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4384- ,    Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, properties, and therapeutic applications
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, AgNPs are employed in newly emerging applications as photosensitizers/radiosensitizers, antiviral and anticancer agents.
RadioS↑,
CellMemb↑, underlying anticancer mechanisms of AgNPs include (1) disruption of cell membranes, and (2) production of reactive oxygen species and Ag+ to damage protein or DNA.
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑,
PhotoS↑, photosensitizing mechanism of AgNPs is based on nonradiative decay converting photo energy to thermal energy.
eff↑, Smaller particles have a larger surface area and, therefore, have greater toxic potential

5277- 3BP,    3-Bromopyruvate inhibits pancreatic tumor growth by stalling glycolysis, and dismantling mitochondria in a syngeneic mouse model
- in-vivo, PC, Panc02
HK2↓, It exerts potent anticancer effects by inhibiting hexokinase II enzyme (HK2) of the glycolytic pathway in cancer cells while not affecting the normal cells.
selectivity↑, it doesn’t affect the normal cells but strongly toxic to cancer cells
ATP↓, 3-BP killed 95% of Panc-2 cells at 15 μM concentration and severely inhibited ATP production by disrupting the interaction between HK2 and mitochondrial Voltage Dependent Anion Channel-1 (VDAC1) protein.
mtDam↑, Electron microscopy data revealed that 3-BP severely damaged mitochondrial membrane in cancer cells.
Dose↝, We further examined therapeutic effect of 3-BP in syngeneic mouse pancreatic cancer model by treating animals with 10, 15 and 20 mg/kg dose. 3-BP at 15 & 20 mg/kg dose level significantly reduced tumor growth by approximately 75-80% in C57BL/6 female
TumCG↓, 3-BP inhibit in vivo pancreatic tumor growth in C57BL/6 mouse model
Casp3↑, observed enhanced expression of active caspase-3 in tumor tissues exhibited apoptotic death.
Glycolysis↓, Notably, metabolomic data also revealed severe inhibition in glycolysis, NADP, ATP and lactic acid production in cancer cells treated with 40 μM 3-BP.
NADPH↓,
ATP↓,
ROS↑, 3-BP treatment produces increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which causes DNA damage with reduction of free glutathione levels [11].
DNAdam↑,
GSH↓,
Bcl-2↓, Further, treatment with 40 µM of 3-BP suppressed BCL2L1 expression and causing activation of mitochondrial caspases
Casp↑,
lactateProd↓, Metabolic inhibition of glucose consumption and lactic acid production in cancer cells treated with 3-BP

5459- AF,    Auranofin Induces Lethality Driven by Reactive Oxygen Species in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, NA
ROS↑, AF primarily functions as a pro-oxidant by inhibiting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an antioxidant enzyme overexpressed in ovarian cancer.
TrxR↓, The primary mechanism of action of auranofin is to act as a pro-oxidative agent, increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a consequence of inhibiting the thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) anti-oxidant system
MMP↓, triggers the depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane, and kills HGSOC cells by inducing apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, Notably, AF-induced cell death was abrogated by the ROS-scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC).
Casp3↑, lethality of AF was associated with the activation of caspases-3/7 and the generation of DNA damage
Casp7↑,
DNAdam↑,
eff↑, Finally, when AF and L-BSO were combined, we observed synergistic lethality against HGSOC cells, which was mediated by a further increase in ROS and a decrease in the levels of the antioxidant GSH.
GSH↓,
angioG↓, Additionally, auranofin has been shown to inhibit angiogenesis
ChemoSen↑, In this study, we identified the mechanisms of cytotoxicity induced by auranofin in HGSOC cells that have different clinical sensitivities to platinum.
cl‑PARP↑, the cleavage of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), and the polyubiquitination of proteins
eff↑, synergistic lethal interaction between auranofin and a second pro-oxidant agent, the glutathione (GSH) inhibitor, L-buthionine sulfoximine (L-BSO);

5460- AF,    Auranofin radiosensitizes tumor cells through targeting thioredoxin reductase and resulting overproduction of reactive oxygen species
- vitro+vivo, Var, 4T1
RadioS↑, AF at 3–10 μM is a potent radiosensitizer in vitro
ROS↑, . The first one is linked to an oxidative stress, as scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, N-acetyl cysteine counteracted radiosensitization. (NAC)
mt-OCR↓, We also observed a decrease in mitochondrial oxygen consumption with spared oxygen acting as a radiosensitizer under hypoxic conditions.
DNAdam↑, Overall, radiosensitization was accompanied by ROS overproduction, mitochondrial dysfunction, DNA damage and apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
TrxR↓, targeting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR)
eff↑, a simultaneous disruption of the thioredoxin and glutathione systems by the combination of AF and buthionine sulfoximine was shown to significantly improve tumor radioresponse.

5458- AF,    Auranofin reveals therapeutic anticancer potential by triggering distinct molecular cell death mechanisms and innate immunity in mutant p53 non-small cell lung cancer
- in-vitro, NSCLC, NA
TrxR↓, Auranofin (AF) is an FDA-approved antirheumatic drug with anticancer properties that acts as a thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR) inhibitor.
AntiCan↓,
GPx4↓, Although functionally AF appeared a potent inhibitor of GPX4 in all NCI–H1299 cell lines, the induction of lipid peroxidation and consequently ferroptosis was limited to the p53 R273H expressing cells.
DNAdam↑, AF mainly induced large-scale DNA damage and replication stress, leading to the induction of apoptotic cell death rather than ferroptosis.
toxicity↓, AF is an orally available, lipophilic, organogold compound with a well-known safety profile that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
eff↝, AF represents a potential novel therapeutic strategy to efficiently kill mutant p53 NSCLC tumor cells through distinct immunogenic cell death pathways.

5468- AF,    The gold complex auranofin: new perspectives for cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
TrxR↓, Auranofin mainly targets the anti-oxidative system catalyzed by thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), which protects the cell from oxidative stress and death in the cytoplasm and the mitochondria.
ROS↑, Inhibiting TrxR dysregulates the intracellular redox state causing increased intracellular reactive oxygen species levels, and stimulates cellular demise
eff↑, TrxR is over-expressed in many cancers as an adaptive mechanism for cancer cell proliferation, rendering it an attractive target for cancer therapy, and auranofin as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer.
Apoptosis↑, promotion of ASK-induced apoptosis, and blockage of cell growth, proliferation, and survival due to reduced AKT activity and NF-kB- and p53-mediated transcription.
TumCG↓,
TumCP↓,
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
DNAdam↑, DNA damage
eff↝, auranofin inhibits TrxR1 in a p53-independent manner
eff↓, Pre-treatment with NAC counteracted the cancer cell killing effects of auranofin,
PI3K↓, auranofin induces cytotoxicity in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer via the inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
Hif1a↓, auranofin inhibits the cancer cell response to hypoxia, demonstrated by a decrease in HIF-1 𝛼 expression and VEGF secretion upon auranofin treatment under hypoxic conditions
VEGF↓,
Casp3↑, auranofin was shown to induce caspase-3-mediated apoptosis in human ovarian carcinoma SKOV-3 cells
CSCs↓,
ATP↓, it was found that auranofin inhibits ABCG2 function by depleting cellular ATP via inhibition of glycolysis [96]
Glycolysis↓,
eff↑, auranofin synergizes with another Trx1 inhibitor, piperlongumine, in killing gastric cancer cells in association with ROS-mediated ER stress response and mitochondrial dysfunction.
eff↑, when the gold complex is combined with either selenite or tellurite [104]
MMP↓, Increased ROS induced by AUR causes decreased membrane potential in the mitochondrial membrane, resulting in a decrease in anti-apoptotic proteins, caspase-dependent cell death, and translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)
AIF↑,
toxicity↓, Auranofin is considered safe for human use in treating rheumatoid arthritis; thus, this gold derivative can reach the clinic for other diseases relatively quickly and at a low cost

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

5236- AgNPs,    Adaptive regulations of Nrf2 alleviates silver nanoparticles-induced oxidative stress-related liver cells injury
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, Nor, L02
tumCV↓, AgNPs induced a concentration-dependent decline in HepG2 and L02 cells viability.
ROS↑, • AgNPs induced ROS increase and apoptosis in HepG2 and L02 cells.
*ROS↑,
DNAdam↑, AgNPs induced DNA damage, autophagy and cell cycle arrest in HepG2 and L02 cells.
*DNAdam↑,
eff↓, N-acetylcysteine (NAC)alleviated AgNPs-induced cytotoxicity in HepG2 and L02 cells.
selectivity↑, Interestingly, HepG2 cells were more sensitive to AgNPs than L02 cells, and this may be related to the different ROS generation and responses to AgNPs by cancer cells and normal cells.

5978- AgNPs,    Biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their medical applications
- Review, Var, NA
Wound Healing↑, The notable antimicrobial properties of silver render it indispensable for wound healing, infection control, cancer therapy and tissue regeneration applications.
AntiCan↑,
other↑, Additionally, AgNPs hold great promise as versatile drug carriers for targeted therapies and as contrast agents for advanced medical imaging techniques
MPT↑, these nanoparticles exert their effects by disrupting cell membrane permeability, interfering with cellular respiration processes and instigating the production of free radicals.
ROS↑,
other↑, Additionally, it has been proposed that AgNPs may release silver ions, which can bind to thiol groups found in essential enzymes, rendering them inactive
DNAdam↑, DNA typically contains sulfur, and nanoparticles may interact with these bases, potentially causing damage to the DNA molecule, and thereby contributing to cell demise

4403- AgNPs,    Silver Nanoparticles Decorated UiO-66-NH2 Metal-Organic Framework for Combination Therapy in Cancer Treatment
- in-vitro, GBM, U251 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, GL26 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, CRC, RKO
AntiCan↑, Among the various NPs, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have garnered attention due to their cytotoxic and genotoxic properties in cancer cells.
eff↑, Our results demonstrate that UiO-66-NH2@AgNPs@Cis-Pt and its combinations exhibit enhanced cytotoxicity compared to individual components such as AgNPs and Cis-Pt.
EPR↑, Their nanometric structure allows them to easily penetrate and accumulate in tumour tissues either actively, via targeting systems [6,7,8], or passively, by taking advantage of tumour angiogenesis and the enhanced permeation and retention (EPR) effe
selectivity↑,
ROS↑, Once inside, AgNPs induce an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cause mitochondrial dysfunctions, caspases activation, apoptosis, autophagy, and DNA damage
Casp↑,
Apoptosis↑,
DNAdam↑,
tumCV↓, figure 8
eff↑, One of the primary characteristics of AgNPs is their ability to release Ag+ ions from their surface in response to low pH or oxidation.

4401- AgNPs,  Rad,    Metformin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles augment silver nanoparticle-induced radiosensitization in breast cancer cells during radiation therapy
- in-vitro, BC, NA
RadioS↑, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as radiation sensitizers and chitosan as a nanocarrier to deliver metformin to breast cancer cells.
DNAdam↑, 1.8-fold increase in DNA damage in cells pretreated with Met NPs and Ag NPs upon exposure to radiation.

4400- AgNPs,  Rad,    Differential cytotoxic and radiosensitizing effects of silver nanoparticles on triple-negative breast cancer and non-triple-negative breast cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, BT549 - in-vivo, BC, MDA-MB-231
ROS↑, AgNPs is known to cause dose-dependent toxicities, including induction of oxidative stress and DNA damage, which can lead to cell death.
DNAdam↑,
selectivity↑, We show that AgNPs are highly cytotoxic toward TNBC cells at doses that have little effect on nontumorigenic breast cells or cells derived from liver, kidney, and monocyte lineages.
TumCG↓, reduce TNBC growth and improve radiation therapy.
RadioS↑,
Dose↝, s 23±14 nm: particles were diluted to 40 μg/mL. 25 μg/mL AgNP dilution for 24 hours. zeta potential of AgNPs in water at pH 7 was approximately −36 mV, indicating good colloidal stability.
selectivity↑, Depending on AgNP dose, all three TNBC cell lines were 5- to 10-fold more sensitive to AgNP exposure than the nontumorigenic breast cells.
other↝, this study demonstrate that the cytotoxicity was dependent on exposure of cells to intact AgNPs and not due to Ag+ ions
eff↓, toxicity of AgNPs was significantly reduced in MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, and MCF-10A cells following pretreatment with GSH
eff↑, Selective depletion of GSH by BSO resulted in increased AgNP toxicity in all cell lines.
γH2AX↑, AgNPs significantly increased γH2AX in these cells compared to radiation alone.
Dose↓, Strikingly, an AgNP dose of as little as 1 μg/mL resulted in a dose enhancement of IR treatment (approximately 2-fold at the 2 Gy dose) f
eff↑, Moreover, intratumoral injection of AgNPs with or without radiation treatment can inhibit the growth of TNBC xenografts in mice

4399- AgNPs,  Chit,    Silver nanoparticles impregnated alginate-chitosan-blended nanocarrier induces apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
DNAdam↑, extensive DNA damage.
ROS↑, Elevation in reactive oxygen species level indicates induction of oxidative stress in treated cells.
MMP↓, Mitochondrial dysfunction in cell death is evident from the depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm ).
eff↑, induction of apoptosis at low concentration of Ag NPs present in Ag NPs-Alg-Chi NC in comparison with free Ag NPs makes it a promising tool for cancer therapy.

4362- AgNPs,    Enhancing Colorectal Cancer Radiation Therapy Efficacy using Silver Nanoprisms Decorated with Graphene as Radiosensitizers
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vivo, NA, NA
eff↑, large surface area-to-volume ratio, which can be exploited in cancer radiotherapy to locally enhance the radiation dose deposition in tumors
TumCG↓, Treatment with nanoparticles and a single radiation dose of 10 Gy significantly reduces the growth of colorectal tumors
OS↑, increases the survival time as compared to treatment with radiation only
RadioS↑, combine standard-dose radiotherapy with radiosensitizers to enhance the radiation therapy efficacy locally within tumors while sparing adjacent healthy tissues
eff↑, suggested that graphene enhances the cellular uptake when combined with metals in nanocomposites
ROS↑, ROS, the most potent of these free radicals, can travel to and indirectly damage DNA
DNAdam↑,
eff↝, PEGylated GQD-decorated Silver Nanoprisms (pGAgNPs) show better intracellular uptake as compared to PEGylated Silver Nanoprisms (pAgNPs)

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

4438- AgNPs,  ART/DHA,    Biogenic synthesis of AgNPs using Artemisia oliveriana extract and their biological activities for an effective treatment of lung cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
EPR↑, cellular uptake of the AgNPs results indicated that the AgNPs accumulated within the cell.
BAX↑, Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3 (CASP3), caspase-9 (CASP9)
Bcl-2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
DNAdam↑, apoptotic effects of the AgNPs through DNA fragmentation test, flow cytometry and cell cycle analysis indicated the induction of apoptosis in the A549 cell line.
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,

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

4564- AgNPs,  GoldNP,  Cu,  Chemo,  PDT  Cytotoxicity and targeted drug delivery of green synthesized metallic nanoparticles against oral Cancer: A review
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, graphical abstract
DNAdam↑, inducing cell death through apoptotic signaling pathways, and inducing excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) in tumor cells, which leads to oxidative damage and increased production of proapoptotic enzymes
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, Metallic nanoparticles, especially those derived from metals, improve the effectiveness of anticancer agents by facilitating targeted delivery and sustained release at tumor sites.
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, Au NPs are notable for their biocompatibility and are utilized in photothermal therapy to convert light into heat, effectively destroying cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) induce apoptosis through ROS production and enhance the impact of chemotherapy drugs, synthesized with plant extracts as reducing agents.

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

4542- AgNPs,    Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs): Comprehensive Insights into Bio/Synthesis, Key Influencing Factors, Multifaceted Applications, and Toxicity─A 2024 Update
- Review, NA, NA
AntiCan↑, cytotoxicity against human colon carcinoma (HT-29) cells. The MTT assay confirmed their anticancer potential, with an IC50 value of 150.8 μg/mL.
DNAdam↑, Ag-NPs, accumulating in the nucleus, may cause genotoxicity, DNA damage, and chromosomal aberrations
ATP↓, Ag-NP exposure disrupts calcium homeostasis, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, ATP depletion, and apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↓, induce cytotoxicity through numerous mechanisms viz., oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and subsequent apoptosis.
TumCCA↑,
*Bacteria↓, effectiveness as an antibacterial agent.
*BMD↑, Bone Repair Applications

5144- AgNPs,    Differential effects of silver nanoparticles on DNA damage and DNA repair gene expression in Ogg1-deficient and wild type mice
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*DNAdam↑, AgNPs induced 8-oxoG, double strand breaks (DSBs), chromosomal damage, and DNA deletions in both genotypes
*toxicity↝, In summary, citrate-coated AgNPs are genotoxic in both genotypes and Ogg1 deficiency exacerbates the effect ( 4 mg/kg of citrate-coated AgNPs over a period of 7 d.)
eff↝, data suggest that humans with genetic polymorphisms and mutations in OGG1 may have increased susceptibility to AgNP-mediated DNA damage.

342- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles; a new hope in cancer therapy?
- Review, NA, NA
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
mtDam↑,

334- AgNPs,    Silver-Based Nanoparticles Induce Apoptosis in Human Colon Cancer Cells Mediated Through P53
- in-vitro, Colon, HCT116
Bax:Bcl2↑, as demonstrated by an increase in 4´,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-stained apoptotic nuclei, BAX/BCL-XL ratio, cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, p53, p21 and caspases 3, 8 and 9, and by a decrease in the levels of AKT and NF-κB.
P53↑, AgNPs are bona fide anticancer agents that act in a p53-dependent manner
P21↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
DNAdam↑, AgNPs caused DNA damage and reduced the interaction between p53 and NF-κB
TumCCA↑, The cell population in the G1 phase decreased, and the S-phase population increased after AgNP treatment

327- AgNPs,  MS-275,    Combination Effect of Silver Nanoparticles and Histone Deacetylases Inhibitor in Human Alveolar Basal Epithelial Cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
LDH↓, leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH);
TNF-α↑,
mtDam↑,
TumAuto↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
DNAdam↑, induced DNA-fragmentation

322- AgNPs,  Cisplatin,    Heterogeneous Responses of Ovarian Cancer Cells to Silver Nanoparticles as a Single Agent and in Combination with Cisplatin
- in-vitro, Ovarian, A2780S - in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, OVCAR-3
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑,
GSH/GSSG↓,

374- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles selectively treat triple‐negative breast cancer cells without affecting non‐malignant breast epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
ER Stress↑,
DNAdam↑,
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
GSH/GSSG↓, MDA‐MB‐231
NADPH/NADP+↓, MDA‐MB‐231
TumCG↓,
UPR↑, initiating UPR

369- AgNPs,    Silver nanoparticles induce oxidative cell damage in human liver cells through inhibition of reduced glutathione and induction of mitochondria-involved apoptosis
- in-vitro, Liver, NA
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
DNAdam↑,
lipid-P↝, damage
Apoptosis↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓, disruption
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
JNK↑,

362- AgNPs,    Comparative and Mechanistic Study on the Anticancer Activity of Quinacrine-Based Silver and Gold Hybrid Nanoparticles in Head and Neck Cancer
- vitro+vivo, SCC, SCC9
DNAdam↑,
TumVol↓, mice

355- AgNPs,    Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles in A549 and BEAS-2B Cell Lines
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, NA, BEAS-2B
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,

360- AgNPs,  Moringa,    Cytotoxic and Genotoxic Evaluation of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Moringa oleifera on MCF-7 and HUVEC Cell Lines
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, HUVECs
DNAdam↑,

376- AgNPs,    Antitumor activity of colloidal silver on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
Apoptosis↑,
LDH↓, significantly decreased LDH (*P < 0.05) and significantly increased SOD (*P < 0.05) activities
SOD↑,
DNAdam↑,

400- AgNPs,  MF,    Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Silver Nanostructures for Fortified Apoptotic Potential Against Human Laryngeal Carcinoma Cells Hep-2 Using Extremely-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field
- in-vitro, Laryn, HEp2
TumCP↓, especially in the G0/G1 and S phases.
Casp3↑,
P53↑,
Beclin-1↑,
TumAuto↑,
GSR↑, oxidative stress biomarker
ROS↑, oxidative stress biomarker
MDA↑, oxidative stress biomarker
ROS↑,
SIRT1↑,
Ca+2↑, induce apoptosis in osteoclasts by increasing intracellular and nucleus Ca2+ concentration
Endon↑, increases endonuclease activity
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
NF-kB↓,

386- AgNPs,  Tam,    Synergistic anticancer effects and reduced genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles and tamoxifen in breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
P53↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑,
DNAdam↑,
TumCCA↑,

388- AgNPs,    Apoptotic efficacy of multifaceted biosynthesized silver nanoparticles on human adenocarcinoma cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
ROS↑, ROS production
Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
P53↑,
Casp↑, Upregulation of caspases, apoptotic mediators, were observed after exposure of MCF-7 to the RAgNPs
Cyt‑c↑, The release of cytochrome c was determined after 24 h RAgNPs treatment.
MMP↓, The treated cells increased the depolarized mitochondrial membrane and decreased the polarized membranes.
DNAdam↑, Ag NPs perform well as cancer therapeutics because they can disrupt the mitochondrial respiratory chain, which induces the ROS generation, DNA damage and ATP synthesis
Bcl-2↓, Upon treatment with AgNPs or cisplatin, MCF-7 cells showed decreased Bcl-2 expression and increased Bax expression, representing the mitochondrial connection in cell death
BAX↑,

384- AgNPs,    Dual functions of silver nanoparticles in F9 teratocarcinoma stem cells, a suitable model for evaluating cytotoxicity- and differentiation-mediated cancer therapy
- in-vitro, Testi, F9
LDH↓, When the cells were treated with AgNPs and AgNO3, the amount of LDH leaked into the media increased in a dose-dependent manner
ROS↑,
mtDam↑,
DNAdam↑,
P53↑,
P21↑,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp9↑,
Nanog↓,
OCT4↓,

2288- AgNPs,    Silver Nanoparticle-Mediated Cellular Responses in Various Cell Lines: An in Vitro Model
- Review, Var, NA
*ROS↑, Several studies have reported that AgNPs induce genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in both cancer and normal cell lines
Akt↓, high ROS levels, and reduced Akt and ERK signaling.
ERK↓,
DNAdam↑, increased ROS production, leading to oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis
Ca+2↑, The damage caused to the cell membrane is due to intracellular calcium overload, and further causes ROS overproduction and mitochondrial membrane potential variation
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑, AgNPs induce apoptosis through release of cytochrome c into the cytosol and translocation of Bax to the mitochondria, and also cause cell cycle arrest in the G1 and S phases
TumCCA↑,
DNAdam↑, main result of AgNP toxicity is direct and oxidative DNA damage, ultimately causing apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
P53↑, AgNPs induce apoptosis in spermatogonial stem cells through increased levels of ROS; mitochondrial dysfunction; upregulation of p53 expression; pErk1/2;
p‑ERK↑,
ER Stress↑, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis caused by AgNPs has attracted much research interest
cl‑ATF6↑, cleavage of activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), and upregulation of glucose-regulated protein-78 and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein (CHOP/GADD153)
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
UPR↑, In order to protect the cells against nanoparticle-mediated toxicity, the ER rapidly responds with the unfolded protein response (UPR), an important cellular self-protection mechanism

5356- AL,    Therapeutic role of allicin in gastrointestinal cancers: mechanisms and safety aspects
- Review, GC, NA
Apoptosis↑, induction of apoptosis, inhibition of proliferation, and disruption of cancer cell signaling pathways, including the MAPK, PI3K/AKT, and NF-κB pathways.
TumCP↓,
MAPK↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
AntiCan↑, Allicin and its other derivatives, such as diallyl disulfide (DADS) and ajoene, have been found to have strong anticancer potential both in vitro and in vivo.
ChemoSen↑, effectiveness of allicin in augmenting conventional chemotherapy and retarding tumor growth proves that allicin is one of the most efficient complementary therapies.
TumCCA↑, In liver cancer, allicin has been shown to mediate cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
BioAv↑, Allicin (diallyl thiosulfinate) is a compound that is generated when a garlic clove is crushed
selectivity↑, Furthermore, it has no influence on the growth of healthy intestinal cells when it causes stomach cancer cells to undergo apoptosis
TGF-β↓, Allicin can reduce the production of TGF-β2 and its receptor after directly entering gastric cancer cells.
ROS↑, It induces oxidative stress by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to DNA damage and activation of key apoptotic mediators such as phospho-p53 and p21 [81].
DNAdam↑,
p‑P53↑,
P21↑,
cycD1/CCND1↓, Additionally, cyclin D1, cyclin E, and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) can all be inhibited by allicin.
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK4↓, suppressing the CDK-4/6/cyclin D complex
CDK6↓,
MMP↓, By lowering the outer mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), allicin raises levels of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), the proapoptotic protein Bax, while decreasing the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2, which leads to apoptosis.
NF-kB↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ER Stress↑, cellular effects of allicin, including its role in inducing ER stress
Casp↑, enhancing caspase activation and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)-mediated cell death.
AIF↑,
Fas↑, increasing Fas receptor expression and its binding to Fas ligand (FasL), leading to apoptosis through caspase-8 and cytochrome c activation.
Casp8↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑PARP↑, leading to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage and DNA fragmentation.
Ca+2↑, allicin elevates intracellular free Ca2⁺ levels, causing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which plays a critical role in apoptosis induction
*NRF2↑, by activating the Nrf2 pathway via KLF9, allicin protects against arsenic trioxide-induced liver damage,
*chemoP↑, Additionally, allicin has shown promise in reducing hepatotoxicity caused by tamoxifen (TAM), a commonly used treatment for hormone-dependent breast cancer
*GutMicro↑, Shi et al. [85] found that allicin can ameliorate high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice by altering their gut microbiome.
CycB/CCNB1↑, DATS impaired cell survival in the G2 phase by significantly upregulating cyclins A2 and B1.
H2S↑, DATS can also react with the cellular thiol glutathione to create H2S gas, which can control several other cellular functions [79].
HIF-1↓, allicin treatment (40 µg/ml) for NSCLC lowers the expression of HIF-1 and HIF-2 in hypoxic cells [73]
RadioS↑, Allicin has been shown to increase the sensitivity of X-ray radiation therapy in colorectal cancer, presumably by suppressing the levels of NF-κB, IKKβ mRNA, p-NF-κB, and p-IKKβ protein expression in vitro and in vivo

2646- AL,    Anti-Cancer Potential of Homemade Fresh Garlic Extract Is Related to Increased Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
AntiCan↑, simple homemade ethanol-based garlic extract (GE). We show that GE inhibits growth of several different cancer cells in vitro
eff↓, These activities were lost during freeze or vacuum drying, suggesting that the main anti-cancer compounds in GE are volatile.
ChemoSen↑, We found that GE enhanced the activities of chemotherapeutics
ER Stress↑, Our data indicate that the reduced proliferation of the cancer cells treated by GE is at least partly mediated by increased endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
tumCV↓, homemade GE was found to reduce the viability of the two multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines, RPMI-8226 and JJN3, as well as the prostate cancer cell line DU145 in a dose-dependent manner,
DNAdam↑, GE alone slightly increased the percentage of tail DNA (% Tail) (representing cumulative levels of abasic sites, as well as single- and double-strand DNA breaks) measured at day one, compared to untreated cells
GSH∅, We could not detect any changes in cellular GSH levels after treatments with GE
HSP70/HSPA5↓, ; however, in support of increased ER stress after GE treatment, we detected an increased pulldown of HSPA5 (BIP), a member of the Hsp70 family
UPR↑, s leading to the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER (also known as GRP78)
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, we also found a reduction in the β-catenin leve
ROS↑, In further support for increased ER stress induced by GE, which will lead to elevated ROS-levels and oxidative stress
HO-2↑, we found a significant increase in proteins activated by and important for regulating cellular ROS levels, e.g., OXR1, Txnl1, Hmox2, and Sirt1
SIRT1↑,
GlucoseCon∅, glucose consumption, as well as lactate secretion, were not changed.
lactateProd∅,
chemoP↑, Garlic is reported to reduce cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress

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

239- AL,    Allicin induces apoptosis in gastric cancer cells through activation of both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways
- in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901
Apoptosis↑,
Cyt‑c↑, induced cytochrome c release from the mitochondria
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
Fas↑,
tumCV↓, 30ug/ml allicin treatment for 48 h reduced tumor cell viability by 70%
DNAdam↑, such as DNA damage, oxidative stress and heat shock proteins
ROS↑,
Telomerase↓, Allicin was shown to induce apoptosis in gastric cancer cells, partly by decreased telomerase activity (21).

304- ALA,    alpha-Lipoic acid induces apoptosis in human colon cancer cells by increasing mitochondrial respiration with a concomitant O2-*-generation
- in-vitro, Colon, HT-29
mt-ROS↑, DHLA but not ALA was able to scavenge cytosolic o2- in HT-29 cells whereas both compounds increased O2 -generation inside mitochondria
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑, increased caspase-3-like activity (start after 300uM, figure 2A)
DNAdam↑, and was associated with DNA-fragmentation
Bcl-xL↓, down-regulation of the anti-apoptotic protein bcl-X
Dose↝, The margin between these apparent opposing effects of ROS-production and ROS-scavenging seems to be above 100 uM since at lower concentrations of DHLA no apoptosis-induction was observed.

1553- Api,    Role of Apigenin in Cancer Prevention via the Induction of Apoptosis and Autophagy
- Review, NA, NA
Dose∅, oral administration of apigenin (20 and 50 μg/mice) for 20 weeks reduced tumor volumes
TumVol↓,
Dose∅, 15-week period of oral administration of apigenin (2.5 mg/kg) in hamsters resulted in reduction of tumor volume
COX2↓, topical application of apigenin (5 μM) prior to UVB-exposure attenuated the expression of COX-2 and hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α,
Hif1a↓,
TumCCA↑, apigenin was capable to promote cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis through p53-related pathways
P53↑,
P21↑, induction of the cell cycle inhibitor p21/WAF1,
Casp3↑,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation
TumAuto↝, Only a small number of studies have observed the induction of autophagy in response to apigenin and the results are controversial

1545- Api,    The Potential Role of Apigenin in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
TNF-α↓, Apigenin downregulates the TNFα
IL6↓,
IL1α↓,
P53↑,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Hif1a↓, Apigenin inhibited HIF-1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor expression
VEGF↓,
TumCCA↑, Apigenin exposure induces G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, DNA damage, apoptosis and p53 accumulation
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CDK1↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
IKKα↓, , decreases IKKα kinase activity,
ERK↓,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑P70S6K↓,
p‑S6↓,
p‑ERK↓, decreased the expression of phosphorylated (p)-ERK1/2 proteins, p-AKT and p-mTOR
p‑P90RSK↑,
STAT3↓,
MMP2↓, Apigenin down-regulated Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3target genes MMP-2, MMP-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor
MMP9↓,
TumCP↓, Apigenin significantly suppressed colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and organoid growth through inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,

1536- Api,    Apigenin causes necroptosis by inducing ROS accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ATP depletion in malignant mesothelioma cells
- in-vitro, MM, MSTO-211H - in-vitro, MM, H2452
tumCV↓,
ROS↑, increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
MMP↓, caused the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm)
ATP↓, ATP depletion
Apoptosis↑,
Necroptosis↑,
DNAdam↑,
TumCCA↑, delay at the G2/M phase of cell cycle
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
MLKL↑,
p‑RIP3↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
eff↓, ATP supplementation restored cell viability and levels of DNA damage-, apoptosis- and necroptosis-related proteins that apigenin caused.
eff↓, N-acetylcysteine reduced ROS production and improved ΔΨm loss and cell death that were caused by apigenin.

1563- Api,  MET,    Metformin-induced ROS upregulation as amplified by apigenin causes profound anticancer activity while sparing normal cells
- in-vitro, Nor, HDFa - in-vitro, PC, AsPC-1 - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vivo, NA, NA
selectivity↑, Metformin increased cellular ROS levels in AsPC-1 pancreatic cancer cells, with minimal effect in HDF, human primary dermal fibroblasts.
selectivity↑, Metformin reduced cellular ATP levels in HDF, but not in AsPC-1 cells
selectivity↓, Metformin increased AMPK, p-AMPK (Thr172), FOXO3a, p-FOXO3a (Ser413), and MnSOD levels in HDF, but not in AsPC-1 cells
ROS↑,
eff↑, Metformin combined with apigenin increased ROS levels dramatically and decreased cell viability in various cancer cells including AsPC-1 cells, with each drug used singly having a minimal effect.
tumCV↓,
MMP↓, Metformin/apigenin combination synergistically decreased mitochondrial membrane potential in AsPC-1 cells but to a lesser extent in HDF cells
Dose∅, co-treatment with metformin (0.05, 0.5 or 5 mM) and apigenin (20 µM) dramatically increased cellular ROS levels in AsPC-1 cells
eff↓, NAC blocked the metformin/apigenin co-treatment-induced cell death in AsPC-1 cells
DNAdam↑, Combination of metformin and apigenin leads to DNA damage-induced apoptosis, autophagy and necroptosis in AsPC-1 cells but not in HDF cells
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
Necroptosis↑,
p‑P53↑, p-p53, Bim, Bid, Bax, cleaved PARP, caspase 3, caspase 8, and caspase 9 were also significantly increased by combination of metformin and apigenin in AsPC-1
BIM↑,
BAX↑,
p‑PARP↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Cyt‑c↑, Cytochrome C was also released from mitochondria in AsPC-1 cell
Bcl-2↓,
AIF↑, Interestingly, autophagy-related proteins (AIF, P62 and LC3B) and necroptosis-related proteins (MLKL, p-MLKL, RIP3 and p-RIP3) were also increased by combination of metformin and apigenin
p62↑,
LC3B↑,
MLKL↑,
p‑MLKL↓,
RIP3↑,
p‑RIP3↑,
TumCG↑, in vivo
TumW↓, metformin (125 mg/kg) or apigenin (40 mg/kg) caused a reduction of tumor size compared to the control group (Fig. 7D). However, oral administration of combination of metformin and apigenin decreased tumor weight profoundly

313- Api,    Apigenin induces autophagic cell death in human papillary thyroid carcinoma BCPAP cells
- in-vitro, Thyroid, BCPAP
LC3s↝, conversion of LC3 protein
p62↓,
ROS↑,
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle arrest.
CDC25↓,
TumAuto↑,
Beclin-1↑,
AVOs↑,
DNAdam↑,

171- Api,    Apigenin in cancer therapy: anti-cancer effects and mechanisms of action
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K/Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
CK2↓,
FOXO↓,
MAPK↝, modulation of MAPKs by apigenin contributed to apigenin-induced cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase
ERK↓, p-ERK1/2,
p‑JAK↓, phosphorylation
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,
ROS↑, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, leading to induction of DNA damage
CDC25↓,
p‑STAT↓,
DNAdam↑,

3391- ART/DHA,    Antitumor Activity of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: From a Well-Known Antimalarial Agent to a Potential Anticancer Drug
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, inhibiting cancer proliferation, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
TumVol↓, reduces tumor volume and progression
BioAv↓, artemisinin has low solubility in water or oil, poor bioavailability, and a short half-life in vivo (~2.5 h)
Half-Life↓,
BioAv↑, semisynthetic derivatives of artemisinin such as artesunate, arteeter, artemether, and artemisone have been effectively used as antimalarials with good clinical efficacy and tolerability
eff↑, preloading of cancer cells with iron or iron-saturated holotransferrin (diferric transferrin) triggers artemisinin cytotoxicity
eff↓, Similarly, treatment with desferroxamine (DFO), an iron chelator, renders compounds inactive
ROS↑, ROS generation may contribute with the selective action of artemisinin on cancer cells.
selectivity↑, Tumor cells have enhanced vulnerability to ROS damage as they exhibit lower expression of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and gluthatione peroxidase compared to that of normal cells
TumCCA↑, G2/M, decreased survivin
survivin↓,
BAX↑, Increased Bax, activation of caspase 3,8,9 Decreased Bc12, Cdc25B, cyclin B1, NF-κB
Casp3↓,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
CDC25↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
NF-kB↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, decreased cyclin D, E, CDK2-4, E2F1 Increased Cip 1/p21, Kip 1/p27
cycE/CCNE↓,
E2Fs↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
ADP:ATP↑, Increased poly ADP-ribose polymerase Decreased MDM2
MDM2↓,
VEGF↓, Decreased VEGF
IL8↓, Decreased NF-κB DNA binding [74, 76] IL-8, COX2, MMP9
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,
ER Stress↓, ER stress, degradation of c-MYC
cMyc↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, Increased GRP78
DNAdam↑, DNA damage
AP-1↓, Decreased NF-κB, AP-1, Decreased activation of MMP2, MMP9, Decreased PKC α/Raf/ERK and JNK
MMP2↓,
PKCδ↓,
Raf↓,
ERK↓,
JNK↓,
PCNA↓, G2, decreased PCNA, cyclin B1, D1, E1 [82] CDK2-4, E2F1, DNA-PK, DNA-topo1, JNK VEGF
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
TOP2↓, Inhibition of topoisomerase II a
uPA↓, Decreased MMP2, transactivation of AP-1 [56, 88] NF-κB uPA promoter [88] MMP7
MMP7↓,
TIMP2↑, Increased TIMP2, Cdc42, E cadherin
Cdc42↑,
E-cadherin↑,

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↑,


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Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Ferroptosis↑, 2,   GPx4↓, 2,   GSH↓, 5,   GSH∅, 1,   GSH/GSSG↓, 2,   GSR↑, 1,   HO-2↑, 1,   c-Iron↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 5,   lipid-P↝, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NADPH/NADP+↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 38,   mt-ROS↑, 1,   SOD↑, 1,   TrxR↓, 4,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 1,   Tf↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ADP:ATP↑, 1,   AIF↑, 3,   ATP↓, 6,   CDC25↓, 3,   ETC↓, 1,   MMP↓, 13,   MPT↑, 1,   mtDam↑, 4,   mt-OCR↓, 1,   Raf↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ACSL4↑, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   cMyc↓, 1,   GlucoseCon∅, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 2,   H2S↑, 1,   HK2↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   lactateProd∅, 1,   LDH↓, 3,   NADPH↓, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 1,   p‑S6↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 3,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 8,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 27,   BAX↑, 13,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 9,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 5,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 17,   Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 6,   Casp9↑, 9,   CK2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 8,   Endon↑, 1,   Fas↑, 3,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   JNK↓, 1,   JNK↑, 2,   MAPK↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   MAPK↝, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   MLKL↑, 2,   p‑MLKL↓, 1,   Necroptosis↑, 2,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 2,   survivin↓, 2,   Telomerase↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↑, 2,   other↝, 3,   PhotoS↑, 1,   tumCV↓, 8,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

cl‑ATF6↑, 1,   CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,   ER Stress↑, 5,   GRP78/BiP↑, 2,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   UPR↑, 4,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

AVOs↑, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 2,   LC3B↑, 1,   LC3s↝, 1,   p62↓, 1,   p62↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 5,   TumAuto↝, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 51,   P53↑, 8,   P53↝, 1,   p‑P53↑, 2,   PARP↑, 1,   p‑PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 3,   PCNA↓, 1,   γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 2,   CDK1↑, 1,   CDK2↓, 2,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 3,   CDK4↑, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   CycB/CCNB1↑, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   cycE/CCNE↓, 3,   E2Fs↓, 1,   P21↑, 6,   TumCCA↑, 17,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 1,   Diff↑, 1,   EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 4,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   FOXO↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   mTOR↑, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   OCT4↓, 1,   p‑P70S6K↓, 1,   p‑P90RSK↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 5,   p‑STAT↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 6,   TumCG↑, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 2,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 4,   Cdc42↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   RIP3↑, 1,   p‑RIP3↑, 2,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TIMP2↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 8,   TumMeta↓, 2,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 4,   EPR↑, 3,   HIF-1↓, 2,   Hif1a↓, 4,   VEGF↓, 3,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

CellMemb↑, 1,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   CXCR4↓, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL12↑, 1,   IL1α↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   IL8↓, 1,   Imm↑, 1,   p‑JAK↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 6,   NF-kB↑, 1,   NF-kB↝, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,   TNF-α↑, 2,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

CDK6↓, 1,   CDK6↑, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 2,   BioAv↑, 2,   ChemoSen↑, 8,   Dose↓, 1,   Dose↝, 3,   Dose∅, 3,   eff↓, 11,   eff↑, 25,   eff↝, 4,   Half-Life↓, 1,   MDR1↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 7,   selectivity↓, 1,   selectivity↑, 11,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   LDH↓, 3,   PD-L1↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↓, 1,   AntiCan↑, 8,   chemoP↑, 2,   OS↑, 1,   QoL↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 2,   toxicity↝, 1,   TumVol↓, 3,   TumW↓, 1,   Wound Healing↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 217

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↑, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

glucose↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

JNK↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

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

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Inflam↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BMD↑, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiDiabetic↑, 1,   Bone Healing↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,   toxicity↝, 2,   Wound Healing↑, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

AntiFungal↑, 1,   AntiViral↑, 2,   Bacteria↓, 2,  
Total Targets: 23

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: DNAdam, DNA damage
30 Silver-NanoParticles
14 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
12 Magnetic Fields
10 Curcumin
8 Fisetin
7 Radiotherapy/Radiation
7 salinomycin
6 Artemisinin
6 Cisplatin
6 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
6 Ashwagandha(Withaferin A)
6 Carvacrol
6 Piperlongumine
6 Quercetin
5 Copper and Cu NanoParticles
5 Berberine
5 Betulinic acid
5 Chrysin
5 diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
5 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
4 Auranofin
4 Chemotherapy
4 Allicin (mainly Garlic)
4 Baicalein
4 Capsaicin
4 Thymol-Thymus vulgaris
4 Ellagic acid
4 Emodin
4 Electrical Pulses
4 Selenium NanoParticles
4 Shikonin
4 Thymoquinone
3 borneol
3 Rosmarinic acid
3 Lycopene
3 Magnolol
3 Magnetic Field Rotating
3 Propolis -bee glue
3 Phenethyl isothiocyanate
3 Resveratrol
2 chitosan
2 Metformin
2 doxorubicin
2 Melatonin
2 Boswellia (frankincense)
2 brusatol
2 Bruteridin(bergamot juice)
2 Caffeic acid
2 Carnosic acid
2 Cat’s Claw
2 diet Short Term Fasting
2 Disulfiram
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
2 Gallic acid
2 Garcinol
2 Hydroxycinnamic-acid
2 Juglone
2 Propyl gallate
2 Selenite (Sodium)
2 Ursolic acid
2 VitK3,menadione
2 Vitamin K2
1 3-bromopyruvate
1 Astragalus
1 Gold NanoParticles
1 Photodynamic Therapy
1 entinostat
1 Moringa oleifera
1 tamoxifen
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Ascorbyl Palmitate
1 Astaxanthin
1 Aloe anthraquinones
1 Baicalin
1 Biochanin A
1 Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
1 Bromelain
1 Boron
1 Black phosphorus
1 Zinc
1 carboplatin
1 Catechins
1 Chlorogenic acid
1 Chlorophyllin
1 chemodynamic therapy
1 Deguelin
1 immunotherapy
1 Butyrate
1 Ferulic acid
1 Galloflavin
1 Gambogic Acid
1 γ-linolenic acid (Borage Oil)
1 Honokiol
1 HydroxyTyrosol
1 Luteolin
1 Nimbolide
1 Piperine
1 Plumbagin
1 Sulfasalazine
1 Selenium
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
1 Aflavin-3,3′-digallate
1 temozolomide
1 Iron
1 Magnesium
1 Zinc Oxide
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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