Shikonin Cancer Research Results

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Features:

The (R)-enantiomer of alkannin is known as shikonin, and the racemic mixture of the two is known as shikalkin.
Shikonin is a naphthoquinone derivative primarily isolated from the roots of plants in the Boraginaceae family (e.g., Lithospermum erythrorhizon).
Shikonin is the main active component of a Chinese medicinal plant 'Zi Cao'
-Shikonin is a major component of zicao (purple gromwell, the dried root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon), a Chinese herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory properties
-Quinone methides (QMs) are highly reactive intermediates formed from natural compounds like shikonin
-ic50 cancer cells 1-10uM, normal cells >10uM

-known as Glycolysis inhibitor: ( inhibit pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2*******), a key enzyme in the glycolytic pathway)

Available from mcsformulas.com Shikonin Pro Liposomal, 30 mg
Also In Glycolysis Inhibithree(100 mg PHLORIZIN,10 mg TANSHINONE IIA, 8 mg Shikonin)

-Note half-life15-30mins or 8hr?.
BioAv low, poor water solubility
Pathways:
- usually induce ROS production in cancer cells, and reduce ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓,
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, TrxR↓**, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ GPx4↓
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, TGF-β↓, ERK↓
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, P53↑,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank	Pathway / Target Axis	Direction	Primary Effect	Notes / Cancer Relevance
1	PKM2-mediated aerobic glycolysis (Warburg metabolism)	↓	Energy / biomass restriction	Key, repeatedly reported mechanism: shikonin suppresses PKM2 activity and PKM2-driven glycolysis in multiple tumor models, with downstream growth inhibition and apoptosis
2	ROS accumulation / oxidative stress	↑ ROS	Redox overload	Common upstream trigger that drives mitochondrial dysfunction and regulated cell death programs; often precedes necroptosis/apoptosis signaling
3	Necroptosis core cascade (RIPK1 → RIPK3 → MLKL)	↑	Programmed necrotic cell death	Strong evidence across cancers (e.g., leukemia and nasopharyngeal carcinoma): shikonin increases RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL expression/activation; necroptosis inhibitors can blunt the effect
4	Mitochondrial integrity (ΔΨm)	↓	Mitochondrial dysfunction	ROS-linked depolarization; acts as a pivot into intrinsic apoptosis and other death programs
5	Intrinsic apoptosis (BAX/BAK → Caspase-9/3)	↑	Programmed cell death	Frequently observed; often framed as ROS → mitochondrial damage → caspase-dependent apoptosis
6	PKM2/STAT3 signaling axis	↓	Reduced survival & proliferation signaling	In ESCC and related models, shikonin suppresses PKM2-driven glycolysis and down-modulates STAT3 pathway activity
7	NF-κB pathway	↓	Reduced pro-survival transcription	Reported as part of multi-target suppression of inflammatory/anti-apoptotic programs in several tumor models and reviews
8	PI3K–AKT (± mTOR)	↓	Growth & resistance pathway inhibition	Often described as sensitizing cells to apoptosis/TRAIL; may be secondary to oxidative stress and metabolic collapse
9	Stress MAPKs (JNK / p38)	↑	Pro-death stress signaling	Common downstream response to ROS; can reinforce apoptosis and other death outcomes
10	Ferroptosis-related axis (lipid peroxidation; GPX4)	↑ lipid perox / ↓ GPX4	Iron-dependent oxidative death	Reported prominently for acetylshikonin (a shikonin derivative): ROS-associated lipid peroxidation with reduced GPX4 expression alongside RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL activation
11	Endoplasmic reticulum stress (UPR / ERS)	↑	Proteotoxic stress signaling	Frequently mentioned in leukemia-focused mechanism summaries and broader reviews as contributory to growth arrest and death
12	Multiple regulated death programs (apoptosis / necroptosis / ferroptosis / pyroptosis)	↑ (context-dependent)	Broader cell-death engagement	Recent reviews emphasize that shikonin can engage several programmed cell death modalities depending on cell context and dosing

Rank	Pathway / Target Axis	Direction	Primary Effect	Notes / Cancer Relevance	Ref
1	PKM2-mediated aerobic glycolysis (Warburg metabolism)	↓ PKM2 activity / ↓ glycolysis	Energy & biomass restriction	Demonstrates shikonin (and analogs) inhibit cancer glycolysis, reducing glucose consumption/lactate production via PKM2 targeting	(ref)
2	PKM2 → STAT3 signaling axis	↓ PKM2-driven signaling / ↓ STAT3 pathway	Reduced survival & proliferation	ESCC study: shikonin suppresses PKM2-mediated aerobic glycolysis and regulates PKM2/STAT3 signaling	(ref)
3	Necroptosis (RIPK1 → RIPK3 → MLKL)	↑ RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL	Programmed necrotic cell death	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: shikonin induces necroptosis with upregulation of RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL (with ROS involvement)	(ref)
4	ROS accumulation	↑ ROS	Oxidative stress trigger	Colon cancer model: shikonin increases intracellular ROS; ROS functions upstream of apoptosis	(ref)
5	Mitochondrial apoptosis (Caspase-9/3)	↑ Caspase-9/3	Programmed cell death	Same colon cancer study shows shikonin increases caspase-3 and caspase-9 activity (mitochondria-mediated apoptosis)	(ref)
6	ER stress / UPR (PERK → eIF2α → CHOP)	↑	Proteotoxic stress apoptosis signaling	Colon cancer: shikonin-induced apoptosis mediated by PERK/eIF2α/CHOP ER-stress pathway	(ref)
7	Autophagic flux (autophagosome–lysosome completion)	↓ autophagic flux (blocked)	ROS + apoptosis amplification	Colorectal cancer: shikonin induces ROS and apoptosis by inhibiting autophagic flux	(ref)
8	NF-κB signaling	↓ NF-κB activity	Reduced pro-survival transcription	Pancreatic cancer xenograft/mechanistic study: shikonin suppresses NF-κB activity and NF-κB–regulated gene products	(ref)
9	PI3K–AKT–mTOR (stemness / chemoresistance axis)	↓ PI3K/AKT/mTOR	Reduced survival & stemness	Chemoresistant lung cancer CSC context: shikonin attenuates PI3K–Akt–mTOR pathway and reduces cancer stemness	(ref)
10	Cell cycle control (p21; G2/M arrest)	↑ p21 / ↑ G2/M arrest	Proliferation block	Gastric cancer (AGS): shikonin induces cell-cycle arrest linked to p21 regulation	(ref)
11	Invasion / metastasis programs (NF-κB-linked)	↓ invasion	Anti-invasive phenotype	Reports shikonin inhibits tumor invasion via down-regulation of NF-κB–related mechanisms in a high-metastatic tumor model	(ref)
12	Chemosensitization via glycolysis suppression	↓ glycolysis / ↑ cisplatin sensitivity	Combination benefit	NSCLC: shikonin inhibits glycolysis and sensitizes cells to cisplatin (explicitly connecting metabolic suppression to chemosensitization)	(ref)

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱

2232-

SK,

Shikonin Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Esophageal Cancer EC9706 Cells by Regulating the AMPK/mTOR/ULK Axis

in-vitro,

ESCC,

EC9706

2.26 ± 0.12 µM

tumCV↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TumAuto↑, Apoptosis↑, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑Casp8↑, cl‑PARP↑, AMPK↑, mTOR↑, TumVol↓, OS↑, LC3I↑,

2364-

SK,

Pyruvate Kinase M2 Mediates Glycolysis Contributes to Psoriasis by Promoting Keratinocyte Proliferation

in-vivo,

PSA,

For 2-DG or Shikonin treatment, mice were intraperitoneally injected with 2-DG (500 mg/kg in saline, daily for 5 days) or Shikonin (25 mg/kg in saline/1% DMSO. daily for 5 days).

mice

eff↑, lactateProd↓, PKM2↓,

2363-

SK,

Inhibition of PKM2 by shikonin impedes TGF-β1 expression by repressing histone lactylation to alleviate renal fibrosis

in-vivo,

CKD,

mice

PKM2↓, lactateProd↓, TGF-β↓,

2362-

SK,

RIP1 and RIP3 contribute to shikonin-induced glycolysis suppression in glioma cells via increase of intracellular hydrogen peroxide

in-vitro,

GBM,

U87MG

in-vivo,

GBM,

Rat C6 tumor xenograft in nude mice

in-vitro,

GBM,

U251

RIP1↑, RIP3↑, Glycolysis↓, G6PD↓, HK2↓, PKM2↓, H2O2↑, GSH↓, ROS↑,

2361-

SK,

Natural shikonin and acetyl-shikonin improve intestinal microbial and protein composition to alleviate colitis-associated colorectal cancer

in-vivo,

CRC,

mice

GutMicro↑, Dose↝, IL1β↓, IL6↓, TNF-α↓, PKM2↓,

2360-

SK,

Shikonin inhibits growth, invasion and glycolysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells through inactivating the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/AKT signal pathway

in-vitro,

NPC,

HONE1

4 or 8 umol/L

in-vitro,

NPC,

SUNE-1

TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓, ATP↓, PKM2↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, MMP3↓, MMP9↓, TIMP1↑,

2359-

SK,

Regulating lactate-related immunometabolism and EMT reversal for colorectal cancer liver metastases using shikonin targeted delivery

in-vivo,

Liver,

mice

TumCG↓, PKM2↓, EMT↓, TGF-β↓, Glycolysis↓, lactateProd↓, ATP↓,

2358-

SK,

SIRT1 improves lactate homeostasis in the brain to alleviate parkinsonism via deacetylation and inhibition of PKM2

in-vivo,

Park,

mice

*eff↑, *PKM2↓, *motorD↑, *lactateProd↓,

2357-

SK,

GTPBP4 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression and metastasis via the PKM2 dependent glucose metabolism

Study,

HCC,

182 patients with HCC undergoing curative hepatectomy

in-vivo,

NA,

mouse

AntiTum↑, GTPBP4↓, PKM2↓, lactateProd↓, GlucoseCon↓, Glycolysis↓, E-cadherin↑, TumCG↓,

2356-

SK,

ESM1 enhances fatty acid synthesis and vascular mimicry in ovarian cancer by utilizing the PKM2-dependent warburg effect within the hypoxic tumor microenvironment

in-vitro,

Ovarian,

CaOV3

in-vitro,

Ovarian,

OV90

in-vivo,

NA,

(1 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection once every 3 days

mice

PKM2↓, Glycolysis↓, FASN↓, lactateProd↓, Warburg↓, TumCG↓, VM↓,

2355-

SK,

Pharmacological properties and derivatives of shikonin-A review in recent years

Review,

Var,

AntiCan↑, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, Necroptosis↑, ROS↑, TrxR1↓, PKM2↓, RIP1↓, RIP3↓, Src↓, FAK↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, GRP58↓, MMPs↓, ATF2↓, cl‑PARP↑, Casp3↑, p‑p38↑, p‑JNK↑, p‑ERK↓,

2354-

SK,

PKM2-dependent glycolysis promotes NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome activation

in-vivo,

Sepsis,

mice

PKM2↓, *PKM2↓, *IL1β↓, *IL18↓, *HMGB1↓, *Casp1↓, *NLRP3↓, *AIM2↓, *p‑eIF2α↓, *Sepsis↓,

2234-

SK,

Shikonin Suppresses Cell Tumorigenesis in Gastric Cancer Associated with the Inhibition of c-Myc and Yap-1

in-vitro,

GC,

TumCP↓, TumCI↓, TumCMig↓, cMyc↓, YAP/TEAD↓,

2233-

SK,

Clinical trial on the effects of shikonin mixture on later stage lung cancer

Trial,

Lung,

19 cases of later-stage lung cancer

TumVol↓, Remission↑, OS↑, QoL↑, Weight↑, *toxicity∅,

2370-

SK,

The role of pyruvate kinase M2 in anticancer therapeutic treatments

Review,

Var,

Glycolysis↓, PKM2↓, EGFR↓, PI3K↓, p‑Akt↓, Hif1a↓,

2231-

SK,

Shikonin Exerts Cytotoxic Effects in Human Colon Cancers by Inducing Apoptotic Cell Death via the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria-Mediated Pathways

in-vitro,

CRC,

SNU-407

3 µM after 48 h

Apoptosis↑, ER Stress↑, PERK↑, eIF2α↑, CHOP↑, mt-Ca+2↑, MMP↓, Bcl-2↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, ERK↑, JNK↑, p38↓,

2230-

SK,

Shikonin induces ROS-based mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in colon cancer

in-vitro,

CRC,

HCT116

in-vivo,

NA,

TumCG↓, Bcl-2↓, ROS↑, Bcl-xL↓, MMP↓, Casp↑, selectivity↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, TumCCA↑, eff↓,

2229-

SK,

Shikonin induces apoptosis and prosurvival autophagy in human melanoma A375 cells via ROS-mediated ER stress and p38 pathways

in-vitro,

Melanoma,

A375

Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, P21↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, ER Stress↑, p‑eIF2α↑, CHOP↑, cl‑Casp3↑, p38↑, LC3B-II↑, Beclin-1↑, ROS↑, eff↓,

2228-

SK,

Shikonin induced Apoptosis Mediated by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Colorectal Cancer Cells

in-vitro,

CRC,

HCT116

0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 μM

in-vitro,

CRC,

HCT15

in-vivo,

NA,

 intraperitoneal injection (3 mg/kg, 3 times per week

mouse

Apoptosis↑, Bcl-2↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, cl‑PARP↑, GRP78/BiP↑, PERK↑, eIF2α↑, ATF4↑, CHOP↑, JNK↑, eff↓, ER Stress↑, ROS↑, TumCG↓,

2227-

SK,

Shikonin induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and enhances chemotherapeutic sensitivity of gastric cancer through reactive oxygen species

in-vitro,

GC,

BGC-823

13.35uM

in-vitro,

GC,

SGC-7901

9.63uM

in-vitro,

Nor,

GES-1

>20 μM

selectivity↑, TumCP↓, TumCD↑, ROS↑, MMP↓, Casp↑, Cyt‑c↑, Endon↑, AIF↑, eff↓, ChemoSen↑, TumCCA↑, GSH/GSSG↓, lipid-P↑,

2226-

SK,

Shikonin, a Chinese plant-derived naphthoquinone, induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells through reactive oxygen species: A potential new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

in-vitro,

HCC,

HUH7

in-vitro,

HCC,

Bel-7402

selectivity↑, ROS↑, eff↓, Akt↓, RIP1↓, NF-kB↓,

2225-

SK,

Shikonin protects skin cells against oxidative stress and cellular dysfunction induced by fine particulate matter

in-vitro,

Nor,

HaCaT

*antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *GSH↑, *GCLC↑, *GSS↑, *Akt↑, *NRF2↑,

2224-

SK,

Shikonin induces apoptosis and autophagy via downregulation of pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase1 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

in-vitro,

HCC,

SMMC-7721 cell

in-vitro,

HCC,

HUH7

in-vitro,

HCC,

HepG2

PYCR1↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, eff↑,

2223-

SK,

Non-metabolic enzyme function of PKM2 in hepatocellular carcinoma: A review

in-vitro,

Var,

PKM2↓,

2222-

SK,

The anti-tumor effect of shikonin on osteosarcoma by inducing RIP1 and RIP3 dependent necroptosis

in-vitro,

OS,

U2OS

in-vitro,

OS,

143B

in-vivo,

NA,

mice

Necroptosis↑, RIP1↑, RIP3↑, OS↑, P53↑,

2221-

SK,

Shikonin Induces Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Premature Senescence of Human A549 Lung Cancer Cells through Upregulation of p53 Expression

in-vitro,

Lung,

A549

0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, or 10.0 μg/mL)

3.52ug/mL

Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, tumCV↓, Necroptosis↑, P53↑, ROS↑, NF-kB↓,

2220-

SK,

Shikonin Alleviates Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury in Rats by Targeting Renal Endocytosis, SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1, TLR-4/NF-κB/MAPK, and PI3K/Akt Cascades

in-vivo,

Nor,

Nine-week-old Wistar rats were administered 6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg/kg/day shikonin orally, one hour after the i.p. injection of 100 mg/kg/day gentamicin for seven days

*RenoP↑, *ROS↓, *SIRT1↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *GSH↑, *TAC↑, *SOD↑, *MDA↓, *NO↓, *iNOS↓, *NHE3↑, *PI3K↑,

3044-

SK,

Shikonin Inhibits Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer H1299 Cell Growth through Survivin Signaling Pathway

in-vitro,

Lung,

H1299

in-vitro,

Lung,

H460

TumCP↓, survivin↓, TumCCA↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, XIAP↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, cycE/CCNE↓,

5104-

SK,

Shikonin induces cell cycle arrest in human gastric cancer (AGS) by early growth response 1 (Egr1)-mediated p21 gene expression.

in-vitro,

GC,

AGS

12.5-100 ng/mL dosage of shikonin treatment on AGS cancer cell

TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, P21↑,

5103-

SK,

Attenuation of PI3K-Akt-mTOR Pathway to Reduce Cancer Stemness on Chemoresistant Lung Cancer Cells by Shikonin and Synergy with BEZ235 Inhibitor

in-vitro,

NSCLC,

A549

CSCs↓, TumCP↓, Nanog↓, OCT4↓, p‑Akt↓, P70S6K↓, PI3K↓, mTOR↓, eff↑,

5102-

SK,

GEM,

Shikonin suppresses tumor growth and synergizes with gemcitabine in a pancreatic cancer xenograft model: Involvement of NF-κB signaling pathway

TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, NF-kB↓, PCNA↓, Ki-67↓, p‑EGFR↓, ROS↑, TumCCA↑, P53↑, JNK↑, Akt↓,

5101-

SK,

Shikonin induces colorectal carcinoma cells apoptosis and autophagy by targeting galectin-1/JNK signaling axis

vitro+vivo,

CRC,

SW-620

vitro+vivo,

CRC,

HCT116

Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, Gal1↑, TumCP↓, ROS↑, eff↑,

5100-

SK,

Shikonin-induced necroptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via ROS overproduction and upregulation of RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL expression

vitro+vivo,

NPC,

TumCP↓, RIP1↑, ROS↑, Necroptosis↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, eff↓, TumCG↓,

3051-

SK,

Resveratrol mediates its anti-cancer effects by Nrf2 signaling pathway activation

Review,

Var,

Nrf1↑, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, eff⇅, chemoP↑, eff↑, VCAM-1↓, Hif1a↓,

3050-

SK,

Systemic administration of Shikonin ameliorates cognitive impairment and neuron damage in NPSLE mice

in-vivo,

Nor,

mice

*Inflam↓, *neuroP↑, *cognitive↑,

3049-

SK,

Shikonin Attenuates Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Cognitive Impairment by Inhibiting Apoptosis via PTEN/Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling

in-vivo,

Nor,

Fifty-two rats

NA,

Stroke,

*neuroP↑, *p‑PTEN↓, *p‑Akt↑, *Bcl-2↑, *BAX↓, *cognitive↑, *BDNF↑,

3048-

SK,

Shikonin inhibits triple-negative breast cancer-cell metastasis by reversing the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via glycogen synthase kinase 3β-regulated suppression of β-catenin signaling

in-vitro,

BC,

MDA-MB-231

in-vitro,

BC,

4T1

in-vitro,

Nor,

MCF12A

in-vivo,

NA,

tumCV↓, selectivity↑, EMT↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, E-cadherin↑, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, Snail↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, GSK‐3β↑,

3047-

SK,

Shikonin suppresses colon cancer cell growth and exerts synergistic effects by regulating ADAM17 and the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway

in-vitro,

CRC,

HCT116

in-vitro,

CRC,

SW48

TumCG↓, p‑STAT3↓, ADAM17↓, Apoptosis↑, Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, TumCCA↑, JAK1?, p‑JAK1↓, p‑JAK2↓, p‑eIF2α↑, eff↓, ROS↑, IL6↓,

3046-

SK,

Shikonin attenuates lung cancer cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and metastasis by inhibiting integrin β1 expression and the ERK1/2 signaling pathway

in-vitro,

Lung,

A549

TumCP↓, TumCI↓, TumCMig↓, p‑ERK↓, ITGB1↓,

3045-

SK,

Cutting off the fuel supply to calcium pumps in pancreatic cancer cells: role of pyruvate kinase-M2 (PKM2)

in-vitro,

PC,

MIA PaCa-2

ECAR↓, Glycolysis↓, ATP↓, PKM2↓, TumCMig↓, Ca+2↑, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓, MMP↓, ROS↑,

2219-

SK,

Shikonin induces apoptosis of HaCaT cells via the mitochondrial, Erk and Akt pathways

in-vitro,

Nor,

HaCaT

 (0–4 µM) for 24 and 48 h

6.34uM@24h

*MMP↓, *ROS↑, *Casp3↑, *TumCG↓,

3043-

SK,

Shikonin Induces Apoptosis by Inhibiting Phosphorylation of IGF-1 Receptor in Myeloma Cells.

in-vitro,

Melanoma,

RPMI-8226

IGF-1↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, MMP↓, Casp3↑, P53↑, BAX↑, Mcl-1↓, EGFR↓, Src↑, KDR/FLK-1↓, p‑IGF-1↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓,

3042-

SK,

The protective effects of Shikonin on lipopolysaccharide/D -galactosamine-induced acute liver injury via inhibiting MAPK and NF-kB and activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways

in-vivo,

Nor,

mice

*TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *IL6↓, *IFN-γ↓, *ALAT↓, *AST↓, *MPO↓, *ROS↓, *JNK↓, *ERK↓, *p38↓, *NF-kB↓, *p‑IKKα↓, *SOD↑, *GSH↑, *HO-1↑, *NRF2↑, *hepatoP↑,

3041-

SK,

Promising Nanomedicines of Shikonin for Cancer Therapy

Review,

Var,

Glycolysis↓, TAMS↝, BioAv↓, Half-Life↝, P21↑, ERK↓, ROS↑, GSH↓, MMP↓, TrxR↓, MMP13↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, SIRT2↑, Hif1a↓, PKM2↓, TumCP↓, TumMeta↓, TumCI↓,

3040-

SK,

Pharmacological Properties of Shikonin – A Review of Literature since 2002

Review,

Var,

Review,

IBD,

Review,

Stroke,

*Half-Life↝, *BioAv↓, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↑, *Inflam↓, *TNF-α↓, *other↑, *MPO↓, *COX2↓, *NF-kB↑, *STAT3↑, *antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *neuroP↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *GPx↑, *Bcl-2↑, *BAX↓, cardioP↑, AntiCan↑, NF-kB↓, ROS↑, PKM2↓, TumCCA↑, Necroptosis↑, Apoptosis↑, DNAdam↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, LDH↝,

2470-

SK,

PKM2/PDK1 dual-targeted shikonin derivatives restore the sensitivity of EGFR-mutated NSCLC cells to gefitinib by remodeling glucose metabolism

in-vitro,

Lung,

H1299

PKM2↓, PDK1↓, Glycolysis↓,

2469-

SK,

Shikonin induces the apoptosis and pyroptosis of EGFR-T790M-mutant drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells via the degradation of cyclooxygenase-2

in-vitro,

Lung,

H1975

0-8uM

Apoptosis↑, Pyro↑, Casp↑, cl‑PARP↑, GSDME↑, ROS↑, COX2↓, PDK1↓, Akt↓, ERK↓, eff↓, eff↓, eff↑,

2420-

SK,

Pyruvate kinase M2 regulates mitochondrial homeostasis in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury

in-vivo,

AKI,

PKM2↓, other↝,

2419-

SK,

Regulation of glycolysis and the Warburg effect in wound healing

in-vivo,

Nor,

Glycolysis↓, GLUT1↓, GLUT3↓, HK2↓, HK1↓, PFK1↓, PFK2↓, PKM2↓, lactateProd↓, GlucoseCon↓,

2418-

SK,

Experimental Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment by Shikonin Through Regulating PKM2

in-vitro,

HCC,

SMMC-7721 cell

in-vitro,

HCC,

HUH7

in-vitro,

HCC,

HepG2

tumCV↓, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↓, ChemoSen↑, PKM2↓, Glycolysis↓,

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* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 105

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 2, Catalase↑, 1, GCLC↑, 1, GPx↑, 1, GSH↑, 3, GSS↑, 1, HO-1↑, 2, MDA↓, 1, MPO↓, 2, NRF2↑, 3, ROS↓, 4, ROS↑, 1, SOD↑, 3, TAC↑, 1,

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1, lactateProd↓, 1, PKM2↓, 2, SIRT1↓, 1,

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↑, 1, p‑Akt↑, 1, BAX↓, 2, Bcl-2↑, 2, Casp1↓, 1, Casp3↑, 1, iNOS↓, 1, JNK↓, 1, p38↓, 1,

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↑, 1,

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

p‑eIF2α↓, 1,

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↓, 1, PI3K↑, 1, p‑PTEN↓, 1, STAT3↑, 1, TumCG↓, 1,

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1,

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

NHE3↑, 1,

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

AIM2↓, 1, COX2↓, 1, HMGB1↓, 1, IFN-γ↓, 1, p‑IKKα↓, 1, IL18↓, 1, IL1β↓, 2, IL6↓, 1, Inflam↓, 2, NF-kB↓, 1, NF-kB↑, 1, TNF-α↓, 2,

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

BDNF↑, 1,

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

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

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1, AST↓, 1, IL6↓, 1,

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cognitive↑, 2, hepatoP↑, 1, motorD↑, 1, neuroP↑, 3, RenoP↑, 1, toxicity∅, 1,

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Sepsis↓, 1,
Total Targets: 65

Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
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  -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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Shikonin Cancer Research Results

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Cellular Microenvironment ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

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