↓, impairs mitochondrial membrane potential
PINK1↑, activates the PINK1/ PARKIN pathway
PARK2↑,
TumMeta↓, NaB inhibits tumor metastasis and growth in vivo
TumCG↓,
LC3II↑, a significant increase in the levels of cleaved caspase3, p-AMPK, and LC3B-II along with decreased Bmi-1 and Vimentin
p62↓, elevated LC3B-II levels and degradation of p62
eff↓, NAC abolished the impairment of MMP and ROS overproduction. Interestingly, NAC also significantly inhibited apoptosis induced by NaB

1651- CA,  PBG,    Caffeic acid and its derivatives as potential modulators of oncogenic molecular pathways: New hope in the fight against cancer
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↓, CAPE (1-80 uM) can stimulate apoptosis and cell cycle arrest (G1 phase
TumCMig↓,
TumMeta↓,
ChemoSen↑,
eff↑, Nanoparticles promote therapeutic effect of CA and CAPE in reducing cancer cell malignancy.
eff↑, improve capacity of CA and CAPE in cancer suppression, it has been co-administered with other anti-tumor compounds such as gallic acid
eff↓, Currently, solvent extraction is utilized by methanol and ethyl acetate combination at high temperatures. However, a low amount of CA is yielded via this pathway
eff↝, Decyl CA (DCA) is a novel derivative of CA but its role in affecting colorectal cancer has not been completely understood.
Dose∅, The CAPE administration (0-60 uM) induces both autophagy and apoptosis in C6 glioma cells.
AMPK↑, CAPE induces autophagy via AMPK upregulation.
p62↓, CAPE can induce autophagy via p62 down-regulation and LC3-II upregulation
LC3II↑,
Ca+2↑, CA (0-1000 uM) enhances Ca2+ accumulation in cells in a concentration-dependent manner
Bax:Bcl2↑, CA can promote Bax/Bcl-2 ratio i
CDK4↑, The administration of CAPE (1–80 μM) can stimulate apoptosis and cell cycle arrest (G1 phase) via upregulation of Bax, CDK4, CDK6 and Rb
CDK6↑,
RB1↑,
EMT↓, CAPE has demonstrated high potential in inhibiting EMT in nasopharyngeal caner via enhancing E-cadherin levels, and reducing vimentin and β-catenin levels.
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
NF-kB↓,
angioG↑, CAPE (0.01-1ug/ml) inhibited angiogenesis via VEGF down-regulation
VEGF↓,
TSP-1↑, and furthermore, CAPE is capable of increasing TSP-1 levels
MMP9↓, CAPE was found to reduce MMP-9 expression
MMP2↓, CAPE can also down-regulate MMP-2
ChemoSen↑, role of CA and its derivatives in enhancing therapy sensitivity of cancer cells.
eff↑, CA administration (100 uM) alone or its combination with metformin (10 mM) can induce AMPK signaling
ROS↑, CA can promote ROS levels to induce cell death in human squamous cell carcinoma
CSCs↓, CA can reduce self-renewal capacity of CSCs and their migratory ability in vitro and in vivo.
Fas↑, CAPE (0-100 uM) is capable of inducing Fas signaling to promote p53 expression, leading to apoptotic cell death via Bax and caspase activation
P53↑,
BAX↑,
Casp↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, anti-tumor activity of CAPE is mediated via reducing β-catenin levels
NDRG1↑, CAPE (30 uM) can promote NDRG1 expression via MAPK activation and down-regulation of STAT3
STAT3↓,
MAPK↑, CAPE stimulates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and ERK
ERK↑,
eff↑, Res, thymoquinone and CAPE mediate lung tumor cell death via Bax upregulation and Bcl-2 down-regulation.
eff↑, co-administration of CA (100 μM) and metformin (10 mM) is of interest in cervical squamous cell carcinoma therapy.
eff↑, in addition to CA, propolis contains other agents such as chrysin, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid that are beneficial in tumor suppression.

5201- CAP,    Inhibiting ROS-STAT3-dependent autophagy enhanced capsaicin-induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
- NA, HCC, HepG2
AntiCan↓, Capsaicin, which is the pungent ingredient of red hot chili peppers, has been reported to possess anticancer activity, including that against hepatocellular carcinoma.
Apoptosis↑, Capsaicin can induce apoptosis in HepG2 cells.
cl‑PARP↑, The expression levels of CL-PARP and Bcl-2 were significantly increased.
Bcl-2↑,
TumAuto↑, capsaicin can trigger autophagy in HepG2 cells.
LC3II↑, Capsaicin increased LC3-II and beclin-1 expression and GFP-LC3-positive autophagosomes.
eff↑, Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of autophagy further sensitized HepG2 cells to capsaicin-induced apoptosis.
STAT3↑, capsaicin upregulated the Stat3 activity which contributed to autophagy
ROS↑, capsaicin triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in hepatoma cells
eff↓, and that the levels of ROS decreased with N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a ROS scavenger.

2019- CAP,    Capsaicin: A Two-Decade Systematic Review of Global Research Output and Recent Advances Against Human Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, Capsaicin has shown significant prospects as an effective chemopreventive agent
Ca+2↑, Capsaicin was shown to cause upstream activation of Ca2+
antiOx↑, Another plausible mechanism implicated in the chemopreventive action of capsaicin is its anti-oxidative effects.
*ROS↓, capsaicin inhibits ROS release and the subsequent mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, cytochrome c expression, chromosome condensation, and caspase-3 activation induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein in normal human HUVEC cells
*MMP∅,
*Cyt‑c∅,
*Casp3∅,
*eff↑, dietary curcumin and capsaicin concurrent administration in high-fat diet-fed rats were shown to mitigate the testicular and hepatic antioxidant status by increasing GSH levels, glutathione transferase activity, and Cu-ZnSOD expression
*Inflam↓, Anti-inflammation is another mechanism implicated in the chemopreventive action of capsaicin.
*NF-kB↓, inhibition of NF-kB by capsaicin
*COX2↓, compound elicits COX-2 enzyme activity inhibition and downregulation of iNOS
iNOS↓,
TRPV1↑, major pro-apoptotic mechanisms of capsaicin is via the vanilloid receptors, primarily TRPV1
i-Ca+2?, causing a concomitant influx of Ca2+: severe condition of mitochondria calcium overload. at high concentration (> 10 µM), capsaicin induces a slow but persistent increase in intracellular Ca2+
MMP↓, depolarization of mitochondria membrane potential
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome C
Bax:Bcl2↑, activation of Bax and p53 through C-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation
P53↑,
JNK↑,
PI3K↓, blocking the Pi3/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway, capsaicin increases levels of autophagic markers (LC3-II and Atg5)
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
LC3II↑,
ATG5↑,
p62↑, enhances p62 and Fap-1 degradation and increases caspase-3 activity to induce apoptosis in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Fap1↓,
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, generation of ROS in human hepatoma (HepG2 cells)
MMP9↓, inhibition of MMP9 by capsaicin occurs via the suppression of AMPK-NF-κB, EGFR-mediated FAK/Akt, PKC/Raf/ERK, p38 MAPK, and AP-1 signaling pathway
eff↑, capsaicin 8% patch could promote the regeneration and restoration of skin nerve fibres in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in addition to pain relief
eff↓, capsaicin has shown several unpleasant side effects, including stomach cramps, skin and gastric irritation, and burning sensation
eff↑, liposomes and micro-emulsion-based drugs have been known to significantly improve oral bioavailability and reduce the irritation of drugs
selectivity↑, In addition, these delivery systems can be surfaced-modified to perform site-directed/cell-specific drug delivery, thereby ensuring increased cell death of cancer cells while sparing non-selective normal cells
eff↑, Furthermore, owing to its antioxidant potential, capsaicin has been applied as a bioreduction and capping agent to synthesize biocompatible silver nanoparticles
ChemoSen↑, capsaicin has been combined with other anticancer therapies for more pronounced anticancer effects

4772- CoQ10,    The anti-tumor activities of coenzyme Q0 through ROS-mediated autophagic cell death in human triple-negative breast cells
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCP↓, Coenzyme Q0 (CoQ0) inhibits proliferation and colony formation in MDA-MB-468 and 231 cells.
Apoptosis↑, CoQ0 induced apoptosis associated with caspase-3 activation and PARP cleavage
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
LC3II↑, CoQ0 induced autophagic cell death is accompanied by LC3-II accumulation and AVO formation
eff↓, Antioxidant NAC prevents CoQ0-induced apoptosis and autophagy.
TumCG↓, CoQ0 (Fig. 1A) suppressed TNBC and Hs578T cell growth, as well as dose-dependently reduced cell growth.
Bax:Bcl2↑, CoQ0 increases Bax/Bcl-2 and Beclin-1/Bcl-2 ratio in both TNBC cell lines
Beclin-1↑,
TumAuto↑, CoQ0 induces autophagy, which ultimately results in cell death TNBC cells
ROS↑, CoQ0 activates intracellular ROS generation in TNBC cells. TNBC cells treated with CoQ0 (5 or 7.5 µM for 0–120 min) showed substantially elevated ROS accumulation

143- CUR,    Nonautophagic cytoplasmic vacuolation death induction in human PC-3M prostate cancer by curcumin through reactive oxygen species -mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
ER Stress↑, curcumin treatment upregulated the ER stress markers CHOP and Bip/GRP78 and the autophagic marker LC3-II.
CHOP↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ROS↑, curcumin induced ER stress by triggering ROS generation
LC3II↑,
eff↓, treating cells with the antioxidant NAC alleviated curcumin-mediated ER stress and vacuolation-mediated death.
tumCV↓, Curcumin treatment results in reduced cell viability and altered morphology of prostate cancer cells

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

457- CUR,    Curcumin regulates proliferation, autophagy, and apoptosis in gastric cancer cells by affecting PI3K and P53 signaling
- in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901 - in-vitro, GC, BGC-823
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
P53↑,
PI3K↓,
P21↑,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑mTOR↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
LC3I↓, LC3I
BAX↑,
Beclin-1↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
LC3II↑,
ATG3↑,
ATG5↑,

1869- DCA,    Dichloroacetate induces autophagy in colorectal cancer cells and tumours
- in-vitro, CRC, HT-29 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
LC3II↑, Increased expression of the autophagy markers LC3B II was observed following DCA treatment both in vitro and in vivo
ROS↑, increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
mTOR↓, mTOR inhibition
MCT1↓, DCA is a possible competitive MCT-1 inhibitor
NADH:NAD↓, increased NAD+/NADH ratios
NAD↑,
TumAuto↑, DCA induces autophagy in cancer cells accompanied by ROS production and mTOR inhibition, reduced lactate excretion, reduced kPL and increased NAD+/NADH ratio.
lactateProd↓, DCA treatment reduces lactate excretion with no change in glucose uptake
LDH↑, Increased LDH activity

2273- dietMet,    Methionine and cystine double deprivation stress suppresses glioma proliferation via inducing ROS/autophagy
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, U251 - in-vivo, NA, NA
ROS↑, Met-Cys double deprivation had synergistic action on elevating ROS level, decreased GSH level and inhibition of glioma cell proliferation.
GSH↓,
TumCP↓,
TumAuto↑, triggered autophagy of glioma cells both in vitro and in vivo
LC3II↑, Met-Cys deprivation strongly gave rise to the formation of the autophagosome and increased LC3-II protein expression, both of which are autophagy related indicators

1621- EA,    The multifaceted mechanisms of ellagic acid in the treatment of tumors: State-of-the-art
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Studies have shown its anti-tumor effect in gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and other malignant tumors
Apoptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCI↓,
TumAuto↑,
VEGFR2↓, inhibition of VEGFR-2 signaling
MAPK↓, MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
PD-1↓, Downregulation of VEGFR-2 and PD-1 expression
NOTCH↓, Inhibition of Akt and Notch
PCNA↓, regulation of the expression of proliferation-related proteins PCNA, Ki67, CyclinD1, CDK-2, and CDK-6
Ki-67↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
CDK2↑,
CDK6↓,
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑PARP↑, up-regulated the expression of cleaved PARP, Bax, Active Caspase3, DR4, and DR5
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
DR4↑,
DR5↑,
Snail↓, down-regulated the expression of Snail, MMP-2, and MMP-9
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TGF-β↑, up-regulation of TGF-β1
PKCδ↓, Inhibition of PKC signaling
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, decreases the expression level of β-catenin
SIRT1↓, down-regulates the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, SIRT1, HuR, and HO-1 protein
HO-1↓,
ROS↑, up-regulates ROS
CHOP↑, activating the CHOP signaling pathway to induce apoptosis
Cyt‑c↑, releases cytochrome c
MMP↓, decreases mitochondrial membrane potential and oxygen consumption,
OCR↓,
AMPK↑, activates AMPK, and downregulates HIF-1α expression
Hif1a↓,
NF-kB↓, inhibition of NF-κB pathway
E-cadherin↑, Upregulates E-cadherin, downregulates vimentin and then blocks EMT progression
Vim↓,
EMT↓,
LC3II↑, Up-regulation of LC3 – II expression and down-regulation of CIP2A
CIP2A↓,
GLUT1↓, regulation of glycolysis-related gene GLUT1 and downstream protein PDH expression
PDH↝,
MAD↓, Downregulation of MAD, LDH, GR, GST, and GSH-Px related protein expressio
LDH↓,
GSTs↑,
NOTCH↓, inhibited the expression of Akt and Notch protein
survivin↓, survivin and XIAP was also significantly down-regulated
XIAP↓,
ER Stress↑, through ER stress
ChemoSideEff↓, could improve cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity in colorectal cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, Enhancing chemosensitivity

655- EGCG,    A new molecular mechanism underlying the EGCG-mediated autophagic modulation of AFP in HepG2 cells
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2
AFP↓, EGCG can effectively reduce AFP secretion and simultaneously induce AFP aggregation in human HCC HepG2 cells.
TumAuto↑,
LC3II↑, promoting the synthesis of LC3-II, a characteristic autophagosomal marke
TumCG↓,
MMP↓,

3205- EGCG,    The Role of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate in Autophagy and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress (ERS)-Induced Apoptosis of Human Diseas
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
Beclin-1↑, EGCG not only regulates autophagy via increasing Beclin-1 expression and reactive oxygen species generation,
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑, Apoptosis is a common cell function in biology and is induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)
ER Stress↑,
*Inflam↓, EGCG has health benefits including anti-tumor [15], anti-inflammatory [16], anti-diabetes [17], anti-myocardial infarction [18], anti-cardiac hypertrophy [19], anti-atherosclerosis [20], and antioxidant
*cardioP↑,
*antiOx↑,
*LDL↓, These effects are mainly related to (LDL) cholesterol inhibition, NF-κB inhibition, MPO activity inhibition, decreased levels of glucose and glycated hemoglobin in plasma, decreased inflammatory markers, and reduced ROS generation
*NF-kB↓,
*MPO↓,
*glucose↓,
*ROS↓,
ATG5↑, EGCG induced autophagy by enhancing Beclin-1, ATG5, and LC3B and promoted mitochondrial depolarization in breast cancer cells.
LC3B↑,
MMP↑,
lactateProd↓, 20 mg kg−1 EGCG significantly decreased glucose, lactic acid, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels
VEGF↓,
Zeb1↑, (20 uM) inhibited the proliferation through activating autophagy via upregulating ZEB1, WNT11, IGF1R, FAS, BAK, and BAD genes and inhibiting TP53, MYC, and CASP8 genes in SSC-4 human oral squamous cells [
Wnt↑,
IGF-1R↑,
Fas↑,
Bak↑,
BAD↑,
TP53↓,
Myc↓,
Casp8↓,
LC3II↑, increasing the LC3-II expression levels and induced apoptosis via inducing ROS in mesothelioma cell lines,
NOTCH3↓, but also could reduce partially Notch3/DLL3 to reduce drug-resistance and the stemness of tumor cells
eff↑, In combination therapies, low-intensity pulsed electric field (PEF) can improve EGCG to affect tumor cells; ultrasound (US) with tumor cells is the application of physical stimulation in cancer therapy.
p‑Akt↓, 20 μM EGCG increased intracellular ROS levels and LC3-II, and inhibited p-Akt in PANC-1 cells
PARP↑, 100 μM EGCG increased LC3-II, activated caspase-3 and PARP, and reduced p-Akt in HepG2
*Cyt‑c↓, EGCG protected neuronal cells against human viruses by inhibiting cytochrome c and Bax translocations, and reducing autophagy with increased LC3-II expression and decreased p62 expression
*BAX↓,
*memory↑, EGCG restored autophagy in the mTOR/p70S6K pathway to weaken memory and learning disorders induced by CUMS
*neuroP↑, Finally, EGCG increased the neurological scores through inhibiting cell death
*Ca+2?, EGCG treatment, [Ca2+]m and [Ca2+]i expressions were reduced and oxyhemoglobin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction lessened.
GRP78/BiP↑, MMe cells with EGCG treatment improved GRP78 expression in the endoplasmic reticulum, and induced EDEM, CHOP, XBP1, and ATF4 expressions, and increased the activity of caspase-3 and caspase-8.
CHOP↑, GRP78 accumulation converted UPR of MMe cells into pro-apoptotic ERS
ATF4↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
UPR↑,

1654- FA,    Molecular mechanism of ferulic acid and its derivatives in tumor progression
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, FA has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-radiation, and immune-enhancing effects and also shows anticancer activity,
Inflam↓,
RadioS↑,
ROS↑, FA can cause mitochondrial apoptosis by inducing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, G0/G1 phase
TumCMig↑, inducing autophagy; inhibiting cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis
TumCI↓,
angioG↓,
ChemoSen↑, synergistically improving the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs and reducing adverse reactions.
ChemoSideEff↓,
P53↑, FA could increase the expression level of p53 in MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells
cycD1/CCND1↓, while reducing the expression levels of cyclin D1 and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6.
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
TumW↓, FA treatment was found to reduce tumor weight in a dose-dependent manner, increase miR-34a expression, downregulate Bcl-2 protein expression, and upregulate caspase-3 protein expression
miR-34a↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, isoferulic acid dose-dependently downregulated the expression of β-catenin and MYC proto-oncogene (c-Myc), inducing apoptosis
cMyc↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑, FXS-3 can inhibit the activity of A549 cells by upregulating the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio
SOD↓, After treatment with FA, Cao et al. [40] observed an increase in ROS production and a decrease in superoxide dismutase activity and glutathione content in EC-1 and TE-4 oesophageal cancer cells
GSH↓,
LDH↓, FA could promote the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
ERK↑, A can activate the ERK1/2 pathway
eff↑, conjugated zinc oxide nanoparticles with FA (ZnONPs-FA) to act on hepatoma Huh-7 and HepG2 cells. The results showed that ZnONPs-FA could induce oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis by inducing ROS production.
JAK2↓, by inhibiting the JAK2/STAT6 immune signaling pathway
STAT6↓,
NF-kB↓, thus inhibiting the activation of NF-κB
PYCR1↓, FA can target PYCR1 and inhibit its enzyme activity in a concentration-dependent manner.
PI3K↓, FA inhibits the activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway
Akt↓,
mTOR↓, FA could significantly reduce the expression level of mTOR mRNA and Ki-67 protein in A549 lung cancer graft tissue
Ki-67↓,
VEGF↓,
FGFR1↓, FA is a novel FGFR1 inhibitor
EMT↓, FA can inhibit EMT
CAIX↓, selectively inhibit CAIX
LC3II↑, Autophagy vacuoles and increased LC3-II and p62 autophagy proteins were observed after treatment with this compound
p62↑,
PKM2↓, FA could inhibit the expression of PKM2 and block aerobic glycolysis
Glycolysis↓,
*BioAv↓, FA has poor solubility in water and a poor ability to pass through biological barriers [118]; therefore, the extent to which it is metabolized in vivo after oral administration is largely unknown

1962- GamB,  HCQ,    Gambogic acid induces autophagy and combines synergistically with chloroquine to suppress pancreatic cancer by increasing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, PC, NA
LC3II↑, Gambogic acid induced the expression of LC3-II and Beclin-1 proteins in pancreatic cancer cells, whereas the expression of P62 showed a decline.
Beclin-1↑,
p62↓,
MMP↓, gambogic acid reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and promoted ROS production, which contributed to the activation of autophagy
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
eff↑, inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine further reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased the accumulation of ROS

2865- HNK,    Liposomal Honokiol induces ROS-mediated apoptosis via regulation of ERK/p38-MAPK signaling and autophagic inhibition in human medulloblastoma
- in-vitro, MB, DAOY - vitro+vivo, NA, NA
BioAv↓, poor water solubility of HNK results in its low bioavailability, thus limiting its wide use in clinical cancer treatments
BioAv↓, Liposomes can overcome this limitation, and liposomal HNK (Lip-HNK) has promising clinical applications in this aspect
TumCP↓, increased Lip-HNK concentration could inhibit the proliferation of DAOY and D283 cells, without exerting effects on the growth of non-tumor cells
selectivity↑,
P53↑, P53 and P21 proteins (inhibiting cell cycle progression) was increased
P21↑,
CDK4↓, Lip-HNK also downregulated the expression of CDK4 and cyclin D1
cycD1/CCND1↓,
mtDam↑, Lip-HNK caused apoptosis and death, which, in turn, led to the failure of mitochondrial membrane function
ROS↑, Lip-HNK induced ROS production, which, as hypothesized, was blocked by the ROS scavenger NAC
eff↓, Lip-HNK induced ROS production, which, as hypothesized, was blocked by the ROS scavenger NAC
Casp3↑, caspase-3 sectioned and the Bax protein level increased by Lip-HNK
BAX↑,
LC3II↑, LC3BII protein in the Lip-HNK-treated group was noticeably elevated
Beclin-1↑, Beclin-1 (BECN), Atg7 proteins, and LC3BII were dramatically upregulated in the Lip-HNK-treated cells
ATG7↑,
p62↑, Lip-HNK treatment remarkably increased p62 expression, which was dose-dependent
eff↑, Lip-HNK treatment (20 mg/kg) drastically inhibited tumor growth. The combined treatment of Lip-HNK, Chloroquine , and Carboplatin showed more superior antitumor effects
ChemoSen↑, Lip-HNK alone or combined with chemotherapy (Carboplatin or Etoposide) causes significant regression of orthotopic xenografts
*toxicity↓, We also found that Lip-HNK did not damage the liver and kidney

2864- HNK,    Honokiol: A Review of Its Anticancer Potential and Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, induction of G0/G1 and G2/M cell cycle arrest
CDK2↓, (via the regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and cyclin proteins),
EMT↓, epithelial–mesenchymal transition inhibition via the downregulation of mesenchymal markers
MMPs↓, honokiol possesses the capability to supress cell migration and invasion via the downregulation of several matrix-metalloproteinases
AMPK↑, (activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and KISS1/KISS1R signalling)
TumCI↓, inhibiting cell migration, invasion, and metastasis, as well as inducing anti-angiogenesis activity (via the down-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
TumCMig↓,
TumMeta↓,
VEGFR2↓,
*antiOx↑, diverse biological activities, including anti-arrhythmic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-depressant, anti-thrombocytic, and anxiolytic activities
*Inflam↓,
*BBB↑, Due to its ability to cross the blood–brain barrier
*neuroP↑, beneficial towards neuronal protection through various mechanism, such as the preservation of Na+/K+ ATPase, phosphorylation of pro-survival factors, preservation of mitochondria, prevention of glucose, reactive oxgen species (ROS), and inflammatory
*ROS↓,
Dose↝, Generally, the concentrations used for the in vitro studies are between 0–150 μM
selectivity↑, Interestingly, honokiol has been shown to exhibit minimal cytotoxicity against on normal cell lines, including human fibroblast FB-1, FB-2, Hs68, and NIH-3T3 cells
Casp3↑, ↑ Caspase-3 & caspase-9
Casp9↑,
NOTCH1↓, Inhibition of Notch signalling: ↓ Notch1 & Jagged-1;
cycD1/CCND1↓, ↓ cyclin D1 & c-Myc;
cMyc↓,
P21?, ↑ p21WAF1 protein
DR5↑, ↑ DR5 & cleaved PARP
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑, ↑ phosphorylated p53 & p53
Mcl-1↑, ↓ Mcl-1 protein
p65↓, ↓ p65; ↓ NF-κB
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, ↑ JNK activation ,Increase ROS activity:
JNK↑,
NRF2↑, ↑ Nrf2 & c-Jun protein activation
cJun↑,
EF-1α↓, ↓ EFGR; ↓ MAPK/PI3K pathway activity
MAPK↓,
PI3K↓,
mTORC1↓, ↓ mTORC1 function; ↑ LKB1 & cytosolic localisation
CSCs↓, Inhibit stem-like characteristics: ↓ Oct4, Nanog & Sox4 protein; ↓ STAT3;
OCT4↓,
Nanog↓,
SOX4↓,
STAT3↓,
CDK4↓, ↓ Cdk2, Cdk4 & p-pRbSer780;
p‑RB1↓,
PGE2↓, ↓ PGE2 production ↓ COX-2 ↑ β-catenin
COX2↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
IKKα↓, ↓ IKKα
HDAC↓, ↓ class I HDAC proteins; ↓ HDAC activity;
HATs↑, ↑ histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity; ↑ histone H3 & H4
H3↑,
H4↑,
LC3II↑, ↑ LC3-II
c-Raf↓, ↓ c-RAF
SIRT3↑, ↑ Sirt3 mRNA & protein; ↓ Hif-1α protein
Hif1a↓,
ER Stress↑, ↑ ER stress signalling pathway activation; ↑ GRP78,
GRP78/BiP↑,
cl‑CHOP↑, ↑ cleaved caspase-9 & CHOP;
MMP↓, mitochondrial depolarization
PCNA↓, ↓ cyclin B1, cyclin D1, cyclin D2 & PCNA;
Zeb1↓, ↓ ZEB2 Inhibit
NOTCH3↓, ↓ Notch3/Hes1 pathway
CD133↓, ↓ CD133 & Nestin protein
Nestin↓,
ATG5↑, ↑ Atg7 protein activation; ↑ Atg5;
ATG7↑,
survivin↓, ↓ Mcl-1 & survivin protein
ChemoSen↑, honokiol potentiated the apoptotic effect of both doxorubicin and paclitaxel against human liver cancer HepG2 cells.
SOX2↓, Honokiol was shown to downregulate the expression of Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2 which were known to be expressed in osteosarcoma, breast carcinoma and germ cell tumours
OS↑, Lipo-HNK was also shown to prolong survival and induce intra-tumoral apoptosis in vivo.
P-gp↓, Honokiol was shown to downregulate the expression of P-gp at mRNA and protein levels in MCF-7/ADR, a human breast MDR cancer cell line
Half-Life↓, For i.v. administration, it has been found that there was a rapid rate of distribution followed by a slower rate of elimination (elimination half-life t1/2 = 49.22 min and 56.2 min for 5 mg or 10 mg of honokiol, respectively
Half-Life↝, male and female dogs was assessed. The elimination half-life (t1/2 in hours) was found to be 20.13 (female), 9.27 (female), 7.06 (male), 4.70 (male), and 1.89 (male) after administration of doses of 8.8, 19.8, 3.9, 44.4, and 66.7 mg/kg, respectively.
eff↑, Apart from that, epigallocatechin-3-gallate functionalized chitin loaded with honokiol nanoparticles (CE-HK NP), developed by Tang et al. [224], inhibit HepG2
BioAv↓, extensive biotransformation of honokiol may contribute to its low bioavailability.

1070- IVM,    Ivermectin accelerates autophagic death of glioma cells by inhibiting glycolysis through blocking GLUT4 mediated JAK/STAT signaling pathway activation
- vitro+vivo, GBM, NA
TumCG↓,
LC3II↑,
p62↓,
ATP↓,
Pyruv↓,
GlucoseCon↑, promoted glucose uptake
HK2↓,
PFK1↓,
GLUT4↓,
Glycolysis↓,
JAK2↓,
p‑STAT3↓,
p‑STAT5↓,

1917- JG,    Inhibition of human leukemia cells growth by juglone is mediated via autophagy induction, endogenous ROS production, and inhibition of cell migration and invasion
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
selectivity↑, revealed significant, selective (less cytotoxicity towards normal cells) and dose-dependent inhibition of HL-60 leukemia cells
LC3I↑, significant increase in LC3-I and LC3-II
LC3II↑,
Beclin-1↑, slight increase in Beclin-I
ROS↑, Confocal microscopy revealed tremendous increase in ROS concentrations in a dose-dependent manner
tumCV↓,
Dose↝, ROS percentage was 8%, with 20 μM dose it was 25% and with 80 μM its highest value was observed. dose-dependent increase in ROS production
TumAuto↑, The growth inhibitory effects of juglone were mediated via autophagy induction, endogenous ROS production, and inhibition of cell migration and invasion.

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

2912- LT,    Luteolin: a flavonoid with a multifaceted anticancer potential
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, induction of oxidative stress, cell cycle arrest, upregulation of apoptotic genes, and inhibition of cell proliferation and angiogenesis in cancer cells.
TumCCA↑,
TumCP↓,
angioG↓,
ER Stress↑, Luteolin induces mitochondrial dysfunction and activates the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in glioblastoma cells, which triggers the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
mtDam↑,
PERK↑, activate the expression of stress-related proteins by mediating the phosphorylation of PERK, ATF4, eIF2α, and cleaved-caspase 12.
ATF4↑,
eIF2α↑,
cl‑Casp12↑,
EMT↓, Luteolin is known to reverse epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is associated with the cancer cell progression and metastasis.
E-cadherin↑, upregulating the biomarker E-cadherin expression, followed by a significant downregulation of the N-cadherin and vimentin expression
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
*neuroP↑, Furthermore, luteolin holds potential to improve the spinal damage and brain trauma caused by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium due to its excellent neuroprotective properties.
NF-kB↓, downregulation and suppression of cellular pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), phosphatidylinositol 3’-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP)
PI3K↓,
Akt↑,
XIAP↓,
MMP↓, Furthermore, the membrane action potential of mitochondria depletes in the presence of luteolin, Ca2+ levels and Bax expression upregulate, the levels of caspase-3 and caspase-9 increase, while the downregulation of Bcl-2
Ca+2↑,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Cyt‑c↑, cause the cytosolic release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
IronCh↑, Luteolin serves as a good metal-chelating agent owing to the presence of dihydroxyl substituents on the aromatic ring framework
SOD↓, luteolin further triggered an early phase accumulation of ROS due to the suppression of the activity of cellular superoxide dismutase.
*ROS↓, Luteolin reportedly demonstrated an optimal 43.7% inhibition of the accumulation of ROS, 24.5% decrease in malondialdehyde levels, and 38.7% lowering of lactate dehydrogenase levels at a concentration of 30 µM
*LDHA↑,
*SOD↑, expression of superoxide dismutase ameliorated by 73.7%, while the activity of glutathione improved by 72.3% at the same concentration of luteolin
*GSH↑,
*BioAv↓, Poor bioavailability of luteolin limits its optimal therapeutic efficacy and bioactivity
Telomerase↓, MDA-MB-231 cells with luteolin led to dose dependent arrest of cell cycle in S phase by reducing the levels of telomerase and by inhibiting the phosphorylation of NF-kB inhibitor α along with its target gene c-Myc
cMyc↓,
hTERT/TERT↓, These events led to the suppression of the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) encoding for the catalytic subunit of telomerase
DR5↑, luteolin upregulated the expression of caspase cascades and death receptors, including DR5
Fas↑, expression of proapoptotic genes such as FAS, FADD, BAX, BAD, BOK, BID, TRADD upregulates, while the anti-apoptotic genes NAIP, BCL-2, and MCL-1 experience downregulation.
FADD↑,
BAD↑,
BOK↑,
BID↑,
NAIP↓,
Mcl-1↓,
CDK2↓, expression of cell cycle regulatory genes CDK2, CDKN2B, CCNE2, CDKN1A, and CDK4 decreased on incubation with luteolin
CDK4↓,
MAPK↓, expression of MAPK1, MAPK3, MAP3K5, MAPK14, PIK3C2A, PIK3C2B, AKT1, AKT2, and ELK1 downregulated
AKT1↓,
Akt2↓,
*Beclin-1↓, luteolin led to downregulation of the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and autophagy-associated proteins, Beclin 1, and LC3
Hif1a↓,
LC3II↑, LC3-II is upregulated following the luteolin treatment in p53 wild type HepG2 cells i
Beclin-1↑, Luteolin treatment reportedly increased the number of intracellular autophagosomes, as indicated by an increased expression of Beclin 1, and conversion of LC3B-I to LC3B-II in hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells.

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

227- MFrot,  MF,    Low Frequency Magnetic Fields Induce Autophagy-associated Cell Death in Lung Cancer through miR-486-mediated Inhibition of Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway
- in-vivo, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, A549
TumCG↓,
miR-486↑, decreased expression of miR-486 and an increased expression of BCAP were found in tumor tissues of lung cancer patients
BCAP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑, miR-486 is required for LF-MFs triggered autophagy
LC3II↑,
ATG5↑,
Beclin-1↑,
p62↑, blocked p62 degradation
TumCP↓,

1672- PBG,    The Potential Use of Propolis as an Adjunctive Therapy in Breast Cancers
- Review, BC, NA
ChemoSen↓, 4 human clinical trials that demonstrated the successful use of propolis in alleviating side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy while increasing the quality of life of breast cancer patients, with minimal adverse effects.
RadioS↑,
Inflam↓, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties.
AntiCan↑,
Dose∅, Indonesia: IC50 = 4.57 μg/mL and 10.23 μg/mL
mtDam↑, Poland: propolis induced mitochondrial damage and subsequent apoptosis in breast cancer cells.
Apoptosis?,
OCR↓, China: CAPE inhibited mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate (OCR) by reducing basal, maximal, and spare respiration rate and consequently inhibiting ATP production
ATP↓,
ROS↑, Iran: inducing intracellular ROS production, IC50 = 65-96 μg/mL
ROS↑, Propolis induced mitochondrial dysfunction and lactate dehydrogenase release indicating the occurrence of ROS-associated necrosis.
LDH↓,
TP53↓, Interestingly, a reduced expression of apoptosis-related genes such as TP53, CASP3, BAX, and P21)
Casp3↓,
BAX↓,
P21↓,
ROS↑, CAPE: inducing oxidative stress through upregulation of e-NOS and i-NOS levels
eNOS↑,
iNOS↑,
eff↑, The combination of propolis and mangostin significantly reduced the expression of Wnt2, FAK, and HIF-1α, when compared to propolis or mangostin alone
hTERT/TERT↓, downregulation of the mRNA levels of hTERT and cyclin D1
cycD1/CCND1↓,
eff↑, Synergism with bee venom was observed
eff↑, Statistically significant decrease was found in the MCF-7 cell viability 48 h after applying different combinations of cisplatin (3.12 μg/mL) and curcumin (0.31 μg/mL) and propolis (160 μg/mL)
eff↑, Nanoparticles of chrysin had significantly higher cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cells, compared to chrysin
eff↑, Propolis nanoparticles appeared to increase cytotoxicity of propolis against MCF-7 cells
STAT3↓, Chrysin also inhibited the hypoxia-induced STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation suggesting the mechanism of action was through STAT3 inhibition.
TIMP1↓, Propolis reduced the expression of TIMP-1, IL-4, and IL-10.
IL4↓,
IL10↓,
OS↑, patients supplemented with propolis had significantly longer median disease free survival time (400 mg, 3 times daily for 10 d pre-, during, and post)
Dose∅, 400 mg, 3 times daily for 10 d pre-, during, and post
ER Stress↑, endoplasmic reticulum stress
ROS↑, upregulating the expression of Annexin A7 (ANXA7), reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, and NF-κB p65 level, while simultaneously reducing the mitochondrial membrane potential.
NF-kB↓,
p65↓,
MMP↓,
TumAuto↑, propolis induced autophagy by increasing the expression of LC3-II and reducing the expression of p62 level
LC3II↑,
p62↓,
TLR4↓, propolis downregulates the inflammatory TLR4
mtDam↑, propolis induced mitochondrial dysfunction and lactate dehydrogenase release indicating ROS-associated necrosis in MDA MB-231cancer cells
LDH↓,
ROS↑,
Glycolysis↓, inhibit the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells by targeting key enzymes of glycolysis, namely glycolysis-hexokinase 2 (HK2), phosphofructokinase (PFK), pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme M2 (PKM2), and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA),
HK2↓,
PFK↓,
PKM2↓,
LDH↓,
IL10↓, propolis significantly reduced the relative number of CD4+, CD25+, FoxP3+ regulatory T cells expressing IL-10
HDAC8↓, Chrysin, a propolis bioactive compound, inhibits HDAC8
eff↑, combination of propolis and mangostin significantly reduced the expression of Wnt2, FAK, and HIF-1α, when compared to propolis or mangostin alone.
eff↑, Propolis also upregulated the expression of catalase, HTRA2/Omi, FADD, and TRAIL-associated DR5 and DR4 which significantly enhanced the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin in MCF-7 cells
P21↑, Chrysin, a propolis bioactive compound, inhibits HDAC8 and significantly increases the expression of p21 (waf1/cip1) in breast cancer cells, leading to apoptosis.

1668- PBG,    Propolis: A Detailed Insight of Its Anticancer Molecular Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
antiOx↑, Propolis has well-known therapeutic actions including antioxidative, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties.
Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
TumCP↓, primarily by inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
eff↝, Depending on the bee species, geographic location, plant species, and weather conditions, the chemical makeup of propolis fluctuates significantly
MMPs↓, via inhibiting the metastatic protein expression such as MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases)
TNF-α↓, inhibit inflammatory mediators including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-1/2 (COX ½), lipoxygenase (LOX), prostaglandins (PGs), and interleukin 1- β (IL1-β)
iNOS↓,
COX2↓,
IL1β↑,
*BioAv↓, Despite the low bioavailability of Artepillin C, a compound with a wide variety of physiological activities
BAX↑, Egyptian propolis extract revealed high apoptotic effects through an increase in BAX (pro-apoptotic protein), caspase-3, and cytochrome-c expression levels, and by a reduction in B-cell lymphoma2 (BCL2)
Casp3↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bcl-2↓,
eff↑, enhanced the G0/G1 cell cycle arrest induced by methotrexate
selectivity↑, Thailand propolis on normal and cancerous cells carried out by Umthong et al. found significant differences with the propolis showing cytotoxicity against cancerous but not normal cells.
P53↑, significant increases in the levels of p53 in cells treated with propolis extracts.
ROS↑, propolis induced apoptosis in the SW620 human colorectal cancer cell line through mitochondrial dysfunction caused by high production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and caspase activation
Casp↑,
eff↑, Galangin- and chrysin-induced apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential loss in B16-F1 and A375 melanoma cell lines
ERK↓, Galangin- and chrysin-induced apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential loss in B16-F1 and A375 melanoma cell lines
Dose∅, propolis extracts at concentrations of 50 μg/mL significantly increased the levels of TRAIL in cervical tumor cell lines
TRAIL↑,
NF-kB↑, p53, NF-κB, and ROS. These molecules were found to be elevated following exposure of the cells to the alcoholic extract of the propolis
ROS↑,
Dose↑, high concentrations, propolis increased the amounts of integrin β4, ROS, and p53
MMP↓, high expression levels of these molecules, in turn, drove a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential
DNAdam↑, propolis extract induced DNA fragmentation
TumAuto↑, CAPE, were found to induce autophagy in a breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) through upregulating LC3-II and downregulating p62,
LC3II↑,
p62↓,
EGF↓, downregulation of EGF, HIF-1α, and VEGF
Hif1a↓,
VEGF↓,
TLR4↓, downregulating Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4), glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3 β), and NF-κB signaling pathways
GSK‐3β↓,
NF-kB↓,
Telomerase↓, Propolis was shown to inhibit the telomerase reverse transcriptase activity in leukemia cells.
ChemoSen↑, Propolis has been shown to increase the activity of existing chemotherapeutic agents and inhibit some of their side effects
ChemoSideEff↓,

5124- Sal,    Inhibition of the autophagic flux by salinomycin in breast cancer stem-like/progenitor cells interferes with their maintenance
- in-vitro, BC, NA
CSCs↓, Salinomycin (Sal), a K+/H+ ionophore, has recently been shown to be at least 100 times more effective than paclitaxel in reducing the proportion of breast CSCs
LC3II↑, Sal-induced accumulation of LC3-II
other↓, Sal inhibits autophagy flux
lysosome↓, Sal treatment inhibits lysosomal activity
CTSZ↓, The combined activity of cathepsins Z, B, L, and S was significantly lower in Sal–treated cells, as were the specific activities of CTSB and CTSL, indicating that Sal significantly inhibits the activity of cathepsins
CTSB↓,
CTSL↓,
CTSS↓,
autoF↓, Inhibition of the autophagic flux by salinomycin
TumAuto↓, In this study, we reported the inhibitory effect of Sal on autophagy and its consequence on the crosstalk with the apoptosis pathway.

1455- SFN,    Sulforaphane Activates a lysosome-dependent transcriptional program to mitigate oxidative stress
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Nor, 1321N1
*ROS↓, SFN may trigger a self-defense cellular mechanism that can effectively mitigate oxidative stress commonly associated with many metabolic and age-related diseases. SFN treatment prevented CCCP-induced ROS increases in WT 1321N1 cells(normal)
*BioAv↑, Tissue concentrations of SFN can reach 3–30 μM upon broccoli consumption
LC3II↑, SFN (15 μM, 3–9 h) treatment markedly increased endogenous LC3-II levels in HeLa cells
LAMP1?, gradual (within hours) increases in the expression of LAMP1 proteins upon SFN (15 μM, 3–9 h) treatment in HeLa cells
TumAuto↑, SFN led to enhanced lysosomal and autophagic function.
TFEB↑, SFN (10–15 μM) treatment for 4 h induced nuclear translocation of endogenous TFEB in HeLa cells
ROS↑, SFN treatment for 2 h resulted in a mild increase of intracellular ROS. ROS mediate some effects of SFN
eff↓, NAC (5 mM), a commonly used membrane-permeable antioxidant compound [7], prevented SFN-induced increases in ROS

3298- SIL,    Silibinin, a natural flavonoid, induces autophagy via ROS-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of ATP involving BNIP3 in human MCF7 breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
LC3II↑, silibinin triggered the conversion of light chain 3 (LC3)-I to LC3-II, promoted the upregulation of Atg12-Atg5 formation, increased Beclin-1 expression, and decreased the Bcl-2 level.
Beclin-1↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS↑, Moreover, we noted elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, concomitant with the dissipation of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) and a drastic decline in ATP levels following silibinin treatment,
MMP↓,
ATP↓,
eff↓, which were effectively prevented by the antioxidants, N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid
BNIP3?, silibinin upregulated BNIP3 protein and transcript levels
TumAuto↑, uggesting that the MCF7 cells were more sensitive to silibinin-induced autophagic cell death under the starvation condition.
eff↑, more sensitive to silibinin-induced autophagic cell death under the starvation condition.

3288- SIL,    Silymarin in cancer therapy: Mechanisms of action, protective roles in chemotherapy-induced toxicity, and nanoformulations
- Review, Var, NA
Inflam↓, Silymarin, a milk thistle extract, has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-lipid peroxidative, anti-fibrotic, anti-oxidative, and anti-proliferative properties.
lipid-P↓,
TumMeta↓, Silymarin exhibits not only anti-cancer functions through modulating various hallmarks of cancer, including cell cycle, metastasis, angiogenesis, apoptosis, and autophagy, by targeting a plethora of molecules
angioG↓,
chemoP↑, but also plays protective roles against chemotherapy-induced toxicity, such as nephrotoxicity,
EMT↓, Figure 2, Metastasis
HDAC↓,
HATs↑,
MMPs↓,
uPA↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
VEGF↓, Angiogenesis
CD31↓,
Hif1a↓,
VEGFR2↓,
Raf↓,
MEK↓,
ERK↓,
BIM↓, apoptosis
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Casp↑,
MAPK↓,
P53↑,
LC3II↑, Autophagy
mTOR↓,
YAP/TEAD↓,
*BioAv↓, Additionally, the oral bioavailability of silymarin in rats is only 0.73 %
MMP↓, silymarin treatment reduced mitochondrial transmembrane potential, leading to an increase in cytosolic cytochrome c (Cyt c), downregulating proliferation-associated proteins (PCNA, c-Myc, cyclin D1, and β-catenin)
Cyt‑c↑,
PCNA↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
survivin↓, and anti-apoptotic proteins (survivin and Bcl-2), and upregulating pro-apoptotic proteins (caspase-3, Bax, APAF-1, and p53)
APAF1↑,
Casp3↑,
MDSCs↓, ↓MDSCs, ↓IL-10, ↑IL-2 and IFN-γ
IL10↓,
IL2↑,
IFN-γ↑,
hepatoP↑, Moreover, in a randomized clinical trial, silymarin attenuated hepatoxicity in non-metastatic breast cancer patients undergoing a doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide-paclitaxel regimen
cardioP↑, For example, Rašković et al. studied the hepatoprotective and cardioprotective effects of silymarin (60 mg/kg orally) in rats following DOX
GSH↑, silymarin could protect the kidney and heart from ADR toxicity by protecting against glutathione (GSH) depletion and inhibiting lipid peroxidation
neuroP↑, silymarin attenuated the neurotoxicity of docetaxel by reducing apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress

3427- TQ,    Chemopreventive and Anticancer Effects of Thymoquinone: Cellular and Molecular Targets
ROS⇅, It appears that the cellular and/or physiological context(s) determines whether TQ acts as a pro-oxidant or an anti-ox- idant in vivo
Fas↑, Figure 2, cell death
DR5↑,
TRAIL↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
mTOR↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BID↓,
CXCR4↓,
JNK↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
LC3II↑,
ATG7↑,
Beclin-1↑,
AMPK↑,
PPARγ↑, cell survival
eIF2α↓,
P70S6K↓,
VEGF↓,
ERK↓,
NF-kB↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
p65↓,
DLC1↑, epigenetic
FOXO↑,
TET2↑,
CYP1B1↑,
UHRF1↓,
DNMT1↓,
HDAC1↓,
IL2↑, inflammation
IL1↓,
IL6↓,
IL10↓,
IL12↓,
TNF-α↓,
iNOS↓,
COX2↓,
5LO↓,
AP-1↓,
PI3K↓, invastion
Akt↓,
cMET↓,
VEGFR2↓,
CXCL1↓,
ITGA5↓,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
GSK‐3β↓,
Myc↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Snail↓,
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
Twist↓,
Zeb1↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP7↓,
MMP9↓,
JAK2↓, cell proliferiation
STAT3↓,
NOTCH↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
CDC2↓,
CDC25↓,
Mcl-1↓,
E2Fs↓,
p16↑,
p27↑,
P21↑,
ChemoSen↑, Such chemo-potentiating effects of TQ in different cancer cells have been observed with 5-fluorouracil in gastric cancer and colorectal cancer models

5022- UA,    Ursolic Acid’s Alluring Journey: One Triterpenoid vs. Cancer Hallmarks
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, inhibition of cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis, suppression of angiogenesis, inhibition of metastasis, and modulation of the tumor microenvironment
Apoptosis↑,
angioG↑,
TumMeta↓,
BioAv↓, acknowledges hurdles related to UA’s low bioavailability,
Hif1a↓, graphical abstract
Glycolysis↓,
mitResp↓,
Akt↓,
MAPK↓,
ERK↓,
mTOR↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
E2Fs↑,
STAT3↓,
MMP↓,
NLRP3↓,
iNOS↓,
CHK1↓,
Chk2↓,
BRCA1↓,
E-cadherin↑,
N-cadherin↓,
Casp↑,
p62↓,
LC3II↑,
Vim↓,
ROS↑, administration of UA has effectively modulated the generation of both cellular and mitochondrial ROS
CSCs↓, This, in turn, triggers a response in embryonic CSCs known as DNA damage response (DDR), strongly suggesting the potential for UA-induced cell death
DNAdam↑,
GutMicro↑, UA has shown potential in modulating the composition of the gut microbiota and improving the microenvironment within the digestive system
VEGF↓, UA treatment significantly reduced the expression of VEGF-A and FGF-β in both CRC tumors and HT-29 cells (


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Total Research Paper Matches: 39

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 2,   Catalase↓, 1,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   GPx↓, 1,   GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 5,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↓, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   GSTs↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 2,   Iron↑, 1,   Keap1↝, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MAD↓, 1,   NQO1↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   PARK2↑, 1,   PYCR1↓, 1,   ROS↑, 32,   ROS⇅, 1,   m-ROS↑, 1,   SIRT3↑, 1,   SOD↓, 3,   SOD2↓, 1,   VitC↓, 1,   VitE↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology

Ferritin↓, 2,   IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

AIF↑, 1,   ATP↓, 3,   BOK↑, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 3,   EGF↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 1,   MEK↓, 1,   mitResp↓, 1,   MMP↓, 14,   MMP↑, 1,   mtDam↑, 4,   OCR↓, 2,   PINK1↑, 1,   Raf↓, 1,   c-Raf↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 5,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AKT1↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 6,   ATG7↑, 3,   BCAP↓, 1,   CAIX↓, 1,   cMyc↓, 4,   GlucoseCon↑, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 4,   HK2↓, 2,   lactateProd↓, 2,   LDH↓, 5,   LDH↑, 1,   NAD↑, 1,   NADH:NAD↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PDH↝, 1,   p‑PDK1↓, 1,   PFK↓, 1,   PFK1↓, 1,   p‑PIK3R1↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 2,   PPARγ↑, 1,   Pyruv↓, 1,   p‑S6↓, 1,   SIRT1↓, 2,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 6,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 4,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis?, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 13,   BAD↑, 2,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 11,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 4,   Bcl-2↓, 11,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 4,   BID↓, 1,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↓, 1,   Casp↑, 4,   Casp1↓, 1,   cl‑Casp12↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 2,   Casp3↑, 12,   cl‑Casp3↑, 3,   Casp8↓, 1,   Casp8↑, 4,   Casp9↑, 4,   Chk2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 8,   DR4↑, 1,   DR5↑, 5,   FADD↑, 1,   Fap1↓, 1,   Fas↑, 6,   FasL↑, 2,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   HGF/c-Met↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 2,   IAP1↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 4,   iNOS↑, 1,   JNK↑, 4,   p‑JNK↑, 2,   MAPK↓, 7,   MAPK↑, 3,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   Mcl-1↑, 1,   MCT1↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   p‑MDM2↓, 1,   Myc↓, 2,   NAIP↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 2,   p‑p38↑, 2,   survivin↓, 5,   Telomerase↓, 2,   TRAIL↑, 2,   TRPV1↑, 1,   YAP/TEAD↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

EF-1α↓, 1,   p‑p70S6↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

cJun↑, 1,   H3↓, 1,   H3↑, 1,   H4↓, 1,   H4↑, 1,   HATs↑, 2,   other↓, 2,   tumCV↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↑, 4,   cl‑CHOP↑, 1,   eIF2α↓, 1,   eIF2α↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 6,   ERStress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 4,   PERK↑, 1,   UPR↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

ATG3↑, 1,   ATG5↑, 5,   autoF↓, 1,   Beclin-1↓, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 12,   BNIP3?, 1,   LC3B↑, 1,   LC3I↓, 1,   LC3I↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 36,   lysosome↓, 1,   p62↓, 10,   p62↑, 5,   TFEB↑, 1,   TumAuto↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 22,  

DNA Damage & Repair

ATM↑, 1,   BRCA1↓, 1,   CHK1↓, 1,   CYP1B1↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 3,   DNMT1↓, 1,   p16↑, 2,   P53↑, 11,   PARP↑, 2,   cl‑PARP↑, 6,   PCNA↓, 4,   TP53↓, 2,   UHRF1↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK2↓, 3,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 6,   CDK4↑, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 8,   E2Fs↓, 1,   E2Fs↑, 1,   P21?, 1,   P21↓, 1,   P21↑, 5,   RB1↑, 2,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

p‑4E-BP1↓, 1,   BMI1↓, 1,   CD133↓, 1,   CD34↓, 1,   cFos↑, 1,   CIP2A↓, 1,   cMET↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 5,   CTSB↓, 1,   CTSL↓, 1,   CTSS↓, 1,   EMT↓, 8,   EMT↑, 1,   ERK↓, 5,   ERK↑, 2,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   FOXO↑, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 2,   HDAC↓, 4,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC8↓, 1,   IGF-1R↑, 1,   miR-34a↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 8,   mTOR↑, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   mTORC1↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   Nestin↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 3,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   NOTCH3↓, 2,   OCT4↓, 1,   P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 8,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↓, 1,   RAS↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,   p‑Src↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 6,   STAT3↑, 1,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   p‑STAT5↓, 1,   STAT6↓, 1,   p‑STAT6↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 5,   Wnt↓, 2,   Wnt↑, 1,  

Migration

5LO↓, 1,   Akt2↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 1,   AXL↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 4,   i-Ca+2?, 1,   CD31↓, 1,   Cdc42↓, 1,   CEA↓, 1,   CLDN1↓, 1,   DLC1↑, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 6,   FAK↓, 2,   ITGA5↓, 1,   ITGB1↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 2,   LAMP1?, 1,   MET↓, 1,   p‑MET↓, 1,   miR-139-5p↑, 1,   miR-486↑, 1,   MMP1↓, 1,   MMP13↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 6,   MMP3↓, 1,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 6,   MMPs↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 5,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Rac1↓, 1,   Rho↓, 2,   ROCK1↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 4,   SOX4↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TGF-β↑, 1,   TIMP1↓, 1,   TSP-1↑, 1,   TumCI?, 1,   TumCI↓, 4,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCMig↑, 1,   TumCP↓, 10,   TumMeta↓, 7,   Twist↓, 1,   Tyro3↓, 1,   uPA↓, 3,   Vim↓, 6,   Vim↑, 1,   Zeb1↓, 2,   Zeb1↑, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 8,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 5,   angioG↑, 2,   ATF4↑, 2,   EGFR↑, 1,   eNOS↑, 1,   Hif1a↓, 6,   VEGF↓, 9,   VEGFR2↓, 4,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT1↓, 1,   GLUT4↓, 1,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

ASC↓, 1,   CD4+↓, 1,   COX2↓, 6,   CTSZ↓, 1,   CXCL1↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 1,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IFN-γ↑, 1,   IKKα↓, 2,   IL1↓, 2,   IL10↓, 4,   IL12↓, 1,   IL1β↑, 1,   IL2↑, 3,   IL4↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 5,   JAK2↓, 3,   MCP1↓, 1,   MDSCs↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 12,   NF-kB↑, 1,   p65↓, 3,   p‑p65↓, 1,   PD-1↓, 2,   PGE2↓, 2,   TLR4↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Protein Aggregation

NLRP3↓, 2,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 3,   CDK6↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 6,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↓, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 12,   Dose↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   Dose∅, 4,   eff↓, 9,   eff↑, 28,   eff↝, 3,   Half-Life↓, 2,   Half-Life↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 5,   TET2↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AFP↓, 1,   AR↓, 1,   BRCA1↓, 1,   CEA↓, 1,   EGFR↑, 1,   Ferritin↓, 2,   GutMicro↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 2,   IL6↓, 3,   Ki-67↓, 2,   LDH↓, 5,   LDH↑, 1,   Myc↓, 2,   NSE↓, 1,   TP53↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↓, 1,   AntiCan↑, 6,   AntiTum↑, 2,   cachexia↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 2,   chemoPv↑, 1,   ChemoSideEff↓, 3,   hepatoP↑, 1,   NDRG1↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   OS↑, 2,   RenoP↑, 1,   toxicity↑, 1,   TumW↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 393

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 3,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 3,   GSH↓, 1,   GSH↑, 2,   GSTs↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   MPO↓, 1,   ROS↓, 7,   ROS↑, 1,   SOD↑, 3,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   MMP∅, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   glucose↓, 1,   LDHA↑, 1,   LDL↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp3∅, 1,   Cyt‑c↓, 1,   Cyt‑c∅, 1,   JNK↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↓, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

Beclin-1↓, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 2,   LC3II↑, 3,   p62↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

GSK‐3β↓, 1,   mTOR↑, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2?, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

BBB↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   IL10↑, 2,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 4,   NF-kB↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

p‑tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

PP2A↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 1,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 2,   Half-Life↝, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

ALAT↓, 1,   ALP↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   BG↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   memory↑, 2,   neuroP↑, 3,   toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 66

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: LC3II, Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B light chain 3
3 Berberine
3 Propolis -bee glue
3 Curcumin
2 Artemisinin
2 Capsaicin
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
2 Honokiol
2 Juglone
2 Luteolin
2 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
1 Silver-NanoParticles
1 Betulinic acid
1 Boron
1 Butyrate
1 Caffeic acid
1 Coenzyme Q10
1 Dichloroacetate
1 diet Methionine-Restricted Diet
1 Ellagic acid
1 Ferulic acid
1 Gambogic Acid
1 hydroxychloroquine
1 Ivermectin
1 Magnetic Field Rotating
1 Magnetic Fields
1 salinomycin
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Thymoquinone
1 Ursolic acid
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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