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2327- 2DG,    2-Deoxy-d-Glucose and Its Analogs: From Diagnostic to Therapeutic Agents
- Review, Var, NA
Glycolysis↓, 2-DG inhibits glycolysis due to formation and intracellular accumulation of 2-deoxy-d-glucose-6-phosphate (2-DG6P), inhibiting the function of hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, and inducing cell death
HK2↓,
mt-ROS↑, 2-DG-mediated glucose deprivation stimulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in mitochondria, also leading to AMPK activation and autophagy stimulation.
AMPK↑,
PPP↓, 2-DG has been shown to block the pentose phosphate shunt
NADPH↓, Decreased levels of NADPH correlate with reduced glutathione levels, one of the major cellular antioxidants.
GSH↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑, Valera et al. also observed that in bladder cancer cells, 2-DG treatment modulates the Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio, driving apoptosis induction
Apoptosis↑,
RadioS↑, 2-DG radiosensitization results from its effect on thiol metabolism
eff↓, (NAC) treatment, downregulated glutamate cysteine ligase activity, or overexpression of ROS scavenging enzymes
Half-Life↓, its plasma half-life was only 48 min [117]) make 2-DG a rather poor drug candidate
other↝, Adverse effects of 2-DG administration in humans include fatigue, sweating, dizziness, and nausea, mimicking the symptoms of hypoglycemia
eff↓, Moreover, 2-DG has to be used at relatively high concentrations (≥5 mmol/L) in order to compete with blood glucose

2325- 2DG,    Research Progress of Warburg Effect in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Review, Var, NA
HK2↓, 2-Deoxyglucose (2-DG) is a widely studied HK2 inhibitor that has been reported to inhibit glycolysis by inhibiting hexokinase
Glycolysis↓,
PKM2↓, In rat HCC models, 2-DG was shown to reduce PKM2 and LDHA expression, leading to decreased aerobic glycolysis and tumor cell death
LDHA↓,
TumCD↑,
ChemoSen↑, Combining 2-DG with sorafenib demonstrated superior antitumor effects compared to sorafenib alone, suggesting its potential for synergistic action with other anticancer drugs
eff↑, Moreover, DHA combined with 2-DG can reportedly induce apoptosis in A549 and PC-9 cells

1341- 3BP,    The HK2 Dependent “Warburg Effect” and Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation in Cancer: Targets for Effective Therapy with 3-Bromopyruvate
- Review, NA, NA
Glycolysis↓, second-generation glycolysis inhibitor.
OXPHOS↓,
*toxicity↓, Normal cells remain unharmed
ROS↑, well known that this compound generates ROS
GSH↓,
eff↑, 3BP demonstrates synergistic activity with other compounds that reduce intracellular levels of GSH

1340- 3BP,    Safety and outcome of treatment of metastatic melanoma using 3-bromopyruvate: a concise literature review and case study
- Review, NA, NA
Glycolysis↓, inhibiting key glycolysis enzymes
HK2↓,
LDH↓,
OXPHOS↓, inhibits mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
angioG↓,
H2O2↑, induces hydrogen peroxide generation in cancer cells (oxidative stress effect)
eff↑, Concurrent use of a GSH depletor(paracetamol) with 3BP killed resistant melanoma cells

3452- 5-ALA,    5-ALA Is a Potent Lactate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor but Not a Substrate: Implications for Cell Glycolysis and New Avenues in 5-ALA-Mediated Anticancer Action
- in-vitro, GBM, T98G - in-vitro, GBM, LN-18 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
Glycolysis↓, we found that 5-ALA, a natural precursor of heme, can hinder cell glycolysis, which is the main path of energy production for most cancer cells.
LDH↓, ore specifically, we found that 5-ALA can block an enzyme involved in glycolysis, called lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
eff↝, We found that 5-ALA has a potency of LDH inhibition comparable to other established LDH inhibitors, such as oxamate or tartronic acid
ECAR↓, a marked decrease in extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) was registered as a consequence of administering 5-ALA,

3941- 5HT,  dietMed,  VitB12,  FA,  VitC  Nutrition strategies that improve cognitive function
- Review, AD, NA
*other↑, Low glycemic index foods seem to improve attention, memory and functional capacity, while those rich in simple sugars are associated with difficulty in concentration and attention.
*other↓, Low levels of serotonin have been linked to decreased learning, reasoning and memory.
*cognitive↑, It is advisable to consume diets with an adequate ratio (5:1) of omega-6: 3 fatty acids (Mediterranean diet) given that they are associated with better memory capacity and lower risk of cognitive deterioration.
*eff↑, Vitamins B1, B6, B12, B9 (folic acid) and D, choline, iron and iodine exert neuroprotective effects and improve intellectual performance.
*eff↑, In parallel, antioxidants (vitamins C, E, A, zinc, selenium, lutein and zeaxanthin) have a very important role in the defense against oxidative stress associated with mental deterioration and in the improvement of cognition.

3973- ACNs,    Saskatoon and wild blueberries have higher anthocyanin contents than other Manitoba berries
- Analysis, AD, NA
eff↑, Saskatoon berry and wild blueberry showed a high content of total anthocyanins (562.4 and 558.3 mg/100 g, respectively) that were not significantly (P>0.05) different from each other.

3972- ACNs,    Recent Research on the Health Benefits of Blueberries and Their Anthocyanins
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*cardioP↑, Epidemiological studies associate regular, moderate intake of blueberries and/or anthocyanins with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, death, and type 2 diabetes, and with improved weight maintenance and neuroprotection.
*neuroP↑,
*Inflam↓, Among the more important healthful aspects of blueberries are their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions and their beneficial effects on vascular and glucoregulatory function
*antiOx↓,
*GutMicro↑, Blueberry phytochemicals may affect gastrointestinal microflora and contribute to host health
*Half-Life↑, However, >50% of the 13C still remained in the body after 48 h
*LDL↓, controlled study of 58 diabetic patients, blueberry intake led to a decline in LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and adiponectin and an increase in HDL cholesterol
*adiP↓,
*HDL↑,
*CRP↓, reduction was documented in inflammatory markers, including serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1, and plasma IL-1β
*IL1β↓,
*Risk↓, lower Parkinson disease risk was associated with the highest quintile of anthocyanin (RR: 0.76) and berry (RR: 0.77) intake
*Risk↓, Nurse's Health Study, greater intake of blueberries and strawberries was associated with slower rates of cognitive decline in older adults, with an estimated delay in decline of about 2.5 y
*cognitive↑, Cognitive performance in elderly adults improved after 12 wk of daily intake of blueberry (94) or Concord grape (95) juice.
*memory↑, Better task switching and reduced interference in memory was found in healthy older adults after 90 d of blueberry supplementation
*other↑, After 12 wk of blueberry consumption, greater brain activity was detected using magnetic resonance imaging in healthy older adults during a cognitive challenge.
*BOLD↑, Similarly, during a memory test, regional blood oxygen level-dependent activity detected by MRI (99) was enhanced in the subjects taking blueberry, but not in those taking placebo.
*NO↓, 50–200 mg/d bilberry showed a dose-dependent decrease in neurotoxic NO and malondialdehyde, combined with an increase in neuroprotective antioxidant capacity due to glutathione, vitamin C, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase
*MDA↓,
*GSH↑,
*VitC↑,
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*eff↓, The percentage loss of blueberry anthocyanins during −18°C storage was 12% after 10 mo of storage
*eff↓, Freeze-dried blueberry powder loses anthocyanins in a temperature-dependent manner with a half-life of 139, 39, and 12 d when stored at 25, 42, and 60°C, respectively
*eff↓, Blueberries are low in ascorbic acid and high in anthocyanins (187), and notably anthocyanins are readily degraded by ascorbic acid
*eff↝, Shelf-stable blueberry products like jam (196), juice (197), and extracts (198) can lose polyphenolic compounds when stored at ambient temperature whereas refrigeration mitigates losses.
*Risk↓, It can be safely stated that daily moderate intake (50 mg anthocyanins, one-third cup of blueberries) can mitigate the risk of diseases and conditions of major socioeconomic importance in the Western world.

3968- ACNs,    Enhanced Neuronal Activation with Blueberry Supplementation in Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Human, AD, NA
*BOLD↑, Following daily supplementation for 16 weeks, blueberry-treated participants exhibited increased BOLD activation in the left pre-central gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, and left inferior parietal lobe during working memory load conditions
*cognitive?, consistent with prior trials showing neurocognitive benefit with blueberry supplementation in this at-risk population.
*eff↑, High-flavanol cocoa treatment has been associated with enhancement of cerebral blood flow, [9] Concord grape juice [10] and pomegranate juice [11] supplementation with increased regional brain activation, and resveratrol treatment with enhanced hippo

234- AL,    Allicin Induces Anti-human Liver Cancer Cells through the p53 Gene Modulating Apoptosis and Autophagy
- in-vitro, HCC, Hep3B
ROS↑, increased the production of ROS levels at 1, 3, 6 h. I
*toxicity∅, In other study, allicin treatment did not increase the leakage of lactate-dehydrogenase (LDH) of primary rat hepatocytes until 1 mM allicin treated with rat hepatocytes24. For this reason, allicin could be inferred as safe to normal liver cells
MMP↓, Allicin decreased mitochondrial membrane potential
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
AIF↑,
Casp3↑, protein expression levels of caspase-3, -8, -9 increased after allicin treatment
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
eff↓, Allicin significantly induced ROS overproduction, whereas NAC pretreatment decreased the ROS induction by allicin exposure in Hep 3B cells
γH2AX↑, significant increase in the expression of γ-H2AX was observed at the initial stages (3, 6 h), but not at the later stages of 12, 24, 48 h
selectivity↑, data suggested that allicin induced apoptosis in p53-deficiency human liver carcinoma cells but caused autophagy in p53-normal function human liver carcinoma cells.
DNA-PK↑, increases production of ROS, triggers DNA damage

235- AL,    Allicin inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in U87MG human glioblastoma cells through an ERK-dependent pathway
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
MAPK↑, mechanisms involved in apoptosis include the mitochondrial pathway, activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and caspase cascade and oxidant enzyme system.
p‑ERK↑, In the present study, the level of ERK phosphorylation was increased
ROS↑, ROS are related to allicin-induced apoptosis in the U87MG cells.
eff↓, This study demonstrated that allicin-induced apoptosis was down-regulated by the antioxidant enzyme system

1916- AL,    Allicin Bioavailability and Bioequivalence from Garlic Supplements and Garlic Foods
- Review, Nor, NA
*BioAv↝, For enteric tablets, ABB varied from 36–104%
*eff↓, but it was reduced to 22–57% when consumed with a high-protein meal, due to slower gastric emptying.
*BioAv↝, garlic powder capsules gave 26–109%
*BioAv↝, Kwai garlic powder tablets, which have been used in a large number of clinical trials, gave 80% ABB, validating it as representing raw garlic in those trials
*eff↑, Hence, many brands of garlic supplements have been enteric-coated to prevent disintegration in the stomach
*Half-Life∅, Hence, many brands of garlic supplements have been enteric-coated to prevent disintegration in the stomach
*eff↑, all brands of normal tablets gave high allicin bioavailability
*eff↑, Hence, both low-protein and high-protein meals would provide a gastric pH ≥ 4.0 for an ample amount of time for the alliinase in disintegrated normal tablets and capsules to convert most of the alliin to allicin in the stomach.
*Dose∅, Three tablets has been the most common dose used in these trials. The N1 tablets in these trials have been consistently standardized to contain 3.9 mg alliin/tablet and to yield 1.8 mg allicin/tablet
*eff↑, The bioavailability of allicin from garlic powder supplements containing alliin and active alliinase can be as high as that from an equivalent amount of crushed raw garlic containing maximum allicin, when consumed with a meal.

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

2660- AL,    Allicin: A review of its important pharmacological activities
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Var, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, It showed neuroprotective effects, exhibited anti-inflammatory properties, demonstrated anticancer activity, acted as an antioxidant, provided cardioprotection, exerted antidiabetic effects, and offered hepatoprotection.
AntiCan↑,
*antiOx↑,
*cardioP↑, This vasodilatory effect helps protect against cardiovascular diseases by reducing the risk of hypertension and atherosclerosis.
*hepatoP↑,
*BBB↑, This allows allicin to easily traverse phospholipid bilayers and the blood-brain barrier
*Half-Life↝, biological half-life of allicin is estimated to be approximately one year at 4°C. However, it should be noted that its half-life may differ when it is dissolved in different solvents, such as vegetable oil
*H2S↑, allicin undergoes metabolism in the body, leading to the release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
*BP↓, H2S acts as a vasodilator, meaning it relaxes and widens blood vessels, promoting blood flow and reducing blood pressure.
*neuroP↑, It acts as a neuromodulator, regulating synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability.
*cognitive↑, Studies have suggested that H2S may enhance cognitive function and protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's by promoting neuronal survival and reducing oxidative stress.
*neuroP↑, various research studies suggest that the neuroprotective mechanisms of allicin can be attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
*ROS↓,
*GutMicro↑, may contribute to the overall health of the gut microbiota.
*LDH↓, Liu et al. found that allicin treatment led to a significant decrease in the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),
*ROS↓, allicin's capacity to lower the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), decrease lipid peroxidation, and maintain the activities of antioxidant enzymes
*lipid-P↓,
*antiOx↑,
*other↑, allicin was found to enhance the expression of sphingosine kinases 2 (Sphk2), which is considered a neuroprotective mechanism in ischemic stroke
*PI3K↓, allicin downregulated the PI3K/Akt/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, inhibiting the overproduction of NO, iNOS, prostaglandin E2, cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha induced by interleukin-1 (IL-1)
*Akt↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*NO↓,
*iNOS↓,
*PGE2↓,
*COX2↓,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓, Allicin has been found to regulate the immune system and reduce the levels of TNF-α and IL-8.
*MPO↓, Furthermore, allicin significantly decreased tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, indicating its neuroprotective effect against brain ischemia via an anti-inflammatory pathway
*eff↑, Allicin, in combination with melatonin, demonstrated a marked reduction in the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap-1), and NF-κB genes in rats with brain damage induced by acryl
*NRF2↑, Allicin treatment decreased oxidative stress by upregulating Nrf2 protein and downregulating Keap-1 expression.
*Keap1↓,
*TBARS↓, It significantly reduced myeloperoxidase (MPO) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels,
*creat↓, and decreased blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, LDH, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels.
*LDH↓,
*AST↓,
*ALAT↓,
*MDA↓,
*SOD↑, Allicin also increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as the levels of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione (GSH) in the liver, kidneys, and brain
*GSH↑,
*GSTs↑,
*memory↑, Allicin has demonstrated its ability to improve learning and memory deficits caused by lead acetate injury by promoting hippocampal astrocyte differentiation.
chemoP↑, Allicin safeguards mitochondria from damage, prevents the release of cytochrome c, and decreases the expression of pro-apoptotic factors (Bax, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, and p53) typically activated by cisplatin
IL8↓, Allicin has been found to regulate the immune system and reduce the levels of TNF-α and IL-8.
Cyt‑c↑, In addition, allicin was reported to induce cytochrome c, increase expression of caspase 3 [86], caspase 8, 9 [82,87], caspase 12 [80] along with enhanced p38 protein expression levels [81], Fas expression levels [82].
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp12↑,
p38↑,
Fas↑,
P53↑, Also, significantly increased p53, p21, and CHK1 expression levels decreased cyclin B after allicin treatment.
P21↑,
CHK1↓,
CycB↓,
GSH↓, Depletion of GSH and alterations in intracellular redox status have been found to trigger activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway was the antiproliferative function of allicin
ROS↑, Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells were sensitised by allicin to the mitochondrial ROS-mediated apoptosis induced by 5-fluorouracil
TumCCA↑, According to research findings, allicin has been shown to decrease the percentage of cells in the G0/G1 and S phases [87], while causing cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase
Hif1a↓, Allicin treatment was found to effectively reduce HIF-1α protein levels, leading to decreased expression of Bcl-2 and VEGF, and suppressing the colony formation capacity and cell migration rate of cancer cells
Bcl-2↓,
VEGF↓,
TumCMig↓,
STAT3↓, antitumor properties of allicin have been attributed to various mechanisms, including promotion of apoptosis, inhibition of STAT3 signaling
VEGFR2↓, suppression of VEGFR2 and FAK phosphorylation
p‑FAK↓,

281- ALA,    Reactive oxygen species mediate caspase activation and apoptosis induced by lipoic acid in human lung epithelial cancer cells through Bcl-2 down-regulation
- in-vitro, Lung, H460
mt-ROS↑, mitochondria are the primary source of ROS production induced by LA and that these ROS are involved in the apoptotic process.
Apoptosis↑,
Casp9↑,
Bcl-2↓,
eff↓, that all the tested antioxidants were able to inhibit apoptosis induced by LA or DHLA indicating that multiple ROS are involved in the apoptotic process.
eff↑, The pro-oxidant role of LA is generally observed under nonoxidative stress conditions, which is also supported by this study
H2O2↑, LA also induced peroxide generation in these cells
Dose↑, 100uM was enough to generate mitochondrial ROS in lung cancer cells

278- ALA,    The Multifaceted Role of Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Cancer Prevention, Occurrence, and Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
ROS↑, direct anticancer effect of the antioxidant ALA is manifested as an increase in intracellular ROS levels in cancer cells
NRF2↑, enhance the activity of the anti-inflammatory protein nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2), thereby reducing tissue damage
Inflam↓,
frataxin↑,
*BioAv↓, Oral ALA has a bioavailability of approximately 30% due to issues such as poor stability in the stomach, low solubility, and hepatic degradation.
ChemoSen↑, ALA can enhance the functionality of various other anticancer drugs, including 5-fluorouracil in colon cancer cells and cisplatin in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Hif1a↓, it is inferred that lipoic acid may inhibit the expression of HIF-1α
eff↑, act as a synergistic agent with natural polyphenolic substances such as apigenin and genistein
FAK↓, ALA inhibits FAK activation by downregulating β1-integrin expression and reduces the levels of MMP-9 and MMP-2
ITGB1↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
EMT↓, ALA inhibits the expression of EMT markers, including Snail, vimentin, and Zeb1
Snail↓,
Vim↓,
Zeb1↓,
P53↑, ALA also stimulates the mutant p53 protein and depletes MGMT
MGMT↓, depletes MGMT by inhibiting NF-κB signalling, thereby inducing apoptosis
Mcl-1↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
survivin↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
p‑Akt↓, ALA inhibits the activation of tumour stem cells by reducing Akt phosphorylation.
GSK‐3β↓, phosphorylation and inactivation of GSK3β
*antiOx↑, indirect antioxidant protection through metal chelation (ALA primarily binds Cu2+ and Zn2+, while DHLA can bind Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, and Fe3+) and the regeneration of certain endogenous antioxidants, such as vitamin E, vitamin C, and glutathione
*ROS↓, ALA can directly quench various reactive species, including ROS, reactive nitrogen species, hydroxyl radicals (HO•), hypochlorous acid (HclO), and singlet oxygen (1O2);
selectivity↑, In normal cells, ALA acts as an antioxidant by clearing ROS. However, in cancer cells, it can exert pro-oxidative effects, inducing pathways that restrict cancer progression.
angioG↓, Combining these two hypotheses, it can be hypothesized that ALA may regulate copper and HIF-2α to limit tumor angiogenesis.
MMPs↓, ALA was shown to inhibit invasion by decreasing the mRNA levels of key matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), specifically MMP2 and MMP9, which are crucial for the metastatic process
NF-kB↓, ALA has been shown to enhance the efficacy of the chemotherapeutic drug paclitaxel in breast and lung cancer cells by inhibiting the NF-κB signalling pathway and the functions of integrin β1/β3 [138,139]
ITGB3↓,
NADPH↓, ALA has been shown to inhibit NADPH oxidase, a key enzyme closely associated with NP, including NOX4

3439- ALA,    The effect of alpha lipoic acid on the developmental competence of mouse isolated preantral follicles
- in-vitro, NA, NA
*ROS↓, At 96 h after culture, a decrease in ROS and an increase in TAC were observed in ALA group compared to control group (p < 0.05).
*TAC↑,
*eff↑, ALA (100 uM) improves the in vitro development of follicles. This effect may be mediated by decreasing ROS concentration and increasing follicular TAC level during the culture period.‎‎‎
*SOD↑, ALA administration significantly elevated plasma total antioxidant status and could increase activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT) in the brain tissues of male rat exposed to restraint stress
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GlucoseCon↑, ALA enhances glucose uptake by cells,
*antiOx↑, Taken together, our study indicates that ALA has an excellent antioxidant activity,

3443- ALA,    Molecular and Therapeutic Insights of Alpha-Lipoic Acid as a Potential Molecule for Disease Prevention
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant potential and free radical scavenging activity.
*ROS↓,
*IronCh↑, Lipoic acid acts as a chelating agent for metal ions, a quenching agent for reactive oxygen species, and a reducing agent for the oxidized form of glutathione and vitamins C and E.
*cognitive↑, α-Lipoic acid enantiomers and its reduced form have antioxidant, cognitive, cardiovascular, detoxifying, anti-aging, dietary supplement, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
*cardioP↓,
AntiCan↑,
*neuroP↑,
*Inflam↓, α-Lipoic acid can reduce inflammatory markers in patients with heart disease
*BioAv↓, bioavailability in its pure form is low (approximately 30%).
*AntiAge↑, As a dietary supplements α-lipoic acid has become a common ingredient in regular products like anti-aging supplements and multivitamin formulations
*Half-Life↓, it has a half-life (t1/2) of 30 min to 1 h.
*BioAv↝, It should be stored in a cool, dark, and dry environment, at 0 °C for short-term storage (few days to weeks) and at − 20 °C for long-term storage (few months to years).
other↝, Remarkably, neither α-lipoic acid nor dihydrolipoic acid can scavenge hydrogen peroxide, possibly the most abundant second messenger ROS, in the absence of enzymatic catalysis.
EGFR↓, α-Lipoic acid inhibits cell proliferation via the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the protein kinase B (PKB), also known as the Akt signaling, and induces apoptosis in human breast cancer cells
Akt↓,
ROS↓, α-Lipoic acid tramps the ROS followed by arrest in the G1 phase of the cell cycle and activates p27 (kip1)-dependent cell cycle arrest via changing of the ratio of the apoptotic-related protein Bax/Bcl-2
TumCCA↑,
p27↑,
PDH↑, α-Lipoic acid drives pyruvate dehydrogenase by downregulating aerobic glycolysis and activation of apoptosis in breast cancer cells, lactate production
Glycolysis↓,
ROS↑, HT-29 human colon cancer cells; It was concluded that α-lipoic acid induces apoptosis by a pro-oxidant mechanism triggered by an escalated uptake of mitochondrial substrates in oxidizable form
*eff↑, Several studies have found that combining α-lipoic acid and omega-3 fatty acids has a synergistic effect in slowing functional and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease
*memory↑, α-lipoic acid inhibits brain weight loss, downregulates oxidative tissue damage resulting in neuronal cell loss, repairs memory and motor function,
*motorD↑,
*GutMicro↑, modulates the gut microbiota without reducing the microbial diversity (

3454- ALA,    Lipoic acid blocks autophagic flux and impairs cellular bioenergetics in breast cancer and reduces stemness
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCG↑, Lipoic acid inhibits breast cancer cell growth via accumulation of autophagosomes.
Glycolysis↓, Lipoic acid inhibits glycolysis in breast cancer cells.
ROS↑, Lipoic acid induces ROS production in breast cancer cells/BCSC.
CSCs↓, Here, we demonstrate that LA inhibits mammosphere formation and subpopulation of BCSCs
selectivity↑, In contrast, LA at similar doses. had no significant effect on the cell viability of the human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK-293)
LC3B-II↑, LA treatment (0.5 mM and 1.0 mM) increased the expression level of LC3B-I to LC3B-II in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB231cells at 48 h
MMP↓, LA induced mitochondrial ROS levels, decreased mitochondria complex I activity, and MMP in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
mitResp↓, In MCF-7 cells, we found a substantial reduction in maximal respiration and ATP production at 0.5 mM and 1 mM of LA treatment after 48 h
ATP↓,
OCR↓, LA at 2.5 mM decreased OCR
NAD↓, we found that LA (0.5 mM and 1 mM) significantly reduced ATP production and NAD levels in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
p‑AMPK↑, LA treatment (0.5 mM and 1.0 mM) increased p-AMPK levels;
GlucoseCon↓, LA (0.5 mM and 1 mM) significantly decreased glucose uptake and lactate production in MCF-7, whereas LA at 1 mM significantly reduced glucose uptake and lactate production in MDA-MB231 cells but it had no effect at 0.5 mM
lactateProd↓,
HK2↓, LA reduced hexokinase 2 (HK2), phosphofructokinase (PFK), pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) expression in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells
PFK↓,
LDHA↓,
eff↓, Moreover, we found that LA-mediated inhibition of cellular bioenergetics including OCR (maximal respiration and ATP production) and glycolysis were restored by NAC treatment (Fig. 6E and F) which indicates that LA-induced ROS production is responsibl
mTOR↓, LA inhibits mTOR signaling and thereby decreased the p-TFEB levels in breast cancer cells
ECAR↓, LA also inhibits glycolysis as evidenced by decreased glucose uptake, lactate production, and ECAR.
ALDH↓, LA decreased ALDH1 activity, CD44+/CD24-subpopulation, and increased accumulation of autophagosomes possibly due to inhibition of autophagic flux of breast cancer.
CD44↓,
CD24↓,

3456- ALA,    Renal-Protective Roles of Lipoic Acid in Kidney Disease
- Review, NA, NA
*RenoP↑, We focus on various animal models of kidney injury by which the underlying renoprotective mechanisms of ALA have been unraveled
*ROS↓, ALA’s renal protective actions that include decreasing oxidative damage, increasing antioxidant capacities, counteracting inflammation, mitigating renal fibrosis, and attenuating nephron cell death.
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓,
*Sepsis↓, figure 1
*IronCh↑, ALA can also chelate metals such as zinc, iron, and copper and regenerate endogenous antioxidants—such as glutathione—and exogenous vitamin antioxidants—such as vitamins C and E—with minimal side effects
*BUN↓, ALA can decrease acute kidney injury by lowering serum blood urea nitrogen, creatinine levels, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), thereby decreasing endothelin-1 vasoconstriction, neutrophil dif
*creat↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL1β↓,
*MDA↓, pretreatment with ALA decreased MDA content and ameliorated renal oxidative stress
*NRF2↑, activate the Nrf2 signaling pathway, leading to upregulation of the second-phase cytoprotective proteins such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1)
*HO-1↑,
*NQO1↑,
*chemoP↑, ALA has also been shown to lower plasma creatinine levels and urine output, increase creatinine clearance and urine osmolality, and normalize sodium excretion in cisplatin kidney injury
*eff↑, ALA can also minimize renal toxicity induced by gold nanoparticles, which are often used as drug carriers
*NF-kB↓, Enhancing autophagy, inhibiting NF-KB, attenuating mitochondrial oxidative stress

3539- ALA,    Alpha-lipoic acid as a dietary supplement: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential
- Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, scavenges free radicals, chelates metals, and restores intracellular glutathione levels which otherwise decline with age.
*IronCh↑, LA preferentially binds to Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+, but cannot chelate Fe3+, while DHLA forms complexes with Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Hg2+ and Fe3+
*GSH↑,
*antiOx↑, LA has long been touted as an antioxidant
*NRF2↑, activate Phase II detoxification via the transcription factor Nrf2
*MMP9↓, lower expression of MMP-9 and VCAM-1 through repression of NF-kappa-B.
*VCAM-1↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*cognitive↑, it has been used to improve age-associated cardiovascular, cognitive, and neuromuscular deficits, and has been implicated as a modulator of various inflammatory signaling pathways
*Inflam↓,
*BioAv↝, LA bioavailability may be dependent on multiple carrier proteins.
*BioAv↝, observed that approximately 20-40% was absorbed [
*BBB↑, LA has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier in a limited number of studies
*H2O2∅, Neither species is active against hydrogen peroxide
*neuroP↑, chelation of iron and copper in the brain had a positive effect in the pathobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease by lowering free radical damage
*PKCδ↑, In addition to PKCδ, LA activates Erk1/2 [92, 93], p38 MAPK [94], PI3 kinase [94], and Akt [94-97].
*ERK↑,
*MAPK↑,
*PI3K↑,
*Akt↑,
*PTEN↓, LA decreases the activities of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B [99], Protein Phosphatase 2A [95], and the phosphatase and tensin homolog PTEN
*AMPK↑, LA activates peripheral AMPK
*GLUT4↑, In skeletal muscle, LA is proposed to recruit GLUT4 from its storage site in the Golgi to the sarcolemma, so that glucose uptake is stimulated by the local increase in transporter abundance.
*GlucoseCon↑,
*BP↝, Feeding LA to hypertensive rats normalized systolic blood pressure and cytosolic free Ca2+
*eff↑, Clinically, LA administration (in combination with acetyl-L-carnitine) showed some promise as an antihypertensive therapy by decreasing systolic pressure in high blood pressure patients and subjects with the metabolic syndrome
*ICAM-1↓, decreased demyelination and spinal cord expression of adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1)
*VCAM-1↓,
*Dose↝, Considering the transient cellular accumulation of LA following an oral dose, which does not exceed low micromolar levels, it is entirely possible that some of the cellular effects of LA when given at supraphysiological concentrations may be not be c

3272- ALA,    Alpha-lipoic acid as a dietary supplement: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, LA has long been touted as an antioxidant,
*glucose↑, improve glucose and ascorbate handling,
*eNOS↑, increase eNOS activity, activate Phase II detoxification via the transcription factor Nrf2, and lower expression of MMP-9 and VCAM-1 through repression of NF-kappa-B.
*NRF2↑,
*MMP9↓,
*VCAM-1↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*cardioP↑, used to improve age-associated cardiovascular, cognitive, and neuromuscular deficits,
*cognitive↑,
*eff↓, The efficiency of LA uptake was also lowered by its administration in food,
*BBB↑, LA has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier in a limited number of studies;
*IronCh↑, LA preferentially binds to Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+, but cannot chelate Fe3+, while DHLA forms complexes with Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Hg2+ and Fe3+
*GSH↑, LA markedly increases intracellular glutathione (GSH),
*PKCδ↑, PKCδ, LA activates Erk1/2 [92,93], p38 MAPK [94], PI3 kinase [94], and Akt
*ERK↑,
*p38↑,
*MAPK↑,
*PI3K↑,
*Akt↑,
*PTEN↓, LA decreases the activities of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B [99], Protein Phosphatase 2A [95], and the phosphatase and tensin homolog PTEN [95],
*AMPK↑, LA activates peripheral AMPK
*GLUT4↑, stimulate GLUT4 translocation
*GLUT1↑, LA-stimulated translocation of GLUT1 and GLUT4.
*Inflam↓, LA as an anti-inflammatory agent

3550- ALA,    Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Beneficial or Harmful in Alzheimer's Disease?
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
*Inflam↓,
*PGE2↓, α-LA has mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in genes related to the expression of various inflammatory mediators, such PGE2, COX-2, iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*IL6↓,
*BioAv↓, α-LA has rapid uptake and low bioavailability and the metabolism is primarily hepatic
*Ach↑, α-LA increases the production of acetylcholine [30], inhibits the production of free radicals [31], and promotes the downregulation of inflammatory processes
*ROS↓,
*cognitive↑, Studies have shown that patients with mild AD who were treated with α-LA showed a slower progression of cognitive impairment
*neuroP↑, α-LA is classified as an ideal neuroprotective antioxidant because of its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and its uniform uptake profile throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems
*BBB↑,
*Half-Life↓, α-LA presented a mean time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (tmax) of 15 minutes and a mean plasma half-life (t1/2) of 14 minutes
*BioAv↑, LA consumption is recommended 30 minutes before or 2 hours after food intake
*Casp3↓, α-LA had an effect on caspases-3 and -9, reducing the activity of these apoptosis-promoting molecules to basal levels
*Casp9↓,
*ChAT↑, α-LA increased the expression of M2 muscarinic receptors in the hippocampus and M1 and M2 in the amygdala, in addition to ChaT expression in both regions.
*cognitive↑, α-LA acts on these apoptotic signalling pathways, leading to improved cognitive function and attenuation of neurodegeneration.
*eff↑, Based on their results, the authors suggest that treatment with α-LA would be a successful neuroprotective option in AD, at least as an adjuvant to standard treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
*cAMP↑, The increase of cAMP caused by α-LA inhibits the release of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α.
*IL2↓,
*INF-γ↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*SIRT1↑, Protein expression encoded by SIRT1 showed higher levels after α-LA treatment, especially in liver cells.
*SOD↑, antioxidant enzymes (SOD and GSH-Px) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were analysed by ELISA after 24 h of MCAO, which showed that the enzymatic activities were recovered and MDA was reduced in the α-LA-treated groups i
*GPx↑,
*MDA↓,
*NRF2↑, The ratio of nucleus/cytoplasmic Nrf2 was higher in the α-LA group 40 mg/kg, indicating that the activation of this factor also occurred in a dose-dependent manner

1440- AMQ,    Lysosomotropism depends on glucose: a chloroquine resistance mechanism
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1
eff↑, Importantly, we found that the related compound, amodiaquine, was more potent than CQ for cell killing and not susceptible to interference from glucose starvation.
Apoptosis↓,
Necroptosis↑,
eff↓, Unexpectedly, further withdrawal of glucose, in the context of serum starvation, fully rescued the effect of CQ
ChemoSen↑, CQ markedly enhanced the sensitivity of 4T1 cells to doxorubicin
eff↓, Inhibition of glycolysis with 2DG also rescued cells from CQ.

1158- And,  GEM,    Andrographolide causes apoptosis via inactivation of STAT3 and Akt and potentiates antitumor activity of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
STAT3↓,
Akt↓,
P21↑,
BAX↑,
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
eff↑, ANDRO combined with gemcitabine significantly induce stronger cell cycle arrest and more obvious apoptosis than each single treatment.

1351- And,  MEL,    Impact of Andrographolide and Melatonin Combinatorial Drug Therapy on Metastatic Colon Cancer Cells and Organoids
- in-vitro, CRC, T84 - in-vitro, CRC, COLO205 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29 - in-vitro, CRC, DLD1
eff↑, dual therapy significantly promotes CRC cell death
Ki-67↓,
Casp3↑,
ER Stress↑,
ROS↑,
BAX↑,
XBP-1↑,
CHOP↑, Apoptosis signaling molecules BAX, XBP-1, and CHOP were significantly increased
eff↑, combinatorial treatment increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels

1348- And,    Andrographolide Inhibits ER-Positive Breast Cancer Growth and Enhances Fulvestrant Efficacy via ROS-FOXM1-ER-α Axis
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vivo, NA, NA
ERα↓,
TumCG↓,
ROS↑,
Foxm1↓,
eff↑, In addition, AD in combination with fulvestrant (FUL) synergistically down-regulated ER-α expression to inhibit ER-positive breast cancer both in vitro and in vivo.

1354- And,    Andrographolide induces protective autophagy and targeting DJ-1 triggers reactive oxygen species-induced cell death in pancreatic cancer
- in-vitro, PC, NA - in-vivo, PC, NA
Apoptosis↑,
DJ-1↓, reduction in DJ-1 expression caused by Andro led to ROS accumulation
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
TumCP↓,
TumW↓,
eff↓, pro-apoptotic effect of Andro was attenuated when NAC was co-administered

1152- Api,    Does Oral Apigenin Have Real Potential for a Therapeutic Effect in the Context of Human Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers?
- Analysis, Nor, NA
*BioAv↓, We find that oral intake of dietary materials would require heroic ingestion amounts and is not feasible. However, use of supplements of semi-purified apigenin in capsule form could reach target blood levels using amounts that are within the range cu
Half-Life∅, elimination half-life (T1/2) averaging 2.52 ± 0.56h
*BioAv↓, bioavailability is in the region of 30%
Dose∅, Blood and urine samples were taken following a meal consisting of 2g parsley/kg body weight–which was equivalent to ∼17mg of apigenin -> 28–337nmol/L at 6–10h after consumption
eff↑, Apigenin and quercetin enhance their own and each other’s bioavailability by downregulating the activity of ABC transporters
CYP1A2↓, status of apigenin as an inhibitor of CYP1A2, CYP2C9 and CYP3A4
CYP2C9↓,
CYP3A4↓,

2584- Api,  Chemo,    The versatility of apigenin: Especially as a chemopreventive agent for cancer
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, Apigenin has also been studied for its potential as a sensitizer in cancer therapy, improving the efficacy of traditional chemotherapeutic drugs and radiotherapy
RadioS↑, Apigenin enhances radiotherapy effects by sensitizing cancer cells to radiation-induced cell death
eff↝, It works by suppressing the expression of involucrin (hINV), a hallmark of keratinocyte development. Apigenin inhibits the rise in hINV expression caused by differentiating agents
DR5↑, Apigenin also greatly upregulates the expression of death receptor 5 (DR5
selectivity↑, Surprisingly, apigenin-mediated increase of DR5 expression is missing in normal mononuclear cells from human peripheral blood and doesn't subject these cells to TRAIL-induced death.
angioG↓, Apigenin has been found to prevent angiogenesis by targeting critical signaling pathways involved in blood vessel creation.
selectivity↑, Importantly, apigenin has been demonstrated to selectively kill cancer cells while sparing normal ones
chemoP↑, This selective cytotoxicity is beneficial in cancer therapy because it reduces the negative effects frequently associated with traditional treatments like chemotherapy
MAPK↓, Apigenin's ability to suppress MAPK signaling adds to its anticancer properties.
PI3K↓, Apigenin suppresses the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which is typically dysregulated in cancer.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
Wnt↓, Apigenin inhibits Wnt signaling by increasing β-catenin degradation
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
GLUT1↓, fig 3
radioP↑, while reducing radiation-induced damage to healthy tissues
BioAv↓, obstacles associated with apigenin's low bioavailability and stability

2632- Api,    Apigenin inhibits migration and induces apoptosis of human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cells via PI3K-AKT-GSK-3β pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress
- in-vitro, EC, NA
TumCP↓, We found that API could inhibit the proliferation of Ishikawa cells at IC50 of 45.55 μM, arrest the cell cycle at G2/M phase, induce apoptosis by inhibiting Bcl-xl and increasing Bax, Bak and Caspases.
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
Casp↑,
ER Stress↑, Further, API could induce apoptosis by activating the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway by increasing the Ca2+, ATF4, and CHOP.
Ca+2↑, after API treatment for 48 h, the intracellular Ca2+ concentration increased in cells in a dose-dependent manner.
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
ROS↑, the level of intracellular ROS increased gradually with the increase of API concentration.
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane potential of 30 μM, 50 μM, and 70 μM groups decreased by 2.19%, 11.32%, and 14.91%, respectively.
TumCMig↓, API inhibits the migration and invasion of Ishikawa cells and the migration and invasion related gene and protein.
TumCI↓,
eff↑, In our study, API restrained the viability of Ishikawa cells, and the inhibition effect of API on Ishikawa cells was better than that of 5-FU.
P53↑, API induces p53 tumor suppressor proteins at the translational level and the induces p21
P21↑,
Cyt‑c↑, After the mitochondria release the Cyto-c, the Caspase-9 is activated, resulting in increased activity of Caspases
Casp9↑, In our study, the expression levels of Bad, Bax, Cyto-c, Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 proteins were up-regulated,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-xL↓, while the expression level of Bcl-xl was down-regulated

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

2639- Api,    Plant flavone apigenin: An emerging anticancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Apigenin (4′, 5, 7-trihydroxyflavone), a major plant flavone, possessing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties
*Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
ChemoSen↑, Studies demonstrate that apigenin retain potent therapeutic properties alone and/or increases the efficacy of several chemotherapeutic drugs in combination on a variety of human cancers.
BioEnh↑, Apigenin’s anticancer effects could also be due to its differential effects in causing minimal toxicity to normal cells with delayed plasma clearance and slow decomposition in liver increasing the systemic bioavailability in pharmacokinetic studies.
chemoP↑, apigenin highlighting its potential activity as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent.
IL6↓, In taxol-resistant ovarian cancer cells, apigenin caused down regulation of TAM family of tyrosine kinase receptors and also caused inhibition of IL-6/STAT3 axis, thereby attenuating proliferation.
STAT3↓,
NF-kB↓, apigenin treatment effectively inhibited NF-κB activation, scavenged free radicals, and stimulated MUC-2 secretion
IL8↓, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8
eff↝, The anti-proliferative effects of apigenin was significantly higher in breast cancer cells over-expressing HER2/neu but was much less efficacious in restricting the growth of cell lines expressing HER2/neu at basal levels
Akt↓, Apigenin interferes in the cell survival pathway by inhibiting Akt function by directly blocking PI3K activity
PI3K↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, apigenin administration led to the depletion of HER2/neu protein in vivo
cycD1↓, Apigenin treatment in breast cancer cells also results in decreased expression of cyclin D1, D3, and cdk4 and increased quantities of p27 protein
CycD3↓,
p27↑,
FOXO3↑, In triple-negative breast cancer cells, apigenin induces apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway thereby increasing FOXO3a expression
STAT3↓, In addition, apigenin also down-regulated STAT3 target genes MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF and Twist1, which are involved in cell migration and invasion of breast cancer cells [
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
Twist↓,
MMP↓, Apigenin treatment of HGC-27 and SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells resulted in the inhibition of proliferation followed by mitochondrial depolarization resulting in apoptosis
ROS↑, Further studies revealed apigenin-induced apoptosis in hepatoma tumor cells by utilizing ROS generated through the activation of the NADPH oxidase
NADPH↑,
NRF2↓, Apigenin significantly sensitized doxorubicin-resistant BEL-7402 (BEL-7402/ADM) cells to doxorubicin (ADM) and increased the intracellular concentration of ADM by reducing Nrf2-
SOD↓, In human cervical epithelial carcinoma HeLa cells combination of apigenin and paclitaxel significantly increased inhibition of cell proliferation, suppressing the activity of SOD, inducing ROS accumulation leading to apoptosis by activation of caspas
COX2↓, melanoma skin cancer model where apigenin inhibited COX-2 that promotes proliferation and tumorigenesis
p38↑, Additionally, it was shown that apigenin treatment in a late phase involves the activation of p38 and PKCδ to modulate Hsp27, thus leading to apoptosis
Telomerase↓, apigenin inhibits cell growth and diminishes telomerase activity in human-derived leukemia cells
HDAC↓, demonstrated the role of apigenin as a histone deacetylase inhibitor. As such, apigenin acts on HDAC1 and HDAC3
HDAC1↓,
HDAC3↓,
Hif1a↓, Apigenin acts on the HIF-1 binding site, which decreases HIF-1α, but not the HIF-1β subunit, thereby inhibiting VEGF.
angioG↓, Moreover, apigenin was found to inhibit angiogenesis, as suggested by decreased HIF-1α and VEGF expression in cancer cells
uPA↓, Furthermore, apigenin intake resulted in marked inhibition of p-Akt, p-ERK1/2, VEGF, uPA, MMP-2 and MMP-9, corresponding with tumor growth and metastasis inhibition in TRAMP mice
Ca+2↑, Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells treated with apigenin led to induction of apoptosis, accompanied by higher levels of intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and shift in Bax:Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, cytochrome c release, followed by activation casp-9, 12
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp12↑,
Casp3↑, Apigenin also augmented caspase-3 activity and PARP cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
E-cadherin↑, Apigenin treatment resulted in higher levels of E-cadherin and reduced levels of nuclear β-catenin, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 in the prostates of TRAMP mice.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
CDK4↓, apigenin exposure led to decreased levels of cell cycle regulatory proteins including cyclin D1, D2 and E and their regulatory partners CDK2, 4, and 6
CDK2↓,
CDK6↓,
IGF-1↓, A reduction in the IGF-1 and increase in IGFBP-3 levels in the serum and the dorsolateral prostate was observed in apigenin-treated mice.
CK2↓, benefits of apigenin as a CK2 inhibitor in the treatment of human cervical cancer by targeting cancer stem cells
CSCs↓,
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibited the tobacco-derived carcinogen-mediated cell proliferation and migration involving the β-AR and its downstream signals FAK and ERK activation
Gli↓, Apigenin inhibited the self-renewal capacity of SKOV3 sphere-forming cells (SFC) by downregulating Gli1 regulated by CK2α
GLUT1↓, Apigenin induces apoptosis and slows cell growth through metabolic and oxidative stress as a consequence of the down-regulation of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1).

2635- Api,  CUR,    Synergistic Effect of Apigenin and Curcumin on Apoptosis, Paraptosis and Autophagy-related Cell Death in HeLa Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TumCD↑, Treatment with a combination of apigenin and curcumin increased the expression levels of genes related to cell death in HeLa cells 1.29- to 27.6-fold.
eff↑, combination of curcumin and apigenin showed a synergistic anti-tumor effect
TumAuto↑, autophagic cell death, as well as ER stress-associated paraptosis
ER Stress↑,
Paraptosis↑,
GRP78/BiP↓, GRP78 expression was down-regulated, and massive cytoplasmic vacuolization was observed in HeLa cells
Dose↝, combined use of 0.09 μg/μl curcumin and 0.06 μg/μl apigenin showed a synergistic anti-tumor effect

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.

1564- Api,    Apigenin-induced prostate cancer cell death is initiated by reactive oxygen species and p53 activation
- in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
MDM2↓, downregulation of MDM2 protein
NF-kB↓, Exposure of 22Rv1 cells to 20 μM apigenin caused a decrease in NF-κB/p65 transcriptional activity by 24% at 12 h, which was further decreased to 41% at 24 h
p65↓,
P21↑,
ROS↑, Apigenin at these doses resulted in ROS generation
GSH↓, which was accompanied by rapid glutathione depletion
MMP↓, disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential
Cyt‑c↑, cytosolic release of cytochrome c
Apoptosis↑,
P53↑, accumulation of a p53 fraction to the mitochondria, which was rapid and occurred between 1 and 3 h after apigenin treatment
eff↓, All these effects were significantly blocked by pretreatment of cells with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp↑, triggering caspase activation
TumCG↓, in vivo mice
TumVol↓, tumor volume was inhibited by 44 and 59%
TumW↓, wet weight of tumor was decreased by 41 and 53%

1539- Api,  LT,    Dietary flavones counteract phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced SREBP-2 processing in hepatic cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
SREBP2↓, ecreased transcription of SREBP-2 upon the apigenin treatment
eff↑, 25 lM of both flavones could significantly bring down the induced pMEK and pERK.
p‑MEK↓,
p‑ERK↓,

1547- Api,    Apigenin: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential against Cancer Spreading
- Review, NA, NA
angioG↓,
EMT↓,
CSCs↓,
TumCCA↑,
Dose∅, Dried parsley 45,035ug/g: Dried chamomille flower 3000–5000ug/g: Parsley 2154.6ug/g:
ROS↑, activity of Apigenin has been linked to the induction of oxidative stress in cancer cells
MMP↓, triggering intracellular ROS accumulation and loss of mitochondrial integrity
Catalase↓, catalase and glutathione (GSH), molecules involved in alleviating oxidative stress, were downregulated after Apigenin
GSH↓,
PI3K↓, suppression of the PI3K/Akt and NF-κB
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
OCT4↓, glycosylated form of Apigenin (i.e., Vitexin) was able to suppress stemness features of human endometrial cancer, as documented by the downregulation of Oct4 and Nanog
Nanog↓,
SIRT3↓, inhibition of sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) and sirtuin-6 (SIRT6) protein levels
SIRT6↓,
eff↑, ability of Apigenin to interfere with CSC features is often enhanced by the co-administration of other flavonoids, such as chrysin
eff↑, Apigenin combined with a chemotherapy agent, temozolomide (TMZ), was used on glioblastoma cells and showed better performance in cell arrest at the G2 phase compared with Apigenin or TMZ alone,
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c (Cyt c)
Bax:Bcl2↑, Apigenin has been shown to induce the apoptosis death pathway by increasing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Apigenin has been shown to prevent activation of phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β)
FOXO3↑, Apigenin administration increased the expression of forkhead box O3 (FOXO3)
p‑STAT3↓, Apigenin can induce apoptosis via inhibition of STAT3 phosphorylation
MMP2↓, downregulation of the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9
MMP9↓,
COX2↓, downregulation of PI3K/Akt in leukemia HL60 cells [156,157] and of COX2, iNOS, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in breast cancer cells
MMPs↓, triggering intracellular ROS accumulation and loss of mitochondrial integrity, as proved by low MMP in Apigenin-treated cells
NRF2↓, suppressed the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)
HDAC↓, inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) is the mechanism through which Apigenin induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells
Telomerase↓, Apigenin has been shown to downregulate telomerase activity
eff↑, Indeed, co-administration with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) increased the efficacy of Apigenin in human colon cancer through p53 upregulation and ROS accumulation
eff↑, Apigenin synergistically enhances the cytotoxic effects of Sorafenib
eff↑, pretreatment of pancreatic BxPC-3 cells for 24 h with a low concentration of Apigenin and gemcitabine caused the inhibition of the GSK-3β/NF-κB signaling pathway, leading to the induction of apoptosis
eff↑, In NSCLC cells, compared to monotherapy, co-treatment with Apigenin and naringenin increased the apoptotic rate through ROS accumulation, Bax/Bcl-2 increase, caspase-3 activation, and mitochondrial dysfunction
eff↑, Several studies have shown that Apigenin-induced autophagy may play a pro-survival role in cancer therapy; in fact, inhibition of autophagy has been shown to exacerbate the toxicity of Apigenin
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
CK2↓,
HSP90↓,
Hif1a↓,
FAK↓,
EMT↓,

1549- Api,  Chemo,    Chemoprotective and chemosensitizing effects of apigenin on cancer therapy
- Review, NA, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, combination therapies with apigenin could suppress the unwanted toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents
*toxicity∅, apigenin resulted in no mortality or signs of toxicity in mice/rats at oral doses up to 5000 mg/kg
ChemoSen↑, based on its chemosensitizing effect
eff↑, 5-FU and apigenin at 90 μM and 10 μM concentrations, respectively. This co-therapy led to a significant reduction in ErbB2 and protein kinase B (AKT) expression and AKT phosphorylation as compared to monotherapy
eff↑, molecular analysis of the renal cells demonstrates that pre-treatment by apigenin significantly reduced cisplatin-induced renal injury by anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
eff↑, They suggested that metformin and apigenin synergistically inhibited mitochondrial membrane potency and this effect was attributed to a notable increase in ROS levels in cancer cells.

1554- Api,    A Review on Flavonoid Apigenin: Dietary Intake, ADME, Antimicrobial Effects, and Interactions with Human Gut Microbiota
- Review, NA, NA
*BioAv↑, apigenin-7-O-glucoside, and acylated derivatives are more water soluble than apigenin [10] and their structures have a major impact on their absorption and bioavailability, with the best bioavailability occurring when apigenin is bound to β-glycoside
*BioAv↑, organic solvents like DMSO [34] and Tween 80 [31] are used to dissolve apigenin prior to their addition to an aqueous solution to increase solubility
*BioAv↑, dietary apigenin is available for metabolism by the gut microbiota
*BioAv↓, Human gut microbiota has been found to harbor enzymes that could degrade apigenin
*eff↑, This study strongly supports that the gut microbiota plays a major role in the metabolism of dietary apigenin.

1558- Api,    Preparation, characterization and antitumor activity evaluation of apigenin nanoparticles by the liquid antisolvent precipitation technique
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
BioAv↑, oral bioavailability of apigenin nanoparticles was about 4.96 times higher than that of the raw apigenin
*toxicity∅, apigenin nanoparticles had no toxic effect on the organs of rats.
eff↑, higher inhibition to HepG2 cells by lower IC50 than that of raw apigenin. In addition, The IC50 values of apigenin nanoparticles and raw apigenin were separately 89.33 and 216.84 μg/mL

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

3817- Aroma,    Therapeutic potential of aromatic plant extracts in Alzheimer's disease: Comprehensive review of their underlying mechanisms
- Review, AD, NA
*BChE↓, Essential oils (EOs) from Salvia leriifolia Benth. exhibited high BChE inhibitory.
*AChE↓, Volatile oil from Marlierea racemosa Vell. (Myrtaceae) demonstrated concentration‐dependent inhibition of AChE
*other↓, EOs from the leaves and flowers of Polygonum hydropiper L., 28 sandalwood oil and its chief constituent α‐santalol were reported the AChE, BChE inhibitory efficacy.
*other?, The extract of Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaf led to improved long‐term memory in scopolamine‐induced rats, which can be partially explained by its inhibition of AChE activity in rat brain
*Ach?, It was observed in APP/PS1 mice that 4 weeks of Lemon essential oil treatment could significantly decrease hippocampal AChE, and thus increased ACh levels
*eff↑, Most studies have found that terpenoids in aromatic plant extracts are the main anticholinesterase active components
*antiOx↑, aromatic plant extracts for their potent antioxident and free radical scavenging properties
*ROS↓, Several compounds like safranal, linalool, and SHXW essential oil have been found to decrease ROS levels induced by Aβ in rats or mouse
*cognitive↑, aromatic plant extracts can improve cognitive function, reduce agitation, and improve sleep quality in AD patients.
*Mood↑,
*Sleep↑,

3824- Aroma,    Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of single doses of Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm) with human CNS nicotinic and muscarinic receptor-binding properties
- Human, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, The most notable cognitive and mood effects were improved memory performance and increased 'calmness' at all postdose time points for the highest (1600 mg) dose.
*memory↑,
*AChE∅, However, no cholinesterase inhibitory properties were detected
*Mood↑,
*eff↝, The results also suggest that different preparations derived from the same plant species may exhibit different properties depending on the process used for the sample preparation.

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

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↓,
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

3383- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin: A Potential Natural Anticancer Drug
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, DHA exerts anticancer effects through various molecular mechanisms, such as inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, inhibiting tumor metastasis and angiogenesis, promoting immune function, inducing autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stres
Apoptosis↑,
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
TumAuto↑,
ER Stress↑,
ROS↑, DHA could increase the level of ROS in cells, thereby exerting a cytotoxic effect in cancer cells
Ca+2↑, activation of Ca2+ and p38 was also observed in DHA-induced apoptosis of PC14 lung cancer cells
p38↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, down-regulation of heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) might participate in the apoptosis of PC3 prostate cancer cells induced by DHA
PPARγ↑, DHA inhibited the growth of colon tumor by inducing apoptosis and increasing the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ)
GLUT1↓, DHA was shown to inhibit the activity of glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) and glycolytic pathway by inhibiting phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway and downregulating the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)
Glycolysis↓, Inhibited glycolysis
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
Hif1a↓,
PKM2↓, DHA could inhibit the expression of PKM2 as well as inhibit lactic acid production and glucose uptake, thereby promoting the apoptosis of esophageal cancer cells
lactateProd↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
EMT↓, regulating the EMT-related genes (Slug, ZEB1, ZEB2 and Twist)
Slug↓, Downregulated Slug, ZEB1, ZEB2 and Twist in mRNA level
Zeb1↓,
ZEB2↓,
Twist↓,
Snail?, downregulated the expression of Snail and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting metastasis
CAFs/TAFs↓, DHA suppressed the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and mouse cancer-associated fibroblasts (L-929-CAFs) by inhibiting transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β signaling
TGF-β↓,
p‑STAT3↓, blocking the phosphorylation of STAT3 and polarization of M2 macrophages
M2 MC↓,
uPA↓, DHA could inhibit the growth and migration of breast cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of uPA
HH↓, via inhibiting the hedgehog signaling pathway
AXL↓, DHA acted as an Axl inhibitor in prostate cancer, blocking the expression of Axl through the miR-34a/miR-7/JARID2 pathway, thereby inhibiting the proliferation, migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells.
VEGFR2↓, inhibition of VEGFR2-mediated angiogenesis
JNK↑, JNK pathway activated and Beclin 1 expression upregulated.
Beclin-1↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, Glucose regulatory protein 78 (GRP78, an ER stress-related molecule) was upregulated after DHA treatment.
eff↑, results demonstrated that DHA-induced ER stress required iron
eff↑, DHA was used in combination with PDGFRα inhibitors (sunitinib and sorafenib), it could sensitize ovarian cancer cells to PDGFR inhibitors and achieved effective therapeutic efficacy
eff↑, DHA combined with 2DG (a glycolysis inhibitor) synergistically induced apoptosis through both exogenous and endogenous apoptotic pathways
eff↑, histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) enhanced the anti-tumor effect of DHA by inducing apoptosis.
eff↑, DHA enhanced PDT-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis, increased the sensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to PDT by inhibiting the NF-κB/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway
eff↑, DHA was added to magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), and the MNP-DHA has shown an effect in the treatment of intractable breast cancer
IL4↓, downregulated IL-4;
DR5↑, Upregulated DR5 in protein, Increased DR5 promoter activity
Cyt‑c↑, Released cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol
Fas↑, Upregulated fas, FADD, Bax, cleaved-PARP
FADD↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
cycE↓, Downregulated Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, procaspase-3, Cyclin E, CDK2 and CDK4
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
Mcl-1↓, Downregulated Mcl-1
Ki-67↓, Downregulated Ki-67 and Bcl-2
Bcl-2↓,
CDK6↓, Downregulated of Cyclin E, CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6
VEGF↓, Downregulated VEGF, COX-2 and MMP-9
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,

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↓,
NF-kB↓,
cycD1↓, decreased cyclin D, E, CDK2-4, E2F1 Increased Cip 1/p21, Kip 1/p27
cycE↓,
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↑,

3389- ART/DHA,    Emerging mechanisms and applications of ferroptosis in the treatment of resistant cancers
- Review, Var, NA
GSH↓, decreasing cellular GSH levels and the presence of iron-induced ROS generation
ROS↑,
NRF2↑, However, ART-mediated killing of cisplatin-resistant HNC cells can simultaneously activate the NRF2-antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway, which contributes to ferroptosis resistance
eff↑, Therefore, the combination of ART with NRF2 genetic silencing or trigonelline may provide a preferable efficacy

2582- ART/DHA,  5-ALA,    Mechanistic Investigation of the Specific Anticancer Property of Artemisinin and Its Combination with Aminolevulinic Acid for Enhanced Anticolorectal Cancer Activity
- in-vivo, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
eff↑, Guided by this mechanism, the specific cytotoxicity of ART toward CRC cells can be dramatically enhanced with the addition of aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a clinically used heme synthesis precursor, to increase heme levels
ROS↑, We found that artesunate significantly increased ROS levels (Figure 4f) in HCT116 cells
selectivity↑, In contrast, heme levels in normal cells and tissues are strictly controlled and maintained at lower levels, minimizing ART’s activation, which could possibly explain the specificity and low toxicity of ART.
TumCG↓, Strikingly, the combination of artesunate and ALA showed significant tumor growth delay in comparison to both the control and the artesunate or ALA single treatment groups
toxicity↓, Since both artesunate and ALA are clinically used and well-tolerated, (52) this combination has the potential to be safely applied to subsequent clinical testing

2581- ART/DHA,  PB,    Synergistic cytotoxicity of artemisinin and sodium butyrate on human cancer cells
- in-vitro, AML, NA
eff↑, The combination of 20 microM DHA and 1 mM sodium butyrate killed all Molt-4 cells at the 24-hour time-point and did not significantly affect lymphocytes.
selectivity↑,

2580- ART/DHA,  VitC,    Effects of Antioxidants and Pro-oxidants on Cytotoxicity of Dihydroartemisinin to Molt-4 Human Leukemia Cells
- in-vitro, AML, NA
eff↓, Compared to control, ascorbate and H 2 O 2 both caused a significant decrease in cell count both at 24-h (p<0.05 and p<0.0001 for ascorbate and H 2 O 2 , respectively)
other↝, Vitamin C, a common supplement, has been shown to act as both a ROS generator in the presence of iron and copper (15) and as an antioxidant
ROS↑, From our results, we can postulate that ROS generation is causing cell death independently and in combination with DHA
eff↓, Ascorbate can convert ferric iron into ferrous iron (18), the active form that reacts with artemisinin, generating short lived free radicals.
eff↓, If this happens in the stomach of a person who is consuming artemisinin along with ascorbate, ascorbate will convert ferric iron in foods to the ferrous form, which may react with artemisinin locally, making the therapy less effective

2578- ART/DHA,  RES,    Synergic effects of artemisinin and resveratrol in cancer cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Dose↝, The combination of ART and Res exhibited the strongest anticancer effect at the ratio of 1:2 (ART to Res).
TumCMig↓, combination of the two drugs also markedly reduced the ability of cell migration
Apoptosis↑, Apoptosis analysis showed that combination of ART and Res significantly increased the apoptosis and necrosis rather than use singly
necrosis↑,
ROS↑, ROS levels were elevated by combining ART with Res.
eff↑, the data suggested that the IC50 of the combination of ART and Res is lower than that of each drug used alone.

2577- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: status of progress, mechanism of action, and future perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, Artemisinin-transferrin conjugate has been shown to be more potent than artemisinin in killing cancer cells
TumCCA↑, ART has been shown to act on the G 1 phase , and DHA and ARS on the G2/M phase arrest
BioAv↑, Artemetherâ's solubility has been increased by 3- to 15-fold using pegylated lysine-based copolymeric den- dritic micelles (5-25 nm, loading 0.5-1 g/g) with prolonged release of up to 1-2 days in vitro
eff↑, ART crystals have been encapsulated with chitosan, gelatin, and alginate (766 nm) with a 90% encapsulation efficiency and improved hydrophilicity
ChemoSen↑, Combining artemisinins with chemotherapy in nano drug delivery systems can improve efficacy through higher com- bination index

2576- ART/DHA,  AL,    The Synergistic Anticancer Effect of Artesunate Combined with Allicin in Osteosarcoma Cell Line in Vitro and in Vivo
- in-vitro, OS, MG63 - in-vivo, NA, NA
eff↑, Our results indicated that artesunate and allicin in combination exert synergistic effects on osteosarcoma cell proliferation and apoptosis.
tumCV↓,
Casp3↑, apoptotic rate was significantly increased through caspase-3/9 expression and activity enhancement
Casp9↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCG↓, Combination suppresses in vivo tumor growth

2575- ART/DHA,  docx,    Artemisia santolinifolia-Mediated Chemosensitization via Activation of Distinct Cell Death Modes and Suppression of STAT3/Survivin-Signaling Pathways in NSCLC
- in-vitro, Lung, H23
ChemoSen↑, Surprisingly, AS synergistically enhanced the cytotoxic effect of DTX by inducing apoptosis in H23 cells through the caspase-dependent pathway, whereas selectively increased necrotic cell population in A549 cells,
GPx4↓, ollowing the decline in GPX4 level and reactive oxygen species (ROS) activation with the highest rate in the combination treatment group
ROS↑,
Ferroptosis↑, predominant contribution of ferroptosis.
eff↑, Our study demonstrated that AS can be a promising chemosensitizer with the combination of conventional chemotherapeutic agent DTX for NSCLC

2573- ART/DHA,    effects_of_halofuginone_and_artemisinin_in_colorectal_cancer_cells">Cell death mechanisms induced by synergistic effects of halofuginone and artemisinin in colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
eff↑, Here we report that HF-ATS synergistically induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in CRC cells

2574- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin: A Promising Adjunct for Cancer Therapy
- Review, Var, NA
selectivity↑, the high levels of iron intake constitute artemisinin as a targeted therapy for cancer and make cancer cells more susceptible to the cytotoxic effects of the compound
eff↑, a recent study conducted by Lin Qingsong et al. found that the addition of aminolevulinic acid (ALA) enhances the anticancer properties of artemisinin against colorectal cancer cell lines

1028- ASA,    Aspirin Suppressed PD-L1 Expression through Suppressing KAT5 and Subsequently Inhibited PD-1 and PD-L1 Signaling to Attenuate OC Development
- vitro+vivo, Ovarian, NA
TumCP↓,
TumW↓,
PD-L1↓,
Ki-67↓,
H3K27ac∅, ASP downregulated KAT5 expression and blocked this phenomenon.
eff↑, effect of antiPD-L1 therapy

2461- ASA,    Aspirin and platelets: the antiplatelet action of aspirin and its role in thrombosis treatment and prophylaxis
- Review, NA, NA
AntiAg↑, The antithrombotic action of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is due to inhibition of platelet function by acetylation of the platelet cyclooxygenase (COX)
COX1↓, Aspirin is an approximately 150- to 200-fold more potent inhibitor of the (constitutive) isoform of the platelet enzyme (COX-1) than the (inducible) isoform (COX-2)
eff↑, Aspirin is the "gold standard" antiplatelet agent for prevention of arterial thromboses.

1370- Ash,    Withaferin A induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in non-small cell lung cancer cells via generation of reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
ROS↑,
eff↓, while the non-carcinoma cells WI-38 and PBMC were unaffected.

1365- Ash,    Withaferin A Induces Oxidative Stress-Mediated Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Oral Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Oral, Ca9-22 - in-vitro, Oral, CAL27
ROS↑, Withaferin A (WFA) is one of the most active steroidal lactones with reactive oxygen species (ROS) modulating effects against several types of cancer.
*toxicity↓, killed two oral cancer cells (Ca9-22 and CAL 27) rather than normal oral cells (HGF-1) HGF-1 normal oral cells treated with WFA showed no reduction in viability
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle arrest
MMP↓,
p‑γH2AX↑,
DNAdam↑,
eff↓, Moreover, pretreating Ca9-22 cells with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) rescued WFA-induced selective killing

1364- Ash,    Withaferin a Triggers Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Bladder Cancer J82 Cells through Oxidative Stress
- in-vitro, Bladder, J82
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
DNAdam↑,
eff↓, ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine reverts all tested WFA-modulating effects.

1361- Ash,  SRF,    Withaferin A, a natural thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1) inhibitor, synergistically enhances the antitumor efficacy of sorafenib through ROS-mediated ER stress and DNA damage in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7 - in-vivo, Liver, HUH7
TrxR↓, TrxR1
ROS↑,
DNA-PK↑,
ER Stress↑,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, Pre-treatment with the antioxidant NAC significantly inhibited ROS generation, ER stress, DNA damage, and apoptosis induced by Sora/WA co-treatment

1360- Ash,  immuno,    Withaferin A Increases the Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Blocker for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, H1650 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
PD-L1↑,
eff↓, The administration of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, abrogated WFA-induced ICD and PD-L1 upregulation, suggesting the involvement of ROS in this process.
ROS↑,
ER Stress↑,
Apoptosis↑,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
BAD↑,
Bcl-2↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
CHOP↑,
p‑eIF2α↑, phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor eIF-2
ICD↑,
eff↑, WFA Sensitizes LLC Syngeneic Mouse Tumors to α-PD-L1 In Vivo

1358- Ash,    Withaferin A: A Dietary Supplement with Promising Potential as an Anti-Tumor Therapeutic for Cancer Treatment - Pharmacology and Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
CSCs↓,
TumMeta↓,
EMT↓,
angioG↓,
Vim↓,
HSP90↓,
annexin II↓, annexin II proteins directly bind to WA
m-FAM72A↓,
BCR-ABL↓,
Mortalin↓,
NRF2↓,
cMYB↓,
ROS↑, WA inhibits proliferation through ROS-mediated intrinsic apoptosis
ChemoSen↑, WA and cisplatin, WA produced ROS, while cisplatin caused DNA damage, suggesting that lower doses of cisplatin combined with suboptimal doses of WA could achieve the same effect
eff↑, sulforaphane and WA showed synergistic effects on epigenetic modifiers and cell proliferation in breast cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, WA and sorafenib caused G2/M arrest in anaplastic and papillary thyroid cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, combination of WA and 5-FU executed PERK axis-mediated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced autophagy and apoptosis
eff↑, WA and carnosol also exhibit a synergistic effect on pancreatic cancer
*BioAv↓, Saurabh by Saurabh et al and Tianming et al reported oral bioavailability values 1.8% and 32.4 ± 4.8%, respectively, in male rats.
ROCK1↓, In another study, WA reduces macrophage infiltration and inhibits the expression of protein tyrosine kinase-2 (Pyk2), rho-associated kinase 1 (ROCK1), and VEGF in a hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft model, thereby suppressing tumor invasion and angi
TumCI↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, Furthermore, WA exerts potent anti-angiogenic activity in vivo.174 In the Ehrlich ascites tumor model, WA exerts its anti-angiogenic activity by reducing the binding of the transcription factor specificity protein 1 (Sp1) to VEGF
VEGF↓, n another study, WA reduces macrophage infiltration and inhibits the expression of protein tyrosine kinase-2 (Pyk2), rho-associated kinase 1 (ROCK1), and VEGF in a hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft model, thereby suppressing tumor invasion and angio
Hif1a↓, Furthermore, WA suppresses the AK4-HIF-1α signaling axis and acts as a potent antimetastatic agent in lung cancer.Citation79
EGFR↓, WA synergistically inhibited wild-type epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) lung cancer cell viability

1369- Ash,    Withaferin A inhibits cell proliferation of U266B1 and IM-9 human myeloma cells by inducing intrinsic apoptosis
- in-vitro, Melanoma, U266
tumCV↓,
Apoptosis↑,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
ROS↑,
eff↓, treatment of the U266B1 and IM-9 with ascorbic acid (antioxidant) could prevent the withaferin A mediated ROS production and the withaferin A induced antiproliferative effects.

1357- Ash,    Cytotoxicity of withaferin A in glioblastomas involves induction of an oxidative stress-mediated heat shock response while altering Akt/mTOR and MAPK signaling pathways
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, U251 - in-vitro, GBM, GL26
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p70S6↓,
p85S6K↓,
AMPKα↑,
TSC2↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
HO-1↑,
HSF1↓,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, Withaferin A elevates pro-oxidant potential in GBM cells and induces a cellular oxidative stress response
eff↓, Pre-treatment with a thiol-antioxidant protects GBM cells from the anti-proliferative and cytotoxic effects of withaferin A NAC pretreatment was able to completely prevent cell cycle shift to G2/M arrest following 1µM WA treatment at 24h

1355- Ash,    Withaferin A-Induced Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells Is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, HMEC
eff↑, WA treatment caused ROS production in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, but not in a normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC). ****
mt-ROS↑, WA-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells is mediated by mitochondria-derived ROS
mitResp↓,
OXPHOS↓, WA exposure was accompanied by inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation and inhibition of complex III activity.
compIII↑,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
other↓, Cu,Zn-Superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) overexpression confers protection against WA-induced ROS production and apoptosis
ATP∅, steady-state levels of ATP were unaffected by WA treatment in either cell line
*ROS∅, but not in a normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC). WA treatment caused ROS production in breast cancer cells, HMEC were resistant to pro-oxidant effect of this agent.

1373- Ash,    Endoplasmic reticulum stress mediates withaferin A-induced apoptosis in human renal carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Kidney, Caki-1
ER Stress↑,
p‑eIF2α↑,
XBP-1↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
eff↓, Pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) significantly inhibited withaferin A-mediated ER stress proteins and cell death, suggesting that reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate withaferin A-induced ER stress.

1433- Ash,  SFN,    A Novel Combination of Withaferin A and Sulforaphane Inhibits Epigenetic Machinery, Cellular Viability and Induces Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
eff↑, synergistic inhibition of cellular viability in MCF-7
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
tumCV↓,
DNMT1↓,
DNMT3A↓, DNMT3A and DNMT3B mRNA expression is down-regulated
HDAC↓, significant decreases in HDAC activity

1371- Ash,    Reactive oxygen species generation and mitochondrial dysfunction in the apoptotic cell death of human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cells by a dietary compound withaferin A with concomitant protection by N-acetyl cysteine
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↓, N-acetyl-cysteine rescued all these events suggesting thereby a pro-oxidant effect of withaferinA.

2001- Ash,    Withania somnifera: from prevention to treatment of cancer
- Review, Var, NA
toxicity↓, Some sedation, ptosis and ataxia were observed in Sprague-Dawley rats 15–20 minutes of administering a herbal concoction that contained WS at a large dose of 1–2 g/kg body weight [36]
TumW↓, Induction of apoptosis by WA has been noted in some in vivo models where treatment with 4 mg/kg WA, i.p. 5 times for 2 weeks markedly reduced MDA-MB-231 tumor weights in nude mice as well as increased apoptosis compared to tumors in control mice [56
Dose?, 20 mg/kg, oral 3X/wk for 14 wk Hamster Head and Neck Example
eff↝, showed that this chemopreventive capacity was dependent on a circadian pattern where hamsters dosed with WA at 8 AM and 12 PM showed 100% protection from oral tumor formation while those treated at 12 AM showed 50% incidence in oral tumors
Ki-67↓, WA treatment resulted in retarded tumor growth; reduction in cell proliferation marker Ki-67, survivin, and XIAP,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
PERK↑, higher protein expression of pERK, pRSK, CHOP and DR-5 was also observed in the WA-treated group compared to control.
p‑RSK↑,
CHOP↑,
DR5↑,
Dose↝, Clinically diagnosed schizophrenia patients who had received antipsychotic medications for 6 months or more received either a capsule with 400 mg of WS extract (n=15), three times daily, for 1 month [80]
BG↓, Results after one month showed significant reduction in serum triglycerides and fasting blood glucose levels in the WS extract- treated group compared to the placebo
DNMTs↓, in MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells WA treatment suppressed transcription of DNMT.

1142- Ash,    Ashwagandha-Induced Programmed Cell Death in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
- Review, BC, MCF-7 - NA, BC, MDA-MB-231 - NA, Nor, HMEC
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, anti-cancer effect of WA was significantly attenuated in the presence of anti-oxidants,
DNAdam↑,
OXPHOS↓, WA inhibits oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in Complex III, accompanied by apoptotic release of DNA fragments associated with histones in the cytosol
*ROS∅, WA shows high selectivity, causing ROS production only in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, but not in the normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC)
Bcl-2↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
DR5↑,
IKKα↓,
NF-kB↓,
selectivity↑, Moreover, WA shows high selectivity, causing ROS production only in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, but not in the normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC)
*ROS∅, Moreover, WA shows high selectivity, causing ROS production only in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, but not in the normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC)
eff↓, the anti-cancer effect of WA was significantly attenuated in the presence of anti-oxidants, as it has been shown that ectopic expression of Cu and Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) significantly weakens its apoptotic properties
Paraptosis↑, WA promotes death in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines through paraptosis through the action of ROS

3155- Ash,    Overview of the anticancer activity of withaferin A, an active constituent of the Indian ginseng Withania somnifera
- Review, Var, NA
Half-Life↝, The pharmacokinetic study demonstrates that a dose of 4 mg/kg in mice results in 2 μM concentration in plasma (with a half-life of 1.3 h, in the breast cancer model of mice),
Inflam↓, WA has many biological activities: anti-inflammatory (Dubey et al. 2018), immunomodulatory (Davis and Girija 2000), antistress (Singh et al. 2016), antioxidant (Sumathi et al. 2007) and anti-angiogenesis
antiOx↓,
angioG↓,
ROS↑, WA induces oxidative stress (ROS) determining mitochondrial dysfunction as well as apoptosis in leukaemia cells
BAX↑, withaferin mediates apoptosis by ROS generation and activation of Bax/Bak.
Bak↑,
E6↓, The results of the study show that withaferin treatment downregulates the HPV E6 and E7 oncoprotein and induces accumulation of p53 result in the activation of various apoptotic markers (e.g. Bcl2, Bax, caspase-3 and cleaved PARP).
E7↓,
P53↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
STAT3↓, WA treatment also decreases the level of STAT3
eff↑, This study concludes that combination of DOX with WA can reduce the doses and side effects of the treatment which gives valuable possibilities for future research.
HSP90↓, by inhibiting the HSP90
TGF-β↓, WA inhibited TGFβ1 and TNFα- induced EMT;
TNF-α↓,
EMT↑,
mTOR↓, by downregulation of mTOR/STAT3 signalling.
NOTCH1↓, WA showed inhibition of pro-survival signalling markers (Notch1, pAKT and NFκB)
p‑Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
Dose↝, WA dose escalation sets consisted of 72, 108, 144 and 216 mg, fractioned in 2-4 doses/day.

3160- Ash,    Withaferin A: A Pleiotropic Anticancer Agent from the Indian Medicinal Plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, withaferin A suppressed cell proliferation in prostate, ovarian, breast, gastric, leukemic, and melanoma cancer cells and osteosarcomas by stimulating the inhibition of the cell cycle at several stages, including G0/G1 [86], G2, and M phase
H3↑, via the upregulation of phosphorylated Aurora B, H3, p21, and Wee-1, and the downregulation of A2, B1, and E2 cyclins, Cdc2 (Tyr15), phosphorylated Chk1, and Chk2 in DU-145 and PC-3 prostate cancer cells.
P21↑,
cycA1↓,
CycB↓,
cycE↓,
CDC2↓,
CHK1↓,
Chk2↓,
p38↑, nitiated cell death in the leukemia cells by increasing the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)
MAPK↑,
E6↓, educed the expression of human papillomavirus E6/E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer cells
E7↓,
P53↑, restored the p53 pathway causing the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells.
Akt↓, oral dose of 3–5 mg/kg withaferin A attenuated the activation of Akt and stimulated Forkhead Box-O3a (FOXO3a)-mediated prostate apoptotic response-4 (Par-4) activation,
FOXO3↑,
ROS↑, the generation of reactive oxygen species, histone H2AX phosphorylation, and mitochondrial membrane depolarization, indicating that withaferin A can cause the oxidative stress-mediated killing of oral cancer cells [
γH2AX↑,
MMP↓,
mitResp↓, withaferin A inhibited the expansion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells by ROS production, owing to mitochondrial respiration inhibition
eff↑, combination treatment of withaferin A and hyperthermia induced the death of HeLa cells via a decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the downregulation of the antiapoptotic protein myeloid-cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1)
TumCD↑,
Mcl-1↓,
ER Stress↑, . Withaferin A also attenuated the development of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), both in vitro and in vivo, by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress via activating the transcription factor 4-ATF3-C/EBP homologous protein (ATF4-ATF3-CHOP)
ATF4↑,
ATF3↑,
CHOP↑,
NOTCH↓, modulating the Notch-1 signaling pathway and the downregulation of Akt/NF-κB/Bcl-2 . withaferin A inhibited the Notch signaling pathway
NF-kB↓,
Bcl-2↓,
STAT3↓, Withaferin A also constitutively inhibited interleukin-6-induced phosphorylation of STAT3,
CDK1↓, lowering the levels of cyclin-dependent Cdk1, Cdc25C, and Cdc25B proteins,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, downregulation of p-Akt expression, β-catenin, N-cadherin and epithelial to the mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓,
Cyt‑c↑, depolarization and production of ROS, which led to the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol,
eff↑, combinatorial effect of withaferin A and sulforaphane was also observed in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells, with a dramatic reduction of the expression of the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 and an increase in the pro-apoptotic Bax level, thus p
CDK4↓, downregulates the levels of cyclin D1, CDK4, and pRB, and upregulates the levels of E2F mRNA and tumor suppressor p21, independently of p53
p‑RB1↓,
PARP↑, upregulation of Bax and cytochrome c, downregulation of Bcl-2, and activation of PARP, caspase-3, and caspase-9 cleavage
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
NRF2↑, withaferin A binding with Keap1 causes an increase in the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) protein levels, which in turn, regulates the expression of antioxidant proteins that can protect the cells from oxidative stress.
ER-α36↓, Decreased ER-α
LDHA↓, inhibited growth, LDHA activity, and apoptotic induction
lipid-P↑, induction of oxidative stress, increased lipid peroxidation,
AP-1↓, anti-inflammatory qualities of withaferin A are specifically attributed to its inhibition of pro-inflammatory molecules, α-2 macroglobulin, NF-κB, activator protein 1 (AP-1), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition,
COX2↓,
RenoP↑, showing strong evidence of the renoprotective potential of withaferin A due to its anti-inflammatory activity
PDGFR-BB↓, attenuating the BB-(PDGF-BB) platelet growth factor
SIRT3↑, by increasing the sirtuin3 (SIRT3) expression
MMP2↓, withaferin A inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9,
MMP9↓,
NADPH↑, but also provokes mRNA stimulation for a set of antioxidant genes, such as NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), glutathione-disulfide reductase (GSR), Nrf2, heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1),
NQO1↑,
GSR↑,
HO-1↑,
*SOD2↑, cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury model. Withaferin A triggered the upregulation of superoxide dismutase SOD2, SOD3, and peroxiredoxin 1(Prdx-1).
*Prx↑,
*Casp3?, and ameliorated cardiomyocyte caspase-3 activity
eff↑, combination with doxorubicin (DOX), is also responsible for the excessive generation of ROS
Snail↓, inhibition of EMT markers, such as Snail, Slug, β-catenin, and vimentin.
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
CSCs↓, highly effective in eliminating cancer stem cells (CSC) that expressed cell surface markers, such as CD24, CD34, CD44, CD117, and Oct4 while downregulating Notch1, Hes1, and Hey1 genes;
HEY1↓,
MMPs↓, downregulate the expression of MMPs and VEGF, as well as reduce vimentin, N-cadherin cytoskeleton proteins,
VEGF↓,
uPA↓, and protease u-PA involved in the cancer cell metastasis
*toxicity↓, A was orally administered to Wistar rats at a dose of 2000 mg/kg/day and had no adverse effects on the animals
CDK2↓, downregulated the activation of Bcl-2, CDK2, and cyclin D1
CDK4↓, Another study also demonstrated the inhibition of Hsp90 by withaferin A in a pancreatic cancer cell line through the degradation of Akt, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 Cdk4,
HSP90↓,

3175- Ash,  SFN,    Withaferin A and sulforaphane regulate breast cancer cell cycle progression through epigenetic mechanisms
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
DNMTs↓, Withaferin A (WA), found in the Indian winter cherry and documented as a DNA methyl transferase (DNMT) inhibitor,
HDAC↓, sulforaphane (SFN), a well-known histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor
eff↑, SFN + WA synergistically promote breast cancer cell death

3166- Ash,    Exploring the Multifaceted Therapeutic Potential of Withaferin A and Its Derivatives
- Review, Var, NA
*p‑PPARγ↓, preventing the phosphorylation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARγ)
*cardioP↑, cardioprotective activity by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation and suppressing mitochondrial apoptosis.
*AMPK↑,
*BioAv↝, The oral bioavailability was found to be 32.4 ± 4.8% after 5 mg/kg intravenous and 10 mg/kg oral WA administration.
*Half-Life↝, The stability studies of WA in gastric fluid, liver microsomes, and intestinal microflora solution showed similar results in male rats and humans with a half-life of 5.6 min.
*Half-Life↝, WA reduced quickly, and 27.1% left within 1 h
*Dose↑, WA showed that formulation at dose 4800 mg having equivalent to 216 mg of WA, was tolerated well without showing any dose-limiting toxicity.
*chemoP↑, Here, we discuss the chemo-preventive effects of WA on multiple organs.
IL6↓, attenuates IL-6 in inducible (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231)
STAT3↓, WA displayed downregulation of STAT3 transcriptional activity
ROS↓, associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, resulted in apoptosis of cells. The WA treatment decreases the oxidative phosphorylation
OXPHOS↓,
PCNA↓, uppresses human breast cells’ proliferation by decreasing the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression
LDH↓, WA treatment decreases the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) expression, increases AMP protein kinase activation, and reduces adenosine triphosphate
AMPK↑,
TumCCA↑, (SKOV3 andCaOV3), WA arrest the G2/M phase cell cycle
NOTCH3↓, It downregulated the Notch-3/Akt/Bcl-2 signaling mediated cell survival, thereby causing caspase-3 stimulation, which induces apoptosis.
Akt↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↑, Withaferin-A, combined with doxorubicin, and cisplatin at suboptimal dose generates ROS and causes cell death
NF-kB↓, reduces the cytosolic and nuclear levels of NF-κB-related phospho-p65 cytokines in xenografted tumors
CSCs↓, WA can be used as a pharmaceutical agent that effectively kills cancer stem cells (CSCs).
HSP90↓, WA inhibit Hsp90 chaperone activity, disrupting Hsp90 client proteins, thus showing antiproliferative effects
PI3K↓, WA inhibited PI3K/AKT pathway.
FOXO3↑, Par-4 and FOXO3A proapoptotic proteins were increased in Pten-KO mice supplemented with WA.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, decreased pAKT expression and the β-catenin and N-cadherin epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition markers in WA-treated tumors control
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓,
FASN↓, WA intraperitoneal administration (0.1 mg) resulted in significant suppression of circulatory free fatty acid and fatty acid synthase expression, ATP citrate lyase,
ACLY↓,
ROS↑, WA generates ROS followed by the activation of Nrf2, HO-1, NQO1 pathways, and upregulating the expression of the c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK)
NRF2↑,
HO-1↑,
NQO1↑,
JNK↑,
mTOR↓, suppressing the mTOR/STAT3 pathway
neuroP↑, neuroprotective ability of WA (50 mg/kg b.w)
*TNF-α↓, WA attenuate the levels of neuroinflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6)
*IL1β↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL8↓, WA decreases the pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNFα, IL-8, IL-18)
*IL18↓,
RadioS↑, radiosensitizing combination effect of WA and hyperthermia (HT) or radiotherapy (RT)
eff↑, WA and cisplatin at suboptimal dose generates ROS and causes cell death [41]. The actions of this combination is attributed by eradicating cells, revealing markers of cancer stem cells like CD34, CD44, Oct4, CD24, and CD117

1900- Aur,    Potential Anticancer Activity of Auranofin
- Review, Var, NA
TrxR↓, Auranofin inhibits the activity of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR
ROS↑, TrxR inhibition leads to an increase in cellular oxidative stress and induces apoptosis
Apoptosis↓,
TumCP↓, TrxR1 knockdown also inhibits cancer cell proliferation and DNA replication
eff↑, cytotoxicity of cisplatin is increased in cells expressing high levels of TrxR1 compared with cells expressing low levels

1533- Ba,    Baicalein, as a Prooxidant, Triggers Mitochondrial Apoptosis in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells Through Mobilization of Intracellular Copper and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation
- in-vitro, BrCC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
tumCV↓,
i-ROS↑, enhancement the level of intracellular ROS exhibit pro-oxidant activity in the presence of copper ions
MMP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome C
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
eff↓, The pretreatment with NeoCu (I)-specific chelator) remarkably weakened these effects of baicalein exhibit pro-oxidant activity in the presence of copper ions
selectivity↑, baicalein presented little cytotoxicity to normal breast epithelial cells
*toxicity∅, baicalein presented little cytotoxicity to normal breast epithelial cells. explained by the undetectable levels of copper present in MCF-10A cells.
Apoptosis↑,
Fenton↑, results are in further support that the prooxidant action of baicalein involves the reduction of Cu (II) to Cu (I), and the consequent generation of hydroxyl radicals.

1520- Ba,    Baicalein Induces G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest Associated with ROS Generation and CHK2 Activation in Highly Invasive Human Ovarian Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, TOV-21G
TumCG↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
ROS↑, Baicalein-induced G2/M phase arrest is associated with an increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, DNA damage, and CHK2 upregulation and activation
DNAdam↑,
Chk2↑,
Dose∅, produced significant ROS in a dose- and time-dependent manner in SKOV-3 cells
p‑γH2AX↑, baicalein treatment increased the phosphorylation of H2AX (γH2AX)
CDC25↓,
CHK1↓,
cycD1↓,
eff↓, CHK2 inhibitor indeed reduced the extent of CHK2 phosphorylation (Figure 4A) and protected SKOV-3 cells from baicalein-mediated G2/M arrest (Fig
12LOX↓, the pro-oxidative effect of baicalein, a specific inhibitor of 12-LOX, on ovarian cancer cells may occur through inhibiting the activity of 12-LOX, thereby inducing the accumulation of hydroxyl radicals.

1521- Ba,    Baicalein induces apoptosis via ROS-dependent activation of caspases in human bladder cancer 5637 cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, 5637
TumCG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
IAP1↓, downregulation of members of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, including cIAP-1 and cIAP-2,
IAP2↓,
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-9 and -3
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓, dose-dependent loss of MMP
Casp8↑,
BID↑,
ROS?, baicalein can induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) hese findings suggest that an increase in ROS is required for the occurrence of baicalein- induced apoptosis in 5637 cells.
eff↓, pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine significantly attenuates the baicalein effects on the loss of MMP and activation of caspase
DR4↑, baicalein considerably increased the levels of DR4, DR5, FasL, and TRAIL.
DR5↑,
FasL↑,
TRAIL↑,

1523- Ba,    Baicalein induces human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 apoptosis via ROS-induced BNIP3 expression
- in-vitro, OS, MG63 - in-vitro, Nor, hFOB1.19
TumCD↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, baicalein activated apoptosis through induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation
eff↓, and that ROS scavenger N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), glutathione (GSH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) apparently inhibited intracellular ROS production, consequently attenuating the baicalein-induced apoptosis.
Casp3↑, Baicalein treatment markedly increased active caspase-3 expression
Bcl-2↓,
selectivity↑, baicalein influenced little growth reduction of hFOB1.19 cells. (normal cells)
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c from mitochondrial to cytosol
LDH?, (25 and 50 μM) induced increases of LDH release (2.2- and 3.6-folds) which showed the cytotoxicity of baicalein
BNIP3?, we conclude that baicalein induces ROS production and BNIP3 expression with the subsequent activation of Bax
BAX↑,

1524- Ba,    Baicalein Induces Caspase‐dependent Apoptosis Associated with the Generation of ROS and the Activation of AMPK in Human Lung Carcinoma A549 Cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
DR5↑, Baicalein stimulated the expression of DR5, FasL, and FADD, and activated caspase‐8
FADD↑,
FasL↑,
Casp8↑,
cFLIP↓, reducing the levels of FLIPs
Casp3↑, activation of caspase‐9 and −3, and cleavage of poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
MMP↓, baicalein caused a mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP),
BID↑, the truncation of Bid (means that the protein has been converted into an active form (tBid) that supports apoptosis.)
Cyt‑c↑, inducing the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol
ROS↑, baicalein increased the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, however, an ROS scavenger, N‐acetylcysteine, notably attenuated baicalein‐mediated loss of MMP and activation of caspases
AMPK↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, sub-G1 phase
DR5↑, baicalein increased the expression of DR5 and FasL in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas the levels of DR4
FasL↑,
DR4∅,
cFLIP↓, baicalein reduced both FLIP(L) and FLIP(S) protein levels
FADD↑, increased FADD expression
MMPs↓, baicalein treatment reduced MMP levels in a concentrationdependent manner

1525- Ba,  almon,    Synergistic antitumor activity of baicalein combined with almonertinib in almonertinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells through the reactive oxygen species-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, H1975 - in-vivo, Lung, NA
eff↑, Compared with baicalein or almonertinib alone, the combined application of the two drugs dramatically attenuates cell proliferation
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
p‑PI3K↓, combination of baicalein and almonertinib can improve the antitumor activity in almonertinib-resistant NSCLC through the ROS-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway.
p‑Akt↓,
ROS↑, baicalein combined with almonertinib results in massive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, preincubation with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (ROS remover) prevents proliferation as well as inhibits apoptosis induction

1528- Ba,    Inhibiting reactive oxygen species-dependent autophagy enhanced baicalein-induced apoptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
- in-vitro, OS, CAL27
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, baicalein triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in Cal27 cells
eff↓, Furthermore, N-acetyl-cysteine, a ROS scavenger, abrogated the effects of baicalein on ROS-dependent autophagy.
TumAuto↑, baicalein increased autophagy through the promotion of ROS signaling pathways in OSCC.
cl‑PARP↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Beclin-1↑, enhancement of Beclin-1 and degradation of p62
p62↓,

1529- Ba,    Studies on the Inhibitory Mechanisms of Baicalein in B16F10 Melanoma Cell Proliferation
- in-vitro, Melanoma, B16-F10
ROS↑,
eff↓, ROS scavengers effectively reversed cell viability reduction induced by baicalein
tumCV↓,
Casp3↑,
necrosis↑,

1530- Ba,    Baicalein Decreases Hydrogen Peroxide‐Induced Damage to NG108‐15 Cells via Upregulation of Nrf2
- in-vitro, Nor, NG108-15
*12LOX↓, baicalein, a 12 LOX inhibitor,
*ROS↓, ROS levels in cells treated with H2O2 for 2 h were higher than those in buffer-treated control cells (left panel), whereas levels in baicalein plus H2O2 treated cells were indistinguishable from those in control cells
*NRF2↑, upregulating Nrf2 expression
*eff↑, N-acetylcysteine (10uM) or sulforaphane (1uM) was as effective as baicalein in blocking the harmful effects induced by H2O2

1531- Ba,    Proteomic analysis of the effects of baicalein on colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, DLD1 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48
TumCP↓,
ROS↓, reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) by up-regulating the levels of peroxiredoxin-6 (PRDX6)
Prx6↑,
eff↓, Knockdown of PRDX6 in baicalein-treated CRC cells by specific small interfering RNA resulted in ROS production and proliferation
TumCCA↑, after baicalein treatment, the percentage of the S phase de- creased; those in the G1 phase rose to 45%, whereas those in the S and G2/M phase diminished to 22% and 33%.
ROS↝, Knocking down PRDX6 expression significantly promoted ROS product of the baicalein-treated DLD-1 cells
*ROS∅, baicalein up-regulates the expression of PRDX6, which attenuates the generation of ROS and inhibits the growth of CRC cells, whereas baicalein treatment have no effect on normal epithelial cells.

1532- Ba,    Baicalein as Promising Anticancer Agent: A Comprehensive Analysis on Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Review, NA, NA
ROS↑, Baicalein initially incited the formation of ROS, which subsequently aimed at endoplasmic reticulum stress and stimulated the Ca2+/-reliant mitochondrial death pathway.
ER Stress↑,
Ca+2↑,
MMPs↓,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome C release
Casp3↑,
ROS↑, Baicalein on apoptosis in human bladder cancer 5637 cells was investigated, and it was found that it induces ROS generation
DR5↑, Baicalein activates DR5 up-regulation
ROS↑, MCF-7 cells by inducing mitochondrial apoptotic cell death. It does this by producing ROS, such as hydroxyl radicals, and reducing Cu (II) to Cu (I) in the Baicalein–Cu (II) system
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
p16↑,
P21↑,
p27↑,
HDAC10↑, modulating the up-regulation of miR-3178 and Histone deacetylase 10 (HDAC10), which accelerates apoptotic cell death
MDM2↓, MDM2-mediated breakdown
Apoptosis↑,
PI3K↓, baicalein-influenced apoptosis is controlled via suppression of the PI3K/AKT axis
Akt↓,
p‑Akt↓, by reducing the concentrations of p-Akt, p-mTOR, NF-κB, and p-IκB while increasing IκB expression
p‑mTOR↓,
NF-kB↓,
p‑IκB↓,
IκB↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS⇅, Based on its metabolic activities and intensity, Baicalein can act as an antioxidant and pro-oxidant.
BNIP3↑, Baicalein also increases the production of BNIP3 which is a protein stimulated by ROS and promotes apoptosis
p38↑,
12LOX↓, inhibition of 12-LOX (Platelet-type 12-Lipoxygenase)
Mcl-1↓,
Wnt?, decreasing Wnt activity
GLI2↓, Baicalein significantly reduced the presence of Gli-2, a crucial transcription factor in the SHH pathway
AR↓, downregulating the androgen receptor (AR)
eff↑, PTX/BAI NE could increase intracellular ROS levels, reduce cellular glutathione (GSH) levels, and trigger caspase-3 dynamism in MCF-7/Tax cells. Moreover, it exhibited higher efficacy in inhibiting tumors in vivo

2047- BA,    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 - 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

2050- BA,    The Role of Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Modifying the Methylome of Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
eff↑, most effective treatment was sodium phenylbutyrate when used alone in a low dose (3μM)
HDAC↓, Sodium phenylbutyrate, (representative to HDAC Inhibitor)
TumCG↓, sodium phenylbutyrate solely at its low concentrations, i.e., 3μM a potential treatment to withhold breast cancer cells

2597- Ba,    Baicalein – An Intriguing Therapeutic Phytochemical in Pancreatic Cancer
- Review, PC, NA
chemoP↑, Compounds such as baicalein, offer promise in dietary chemoprevention, as chemotherapeutic adjuvants, or as targeted therapy.
ChemoSen↑,
12LOX?, LOX-12 specific inhibitor baicalein attenuates cancer cell growth
Bcl-2↓, baicalein, human pancreatic cancer cells expressed decreased anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 and increased pro-apoptotic protein bax
BAX↑,
Mcl-1↓,
ERK↓, activation of the ERK pathway in melanoma
Prx6↑, up-regulation in the expression of PRDX6 in colorectal cancer
Dose↝, concentrations at which we and others have found baicalein to be anti-proliferative in vitro are between 10μM and 100μM.
BioAv↓, it is thought that only 10% of ingested dietary polyphenols or their conjugates are found in the urine or plasma.
eff↑, It is possible that the antitumor properties of baicalein in vivo are due to baicalin as opposed to baicalein, as these compounds are inter-converted in the intestine by naturally occurring microbes

2605- Ba,  BA,    Potential therapeutic effects of baicalin and baicalein
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA - Review, IBD, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
cardioP↑, cardioprotective activities.
Inflam↓, Decreasing the accumulation of inflammatory mediators and improving cognitive function
cognitive↑,
*hepatoP↑, Decreasing inflammation, reducing oxidative stress, regulating the metabolism of lipids, and decreasing fibrosis, apoptosis, and steatosis are their main hepatoprotective mechanisms
*ROS?, Reducing oxidative stress and protecting the mitochondria to inhibit apoptosis are proposed as hepatoprotective mechanisms of baicalin in NAFLD
*SOD↑, Baicalin could reduce the levels of ROS and fatty acid-induced MDA, and increase superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione amounts compared to the control.
*GSH↑,
*MMP↑, Moreover, baicalin could partially restore mitochondrial morphology and increase ATP5A expression and mitochondrial membrane potential (Gao et al., 2022).
*GutMicro↑, After baicalein treatment, a remodelling in the overall structure of the gut microbiota was observed
ChemoSen↑, Besides, a combination of baicalin and doxorubicin could elevate the chemosensitivity of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells
*TNF-α↓, Baicalin can protect cardiomyocytes from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by elevating the SOD activity and anti-inflammatory responses through reducing TNF-α, enhancing IL-10 levels, decreasing IL-6, and inhibiting the translocation of NF-κB to the nucl
*IL10↑,
*IL6↓,
*eff↑, Studies show that baicalin and baicalein may be effective against IBD by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation, and regulating the immune system.
*ROS↓,
*COX2↓, baicalein can improve the symptoms of ulcerative colitis by lowering the expression of pregnane X receptor (PXR), (iNOS), (COX-2), and caudal-type homeobox 2 (Cdx2), as well as the NF-κβ and STAT3
*NF-kB↓,
*STAT3↓,
*PGE2↓, Administration of baicalin (30-90 mg/kg) could decrease the levels of prostaglandin E2 (PEG2), myeloperoxidase (MPO), IL-1β, TNF-α, and the apoptosis-related genes including Bcl-2 and caspase-9
*MPO↓,
*IL1β↓,
*MMP2↓, Rheumatoid arthritis RA mouse model by supressing relevant proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1b, IL-6, MMP-2, MMP-9, TNF-α, iNOS, and COX-2)
*MMP9↓,
*β-Amyloid↓, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) : reduce β-amyloid and trigger non-amyloidogenic amyloid precursor proteins.
*neuroP↑, For instance, administration of baicalin orally for 14 days (100 mg/kg body weight) exhibited neuroprotective effects on pathological changes and behavioral deficits of Aβ 1–42 protein-induced AD in vivo.
*Dose↝, administration of baicalin (500 mg/day, orally for 12 weeks) could improve the levels of total cholesterol, TGs, LDLC and apolipoproteins (APOs), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and coronary arte
*BioAv↝, the total absorption of baicalin depends on the activity of intestinal bacteria to convert baicalin to baicalein as the first step.
*BioAv↝, Kidneys, liver, and lungs are the main organs in which baicalin accumulates the most.
*BBB↑, Baicalin and baicalein can pass through the blood brain barrier (BBB)
*BDNF↑, mechanism of action for baicalein is illustrated in Figure 3. Activation of the BDNF/TrkB/CREB pathway, inhibition of NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway,

2612- Ba,  MF,    effect_of_a_static_magnetic_field_and_baicalin_or_baicalein_interactions_on_amelanotic_melanoma_cell_cultures_C32">The effect of a static magnetic field and baicalin or baicalein interactions on amelanotic melanoma cell cultures (C32)
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
SOD1↑, Baicalein ONLY: increase in the expression of the SOD1 , SOD2 and GPX1 genes compared to the nontreated cell cultures
SOD2↑,
GPx1↑,
Dose?, A chamber with a field induction of 0.7 T was used for the tests
eff↝, There was no significant difference in the expression of the SOD1, SOD2 or GPX1 genes in the melanoma cell cultures that had only been exposed to a static magnetic field (0.7 T)
SOD1↓, Baicalein + 0.7T MF: decreases SOD1 , SOD2 and GPX1
SOD2↓,
GPx1↓,

2624- Ba,    Baicalein inhibition of hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis via ROS-dependent heme oxygenase 1 gene expression
- in-vitro, Nor, RAW264.7
*HO-1↑, In the present study, baicalein (BE) but not its glycoside, baicalin (BI), induced heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene expression at both the mRNA and protein levels
*ERK↑, BE induction of HO-1 gene expression via activation of ERKs in macrophages
*ROS↓, HO-1 protein indeed participates in BE's protection against H2O2-induced cytotoxicity via reducing ROS production
*eff↑, BE, but not BI, protection of RAW264.7 cells from H2O2-induced apoptosis
*MMP↑, BE inhibits H2O2-induced reduction of the mitochondrial membrane potential in RAW264.7 cell
*Cyt‑c∅, the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytosol was detected in H2O2-treated macrophages, and this was blocked by the addition of BE but not BI.

2625- Ba,  LT,    Baicalein and luteolin inhibit ischemia/reperfusion-induced ferroptosis in rat cardiomyocyte
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*lipid-P↓, Baicalein and luteolin prevented the Fe-SP-induced lipid peroxidation in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes.
*ACSL4∅, Baicalein and luteolin can reduce the protein levels of ACSL4 and Nrf2, and enhance the protein levels of GPX4 in ischemia/reperfusion-treated rat hearts.
*NRF2∅, Our results suggest that BAI and Lut prevented the I/R-induced increased of ACSL4, NRF2, and HO-1 protein
*GPx4∅, BAI and Lut prevented the I/R-induced increased of ACSL4, NRF2, and HO-1 protein, and the I/R-decreased GPX4 protein levels
*Ferroptosis↓, BAI was found to suppress ferroptosis in cancer cells via reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation.
*ROS↓,
*MDA↓, Moreover, both BAI and Lut decreased ROS and malondialdehyde (MDA) generation and the protein levels of ferroptosis markers, and restored Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) protein levels in cardiomyocytes reduced by ferroptosis inducers
*eff↑, BAI and Lut reduced the I/R-induced myocardium infarction
*HO-1∅, Our results suggest that BAI and Lut prevented the I/R-induced increased of ACSL4, NRF2, and HO-1 protein

2290- Ba,    Research Progress of Scutellaria baicalensis in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Review, GI, NA
p‑mTOR↓, Baicalein treatment decreased the expression levels of p-mTOR, p-Akt, p-IκB and NF-κB proteins, and suppressed GC cells by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt
p‑Akt↓,
p‑IKKα↓,
NF-kB↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
ROCK1↓, Baicalin reduces HCC proliferation and metastasis by inhibiting the ROCK1/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway
GSK‐3β↓,
CycB↓, Baicalein induces S-phase arrest in gallbladder cancer cells by down-regulating Cyclin B1 and Cyclin D1 in gallbladder cancer BGC-SD and SGC996 cells while up-regulating Cyclin A
cycD1↓,
cycA1↑,
CDK4↓, Following baicalein treatment, there is a down-regulation of Ezrin, CyclinD1, and CDK4, as well as an up-regulation of p53 and p21 protein levels, thereby leading to the induction of CRC HCT116 cell cycle arrest
P53↑,
P21↑,
TumCCA↑,
MMP2↓, baicalein was able to inhibit the metastasis of gallbladder cancer cells by down-regulating ZFX, MMP-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
EMT↓, Baicalein treatment effectively inhibits the snail-induced EMT process in CRC HT29 and DLD1 cells
Hif1a↓, Baicalein inhibits VEGF by downregulating HIF-1α, a crucial regulator of angiogenesis
Shh↓, baicalein inhibits the metastasis of PC by impeding the Shh pathway
PD-L1↓, Baicalin and baicalein down-regulate PD-L1 expression induced by IFN-γ by reducing STAT3 activity
STAT3↓,
IL1β↓, baicalein therapy significantly diminishes the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-6, and GM-CSF
IL2↓,
IL6↓,
PKM2↓, Baicalein, by reducing the expression levels of HIF-1A and PKM2, can inhibit the glycolysis process in ESCC cells
HDAC10↓, Baicalein treatment increases the level of miR-3178 and decreases HDAC10 expression, resulting in the inactivation of the AKT signaling pathways.
P-gp↓, baicalein reverses P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated resistance in multidrug-resistant HCC (Bel7402/5-FU) cells by reducing the levels of P-gp and Bcl-xl
Bcl-xL↓,
eff↓, Baicalein combined with gemcitabine/docetaxel promotes apoptosis of PC cells by activating the caspase-3/PARP signaling pathway
BioAv↓, baicalein suffers from low water solubility and susceptibility to degradation by the digestive system
BioAv↑, Encapsulation of baicalein into liposomal bilayers exhibits a therapeutic efficacy close to 90% for PDAC

2474- Ba,    Anticancer properties of baicalein: a review
- Review, Var, NA - in-vitro, Nor, BV2
ROS⇅, Like other flavonoids, baicalein can be either anti-oxidant or pro-oxidant, depending on its metabolism and concentration.
ROS↑, It is reported that baicalein generated ROS, subsequently caused endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, activated Ca2+-dependent mitochondrial death pathway, finally triggered apoptosis
ER Stress↑,
Ca+2↑,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↑, Due to this, ROS production is a mechanism shared by all non-surgical therapeutic approaches for cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy
DR5↑, baicalein-induced ROS generation up-regulated DR5 expression and then activated the extrinsic apoptotic pathway in human prostate cancer cells
12LOX↓, Baicalein is known as a 12-LOX inhibitor.
Cyt‑c↑, It markedly induced the release of Cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytosol and activated Caspase-9, Caspase-7, and Caspase-3, concomitant with cleavage of the Caspase-3 substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
TumCCA↑, Baicalein induces G1/S arrest due to increased Cyclin E expression, a major factor in the regulation of the G1/S checkpoint of the cell cycle, accompanied by reduced levels of Cdk 4 and Cyclin D1 in human lung squamous carcinoma (CH27) cells
cycE↑,
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
VEGF↓, In ovarian cancer cells, baicalein effectively lowered the protein level of VEGF, c-Myc, HIF-α, and NFκB
cMyc↓,
Hif1a↓,
NF-kB↓,
BioEnh↑, curcumin and high-dose (−)-epicatechin were demonstrated to subsequently increase the absorption of baicalein
BioEnh↑, Baicalein can increase the oral bioavailability of tamoxifen by inhibiting cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4-mediated metabolism of tamoxifen in the small intestine and/or liver,
P450↓,
*Hif1a↓, In BV2 microglia, baicalein suppressed expression of hypoxia-induced HIF-1α and hypoxia responsive genes, including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), COX-2, and VEGF, by inhibiting ROS and PI3K/Akt pathway (Hwang et al. 2008).
*iNOS↓,
*COX2↓,
*VEGF↓,
*ROS↓,
*PI3K↓,
*Akt↓,

2482- Ba,    Modulation of Neuroinflammation in Poststroke Rehabilitation: The Role of 12/15-Lipoxygenase Inhibition and Baicalein
- Review, Stroke, NA
*12LOX↓, Baicalein, a potent 12/15-LOX (12/15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor
*neuroP↑, demonstrates neuroprotective effects by reducing inflammatory lipid mediators, modulating key inflammatory pathways, and attenuating oxidative stress.
*eff↑, Experimental studies indicate that baicalein can diminish infarct size and neurological deficits while improving safety and tolerability

2476- Ba,    Baicalein Induces Caspase-dependent Apoptosis Associated with the Generation of ROS and the Activation of AMPK in Human Lung Carcinoma A549 Cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
TumCG↓, baicalein-induced growth inhibition was associated with the induction of apoptosis in human lung carcinoma A549 cells.
Apoptosis↑,
DR5↑, Baicalein stimulated the expression of DR5, FasL, and FADD, and activated caspase-8 by reducing the levels of FLIPs (FLICE-inhibitory proteins).
FasL↑,
FADD↑,
Casp8↑,
cFLIP↓,
Casp9↑, activation of caspase-9 and -3, and cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
MMP↓, Additionally, baicalein caused a mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), the truncation of Bid, and the translocation of pro-apoptotic Bax to the mitochondria, thereby inducing the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol.
BID↑,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, In turn, baicalein increased the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, however, an ROS scavenger, N-acetylcysteine, notably attenuated baicalein-mediated loss of MMP and activation of caspases.
AMPK↑, connected with ROS generation and AMPK activation.

2022- BBR,  GoldNP,  Rad,    Berberine-loaded Janus gold mesoporous silica nanocarriers for chemo/radio/photothermal therapy of liver cancer and radiation-induced injury inhibition
- in-vitro, Liver, SMMC-7721 cell - in-vitro, Nor, HL7702
*toxicity↓, Berberine (Ber), an isoquinolin alkaloid with low toxicity and protective effects against radiotherapy
radioP↑,
BioAv↑, We preloaded Ber into folic acid targeting Janus gold mesoporous silica nanocarriers (FA-JGMSNs) for overcoming the poor bioavailability of Ber.
AntiTum↑, highly efficient anti-tumor effect, good biosafety
selectivity↑, as well as the effective protection of normal tissue of this nanoplatform.
eff↑, These selective distributions of Ber in cancer cells and normal cells originated from selective endocytosis as well as pH-responsive drug release, which were conducive to achieving an improved therapeutic effect of Ber.
chemoP↑, Notably, chemo/radio/photothermal therapeutics didn’t cause the amounts of deaths of HL-7702 cells, indicating an excellent biosafety of the triple-model therapy.

2021- BBR,    Berberine: An Important Emphasis on Its Anticancer Effects through Modulation of Various Cell Signaling Pathways
- Review, NA, NA
*antiOx?, Berberine has been noted as a potential therapeutic candidate for liver fibrosis due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities
*Inflam↓,
Apoptosis↑, Apoptosis induced by berberine in liver cancer cells caused cell cycle arrest at the M/G1 phase and increased the Bax expression
TumCCA↑,
BAX↑,
eff↑, mixture of curcumin and berberine effectively decreases growth in breast cancer cell lines
VEGF↓, berberine also prevented the expression of VEGF
PI3K↓, berberine plays an important role in cancer management through inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
Telomerase↓, Berberine decreased the telomerase activity and level of the colorectal cancer cell line,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, berberine and its derivatives have the ability to inhibit β-catenin/Wnt signaling in tumorigenesis
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓, berberine treatment decreased cell proliferation and epidermal growth factor receptor expression levels in the xenograft model.
AP-1↓, Berberine efficiently targets both the host and the viral factors accountable for cervical cancer development via inhibition of activating protein-1
NF-kB↓, berberine inhibited lung cancer cell growth by concurrently targeting NF-κB/COX-2, PI3K/AKT, and cytochrome-c/caspase signaling pathways
COX2↑,
NRF2↓, Berberine suppresses the Nrf2 signaling-related protein expression in HepG2 and Huh7 cells,
RadioS↑, suggesting that berberine supports radiosensitivity through suppressing the Nrf2 signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
STAT3↓, regulating the JAK–STAT3 signaling pathway
ERK↓, berberine prevented the metastatic potential of melanoma cells via a reduction in ERK activity, and the protein levels of cyclooxygenase-2 by a berberine-caused AMPK activation
AR↓, Berberine reduced the androgen receptor transcriptional activity
ROS↑, In a study on renal cancer, berberine raised the levels of autophagy and reactive oxygen species in human renal tubular epithelial cells derived from the normal kidney HK-2 cell line, in addition to human cell lines ACHN and 786-O cell line.
eff↑, berberine showed a greater apoptotic effect than gemcitabine in cancer cells
selectivity↑, After berberine treatment, it was noticed that berberine showed privileged selectivity towards cancer cells as compared to normal ones.
selectivity↑, expression of caspase-1 and its downstream target Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) was higher in osteosarcoma cells as compared to normal cells
BioAv↓, several studies have been undertaken to overcome the difficulties of low absorption and poor bioavailability through nanotechnology-based strategies.
DNMT1↓, In human multiple melanoma cell U266, berberine can inhibit the expression of DNMT1 and DNMT3B, which leads to hypomethylation of TP53 by altering the DNA methylation level and the p53-dependent signal pathway
cMyc↓, Moreover, berberine suppresses SLC1A5, Na+ dependent transporter expression through preventing c-Myc

1390- BBR,  Rad,    Berberine Inhibited Radioresistant Effects and Enhanced Anti-Tumor Effects in the Irradiated-Human Prostate Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
RadioS↑, cytotoxic effect of the combination of berberine and irradiation was superior to that of berberine or irradiation alone
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, ROS generation was elevated by berberine with or without irradiation.
eff↑, antioxidant NAC inhibited berberine and radiation-induced cell death.
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
JNK↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ERK↓,
HO-1↓,

1394- BBR,  DL,    Synergistic Inhibitory Effect of Berberine and d-Limonene on Human Gastric Carcinoma Cell Line MGC803
- in-vitro, GC, MGC803
eff↑, Berberine and d-limonene at a combination ratio of 1:4 exhibited a synergistic effect
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,
TumCCA↑,

1402- BBR,    Berberine-induced apoptosis in human glioblastoma T98G cells is mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress accompanying reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial dysfunction
- in-vitro, GBM, T98G
tumCV↓,
ROS↑,
Ca+2↑,
ER Stress↑,
eff↓, administration of the antioxidants, N-acetylcysteine and glutathione, reversed berberine-induced apoptosis
Bax:Bcl2↑,
MMP↓,
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,

1404- BBR,    Berberine-induced apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells is initiated by reactive oxygen species generation
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Apoptosis↑,
*Apoptosis∅, not seen in non-neoplastic human prostate epithelial cells (PWR-1E)
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
ROS↑,
eff↓, Treatment of cells with allopurinol, an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, inhibited berberine-induced oxidative stress in cancer cells.
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c

1374- BBR,  PDT,    Berberine associated photodynamic therapy promotes autophagy and apoptosis via ROS generation in renal carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, RCC, 786-O - in-vitro, RCC, HK-2
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
eff↑, HK-2 treated with BBR associated with PDT showed a significant decrease in the cellular viability compared to the control cells

1385- BBR,  5-FU,    Low-Dose Berberine Attenuates the Anti-Breast Cancer Activity of Chemotherapeutic Agents via Induction of Autophagy and Antioxidation
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
eff↓, Berberine Attenuates the Anti-Breast Cancer Activity of Chemotherapeutic Agents
ROS↑, LDB mildly while HDB greatly stimulated ROS generation BBR-induced ROS generation may activate the antioxidant response therefore to promote cancer cell proliferation.
TumCP↑,
NRF2↑,
ChemoSen↓, These findings revealed a potential negative impact of BBR on its adjuvant anti-breast cancer therapy

1379- BBR,    Berberine derivative DCZ0358 induce oxidative damage by ROS-mediated JNK signaling in DLBCL cells
- in-vitro, lymphoma, NA
TumCP↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
cycD1↓,
TumCCA↑, G0/G1 phase
MMP↓,
Ca+2↑,
ATP↓, decreased intracellular adenosine triphosphate production,
mtDam↑, mitochondrial dysfunction
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
JNK↑,
eff↓, treatment with ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and JNK inhibitor SP600125 could partially attenuate apoptosis and DNA damage triggered by DCZ0358.

1378- BBR,    Berberine induces non-small cell lung cancer apoptosis via the activation of the ROS/ASK1/JNK pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome c release
MMP↓,
p‑JNK↑,
eff↓, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a ROS scavenger, was sufficient to both suppress apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) and JNK activation and disrupt apoptotic induction.

4275- BBR,    Pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders
- Review, NA, NA
*antiOx↑, Berberine has multiple therapeutic actions, including antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antitumour, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, and hypoglycemic actions.
*Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑,
*eff↑, recent studies show that berberine has a protective effect on central nervous system disorders, such as Alzheimer's, cerebral ischaemia, mental depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety
*5HT↑, Chronic administration of berberine (5 mg/kg, ip) for 15 days significantly increased the levels of norepinephrine (29%), serotonin (19%) as well as dopamine (52%)
*Mood↑, An antidepressant effect of berberine results from elevation of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels.
*BDNF↑,

3754- BBR,  CUR,  EGCG,  Hup,    Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs as potential AChE inhibitors for anti-Alzheimer’s disease: A review
*AChE↓, Berberine (9) has gained considerable attention due to its wide pharmacological potentials and several biological properties, such as acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory, antioxidant, monoamine oxidase oxidase,
*Aβ↓, amyloid-b peptide level-reducing, cholesterol- lowering and renoprotective activities
*LDL↓,
*RenoP↑,
*BChE↓,
*eff↑, Above all, the berberine-pyrocatechol hybrid (14) showed a strong AChE inhibitor activity (IC50 of 123 ± 3 nM) [34]
*BACE↓, Curcumin: inhibite the rBACE1 activity [42]. In addition, it has made good inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase activity
*AChE↓, EGCG promoted brain health, prevented AD progression, and inhibited the AChE activity [52,53].
*eff↑, EGCG could enhance the effect of huperzine A on inhibiting AChE.

2702- BBR,    The enhancement of combination of berberine and metformin in inhibition of DNMT1 gene expression through interplay of SP1 and PDPK1
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H1975
TumCG↓, BBR inhibited growth of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-mediated increase in forkhead box O3a (FOXO3a).
MAPK↓,
FOXO3↑,
TumCCA↑, BBR not only induced cell cycle arrest, but also reduced migration and invasion of NSCLC cells
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, BBR reduced 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 (PDPK1) and transcription factor SP1 protein expressions.
PDK1↓, BBR reduced 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1
DNMT1↓, BBR inhibited DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) gene expression and overexpressed DNMT1 resisted BBR-inhibited cell growth
eff↑, Finally, metformin enhanced the effects of BBR both in vitro and in vivo.

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↓, 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

2678- BBR,    Berberine as a Potential Agent for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- Review, CRC, NA
*Inflam↓, BBR exerts remarkable anti-inflammatory (94–96), antiviral (97), antioxidant (98), antidiabetic (99), immunosuppressive (100), cardiovascular (101, 102), and neuroprotective (103) activities.
*antiOx↑,
*cardioP↑,
*neuroP↑,
TumCCA↑, BBR could induce G1 cycle arrest in A549 lung cancer cells by decreasing the levels of cyclin D1 and cyclin E1
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
CDC2↓, BBR also induced G1 cycle arrest by inhibiting cyclin B1 expression and CDC2 kinase in some cancer cells
AMPK↝, BBR has been suggested to induce autophagy in glioblastoma by targeting the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR)/ULK1 pathway
mTOR↝,
Casp8↑, BBR has been revealed to stimulate apoptosis in leukemia by upregulation of caspase-8 and caspase-9
Casp9↑,
Cyt‑c↑, in skin squamous cell carcinoma A431 cells by increasing cytochrome C levels
TumCMig↓, BBR has been confirmed to inhibit cell migration and invasion by inhibiting the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT)
TumCI↓,
EMT↓,
MMPs↓, metastasis-related proteins, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and E-cadherin,
E-cadherin↓,
Telomerase↓, BBR has shown antitumor effects by interacting with microRNAs (125) and inhibiting telomerase activity
*toxicity↓, Numerous studies have revealed that BBR is a safe and effective treatment for CRC
GRP78/BiP↓, Downregulates GRP78
EGFR↓, Downregulates EGFR
CDK4↓, downregulates CDK4, TERT, and TERC
COX2↓, Reduces levels of COX-2/PGE2, phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3, and expression of MMP-2/-9.
PGE2↓,
p‑JAK2↓,
p‑STAT3↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
GutMicro↑, BBR can inhibit tumor growth through meditation of the intestinal flora and mucosal barrier, and generally and ultimately improve weight loss. BBR has been reported to modulate the composition of intestinal flora and significantly reduce flora divers
eff↝, BBR can regulate the activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are observed when BBR is coadministered with P-gp substrates
*BioAv↓, the efficiency of BBR is limited by its low bioavailability due to its poor absorption rate in the gut, low solubility in water, and fast metabolism. Studies have shown that the oral bioavailability of BBR is 0.68% in rats
BioAv↑, combining it with p-gp inhibitors (such as tariquidar and tetrandrine) (196, 198), and modification to berberine organic acid salts (BOAs)

2686- BBR,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, Nor, NA
Inflam↓, BBR has documented to have anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial (both anti-bacterial and anti-fungal) properties.
IL6↓, BBRs can inhibit IL-6, TNF-alpha, monocyte chemo-attractant protein 1 (MCP1) and COX-2 production and expression.
MCP1↓,
COX2↓,
PGE2↓, BBRs can also effect prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)
MMP2↓, and decrease the expression of key genes involved in metastasis including: MMP2 and MMP9.
MMP9↓,
DNAdam↑, BBR induces double strand DNA breaks and has similar effects as ionizing radiation
eff↝, In some cell types, this response has been reported to be TP53-dependent
Telomerase↓, This positively-charged nitrogen may result in the strong complex formations between BBR and nucleic acids and induce telomerase inhibition and topoisomerase poisoning
Bcl-2↓, BBR have been shown to suppress BCL-2 and expression of other genes by interacting with the TATA-binding protein and the TATA-box in certain gene promoter regions
AMPK↑, BBR has been shown in some studies to localize to the mitochondria and inhibit the electron transport chain and activate AMPK.
ROS↑, targeting the activity of mTOR/S6 and the generation of ROS
MMP↓, BBR has been shown to decrease mitochondrial membrane potential and intracellular ATP levels.
ATP↓,
p‑mTORC1↓, BBR induces AMPK activation and inhibits mTORC1 phosphorylation by suppressing phosphorylation of S6K at Thr 389 and S6 at Ser 240/244
p‑S6K↓,
ERK↓, BBR also suppresses ERK activation in MIA-PaCa-2 cells in response to fetal bovine serum, insulin or neurotensin stimulation
PI3K↓, Activation of AMPK is associated with inhibition of the PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1 and Raf/MEK/ERK pathways which are associated with cellular proliferation.
PTEN↑, RES was determined to upregulate phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and decrease the expression of activated Akt. In HCT116 cells, PTEN inhibits Akt signaling and proliferation.
Akt↓,
Raf↓,
MEK↓,
Dose↓, The effects of low doses of BBR (300 nM) on MIA-PaCa-2 cells were determined to be dependent on AMPK as knockdown of the alpha1 and alpha2 catalytic subunits of AMPK prevented the inhibitory effects of BBR on mTORC1 and ERK activities and DNA synthes
Dose↑, In contrast, higher doses of BBR inhibited mTORC1 and ERK activities and DNA synthesis by AMPK-independent mechanisms [223,224].
selectivity↑, BBR has been shown to have minimal effects on “normal cells” but has anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells (e.g., breast, liver, CRC cells) [225–227].
TumCCA↑, BBR induces G1 phase arrest in pancreatic cancer cells, while other drugs such as gemcitabine induce S-phase arrest
eff↑, BBR was determined to enhance the effects of epirubicin (EPI) on T24 bladder cancer cells
EGFR↓, In some glioblastoma cells, BBR has been shown to inhibit EGFR signaling by suppression of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway but not AKT signaling
Glycolysis↓, accompanied by impaired glycolytic capacity.
Dose?, The IC50 for BBR was determined to be 134 micrograms/ml.
p27↑, Increased p27Kip1 and decreased CDK2, CDK4, Cyclin D and Cyclin E were observed.
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑, Increased BAX/BCL2 ratio was observed.
Casp3↑, The mitochondrial membrane potential was disrupted and activated caspase 3 and caspases 9 were observed
Casp9↑,
VEGFR2↓, BBR treatment decreased VEGFR, Akt and ERK1,2 activation and the expression of MMP2 and MMP9 [235].
ChemoSen↑, BBR has been shown to increase the anti-tumor effects of tamoxifen (TAM) in both drug-sensitive MCF-7 and drug-resistant MCF-7/TAM cells.
eff↑, The combination of BBR and CUR has been shown to be effective in suppressing the growth of certain breast cancer cell lines.
eff↑, BBR has been shown to synergize with the HSP-90 inhibitor NVP-AUY922 in inducing death of human CRC.
PGE2↓, BBR inhibits COX2 and PEG2 in CRC.
JAK2↓, BBR prevented the invasion and metastasis of CRC cells via inhibiting the COX2/PGE2 and JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathways.
STAT3↓,
CXCR4↓, BBR has been observed to inhibit the expression of the chemokine receptors (CXCR4 and CCR7) at the mRNA level in esophageal cancer cells.
CCR7↓,
uPA↓, BBR has also been shown to induce plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and suppress uPA in HCC cells which suppressed their invasiveness and motility.
CSCs↓, BBR has been shown to inhibit stemness, EMT and induce neuronal differentiation in neuroblastoma cells. BBR inhibited the expression of many genes associated with neuronal differentiation
EMT↓,
Diff↓,
CD133↓, BBR also suppressed the expression of many genes associated with cancer stemness such as beta-catenin, CD133, NESTIN, N-MYC, NOTCH and SOX2
Nestin↓,
n-MYC↓,
NOTCH↓,
SOX2↓,
Hif1a↓, BBR inhibited HIF-1alpha and VEGF expression in prostate cancer cells and increased their radio-sensitivity in in vitro as well as in animal studies [290].
VEGF↓,
RadioS↑,

2689- BBR,    Berberine protects against glutamate-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in PC12 and N2a cells
- in-vitro, Nor, PC12 - in-vitro, AD, NA - in-vitro, Stroke, NA
*ROS↓, In both cell lines, pretreatment with berberine (especially at low concentrations) significantly decreased ROS generation, lipid peroxidation, and DNA fragmentation, while improving glutathione content and SOD activity in glutamate-injured cells.
*lipid-P↓,
*DNAdam↓, Berberine significantly diminished glutamate-induced DNA fragmentation
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*eff↑, This is relevant to berberine treatment in neurodegenerative disorders, such as dementia (Alzheimer’s disease), seizures, and stroke.
*cl‑Casp3↓, Berberine significantly decreased cleaved caspase-3 and bax/bcl-2 expressions in the glutamate-injured cells
*BAX↓,
*neuroP↑, the current study demonstrated that berberine exerts neuroprotective effects against glutamate-induced N2a and PC12 cytotoxicity via antioxidant and anti-apoptotic mechanisms
*Dose↝, the protective effect of berberine was more significant at lower concentrations and decreased with increasing concentration.
*Ca+2↓, Nadjafi et al demonstrated that berberine protects OLN-93 oligodendrocytes against ischemic-induced cell death by attenuating the intracellular Ca2+ overload similar to the NMDA or the AMPA/kainate receptors antagonists

1473- BCA,  SFN,    An Insight on Synergistic Anti-cancer Efficacy of Biochanin A and Sulforaphane Combination Against Breast Cancer
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
eff↑, cytotoxicity of BCA and SFN was found to be around 24.5 µM and 27.2 µM respectively, while the combination of BCA and SFN had shown an inhibitory activity at about 20.1 µM.
ROS↑,
other↑, profound increase in apoptogenic activity of compounds when treated in combination at lower dose.
ERK↓,
Apoptosis↑,

2753- BetA,    Betulinic acid induces apoptosis by regulating PI3K/Akt signaling and mitochondrial pathways in human cervical cancer cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
PI3K↓, BA treatment acted through downregulating a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) subunit and suppressing the Akt phosphorylation at Thr308 and Ser473 after increasing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species
p‑Akt↓,
ROS↑,
TumCCA↑, BA induced cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase, which was consistent with the cell cycle-related protein results in which BA significantly enhanced the expression of p27Kip and p21Waf1/Cip1 in HeLa cells.
p27↑,
P21↑,
mt-Apoptosis↑, mitochondrial apoptosis, as reflected by the increased expression of Bad and caspase-9
BAD↑,
Casp9↑,
MMP↓, decline in mitochondrial membrane potential.
eff↓, preincubation of the cells with glutathione (antioxidant) blocked the process of apoptosis, prevented the phosphorylation of downstream substrates.

2755- BetA,    Cytotoxic Potential of Betulinic Acid Fatty Esters and Their Liposomal Formulations: Targeting Breast, Colon, and Lung Cancer Cell Lines
- in-vitro, Colon, HT29 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, H460
eff↑, BA-Lip exerted stronger cytotoxic effects than the parent compound,
Casp3↑, BA’s fatty esters and their respective liposomal formulations facilitated apoptosis in cancer cells by inducing nuclear morphological changes and increasing caspase-3/-7 activity.
Casp7↑,
NF-kB↓, BA antiproliferative effects against U87MG and A172 glioblastoma cells revealing the downregulation of the NF-κB pathway and upregulation of caspase-3 and -9, thus suggesting that apoptosis occurred through mitochondria-mediated mechanisms

2771- BetA,    Cardioprotective Effect of Betulinic Acid on Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA - in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*cardioP↑, Pretreatment with BA improved cardiac function and attenuated LDH and CK activities compared with IR group
*LDH↓,
eff↑, prevent cardiomyocytes apoptosis, and eventually alleviate the extent of the myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.

2717- BetA,    Betulinic Acid Induces ROS-Dependent Apoptosis and S-Phase Arrest by Inhibiting the NF-κB Pathway in Human Multiple Myeloma
- in-vitro, Melanoma, U266 - in-vivo, Melanoma, NA - in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
Apoptosis↑, BA mediated cytotoxicity in MM cells through apoptosis, S-phase arrest, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) collapse, and overwhelming reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation.
TumCCA↑, S-Phase Arrest in U266 Cells
MMP↓,
ROS↑, exhibited concentration-dependent increases in intracellular ROS
eff↓, ROS scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) effectively abated elevated ROS, the BA-induced apoptosis was partially reversed
NF-kB↓, BA resulted in marked inhibition of the aberrantly activated NF-κB pathway in MM
Cyt‑c↑, BA mediated the release of cyt c and activated cleaved caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 and cleaved PARP1
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP1↑,
MDA↑, here is a concentration-dependent increase in MDA contents and reduction in SOD activities, especially for the high concentration group.
SOD↓,
SOD2↓, expression of genes SOD2, FHC, GCLM, and GSTM was all decreased following treatment with BA (40 μM)
GCLM↓,
GSTA1↓,
FTH1↓, FHC
GSTs↓, GSTM
TumVol↓, BA Inhibits the Growth of MM Xenograft Tumors In Vivo. BA-treated group were significantly reduced (inhibition ratio of approximately 72.1%).

2718- BetA,    The anti-cancer effect of betulinic acid in u937 human leukemia cells is mediated through ROS-dependent cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
- in-vitro, AML, U937
TumCCA↑, BA exerted a significant cytotoxic effect on U937 cells through blocking cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and inducing apoptosis, and that the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels increased after treatment with BA.
Apoptosis↑,
i-ROS↑,
cycA1↓, down-regulation of cyclin A and cyclin B1, and up-regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21WAF1/CIP1 revealed the G2/M phase arrest mechanism of BA.
CycB↓,
P21↑,
Cyt‑c↑, BA induced the cytosolic release of cytochrome c by reducing the mitochondrial membrane potential with an increasing Bax/Bcl-2 expression ratio.
MMP↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp9↑, BA also increased the activity of caspase-9 and -3, and subsequent degradation of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase.
Casp3↑,
PARP↓,
eff↓, However, quenching of ROS by N-acetyl-cysteine, an ROS scavenger, markedly abolished BA-induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis, indicating that the generation of ROS plays a key role in inhibiting the proliferation of U937 cells by BA treatment.
*antiOx↑, Accumulated evidence demonstrates that BA possesses various biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and anti-tumor effects
*Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑,
selectivity↑, BA are complex and depends on the type of cancer cells, without causing toxicity toward normal cells
NF-kB↓, Shen et al. (2019) recently reported that the suppression of the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway increased downstream oxidant effectors, thereby promoting the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in BA-stimulated multiple myeloma cells.
*ROS↓, Although BA is known to have antioxidant activity that blocks the accumulation of ROS due to oxidative stress in normal cells (Cheng et al. 2019;

2729- BetA,    Betulinic acid in the treatment of tumour diseases: Application and research progress
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, Betulinic acid can increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to other chemotherapy drugs
mt-ROS↑, BA has antitumour activity, and its mechanisms of action mainly include the induction of mitochondrial oxidative stress
STAT3↓, inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and nuclear factor-κB signalling pathways.
NF-kB↓,
selectivity↑, A main advantage of BA and its derivatives is that they are cytotoxic to different human tumour cells, while cytotoxicity is much lower in normal cells.
*toxicity↓, It can kill cancer cells but has no obvious effect on normal cells and is also nontoxic to other organs in xenograft mice at a dose of 500 mg/kg
eff↑, BA combined with chemotherapy drugs, such as platinum and mithramycin A, can induce apoptosis in tumour cells
GRP78/BiP↑, In animal xenograft tumour models, BA enhanced the expression of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78)
MMP2↓, reduced the levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), such as MMP-2 and MMP-9, in lung metastatic lesions of breast cancer, indicating that BA can reduce the invasiveness of breast cancer in vivo and block epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT
P90RSK↓,
TumCI↓,
EMT↓,
MALAT1↓, MALAT1, a lncRNA, was downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells treated with BA in vivo,
Glycolysis↓, Suppressing aerobic glycolysis of cancer cells by GRP78/β-Catenin/c-Myc signalling pathways
AMPK↑, activating AMPK signaling pathway
Sp1/3/4↓, inhibiting Sp1. BA at 20 mg/kg/d, the tumour volume and weight were significantly reduced, and the expression levels of Sp1, Sp3, and Sp4 in tumour tissues were lower than those in control mouse tissues
Hif1a↓, Suppressing the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α and expression of HIF target genes
angioG↓, PC3: Having anti-angiogenesis effect
NF-kB↑, LNCaP, DU145 — Inducing apoptosis and NF-κB pathway
NF-kB↓, U266 — Inhibiting NF-κB pathway.
MMP↓, BA produces ROS and reduces mitochondrial membrane potential; the mitochondrial permeability transition pore of the mitochondrial membrane plays an important role in apoptosis signal transduction.
Cyt‑c↑, Mitochondria release cytochrome C and increase the levels of Caspase-9 and Caspase-3, inducing cell apoptosis.
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
RadioS↑, BA could be a promising drug for increasing radiosensitization in oral squamous cell carcinoma radiotherapy.
PERK↑, BA treatment increased the activation of the protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK)/C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) apoptosis pathway and decreased the expression of Sp1.
CHOP↑,
*toxicity↓, BA at a concentration of 50 μg/ml did not inhibit the growth of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes, indicating that the toxicity of BA was at least 1000 times less than that of doxorubicin

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

2733- BetA,    Betulinic Acid Inhibits Cell Proliferation in Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma via Modulating ROS-Regulated p53 Signaling
- in-vitro, Oral, KB - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, BA dose-dependently inhibited KB cell proliferation and decreased implanted tumor volume.
TumVol↓,
mt-Apoptosis↑, BA significantly promoted mitochondrial apoptosis, as reflected by an increase in TUNEL+ cells and the activities of caspases 3 and 9, an increase in Bax expression, and a decrease in Bcl-2 expression and the mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate.
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↑,
OCR↓, BA dose-dependently decreased the oxygen consumption rate, indicating that BA induced a significant mitochondrial dysfunction
TumCCA↑, BA significantly increased cell population in the G0/G1 phase and decreases the S phase cell number, indicating the occurrence of G0/G1 cell cycle arrest.
ROS↑, ROS generation was significantly increased by BA
eff↓, and antioxidant NAC treatment markedly inhibited the effect of BA on apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and proliferation.
P53↑, BA dose-dependently increased p53 expression in KB cells and implanted tumors.
STAT3↓, Inhibition of STAT3 Signaling Is Involved in BA-Induced Suppression of Cell Proliferation
cycD1↑, We found that BA mainly increased the mRNA expression of cyclin D1 but had no significant effect on cyclin E, CDK2, CDK4, or CDK6 expression.

2730- BetA,    Betulinic acid induces autophagy-dependent apoptosis via Bmi-1/ROS/AMPK-mTOR-ULK1 axis in human bladder cancer cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24
tumCV↓, The present study showed that BA exposure significantly suppressed viability, proliferation, and migration of EJ and T24 human bladder cancer cells
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
Casp↑, These effects reflected caspase 3-mediated apoptosis
TumAuto↑, BA-induced autophagy was evidenced by epifluorescence imaging of lentivirus-induced expression of mCherry-GFP-LC3B and increased expression of two autophagy-related proteins, LC3B-II and TEM.
LC3B-II↑,
p‑AMPK↑, Moreover, enhanced AMPK phosphorylation and decreased mTOR and ULK-1 phosphorylation suggested BA activates autophagy via the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 pathway.
mTOR↓,
BMI1↓, decreased Bmi-1 expression in BA-treated T24 cell xenografts in nude mice suggested that downregulation of Bmi-1 is the underlying mechanism in BA-mediated, autophagy-dependent apoptosis.
ROS↑, BA induced ROS production dose-dependently
eff↓, Co-incubation with NAC effectively blocked ROS production (Figure 4B), rescued cell viability,

2728- BetA,    Betulinic acid as new activator of NF-kappaB: molecular mechanisms and implications for cancer therapy
- in-vitro, Var, NA
NF-kB↑, BetA activates NF-kappaB in a variety of tumor cell lines.
IKKα↑, BetA-induced NF-kappaB activation involved increased IKK activity
eff↓, NF-kappaB inhibitors in combination with BetA would have no therapeutic benefit or could even be contraproductive in certain tumors, which has important implications for the design of BetA-based combination protocols.

3987- betaCar,  Lyco,    Carotenoid bioavailability is higher from salads ingested with full-fat than with fat-reduced salad dressings as measured with electrochemical detection
- Trial, AD, NA
*eff↑, A substantially greater absorption of carotenoids was observed when salads were consumed with full-fat than with reduced-fat salad dressing.

3988- betaCar,  Lut,  Zeax,    Effects of egg consumption on carotenoid absorption from co-consumed, raw vegetables
- Trial, AD, NA
*eff↑, The total mean (±SE) carotenoid AUC0–10h in TRL was higher for the HE meal than for LE and control meals [125.7 ± 19.4a compared with 44.8 ± 9.2b compared with 14.9 ± 5.2b nmol/L · 10 h, respectively
*eff↑, lutein and zeaxanthin increased 4–5-fold (P < 0.001), and the TRL AUC0–10h of carotenoid not present in eggs, including α-carotene, β-carotene, and lycopene, increased 3–8-fold (P < 0.01) for the HE meal compared with the control meal.
*eff↑, These findings support the claim that co-consuming cooked whole eggs is an effective way to enhance carotenoid absorption from other carotenoid-rich foods such as a raw mixed-vegetable salad.

3508- Bor,    The Effect of Boron on the UPR in Prostate Cancer Cells is Biphasic
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, DU145
ER Stress↑, Treatment with 250 uM B induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in androgen dependent LNCaP and androgen independent DU-145 prostate cancer cell lines.
GRP78/BiP↑, this treatment induced BiP/GRP78, calreticulin and phosphorylation of eif2α the hallmarks of the unfolded protein response (UPR).
p‑eIF2α↑,
UPR↑,
eff↓, In contrast, concentrations of 1 uM B and 10 uM B rescued DU-145 cells respectively treated with 120 uM tunicamycin or 10 uM thapsigargin to induce ER stress.

732- Bor,    Boron's neurophysiological effects and tumoricidal activity on glioblastoma cells with implications for clinical treatment
eff↑, many boron compounds possess direct tumoricidal activity and there is substantial evidence that certain boron compounds can cross the blood-brain barrier.
IGF-1↝,
Glycolysis↝,

757- Bor,    Phenylboronic acid is a more potent inhibitor than boric acid of key signaling networks involved in cancer cell migration
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Nor, RWPE-1
Rho↓, RhoA, but not in normal RWPE-1 prostate cells
Rac1↓, but not in normal RWPE-1 prostate cells
Cdc42↓, but not in normal RWPE-1 prostate cells
*eff↑, RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 activity is decreased in prostate cancer cells but not in normal prostate cells.

744- Bor,    Borax affects cellular viability by inducing ER stress in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting SLC12A5
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vitro, Nor, HL7702
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest in the G1/G0 phase
SLC12A5↓,
ATF6↑,
CHOP↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
Casp3↑,
ER Stress↝,
*toxicity↓, HL‐7702 cells(normal) treated with 22.6 and 45.7 mM borax for 24 h showed no notable abnormalities in cellular size and cytoplasmic volume compared to the control group
*eff↓, tumour blood vessels absorb much higher levels of boric acid than normal liver tissues

746- Bor,    Organoboronic acids/esters as effective drug and prodrug candidates in cancer treatments: challenge and hope
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, newly developed boron-containing compounds have already demonstrated highly promising activities
*toxicity↓, Boronic acid/ester has been successfully incorporated into cancer treatments and therapy mainly due to its remarkable oxophilicity and low toxicity levels in the body
ROS↑, can trigger tumour microenvironmental abnormalities such as high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and overexpressed enzymes
LAT↓, boron accumulation were observed to counterpart LAT-1 expression in a bone metastasis model of breast cancer
AntiCan↑, high concentration of boron in males reduces the probability of prostate cancer by 54% compared to males with low boron concentrations
AR↓, bortezomib
PSMB5↓, bortezomib
IGF-1↓, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in tumours was markedly reduced by boric acid.
PSA↓, exposure to both low-and high-dose boron supplementation, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels dropped by an average of 87%, while tumour size declined by an average of 31.5%
TumVol↓,
eff↑, phenylboronic acid is a more potent inhibitor than boric acid in targeting metastatic and proliferative properties of prostate cancer cells
Rho↓, RhoA, Rac1
Cdc42↓,
Ca+2↓, ER Ca+2 depletion occurred after the treatment of DU-145 prostate cancer cells with the physiological concentrations of boric acid
eff↑, boric acid (BA), sodium pentaborate pentahydrate (NaB), and sodium perborate tetrahydrate (SPT) against SCLC cell line using DMS-114 cells

696- Bor,    Nothing Boring About Boron
- Review, Var, NA
*hs-CRP↓, reduces levels of inflammatory biomarkers, such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and tumor necrosis factor μ (TNF-μ);
*TNF-α↓,
*SOD↑, raises levels of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*cognitive↑, improves the brains electrical activity, cognitive performance, and short-term memory for elders; restricted boron intake adversely affected brain function and cognitive performance.
*memory↑, In humans, boron deprivation (<0.3 mg/d) resulted in poorer performance on tasks of motor speed and dexterity, attention, and short-term memory.
*Risk↓, Boron-rich diets and regions where the soil and water are rich in boron correlate with lower risks of several types of cancer, including prostate, breast, cervical, and lung cancers.
*SAM-e↑,
*NAD↝, Boron strongly binds oxidized NAD+,76 and, thus, might influence reactions in which NAD+ is involved
*ATP↝,
*Ca+2↝, Because of its positive charge, magnesium stabilizes cell membranes, balances the actions of calcium, and functions as a signal transducer
HDAC↓, some boronated compounds are histone deacetylase inhibitors
TumVol↓,
IGF-1↓, expression of IGF-1 in the tumors was significantly reduced by boron treatment
PSA↓, Boronic acid has been shown to inhibit PSA activity.
Cyc↓, boric acid inhibits the growth of prostate-cancer cells both by decreasing expression of A-E cyclin
TumCMig↓,
*serineP↓, Boron exists in the human body mostly in the form of boric acid, a serine protease inhibitor.
HIF-1↓, shown to greatly inhibit hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1
*ChemoSideEff↓, An in vitro study found that boric acid can help protect against genotoxicity and cytotoxicity that are induced in lymphocytes by paclitaxel
*VitD↑, greater production of 25-hydroxylase, and, thus, greater potential for vitamin-D activation
*Mag↑, Boron significantly improves magnesium absorption and deposition in bone
*eff↑, boron increases the biological half-life and bioavailability of E2 and vitamin D.
Risk↓, risk of prostate cancer was 52% lower in men whose diets supplied more than 1.8 mg/d of boron compared with those whose dietary boron intake was less than or equal to 0.9 mg/d.
*Inflam↓, As research into the chemistry of boron-containing compounds has increased, they have been shown to be potent antiosteoporotic, anti-inflammatory, and antineoplastic agents
*neuroP↑, In addition, boron has anti-inflammatory effects that can help alleviate arthritis and improve brain function and has demonstrated such significant anticancer
*Calcium↑, increase serum levels of estradiol and calcium absorption in peri- and postmenopausal women.
*BMD↑, boron stimulates bone growth in vitamin-D deficient animals and alleviates dysfunctions in mineral metabolism characteristic of vitamin-D deficiency
*chemoP↑, may help ameliorate the adverse effects of traditional chemotherapeutic agents. boric acid can help protect against genotoxicity and cytotoxicity that are induced in lymphocytes by paclitaxel, an anticancer drug commonly used to treat breast, ovarian
AntiCan↑, demonstrated preventive and therapeutic effects in a number of cancers, such as prostate, cervical, and lung cancers, and multiple and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
*Dose↑, only an upper intake level (UL) of 20 mg/d for individuals aged ≥ 18 y.
*Dose↝, substantial number of articles showing benefits support the consideration of boron supplementation of 3 mg/d for any individual who is consuming a diet lacking in fruits and vegetables
*BMPs↑, Boron was also found to increase mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)
*testos↑, 1 week of boron supplementation of 6 mg/d, a further study by Naghii et al20 of healthy males (n = 8) found (1) a significant increase in free testosterone,
angioG↓, Inhibition of tumor-induced angiogenesis prevents growth of many types of solid tumors and provides a novel approach for cancer treatment; thus, HIF-1 is a target of antineoplastic therapy.
Apoptosis↑, Cancer cells, however, commonly overexpress sugar transporters and/or underexpress borate export, rendering sugar-borate esters as promising chemopreventive agents
*selectivity↑, In normal cells, the 2 latter, cell-destructive effects do not occur because the amount of borate present in a healthy diet, 1 to 10 mg/d, is easily exported from normal cells.

3868- Bos,    Enhanced absorption of boswellic acids by a lecithin delivery form (Phytosome(®)) of Boswellia extract
*Inflam↓, The anti-inflammatory potential of Boswellia serrata gum resin extracts has been demonstrated in vitro and in animal studies as well as in pilot clinical trials. However, pharmacokinetic studies have evidenced low systemic absorption of boswellic aci
*BioAv↓, low systemic absorption of boswellic acids (BAs), especially of KBA and AKBA, in rodents and humans.
*BioAv↑, Casperome™ provided significantly higher plasma levels (up to 7-fold for KBA, and 3-fold for βBA quantified as area under the plasma concentration time curve, AUC(last)) compared to the non-formulated extract
*eff↑, remarkably higher tissue levels. Of particular relevance was the marked increase in brain concentration of KBA and AKBA (35-fold) as well as βBA (3-fold) following Casperome™ administration. Notably, up to 17 times higher BA levels were observed in p

3867- Bos,    Effect of food intake on the bioavailability of boswellic acids from a herbal preparation in healthy volunteers
- Human, Nor, NA
*eff↑, Plasma levels of both acetyl-alpha-boswellic acid (AalphaBA) and alphaBA became only detectable when administered with treatment B, i.e., the high-fat meal.
BioAv↝, BAs after oral dosing of an extract and demonstrate a profound effect of food intake on the pharmacokinetic profile of the BAs

1451- Bos,    Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-cancer Investigation of Boswellia serrata Bioactive Constituents In Vitro
- in-vitro, CRC, HepG2 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
eff↑, HepG2 cell line, extracts 1 and 2 elicited the most pronounced cytotoxic activity with IC50 values equal 1.58 and 5.82 μg/mL at 48 h, respectively which were comparable to doxorubicin with an IC50 equal 4.68 μg/mL at 48 h.

2767- Bos,    The potential role of boswellic acids in cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, profound application as a traditional remedy for various ailments, especially inflammatory diseases including asthma, arthritis, cerebral edema, chronic pain syndrome, chronic bowel diseases, cancer
AntiCan↑,
*MAPK↑, 11-keto-BAs can stimulate Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and mobilize the intracellular Ca(2+) that are important for the activation of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNL)
*Ca+2↝,
p‑ERK↓, AKBA prohibited the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 and -2 (Erk-1/2) and impaired the motility of meningioma cells stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor BB
TumCI↓,
cycD1↓, In the case of colon cancer, BA treatment on HCT-116 cells led to a decrease in cyclin D, cyclin E, and Cyclin-dependent kinases such as CDK2 and CDK4, along with significant reduction in phosphorylated Rb (pRb)
cycE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
p‑RB1↓,
*NF-kB↓, convey inhibition of NF-kappaB and subsequent down-regulation of TNF-alpha expression in activated human monocytes
*TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓, PC-3 prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting constitutively activated NF-kappaB signaling by intercepting the activity of IkappaB kinase (IKK
IKKα↓,
MCP1↓, LPS-challenged ApoE-/- mice via inhibition of NF-κB and down regulation of MCP-1, MCP-3, IL-1alpha, MIP-2, VEGF, and TF
IL1α↓,
MIP2↓,
VEGF↓,
Tf↓,
COX2↓, pancreatic cancer cell lines, AKBA inhibited the constitutive expression of NF-kB and caused suppression of NF-kB regulated genes such as COX-2, MMP-9, CXCR4, and VEGF
MMP9↓,
CXCR4↓,
VEGF↓,
eff↑, AKBA and aspirin revealed that AKBA has higher potential via modulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, and NF-kB/COX-2 pathway in adenomatous polyps
PPARα↓, AKBA is also responsible for down-regulation of PPAR-alpha and C/EBP-alpha in a dose and temporal dependent manner in mature adipocytes, ultimately leading to pparlipolysis
lipid-P?,
STAT3↓, activation of STAT-3 in human MM cells could be inhibited by AKBA
TOP1↓, (PKBA; a semisynthetic analogue of 11-keto-β-boswellic acid), had been reported to influence the activity of topoisomerase I & II,
TOP2↑,
5HT↓, (5-LO), responsible for catalyzing the synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid and human leucocyte elastase (HLE), and serine proteases involved in several inflammatory processes, is considered to be a potent molecular target of BA derivative
p‑PDGFR-BB↓, BA up-regulates SHP-1 with subsequent dephosphorylation of PDGFR-β and downregulation of PDGF-dependent signaling after PDGF stimulation, thereby exerting an anti-proliferative effect on HSCs hepatic stellate cells
PDGF↓,
AR↓, AKBA targets different receptors that include androgen receptor (AR), death receptor 5 (DR5), and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and leads to the inhibition of proliferation of prostate cancer cells
DR5↑, induced expression of DR4 and DR5.
angioG↓, via apoptosis induction and suppression of angiogenesis
DR4↑,
Casp3↑, AKBA resulted in activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8, and initiation of poly (ADP) ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage.
Casp8↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↑, AKBA was preincubated with LY294002 or wortmannin (inhibitors of PI3K), it caused a significant enhancement of apoptosis in HT-29 cells
chemoP↑, chemopreventive response of AKBA was estimated against intestinal adenomatous polyposis through the inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin and NF-κB/cyclooxygenase-2 signaling pathway
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
ascitic↓, AKBA by the suppression of ascites,
Let-7↑, AKBA could up-regulate the expression of let-7 and miR-200
miR-200b↑,
eff↑, anti-tumorigenic effects of curcumin and AKBA on the regulation of specific cancer-related miRNAs in colorectal cancer cells, and confirmed their protective action
MMP1↓, . It can inhibit the expression of MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 mRNAs along with secretions of TNF-α and IL-1β in THP-1 cells.
MMP2↓,
eff↑, combined administration of metformin, an anti-diabetic drug, and boswellic acid nanoparticles exhibited significant synergism through the inhibition of MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cell proliferation
BioAv↓, BA as a therapeutic drug is its poor bioavailability
BioAv↑, administration of BSE-018 concomitantly with a high-fat meal led to several-fold increased areas under the plasma concentration-time curves as well as peak concentrations of beta-boswellic acid (betaBA)
Half-Life↓, drug needs to be given orally at the interval of six hours due to its calculated half- life, which was around 6 hrs.
toxicity↓, BSE has been found to be a safe drug without any adverse side reactions, and is well tolerated on oral administration.
Dose↑, Boswellia serrata extract to the maximum amount of 4200 mg/day is not toxic and it is safe to use though it shows poor bioavailability
BioAv↑, Approaches like lecithin delivery form (Phytosome®), nanoparticle delivery systems like liposomes, emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, micelles and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles
ChemoSen↑, Like any other natural products BA can also be effective as chemosensitizer

2775- Bos,    The journey of boswellic acids from synthesis to pharmacological activities
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, PSA, NA
ROS↑, modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and the resulting endoplasmic reticulum stress is central to BA’s molecular and cellular anticancer activities
ER Stress↑,
TumCG↓, Cell cycle arrest, growth inhibition, apoptosis induction, and control of inflammation are all the effects of BA’s altered gene expression
Apoptosis↑,
Inflam↓,
ChemoSen↑, BA has additional synergistic effects, increasing both the sensitivity and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin and cisplatin
Casp↑, BA decreases viability and induces apoptosis by activat- ing the caspase-dependent pathway in human pancreatic cancer (PC) cell lines
ERK↓, BA might inhibit the activation of Ak strain transforming (Akt) and extracellular signal–regulated kinase (ERK)1/2,
cl‑PARP↑, initiation of cleavage of PARP were prompted by the treatment with AKBA
AR↓, AKBA affects the androgen receptor by reducing its expression,
cycD1↓, decrease in cyclin D1, which inhibits cellular proliferation
VEGFR2↓, In prostate cancer, the downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2–mediated angiogenesis caused by BA
CXCR4↓, Figure 6
radioP↑,
NF-kB↓,
VEGF↓,
P21↑,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
MMP2↓,
MMP1↓,
MMP9↓,
PI3K↓,
MAPK↓,
JNK↑,
*5LO↓, Table 1 (non cancer)
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*MDA↓,
*SOD↑,
*hepatoP↑, Preclinical studies demonstrated hepatoprotective impact for BA against different models of hepatotoxicity via tackling oxidative stress, and inflammatory and apoptotic indices
*ALAT↓,
*AST↓,
*LDH↑,
*CRP↓,
*COX2↓,
*GSH↑,
*ROS↓,
*Imm↑, oral administration of biopolymeric fraction (BOS 200) from B. serrata in mice led to immunostimulatory effects
*Dose↝, BA at low concentration tend to stimulate an immune response, as those utilized in the study of Beghelli et al. (2017) however, utilizing higher concentration suppressed the immune response
*eff↑, Useful actions on skin and psoriasis
*neuroP↑, AKBA has substantially diminished the levels of inflammatory markers such as 5-LOX, TNF-, IL-6, and meliorated cognition in lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation rodent models
*cognitive↑,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,

2399- CA,  EA,    Polyphenol-rich diet mediates interplay between macrophage-neutrophil and gut microbiota to alleviate intestinal inflammation
- Review, Col, NA
eff↝, beneficial effects of caffeic acid and ellagic acid were dependent upon the gut microbiota.
eff↑, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and ellagic acid were also able to significantly ameliorate the severity of colitis, including reduced weight loss, decreased DAI score, relief of colon shortening and lower infiltration of inflammatory cell in the colonic
Weight↑,

3758- CA,  RT,  CGA,    Polyphenols and inhibitory effects of crude and purified extracts from tomato varieties on the formation of advanced glycation end products and the activity of angiotensin-converting and acetylcholinesterase enzymes
- Analysis, AD, NA
*AChE↓, Caffeic acid, caffeoyl-glucose, linocaffein, glucosyl-coumarate, vanillic acid, rutin and TPI values were significantly correlated with BSA-MGO, anti-ACE, anti-AChE and PCLACW parameters
*eff↑, However, chlorogenic acid is probably a more potent ACE inhibitor than caffeic acid due to the number of hydroxyl groups in its structure.

3784- CA,  CGA,    Comparative Study on the Inhibitory Effect of Caffeic and Chlorogenic Acids on Key Enzymes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and Some Pro-oxidant Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats’ Brain-In Vitro
- Study, AD, NA
*AChE↓, caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid inhibited AChE and BChE activities in dose-dependent manner
*BChE↓,
*eff↑, however, caffeic acid had a higher inhibitory effect on AChE and BChE activities than chlorogenic acid.
*ROS↓, s preventing oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration
*neuroP↑, neuroprotective properties

1650- CA,    Adjuvant Properties of Caffeic Acid in Cancer Treatment
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, CA can become a pro-oxidant due to its ability to chelate metals such as copper (Cu)
antiOx↑, CA, including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties.
Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
NF-kB↓, ability to modulate several pathways, such as inhibiting NFkB, STAT3, and ERK1/2
STAT3↓,
ERK↓,
ChemoSen↑, mitigation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced toxicity
RadioS↑,
AMPK↑, CA (100 μM) alone or in combination with metformin (10 mM) is efficient in stimulating the AMPK signaling pathway, which acts by preventing de novo synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, consequently reducing cancer cell survival
eff↑, combined treatment with cisplatin (5 µM) and CA (10 µM) restored the chemo-sensitizing effect against cisplatin-resistant ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma cells (A2780)
selectivity↑, dual capacity of CA to act as an antioxidant during carcinogenesis and as a pro-oxidant against cancer cells, promoting their apoptosis or sensitizing them to chemotherapeutic drugs
COX2↓, CA has been discovered to impede Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an enzyme pivotal in the inflammatory cascade.
Dose∅, 50 to 10 µM, effectively suppresses COX-2
PHDs↓, CA serves as a potent inhibitor of prolyl hydroxylase-2 (PHD2),
MMP9↓, CA has been identified as an inhibitor of MMP-9
MMP2↓, CA and CAPE at doses of 5 mg/kg subcutaneously or 20 mg/kg orally. Both compounds exhibited the inhibition of MMP-2 and -9,
Dose∅, CA (0–200 μM) induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by increasing the expression profile of caspase 1 and caspase 3
Dose∅, CA (200–800 μM) has been shown to promote Ca2+ accumulation
Ca+2↑,
Dose?, Treatment with CA at a concentration of 20 μM disrupts mitochondrial function, which leads to several effects: increased Caspase-9 activity, elevated levels of ROS, and a decrease in membrane potential (Δψm)
MMP↓,
RadioS↑, Studies conducted on cells and animals indicate that CA enhances the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, potentially mitigating their adverse effects and improving patient outcomes with minimal side effects

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.

1640- CA,  MET,    Caffeic Acid Targets AMPK Signaling and Regulates Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Anaplerosis while Metformin Downregulates HIF-1α-Induced Glycolytic Enzymes in Human Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lines
- in-vitro, Cerv, SiHa
GLS↓, downregulation of Glutaminase (GLS) and Malic Enzyme 1 (ME1)
NADPH↓, CA alone and co-treated with Met caused significant reduction of NADPH
ROS↑, increased ROS formation and enhanced cell death
TumCD↑,
AMPK↑, activation of AMPK
Hif1a↓, Met inhibited Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1α). CA treatment at 100 μM for 24 h also inhibited HIF-1α
GLUT1↓,
GLUT3↓,
HK2↓,
PFK↓, PFKFB4
PKM2↓,
LDH↓,
cMyc↓, Met suppressed the expression of c-Myc, BAX and cyclin-D1 (CCND1) a
BAX↓,
cycD1↓,
PDH↓, CA at a concentration of 100 µM caused inhibition of PDK activity
ROS↑, CA Regulates TCA Cycle Supply via Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDH), Induces Mitochondrial ROS Generation and Evokes Apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
eff↑, both drugs inhibited the expression of ACLY and FAS, but the greatest effect was detected after co-treatment
ACLY↓,
FASN↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Glycolysis↓, Met acts as a glycolytic inhibitor under normoxic and hypoxic conditions

1653- Caff,    Higher Caffeinated Coffee Intake Is Associated with Reduced Malignant Melanoma Risk: A Meta-Analysis Study
- Review, Melanoma, NA
AntiCan↑, For caffeinated coffee, the pooled relative risk (RR) of MM was 0.81
eff↓, Strikingly, no significant association was found between the decaffeinated coffee intake level and MM risk

2013- CAP,    Capsaicin, a component of red peppers, inhibits the growth of androgen-independent, p53 mutant prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, profound antiproliferative effect on prostate cancer cells, inducing the apoptosis of both androgen receptor (AR)-positive (LNCaP) and -negative (PC-3, DU-145) prostate cancer cell lines
P53↑, increase of p53, p21, and Bax
P21↑,
BAX↑,
PSA↓, Capsaicin down-regulated the expression of not only prostate-specific antigen (PSA) but also AR
AR↓,
NF-kB↓, Capsaicin inhibited NF-kappa activation by preventing its nuclear migration
Proteasome↓, capsaicin inhibits proteasome activity which suppressed the degradation of IkappaBalpha
TumVol↓, Capsaicin, when given orally, significantly slowed the growth of PC-3 prostate cancer xenografts
eff∅, However, our experiments using the three TRVP1-inhibitors capsazepine, ruthenium red, and SB366791, did not show any attenuation of the inhibitory activity of capsaicin.

2014- CAP,    Role of Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Complexes in Capsaicin Mediated Oxidative Stress Leading to Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3 - in-vitro, Nor, HPDE-6 - in-vivo, PC, AsPC-1
ROS↑, ROS was about 4–6 fold more as compared to control and as early as 1 h after capsaicin treatment in BxPC-3 and AsPC-1 cells
*ROS∅, but not in normal HPDE-6 cells
selectivity↑, only small ~1.2fold ROS increase in normal cell
compI↓, capsaicin inhibits about 2.5–9% and 5–20% of complex-I activity
compIII↓, and 8–75% of complex-III activity in BxPC-3 and AsPC-1 cells respectively
eff↑, which was attenuable by SOD, catalase and EUK-134.
selectivity↑, capsaicin treatment failed to inhibit complex-I or complex-III activities in normal HPDE-6 cells
ATP↓, ATP levels were drastically suppressed by capsaicin treatment in both BxPC-3 and AsPC-1 cells
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c and cleavage of both caspase-9 and caspase-3 due to disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
MMP↓,
SOD↓, mice orally fed with 2.5 mg/kg capsaicin show decreased SOD activity and an increase in GSSG/GSH levels as compared to controls
GSH/GSSG↓, mice orally fed with 2.5 mg/kg capsaicin
Apoptosis↑, Capsaicin triggers apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells but not in normal HPDE-6 cells
*toxicity∅, Capsaicin triggers apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells but not in normal HPDE-6 cells
GSH↓, Taken together, our results suggest that depletion of GSH level and inhibition of SOD, catalase and GPx by capsaicin disturbs the cellular redox homeostasis resulting in increased oxidative stress.
Catalase↓,
GPx↓,
Dose↝, 13.2 mg dose of capsaicin for a 60 kg person

2015- CAP,  CUR,  urea,    Anti-cancer Activity of Sustained Release Capsaicin Formulations
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Several convergent studies show that capsaicin displays robust cancer activity, suppressing the growth, angiogenesis and metastasis of several human cancers.
TumCG↓,
angioG↓,
TumMeta↓,
BioAv↓, clinical applications of capsaicin as a viable anti-cancer drug have remained problematic due to its poor bioavailability and aqueous solubility properties
BioAv↓, capsaicin is associated with adverse side effects like gastrointestinal cramps, stomach pain, nausea and diarrhea and vomiting
BioAv↑, All these hurdles may be circumvented by encapsulation of capsaicin in sustained release drug delivery systems.
selectivity↑, Most importantly, these long-acting capsaicin formulations selectively kill cancer cells and have minimal growth-suppressive activity on normal cells.
EPR↑, The EPR effect is a mechanism by which high–molecular drug delivery systems (typically prodrugs, liposomes, nanoparticles, and macromolecular drugs) tend to accumulate in tumor tissue much more than they do in normal tissues
eff↓, The efficiency of such extravasation is maximum when the size of the liposomes less than 200 nm The CAP-CUR-GLY-GAL-LIPO were spherical in shape with a narrow range of size distribution ranging from 135–155nm
ChemoSen↑, The chemosensitization and anti-tumor activity of capsaicin involves multiple molecular pathways
Dose∅, oral, Intravenous (IV), and Intraperitoneal (IP) options
Half-Life∅, oral metabolized in 105mins, T1/2in blood=25mins.
eff↑, presence of urea (as a carrier) increased the aqueous solubility of capsaicin by 3.6-fold compared to pure capsaicin

2016- CAP,    Capsaicin binds the N-terminus of Hsp90, induces lysosomal degradation of Hsp70, and enhances the anti-tumor effects of 17-AAG (Tanespimycin)
HSP90↓, Here, we investigated the mechanism by which capsaicin inhibits Hsp90
ATPase↓, capsaicin binds to the N-terminus of Hsp90 and inhibits its ATPase activity
eff↑, Combined treatments of capsaicin and the Hsp90 inhibitor 17-AAG improved the anti-tumor efficacy of 17-AAG in cell culture
HSP70/HSPA5↓, capsaicin triggers the lysosomal degradation of Hsp70 in various cancer cell lines
other↝, The mechanism by which capsaicin induces apoptosis in cancer cells is not well understood, but it appears to be independent of the TRPV1 receptor as neither capsazepine, a TRPV1 antagonist, nor intracellular Ca2+ chelators have been found to inhibit
NF-kB↓, capsaicin can block the activity of many oncogenic signaling proteins including NF-κB, ER, EGFR/HER2, CDK4, Src, VEGF, and PI3K/Akt, among others.
EGFR↓,
CDK4↓,
Src↓,
VEGF↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,

2018- CAP,  MF,    Capsaicin: Effects on the Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Review, HCC, NA
TRPV1↑, Capsaicin is an agonist for transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1)
eff↑, It is noteworthy that capsaicin binding to the TRPV1 receptor may be increased using a static magnetic field (SMF), thus enhancing the anti-cancer effect of capsaicin on HepG2 (human hepatoblastoma cell line) cells through caspase-3 apoptosis
Akt↓, capsaicin can regulate autophagy by inhibiting the Akt/mTOR
mTOR↓,
p‑STAT3↑, Capsaicin can upregulate the activity of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3)
MMP2↑, increase of the expression of MMP-2
ER Stress↑, capsaicin may induce apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
Ca+2↑, and the subsequent ER release of Ca2+
ROS↑, Capsaicin-induced ROS generation
selectivity↑, On the other hand, an excess of capsaicin is cytotoxic on HepG2 cells, and normal hepatocytes to a smaller extent, by collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential with ROS formation
MMP↓,
eff↑, combination of capsaicin and sorafenib demonstrated significant anticarcinogenic properties on LM3 HCC cells, restricting tumor cell growth

2019- CAP,    Capsaicin: A Two-Decade Systematic Review of Global Research Output and Recent Advances Against Human Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
chemoP↑, 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

1518- CAP,    Capsaicin-mediated tNOX (ENOX2) up-regulation enhances cell proliferation and migration in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
ENOX2↑, low concentrations s (<10uM) of capsaicin up-regulates tNOX
TumCP↑,
TumCMig↑,
Dose?, <10uM
eff↑, tNOX knockdown reverses capsaicin-induced cell migration and growth

3869- Carno,    Carnosine, Small but Mighty—Prospect of Use as Functional Ingredient for Functional Food Formulation
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*ROS↓, carnosine scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS)
*IronCh↑, it can chelate divalent metal ions: heavy metal chelating activity
*AntiAge↑, can slow down aging.
*antiOx↑, natural antioxidant [4] and has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties
*Inflam↓,
*neuroP↑,
*lipid-P↓, Carnosine reduces lipid peroxidation, but also inhibits oxidative modification of protein exposed to hydroxyl radicals
*toxicity↓, carnosine can be recommended as a natural cure that has no side effects but is highly efficient
*NOX4↓, human kidney tubular epithelial (HK2) cells indicated that carnosine decreased NADPH oxidase (Nox) 4 expression and increased total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity, thus reducing the production of intracellular ROS,
*SOD↑,
*HNE↓, Rising data indicate that carnosine acts as a scavenger of reactive and cytotoxic carbonyl species including 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE)
*IL6↓, anserine and/or carnosine supplementation significantly decreased IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β in pre-treated mice with MPTP-induced PD,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*Sepsis↓, carnosine has a beneficial effect on reducing acute kidney injury due to septic shock
*eff↑, carnosine on ischemic stroke, there was a 29.4% average reduction in infarct volume with a clear dose-dependent effect (38.1% reduction on 1000 mg/kg dose compared with 13.2% for doses less than 500 mg/kg)
*GABA↝, In addition to the carnosine-histidine-histamine pathway, carnosine can also have a direct impact on CA1 pyramidal neurons [212] or act as a precursor for the neurotransmitter GABA
*Aβ↓, Several studies have reported that carnosine supplementation reduced β-amyloid cumulation in the hippocampus of a transgenic mouse model of AD
Glycolysis↓, carnosine has the ability to inhibit glycolysis and thus achieve an antitumor effect
AntiTum↑,
p‑Akt↓, significant reduction of Akt phosphorylation in the U87 glioblastoma cell line
TumCCA↑, Carnosine has an effect in bladder cancer by stopping the G1 phase cell cycle by increasing p21WAF1 expression and decreasing cyclin/CDK complexes
angioG↓, inhibits angiogenesis by suppressing VEGFR-2
VEGFR2↓,
NF-kB↓, suppressing nuclear factor kB (NF-κB) signaling pathway activation in human colon cancer cells

1244- CGA,  immuno,    Cancer Differentiation Inducer Chlorogenic Acid Suppresses PD-L1 Expression and Boosts Antitumor Immunity of PD-1 Antibody
- in-vivo, NA, NA
PD-L1↓,
T-Cell↑,
eff↑, boosting the antitumor effect of the anti-PD-1 antibody.

2175- Chemo,  VitB12,  FA,    Systemic Chemotherapy Interferes in Homocysteine Metabolism in Breast Cancer Patients
- Study, BC, NA
other↓, During chemotherapy, homocysteine (P = 0.032) and vitamin B12 (P < 0.001) concentrations increased, while folate and platelets decreased (decreases with supplements)
other↝, we also verified a correlation between Hcy levels and cofactors (B12 vitamin and folate).
homoC↓, The anti‐DNA action of alkylating agents would lead to a reduction of folic acid and vitamin B12 concentrations, which in turn would lead to an increase of homocysteine concentration (supplements would lower homoC)
eff↝, As seen in this study, vitamin B12 and folic acid concentrations decreased with the progression of treatment, and they are inversely related to homocysteine levels.
other↝, increase homocysteine concentration 6 months after chemotherapy, as well as a significant decrease in vitamin B12, folic acid, and platelets at the third and sixth month after beginning of chemotherapy treatment in women with BC.

3701- Chol,    Lifelong choline supplementation ameliorates Alzheimer's disease pathology and associated cognitive deficits by attenuating microglia activation
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*Ach↑, Choline is also the precursor for acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter which activates the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAchR), and also acts as an agonist for the Sigma‐1 R (σ1R).
*Aβ↓, Lifelong choline supplementation significantly reduced amyloid‐β plaque load and improved spatial memory in APP/PS1 mice.
*memory↑,
*APP↓, Mechanistically, these changes were linked to a decrease of the amyloidogenic processing of APP, reductions in disease‐associated microglial activation, and a downregulation of the α7nAch and σ1 receptors.
*eff↑, Additional dietary choline is a putative treatment option that may prevent AD progression.
*neuroP↑, This suggests that additional choline in diet may be beneficial in preventing neuropathological changes associated with the aging brain.
*Dose↑, The tolerable upper limit (TUL) of choline unlikely to cause side effects for adult females and males (>19 years of age) is 3,500 mg/day, which is 8.24 times higher than the 425 mg/day recommendation for females and 6.36 times higher than the 550 mg/

3704- Chol,    Acetylcholine, aging, and Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*memory↑, some patients showed improvement on certain memory tests, no patient was more efficient on all measures during lecithin ingestion than during placebo ingestion
*eff↑, More encouraging results come from experiments in which demented patients were given either the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine
*eff↑, patients with Alzheimer's disease show a slight benefit from lecithin administration suggest that combining an A C h precursor with the enzyme inhibitor might lead to the benefits expected from cholinergic intervention.

2803- CHr,  5-FU,    Potentiating activities of chrysin in the therapeutic efficacy of 5-fluorouracil in gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
ChemoSen↑, combination of chrysin and 5-FU significantly increased cytotoxicity more than chrysin or 5-FU alone
TumCCA↑, 5-FU induced apoptosis through p53-p21 activity, while chrysin arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase
eff↑, chrysin was co-administered with cisplatin in HepG2 liver cancer cells (19), with docetaxel in A549 non-small cell lung cancer cells (18), and with metformin in breast cancer cells (20), showing synergistic effects
MDR1↓, chrysin inhibits the expression of MDR1

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

2806- CHr,  Se,    Selenium-containing chrysin and quercetin derivatives: attractive scaffolds for cancer therapy
- in-vitro, Var, NA
eff↑, SeChry elicited a noteworthy cytotoxic activity with mean IC50 values 18- and 3-fold lower than those observed for chrysin and cisplatin, respectively
selectivity↑, differential behavior toward malignant and nonmalignant cells was observed for SeChry and SePQue, exhibiting higher selectivity indexes
Dose↝, 5 min. of microwave irradiation at 175 W (150 ºC) of an acetonitrile WR and flavonoid solution on a sealed pyrex microwave vial,
TrxR↓, Both compounds were able to decrease cellular TrxR
GSH↓, The results clearly showed that after treatment with both seleno-flavonoids total glutathione concentration (GSH + GSSG) decreased
MMP↓, MMP reduced by up to four times compared to control cells
ROS↑, Both seleno-derivatives were able to increase the oxidant basal production
H2O2↑, ore dramatic decrease of the MMP and a higher ability to increase the hydrogen peroxide basal production,

2782- CHr,    Broad-Spectrum Preclinical Antitumor Activity of Chrysin: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA - Review, Park, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective
*Inflam↓, inhibitory effect of chrysin on inflammation and oxidative stress is also important in Parkinson’s disease
*hepatoP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*BioAv↓, Accumulating data demonstrates that poor absorption, rapid metabolism, and systemic elimination are responsible for poor bioavailability of chrysin in humans that, subsequently, restrict its therapeutic effects
*cardioP↑, cardioprotective [69], lipid-lowering effect [70]
*lipidLev↓,
*RenoP↑, Renoprotective
*TNF-α↓, chrysin reduces levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-2 (IL-2).
*IL2↓,
*PI3K↓, induction of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway by chrysin contributes to a reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation during cerebral I/R injury
*Akt↓,
*ROS↓,
*cognitive↑, Chrysin (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) improves cognitive capacity, inflammation, and apoptosis to ameliorate traumatic brain injury
eff↑, chrysin and silibinin is beneficial in suppressing breast cancer malignancy via decreasing cancer proliferation
cycD1↓, chrysin and silibinin induced cell cycle arrest via down-regulation of cyclin D1 and hTERT
hTERT↓,
VEGF↓, Administration of chrysin is associated with the disruption of hypoxia-induced VEGF gene expression
p‑STAT3↓, chrysin is capable of reducing STAT3 phosphorylation in hypoxic conditions without affecting the HIF-1α protein level.
TumMeta↓, chrysin is a potent agent in suppressing metastasis and proliferation of breast cancer cells during hypoxic conditions
TumCP↓,
eff↑, combination therapy of breast cancer cells using chrysin and metformin exerts a synergistic effect and is more efficient compared to chrysin alone
eff↑, combination of quercetin and chrysin reduced levels of pro-inflammatory factors, such as IL-1β, Il-6, TNF-α, and IL-10, via NF-κB down-regulation.
IL1β↓,
IL6↓,
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, after chrysin administration, an increase occurs in levels of ROS that, subsequently, impairs the integrity of the mitochondrial membrane, leading to cytochrome C release and apoptosis induction
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ER Stress↑, in addition to mitochondria, ER can also participate in apoptosis
Ca+2↑, Upon chrysin administration, an increase occurs in levels of ROS and cytoplasmic Ca2+ that mediate apoptosis induction in OC cells
TET1↑, In MKN45 cells, chrysin promotes the expression of TET1
Let-7↑, Chrysin is capable of promoting the expression of miR-9 and Let-7a as onco-suppressor factors in cancer to inhibit the proliferation of GC cells
Twist↓, Down-regulation of NF-κB, and subsequent decrease in Twist/EMT are mediated by chrysin administration, negatively affecting cervical cancer metastasis
EMT↓,
TumCCA↑, nduction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via up-regulation of caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bax are mediated by chrysin
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
HK2↓, Chrysin administration (15, 30, and 60 mM) reduces the expression of HK-2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells to impair glucose uptake and lactate production.
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓, In addition to glycolysis metabolism impairment, the inhibitory effect of chrysin on HK-2 leads to apoptosis
SHP1↑, upstream modulator of STAT3 known as SHP-1 is up-regulated by chrysin
N-cadherin↓, Furthermore, N-cadherin and E-cadherin are respectively down-regulated and up-regulated upon chrysin administration in inhibiting melanoma invasion
E-cadherin↑,
UPR↑, chrysin substantially diminishes survival by ER stress induction via stimulating UPR, PERK, ATF4, and elF2α
PERK↑,
ATF4↑,
eIF2α↑,
RadioS↑, Irradiation combined with chrysin exerts a synergistic effect
NOTCH1↑, Irradiation combined with chrysin exerts a synergistic effect
NRF2↓, in reducing Nrf2 expression, chrysin down-regulates the expression of ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways—leading to an increase in the efficiency of doxorubicin in chemotherapy
BioAv↑, chrysin at the tumor site by polymeric nanoparticles leads to enhanced anti-tumor activity, due to enhanced cellular uptake
eff↑, Chrysin- and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles significantly promote the expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 to exert a reduction in melanoma invasion

2784- CHr,    Chrysin targets aberrant molecular signatures and pathways in carcinogenesis (Review)
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis, disrupting the cell cycle and inhibiting migration without generating toxicity or undesired side‑effects in normal cells
TumCMig↓,
*toxicity↝, toxic at higher doses and the recommended dose for chrysin is <3 g/day
ChemoSen↑, chrysin also inhibits multi‑drug resistant proteins and is effective in combination therapy
*BioAv↓, extremely low bioavailability in humans due to rapid quick metabolism, removal and restricted assimilation. The bioavailability of chrysin when taken orally has been estimated to be between 0.003 to 0.02%
Dose↝, safe and effective in various studies where volunteers have taken oral doses ranging from 300 to 625 mg without experiencing any documented effect
neuroP↑, Chrysin has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects via a variety of mechanisms, such as gamma-aminobutyric acid mimetic properties, monoamine oxidase inhibition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities
*P450↓, Chrysin inhibits cytochrome P450 2E1, alcohol dehydrogenase and xanthine oxidase at various dosages (20 and 40 mg/kg body weight) and protects Wistar rats against oxidative stress
*ROS↓,
*HDL↑, ncreased the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glutathione S-transferase, superoxide dismutase and catalase
*GSTs↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*MAPK↓, inactivate the MAPK/JNK pathway and suppress the NF-κB pathways, and at the same time upregulate the expression of PTEN, and activate the VEGF/AKT pathway
*NF-kB↓,
*PTEN↑,
*VEGF↑,
ROS↑, chrysin treatment in ovarian cancer led to the augmented generation of reactive oxygen species, a decrease in MMP and an increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+,
MMP↓,
Ca+2↑,
selectivity↑, It has been found that chrysin has no cytotoxic effect on normal cells, such as fibroblasts
PCNA↓, Chrysin likewise downregulates proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in cervical carcinoma cells
Twist↓, Chrysin decreases the expression of TWIST 1 and NF-κB and thus suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HeLa cells
EMT↓,
CDKN1C↑, Chrysin administration led to the upregulation of CDKN1 at the transcript and protein leve
p‑STAT3↑, Chrysin decreased the viability of 4T1 breast cancer cells by suppressing hypoxia-induced phosphorylation of STAT3
MMP2↓, chrysin-loaded PGLA/PEG nanoparticles modulated TIMPS and MMP2 and 9, and PI3K expression in a mouse 4T1 breast tumor model
MMP9↓,
eff↑, Chrysin used alone and as an adjuvant with metformin has been found to downregulate cyclin D and hTERT expression in the breast cancer cell line
cycD1↓,
hTERT↓,
CLDN1↓, CLDN1 and CLDN11 expression have been found to be higher in human lung squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment with chrysin treatment reduces both the mRNA and protein expression of these claudin genes
TumVol↓, Treatment with chrysin treatment (1.3 mg/kg body weight) significantly decreases tumor volume, resulting in a 52.6% increase in mouse survival
OS↑,
COX2↓, Chrysin restores the cellular equilibrium of cells subjected to benzopyrene by downregulating the expression of elevated proteins, such as PCNA, NF-κB and COX-2
eff↑, quercetin and chrysin together decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory molecules, such as IL-6, -1 and -10, and the levels of TNF via the NF-κB pathway.
CDK2↓, Chrysin has been shown to inhibit squamous cell carcinoma via the modulation of Rb and by decreasing the expression of CDK2 and CDK4
CDK4↓,
selectivity↑, chrysin selectively exhibits toxicity and induces the self-programed death of human uveal melanoma cells (M17 and SP6.5) without having any effect on normal cells
TumCCA↑, halting the cell cycle at the G2/M or G1/S phases
E-cadherin↑, upregulation of E-cadherin and the downregulation of cadherin
HK2↓, Chrysin decreased expression of HK-2 in mitochondria, and the interaction between HK-2 and VDAC 2 was disrupted,
HDAC↓, Chrysin, a HDAC inhibitor, caused cytotoxicity, and also inhibited migration and invasion.

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

2789- CHr,    Anticancer Activity of Ether Derivatives of Chrysin
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, methylene derivatives of flavone reduce the COX and PEG-2 concentration, increasing anticancer activity compared with unmethylated derivatives
COX2↓,
PGE2↓,
eff↑, the combination of 3 with EGCG increases the activity against the tested cell line

2790- CHr,    Chrysin: Pharmacological and therapeutic properties
- Review, Var, NA
*hepatoP↑, graphical abstract
*neuroP↓,
*ROS↓,
*cardioP↑,
*Inflam↓,
eff↑, suppression of hTERT and cyclin D1 gene expression in T47D breast cancer cell lines is due to the combined effect of metformin and chrysin
hTERT↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP9↓, nanoparticle-based chrysin in C57B16 mice bearing B16F10 melanoma tumors was markedly presented reductions in the levels of MMP-9, MMP-2, and TERT genes, whereas it enhanced TIMP-2 andTIMP-1 genes expression
MMP2↓,
TIMP1↑,
TIMP2↑,
BioAv↑, nano-encapsulation of chrysin and curcumin improved the delivery of these phytochemicals that significantly inhibited the growth of cancer cells, while it decreased the hTERT gene expression via increased solubility and bioavailability
HK2↓, chrysin treatment restrained tumor growth in HCC xenograft models and significantly reduced HK-2 expression in tumor tissue
ROS↑, showing a significant increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), cytotoxicity, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) collapse, caspase-3 activation, ADP/ATP ratio, and ultimately apoptosis
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
ADP:ATP↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ER Stress↑, Likewise, chrysin encouraged endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress via stimulation of unfolded protein response (UPR
UPR↑,
GRP78/BiP↝, (eIF2α), PRKR-like ER kinase (PERK) and 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78).
eff↑, silibinin and chrysin synergistically inhibited growth of T47D BCC and downregulated the hTERT and cyclin D1 level
Ca+2↑, Primarily, increased ROS and cytoplasmic Ca 2+ levels alongside induction of cell death and loss of MMP are involved in inhibition of ovarian cancer through chrysin.

3891- Cin,    Identification of potential targets of cinnamon for treatment against Alzheimer's disease-related GABAergic synaptic dysfunction using network pharmacology
- Analysis, AD, NA
*BBB↑, 17 components had a good absorption due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB) limitation;
*GABA↑, further clustering analysis of active ingredient targets by network pharmacology showed that the GABA pathway with GABRG2 as the core target was significantly enriched;
*eff↑, we screened five components, methyl cinnamate, propyl cinnamate, ( +)-procyanidin B2, procyanidin B1, and myristicin as the brain synapse-targeting active substances of cinnamon
*antiOx↑, Cinnamon is multi-targeted and multi-effective and is widely used in treating AD because of its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-anxiety and antidepressant properties
*Inflam↑,
*Mood↑,

1576- Citrate,    Targeting citrate as a novel therapeutic strategy in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
TCA↓, Citrate serves as a key metabolite in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle, also referred to as the Krebs cycle)
T-Cell↝, modulation of T cell differentiation
Glycolysis↓, Citrate directly suppresses both cell glycolysis and TCA.
PKM2↓, citrate also inhibits glycolysis via its indirect inhibition of PK
PFK2?, In addition, citrate can inhibit PFK2,
SDH↓, citrate can inhibit enzymes, such as succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), in the TCA cycle
PDH↓,
β-oxidation↓, Citrate also inhibits β-oxidation as it promotes the formation of malonyl-CoA, which decreases the mitochondrial transport of fatty acids by inhibiting carnitine palmitoyl transferase I (CPT I)
CPT1A↓,
FASN↑, citrate has a positive role in promoting fatty acid synthesis
Casp3↑,
Casp2↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Hif1a↓, Notably, in AML cell line U937, citrate induces apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner by regulating the expression of HIF-1α and its downstream target GLUT-1
GLUT1↓,
angioG↓, citrate can also inhibit angiogenesis
Ca+2↓, chelate calcium ions in tumor cells
ROS↓, The other potential mechanism involved in citrate-mediated promotion of cancer growth and proliferation may be through its ability to decrease the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in tumor cells
eff↓, dual effects of citrate in tumors may depend on the concentrations of citrate treatment, and different concentrations may bring out completely opposite effects even in the same tumor.
Dose↓, citrate concentration (<5 mM) appears to boost tumor growth and expansion in lung cancer A549 cells. 10mM and higher inhibited cell growth.
eff↑, citrate combined with ultraviolet (UV) radiation caused activation of caspase-3 and -9 in tumor cells (
Mcl-1↓, citrate has also been found to downregulate Mcl-1
HK2↓, Citrate also inhibits the enzymes PFK1 and hexokinase II (HK II) in glycolysis in tumor cells
IGF-1R↓,
PTEN↑, citrate may exert its effect via activating PTEN pathway
citrate↓, In addition to prostate cancer, citrate levels are significantly decreased in blood of patients with lung, bladder, pancreas and esophagus cancers
Dose∅, daily oral administration of citrate for 7 weeks at dose of 4 g/kg/day reduces tumor growth of several xenograft tumors and increases significantly the numbers of tumor-infiltrating T cells with no significant side effects in mouse models
eff↑, combining citrate with other compounds such as celecoxib, cisplatin, and 3-bromo-pyruvate, and have generated promising results
eff↑, combination of low effective doses of 3-bromo-pyruvate (3BP) (15uM), an inhibitor of glycolysis, and citrate (3 mM) significantly depleted the proliferation capability and migratory power of the C6 glioma
eff↑, Zinc treatment could lead to citrate accumulation in malignant prostate cells, which could have therapeutic potential in clinical therapy of prostate cancer.
eff↑, synergistic efficacy mediated by citrate combined with current checkpoint blockade therapies with anti-CTLA4 and/or anti-PD1/PDL1 will develop alternative novel strategies for future immunotherapy.

1574- Citrate,    Citrate Suppresses Tumor Growth in Multiple Models through Inhibition of Glycolysis, the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and the IGF-1R Pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Melanoma, WM983B - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓,
eff↑, additional benefit accrued in combination with cisplatin
T-Cell↑, significantly higher infiltrating T-cells
p‑IGF-1R↓, citrate inhibited IGF-1R phosphorylation
p‑Akt↓, inhibited AKT phosphorylation
PTEN↑, activated PTEN
p‑eIF2α↑, increased expression of p-eIF2a p-eIF2a was decreased when PTEN was depleted
OCR↓, citrate treatment of A549 cells dramatically reduced oxygen consumption
ROS↓, observed a decrease in ROS in A549
ECAR∅, acidification rate (ECAR) and found it to be unchanged
IL1↑, s (e.g. interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, etc) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (e.g. interleukin-10 and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist) are activated
TNF-α↑,
IL10↑,
IGF-1R↓, Citrate Inhibits IGF-1R Activation And Its Downstream Pathway
eIF2α↑, eIF2α activity was increased in A549 cells after citrate treatment
PTEN↑, PTEN was activated
TCA↓,
Glycolysis↓, citrate may inhibit tumor growth via inhibiting glycolysis and the TCA cycle and that this effect appears to be selective to tumor tissue.
selectivity↑, citrate may inhibit tumor growth via inhibiting glycolysis and the TCA cycle and that this effect appears to be selective to tumor tissue.
*toxicity∅, Chronic citrate treatment was non-toxic as evidenced by gross pathology in numerous organs (liver, lung, spleen and kidney)
Dose∅, corresponding to approximately 56 g of citrate in a 70 kg person

1577- Citrate,    Citric acid promotes SPARC release in pancreatic cancer cells and inhibits the progression of pancreatic tumors in mice on a high-fat diet
- in-vivo, PC, NA - in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, PATU-8988 - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2
Apoptosis↑, citrate treatment demonstrates signifcant effcacy in promoting tumor cell apoptosis, suppressing cell proliferation, and inhibiting tumor growth in vivo
TumCP↓,
TumCG↑,
SPARC↑, citrate treatment reveal decreased glycolysis and oxygen consumption in tumor cells, increased SPARC protein expression, and the promotion of M1 polarization
Glycolysis↓,
OCR↓,
pol-M1↑, repolarizing M2 macrophages into M1 macrophages
pol-M2 MC↓, shift from the M2 phenotype to the M1 phenotype in TAMs following citrate treatment
Weight∅, no signficant changes in body weight observed between the two groups
ATP↓, decreased ATP production of pancreatic tumors in vivo
ECAR↓, signifcantly reduced glycolytic flux, glycolytic reserve, glycolytic capacity, and acidifcation rates
mitResp↓, decreased basal mitochondrial respiration
i-ATP↑, decrease in intracellular ATP levels
p65↓, citrate effectively suppressed the expression of RELA findings collectively underscore the critical role of RELA in mediating citrate's regulation of glycolysis and suppression of pancreatic cancer progression
i-Ca+2↑, inhibition of RELA resulted in a rapid elevation of intracellular calcium levels
eff↓, overexpression of RELA and SPARC knockdown attenuated the therapeutic effects of citrate

1578- Citrate,    Understanding the Central Role of Citrate in the Metabolism of Cancer Cells and Tumors: An Update
- Review, Var, NA
TCA↑,
FASN↑, Cytosolic acetyl-CoA sustains fatty acid (FA) synthesis (FAS)
Glycolysis↓,
glucoNG↑, while it enhances gluconeogenesis by promoting fructose-1,6-biphosphatase (FBPase)
PFK1↓, citrate directly inhibits the main regulators of glycolysis, phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1) and phosphofructokinase-2 (PFK2)
PFK2↓, well-known inhibitor of PFK
FBPase↑, enhances gluconeogenesis by promoting fructose-1,6-biphosphatase (FBPase)
TumCP↓, inhibits the proliferation of various cancer cells of solid tumors (human mesothelioma, gastric and ovarian cancer cells) at high concentrations (10–20 mM),
eff↑, promoting apoptosis and the sensitization of cells to cisplatin
ACLY↓, higher concentrations (10 mM or more) decreased both acetylation and ACLY expression
Dose↑, In various cell lines, a high concentration of citrate—generally above 10 mM—inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells in a dose dependent manner
Casp3↑,
Casp2↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Bcl-xL↓,
Mcl-1↓,
IGF-1R↓, citrate at high concentration (10 mM) also inhibits the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R)
PI3K↓, pathways
Akt↓, activates PTEN, the key phosphatase inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway
mTOR↓,
PTEN↑, high dose of citrate activates PTEN
ChemoSen↑, citrate increases the sensibility of cells to chemotherapy (in particular, cisplatin)
Dose?, oral gavage of citrate sodium (4 g/kg twice a day) for several weeks (4 to 7 weeks) significantly regressed tumors

1581- Citrate,    Hypothesis proved. . .citric acid (citrate) does improve cancer:A case of a patient suffering from medullary thyroid cancer
- Case Report, Thyroid, NA
OS↑,
Weight↑, increasing health
Dose∅, 1-1.5g for 20kg boy
eff↑, when his treatment formally began; he also received omeprazol, 20 mg and sucralfate, 500 mg a day.

1583- Citrate,    Extracellular citrate and metabolic adaptations of cancer cells
- Review, NA, NA
Warburg↓, hypothesis that extracellular citrate might play a major role in cancer metabolism and is responsible for a switch between Warburg effect and OXPHOS
OXPHOS↓,
Dose∅, 10 mM citrate, cancer cells were shown to have decreased proliferation, ATP synthesis,
TumCP↓,
ATP↓,
eff↑, increased apoptosis and sensitivity to cis-platin
Apoptosis↑,
TumCG↓, high doses of citrate in vivo decreased tumour growth
PFK1↓, increased levels of cytosolic citrate taken up from the extracellular space would decrease phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) activity
NA↓,

1584- Citrate,    Anticancer effects of high-dose extracellular citrate treatment in pancreatic cancer cells under different glucose concentrations
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, PC, PANC1
tumCV↓, Extracellular sodium citrate significantly reduced cell viability partially due to reduction in intracellular Ca2+ levels
i-Ca+2↓, Intracellular Ca2+ levels were significantly reduced by 28.5 %
TumCMig↓,
CD133↓, decrease in the levels of the stem cell marker prominin I (CD133) following sodium citrate treatment.
pH↑, pH slightly increased upon administration of sodium citrate
eff↑, findings suggest that exogenous sodium citrate treatment, particularly in combination with gemcitabine, may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for treating PDAC.
Ki-67↓, sodium citrate treatment decreased the percentage of Ki67-positive cells
eff↑, sodium citrate treatment may have a more pronounced anticancer effect on glycolytic pancreatic cancer cells with high expression of SLC13A5.

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

1592- Citrate,    Inhibition of Mcl-1 expression by citrate enhances the effect of Bcl-xL inhibitors on human ovarian carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, IGROV1
eff↑, Concomitant inhibition of Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 using ABT 737 or siXL1 associated with citrate was far more effective in inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing cell death than treatment alone.
tumCV↓, 72 H after exposure at 5 mM citrate, the inhibition percentage is 68% and 72% in SKOV3 or IGROV1-R10 cells respectively, compared to control cells.
Mcl-1↓, Mcl-1 expression was barely reduced when cells were exposed to citrate alone, whereas a mild reduction was observed after ABT 737 treatment
eff↑, A recent study reported that the inhibition of glycolysis using 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) induced intracellular ATP depletion which led to specific down regulation of Mcl-1 through the translational control [34].

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

3994- CoQ10,  Se,    Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation in Aging and Disease
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*AntiAge↑, supplementation positively affects mitochondrial deficiency syndrome and the symptoms of aging based mainly on improvements in bioenergetics.
*cardioP↑, Cardiovascular disease and inflammation are alleviated by the antioxidant effect of CoQ10
*Inflam↓, Administration of CoQ10 in doses ranging from 60 to 500 mg/day for a 1-week to 4-month intervention period significantly decreased production of inflammatory cytokines
*antiOx↑,
*lipid-P↓, The concentrations of CoQ10 in the plasma of elderly people are positively correlated with levels of physical activity and cholesterol concentrations (Del Pozo-Cruz et al., 2014a,b), as well as with lower lipid oxidative damage.
*QoL↑, Older individuals given a combination of selenium and CoQ10 over a 4-year period reported an improvement in vitality, physical performance, and quality of life
*neuroP↑, health benefits in elderly people by preventing chronic oxidative stress associated with cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases
*Dose↝, the highest dose for CoQ10 supplementation is 1200 mg daily according to well-designed randomized, controlled human trials, although doses as high as 3000 mg/day have been used in shorter clinical trials
*BP↓, These authors interpreted the results to indicate a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure without improvements in other CVD risk factors, such as diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL- and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-choleste
*IGF-1↑, elderly healthy participants who received selenium and CoQ10 supplementation for over 4 years, an increase in insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and postprandial insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) levels
*IGFBP1↑,
*eff↑, A combination of CoQ10 with red yeast rice, berberina, policosanol, astaxanthin, and folic acid significantly decreased total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose in the blood while increasing HDL-cholesterol levels
*LDL↓,
*HDL↑,
*eff↑, 60 patients suffering from statin-associated myopathy were enrolled in a 3-month study to test for efficacy of CoQ10 and selenium treatment. A consistent reduction in their symptoms, including muscle pain, weakness, cramps, and fatigue was observed
*other↑, Because of its capacity to reduce the side-effects of statins, CoQ10 has been proposed to prevent and/or slow the progression of frailty and sarcopenia in the elderly chronically treated with statins.
*RenoP↑, experiments performed on rats showed a promising protective effect of ubiquinol in the kidneys
*ROS↓, 65 patients undergoing hemodialysis, supplementation with high amounts of CoQ10 (1200 mg/day) lowered F2-isoprostane plasma levels indicative of a reduction in oxidative stress
*TNF-α↓, low grade inflammation, respond well to CoQ10 supplementation with significant decrease in TNF-α plasma levels without having an effect on C-reactive protein and IL-6 production
*IL6↓, Another study reported that CoQ10 therapy in doses ranging from 60 to 300 mg/day caused no significant decrease in C-reactive protein while eliciting a significant reduction in IL-6 levels
*other↝, Preclinical studies demonstrated that CoQ can preserve mitochondrial function and reduce the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the case of Parkinson's disease
*other∅, There was no improvement observed in oxidative stress or neurodegeneration markers in a randomized clinical trial in Alzheimer's Disease patients with CoQ10 supplementation at a dose of 400 mg/day for 16 weeks

1595- Cu,    The Multifaceted Roles of Copper in Cancer: A Trace Metal Element with Dysregulated Metabolism, but Also a Target or a Bullet for Therapy
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, CuNPs can be used in a variety of therapeutic strategies, such as photothermal therapy combined with immunotherapies, to induce systemic immune responses against tumors
ROS↑, One of the approaches aims at producing excess ROS by exploiting the properties of certain metals, which will lead to the death of cancer cells
eff↓, cancer tumor have higher copper, and feeding them copper may accelerate growth.

1596- Cu,  CDT,    Unveiling the promising anticancer effect of copper-based compounds: a comprehensive review
- Review, NA, NA
TumCD↑, Copper and its compounds are capable of inducing tumor cell death through various mechanisms of action, including activation of apoptosis signaling pathways by reactive oxygen species (ROS), inhibition of angiogenesis, induction of cuproptosis, and p
Apoptosis↓,
ROS↑,
angioG↑,
Cupro↑,
Paraptosis↑,
eff↑, copper nanoparticles can be used as effective agents in chemodynamic therapy, phototherapy, hyperthermia, and immunotherapy.
eff↓, Elevated copper concentrations may promote tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis by affecting cellular processes
selectivity↑, Copper nanoparticles also can selectively attack cancer cells and spare healthy cells This selectivity is attributed to the EPR effect, which enables nanoparticles to accumulate in tumor tissue by exploiting leaky blood vessels
DNAdam↑, Copper has been found to induce DNA damage and oxidation through the formation of ROS.
eff↑, Tumor cells suffering from oxygen deficiency often have an increased concentration of CTR-1, which facilitates the transport of copper(I) into the cells
eff↑, The results demonstrate the promising capabilities of 64CuCl2 as a valuable tool for both diagnosis and therapy in various types of cancer
eff↑, nanoparticles have remarkable properties, including a large surface area to volume ratio, excellent compatibility with living organisms, and the ability to generate ROS when exposed to an acidic tumor microenvironment
eff↑, Several studies have shown that copper nanoparticles can be used as effective agents in chemodynamic therapy (CDT)
Fenton↑, CDT is a promising treatment strategy for cancer that utilizes the in situ Fenton reaction, which is activated by endogenous substances, such as GSH and H2O2 without the need for external energy input
H2O2↑, Copper-based substrates have been developed that generate H2O2 internally and function effectively in weakly acidic tumor microenvironments (TME)
eff↑, metal peroxide nanomaterials and offers a promising strategy to improve CDT efficacy
eff↑, Copper nanoparticles can also be used in phototherapy
eff↑, Copper nanoparticles have also shown success in destroying cancer tissue by hyperthermia. This method is a local anticancer treatment in which cells are exposed to high temperatures.
RadioS↑, promising results when used in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy for various tumor types.
ChemoSen↑,
eff↑, copper nanoparticles are promising in cancer immunotherapy because they enhance immune-based therapies
*toxicity↝, Copper is a necessary trace mineral for the human body, but high concentrations of copper can be toxic
other↑, Extensive research has shown that cancer cells require an increased copper content to support their rapid growth compared to normal cells
eff↑, Copper nanoparticles can be used to generate heat when exposed to certain wavelengths of light or alternating magnetic fields.

1597- Cu,    Anticancer potency of copper(II) complexes of thiosemicarbazones
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, The copper(II) complexes can cleave DNA through oxidative and hydrolytic pathways, cell apoptosis via intrinsic ROS mediated mitochondrial pathway due to excessive production of ROS and hence, are found more active than Ni and Pt complexes.
ROS↑, due to excessive production of ROS

1598- Cu,    Targeting copper in cancer therapy: 'Copper That Cancer'
- Review, NA, NA
eff↓, copper serves as a limiting factor for multiple aspects of tumor progression, including growth, angiogenesis and metastasis, has prompted the development of copper-specific chelators as therapies to inhibit these processes.
eff↑, Another therapeutic approach utilizes specific ionophores that deliver copper to cells to increase intracellular copper levels.
Dose∅, therapeutic window between normal and cancerous cells when intracellular copper is forcibly increased, is the premise for the development of copper-ionophores endowed with anticancer properties.
eff↑, In comparison to platinum-based drugs, these promising copper coordination complexes may be more potent anticancer agents, with reduced toxicity toward normal cells and they may potentially circumvent the chemoresistance
angioG↑, These findings unquestionably place copper as a potent inducer of the angiogenic process.
ROS↑, Copper is a redox active metal that can enhance the production of ROS, which subsequently can damage most biomolecules

1600- Cu,    Cu(II) complex that synergistically potentiates cytotoxicity and an antitumor immune response by targeting cellular redox homeostasis
- Review, NA, NA
ER Stress↑, Endoplasmic reticulum stress, mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), is thought to induce an antitumor immune response
ROS↑,
AntiTum↑,
GSH↓, Li and coworkers recently reported that copper-cysteine nanoparticles could contribute to both oxidative •OH production and antioxidant GSH depletion
Ferroptosis↑, ferroptosis-dependent ICD response in cancer cells
selectivity↑, Markedly decreased cytotoxicity against the normal cell line, 293T, was seen
GSH/GSSG↓, GSH/GSSH ratio decreased from ∼9.30 to ∼4.71 after treatment with Cu-1 at its IC50 concentration over the course of 12 h
*ROS∅, only a slight increase was observed in (normal) 293T
eff↑, In sharp contrast, Cu-1 demonstrated a greater in vivo antitumor effect compared to oxaliplatin (Fig. 6 B and D) and did not induce systemic toxicity or body weight loss

1602- Cu,    A simultaneously GSH-depleted bimetallic Cu(ii) complex for enhanced chemodynamic cancer therapy†
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
eff↑, enhanced chemodynamic cancer therapy
GSH↓, glutathione (GSH) depletion properties
H2O2↑, overexpressed H2O2
ROS↑, highly cytotoxic hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) that kill cancer cells
*BioAv↑, complex is quickly taken up by cancer cells and distributed in multiple organelles including mitochondria and the nucleus
selectivity↑, toxicity toward normal cells is significantly lower than that toward cancer cells due to the limited expression of H2O2
TumCCA↑, arrest the cell cycle of the G0/G1 phase
Apoptosis↑, inducing apoptosis rather than necrosis
Fenton↑, Cu+-involved reaction can occur with a highest reaction rate (1x10E4 M-1 s-1) in weakly acidic, which is about 160-fold increase over that of Fe2+
*toxicity?, C50 value of CuL-Cuphen to normal cells COS-7 was about 6.3uM.

1603- Cu,  BP,  SDT,    Glutathione Depletion-Induced ROS/NO Generation for Cascade Breast Cancer Therapy and Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immune Response
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
GSH↓, Cu2O was incorporated into BP(black phosphorus) to exhaust the overexpressed intracellular GSH
Fenton↑, However, the Cu+-catalyzed Fenton reaction converts H2O2 into OH at a high reaction rate, even in a neutral environment (160 times than that of Fe2+)
ROS↑, BCL nanoparticles exhibited multifunctional characteristics for GSH depletion-induced ROS/NO generation,
NO↑,
sonoS↑, Numerous studies have confirmed that BP, as a sonosensitizer, can induce ROS generation in cancer therapy
eff↑, These results indicated that an acidic environment can effectively promote Cu release.
NO↑, massive NO production
*toxicity∅, Additionally, no significant body weight loss or apparent histological abnormalities of the major organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys) were observed, indicating the negligible organ toxicity
eff?, In vivo studies demonstrated that BCL plus US treatment could significantly inhibit tumor growth

1604- Cu,    Targeting copper metabolism: a promising strategy for cancer treatment
- Review, NA, NA
eff↓, Cancer cells have been shown to have higher copper levels compared to normal cells. Thus, by reducing the amount of copper available to cancer cells, it is possible to sensitize them to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
eff↓, copper depletion sensitized ovarian cancer cells to radiation therapy by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species and inducing DNA damage
ROS↑, When CuO NPs enter cancer cell, they can interact with intracellular copper ions and generate ROS, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion
eff↑, Copper (II) complexes of curcumin have been shown to have enhanced anti-cancer activity compared to curcumin alone due to their ability to induce cancer cell death via multiple mechanisms, including the generation of reactive oxygen species

1572- Cu,    Recent Advances in Cancer Therapeutic Copper-Based Nanomaterials for Antitumor Therapy
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, generate a large number of reactive oxygen species (ROS) when exposed to light, which could be adopted for photodynamic therapy.
Fenton↑, Cu2+ is vulnerable to the reduction to Cu+, allowing Cu to drive the Fenton reaction and produce hydroxyl radicals (·OH).
ROS↑, increasing Cu ions in cancer tissue makes an antitumor impact that mainly involves OS by triggering the Fenton reaction, which can produce ROS
eff↑, compared with other metals (iron, chromium, cobalt and nickel), the Cu-based Fenton reaction can react in wider pH range
mtDam↑, Excessive Cu can induce the toxic level of ROS that may aggravate the mitochondrial ROS, causing mitochondrial damage
BAX↑, Cu-induced ROS increased Bax (pro-apoptotic protein), while Bcl2 (anti-apoptotic protein) was decreased
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑, releasing CytC that activated Caspase3
Casp3↑,
ER Stress↑, Nano-CuO) triggers OS by ROS, thus stimulating endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress
CHOP↑, which thereby enhanced the expression of CHOP
Apoptosis↑, and CHOP-induced apoptosis
selectivity↑, In fact, autophagy induced by copper can either protect cells from death or contribute to cell death, depending on autophagic flux, which is associated with the concentration of copper.
eff↑, combining artemisinin (ART) and copper peroxide nanodots to enhance autophagy and ferroptosis that produced highly cancer toxic reaction
Pyro↑, Copper-Based Pyroptosis
Paraptosis↑, Copper-Based Paraptosis
Cupro↑, Copper-Based Cuproptosis
ChemoSen↑, studies suggested that Cu-MOFs might be a robust nanoplatform for enhancing chemotherapy activity of Cu-organic compounds.
eff↑, CuS NPs had the ability to directly target cancer cells and then induce in nucleus by modification of RGD and TAT peptides, thus heating cancer cell to exhaustive apoptosis through 980 nm NIR irradiation

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

1609- CUR,  EA,    Curcumin and Ellagic acid synergistically induce ROS generation, DNA damage, p53 accumulation and apoptosis in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, NA
eff↑, combination of Curcumin and Ellagic acid at various concentrations showed better anticancer properties than either of the drug when used alone as evidenced by MTT assay
Dose∅, IC50 value for Curcumin is calculated as 16.52 mM and for Ellagic acid the IC50 Value is 19.47 mM. The combination of Curcumin and Ellagic acid has IC50 value 10.9 mM.
ROS↑, Curcumin alone increases the ROS level significantly. Similarly the C + E treated cells exhibited a very high magnitude of ROS level.
DNAdam↑, Curcumin and Ellagic acid show mild degree of DNA damage at this concentration but the C + E treated cells shows greater degree of DNA damage
P53↑, C + E treated cells show greater degree of stabilization of p53
P21↑, Elevated expression of p21 in response to Curcumin and C + E treatment
BAX↑, But the C + E treated cells showed higher expression of Bax
Dose∅, Curcumin daily shows detectable levels of Curcumin in plasma and urine and the concentration is close to 11.1 nMol/l

1510- CUR,  Chemo,    Combination therapy in combating cancer
- Review, NA, NA
*NRF2↑, Curcuminoids are linear diarylheptanoids that upregulate Nrf2 expression and induce Nrf2 translocation to the nucleus to elicit its antioxidant effects
*GSH↑, curcuminoids upregulate glutathione levels which have been shown to reduce ROS levels and remove carcinogens, aiding in chemoprevention
*ROS↓,
ChemoSideEff↓, aiding in chemoprevention
eff↑, Curcuminoids in combination with chemotherapy have demonstrated an overall positive outcome, and have also shown to increase the survival rate in some patients
OS↓, shown to increase the survival rate in some patients
chemoP↑, have been shown to reduce ROS levels and remove carcinogens, aiding in chemoprevention

1409- CUR,    Curcumin analog WZ26 induces ROS and cell death via inhibition of STAT3 in cholangiocarcinoma
- in-vivo, CCA, Walker256
TumCG↓,
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
STAT3↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle
eff↓, Pretreatment of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant agent, could fully reverse the WZ26-induced ROS-mediated changes in CCA cells

1977- CUR,    Synthesis and evaluation of curcumin analogues as potential thioredoxin reductase inhibitors
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Lung, A549
TrxR↓, found that most of the analogues can inhibit TrxR in the low micromolar range
Dose↝, TrxR activity in cell lysates declined by approximately 30% after the exposure of HeLa cells to 50 uM of 4g. Similar findings were observed in 4g treated MCF-7 cells
eff↑, showed that analogues 2a, 2e, 2g, and 4g, which turned out to be potent inhibitors of TrxR, exhibited stronger toxicity to A549/R cells than that of the natural curcumin

1982- CUR,    Inhibition of thioredoxin reductase by curcumin analogs
- in-vitro, NA, NA
eff↑, Curcumin analogs were first investigated for their inhibitory effects on thioredoxin reductase (TrxR). Most of them were more potent TrxR inhibitors than natural curcumin.
TrxR↓,

1978- CUR,    Curcumin targeting the thioredoxin system elevates oxidative stress in HeLa cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TrxR1↓, curcumin can target the cytosolic/nuclear thioredoxin system to eventually elevate oxidative stress in HeLa cells
ROS↑,
DNA-PK↑, subsequently induces DNA oxidative damage
eff↑, curcumin-pretreated HeLa cells are more sensitive to oxidative stress
Trx↓, down-regulates Trx1 level and decreases Trx activity in HeLa cells
Trx1↓,

1979- CUR,  Rad,    Dimethoxycurcumin, a metabolically stable analogue of curcumin enhances the radiosensitivity of cancer cells: Possible involvement of ROS and thioredoxin reductase
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
eff↑, As compared to its parent molecule curcumin, DIMC showed a very potent radiosensitizing effect as seen by clonogenic survival assay.
ROS↑, significant increase in cellular ROS
GSH/GSSG↓, decrease in GSH to GSSG ratio
TrxR↓, inhibition of thioredoxin reductase enzyme by DIMC
selectivity↑, DIMC can synergistically enhance the cancer cell killing when combined with radiation by targeting thioredoxin system.

1981- CUR,    Mitochondrial targeted curcumin exhibits anticancer effects through disruption of mitochondrial redox and modulation of TrxR2 activity
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
eff↑, Mitocurcumin, showed 25-50 fold higher efficacy in killing lung cancer cells as compared to curcumin
ROS↑, Mitocurcumin increased the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS
mt-GSH↓, decreased the mitochondrial glutathione levels
Bax:Bcl2↑, increased BAX to BCL-2 ratio
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome C release into the cytosol
MMP↓, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential
Casp3↑, increased caspase-3 activity
Trx2↓, mitocurcumin revealed that it binds to the active site of the mitochondrial thioredoxin reductase (TrxR2) with high affinity
TrxR↓, In corroboration with the above finding, mitocurcumin decreased TrxR activity in cell free as well as the cellular system.
mt-DNAdam↑, mitochondrial DNA damage

130- CUR,    Maspin Enhances the Anticancer Activity of Curcumin in Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
BAD↝,
BAX↝,
eff↑, Maspin can enhance the sensitivity of HRPC cells to curcumin treatment

2978- CUR,    N-acetyl cysteine mitigates curcumin-mediated telomerase inhibition through rescuing of Sp1 reduction in A549 cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
ROS↑, ROS induced by curcumin in A549 cells was detected by flow cytometry
hTERT↓, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) decreased in the presence of curcumin
Sp1/3/4↓, curcumin decreases the expression of Sp1 through proteasome pathway
eff↓, NAC blunted the Sp1 reduction and hTERT downregulation by curcumin.

2812- CUR,    Curcumin Induces High Levels of Topoisomerase I− and II−DNA Complexes in K562 Leukemia Cells
- in-vitro, AML, K562
TOP1↑, this study shows for the first time that curcumin induces topo I and topo II (α and β)−DNA complexes in K562 leukemia cells.
TOP2↑,
eff↓, Curcumin-induced topo I and topo II−DNA complexes were prevented by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine; this suggests that, unlike the standard topo inhibitors, reactive oxygen species may mediate the formation of these complexes

2808- CUR,    Iron chelation by curcumin suppresses both curcumin-induced autophagy and cell death together with iron overload neoplastic transformation
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
Ferritin↓, cells treated with curcumin also exhibit a decrease in ferritin, which is consistent with its chemical structure and iron chelating activity.
IronCh↑,
TumAuto↑, curcumin-induced autophagy and apoptosis, together with the tumorigenic action of iron overload.
Apoptosis↑,
eff↝, The assay of intracellular iron showed that iron chelation by curcumin does not alter cellular iron uptake, whereas curcumin only slightly affected the total amount of intracellular iron
Dose↝, interesting to note that there is a huge difference between 10 and 25 μM curcumin treatment and also that cumulated cell death (apoptosis + necrosis) reached 60–70% at 25 μM curcumin with 24-h incubation.

2688- CUR,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, CUR reduced the production of ROS
*SOD↑, CUR also upregulated the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes
p16↑, The effects of CUR on gene expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts obtained from breast cancer patients has been examined. CUR increased the expression of the p16INK4A and other tumor suppressor proteins
JAK2↓, CUR decreased the activity of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway
STAT3↓,
CXCL12↓, and many molecules involved in cellular growth and metastasis including: stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), IL-6, MMP2, MMP9 and TGF-beta
IL6↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TGF-β↓,
α-SMA↓, These effects reduced the levels of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) which was attributed to decreased migration and invasion of the cells.
LAMs↓, CUR suppressed Lamin B1 and
DNAdam↑, induced DNA damage-independent senescence in proliferating but not quiescent breast stromal fibroblasts in a p16INK4A-dependent manner.
*memory↑, CUR has recently been shown to suppress memory decline by suppressing beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1= Beta-secretase 1, an important gene in AD) expression which is implicated in beta-amyoid pathology in 5xFAD transgenic
*cognitive↑, CUR was found to decrease adiposity and improve cognitive function in a similar fashion as CR in 15-month-old mice.
*Inflam↓, The effects of CUR and CR were positively linked with anti-inflammatory or antioxidant actions
*antiOx↑,
*NO↑, CUR treatment increased nNOS expression, acidity and NO concentration
*MDA↓, CUR treatment resulted in decreased levels of MDA
*ROS↓, CUR treatment was determined to cause reduction of ROS in the AMD-RPEs and protected the cells from H2O2-induced cell death by reduction of ROS levels.
DNMT1↓, CUR has been shown to downregulate the expression of DNA methyl transferase I (DNMT1)
ROS↑, induction of ROS and caspase-3-mediated apoptosis
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,
miR-21↓, CUR was determined to decrease both miR-21 and anti-apoptotic protein expression.
LC3II↓, CUR also induced proteins associated with cell death such as LC3-II and other proteins in U251 cells
ChemoSen↑, The combined CUR and temozolomide treatment resulted in enhanced toxicity in U-87 glioblastoma cells.
NF-kB↓, suppression of NF-kappaB activity
CSCs↓, Dendrosomal curcumin increased the expression of miR-145 and decreased the expression of stemness genes including: NANOG, OCT4A, OCT4B1, and SOX2 [113]
Nanog↓,
OCT4↓,
SOX2↓,
eff↑, A synergistic interaction was observed when emodin and CUR were combined in terms of inhibition of cell growth, survival and invasion.
Sp1/3/4↓, CUR inducing ROS which results in suppression of specificity protein expression (SP1, SP3 and SP4) as well as miR-27a.
miR-27a-3p↓,
ZBTB10↑, downregulation of miR-27a by CUR, increased expression of ZBTB10 occurred
SOX9?, This resulted in decreased SOX9 expression.
ChemoSen↑, CUR used in combination with cisplatin resulted in a synergistic cytotoxic effect, while the effects were additive or sub-additive in combination with doxorubicin
VEGF↓, Some of the effects of CUR treatment are inhibition of NF-κB activity and downstream effector proteins, including: VEGF, MMP-9, XIAP, BCL-2 and Cyclin-D1.
XIAP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
cycD1↓,
BioAv↑, Piperine is an alkaloid found in the seeds of black pepper (Piper nigrum) and is known to enhance the bioavailability of several therapeutic agents, including CUR
Hif1a↓, CUR inhibits HIF-1 in certain HCC cell lines and in vivo studies with tumor xenografts. CUR also inhibited EMT by suppressing HIF-1alpha activity in HepG2 cells
EMT↓,
BioAv↓, CUR has a poor solubility in aqueous enviroment, and consequently it has a low bioavailability and therefore low concentrations at the target sites.
PTEN↑, CUR treatment has been shown to result in activation of PTEN, which is a target of miR-21.
VEGF↓, CUR treatment resulted in a decrease of VEGF and activated Akt.
Akt↑,
EZH2↓, CUR also suppressed EZH2 expression by induction of miR-let 7c and miR-101.
NOTCH1↓, The expression of NOTCH1 was inhibited upon EZH2 suppression [
TP53↑, CUR has been shown to activate the TP53/miR-192-5p/miR-215/XIAP pathway in NSCLC.
NQO1↑, CUR can also induce the demethylation of the nuclear factor erythroid-2 (NF-E2) related factor-2 (NRT2) gene which in turn activates (NQO1), heme oxygenase-1 (HO1) and an antioxidant stress pathway which can prevent growth in mouse TRAMP-C1 prostate
HO-1↑,

3574- CUR,    The effect of curcumin (turmeric) on Alzheimer's disease: An overview
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, Curcumin as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and lipophilic action improves the cognitive functions in patients with AD
*Inflam↓,
*lipid-P↓,
*cognitive↑,
*memory↑, overall memory in patients with AD has improved.
*Aβ↓, curcumin may help the macrophages to clear the amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's disease.
*COX2↓, Curcumin is found to inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX-2),
*ROS↓, The reduction of the release of ROS by stimulated neutrophils, inhibition of AP-1 and NF-Kappa B inhibit the activation of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF (tumor necrosis factor)-alpha and IL (interleukin)-1 beta
*AP-1↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*SOD↑, It also increased the activity of superoxide dismutase, sodium-potassium ATPase that normally decreased with aging.
*GSH↑, followed by a significant elevation in oxidized glutathione content.
*HO-1↑, curcumin induces hemoxygenase activity.
*IronCh↑, curcumin effectively binds to copper, zinc and iron.
*BioAv↓, Curcumin has poor bioavailability. Because curcumin readily conjugated in the intestine and liver to form curcumin glucuronides.
*Half-Life↝, , serum curcumin concentrations peaked one to two hours after an oral dose
*Dose↝, Peak serum concentrations were 0.5, 0.6 and 1.8 micromoles/L at doses of 4, 6 and 8 g/day respectively.
*BBB↑, Curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier and is detected in CSF
*BioAv↑, Absorption appears to be better with food.
*toxicity∅, A phase 1 human trial with 25 subjects using up to 8000 mg of curcumin per day for three months found no toxicity from curcumin.
*eff↑, Co-supplementation with 20 mg of piperine (extracted from black pepper) significantly increase the bioavailablity of curcumin by 2000%

3578- CUR,  SIL,    Curcumin, but not its degradation products, in combination with silibinin is primarily responsible for the inhibition of colon cancer cell proliferation
- in-vitro, CRC, DLD1
eff↑, combination of curcumin and silymarin exhibited synergistic anticancer activity.
BioAv↓, Despite the low bioavailability of curcumin and the relatively low daily dietary intake (Shen et al. 2016, Teiten et al. 2010, Tsuda 2018), the beneficial effect of curcumin observed could be due to other phytochemicals present in the diet and act sy
TumCG↓, curcumin and silibinin in combination inhibit cell growth significantly

3579- CUR,  SNP,    Metal–Curcumin Complexes in Therapeutics: An Approach to Enhance Pharmacological Effects of Curcumin
- Review, NA, NA
*IronCh↑, It is well established that curcumin strongly chelates several metal ions, including boron, cobalt, copper, gallium, gadolinium, gold, lanthanum, manganese, nickel, iron, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, silver, vanadium, and zinc.
*BioAv↑, Metal–curcumin complexes increase the solubility, cellular uptake, and bioavailability and improve the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects of curcumin.
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓,
*BioAv↑, complexes of curcumin with transition metals may provide another approach to overcome the issues associated with curcumin.
ROS↑, curcumin–metal complexes with liposomes present enhanced cellular uptake and ROS generation in cancer cells and thus cause increased cytotoxicity
*neuroP↑, Since curcumin has the ability to cross the blood–brain barrier due to its hydrophobic nature, it can strongly chelate the metal ions in the brain and prevent metal-induced neurotoxicity.
*eff↑, Curcumin with silver nanoparticle formates also increases the solubility and stability of curcumin in complexes. Curcumin reduces and caps the silver nanoparticles, which increases its stability and solubility in water

3582- CUR,  PI,    Therapeutic and Preventive Effects of Piperine and its Combination with Curcumin as a Bioenhancer Against Aluminum-Induced Damage in the Astrocyte Cells
*eff↑, In conclusion, the results of the study showed that the use of different concentrations of piperine, curcumin, and their combination had significantly higher % cell viability on aluminum-induced damage in astrocyte cells compared to the damaged contr
*IL6↓, decrease in the amount of IL-6 and TGF-β cytokines also supported that piperine increased the effectiveness of curcumin.
*TGF-β↓,
*BioAv↑, bioavailability-enhancing property of piperine on curcumin was shown for the first time in the literature.

3583- CUR,    Curcumin: an orally bioavailable blocker of TNF and other pro-inflammatory biomarkers
- Review, Arthritis, NA
*TNF-α↓, Curcuma longa) that is very inexpensive, orally bioavailable and highly safe in humans, yet can block TNF-α action and production in in vitro models, in animal models and in humans
*IL1β↓, curcumin has been found to down-regulate the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β in ankle joints and decrease NF-κB activity, PGE2 production, COX-2 expression and MMP secretion in synoviocytes.
*NF-kB↓,
*PGE2↓,
*COX2↓,
*MMPs↓,
*eff↑, curcumin has been shown to have a synergistic effect with methotrexate in decreasing adjuvant-induced arthritis in mice

3588- CUR,    The effect of curcumin on cognition in Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging: A systematic review of pre-clinical and clinical studies
- Review, AD, NA
*cognitive↝, Clinical studies are mixed regarding curcumin’s effects on cognitive deficits.
*BioAv↑, Ways to improve curcumin’s bioavailability are required.
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory activity can be attributed to the suppression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) enzymes via down-regulation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*TNF-α↓, nhibition of several inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) or interleukin (IL) -1, -2, -6, -8, and -12 (
*IL1↓,
*IL2↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL8↓,
*IL12↓,
*ROS↓, Curcumin’s ability to scavenge free radicals, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), provides its antioxidant capacity
*RNS↓,
*antiOx↑,
*BBB↑, Multiple studies in rodents and humans have shown that curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB)
*BioAv↓, drawback is the low bioavailability due to poor solubility, low absorption, rapid metabolism, and rapid excretion
*cognitive↑, The researchers detected a significant cognitive improvement at both doses compared to the untreated group, while a significant dose-response effect was found throughout time with higher doses of curcumin producing greater cognitive improvement
*memory↑, supplementation may improve memory and result in a number of biochemical alternations leading to suppressed tau aggregation
*tau↓,
*eff↑, Combined curcumin and piperine showed superiority, in a dose dependent manner,

1871- DAP,    Targeting PDK1 with dichloroacetophenone to inhibit acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell growth
- in-vitro, AML, U937 - in-vivo, AML, NA
TumCP↓, DAP significantly inhibited cell proliferation, increased apoptosis induction and suppressed autophagy in AML cells in vitro
Apoptosis↑,
TumCG↓, inhibited tumor growth in an AML mouse model in vivo
PDK1↓, inhibition of PDK1 with DAP
cl‑PARP↑, increased the cleavage of pro-apoptotic proteins (PARP and Caspase 3)
Bcl-xL↓, decreased the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins (BCL-xL and BCL-2) and autophagy regulators (ULK1, Beclin-1 and Atg).
Bcl-2↓,
Beclin-1↓,
ATG3↓,
PI3K↓, DAP inhibited the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Akt↓,
eff↑, Importantly, 2,2-dichloroacetophenone (DAP) is a much more potent inhibitor of PDK1(than DCA). It is effective at concentrations in the micromolar (μM) range.

1876- DCA,  Chemo,    In vitro cytotoxicity of novel platinum-based drugs and dichloroacetate against lung carcinoid cell lines
- in-vivo, Lung, H727
eff↑, DCA (10 mM) inhibited the growth of UMC- 11 cells by 22% and sensitised these highly resistant cells to carboplatin, satraplatin and JM118 1.4-2.4-fold.
TumCG↓,
Glycolysis↓, DCA that promotes mitochondrial respiration over aerobic glycolysis
mitResp↑,

1887- DCA,    GSTZ1 expression and chloride concentrations modulate sensitivity of cancer cells to dichloroacetate
- in-vitro, Var, NA
GSTZ1∅, high levels of GSTZ1 expression confers resistance to the effect of high concentrations of DCA on cell viability
eff↓, These results may have important clinical implications in determining intratumoral metabolism of DCA and, consequently, appropriate oral dosing.
PDKs↓, inhibitor of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), DCA maintains the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) in its active, unphosphorylated state
Chl∅, [Cl-] in tumors is often abnormally high compared to the surrounding tissue
eff↓, changes in [Cl-] could have an impact on DCA treatment, because a tumor with high GSTZ1 expression and high [Cl-] could exhibit atypical resistance to the anti-tumor effects of the drug.

1885- DCA,    Role of SLC5A8, a plasma membrane transporter and a tumor suppressor, in the antitumor activity of dichloroacetate
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
SMCT1∅, SLC5A8 transports dichloroacetate very effectively with high affinity. This transporter is expressed in normal cells, but the expression is silenced in tumor cells via epigenetic mechanisms.
eff↓, lack of the SLC5A8 transporter makes tumor cells resistant to the antitumor activity of dichloroacetate.
eff↑, However, if the transporter is expressed in tumor cells ectopically, the cells become sensitive to the drug at low concentrations. This is evident in breast cancer cells, colon cancer cells, and prostate cancer cells.
eff↑, our findings suggest that combining dichloroacetate with a DNA methylation inhibitor would offer a means to reduce the doses of dichloroacetate to avoid detrimental effects associated with high doses but without compromising antitumor activity.
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate is an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), which phosphorylates the E1α subunit of PDC and inactivates the complex
MMP↓, depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane,
Glycolysis↓, suppression of glycolysis
mitResp↑, enhancement of mitochondrial oxidation
ROS↑, production of reactive oxygen species,
eff↑, In control cells, which did not express the transporter, dichloroacetate did not have any significant effect. However, under identical conditions, SLC5A8-expressing cells underwent apoptosis to a marked extent. This phenomenon was seen in all three c

1881- DCA,  Chemo,    Co-treatment of dichloroacetate, omeprazole and tamoxifen exhibited synergistically antiproliferative effect on malignant tumors: in vivo experiments and a case report
- in-vitro, NA, HT1080 - in-vitro, NA, WI38 - Case Report, Var, NA
eff↑, DCA combined with OPZ and TAM exhibited more potent antitumor activity than DCA alone in HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells, but did not influence proliferation of WI-38 human fibroblasts.
selectivity↑,
OS↑, Disease progression was successfully blocked (the rise of serum CA19-9 value) for three months, also confirmed by CT.

1878- DCA,  5-FU,    Synergistic Antitumor Effect of Dichloroacetate in Combination with 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, LS174T - in-vitro, CRC, LoVo - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
tumCV↓, DCA inhibited the viability of CRC cells and had synergistic antiproliferation in combination with 5-FU
eff↑, synergistic antiproliferation in combination with 5-FU
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a prototypical inhibitor of mitochondrial PDK
lactateProd↓, DCA decreases lactate production by shifting the metabolism of pyruvate from glycolysis towards oxidation in the mitochondria
Glycolysis↓,
mitResp↑, DCA restored mitochondrial function
TumCCA↑, DCA potentiated the cell cycle arrest in G1 phase.
Bcl-2↓, DCA and 5-FU decreased Bcl-2 expression significantly as compared with DCA or 5-FU alone
BAX↑, Bax and caspase-3 were significantly increased in the four CRC cell lines treated with combination of DCA and 5-FU compared to their single usage
Casp3↑,

1884- DCA,  Sal,    Dichloroacetate and Salinomycin Exert a Synergistic Cytotoxic Effect in Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines
- in-vitro, CRC, DLD1 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
eff↑, The effect of combination of dichloracetate and salinomycin on multicellular spheroid size was stronger than the sum of both monotherapies, particularly in HCT116 cells
pH↓, and in contrast, it is not related to dichloroacetate-induced reduction of intracellular pH
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a small synthetic molecule that is known as a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitor. Its anticancer properties involve reversing the Warburg effect by switching ATP production back to oxidative phosphorylation
Warburg↓,

1875- DCA,    Dichloroacetate inhibits neuroblastoma growth by specifically acting against malignant undifferentiated cells
- in-vitro, neuroblastoma, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
selectivity↑, acting specifically on the mitochondria of cancer cells without perturbing the physiology of nonmalignant cells.
AntiCan↑, DCA exhibits an unexpected anticancer effect on NB tumor cells
TumVol↓, growth inhibition became statistically significant when mice were treated with 25 mg/kg/dose of DCA (55% of reduction compared with control group)
PDKs↓, effects of DCA are related to PDK inhibition, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation activation and specific mitochondrial hyperpolarization reduction,
mt-OXPHOS↑,
MMP↓,
Glycolysis↓, shifting cellular metabolism from glycolysis to glucose oxidation, without any deleterious effect on normal cells.
toxicity↓, Indeed, more than 40 clinical trials of DCA report that the most significant adverse effect of long-term DCA administration is a reversible peripherical neuropathy.
Warburg↓, indeed, DCA is able to reverse the Warburg effect by inhibiting PDK, restoring mitochondrial membrane potential and increasing ROS production.
ROS↑,
eff↑, DCA was celebrated as the magic bullet against cancer, even if it is currently not yet approved for cancer treatment.

1873- DCA,    Dual-targeting of aberrant glucose metabolism in glioblastoma
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, U251
PDKs↓, dichloroacetate (DCA), a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitor.
eff↑, By combining DCA with PENAO, the two drugs worked synergistically to inhibit cell proliferation (but had no significant effect on non-cancerous cells)
selectivity↑,
MMP↓, induced oxidative stress and depolarized mitochondrial membrane potential, which in turn activated mitochondria-mediated apoptosis
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Warburg↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA), a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) inhibitor that reverses the Warburg effect
eff↑, DCA has been demonstrated to sensitize cancer cells towards apoptosis and enhance the effects of several anti-cancer agents, including arsenic trioxide [20], cisplatin [22,23] and metformin [24].
Dose∅, IC50 values of DCA were at suprapharmacological millimolar level
toxicity∅, whilst the IC50 values of DCA for non-cancerous cells were not reached (DCA concentration in this study was tested up to 50 mM)

1870- DCA,  Rad,    Dichloroacetate (DCA) sensitizes both wild-type and over expressing Bcl-2 prostate cancer cells in vitro to radiation
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
TumCCA↑, DCA alone produced significant cytotoxic effects and was associated with G1 cell cycle arrest.
Apoptosis↑, DCA was associated with an increased rate of apoptosis
MMP↓, DCA therapy resulted in a significant change in mitochondria membrane potential
eff↑, demonstrate DCA can effectively sensitize wild-type and over expressing Bcl-2 human prostate cancer cells to radiation by modulating the expression of key members of the Bcl-2 family.
RadioS↑,

1864- DCA,  MET,    Dichloroacetate Enhances Apoptotic Cell Death via Oxidative Damage and Attenuates Lactate Production in Metformin-Treated Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a well-established drug used in the treatment of lactic acidosis which functions through inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) promoting mitochondrial metabolism
eff↑, DCA and metformin are used in combination, synergistic induction of apoptosis of breast cancer cells occurs.
ROS↑, Metformin-induced oxidative damage is enhanced by DCA through PDK1 inhibition which also diminishes metformin promoted lactate production.
PDK1↓,
lactateProd↓, also diminishes metformin promoted lactate production.
p‑PDH↑, DCA is an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) which phosphorylates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), rendering it inactive
Dose∅, DCA (2.5 mM) and metformin (1 mM)
OCR↑, DCA treated cells had a significantly higher oxygen consumption rate compared to control cells.
DNA-PK↑,
γH2AX↑, phosphorylatoin of histone H2AX (p-H2AX), which is a useful surrogate marker of such DNA damage
cl‑PARP↑, large increase of cleaved PARP
selectivity↑, Importantly, we also show that this combination of drugs does not kill non-transformed breast epithelial cells MCF10A under the same conditions in which the drugs kill cancer cells.
*toxicity∅, does not kill non-transformed breast epithelial cells MCF10A under the same conditions in which the drugs kill cancer cells.

1866- DCA,  MET,  BTZ,    Targeting metabolic pathways alleviates bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain without compromising anticancer efficacy in a sex-specific manner
- in-vivo, NA, NA
eff↑, Metformin, DCA, and oxamate effectively attenuated bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain without compromising the anticancer efficacy of bortezomib in both male and female mice.
TumCG↓,
Hif1a↓, Metformin, a widely used antidiabetic drug, has been shown to inhibit the expression of HIF1A
PDH↑, Dichloroacetate (DCA), a small molecule inhibitor, targets PDHK, thereby activating PDH and promoting the entry of pyruvate into the mitochondrial Krebs cycle
lactateProd↓, Oxamate, an analog of pyruvate, inhibits lactate dehydrogenase, thereby reducing the production of lactate and attenuating the pain-inducing effects of extracellular acidification (25) in mice with bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain (4
TumVol↓,
TumW↓,
Glycolysis↑, These findings suggest that targeting aerobic glycolysis with DCA or oxamate can complement the anticancer efficacy of bortezomib in male tumor-bearing mice.
neuroP↑, Metformin and aerobic glycolysis inhibitors attenuate bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain without compromising anticancer efficacy in female tumor-bearing mice

1867- DCA,  Chemo,    Sensitization of breast cancer cells to paclitaxel by dichloroacetate through inhibiting autophagy
- in-vivo, BC, NA - in-vitro, BC, NA
TumCG↓, Synergistic inhibition of tumor growth in mice treated with Dox and DCA.
eff↑, DCA markedly enhances Doxorubicin-induced breast cancer cell death and anti-proliferation in vitro.
OS↑, Moreover, the combined therapy of Dox and DCA could significantly inhibit tumor growth in vivo and prolong mouse survival time.
PDKs↓, Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a small inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), which activates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), and increases glucose oxidation by promoting influx of pyruvate into the Krebs cycle.
PDH↑,

1868- DCA,  MET,    Long-term stabilization of stage 4 colon cancer using sodium dichloroacetate therapy
- Case Report, NA, NA
eff↑, DCA therapy resulted in tumour stabilization of stage 4 colon cancer in a 57 years old female for a period of nearly 4 years, with no serious toxicity
toxicity∅,
MMP↓, In the initial 2007 paper by Bonnet et al[1], it was reported that DCA reduced mitochondrial membrane potential resulting in selective apoptosis in cancer cells.
Apoptosis↑,
selectivity↑,
pH↝, alteration of pH regulators V-ATPase and MCT1
Dose↝, The neuropathy risk with inclusion of natural neuroprotective agents was roughly 20% with 20-25 mg/kg per day dosing on a 2 wk on/1 wk off cycle.
Dose↝, 3 natural supplements were prescribed: Alpha lipoic acid (racemic) 500 mg i.v. with each DCA dose, oral R-alpha lipoic acid 150 mg 3 times a day, oral acetyl L-carnitine 500 mg 3 times a day, and oral benfotiamine 80 mg twice a day.
eff↑, Oral metformin was added to help sensitize the cancer to the chemotherapy, starting at 500 mg orally once a day with titration up to 500 mg 3 times a day

2169- dietF,    Prolonged stabilization of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in a single patient consuming a fermented soy therapy
- Case Report, Ovarian, NA
OS↑, Upon initiating self-directed treatment with Haelan951, a commercially available fermented soy beverage, she entered into a phase of prolonged disease stabilization including improvement in the serum tumor marker CA-125.
CA125↓,
eff↑, Fermented soy products are known to contain high concentrations of the isoflavone, genistein, and other compounds that exhibit anticancer activity in preclinical models.

2152- dietFMD,    Prolonged Nightly Fasting and Breast Cancer Prognosis
- Analysis, BC, NA
eff↑, fasting less than 13 hours per night (lower 2 tertiles of nightly fasting distribution) was associated with an increase in the risk of breast cancer recurrence compared with fasting 13 or more hours per night (hazard ratio, 1.36
Dose↓, Nightly fasting less than 13 hours was not associated with a statistically significant higher risk of breast cancer mortality (hazard ratio, 1.21
Risk↓, Prolonging the length of the nightly fasting interval may be a simple, nonpharmacologic strategy for reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence

1848- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial
- Trial, BC, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, Short-term fasting protects tumor-bearing mice against the toxic effects of chemotherapy while enhancing therapeutic efficacy
ChemoSen↑,
eff↑, FMD significantly reinforces the effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the radiological and pathological tumor response in patients with HER2 negative early breast cancer.

1854- dietFMD,    How Far Are We from Prescribing Fasting as Anticancer Medicine?
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, ample nonclinical evidence indicating that fasting can mitigate the toxicity of chemotherapy and/or increase the efficacy of chemotherapy.
ChemoSen↑, Fasting-Induced Increase of the Efficacy of Chemotherapy
IGF-1↓,
IGFBP1↑, biological activity of IGF-1 is further compromised due to increased levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP1)
adiP↑, increased levels of adiponectin stimulate the fatty acid breakdown.
glyC↓, After depletion of stored glycogen, which occurs usually 24 h after initiation of fasting, the fatty acids serve as the main fuels for most tissues
E-cadherin↑, upregulation of E-cadherin expression via activation of c-Src kinase
MMPs↓, decrease of cytokines, chemokines, metalloproteinases, growth factors
Casp3↑, increase of level of activated caspase-3
ROS↑, it is postulated that the beneficial effects of fasting are ascribed to rapid metabolic and immunological response, triggered by a temporary increase in oxidative free radical production
ATP↓, Glucose deprivation leads to ATP depletion, resulting in ROS accumulation
AMPK↑, Additionally, ROS activate AMPK
mTOR↓, Under conditions of glucose deprivation, AMPK inhibits mTORC1
ROS↑, Beyond glucose deprivation, another mechanism increasing ROS levels is the AA (amino acids) starvation
Glycolysis↓, Indeed, in cancer cells, limited glucose sources impair glycolysis, decrease glycolysis-based NADPH production due to reduced utilization of the pentose phosphate pathway [88,89,90,91],
NADPH↓,
OXPHOS↝, and shift the metabolism from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) (“anti-Warburg effect”), leading to ROS overload [92,93,94,95].
eff↑, Fasting compared to long-term CR causes a more profound decrease in insulin (90% versus 40%, respectively) and blood glucose (50% versus 25%, respectively).
eff↑, FMD have been demonstrated to result in alterations of the serum levels of IGF-I, IGFBP1, glucose, and ketone bodies reminiscent of those observed in fasting
*RAS↓, A plausible explanation of the differential protective effect of fasting against chemotherapy is the attenuation of the Ras/MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways downstream of decreased IGF-1 in normal cells
*MAPK↓,
*PI3K↓,
*Akt↓,
eff↑, Starvation combined with cisplatin has been shown in vitro to protect normal cells, promoting complete arrest of cellular proliferation mediated by p53/p21 activation in AMPK-dependent and ATM-independent manner
ROS↑, generation of ROS due to paradoxical activation of the AKT/S6K, partially via the AMPK-mTORC1 energy-sensing pathways malignant cells
Akt↑, cancer cells
Casp3↑, combination of fasting and chemotherapy was in part ascribed to enhanced apoptosis due to activation of caspase 3

1853- dietFMD,    Impact of Fasting on Patients With Cancer: An Integrative Review
- Review, Var, NA
*toxicity∅, Data suggest overall good compliance, no malnutrition, minimal side effects. No significant changes were identified to suggest increased harm.
QoL∅, unchanged quality of life (QOL),
eff↑, improved endocrine parameters
eff↝, mixed results for cancer outcomes
ChemoSideEff↓, decreasing chemotherapy-related side effects
TumCG↓, limiting tumor growth
Dose↑, When fasting is used as an adjunct to chemotherapy, a minimum fasting period of at least 48 hours is currently recommended for nutritional interventions in order to achieve a measurable metabolic response at the cellular level
toxicity↝, The increased risk for poor outcomes associated with malnutrition, weight loss, and cachexia poses an obvious safety concern for patients with cancer who participate in calorie-restricted fasting
eff↑, short-term fasting involving water-only or limited daily calorie consumption for less than a week has the potential to achieve positive metabolic changes while avoiding malnutrition and significant weight loss
IGF-1↑, statistically significant decrease in IGF-1 among participants compliant with fasting compared with regular diet during the middle of therapy
*OXPHOS↑, Healthy cells also use mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation for metabolism while cancer cells use aerobic glycolysis, also known as the Warburg effect
BG↓, statistically significant decrease in glucose among participants compliant with fasting compared with controls
Insulin↓, statistically significant decrease in insulin among participants compliant with fasting compared with regular diet before the first cycle of chemotherapy (p = .001), as well as during the middle of therapy
RadioS↑, A complete or partial radiographic response was also noted more often among fasting participants compared with normal diet participants

1850- dietFMD,    Fasting-mimicking diet remodels gut microbiota and suppresses colorectal cancer progression
- in-vivo, CRC, NA
TumCP↑, FMD cycles effectively suppressed colorectal cancer growth, reduced cell proliferation and angiogenesis, increased tumor-infiltration lymphocytes especially CD8+T cells
angioG↓,
CD8+↑,
GutMicro↑, FMD stimulated protective gut microbiota, especially Lactobacillus.
eff↑, Additionally, FMD synthesizing with anti-PD-1 therapy effectively inhibited CRC progression.

1849- dietFMD,    The emerging role of fasting-mimicking diets in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, Accumulating evidence suggests that FMDs attenuate tumor growth by altering the energy metabolism of cancer cells
toxicity∅, FMD reduces risk factors and markers for aging, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer without serious adverse effects in healthy adults.
BG↓, dramatic downregulation of blood glucose
IGF-1↓, prolonged fasting downregulated IGF-1
mTOR↓, inhibits cellular mTOR activity.
M2 MC↓, In addition, alternate-day fasting inhibited colorectal cancer growth by suppressing adenosine-induced M2 macrophage polarization in the tumor microenvironment
eff↑, large prospective cohort study of breast cancer patients, a longer nightly fasting duration was associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer recurrence, so the FMD may also be beneficial after the eradication of the initial tumo
ChemoSen↑, Combining fasting cycles with chemotherapeutic agents markedly prevented the progression of subcutaneous breast cancer, melanoma, and glioma in mouse models
QoL↑, Fasting for 60 hours seemed to improve the patients' fatigue and quality of life during chemotherapy
RadioS↑, In response to stress, cancer cells engage antioxidant and DNA repair mechanisms in an energy-demanding manner, facilitating cancer cell survival. Thus, restriction of the energy supply would improve the antitumor activity of radiotherapy.
selectivity↑, Recently, short-term starvation was shown to increase the DNA damage induced by a single exposure to high-dose radiation in metastatic cancer cell lines, whereas healthy cells were not affected by starvation medium

1847- dietFMD,  VitC,    Synergistic effect of fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C against KRAS mutated cancers
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1
TumCG↓, Fasting-mimicking diets delay tumor progression
ChemoSen↑, sensitize a wide range of tumors to chemotherapy
eff↑, vitamin C anticancer activity is limited by the up-regulation of the stress-inducible protein heme-oxygenase-1. The fasting-mimicking diet selectivity reverses vitamin C-induced up-regulation of heme-oxygenase-1
HO-1↓, FMD reverses the effect of vitamin C on HO-1(downregulating HO-1)
Ferritin↓,
Iron↑, consequently increasing reactive iron, oxygen species, and cell death
ROS↑, Vitamin C’s pro-oxidant action is strictly dependent on metal-ion redox chemistry. In particular, free iron was shown to be a key player in vitamin C-induced cytotoxic effects
TumCD↑,
IGF-1↓, effects on the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)
eff↓, When cancer cells were grown under STS conditions before and during treatment, vitamin C-mediated toxicity was strongly enhanced
eff↓, Conversely, KRAS-wild-type CRC (SW48, HT29), prostate cancer (PC-3), ovarian cancer (COV362) cell lines and a normal colon cell line (CCD841CoN) were resistant to vitamin C when used both as a single agent and in combination with STS

1846- dietFMD,  VitC,    A fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C: turning anti-aging strategies against cancer
- Study, Var, NA
TumCG↓, FMDs delay tumor progression
ChemoSen↑, potentiate chemotherapy efficacy
ChemoSideEff↓, while protecting healthy tissues from chemo-associated side effects in different cancer models
ROS↑, presence of metals, and particularly iron, high dose of vitamin C exerts a pro-oxidant action by generating hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals via Fenton chemistry
Fenton↑,
H2O2↑,
eff↑, we show that FMD cycles potentiate high-dose vitamin C anti-cancer effects in a range of cancer types
HO-1↓, KRAS-mutant cancer cells respond to vitamin C treatment by up-regulating HO-1, and consequently limiting vitamin C pro-oxidant action. FMD is able to revert HO-1 up-regulation
DNAdam↑, increase in free reactive iron and oxygen species causing DNA damage and cell death
eff↑, we found that the nontoxic FMD + vitamin C combination therapy is as effective as oxaliplatin + vitamin C in delaying tumor progression while the triple FMD, vitamin C and chemotherapy combination treatment is the most effective.

1845- dietFMD,    Fasting and fasting mimicking diets in cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, Unlike chronic dietary restrictions or water-only fasting, FMDs represent safer and less challenging options for cancer patients.
selectivity↑, FMD cycles increase protection in healthy cells while sensitizing cancer cells to various therapies,
ChemoSen↑, FMD cycles enhance the efficacy of a range of drugs targeting different cancers in mice by stimulating antitumor immunity.

1841- dietFMD,    Fasting-Mimicking Diet Is Safe and Reshapes Metabolism and Antitumor Immunity in Patients with Cancer
- Trial, Var, NA
BG↓, In 101 patients, the FMD was safe, feasible, and resulted in a consistent decrease of blood glucose and growth factor concentration
AntiCan↑, mediate fasting/FMD anticancer effects in preclinical experiments
IFN-γ↑, enrichment of IFNγ
eff↑, Cyclic FMD Is Safe in Combination with Standard Anticancer Treatments
Dose↝, five-day FMD followed by 16 to 23 days of refeeding
CD14↓, end of five-day FMD, we found a significant decrease of total monocytes (CD14+)
IGF-1↓, Preclinical evidence in tumor-bearing mice suggests that fasting/FMD-induced reduction of blood glucose and insulin/IGF1 concentration
IGFR↓, induced reduction of serum IGF1 levels is associated with the downregulation of total and activated IGF1R at the tumor level
CD8+↑, where five-day fasting/FMD in patients with breast cancer increased total and activated intratumor CD8+ T cells, aDCs, NK cells, and Tem cells,
NK cell↑,

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

1843- dietFMD,  BTZ,    Cyclic Fasting–Mimicking Diet Plus Bortezomib and Rituximab Is an Effective Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- in-vivo, CLL, NA
AntiTum↓, Cyclic fasting–mimicking diet (FMD) is an experimental nutritional intervention with potent antitumor activity in preclinical models of solid malignancies.
Apoptosis↑, murine CLL models had mild cytotoxic effects, which resulted in apoptosis activation mediated in part by lowered insulin and IGF1 concentrations.
IGF-1↓,
eff↑, In CLL cells, fasting conditions promoted an increase in proteasome activity that served as a starvation escape pathway. Pharmacologic inhibition of this escape mechanism with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib resulted in a strong enhancement
OS↑, combining cyclic fasting/FMD with bortezomib and rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody, delayed CLL progression and resulted in significant prolongation of mouse survival
eff↑, recent clinical reports have shown that combining cyclic FMD with chemotherapy, endocrine therapies, or immunotherapy improves tumor responses in patients with early-stage neoplasms

1844- dietFMD,    Unlocking the Potential: Caloric Restriction, Caloric Restriction Mimetics, and Their Impact on Cancer Prevention and Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
Risk↓, CRMs were well tolerated, and metformin and aspirin showed the most promising effect in reducing cancer risk in a selected group of patients.
AMPK↑, the increased AMP levels activate AMPK
Akt↓, This activation results in the inhibition of AKT and mTOR pathways
mTOR↓,
SIRT1↑, energy deficit also activates the SIRT pathways, which downregulates HIF1α, and the Nrf2 pathway
Hif1a↓,
NRF2↓,
SOD↑, enhances antioxidant defenses (e.g., superoxide dismutase SOD1 and SOD2)
ROS↑, Additionally, in prostate cancer (PC) [55] and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) [56] cell lines glucose restriction (GR) has been shown to trigger an increase in ROS, leading to cell death.
IGF-1↓, CR decreases poor prognosis markers such as IGF1, pAKT, and PI3K
p‑Akt↓,
PI3K↑,
GutMicro↑, induces changes in the gut microbiome linked to anti-tumor effects
OS↑, Incorporating a nutraceutical regimen like CR or KD with CT has reduced tumor growth and relapse and improved the survival rate
eff↝, type of dietary intervention, with FMD being the first option, followed by KD and CR last. FMD has been considered the most cost-effective and applicable because it does not completely restrict food intake.
ROS↑, findings consistently indicating that dietary restrictions render highly proliferative tumor cells more susceptible to oxidative damage
TumCCA↑, CR has been reported to induce cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phases , enabling cells to undergo DNA repair more efficiently and diminishing DNA damage by CRT
*DNArepair↑,
DNAdam↑, In contrast, tumoral cells, which have an altered cell cycle, are unable to repair DNA, leading to cell death

1860- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Fasting-mimicking diet blocks triple-negative breast cancer and cancer stem cell escape
- in-vitro, BC, SUM159 - in-vitro, BC, 4T1
PI3K↑, FMD activates PI3K-AKT, mTOR, and CDK4/6 as survival/growth pathways, which can be targeted by drugs to promote tumor regression.
Akt↑,
mTOR↑,
CDK4↑,
CDK6↑,
hyperG↓, FMD cycles also prevent hyperglycemia and other toxicities caused by these drugs.
TumCG↓, cycles of FMD significantly slowed down tumor growth, reduced tumor size, and caused an increased expression of intratumor Caspase3
TumVol↓,
Casp3↑,
BG↓, confirming our hypothesis that lowering intracellular glucose levels (through reduced extracellular levels or reduced uptake) reduces CSC survival
eff↑, 2DG potentiated the effect of FMD both in terms of delaying tumor progression and in decreasing the number of mammospheres derived by tumor masses,
eff∅, metformin did not show any additive or synergistic antitumor effect when combined with the FMD, thus suggesting that FMD and metformin have redundant effects on blood glucose levels
PKA↓, We have previously shown that prolonged fasting reduces the activity of protein kinase A (PKA) in different types of normal cells
KLF5↓, PKA inhibition resulted in the downregulation of KLF5, a potential therapeutic target for TNBC
p‑GSK‐3β↑, (GSK3β) phosphorylation
Nanog↓, stemness-associated genes NANOG and OCT4, and KLF2 and TBX3,
OCT4↓,
KLF2↓,
eff↑, Combining FMD cycles with PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors results in long-term animal survival and reduces treatment-induced side effects
ROS↑, FMD resulted in an increased expression of pro-apoptotic molecules, such as BIM, and ASK1, a critical cellular stress sensor frequently activated by ROS, whose production was previously shown to be increased by the FMD
BIM↑,
ASK1↑,
PI3K↑, FMD cycles upregulate PI3K-AKT and mTOR pathways and downregulate CCNB-CDK1 while upregulating CCND-CDK4/6 signaling axes
Akt↑,
mTOR↑,
CDK1↓,
CDK4↑,
CDK6↑,
eff↑, combining STS with pictilisib, ipatasertib, and rapamycin, selective inhibitors for PI3K, AKT, and mTOR, respectively, resulted in enhanced cancer cell death and reduction of mammosphere numbers in SUM159 cells

1863- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Effect of fasting on cancer: A narrative review of scientific evidence
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, recommend combining prolonged periodic fasting with a standard conventional therapeutic approach to promote cancer‐free survival, treatment efficacy, and reduce side effects in cancer patients.
ChemoSideEff↓, lowered levels of IGF1 and insulin have the potential to protect healthy cells from side effects
ChemoSen↑,
Insulin↓, causes insulin levels to drop and glucagon levels to rise
HDAC↓, Histone deacetylases are inhibited by ketone bodies, which may slow tumor development.
IGF-1↓, FGF21 rises during intermittent fasting, and it plays a vital role in lowering IGF1 levels by inhibiting phosphorylated STAT5 in the liver
STAT5↓,
BG↓, Fasting suppresses glucose, IGF1, insulin, the MAPK pathway, and heme oxygenase 1
MAPK↓,
HO-1↓,
ATG3↑, while increasing many autophagy‐regulating components (Atgs, LC3, Beclin1, p62, Sirt1, and LAMP2).
Beclin-1↑,
p62↑,
SIRT1↑,
LAMP2↑,
OXPHOS↑, Fasting causes cancer cells to release oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) through aerobic glycolysis
ROS↑, which leads to an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS), p53 activation, DNA damage, and cell death in response to chemotherapy.
P53↑,
DNAdam↑,
TumCD↑,
ATP↑, and causes extracellular ATP accumulation, which inhibits Treg cells and the M2 phenotype while activating CD8+ cytotoxic T cells.
Treg lymp↓,
M2 MC↓,
CD8+↑,
Glycolysis↓, By lowering glucose intake and boosting fatty acid oxidation, fasting can induce a transition from aerobic glycolysis to mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in cancerous cells, resulting in increased ROS
GutMicro↑, Fasting has been shown to have a direct impact on the gut microbial community's constitution, function, and interaction with the host, which is the complex and diverse microbial population that lives in the intestine
GutMicro↑, Fasting also reduces the number of potentially harmful Proteobacteria while boosting the levels of Akkermansia muciniphila.
Warburg↓, Fasting generates an anti‐Warburg effect in colon cancer models, which increases oxygen demand but decreases ATP production, indicating an increase in mitochondrial uncoupling.
Dose↝, Those patients fasted for 36 h before treatment and 24 h thereafter, having a total of 350 calories per day. Within 8 days of chemotherapy, no substantial weight loss was recorded, although there was an improvement in quality of life and weariness.

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

1896- dietMet,    Dietary methionine links nutrition and metabolism to the efficacy of cancer therapies
- in-vivo, CRC, NA
TumCG↓, Dietary MR rapidly and specifically alters methionine and sulfur metabolism and inhibits tumour growth in colorectal patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models
*GSH↓, MR reduced NAC and glutathione in all subjects
RadioS↑, Strikingly, MR with a focal dose of 20 Gy reduced tumour growth
eff↑, MR synergized with 5-FU treatment, leading to a marked inhibition on tumour growth

2170- dietMet,    Low Protein Intake is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population
- Study, Var, NA
OS↑, Respondents (n=6,381) aged 50–65 reporting high protein intake had a 75% increase in overall mortality and a 4-fold increase in cancer and diabetes mortality during an 18 year follow up period. (higher OS for low protein)
eff↝, Conversely, in respondents over age 65, high protein intake was associated with reduced cancer and overall mortality.
other↝, Mouse studies confirmed the effect of high protein intake and the GHR-IGF-1 axis on the incidence and progression of breast and melanoma tumors, and also the detrimental effects of a low protein diet in the very old.

2264- dietMet,    Methionine restriction for cancer therapy: From preclinical studies to clinical trials
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, methionine restriction (MR) reduces cancer cell proliferation via different mechanisms
*ROS?, MR lowers sulfur-containing metabolite levels, reduces oxidative stress, and enhances the immune response
ChemoSen↑, may sensitize tumors to chemo/radiotherapy
RadioS↑,
eff↑, therapeutic potential of MR lies in its ability to synergize with other therapies, enhancing overall antitumor efficacy.
ROS↑, increases ROS, weaking cancer cell defense (from graphical abstract). In colon cancer, MR increases oxidative stress, induces cell cycle arrest, and promotes the apoptosis of p53(Tumor Protein 53)-deleted cells
selectivity↑, methionine-depleted media significantly impaired the growth of malignant cells while leaving normal cell growth unchanged.
TS↓, MR also targets thymidylate synthase (TS), a key enzyme in nucleotide synthesis, enhancing the chemotherapeutic efficacy of 5-FU by lowering TS activity and expression
eff↑, duration of methionine deprivation can significantly affect the tumor cell response. Intermittent methionine deprivation appears particularly beneficial, enhancing tumor cell sensitivity to CD8+ T cell-mediated cytotoxicity

2265- dietMet,    Cysteine supplementation reverses methionine restriction effects on rat adiposity: significance of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*SCD1↓, Dietary methionine restriction in rats decreases hepatic Scd1 mRNA and protein,
*Weight↓, MR markedly lowered weight gain, as previously reported (21, 22, 28), despite food intake/g body weight being consistently higher than CF group throughout the study
*Insulin↓, MR significantly decreased serum concentrations of insulin, leptin, IGF-1, and raised adiponectin compared with CF.
*IGF-1↓,
*adiP↑,
*eff↓, these effects were reversed by cysteine

2266- dietMet,    Cysteine dietary supplementation reverses the decrease in mitochondrial ROS production at complex I induced by methionine restriction
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*ROS↓, decrease in mitochondrial ROS generation induced by methionine restriction at complex I
eff↓, results obtained in liver showed that cysteine supplementation reverses the decrease in mitochondrial ROS generation induced by methionine restriction

2268- dietMet,    Methionine dependency and cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, last three decades suggest that methionine restriction can become an additional cancer therapeutic strategy, notably in association with chemotherapy.
*eff↑, All normal human cell lines tested in culture, including fibroblasts and liver, kidney and epithelial cells, are methionine-independent
selectivity↑, Numerous malignant cell lines (breast, lung, colon, kidney, bladder, melanoma, glioblastoma, etc.) are methionine-dependent
eff↑, reclinical studies showed better antitumour activity using methionine-free diet plus 5-FU than either treatment administered separately

2271- dietMet,    A review of methionine dependency and the role of methionine restriction in cancer growth control and life-span extension
- Review, Nor, NA
*eff↑, The development of methioninase which depletes circulating levels of methionine may be another useful strategy in limiting cancer growth.
*OS↓, methionine restricted diet have reported inhibition of cancer growth and extension of a healthy life-span.
*ROS↓, 40% dietary methionine restriction in male Wistar rats decreases production of ROS in the brain and kidney mitochondria without inhibition of body weight gain which may occur at 80% dietary methionine restriction
*Weight↓, These data suggest that methionine restriction in humans is relatively safe and tolerable over a period of 18 weeks, but the consequences of further weight loss in such cancer patients have not been explored

2263- dietMet,    Methionine Restriction and Cancer Biology
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, dependence of many tumor cells on an exogenous source of the sulfur amino acid, methionine, [9,10,11] makes dietary methionine restriction (MR) an exciting potential tool in the treatment of cancer.
TumCP↓, Proliferation and growth of several types of cancer cells are inhibited by MR,
TumCG↓,
selectivity↑, while normal cells are unaffected by limiting methionine as long as homocysteine is present
ChemoSen↓, MR has been shown to enhance efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in animal models
RadioS↑,
Insulin↓, MR may work by inhibiting prostate cancer cell proliferation, inhibiting the insulin/IGF-1 axis
*GlucoseCon↑, increase in tissue-specific glucose uptake measured during a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp
*ROS↓, MR does not increase oxidative stress, in part because MR enhances antioxidant capacity and increases proton leak in the liver, likely decreasing ROS production
*antiOx↑,
*GSH↑, ability of MR to increase GSH levels in red blood cells. Surprisingly, when methionine was restricted by 80% in the diet of rats, the level of GSH in the blood actually increased due to adaptations in sulfur-amino acid metabolism
GSH↑, However, GSH concentrations were reduced in the liver
eff↑, Of note, methionine restriction is effective when the non-essential amino acid, cysteine, is absent from the diet or media.
polyA↓, MR may work by inhibiting prostate cancer cell proliferation, inhibiting the insulin/IGF-1 axis, or by reducing polyamine synthesis. MR-induced depletion of polyamines
TS↓, MR selectively reduces TS activity in prostate cancer cells by ~80% within 48 h, but does not affect TS activity in normal prostate epithelial cells
Raf↓, MR inhibits Raf and Akt oncogenic pathways, while increasing caspase-9 and the mitochondrial pro-apoptotic protein, Bak
Akt↓,
Casp9↑,
Bak↑,
P21↑, MR upregulating p21 and p27 (cell cycle inhibitors that halt cell cycle progression) in LNCaP cells
p27↑,
Insulin↓, MR-induced reduction in circulating insulin and IGF1, which have both been linked to tumor growth
IGF-1↓,

2155- dietP,    Transepithelial Anti-Neuroblastoma Response to Kale among Four Vegetable Juices Using In Vitro Model Co-Culture System
- in-vivo, neuroblastoma, Caco-2 - NA, NA, SH-SY5Y
AntiCan↑, Juicing vegetables is thought to be an anticancer treatment. Support exists for a rank order of anticancer greens (kale > dandelion > lettuce > spinach) based on degrees of bioavailability of different phytochemicals
ROS↑, Kale juice uniquely induced reactive oxygen species and S-phase cell cycle arrest in SH-SY5Y. no differentiation agents were added to SH-SY5Ys, leaving them fully metastatic
eff↑, Fermentation enhances some
eff↑, By and large, most phytochemicals are best prepared for human consumption by fresh juicing
eff↑, kale’s abundant and diverse phytochemical flavonoids (Scheme 1B), also found in other Brassica such as cauliflower, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, and cabbages

2156- dietP,    Phytochemical-rich vegetable and fruit juice alleviates oral mucositis during concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer
- Human, HNSCC, NA
chemoP↑, In head and neck cancer patients, the VFJ was significantly associated with a lower risk of chemoradiotherapy-induced ulcerative oral mucositis.
radioP↑,
eff↑, incidence of ulcerative OM was significantly lower in VFJ (64.0%) than in control (95.8%) subjects at week 6 of CCRT.

2157- dietP,    Plant-Based Diets and Disease Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer
- Study, Pca, NA
TumCG↓, individuals with the highest intake of plant foods in the overall plant-based diet index had lower risk of prostate cancer progression compared with those with the lowest intake.
Risk↓, 47% lower risk of progression
eff↑, 1.9 additional servings of vegetables, 1.6 additional servings of fruit, 0.9 more servings of whole grains, 1.0 less serving of dairy, 0.4 less servings of animal fat, slightly less egg, and marginally less meat

2161- dietP,    Plant-Based Diets and Cancer Prognosis: a Review of Recent Research
- Review, NA, NA
OS↑, higher intake of plant-based foods was associated with improved prognosis in cancer survivors
eff↑, colorectal cancer survival, a better prognosis was observed for a high intake of whole grains and fibre
eff↑, For breast cancer survival, a higher intake of fruit, vegetable and fibre and a moderate intake of soy/isoflavone were associated with beneficial outcomes

2165- dietP,  SFN,    Broccoli sprout supplementation in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is difficult despite positive effects—results from the POUDER pilot study
- Trial, PC, NA
Dose↝, Fifteen capsules with pulverized broccoli sprouts containing 90 mg/508 μmol sulforaphane and 180 mg/411 μmol glucoraphanin or methylcellulose were administered daily for up to 1 year.
OS↑, Compared to those of the placebo group, the mean death rate was lower in the treatment group during the first 6 months after intake
eff↝, broccoli sprouts sometimes increased digestive problems, nausea and emesis.

1626- dietSTF,  dietFMD,    When less may be more: calorie restriction and response to cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
CRM↑,
ChemoSen↑, CR mimetics as adjuvant therapies to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and novel immunotherapies.
RadioS↑,
eff↑, CR mimetics as adjuvant therapies to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and novel immunotherapies.
eff↑, Intermittent fasting has been shown to enhance treatment with both chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
IGF-1↓, Exposure to an energy restricted diet results in reduced systemic glucose and growth factors such as IGF-1
TumCG↓, reduction of IGF-1 levels in CR results in decreased tumor growth and progression
AMPK↑, CR also induces activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), (working in opposition to IGF-1)
eff↑, Recent research in our lab showed that combining autophagy inhibition with a CR regimen reduced tumor growth more than either treatment alone [20].
ChemoSen↑, Short-term fasting has been shown to improve chemotherapeutic treatment with etoposide [40], mitoxantrone, oxaliplatin [41], cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin [42] in transgenic and transplant mouse models
RadioS↑, Alternate day fasting has also been shown to improve the radiosensitivity of mammary tumors in mice
ROS↑, improve the radiosensitivity: likely due to enhanced oxidative stress and DNA damage during short-term fasting on cancer cells.
DNAdam↑,
eff↑, fasting-mimicking diet, in which mice are fed the same amount of food as control mice, albeit with a severely reduced caloric density, showed a similar reduction in tumor growth as short-term starvation
HO-1↓, fasting-mimicking diet were associated with increased autophagy in the cancer cells and reduced heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the microenvironment

4159- dietSTF,  2DG,  CRMs,    Meal size and frequency affect neuronal plasticity and vulnerability to disease: cellular and molecular mechanisms
- Review, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, enhance neuronal plasticity and resistance to oxidative and metabolic insults; they include neurotrophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), protein chaperones such as heat-shock proteins, and mitochondrial uncoupling proteins
*HSPs↑,
*eff↑, DR can be achieved by administering hormones that suppress appetite (leptin and ciliary neurotrophic factor) or by supplementing the diet with 2-deoxy-d-glucose, which may act as a calorie restriction mimetic

3708- dietSTF,    Fasting as a Therapy in Neurological Disease
*PGC-1α↑, figure 1
*AMPK↑,
*adiP↑,
*glucose↓,
*Insulin↓,
*mTOR↓,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*cognitive↑, or even enhanced—cognitive performance
*Inflam↓, fasting suppresses inflammation, reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 6 (IL6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)
*eff↑, mice fasted on alternate days can eat twice as much on the feeding day, such that their net weekly calorie intake remains similar to mice fed ad libitum; despite the lack of overall calorie restriction, the former still display beneficial metabolic e
*neuroP↑, Fasting can also prevent and treat many neurological disorders in animals;
ChemoSen↑, fasting has been shown to improve the therapeutic responses of a variety of rodent cancer models, including gliomas, to chemotherapy
eff↓, shorter nightly fasts were associated with an increased recurrence of cancer
chemoP↑, fasting before or after chemotherapy decreased chemotherapy-related adverse effects, such as weakness, fatigue, and gastrointestinal upset
*eff↑, implementation of a fasting regimen after a traumatic brain injury confers neuroprotection and improves functional recovery

1608- EA,    Ellagic Acid from Hull Blackberries: Extraction, Purification, and Potential Anticancer Activity
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs
eff↑, Hull blackberry fruits into five growth periods according to color and determined the EA content in the fruits in each period. The EA content in the green fruit stage was the highest at 5.67 mg/g FW
Dose∅, EA inhibited HeLa cells with an IC50 of 35 μg/mL
*BioAv↑, EA is not sensitive to high temperatures and is not highly soluble in many solvents.
selectivity↑, selectivity index varied from 7.4 for Hela to about 1 for A549
TumCP↓, EA reduced the proliferation of human cervical cancer HeLa, SiHa, and C33A cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the inhibitory effect was significantly more pronounced in HeLa cells than in SiHa and C33A cells
Casp↑, EA reduced the proliferation of human cervical cancer HeLa, SiHa, and C33A cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the inhibitory effect was significantly more pronounced in HeLa cells than in SiHa and C33A cells
PTEN↑,
TSC1↑,
mTOR⇅,
Akt↓, AKT, PDK1 expression were down-regulated
PDK1↓,
E6↓, mRNA levels of E6/E7 were determined to decrease gradually with the increase in EA incubation time and concentration
E7↓,
DNAdam↑, When DNA damage is introduced into cells from exogenous or endogenous sources there is an increase in the amount of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ROS↑,
*BioAv↓, EA cannot be exploited for in vivo therapeutic applications in the current situation because of its poor water solubility and accordingly low bioavailability.
*BioEnh↑, As Lei [52] reported that EA in pomegranate leaf is rapidly absorbed and distributed as well as eliminated in rats
*Half-Life∅, blood concentration peaked at 0.5 h with Cmax = 7.29 μg/mL, and the drug concentration decreased to half of the original after 57 min of administration

1611- EA,    Targeting Myeloperoxidase Activity and Neutrophil ROS Production to Modulate Redox Process: Effect of Ellagic Acid and Analogues
- in-vitro, Mal, NA
*BioAv↓, ellagic acid is widely studied due to its antioxidant and parasite-inhibiting properties. However, its low oral bioavailability remains a concern
eff↑, very effective inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum, showing an in vitro activity ranging from 100 to 300 nM
*BioAv↓, ellagic acid remains its very low oral bioavailability (<30% in mice), which impedes its use as an oral antimalarial drug and was partially linked to its low hydrosolubility.
ROS↑, when in contact with the parasite environment, could become pro-oxidant and efficient

1613- EA,    Ellagitannins in Cancer Chemoprevention and Therapy
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, pomegranate ET inhibit pro-inflammatory pathways including, but not limited to, the NF-κB pathway, whose activation leads to immune reactions, inflammation, and the transcription of genes involved in cell survival, such as Bclx and inhibitors of apop
angioG↓, ET to inhibit angiogenesis
ChemoSen↑, ET could also be utilized to increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to standard chemotherapeutic drugs
BAX↑, induction of pro-apoptotic mediators (Bax and Bak), downregulation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, and reduced expression of cyclin-dependent kinases 2, 4, 6, and cyclins D1, D2, and E
Bak↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
cycD1↓,
cycE1↓,
TumCG↓, reduced LNCaP prostate cancer xenograft size, tumor vessel density, VEGF peptide levels and HIF-α expression after four weeks of treatment in severe combined immunodeficient mice
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓,
eff↑, Oenothein B, a macrocyclic ET, and quercetin-3-O-glucuronide from Epilobium sp. herbs—used in traditional medicine to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic adenoma—have been proven to strongly inhibit the proliferation of human prostate ca
COX2↓, pomegranate ET (i.e., punicalagin and ellagic acid) have been shown to suppress cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein expression in human colon cancer (HT-29) cells
TumCCA↑, pomegranate ET and their metabolites, i.e., urolithins A and C, inhibit HT-29 cells proliferation via G0/G1 and G2/M arrest
selectivity↑, interestingly, normal human breast epithelial cells (MCF-10A) were far less sensitive to the inhibitory effect of polyphenol-rich fractions.
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, suppression of Wnt/β-catenin
*toxicity∅, LD50 of a standardized pomegranate fruit extract containing 30% punicalagin in Wistar rats was >5 g/kg b.w.,

1618- EA,    A comprehensive review on Ellagic acid in breast cancer treatment: From cellular effects to molecular mechanisms of action
- Review, BC, NA
TumCCA↑, suppresses the growth of BC cells by arresting the cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase,
TumCMig↓, suppresses migration, invasion, and metastatic
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
Apoptosis↑, stimulates apoptosis in MCF-7 cells via TGF-β/Smad3 signaling axis
TGF-β↓,
SMAD3↓,
CDK6↓, inhibits CDK6 that is important in cell cycle regulation,
PI3K↓, inhibits the PI3K/AKT pathway
Akt↓,
angioG↓,
VEGFR2↓, reduces VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase activity
MAPK↓,
NEDD9↓, downregulated protein 9 (NEDD-9)
NF-kB↓, EA suppressed NF-κB precursor protein p105
eff↑, They showed that the encapsulation of EA in biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles would improve the bioavailability after oral administration and also enhance the anticancer properties
eff↑, Chitosan nanoparticles and EA with high anticancer efficacy could be a suitable therapeutic strategy
RadioS↑, showed that the synergistic effect of EA combined with radiotherapy/chemotherapy resulted in increased DNA damage and apoptosis as well as decreased levels of MGMT expression
ChemoSen↑,
DNAdam↑,
eff↑, combination of Paclitaxel and EA has shown promise in inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis in experimental BC models.
*toxicity∅, 630 mg/kg is the LD50 of EA in the rat population.
*toxicity∅, no-observed adverse effect level of EA is 2000 mg/kg body weight

1619- EA,  CUR,    effect-of-the-ellagic-acid-and-curcumin-combinations-2161-0525-1000296.pdf">Antimutagenic Effect of the Ellagic Acid and Curcumin Combinations
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
eff↑, In both strains, the antimutagenic activity of two combinations (3 μg of EA+3 μg of CRC and 30 μg of EA+30 μg of CRC mixed with 1 μg of AFB1) was significantly higher

1605- EA,    Ellagic Acid and Cancer Hallmarks: Insights from Experimental Evidence
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↓, Within the gastrointestinal tract, EA has restricted bioavailability, primarily due to its hydrophobic nature and very low water solubility.
antiOx↓, strong antioxidant properties [12,13], anti-inflammatory effects
Inflam↓,
TumCP↓, numerous studies indicate that EA possesses properties that can inhibit cell proliferation
TumCCA↑, achieved this by causing cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase
cycD1↓, reduction of cyclin D1 and E levels, as well as to the upregulation of p53 and p21 proteins
cycE↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
COX2↓, notable reduction in the protein expression of COX-2 and NF-κB as a result of this treatment
NF-kB↓,
Akt↑, suppressing Akt and Notch signaling pathways
NOTCH↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK6↓,
JAK↓, suppression of the JAK/STAT3 pathway
STAT3↓,
EGFR↓, decreased expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
p‑ERK↓, downregulated the expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2, AKT, and STAT3
p‑Akt↓,
p‑STAT3↓,
TGF-β↓, downregulation of the TGF-β/Smad3
SMAD3↓,
CDK6↓, EA demonstrated the capacity to bind to CDK6 and effectively inhibit its activity
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, ability of EA to inhibit phosphorylation of EGFR
Myc↓, Myc, cyclin D1, and survivin, exhibited decreased levels
survivin↓,
CDK8↓, diminished CDK8 level
PKCδ↓, EA has demonstrated a notable downregulatory impact on the expression of classical isoenzymes of the PKC family (PKCα, PKCβ, and PKCγ).
tumCV↓, EA decreased cell viability
RadioS↑, further intensified when EA was combined with gamma irradiation.
eff↑, EA additionally potentiated the impact of quercetin in promoting the phosphorylation of p53 at Ser 15 and increasing p21 protein levels in the human leukemia cell line (MOLT-4)
MDM2↓, finding points to the ability of reduced MDM2 levels
XIAP↓, downregulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP).
p‑RB1↓, EA exerted a decrease in phosphorylation of pRB
PTEN↑, EA enhances the protein phosphatase activity of PTEN in melanoma cells (B16F10)
p‑FAK↓, reduced phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK)
Bax:Bcl2↑, EA significantly increases the Bax/Bcl-2 rati
Bcl-xL↓, downregulates Bcl-xL and Mcl-1
Mcl-1↓,
PUMA↑, EA also increases the expression of Bcl-2 inhibitory proapoptotic proteins PUMA and Noxa in prostate cancer cells
NOXA↑,
MMP↓, addition to the reduction in MMP, the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol occurs in pancreatic cancer cells
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, induction of ROS production
Ca+2↝, changes in intracellular calcium concentration, leading to increased levels of EndoG, Smac/DIABLO, AIF, cytochrome c, and APAF1 in the cytosol
Endoglin↑,
Diablo↑,
AIF↑,
iNOS↓, decreased expression of Bcl-2, NF-кB, and iNOS were observed after exposure to EA at concentrations of 15 and 30 µg/mL
Casp9↑, increase in caspase 9 activity in EA-treated pancreatic cancer cells PANC-1
Casp3↑, EA-induced caspase 3 activation and PARP cleavage in a dose-dependent manner (10–100 µmol/L)
cl‑PARP↑,
RadioS↑, EA sensitizes and reduces the resistance of breast cancer MCF-7 cells to apoptosis induced by γ-radiation
Hif1a↓, EA reduced the expression of HIF-1α
HO-1↓, EA significantly reduced the levels of two isoforms of this enzyme, HO-1, and HO-2, and increased the levels of sEH (Soluble epoxide hydrolase) in LnCap
HO-2↓,
SIRT1↓, EA-induced apoptosis was associated with reduced expression of HuR and Sirt1
selectivity↑, A significant advantage of EA as a potential chemopreventive, anti-tumor, or adjuvant therapeutic agent in cancer treatment is its relative selectivity
Dose∅, EA significantly reduced the viability of cancer cells at a concentration of 10 µmol/L, while in healthy cells, this effect was observed only at a concentration of 200 µmol/L
NHE1↓, EA had the capacity to regulate cytosolic pH by downregulating the expression of the Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE1)
Glycolysis↓, led to intracellular acidification with subsequent impairment of glycolysis
GlucoseCon↓, associated with a decrease in the cellular uptake of glucose
lactateProd↓, notable reduction in lactate levels in supernatant
PDK1?, inhibit pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) -bind and inhibit PDK3
PDK1?,
ECAR↝, EA has been shown to influence extracellular acidosis
COX1↓, downregulation of cancer-related genes, including COX1, COX2, snail, twist1, and c-Myc.
Snail↓,
Twist↓,
cMyc↓,
Telomerase↓, EA, might dose-dependently inhibit telomerase activity
angioG↓, EA may inhibit angiogenesis
MMP2↓, EA demonstrated a notable reduction in the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓, At lower concentrations (10 and 20 μM), EA led to a substantial increase in VEGF levels. However, at higher doses (40 and 100 μM), a notable reduction in VEGF
Dose↝, At lower concentrations (10 and 20 μM), EA led to a substantial increase in VEGF levels. However, at higher doses (40 and 100 μM), a notable reduction in VEGF
PD-L1↓, EA downregulated the expression of the immune checkpoint PD-L1 in tumor cells
eff↑, EA might potentially enhance the efficacy of anti-PD-L1 treatment
SIRT6↑, EA exhibited statistically significant upregulation of sirtuin 6 at the protein level in Caco2 cells
DNAdam↓, increase in DNA damage

660- EGCG,  FA,    Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Delivered in Nanoparticles Increases Cytotoxicity in Three Breast Carcinoma Cell Lines
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
Apoptosis↑, EGCG nanodelivery lower concentrations
*toxicity↓, We can confirm that EGCG do not harm normal cells, either delivered in LNPs or free
*eff↓, preferentially entered cancer cells whereas they were poorly assumed by normal cells

645- EGCG,    The Effect of Ultrasound, Oxygen and Sunlight on the Stability of (−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate
- Analysis, NA, NA
eff↑, Without oxygen, EGCG in aqueous solution was rather stable
pH↓, acidic environments enhance the stability of EGCG

684- EGCG,    effect_of_EGCG_in_colorectal_cancer_cells_by_blocking_EGCG-induced_YAP_activation">Improving the anti-tumor effect of EGCG in colorectal cancer cells by blocking EGCG-induced YAP activation
- in-vitro, CRC, NA
eff↑, YAP blockade increases the sensitivity of CRC cells to EGCG treatment
Akt↓,
VEGFR2↓,
STAT3↓,
P53↓,
Hippo↓,
YAP/TEAD↑, activates downstream YAP : Activation of YAP impedes the anti-tumor effects of EGCG

1514- EGCG,    Preferential inhibition by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate of the cell surface NADH oxidase and growth of transformed cells in culture
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
selectivity↑, EGCg preferentially inhibited growth of HeLa and mammary adenocarcinoma cells compared with growth of mammary epithelial cells
*toxicity∅, Mammary epithelial cells recovered from EGCg treatment even at 50 mM
TumCG↓, growth of HeLa and mammary adenocarcinoma cells was inhibited by EGCg at concentrations as low as 1 mM. With repeated additions of 100 nM EGCg (every 2 hr during the day), growth was inhibited during the day but recovered during the night
NADHdeh?,
eff↑, Green tea infusions were approximately 10 times more effective than those of black tea and contained approximately 10 times more EGCg
ENOX2↓, EGCg inhibit the NADH oxidase(ENOX2) of plasma membrane vesicles from cancer cells and not that of normal cells,
Dose?, with repeated additions (twice daily) at 1 mM EGCg, the EGCg concentration achieving complete inhibition of tNOX in BT-20 cells, growth inhibition and apoptosis in BT-20 cells were achieved.

1515- EGCG,  Phen,    Reciprocal Relationship Between Cytosolic NADH and ENOX2 Inhibition Triggers Sphingolipid-Induced Apoptosis in HeLa Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10 - in-vitro, BC, BT20
selectivity↑, ENOX2 INHIBITORS SLOW THE GROWTH OF HeLa CELLS AND INDUCE APOPTOSIS IN CANCER BUT NOT IN NON-CANCER CELLS
ENOX2↓,
NADH↑, INCREASED NADH RESULTING FROM ENOX2 CELL SURFACE INHIBITION INHIBITS PLASMA MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED SPHINGOSINE KINASE (SK) AND LOWERS LEVELS OF PRO-SURVIVAL SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE (S1P
SK↓, SK activity was decreased in response to 1.5 mM NADH
eff↑, Capsaicin added to block NADH oxidation by endo- genous ENOX2 was without effect when added alone but enhanced inhibition slightly when combined with 1.5 mM NADH
aSmase↑, SMase activity was stimulated by NADH

1516- EGCG,    Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG): Pharmacological Properties, Biological Activities and Therapeutic Potential
- Review, NA, NA
*Dose∅, A pharmacokinetic study in healthy individuals receiving single doses of EGCGrevealed that plasma concentrations exceeded 1 μM only with doses of >1 g
Half-Life∅, peak levels observed between 1.3 and 2.2 h (and a half-life (t1/2z) of 1.9 to 4.6 h)
BioAv∅, oral bioavailability of 20.3% relative to intravenous admistration
BBB↑, EGCG can cross the blood–brain barrier, allowing it to reach the brain
toxicity∅, Isbrucher et al. found no evidence of genotoxicity in rats following oral administration of EGCG at doses of 500, 1000, or 2000 mg/kg, or intravenous injections of 10, 25, or 50 mg/kg/day.
eff↓, interaction with the folate transporter has been reported, leading to reduced bioavailability of folic acid
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome c release
cl‑PARP↑,
DNMTs↓,
Telomerase↓,
angioG↓,
Hif1a↓,
NF-kB↓,
MMPs↓,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
P53↑,
PTEN↑,
IGF-1↓,
H3↓,
HDAC1↓,
*LDH↓, reduces LDL cholesterol, decreases oxidative stress by neutralizing ROS
*ROS↓,

1503- EGCG,    Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, NA, NA
selectivity↑, EGCG has been shown to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in many cancer cells without affecting normal cells
DNMT1↓, inhibition of DNMT1 leading to demethylation and reactivation of methylation-silenced genes.
RECK↑, EGCG-induced epigenetic reactivation of RECK
MMPs↓, negatively regulates matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
TumCI↓, inhibits tumor invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis
angioG↓,
TumMeta↓,
HATs↓, EGCG has strong HAT inhibitory activity
IκB↑, increases the level of cytosolic IκBα
NF-kB↓, suppresses tumor necrosis factor α-induced NF-κB activation
IL6↓,
COX2↓,
NOS2↓,
ac‑H3↑, increased the levels of acetylated histone H3 (LysH9/18) and H4 levels
ac‑H4↑,
eff↑, EGCG may synergize with the HDAC inhibitory action of vorinostat to help de-repress silenced tumor suppressor genes regulating key functions such as proliferation and cell survival

2501- EGCG,    A Case of Complete and Durable Molecular Remission of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Following Treatment with Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, an Extract of Green Tea
- Case Report, AML, NA
OS↑, first published case report of "spontaneous" recovery from secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia in an adult.
Remission↑, In 2015, more than three years after the documented remission, the patient remains well at age 52.
eff↑, The timing of this second remission, shortly after an increase in dose of epigallocatechin-3-gallate to 4 g daily, is provocative, as is the concurrent use of curcumin.
Dose↝, He takes epigallocatechin-3-gallate (1200 mg) daily and maintains his self-directed lifestyle regimen.

2561- EGCG,  ASA,    Anti-platelet effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate in addition to the concomitant aspirin, clopidogrel or ticagrelor treatment
- ex-vivo, Nor, NA
AntiAg↑, EGCG significantly reduced ADP- and COL-induced platelet aggregation in dose-dependent manner
eff↑, no further increase of bleeding risk by EGCG in the participants who were already taking other anti-platelet agents.
Half-Life↝, half-life of EGCG is approximately 3 hours
other∅, EGCG significantly inhibited the human platelet aggregation without any changes on P-selectin and PAC-1 expressions.

2563- EGCG,    Cardioprotective effect of epigallocatechin gallate in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis in preclinical animal studies
- Review, NA, NA
cardioP↑, EGCG significantly improves cardiac function, serum myocardial injury enzyme, and oxidative stress levels in MIRI animal models
ROS↑,
AntiAg↑, EGCG can inhibit platelet aggregation induced by U46619, collagen, arachidonic acid, and toxic carotenoids and shear force-induced platelet adhesion dose-dependently by suppressing PLCγ2 and tyrosine phosphorylation
eff↑, What’s more, its combination with common antiplatelet therapeutic agents, aspirin (ASA), clopidogrel (CPD), and tiglitazarol (TCG), did not further inhibit platelet aggregation resulting in bleeding complications
COX1↓, EGCG inhibits platelet activation by inhibiting microsomal cyclooxygenase-1 activity in platelets

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↑,

3202- EGCG,    Epigallocatechin-3-gallate enhances ER stress-induced cancer cell apoptosis by directly targeting PARP16 activity
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, HCC, QGY-7703
PARP16↓, (EGCG) as a potential inhibitor of PARP16.
p‑PERK↓, EGCG suppressed the ER stress-induced phosphorylation of PERK and the transcription of unfolded protein response-related genes,
Apoptosis↑, leading to dramatically increase of cancer cells apoptosis
eIF2α↓, EGCG suppressed the phosphorylation of PERK and eIF2α induced by ER stress.
UPR↓, UPR-related gene was dramatically induced by BFA and TUN, and this induction was suppressed by treatment of Hela cells with EGCG, further suggesting that EGCG suppressed the UPR induced by ER stress.
ER Stress↑, EGCG can dramatically inhibit the activity of PARP16, and then suppressed the ER stress-induced PERK phosphorylation, leading to dramatical increase of the ER stress-induced apoptosis of cancer cells.
eff↑, These results indicate that EGCG can be used in combination with ER stress-induced drugs to treat the cancer cell.
GRP78/BiP↓, EGCG had previously been found to bind to the ATP-binding domain of glucose regulate protein 78 (GRP78),

3212- EGCG,    EGCG maintained Nrf2-mediated redox homeostasis and minimized etoposide resistance in lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vivo, Lung, NCIH23
NRF2⇅, In A549, EGCG downregulated nuclear Nrf2 by upregulating the nuclear localization of Keap1 whereas in NCIH23, EGCG augmented Nrf2 by reducing Keap1.
eff↑, Though the direction of Nrf2 regulation was opposite in two cell lines, optimum level of Nrf2 was maintained which increased responsiveness towards etoposide. EGCG sensitized/potentiated lung adenocarcinoma cells towards chemotherapy by inducing G2/
SOD1↑, n NCIH23, the downstream targets of Nrf2, NQO1 and MRP1 did not show any significant alteration in expression with respect to control, with an exception of SOD1(upregulated by 1.28 times)
SOD1↓, EGCG showed exactly opposite effect in A549. It again effectively fitted in a U-shaped hormetic downregulation for all three downstream targets. EGCG (0.5 μM/12 h) most effectively downregulated SOD-1, NQO1 and MRP1expression
MMP2⇅, However, EGCG (0.5 μM) itself increased the activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9. The lowest dose of EGCG required to inhibit MMP-2 and MMP-9 was reported, 8–13 μM in different cancer cell lines
MMP9⇅,

3241- EGCG,    Epigallocatechin gallate triggers apoptosis by suppressing de novo lipogenesis in colorectal carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
tumCV↓, EGCG treatment decreased cell viability and increased mitochondrial damage‐triggered apoptosis in both HCT116 and HT‐29 cancer cells
mtDam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ATP↓, Suppression of ATP synthesis by EGCG
lipoGen↓, depletion of lipogenesis in the DNL pathway,
eff↑, Antiproliferative activity of EGCG and 5FU reduces tumor progression in a nude mouse xenograft model

3215- EGCG,    Epigallocatechin gallate modulates ferroptosis through downregulation of tsRNA-13502 in non-small cell lung cancer
- in-vitro, NSCLC, A549 - in-vitro, NSCLC, H1299
TumCP↓, EGCG resulted in a notable suppression of cell proliferation, as evidenced by a reduction in Ki67 immunofluorescence staining
Ki-67↓,
GPx4↓, EGCG treatment led to a decrease in the expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) while increasing the levels of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4).
ACSL4↑,
Iron↑, accompanied by an increase in intracellular iron, malondialdehyde (MDA), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), alongside ultrastructural alterations characteristic of ferroptosis.
MDA↑,
ROS↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
eff↑, The cooperative effect of metformin and EGCG-activated Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway, facilitated by SIRT1-mediated Nrf2 deacetylation, enhances the susceptibility of NSCLC to EGCG modulation by promoting reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and a
NRF2↑,
HO-1↑,

3220- EGCG,    Dual Roles of Nrf2 in Cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
NRF2↑, Examples of potent Nrf2 inducers from plants include sulforaphane, curcumin, EGCG, resveratrol, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, wasabi, cafestol and kahweol (coffee), cinnamon, ginger, garlic, lycopene, rosemany
eff↓, A549 is more resistant to cisplatin and EGCG induced cell death than any other lung cancer cell line. This was contributed to the high expression of Nrf2 and HMOX-1

2309- EGCG,  Chemo,    Targeting Glycolysis with Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics in Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Xenografts
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, Nor, HPNE - in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, EGCG reduced pancreatic cancer cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner
eff↑, and the growth inhibition effect was further enhanced under glucose deprivation conditions.
ROS↑, EGCG at 40 µM increased ROS levels by 1.4- and 1.6-fold in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells, respectively
ECAR↓, EGCG affected glycolysis by suppressing the extracellular acidification rate through the reduction of the activity and levels of the glycolytic enzymes phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase.
ChemoSen↑, EGCG sensitized gemcitabine to inhibit pancreatic cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo.
selectivity↑, EGCG at 80 µM for 72 h had significantly less effect on the HPNE cells, reducing cell growth by only 24%
Glycolysis↓, EGCG Inhibits Glycolysis through Suppressing Rate-Limiting Enzymes. EGCG Plus Gemcitabine Further Inhibits Glycolysis
PFK↓, EGCG treatment reduced both the activity and expression levels of phosphofructokinase (PFK) and pyruvate kinase (PK) in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells
PKA↓,
HK2∅, EGCG failed to reduce hexokinases II (HK2) and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) protein expression levels
LDHA∅,
PFKP↓, EGCG reduced the levels of PFKP and PKM2 (p < 0.01 for both) in pancreatic tumor xenograft homogenates, obtained from mice treated with EGCG
PKM2↓,
H2O2↑, EGCG at 40 µM increased H2O2 levels by 1.5- and 1.9-fold in Panc-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells
TumW↓, EGCG and gemcitabine, given as single agents, reduced tumor weight by 40% and 52%, respectively, compared to vehicle-treated controls (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). In combination, EGCG plus gemcitabine reduced tumor weight by 67%,

1322- EMD,    The versatile emodin: A natural easily acquired anthraquinone possesses promising anticancer properties against a variety of cancers
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
TumCP↓,
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
EMT↓,
TGF-β↓,
DNAdam↑,
ER Stress↑,
TumCCA↑,
ATP↓,
NF-kB↓,
CYP1A1↑,
STAC2↓,
JAK↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
MAPK↓,
FASN↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ChemoSen↑, DOX combined with emodin can improve the sensitivity of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells to chemotherapy
eff↑, emodin was reported to increase the anti-proliferative effect of an EGFR inhibitor (afatinib) against PC through downregulation of EGFR by promoting STAT3
ChemoSen↑, gemcitabine combined with emodin increased cell death
angioG↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP2↓,
eNOS↓,
FOXD3↑,
MMP9↓,
TIMP1↑,

1329- EMD,    Aloe-emodin induces cell death through S-phase arrest and caspase-dependent pathways in human tongue squamous cancer SCC-4 cells
- in-vitro, Tong, SCC4
TumCCA↑, S-phase arrest
eff↓, The free radical scavenger N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and caspase inhibitors markedly blocked aloe-emodin-induced apoptosis
P53↑,
P21↑,
p27↑,
cycA1↓,
cycE↓,
TS↓,
CDC25↓, Cdc25A
AIF↑, promoted the release of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)
proCasp9↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
MMP↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,

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

2144- Ex,    Physical activity, hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer risk: A meta-analysis of prospective studies
- Analysis, NA, NA
Risk↓, Increasing physical activity is associated with meaningful reductions in the risk of breast cancer,
Dose?, Compared to the lowest level of physical activity, the highest level was associated with a summary relative risk (SRR) of 0.88 for all breast cancer, 0.89 for ER+/PR+ breast cancer and 0.8 for ER-/PR- breast cancer.
eff↑, Findings indicate that a physically inactive women engaging in at least 150 min per week of vigorous physical activity would reduce their lifetime risk of breast cancer by 9%

2145- Ex,    Leisure time physical activity and cancer risk: evaluation of the WHO's recommendation based on 126 high-quality epidemiological studies
- Analysis, Var, NA
Risk↓, Overall, the total cancer risk was reduced by 10% in people who undertook the most LTPA as compared with those who did the least
Dose↝, Moreover, the protective role of LTPA against cancer becomes saturated at 20 metabolic equivalents of energy hours per week, with a relative risk of 0.91
eff↑, Our meta-analysis indicates that the current WHO recommendation of physical activity can result in a 7% reduction in cancer risk, which is mainly attributed to its protective role against breast cancer and colorectal cancer.

2146- Ex,    A systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and endometrial cancer risk
- Review, Endo, NA
Risk↓, High versus low physical activity was related to reduced endometrial cancer risk [relative risk (RR) = 0.80
eff↑, recreational physical activity, occupational physical activity, and walking/biking for transportation are related to decreased endometrial cancer risk. Inverse associations are evident for physical activity of light, moderate to vigorous

2149- Ex,    Physical activity and exercise training in cancer patients
- Analysis, Var, NA
eff↑, Most guidelines for cancer survivors suggest that physical activity and exercise should be an integral and continuous part of care for all cancer survivors
Dose↑, Strong evidence supports the promotion of physical activity and exercise for adult cancer patients before, during, and after cancer treatment, across all cancer types, and including patients with advanced disease

2150- Ex,    Roles and molecular mechanisms of physical exercise in cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
eff↓, Physical exercise should be considered an important intervention to prevent and treat cancer and its complications.
Dose↝, Sensitivity to physical exercise varies in different cancers; we provide evidence for the exercise type and strength in various cancers and in differing stages.
TumCP↓, nhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis and regulating metabolism and the immune environment are the main mechanisms of the benefits of physical exercise in cancer prevention and treatment.
Apoptosis↓,
ChemoSen↑, Graphic Abstract
chemoP↑, Graphic Abstract

2151- Ex,    The effects of physical activity on overall survival among advanced cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, a higher level of physical activity in non-randomised trials was significantly associated with reduced mortality risk
eff↝, Nevertheless, it might be too late for advanced cancer patients to start exercising for survival improvements, based on findings from randomised controlled trials.

2153- Ex,    The Impact of Exercise on Cancer Mortality, Recurrence, and Treatment-Related Adverse Effects
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, The findings of this review support the view that exercise is an important adjunct therapy in the management of cancer
BMD↑, Finally, thrice weekly resistance training during 6 months of radiotherapy for metastases to the spine resulted in significantly improved spine bone density compared with passive physical therapy
cognitive↑, Two of the 5 observed significant improve- ments in cognitive function
OS↑, 28-44% reduced risk of cancer-specific mortality
Remission↑, 21%-35% lower risk of cancer recurrence
eff↑, exercise may elicit positive changes in inflammation, immunity, and oxidative stress, as well as in metabolic and sex hormones, all of which are factors believed to contribute to cancer progression

4141- Ex,    Effects of exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease models: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, There was a significant effect of exercise on increasing BDNF levels in AD models [standardized mean differences (SMD) = 0.98, P < 0.00001].
*other↑, In addition, exercise significantly increased BDNF levels in the hippocampus
*eff↑, treadmill exercise, swimming, and voluntary running, significantly increased BDNF levels in hippocampus and cortex of AD models, with swimming being the most effective intervention type.

4139- Ex,    Impact of physical exercise on the regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in people with neurodegenerative diseases
- Review, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, recent studies are analyzed that indicate an increase in BDNF levels following physical activity, particularly in young adults.
*eff↑, with the most significant effects seen in aerobic and high-intensity exercises.
*eff↑, Both acute and prolonged exercise increase BDNF, but the effect is more sustained with regular, long-term regimens.
*cognitive↑, Prolonged aerobic exercise increases BDNF and improves vascular and cognitive functions, with positive effects observed in older adults.
*memory↑, In animal models, forced and voluntary exercise increased hippocampal BDNF, improving spatial memory and synaptic function.
*BrainVol↑,
*TrkB↑, The interaction of BDNF with its receptor TrkB is involved in the processes that lead to enhancements in learning and memory associated with exercise
*GABA↑, BDNF increases the expression of markers associated with GABAergic neurotransmission, such as GABA, GAD65, and GAD67

4143- Ex,    Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Connecting Link Between Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Review, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, a healthy lifestyle, exercise, and dietary modifications are shown to positively influence insulin regulation in the brain, reduce inflammation, and up-regulate the levels of BDNF, and are thus expected to have roles in AD
*eff↑, Donepezil and galantamine (Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor) treated animal and human patients have shown to have higher levels of BDNF
*other↓, decline in BDNF levels is linked to increasing age, and it is more noticeable in females, the elderly, and those with higher body weights (Komulainen et al., 2008; Lee et al., 2009). The decline correlates with memory loss and hippocampal atrophy
*eff↑, A single aerobic exercise session done consistently was associated with a higher increase in BDNF levels compared to if done acutely

4145- Ex,    Effects of different physical activities on brain-derived neurotrophic factor: A systematic review and bayesian network meta-analysis
- Review, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, The Bayesian network meta-analysis ranked the effect of exercise on BDNF level improvement in healthy and non-healthy subjects as follows: RT > HIIT > CT > AT+RT > AT > CG.
*eff↑, resistance training (RT) at moderate intensity is recommended for children and older adults in the case of exercise tolerance and is effective in maintaining or modulating BDNF levels for promoting brain health.

4069- FA,    Folate, folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are not the same thing
- Review, AD, NA
*other↑, External supplementation of folate may occur as folic acid, folinic acid or 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF).
*BioAv↝, Naturally occurring 5-MTHF has important advantages over synthetic folic acid - it is well absorbed even when gastrointestinal pH is altered and its bioavailability is not affected by metabolic defects.
*other↝, Using 5-MTHF instead of folic acid reduces the potential for masking haematological symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, reduces interactions with drugs that inhibit dihydrofolate reductase
*eff↑, Use of 5-MTHF also prevents the potential negative effects of unconverted folic acid in the peripheral circulation.

2173- FA,  VitB12,    Elevated serum homocysteine levels associated with poor recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer
- Study, CRC, NA
Risk↓, risk of mortality increased with increasing HCY levels in CRC patients. (meaning lower using FA and B12)
eff↝, Patients with high HCY levels were older, male, had large tumours, high carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels, and long hospital stays, and incurred high hospitalisation costs
eff↝, Patients with high HCY levels were older, male, had large tumours, high carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels, and long hospital stays, and incurred high hospitalisation costs
homoC↓, Multivariate analysis showed that when HCY levels exceeded 15.2 μmol/L, the risk of adverse RFS and OS increased by 55.7% and 61.4%, respectively (supplementation using FA and B12 lowers HCY)

2176- FA,  VitB12,    Hyperhomocysteinemia and Cancer: The Role of Natural Products and Nutritional Interventions
- Review, Var, NA
homoC↓, natural products and dietary interventions were evaluated for their anticancer effects through lowering plasma homocysteine.
eff↝, link between hyperhomocysteinemia and cancer and the possible role of diet and natural product in lowering plasma homocysteine.

2174- FA,  VitB12,   
- Analysis, Var, NA
homoC↓, Vitamin B12 and folic acid are required for the remethylation reaction of homocysteine
eff↑, Homocysteine has been reported to be increased in a number of cancers includinghead and neck cancers,breast cancers,prostate cancers and colon cancers.
eff↑, Vitamin B12 and folate levels are significantly decreased in cancer patients.
eff↑, homocysteine levels are positively associated with proliferation rates of cells in a variety of tumors including head and neck and breast cancers [2] as well as with oxidative damage to cells
eff↝, cysteine may act as prooxidant agent that causes DNA oxidative damage as a result of the over production of free radicals and hydrogen peroxide ,leading to gene mutation and subsequent cancer development
homoC↝, It was observed that mean homocysteine levels were significantly increased almost double in cancer patients when compared to control subjects
other?, In the high homocysteine group Vitamin B12 was found to be significantly decreased

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↓, 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

1622- FA,    Folate and Its Impact on Cancer Risk
- Review, NA, NA
eff↓, Low or deficient folate status is associated with increased risk of many cancers

2496- Fenb,    Impairment of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway by Methyl N-(6-Phenylsulfanyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate Leads to a Potent Cytotoxic Effect in Tumor Cells
- in-vitro, NSCLC, A549 - in-vitro, NSCLC, H460
TumCG↓, We report that fenbendazole (FZ) (methyl N-(6-phenylsulfanyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate) exhibits a potent growth-inhibitory activity against cancer cell lines but not normal cells.
selectivity↑, but not normal cells
P53↑, A number of apoptosis regulatory proteins that are normally degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway like cyclins, p53, and IκBα were found to be accumulated in FZ-treated cells.
IKKα↑,
ER Stress↑, FZ induced distinct ER stress-associated genes like GRP78, GADD153, ATF3, IRE1α, and NOXA in these cells.
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
ATF3↑,
IRE1↑,
NOXA↑,
ROS↑, fenbendazole induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, reactive oxygen species production, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and cytochrome c release that eventually led to cancer cell death.
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
selectivity↑, treatment of human lung cancer cell lines with fenbendazole (FZ)3 induces apoptotic cell death, whereas primary normal cells in culture remain widely unaffected.
eff↝, The growth-inhibitory action of FZ in H460 and A549 cells was also compared with the Food and Drug Administration-approved proteasomal inhibitor bortezomib, and the results showed that the activities of both of the compounds were comparable

2495- Fenb,    Benzimidazoles Downregulate Mdm2 and MdmX and Activate p53 in MdmX Overexpressing Tumor Cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A375
P53↑, Albendazole and fenbendazole, two approved and commonly used benzimidazole anthelmintics, stimulated p53 activity
P21↑, The protein levels of p53 and p21 increased upon the treatment with albendazole and fenbendazole, indicating activation of the p53–p21 pathway
TumCCA↑, G2/M cell cycle arrest of large multinucleated cells with disrupted microtubules.
MDM2↓, drugs promoted the stability and transcriptional activity of wild-type p53 via downregulation of its negative regulators Mdm2 and MdmX in cells overexpressing these proteins.
MDMX↓,
eff↑, potential for repurposing the benzimidazole anthelmintics for the treatment of cancers overexpressing p53 negative regulators.

2494- Fenb,    Oral Fenbendazole for Cancer Therapy in Humans and Animals
- Review, Var, NA
Glycolysis↓, fenbendazole and its promising anticancer biological activities, such as inhibiting glycolysis, down-regulating glucose uptake, inducing oxidative stress, and enhancing apoptosis in published experimental studies.
GlucoseCon↓,
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
BioAv↓, Due to its poor absorption by oral administration, fenbendazole is particularly effective for targeting intestinal parasites
eff↑, Tippens began self-administering 222 mg fenbendazole orally, along with vitamin E supplements, CBD oil, and bioavailable curcumin. After three months of self-administration, a PET scan revealed no detectable cancer cells in his body.
toxicity↓, In rodents, its lethal dose (LD50) exceeded 10 g/kg, which is 1,000 times the therapeutic level
BioAv↑, vehicles for increasing the bioavailability of oral fenbendazole, it would be worthwhile to focus on dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), Salicylic acid, and methyl-β-cyclodextrin.
BioAv↑, Another method to improve the solubility of fenbendazole would be to complex it with methyl-β-cyclodextrin at a 1:1 ratio.
hepatoP↓, In both cases, despite the hepatotoxicity, patients’ liver function recovered rapidly upon discontinuing fenbendazole.
eff↑, combining fenbendazole with glycolysis inhibitors and hepatoprotective pharmaceutical or nutraceutical agents can lead to synergic therapeutic activity while reducing potential liver toxicity.

2499- Fenb,  VitE,    Effects of fenbendazole and vitamin E succinate on the growth and survival of prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
TumCP∅, After testing E8 cell line singly with FBZ then VES, we determined that neither FBZ at 22.5 ng/ml nor VES at 25 μg/ml had any significant inhibitory effect on proliferation, at least during the four days of exposure
TumCP↓, However, when we used a lower concentration of FBZ (14 ng/ml) together with VES (25 μg/ml), beginning at the third day, a synergistic inhibitory effect on proliferation was observed that became robust in the subsequent days
toxicity↓, FBZ, VES, or a VES+FBZ combination administered in the feed for 206 days at which point they were humanely euthanized ... no abnormalities were observed
eff↑, In summary, combination therapy with VES and FBZ deserves further investigation as a possible treatment modality for prostate cancer

2498- Fenb,    Unexpected Antitumorigenic Effect of Fenbendazole when Combined with Supplementary Vitamins
- in-vivo, lymphoma, NA
eff↓, Neither diet supplemented with vitamins alone nor fenbendazole alone caused altered tumor growth as compared with that of controls.
eff↑, However, the group supplemented with both vitamins and fenbendazole exhibited significant inhibition of tumor growth
TumVol↓, Tumors in the fenbendazole plus vitamin group were significantly smaller (P = 0.009) and delayed in initial growth compared with those of the control group
antiOx↑, Supplemented vitamins included B, D, K, E, and A. Vitamins E and A both have antitumor properties by virtue of their antioxidant properties.
Hif1a↓, some antioxidants may exert their antitumor effects through reducing HIF

1915- Fer,    Vascular Imaging With Ferumoxytol as a Contrast Agent
- Analysis, Var, NA
eff↑, Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRA has many advantages including that it is safe for patients with renal failure and provides a lengthy plateau of vascular signal as a blood pool agent that allows longer navigated MRA sequences.
toxicity↓, safe for patients with renal failure
other?, safety in cancer not mentioned?

1914- Fer,  VitC,  TMZ,  Rad,    Pharmacologic Ascorbate and Ferumoxytol Combined with Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Trial, GBM, NA
eff↑, Adding pharmacologic ascorbate and ferumoxytol to standard temozolomide and radiation therapy may work better in treating glioblastoma compared to giving temozolomide and radiation therapy alone

2845- FIS,    Fisetin: A bioactive phytochemical with potential for cancer prevention and pharmacotherapy
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, block multiple signaling pathways such as the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) and p38
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p38↓,
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, hypolipidemic, neuroprotective, and antitumor effect
*neuroP↑,
Casp3↑, U266 cancer cell line through activation of caspase-3, downregulation of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1L, upregulation of Bax, Bim and Bad
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
AMPK↑, activation of 5'adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and decreased phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR were also observed
ACC↑,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial membrane depolarizatio
MMP↓,
eff↑, fisetin in combination with a citrus flavanone, hesperetin mediated apoptosis by mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspase-3 act
ROS↑, NCI-H460 human non-small cell lung cancer line, fisetin generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
cl‑PARP↑, fisetin treatment resulted in PARP cleavage
Cyt‑c↑, release of cyt. c
Diablo↑, release of cyt. c and Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria,
P53↑, increased p53 protein levels
p65↓, reduced phospho-p65 and Myc oncogene expression
Myc↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, fisetin causes inhibition of proliferation by the modulation of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), HSP27
HSP27↓,
COX2↓, anti-proliferative effects of fisetin through the activation of apoptosis via inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
TumCCA↑, The anti-proliferative effects of fisetin and hesperetin were shown to be occurred through S, G2/M, and G0/G1 phase arrest in K562 cell progression
CDK2↓, decrease in levels of cyclin D1, cyclin A, Cdk-4 and Cdk-2
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
cycA1↓,
P21↑, increase in p21 CIP1/WAF1 levels in HT-29 human colon cancer cell
MMP2↓, fisetin has exhibited tumor inhibitory effects by blocking matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP- 2) and MMP-9 at mRNA and protein levels,
MMP9↓,
TumMeta↓, Antimetastasis
MMP1↓, fisetin also inhibited the MMP-14, MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-7, and MMP-9
MMP3↓,
MMP7↓,
MET↓, promotion of mesenchymal to epithelial transition associated with a decrease in mesenchymal markers i.e. N-cadherin, vimentin, snail and fibronectin and an increase in epithelial markers i.e. E-cadherin
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↑,
uPA↓, fisetin suppressed the expression and activity of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)
ChemoSen↑, combination treatment of fisetin and sorafenib reduced the migration and invasion of BRAF-mutated melanoma cells both in in-vitro
EMT↓, inhibited epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as observed by a decrease in N-cadherin, vimentin and fibronectin and an increase in E-cadherin
Twist↓, inhibited expression of Snail1, Twist1, Slug, ZEB1 and MMP-2 and MMP-9
Zeb1↓,
cFos↓, significant decrease in NF-κB, c-Fos, and c-Jun levels
cJun↓,
EGF↓, Fisetin inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)
angioG↓, Antiangiogenesis
VEGF↓, decreased expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and VEGF, EGFR, COX-2
eNOS↓,
*NRF2↑, significantly increased nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE) luciferase activity, leading to upregulation of HO-1 expression
HO-1↑,
NRF2↓, Fisetin also triggered the suppression of Nrf2
GSTs↓, declined placental type glutathione S-transferase (GST-p) level in the liver of the fisetin- treated rats with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
ATF4↓, Fisetin also rapidly increased the levels of both Nrf2 and ATF4

2847- FIS,    Fisetin-induced cell death, apoptosis, and antimigratory effects in cholangiocarcinoma cells
- in-vitro, CCA, NA
tumCV↓, Fisetin was significant in suppressing CCA cell viability and colony formation during the course of this experiment.
ChemoSen↑, fisetin significantly potentiated the cisplatin-induced CCA cells death
TumCMig↓, reduced the migration of cancer cells and demonstrated more pronounced effects on KKU-M452 cells
ROS↑, fisetin prompted cell death and apoptosis in CCA cells by stimulating the generation of ROS in KKU-100 cells at a dosage of 50 μM
TumCI↓, suppression of cell invasion and migration,prevention of angiogenesis
angioG↓,
CDK2↓, mechanisms including the suppression of cyclin-dependent kinases, the inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
EGFR↓, suppression of the EGFR pathway, the stimulation of the caspase cascade
Casp↑,
mTORC1↓, suppressing the mTORC1 and 2 signaling
mTORC2↑,
cycD1↓, decreasing the level of the cyclin D1 and cyclin E mRNA
cycE↓,
MMP2↓, Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 and MMP 9 gene expression and enzyme activity are suppressed
MMP9↓,
ER Stress↑, Moreover, fisetin also caused endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced production of mitochondrial ROS generation and Ca2+, with the involvement of MAPK signaling
Ca+2↑,
eff↓, The ROS scavenger molecule N-acetyl cysteine decreased fisetin-activated apoptosis in multiple myeloma and oral cancer cells

2849- FIS,    Activation of reactive oxygen species/AMP activated protein kinase signaling mediates fisetin-induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma U266 cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, U266
TumCD↑, Fisetin elicited the cytotoxicity in U266 cells, manifested as an increased fraction of the cells with sub-G1 content or stained positively with TUNEL labeling
TumCCA↑,
Casp3↑, Fisetin enhanced caspase-3 activation, downregulation of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1L, and upregulation of Bax, Bim and Bad
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
AMPK↑, Fisetin activated AMPK as well as its substrate acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), along with a decreased phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR.
ACC↑,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑mTOR↓,
ROS↑, Fisetin also stimulated generation of ROS in U266 cells
eff↓, Conversely, compound C or N-acetyl-l-cystein blocked fisetin-induced apoptosis

2854- FIS,    New Perspectives for Fisetin
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive, chemotherapeutic
ChemoSen↑,
chemoP↑,
eff↑, fisetin significantly impairs carcinoma cell growth in the presence of ascorbic acid, which results in a 61% inhibition of cell growth, in 72 h; the treatment with ascorbic acid alone had no effect on cellular proliferation (Kandaswami et al., 1993)
memory↑, enhancement of the long-term memory, antidepressant effects, inhibition of ischemic reperfusion injury and amelioration of behavioral deficits following a stroke
neuroP↑,
*Dose↑, Mayo Clinic has recently designed and begun a clinical trial aimed at the “Alleviation by Fisetin of Frailty, Inflammation, and Related Measures in Older Adults” (AFFIRM-LITE) with fisetin orally in doses up to 20 mg/kg of patient body weight
BioAv↓, In view of poor solubility (10.45 μg/mL), relatively low oral bioavailability (44%) and rapid metabolism,
BBB↑, fisetin in combination with other epigenetically active molecules which are able to cross the blood-aqueous and blood-retina barriers exhibit synergistic beneficial effects.

2855- FIS,    Fisetin Induces Apoptosis Through p53-Mediated Up-Regulation of DR5 Expression in Human Renal Carcinoma Caki Cells
- in-vitro, RCC, Caki-1
TumCCA↑, Fisetin markedly induced sub-G1 population and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), which is a marker of apoptosis, and increased caspase activation.
cl‑PARP↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑,
P53↑, fisetin induced p53 protein expression
DR5↑, fisetin-induced DR5 expression.
CHOP↑, fisetin induced up-regulation of CHOP expression and reactive oxygen species production, which had no effect on fisetin-induced apoptosis.
ROS↑,
ER Stress↑, Fisetin induced expression of ER stress-related proteins, including CHOP and activating ATF4
ATF4↑,
XBP-1↑, fisetin also increased the spliced form of the X-box binding protein (XBP)-1 mRNA
eff∅, In our study, NAC did not enhance fisetin-induced apoptosis, and the ROS scavenger, GEE, also had no effect on apoptosi

2856- FIS,    N -acetyl- L -cysteine enhances fisetin-induced cytotoxicity via induction of ROS-independent apoptosis in human colonic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Colon, COLO205
eff↑, We now demonstrate that 10 and 20 mM NAC, non-toxic concentrations, can enhance fisetin (FIS)-mediated apoptosis in colon cancer cells COLO205.
ROS↑, N -acetyl- L -cysteine (NAC) enhances fisetin-induced cytotoxicity via induction of ROS-independent apoptosis
tumCV↓, FIS at the concentrations of 60 and 120 mM inhibited the viability of COLO205 colon carcinoma cell
Casp3↑, induction of caspase 3 activation and reduction of Bcl-2 protein in accordance with a decreased MMP were detected in NAC + FIS-treated COLO205 cells.
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓,
eff↑, Enhancement of apoptosis by NAC was also observed in HT-29, HCT-116, and HCT-15 cells under FIS treatment, and in CHR-treated COLO205 cells.

2857- FIS,    A review on the chemotherapeutic potential of fisetin: In vitro evidences
- Review, Var, NA
COX2↓, fisetin altered the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) thereby suppressed the secretion of prostaglandin E2 ultimately resulting in the inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and NF-κB in human colon cancer cells HT29
PGE2↓,
EGFR↓,
Wnt↓, fisetin treatment inhibited the stimulation of Wnt signaling pathway via downregulating the expression of β-catenin and Tcell factor (TCF) 4
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TCF↑,
Apoptosis↑, fisetin triggers apoptosis in U266 cells through multiple pathways: enhancing the activation of caspase-3 and PARP cleavage, decreasing the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 L ),
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑, ncreasing the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax, Bim, and Bad)
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
Akt↓, decreasing the phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR and elevating the expression of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC
mTOR↓,
ACC↑,
Cyt‑c↑, release the cytochrome c and Smac/Diablo into the cytosol
Diablo↑,
cl‑Casp8↑, fisetin exhibited an increased level of cleaved caspase-8, Fas/Fas ligand, death receptor 5/TRAIL, and p53 levels in HCT-116 cells
Fas↑,
DR5↑,
TRAIL↑,
Securin↓, Securin gets degraded on exposure to fisetin in colon cancer cells.
CDC2↓, fisetin decreased the expression of cell division cycle proteins (CDC2 and CDC25C)
CDC25↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Fisetin induced apoptosis as a result of the downregulation of HSP70 and BAG3 and the inhibition of Bcl-2, Bcl-x L and Mcl-1. T
CDK2↓, AGS 0, 25, 50, 75 μM – 24 and 48 h ↓CDK2, ↓CDK4, ↓cyclin D1, ↑casapse-3 cleavage
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP2↓, A549 0, 1, 5, 10 μM- 24 and 48 hr: ↓MMP-2, ↓u-PA, ↓NF- κB, ↓c-Fos, ↓c-Jun
uPA↓,
NF-kB↓,
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
MEK↓, ↓ MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, ↓N-cadherin, ↓vimentin, ↓snail, ↓fibronectin, ↑E-cadherin, ↑desmoglein
p‑ERK↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↓,
NF-kB↑, increased expression of NF-κB p65 leading to apoptosis was due to ROS generation on exposure to fisetin
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑, increased ROS triggered cell death through PARP cleavage, DNA damage and mitochondrial membrane depolarization.
MMP↓,
CHOP↑, Though fisetin upregulated CHOP expression and increased the production of ROS, these events fail to induce apoptosis in Caki cells.
eff↑, 50 μM fisetin + 1 mM melatonin Sk-mel-28 Enhances anti-tumour activity [54] 20 μM fisetin + 1 mM melatonin MeWo Enhances anti-tumour activity [54] 10 μM fisetin + 0.1 μM melatonin A549 Induces autophagic cell death
ChemoSen↑, 20 μM fisetin + 5 μM sorafenib A375, SK-MEL-28 Suppresses invasion and metastasis [44] 40 μM fisetin + 10 μM cisplatin A549, A549-CR Enhances apoptosis

2861- FIS,    The neuroprotective effects of fisetin, a natural flavonoid in neurodegenerative diseases: Focus on the role of oxidative stress
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, Stroke, NA - Review, Park, NA
*antiOx↑, Fisetin is a flavonoid that exhibits potent antioxidant properties and protects the cells against OS
*ROS↓, The antioxidant properties of this flavonoid diminish oxidative stress, ROS production, neurotoxicity, neuro-inflammation, and neurological disorders.
*neuroP↑,
*NO↑, inhibits NO production.
BioAv↝, oral bioavailability of fisetin was reported 7.8 and 31.7% for oral doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg, respectively
*BBB↑, BBB permeability, fisetin can also affect hippocampal synaptic plasticity indirectly through the peripheral system
*toxicity↑, Furthermore, it did not show signs of toxicity at doses up to 2 g/kg in an acute toxicity study with no toxicity in the histopathological analysis of the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines, spleen and reproductive organs
*eff↑, potential benefits against neurological health complications and neurodegenerative diseases like AD, PD. HD, ALS, vascular dementia, schizophrenia, stroke, depression, diabetic neuropathy and traumatic brain injury
*GSH↑, direct antioxidant activity in addition to increasing intracellular antioxidants such as glutathione
*SOD↑, fig 2
*Aβ↓,
*12LOX↓,
*COX2↓,
*Catalase↑, Fisetin treatment prevented behavioral deficits, increased brain antioxidant, superoxide dismutase, catalase, reduced glutathione, and BDNF
*Inflam↓, decreased serum homocysteine, and pro-inflammatory biomarkers (TNF-α, IL-6), lipid peroxidation
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↑,
*lipid-P↓,
NF-kB↓, suppressed the up-regulation of NF-κB, and IDO-1 genes expression, and decreased the rise of IL-1β levels.
IL1β↓,
NRF2↑, fisetin treatment also restored the downregulation of Nrf-2, HO-1, and ChAT genes expression and BDNF levels in the hippocampus, suggesting its protective effect against oxidative stress
HO-1↑,
GSTs↑, Fisetin also restored the AlCl3-induced reduction in the levels of SOD, CAT, GST, and GSH in a study that analysed the effect of this compound on AlCl3-induced reactive gliosis and neuronal inflammation in the brain of mice
cognitive↑, Fisetin improves neurodegenerative disease-associated dementia, cognitive functions and behavioral abnormalities along with increasing age
*BDNF↑, Fisetin also increases BDNF activity to prevent neurodegeneration

2842- FIS,    Fisetin inhibits cellular proliferation and induces mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
TumCCA↑, Fisetin (25-100 μM) caused significant decrease in the levels of G1 phase cyclins and CDKs, and increased the levels of p53 and its S15 phosphorylation in gastric cancer cells.
CDK2↓,
P53↑,
selectivity↑, observed that growth suppression and death of non-neoplastic human intestinal FHs74int cells were minimally affected by fisetin
MMP↓, Fisetin strongly increased apoptotic cells and showed mitochondrial membrane depolarization in gastric cancer cells
DNAdam↑, DNA damage was observed as early as 3 h after fisetin treatment which was accompanied with gamma-H2A.X(S139) phosphorylation and cleavage of PARP
cl‑PARP↑,
mt-ROS↑, showed an increase in mitochondrial ROS generation in time- and dose-dependent fashion
eff↓, Pre-treatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) inhibited ROS generation and also caused protection from fisetin-induced DNA damage
survivin↓, We observed a decrease in the levels of survivin by fisetin in gastric cancer cells which further strengthens our results that fisetin decreases antiapoptotic proteins to promote apoptosis.

2825- FIS,    Exploring the molecular targets of dietary flavonoid fisetin in cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, present in fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, apple, cucumber, persimmon, grape and onion, was shown to possess anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
*antiOx↓, fisetin possesses stronger oxidant inhibitory activity than well-known potent antioxidants like morin and myricetin.
*ERK↑, inducing extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK)/c-myc phosphorylation, nuclear NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), glutamate cystine ligase and glutathione (GSH) levels
*p‑cMyc↑,
*NRF2↑,
*GSH↑,
*HO-1↑, activate Nrf2 mediated induction of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) important for cell survival
mTOR↓, in our studies on fisetin in non-small lung cancer cells, we found that fisetin acts as a dual inhibitor PI3K/Akt and mTOR pathways
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
TumCCA↑, fisetin treatment to LNCaP cells resulted in G1-phase arrest accompanied with decrease in cyclins D1, D2 and E and their activating partner CDKs 2, 4 and 6 with induction ofWAF1/p21 and KIP1/p27
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
JNK↑, fisetin could inhibit the metastatic ability of PC-3 cells by suppressing of PI3 K/Akt and JNK signaling pathways with subsequent repression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
uPA↓, fisetin suppressed protein and mRNA levels of MMP-2 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in an ERK-dependent fashion.
NF-kB↓, decrease in the nuclear levels of NF-B, c-Fos, and c-Jun was noted in fisetin treated cells
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
E-cadherin↑, upregulation of E-cadherin and down-regulation of vimentin and N-cadherin.
Vim↓,
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓, EMT inhibiting potential of fisetin has been reported in melanoma cells
MMP↓, The shift in mitochondrial membrane potential was accompanied by release of cytochrome c and Smac/DIABLO resulting in activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of PARP
Cyt‑c↑,
Diablo↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑, fisetin with induction of p53 protein
COX2↓, Fisetin down-regulated COX-2 and reduced the secretion of prostaglandin E2 without affecting COX-1 protein expression.
PGE2↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, It was shown that the induction of HSF1 target proteins, such as HSP70, HSP27 and BAG3 were inhibited in HCT-116 cells exposed to heat shock at 43 C for 1 h in the presence of fisetin
HSP27↓,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation, an increase in the number of sub-G1 phase cells, mitochondrial membrane depolarization and activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3.
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
ROS↑, This was associated with production of intracellular ROS
AMPK↑, Fisetin induced AMPK signaling
NO↑, fisetin induced cytotoxicity and showed that fisetin induced apoptosis of leukemia cells through generation of NO and elevated Ca2+ activating the caspase
Ca+2↑,
mTORC1↓, Fisetin was shown to inhibit the mTORC1 pathway and its downstream components including p70S6 K, eIF4B and eEF2 K.
p70S6↓,
ROS↓, Others have also noted a similar decrease in ROS with fisetin treatment.
ER Stress↑, Induction of ER stress upon fisetin treatment, evident as early as 6 h, and associated with up-regulation of IRE1, XBP1s, ATF4 and GRP78, was followed by autophagy which was not sustained
IRE1↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
eff↑, Combination of fisetin and the BRAF inhibitor sorafenib was found to be extremely effective in inhibiting the growth of BRAF-mutated human melanoma cells
eff↑, synergistic effect of fisetin and sorafenib was observed in human cervical cancer HeLa cells,
eff↑, Similarly, fisetin in combination with hesperetin induced apoptosis
RadioS↑, pretreatment with fisetin enhanced the radio-sensitivity of p53 mutant HT-29 cancer cells,
ChemoSen↑, potential of fisetin in enhancing cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in various cancer models
Half-Life↝, intraperitoneal (ip) dose of 223 mg/kg body weight the maximum plasma concentration (2.53 ug/ml) of fisetin was reached at 15 min which started to decline with a first rapid alpha half-life of 0.09 h and a longer half-life of 3.12 h.

2839- FIS,    Dietary flavonoid fisetin for cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
DNAdam↑, Fisetin induced DNA fragmentation, ROS generation, and apoptosis in NCI-H460 cells via a reduction in Bcl-2 and increase in Bax expression
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
cl‑Casp9↑, Fisetin treatment increased cleavage of caspase-9 and caspase-3 thereby increasing caspase-3 activation
cl‑Casp3↑,
Cyt‑c↑, leading to cytochrome-c release
lipid-P↓, Fisetin (25 mg/kg body weight) decreased histological lesions and levels of lipid peroxidation and modulated the enzymatic and nonenzymatic anti-oxidants in B(a)P-treated Swiss Albino mice
TumCG↓, We observed that fisetin treatment (5–20 μM) inhibits cell growth and colony formation in A549 NSC lung cancer cells.
TumCA↓, Another study showed that fisetin inhibits adhesion, migration, and invasion in A549 lung cancer cells by downregulating uPA, ERK1/2, and MMP-2
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
uPA↓,
ERK↓,
MMP9↓,
NF-kB↓, Treatment with fisetin also decreased the nuclear levels of NF-kB, c-Fos, c-Jun, and AP-1 and inhibited NF-kB binding.
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
AP-1↓,
TumCCA↑, Our laboratory has previously shown that treatment of LNCaP cells with fisetin caused inhibition of PCa by G1-phase cell cycle arrest
AR↓, inhibited androgen signaling and tumor growth in athymic nude mice
mTORC1↓, induced autophagic cell death in PCa cells through suppression of mTORC1 and mTORC2
mTORC2↓,
TSC2↑, activated the mTOR repressor TSC2, commonly associated with inhibition of Akt and activation of AMPK
EGF↓, Fisetin also inhibits EGF and TGF-β induced YB-1 phosphorylation and EMT in PCa cells
TGF-β↓,
EMT↓, Fisetin also inhibits EGF and TGF-β induced YB-1 phosphorylation and EMT in PCa cells
P-gp↓, decrease the P-gp protein in multidrug resistant NCI/ADR-RES cells.
PI3K↓, Fisetin also inhibited the PI3K/AKT/NFkB signaling
Akt↓,
mTOR↓, Fisetin inhibited melanoma progression in a 3D melanoma skin model with downregulation of mTOR, Akt, and upregulation of TSC
eff↑, combinational treatment study of melatonin and fisetin demonstrated enhanced antitumor activity of fisetin
ROS↓, Fisetin inhibited ROS and augmented NO generation in A375 melanoma cells
ER Stress↑, induction of ER stress evidenced by increased IRE1α, XBP1s, ATF4, and GRP78 levels in A375 and 451Lu cells.
IRE1↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ChemoSen↑, combination of fisetin with sorafenib effectively inhibited EMT and augmented the anti-metastatic potential of sorafenib by reducing MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins in melanoma cell xenografts
CDK2↓, Fisetin (0–60 μM) was shown to inhibit activity of CDKs dose-dependently leading to cell cycle arrest in HT-29 human colon cancer cells
CDK4↓, Fisetin treatment decreased activities of CDK2 and CDK4 via decreased levels of cyclin-E, cyclin-D1 and increase in p21 (CIP1/WAF1) levels.
cycE↓,
cycD1↓,
P21↑,
COX2↓, fisetin (30–120 μM) induces apoptosis in colon cancer cells by inhibiting COX-2 and Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB -signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Fisetin treatment inhibited Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB signaling via downregulation of β-catenin, TCF-4, cyclin D1, and MMP-7
TCF-4↓,
MMP7↓,
RadioS↑, fisetin treatment was found to radiosensitize human colorectal cancer cells which are resistant to radiotherapy
eff↑, Combined treatment of fisetin with NAC increased cleaved caspase-3, PARP, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential with induction of caspase-9 in COLO25 cells

2642- Flav,  QC,  Api,  KaempF,  MCT  In Vitro–In Vivo Study of the Impact of Excipient Emulsions on the Bioavailability and Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids: Influence of the Carrier Oil Type
- in-vitro, Nor, NA - in-vivo, Nor, NA
*BioAv↑, Overall, the bioavailability and antioxidant activity of flavonoids increased when they were coingested with excipient emulsions.
*eff↝, However, in vivo pharmacokinetic experiments showed that the flavonoid concentrations in rat serum were comparable for all carrier oils
BioEnh↑, MCT is the bioenhancer for the Flavonoids (which have low soluability in water)

4107- FLS,  Ex,    Combined effects of aerobic exercise and 40-Hz light flicker exposure on early cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease of 3×Tg mice
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*Aβ↓, Aβ and tau proteins levels were significantly reduced in the early stage of AD, resulting in protection against cognitive decline by reducing neuroinflammation and proinflammatory cytokines.
*cognitive↑,
*Inflam↓,
*eff↑, exercise with 40-Hz light flickering was significantly more effective than exercise or 40-Hz light flickering alone

1972- GamB,  doxoR,    Gambogic acid sensitizes resistant breast cancer cells to doxorubicin through inhibiting P-glycoprotein and suppressing survivin expression
- in-vitro, BC, NA
eff↑, we found that GA can markedly sensitize doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant breast cancer cells to DOX-mediated cell death
P-gp↓, GA increased the intracellular accumulation of DOX by inhibiting both P-gp expression and activity
ROS↑, combination effect was associated with the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
survivin↓, and the suppression of anti-apoptotic protein survivin
p38↑, ROS-mediated activation of p38 MAPK was revealed in GA-mediated suppression of survivin expression

1971- GamB,    Gambogic acid triggers vacuolization-associated cell death in cancer cells via disruption of thiol proteostasis
- in-vitro, Nor, MCF10 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-435 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vivo, NA, NA
Paraptosis↑, GA kills cancer cells by inducing paraptosis, a vacuolization-associated cell death.
ER Stress↑, GA-induced proteasomal inhibition was found to contribute to the ER dilation and ER stress seen in treated cancer cells
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane depolarization.
eff↓, GA-induced paraptosis was effectively blocked by various thiol-containing antioxidants
selectivity↑, MCF-10A (normal) cells were relatively resistant to this effect of GA at doses up to 3 μM
p‑ERK↑, In cells treated with 1 μM GA, the phosphorylation levels of ERKs and JNKs were markedly increased
p‑JNK↑,
eff↓, Interestingly, the general antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), but not the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, Tiron19, dose-dependently blocked GA-induced cell death and vacuolation in all of the tested cancer cell lines

1970- GamB,    Gambogic acid-induced autophagy in nonsmall cell lung cancer NCI-H441 cells through a reactive oxygen species pathway
- NA, Lung, NCI-H441
TumCG↓, NCI‑H441 is a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line that is widely used as a model system for studying pulmonary epithelial functions, particularly those of alveolar type II cells.
TumAuto↑, GA induced NCI-H441 cells autophagy
Beclin-1↑, upregulation of Beclin 1
LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, conversion of LC3 I to LC3 II (autophagosome marker)
ROS↑, generated ROS
eff↓, ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine reversed GA-induced autophagy and restored the cell survival, which indicated GA-induced autophagy in NCI-H441 cells through an ROS-dependent pathway.

2060- GamB,    Gambogenic acid induces apoptosis and autophagy through ROS-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress via JNK pathway in prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
TumCP↓, GNA revealed not only antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities but also the induction of autophagy in PCa cells
TumAuto↑,
eff↑, autophagy inhibitor chloroquine enhanced the pro-apoptosis effect of GNA.
ROS↑, GNA significantly promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
ER Stress↑,
JNK↑, activation of JNK pathway and the induction of apoptosis and autophagy triggered by GNA

1955- GamB,    Gambogic acid inhibits thioredoxin activity and induces ROS-mediated cell death in castration-resistant prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
ROS↑, GA disrupted cellular redox homeostasis, observed as elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to apoptotic and ferroptotic death.
Apoptosis↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
Trx↓, GA inhibited thioredoxin
eff↑, Auranofin (AUR), a thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibitor was the one compound that demonstrated additive growth inhibition together with GA when both were combined at sub-thresh hold concentrations
TrxR↓, GA may inhibit the thioredoxin (Trx) system, which mainly composes NADPH, TrxR, and Trx.
Dose∅, GA demonstrated sub-micromolar activity (IC50 = 185nM) which was 50 times more potent than the next most active compounds, curcumin and tanshinone (CT)
MMP↓, GA treatment showed increasing loss of membrane polarity at 4 and 6 hours in PCAP-1 cells
eff↑, GA enhanced the cell killing observed for either docetaxel (DOX) or enzalutamide (ENZA)

1957- GamB,    Nanoscale Features of Gambogic Acid Induced ROS-Dependent Apoptosis in Esophageal Cancer Cells Imaged by Atomic Force Microscopy
- in-vitro, ESCC, EC9706
AntiCan↑, Gambogic acid (GA), a kind of polyprenylated xanthone derived from Garcinia hanburyi tree, has showed spectrum anticancer effects both in vitro and in vivo with low toxicity.
toxicity↓,
TumCP↓, GA could inhibit cell proliferation, induce apoptosis, induce cell cycle arrest,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, GA could induce EC9706 cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in ROS-dependent way
MMP↓, induce mitochondria membrane potential disruption in a ROS-dependent way.
ROS↑,
eff↓, removal of GA-induced excessive ROS by N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) could reverse GA-inhibited EC9706 cell proliferation
RadioS↑, GA is also found to enhance the radiosensitivity of human esophageal cancer cells

1958- GamB,    Gambogenic acid induces apoptosis and autophagy through ROS-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress via JNK pathway in prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
AntiCan↑, Gambogenic acid (GNA), a flavonoids compound isolated from Gamboge, exhibits anti-tumor capacity in various cancers.
TumCP↓, GNA revealed not only antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities but also the induction of autophagy in PCa cells.
TumAuto↑,
eff↑, In addition, autophagy inhibitor chloroquine enhanced the pro-apoptosis effect of GNA.
JNK↑, activation of JNK pathway
ROS↑, GNA significantly promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
ER Stress↑,
eff↓, ROS scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) effectively abrogated ER stress and JNK pathway activation induced by GNA.
TumCG↓, GNA remarkably suppressed prostate tumor growth with low toxicity in vivo.

1959- GamB,    Gambogic acid induces GSDME dependent pyroptotic signaling pathway via ROS/P53/Mitochondria/Caspase-3 in ovarian cancer cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
AntiCan↑, Gambogic acid (GA) is a naturally active compound extracted from the Garcinia hanburyi with various anticancer activities.
Pyro↑, This study revealed that GA treatment reduced cell viability by inducing pyroptosis in OC cell lines
tumCV?,
CellMemb↓, loss of cell membrane integrity
cl‑Casp3↑, Cleaved caspase-3 and GSDME-N levels increased after GA treatment
GSDME-N↑,
ROS?, GA significantly increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and p53 phosphorylation.
p‑P53↑,
eff↓, OC cells pretreated with ROS inhibitor N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and the specific p53 inhibitor pifithrin-μ could completely reverse the pyroptosis post-treatment.
MMP↓, Elevated p53 and phosphorylated p53 reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and Bcl-2
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
mtDam↑, damage mitochondria by releasing cytochrome c to activate the downstream pyroptosis pathway
Cyt‑c↑,
TumCG↓, inhibited tumor growth in ID8 tumor-bearing mice
CD4+↑, high-dose GA increased in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes CD3, CD4, and CD8 were detected in tumor tissues
CD8+↑,

1961- GamB,    Effects of gambogic acid on the activation of caspase-3 and downregulation of SIRT1 in RPMI-8226 multiple myeloma cells via the accumulation of ROS
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
TumCG↓, GA was found to have a significant, dose-dependent effect on growth inhibition and apoptosis induction in RPMI-8226 cells.
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, This activity is associated with the accumulation of ROS
Casp3↑, which contributes to the activation of caspase-3 and the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)
cl‑PARP↑,
SIRT1↓, demonstrated that GA has the potential to downregulate the expression of SIRT1 via ROS accumulation.
eff↓, NAC reduced the apoptosis rate in RPMI-8226 cells treated with GA

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

1965- GamB,  doxoR,    Gambogic acid sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to doxorubicin through ROS-mediated apoptosis
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3
eff↑, In this study, we showed that gambogic acid, a natural compound, could potentiate the anticancer activity of doxorubicin in ovarian cancer through ROS-mediated apoptosis.
AntiCan↑,
ROS↑,
ChemoSen↑, strategy to enhance chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer to doxorubicin.

1966- GamB,  Cisplatin,    Gambogic acid synergistically potentiates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer through suppressing NF-κB and MAPK/HO-1 signalling
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, NCIH1299
TumCCA↑, Increased sub-G1 phase cells and enhanced PARP cleavage
PARP↑,
eff↑, sequential combination could enhance the activation of caspase-3, -8, and 9, increase the expression of Fas and Bax, and decrease the expression of Bcl-2, survivin and X-inhibitor of apoptosis protein (X-IAP) i
ROS↑, increased apoptosis was correlated with enhanced reactive oxygen species generation.
ChemoSen↑, combination of CDDP and GA exerted increased antitumour effects on A549 xenograft models through inhibiting NF-κB, HO-1, and subsequently inducing apoptosis.

1960- GamB,  Vem,    Calcium channel blocker verapamil accelerates gambogic acid-induced cytotoxicity via enhancing proteasome inhibition and ROS generation
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, AML, K562
Proteasome↓, GA is a potent proteasome inhibitor, with anticancer efficiency comparable to bortezomib but much less toxicity
eff↑, either GA (0.3, 0.4, 0.5 uM) or Ver (20, 30, 40 uM) only slightly decreased cell viability in HepG2 cells after 72 h, while the combination of GA and Ver dramatically decreased the HepG2 cell viability
Casp↑, (ii) a combinational treatment with Ver and GA induces caspase activation, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production;
ER Stress↑,
ROS↑,
eff↑, GA at 0.5 lM or Ver at 30 lM alone did not alter CHOP protein expression levels after 48 h treatment the combination of GA and Ver markedly increased CHOP

823- GAR,    Garcinol Potentiates TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis through Modulation of Death Receptors and Antiapoptotic Proteins
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
DR5↑,
survivin↓,
Bcl-2↓,
XIAP↓,
cFLIP↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, ROS in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, the production of ROS was not observed in non-tumorigenic MCF-10A
GSH↓, Glutathione (GSH) also abolished the garcinol-induced induction of both DR5 and DR4 expression in a dose-dependent manner
*eff↓, Garcinol neither induced the receptors on normal cells, nor sensitized them to TRAIL

1435- GEN,  SFN,    The Effects of Combinatorial Genistein and Sulforaphane in Breast Tumor Inhibition: Role in Epigenetic Regulation
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
DNMTs↓, GEN extensively studied for its role as DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor
HDAC↓, SFN), is known as a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor
eff↑, Our results indicate that the combination of GEN and SFN is much more effective than their single doses in increasing the rate of apoptosis
TumCCA↑, G2 phase in MDA-MB-231 and G1 phase in MCF-7
HMTs↓, histone methyltransferase (HMT) inhibitor
HDAC2↓, combination downregulates the levels of HDAC2 and HDAC3 both at the mRNA and protein levels
HDAC3↓,
KLF4↓, potential to downregulate KLF4 levels, which plays an important role in stem cell formation.
hTERT↓,

4301- Gins,    Red Ginseng Inhibits Tau Aggregation and Promotes Tau Dissociation In Vitro
- in-vitro, AD, NA
*p‑tau↓, Panax ginseng reduced the hippocampal and cortical expression of phosphorylated tau in a rat model of AD
*eff↑, KRGE not only inhibited tau aggregation but also promoted the dissociation of tau aggregates.
*Inflam↓, main active components of RG, on AD-related pathology such as neuroinflammation [57, 58], mitochondrial dysfunction [59–62], and amyloidogenic mechanism [63–66] have previously been studied.

4302- Gins,    Panax ginseng: A modulator of amyloid, tau pathology, and cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, highlighting neuroprotective mechanisms, such as the inhibition of Aβ production, enhanced Aβ clearance, and suppression of tau hyperphosphorylation.
*Aβ↓,
*p‑tau↓,
*cognitive↑, Research on P. ginseng and its bioactive ginsenosides has shown potential for improving cognitive function in AD models
*eff↑, particularly pronounced effects in individuals lacking apolipoprotein ε4 allele.
*PKA↑, Upregulates the PKA/CREB signaling pathway
*CREB↑,
*BACE↓, Inhibits BACE1 activity
*ADAM10↑, Enhances the expression of ADAM10 and reduces BACE1 expression through the activation of MAPK/ERK and PI3K/AKT
*MAPK↑,
*ERK↑,
*PI3K↑,
*Akt↑,
*NRF2↑, Activates the Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway
*PPARγ↓, Inhibits PPARγ phosphorylation and upregulates the expression of IDE
*IDE↑,
*APP↓, downregulates the expression of BACE1 and APP
*PP2A↑, Ginsenoside Rb1 enhances PP2A levels, thereby facilitating tau dephosphorylation and reducing p-tau levels observed in animal studies
*memory↑, The 400 mg dose of ginseng extract significantly improved “Quality of Memory” and “Secondary Memory” at all post-dose time points,

1904- GoldNP,  SNP,    Unveiling the Potential of Innovative Gold(I) and Silver(I) Selenourea Complexes as Anticancer Agents Targeting TrxR and Cellular Redox Homeostasis
- in-vitro, Lung, H157 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Colon, HCT15 - in-vitro, Melanoma, A375
TrxR↓, selectively inhibit the redox‐regulating enzyme Thioredoxin Reductase (TrxR), being even more effective than auranofin
selectivity↑, Innovative Au(I) and Ag(I) NHC‐based selenourea complexes exhibit a prominent anticancer effect by selectively targeting TrxR in human cancer cells
eff↑, [AuCl{Se(SIMes)}] being the most effective derivative, and able to almost completely abolish TrxR1 activity even at 0.5 nM
eff↝, These results, highlighting the superior activity of gold with respect to silver complexes
ROS↑, treatment of H157 cells with either Au(I) or Ag(I) complexes determined a substantial time‐dependent increase in cellular basal ROS production
MMP↓, collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) as well as loss of mitochondrial shape and integrity (swelling), possibly leading to the induction of cell apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
eff↑, both Ag(I) and Au(I) selenourea complexes were found to selectively and strongly inhibit mammalian TrxR, being even much more effective than the reference metallodrug auranofin

2504- H2,    Hydrogen gas activates coenzyme Q10 to restore exhausted CD8+ T cells, especially PD-1+Tim3+terminal CD8+ T cells, leading to better nivolumab outcomes in patients with lung cancer
- Trial, Lung, NA
CD8+↑, As previously reported, hydrogen gas improves the prognosis of patients with cancer by restoring exhausted CD8+ T cells into active CD8+ T cells
OS↑, Median survival time (MST) for the HGN-treated patients was 28 months, a length that is approximately 3-fold longer than that for NO-treated patients (MST 9 months)
eff↝, (PDT+ ratio and CoQ10 ratio, respectively) revealed that patients with low PDT+ ratio (<0.81) and high CoQ10 ratio (>1.175) had significantly longer OS compared with those with high PDT+ ratio and low CoQ10 ratio
CoQ10↑, Hydrogen gas has been suggested to enhance the clinical efficacy of nivolumab by increasing CoQ10 (mitochondria) to reduce PDT+, with PDT+ and CoQ10 as reliable negative and positive biomarkers of nivolumab, respectively.
PDT+↓,
PGC-1α↑, As hydrogen gas is reported to activate PGC1-α (14), it is also one of the mitochondrial activation mediators.
Dose↝, Patients were continuously treated with nivolumab (1 mg/kg) every 2 weeks. Patients also inhaled hydrogen gas 3 h daily at their home through a cannula or mask that they rented or purchased and connected to a Hycellvator ET 100
*toxicity∅, Recently, hydrogen gas inhalation was used in patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome, and adverse events were not observed

2508- H2,    Molecular hydrogen is a promising therapeutic agent for pulmonary disease
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Sepsis, NA
*ROS↓, inhalation of 2% molecular hydrogen results in the selective scavenging of hydroxyl free radical (·OH) and peroxynitrite anion (ONOO-), significantly improving oxidative stress injury caused by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)
eff↝, Molecular hydrogen can exert biological effects on almost all organs, including the brain, heart, lung, liver, and pancreas.
*Inflam↓, including roles in the regulation of oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects
*NRF2↑, By stimulating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which regulates the basal and induces expression of many antioxidant enzymes
*HO-1↑, hydrogen can increase the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)
*SOD↑, increases the activity of the antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, and myeloperoxidase (MPO)
*Catalase↑,
*MPO↑,
*ASK1↓, Molecular hydrogen can block the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) signaling pathway
*NADPH↓, thereby inhibiting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity and decreasing free radical production
*Sepsis↓, Emerging evidence suggests that hydrogen can prevent sepsis, providing a novel treatment strategy for sepsis-induced ALI.
*HMGB1↓, Hydrogen attenuates tissue injury and dysfunction by inhibiting HMGB-1.
ROS↑, it has been shown that hydrogen pretreatment enhances ROS and the expression of pyroptosis-related proteins, stimulates NLRP3 inflammasome/gasdermin D (GSDMD) activation, and inhibits endometrial cancer
NLRP3↑,
GSDMD↑,
chemoP↑, Hydrogen can alleviate the side effects of conventional anti-cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and improve quality of life
eff↑, It significantly improves the physical status of patients, reduces fatigue, insomnia, anorexia, and pain, and decreases elevated tumor markers.

2517- H2,    Molecular Hydrogen Enhances Proliferation of Cancer Cells That Exhibit Potent Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response
- in-vitro, Var, A549 - in-vitro, NA, HCT116 - in-vitro, NA, HeLa - in-vitro, NA, HepG2 - in-vitro, NA, HT1080 - in-vitro, NA, PC3 - in-vitro, NA, SH-SY5Y
TumCP↓, the proliferation of four cell lines (A549, HeLa, HT1080, and PC3 cells) was increased 1.16–1.27-fold by 5% hydrogen gas, and 1.30–1.41-fold by 10% hydrogen
other↝, responders have higher mitochondrial mass, higher mitochondrial superoxide, higher mitochondrial membrane potential, and higher mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity than the non-responders.
eff↝, Effects of Hydrogen on Cell Proliferation Are Independent of Concentrations of Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
mt-UPR↑, hydrogen induces mtUPR as evidenced by upregulation of mtUPR-related molecules (ATF5, p-eIf2α, and HSP60) in the responders

2509- H2,    Hydrogen inhibits endometrial cancer growth via a ROS/NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD-mediated pyroptotic pathway
- in-vitro, Endo, AN3CA - in-vivo, Endo, NA
selectivity↑, Hydrogen exerts a biphasic effect on cancer by promoting tumor cell death and protecting normal cells, which might initiate GSDMD pathway-mediated pyroptosis.
mt-ROS↑, We therefore concluded that molecular hydrogen activated ROS and mtROS generation in endometrial cancer cells.
ROS↑,
TumW↓,
GSDMD↑, ability of hydrogen to stimulate NLRP3 inflammasome/GSDMD activation in pyroptosis
Pyro↑,
Dose↝, Hydrogenated water was produced by H2 dissolved in water saturantly under 0.4 MPa pressure for 6 h with a concentration of 1.0 ppm produced by hydrogen water apparatus
eff↓, In contrast, NAC decreased ROS levels in hydrogen-treated endometrial cancer cells
TumVol↓, We demonstrated that drinking hydrogen-rich water reduced the volume of endometrial tumors in a xenograft mouse model.

2516- H2,    Hydrogen Gas in Cancer Treatment
- Review, Var, NA
*Half-Life↓, Except the thigh muscle required a longer time to saturate, the other organs need 5–10 min to reach Cmax (maximum hydrogen concentration).
*ROS↓, regulate several key players in cancer, including ROS, and certain antioxidant enzymes
*selectivity↑, hydrogen gas could selectively scavenge the most cytotoxic ROS, •OH, as tested in an acute rat model of cerebral ischemia and reperfusion
*SOD↑, the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) (48), heme oxyganase-1 (HO-1) (49), as well as nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (50), increased significantly, strengthening its potential in eliminating ROS.
*HO-1↑,
*NRF2↑,
*chemoP↑, reduce the adverse effects in cancer treatment while at the same time doesn't abrogate the cytotoxicity of other therapy, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy
*radioP↑,
ROS↑, Interestingly, due the over-produced ROS in cancer cells (38), the administration of hydrogen gas may lower the ROS level at the beginning, but it provokes much more ROS production as a result of compensation effect, leading to the killing of cancer
*Inflam↓, By regulating inflammation, hydrogen gas can prevent tumor formation, progression, as well as reduce the side effects caused by chemotherapy/radiotherapy
eff↑, More importantly, hydrogen-rich water didn't impair the overall anti-tumor effects of gefitinib both in vitro and in vivo, while in contrast, it antagonized the weight loss induced by gefitinib and naphthalene, and enhanced the overall survival rate
*TNF-α↓, hydrogen-rich saline treatment exerted its protective effects via inhibiting the inflammatory TNF-α/IL-6 pathway, increasing the cleaved C8 expression and Bcl-2/Bax ratio, and attenuating cell apoptosis in both heart and liver tissue
*IL6↓,
*cl‑Casp8↑,
*Bax:Bcl2↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*cardioP↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*RenoP↑, Hydrogen-rich water also showed renal protective effect against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
*chemoP↑, nother study showed that both inhaling hydrogen gas (1% hydrogen in air) and drinking hydrogen-rich water (0.8 mM hydrogen in water) could reverse the mortality, and body-weight loss caused by cisplatin via its anti-oxidant property
eff↝, More importantly, hydrogen didn't impair the anti-tumor activity of cisplatin against cancer cell lines in vitro and in tumor-bearing mice
chemoP↑, hydrogen-rich water combinational treatment group exhibited no differences in liver function during the treatment, probably due to its antioxidant activity, indicating it a promising protective agent to alleviate the mFOLFOX6-related liver injury
radioP↑, consumption of hydrogen-rich water reduced the radiation-induced oxidative stress while at the same time didn't compromise anti-tumor effect of radiotherapy
eff↑, Hydrogen Gas Acts Synergistically With Thermal Therapy
TumCG↓, in vivo study showed that under hydrogen gas treatment, tumor growth was significantly inhibited, as well as the expression of Ki-67, VEGF and SMC3
Ki-67↓,
VEGF↓,
selectivity↑, H2-silica could concentration-dependently inhibit the cell viability of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (KYSE-70) cells, while it need higher dose to suppress normal human esophageal epithelial cells (HEEpiCs), indicating its selective profi

3152- H2,  VitC,  Rad,    Hydrogen and Vitamin C Combination Therapy: A Novel Method of Radioprotection
- in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs - in-vivo, NA, NA
AntiTum↑, Hydrogen also has direct and indirect antitumor effects, which could be useful for the treatment of cancer patients. Hydrogen therapy improves overall survival, quality of life, blood parameters, and tumor reduction.
OS↑,
QoL↑,
TumVol↓,
radioP↑, In addition, hydrogen attenuates the risk of carcinogenesis induced by radiation.
Dose↑, Patients begin hydrogen inhalation 10 minutes prior to vitamin C injection. Patients are treated with high-dose vitamin C injection while inhaling simultaneous hydrogen
Dose↝, patients also performed the hydrogen and vitamin C combination therapy at home on their own as much as possible
eff↑, These results suggest that in normal cells, the combination of 1 mM vitamin C and hydrogen is the most effective radioprotective agent.

2528- H2,    Local generation of hydrogen for enhanced photothermal therapy
- in-vitro, Var, NA
eff↑, release of bio-reductive hydrogen as well as generation of heat. This hydrogenothermal approach has presented a cancer-selective strategy for synergistic cancer treatment
ROS↓, PdH0.2 nanocrystals immediately caused remarkable decrease of the intracellular ROS level in both cancer and normal cell models in a concentration-dependent way
selectivity↑, Cancer cells were more sensitive to PdH0.2 nanocrystals than normal cells, possibly owing to the higher initial ROS level in cancer cells.
ROS↑, Owing to the relatively higher ROS level in cancer cells, the initial ROS loss in cancer cells was higher and the subsequent ROS rebound was also intenser/higher than that in normal cells.
other↝, The highly overexpressed ROS in cancer cells was hardly eliminated to the normal level, leading to the oxidative stress remarkably . see figure 3
ROS↑, The damage to the mitochondria of cancer cells was possibly attributed to the increase of intracellular ROS level (Fig. 3c).

2529- H2,    Guidelines for the selection of hydrogen gas inhalers based on hydrogen explosion accidents
- Analysis, Nor, NA
other↑, Most commercially available hydrogen gas inhalers emit hydrogen that is generated by the electrolysis of water directly through the inhalation port, which poses a risk of explosion
eff↝, Generated hydrogen should be diluted with air or another dilution gas in order to ensure that the concentration is below the lower explosive limit.
eff↝, Hydrogen gas inhalers of the direct dilution type do not allow an explosive concentration of hydrogen to accumulate or flow inside them, and thus ensure safety.
other↝, 1. inhaler must dilute hydrogen immediately at the source (using a fan)
other↝, 2. concentration of the H2 must be below 10% at this point
other↝, 3. inhaler must have an indicator for the hydrogen concentration in %
other↝, 4. must have a safetly device to stop production, when concentration is too high
other↝, 5. water used must be purified water!

2530- H2,    Improvement of psoriasis-associated arthritis and skin lesions by treatment with molecular hydrogen: A report of three cases
- Case Report, PSA, NA
eff↑, psoriatic skin lesions almost disappeared at the end of the treatment.
Dose↝, Three methods were used to administer H2: Drop infusion of saline containing 1 ppm H2 (H2-saline), inhalation of 3% H2 gas, and drinking of water containing a high concentration (5-7-ppm) of H2 (high-H2 water).
eff↑, The patient then inhaled 3% H 2 gas for five days, after which PASI score as well as the pain VAS and itch VAS were decreased.
IL6↓, In particular, IL-6 was reduced by 92% (from 3.64 to 0.3 pg/ml)
eff↑, Patient #2: After a one week washout period, the patient inhaled H 2 gas foranother five days, after which all symptoms were improved. IL-6 showed the highest reduction (by 90% as compared with the baseline value).

1634- HCA,    Hydroxycitrate: a potential new therapy for calcium urolithiasis
- Human, Nor, NA
*other↑, hydroxycitrate was shown to dissolve calcium oxalate crystals in supersaturated solution in vitro.
*eff↑, require appropriate research studies before hydroxycitrate can be recommended as a therapy for kidney stones.

1637- HCA,  OLST,    Orlistat and Hydroxycitrate Ameliorate Colon Cancer in Rats: The Impact of Inflammatory Mediators
- in-vivo, Colon, NA
TumVol↓, Administration of orlistat and HCA improved the measured markers of a colon tumor
OS↑, orlistat and hydroxycitrate (135 mg/kg/day) decreased ACF incidence and mortality rate in the groups treated with DMH and/or HFD.
*IL6↓, orlistat and hydroxycitrate show decreased IL-6
*NF-kB↓, co-treatment of orlistat and hydroxycitrate record a significant reduction in the NF-kB
*eff↑, protective effects of orlistat and hydroxycitrate (HCA) against dimethylhydrazine (DMH) and high-fat diet (HFD)-i
*Casp3↓, rats supplemented with orlistat and hydroxycitrate show a decrease in the caspase-3 tissue content
*TNF-α↓, orlistat and hydroxycitrate administration to the treated rats substantially reduced the colonic TNF-α tissue
*Catalase↑, orlistat and hydroxycitrate show an increase in the colonic CAT content
*NO↓, orlistat and hydroxycitrate show a significant reduction in the colonic NO content
*ROS↓, orlistat and hydroxycitrate can potentially ameliorate the pathological lesions in the colon and reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis which are considered critical mechanisms for preventing colon cancer
*Inflam↓,
*Apoptosis↓,

1589- HCA,    ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) inhibitors: An anti-cancer strategy at the crossroads of glucose and lipid metabolism
- Review, NA, NA
ACLY↓, most well-known ACLY inhibitor is (‒)-hydroxycitric acid or (2S,3S)- 2-hydroxycitrate [59] (compound 1, HCA,
eff↑, HCA calcium salt with ALA ( METABLOC). ALA is a cofactor of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, a multi-enzymatic system linking glycolysis to Krebs cycle, since it promoted the transformation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA

1627- HCA,    Caloric Restriction Mimetics Enhance Anticancer Immunosurveillance
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, short-term fasting or autophagy-inducing caloric restriction mimetics, such as hydroxycitrate and spermidine, improves the antitumor efficacy of chemotherapy in vivo
eff↑, combination of MTX and HC (but neither of these two agents alone) markedly reduced the frequency of tumor-infiltrating CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs
ACLY↓, HC acts as a competitive inhibitor of the ATP citrate lyase (ACLY)
LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, ACLY inhibitors (SB-204990, BMS-303141) stimulated autophagic flux in cultured cancer cells, as indicated by the autophagy-associated conversion of LC3 I to LC3 II

1628- HCA,  ALA,    effreydachmd.com/2016/05/alpha-lipoic-acid-anticancer-agent-burt-berkson-md/">Addition of Hydroxy Citrate improves effect of ALA
- Review, Var, NA
ACLY↓, Hydroxycitrate is a known inhibitor of ATP citrate lyase ( also called ATP-citric synthase
other↓, Lipoic Acid Increases PDC (pyruvate dehydrogenase complex)
ROS↑, oxidative onslaught, making the cancer cell susceptible to oxidative therapies such as alpha lipoic acid.
eff↑, the addition of hydroxycitrate increases the effect of ALA.
PDKs↓, An inhibitory effect of lipoic acid on PDKs would result in… increased PDC pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) activity.

1629- HCA,  Tam,    Hydroxycitric acid reverses tamoxifen resistance through inhibition of ATP citrate lyase
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
ACLY↓, Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) is a powerful competitive inhibitor of the enzyme ACLY
eff↓, co-treatment synergistically diminished LCC2 and MCF7 cell viability
tumCV↓,
eff↑, co-treatment decreases the expression level of ACLY in LCC2 by 74 %, while in MCF7 by only 59 %
Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,

1643- HCAs,    Mechanisms involved in the anticancer effects of sinapic acid
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↓, Studies have shown that SA is poorly soluble in water, but soluble in carbitol and freely soluble in DMSO
*toxicity↓, SA is found to be generally non-toxic
Dose∅, oral administration of SA up to 80 mg/kg body weight reduced the number of aberrant crypt foci up to 34.55%
ROS⇅, Other than its potent antioxidant function, SA also possesses pro-oxidant effect that has been identified to affect the redox state of tumor cells
ROS↑, SA at higher concentrations acts as a potent pro-oxidant agent, resulting in increased generation of free radicals. (50 and 75 μM) increased ROS accumulation
Igs↑, SA administration markedly improved the levels of IgG and IgA in
TumCCA↑, SA induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest
TumAuto↑, autophagy inducing effect of SA has been reported by Zhao et al. (2021) in HepG2 and SMMC-7721 cells
eff↑, Beclin, Atg 5 increased and expression of p62 decreased in SA along with cisplatin treated HepG2 and SMMC-7721 cells
angioG↓, SA has been demonstrated to inhibit angiogenesis, cell invasion and metastasis in cancer cells
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
EMT↓, SA (10 mM) treated cells showed decreased protein expression of EMT related proteins such as vimentin, MMP-9, MMP-2, and Snail and increased expression of E-cadherin in PANC-1 and SW1990 cell lines.
Vim↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP2↓,
Snail↓,
E-cadherin↑,
p‑Akt↓, SA treatment downregulated phosphorylated AKT and Gsk-3β in PANC-1 and SW1990 prostate cancer cell lines.
GSK‐3β↓,
TumCP↓, SA can inhibit cell proliferation in prostate cancer
ChemoSen↑, SA acts in collaboration with other chemotherapeutic agents to improve treatment sensitivity

1439- HCQ,    Acidic extracellular pH neutralizes the autophagy-inhibiting activity of chloroquine
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
TumAuto↓, Inhibition of autophagy by administration of chloroquine (CQ) in combination anticancer therapies is currently evaluated in clinical trials.
eff↓, targeting autophagy in the tumor environment by CQ may be limited to well-perfused regions but not achieved in acidic regions, predicting possible limitations in efficacy of CQ in antitumor therapies.
other↓, CQ concentrations in the whole-cell lysate were 7-fold lower at pH 6.8 as compared with pH 7.4

2073- HNK,    Honokiol induces apoptosis and autophagy via the ROS/ERK1/2 signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, OS, U2OS - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCD↑, honokiol caused dose-dependent and time-dependent cell death in human osteosarcoma cells
TumAuto↑, death induced by honokiol were primarily autophagy and apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, honokiol induced G0/G1 phase arrest,
GRP78/BiP↑, elevated the levels of glucose-regulated protein (GRP)−78, an endoplasmic reticular stress (ERS)-associated protein
ROS↑, increased the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, In contrast, reducing production of intracellular ROS using N-acetylcysteine, a scavenger of ROS, concurrently suppressed honokiol-induced cellular apoptosis, autophagy, and cell cycle arrest.
p‑ERK↑, honokiol stimulated phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2.
selectivity↑, human fibroblasts showed strong resistance to HNK, the IC50 values for which were 118.9 and 71.5 μM
Ca+2↑, HNK increased intracellular Ca2+ in both HOS and U2OS cells
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) sharply decreased following HNK treatment
Casp3↑, HNK markedly activated caspase-3, caspase-9
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑, led to PARP cleavage
Bcl-2↓, expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, and survivin was found to be decreased
Bcl-xL↓,
survivin↓,
LC3B-II↑, HNK increased the level of LC3B-II and Atg5 in HOS and U2OS cells.
ATG5↑,
TumVol↓, HNK at doses of 40 mg/kg resulted in significant decrease in tumor volume and weight, after 7 days of drug administration
TumW↓,
ER Stress↑, ER stress can trigger ROS production through release of calcium

2072- HNK,    Honokiol Suppresses Cell Proliferation and Tumor Migration through ROS in Human Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Thyroid, NA
ROS↑, honokiol induced ROS activation
eff↓, and could be suppressed by pre-treated with an antioxidant agent, N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC).

2886- HNK,    Liposomal honokiol inhibits non-small cell lung cancer progression and enhances PD-1 blockade via suppressing M2 macrophages polarization
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H460 - in-vivo, NA, NA
eff↑, Lipo-HNK, with enhanced solubility and bioavailability, demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against NSCLC cell lines.
BioAv↑,
eff↑, Lipo-HNK exhibited synergistic anti-cancer effects when combined with anti-PD-1 therapy
PI3K↓, inhibiting the PI3K/Akt
Akt↓,

2895- HNK,    Mitochondria-Targeted Honokiol Confers a Striking Inhibitory Effect on Lung Cancer via Inhibiting Complex I Activity
- in-vitro, Lung, PC9
eff↑, Mito-HNK is >100-fold more potent than HNK in inhibiting cell proliferation
TumCP↓,
mt-ROS↑, inhibiting mitochondrial complex ǀ, stimulating reactive oxygen species generation, oxidizing mitochondrial peroxiredoxin-3, and suppressing the phosphorylation of mitoSTAT3
Prx3↑,
mt-STAT3↓,
*toxicity∅, Mito-HNK showed no toxicity and targets the metabolic vulnerabilities of primary and metastatic lung cancers.
selectivity↑,
ChemoSen↑, combination with standard chemotherapeutics.

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↓, ↓ 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.

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↓,
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

2872- HNK,    Honokiol alleviated neurodegeneration by reducing oxidative stress and improving mitochondrial function in mutant SOD1 cellular and mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- in-vivo, ALS, NA - NA, Stroke, NA - NA, AD, NA - NA, Park, NA
*eff↑, Honokiol (HNK) has been reported to exert therapeutic effects in several neurologic disease models including ischemia stroke, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
*ROS↓, honokiol alleviated cellular oxidative stress by enhancing glutathione (GSH) synthesis and activating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway.
*GSH↑,
*NRF2↑,
*motorD↑, Importantly, honokiol extended the lifespan of the SOD1-G93A transgenic mice and improved the motor function
*OS↑,
*neuroP↑, honokiol exerted neuroprotection in ALS models.
*BBB↑, due to its strong lipophilic property, honokiol can readily permeate the blood–brain barrier and blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier.
*cognitive↑, honokiol was shown a beneficial effect on the cognitive impairment in APP/PS1 via ameliorating the mitochondrial dysfunction
*eff↑, Furthermore, honokiol was applied for patent (200310121303.0) for ischemic stroke treatment, and the clinical trials would be started soon in China
*antiOx↑, Honokiol showed strong antioxidant capacity in vitro and protected the yeast against H2O2 induced oxidative damage
*Cyt‑c↑, cytoplasmic release of cytochrome c was markedly decreased
*PGC-1α↑, 10 μmol/L and significantly upregulated the PGC-1α, NRF1, and TFAM protein

2180- itraC,    Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO)—itraconazole as an anti-cancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
Dose↝, generally it is used in the range 100 mg–600 mg daily, for between one to 30 days.
toxicity↝, ITZ is generally well-tolerated, though caution is advised with patients at high risk of heart failure or impaired hepatic function
BioAv↑, Bioavailability of ITZ is maximised by taking with food for the encapsulated form, or on an empty stomach for the oral solution.
Half-Life↝, produces an average peak plasma concentration of 239 ng/mL (0.34μM) within 4.5 hours
BioAv↑, mean absolute bioavailability is around 55%, and as a highly lipophilic molecule ITZ has a high affinity for tissues, achieving concentrations two to ten times higher than those in plasma
Dose↝, recommended, therefore, that for long-term treatment patients be regularly monitored for plasma levels
HH↓, identified ITZ as an inhibitor of the Hedgehog pathway at a clinically relevant concentration of 800 nM
TumAuto↑, Induction of autophagy is shown to be related to inhibition of the AKT-mTOR pathway, possibly related to ITZ-induced changes in cholesterol trafficking.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
angioG↓, Anti-angiogenic
MDR1↓, Reversal of multi-drug resistance
TumCP↓, ITZ inhibited proliferation, with an IC50 of 0.16 μM
eff↑, Combination therapy with cisplatin was superior to cisplatin monotherapy to a statistically significant extent (P ≤ 0.001 compared to ITZ or cisplatin alone) resulting in over 95% growth inhibition but no tumour regression.

1925- JG,    Redox regulation of mitochondrial functional activity by quinones
- in-vitro, NA, NA
other↓, Quinones are among the rare compounds successfully used as therapeutic agents to correct mitochondrial diseases and as specific regulators of mitochondrial function within cells.
ROS↑, The stimulation of ROS production by juglone and 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone
MMP↓, dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential
eff↝, all the quinones, except for coenzyme Q10, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential. Juglone, 1,4-benzoquinone, and menadione showed the most pronounced effects.

1919- JG,    The Anti-Glioma Effect of Juglone Derivatives through ROS Generation
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, U251
ROS↑, apoptosis rates were increased after D2 or D3 treatment via ROS generation
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, The peak of juglone could be detected in fresh solution (Molecular Weight: 174kD), while many unknown compounds could be found, and juglone itself decreased obviously after oxidation (1 week)
eff↓, NAC, a ROS scavenger, reversed the cytotoxic effect, indicating the involvement of ROS generation in the anti-glioma effect of D2 and D3

1922- JG,    Juglone induces apoptosis of tumor stem-like cells through ROS-p38 pathway in glioblastoma
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
tumCV↓, inhibit the proliferation of TSCs in glioma by decreasing cell viability
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, juglone could generate ROS significantly
p‑p38↑, increase p38 phosphorylation
eff↓, pretreatment with ROS scavenger or p38-MAPK inhibitor could reverse juglone-induced cytotoxicity
Apoptosis↑, Juglone could induce glioma stem-like cells apoptosis
OS↑, juglone could increase the survival time by about 23.6%(though less significant than TMZ)

1924- JG,    Juglone triggers apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer through the reactive oxygen species -mediated PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
TumCMig↓, substantially suppressed the migration and invasion of these two lung cancer cells
TumCI↓,
TumCCA↑, juglone arrested the cell cycle, induced apoptosis, increased the cleavage of caspase 3
Apoptosis↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
BAX↑, protein expression of Bax and Cyt c
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, juglone treatment considerably increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels
MDA↑,
GPx4↓, suppressed glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities
SOD↓,
PI3K↓, inhibited the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway
Akt↓,
eff↓, N-acetylcysteine (a ROS scavenger) partially reversed the positive effects of juglone in terms of migration, invasion, ROS production, apoptosis, and PI3K/Akt pathway-associated protein expression

4011- K+,    Sodium and potassium intakes among US adults: NHANES 2003–2008
- Analysis, NA, NA
*Dose↓, Overall, <2% of US adults and ∼5% of US men consumed ≥4700 mg K/d (ie, met recommendations for potassium).
*eff↑, potassium intake increases urinary excretion of sodium through action on the renal tubule
*BP↓, potassium intake of ≥4700 mg/d in adults optimally decreases the blood pressure response to sodium intake

4014- K+,    The effects of boiling and leaching on the content of potassium and other minerals in potatoes
- Analysis, NA, NA
*other↓, Boiling tuber cubes and shredded tubers decreased potassium levels by 50% and 75%, respectively.
*eff↑, Individuals wishing to maximize the mineral nutrition benefits of consuming potatoes should boil them whole or bake, roast, or microwave them.
*other↓, Those who must reduce potassium uptake should boil small pieces before consuming them.

2390- KaempF,    Kaempferol Can Reverse the 5-Fu Resistance of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Inhibiting PKM2-Mediated Glycolysis
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT8
eff↑, kaempferol could reverse the drug resistance of HCT8-R cells to 5-Fu, suggesting that kaempferol alone or in combination with 5-Fu has the potential to treat colorectal cancer
GlucoseCon↓, kaempferol treatment significantly reduced glucose uptake and lactic acid production in drug-resistant colorectal cancer cells.
lactateProd↓,
PKM2↓, kaempferol promotes the expression of microRNA-326 (miR-326) in colon cancer cells, and miR-326 could inhibit the process of glycolysis by directly targeting pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2) 3′-UTR (untranslated region) to inhibit PKM2
Glycolysis↓, Kaempferol Promotes 5-Fu Sensitivity by Inhibiting Glycolysis
glucose↑, kaempferol treatment dramatically increased the content of glucose in HCT8-R cell culture medium (Figure 3E) and decreased the content of lactate (Figure 3F), suggesting that kaempferol might promote the 5-Fu sensitivity by inhibiting glycolysis.

860- Lae,    Amygdalin as a Promising Anticancer Agent: Molecular Mechanisms and Future Perspectives for the Development of New Nanoformulations for Its Delivery
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, Preliminary data have shown that the use of nanoparticles may be a promising alternative to enhance the anticancer effects of amygdalin while simultaneously reducing its adverse side effects.
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,

2351- lamb,    Anti-Warburg effect via generation of ROS and inhibition of PKM2/β-catenin mediates apoptosis of lambertianic acid in prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
proCasp3↓, LA exerted cytotoxicity, increased sub G1 population and attenuated the expression of pro-Caspase3 and pro-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (pro-PARP) in DU145 and PC3 cells
proPARP↓,
LDHA↓, LA reduced the expression of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), glycolytic enzymes such as hexokinase 2 and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) with reduced production of lactate in DU145 and PC3 cells
Glycolysis↓,
HK2↓,
PKM2↓,
lactateProd↓,
p‑STAT3↓, inhibited the expression of p-STAT3, cyclin D1, C-Myc, β-catenin, and p-GSK3β with the decrease of nuclear translocation of p-PKM2
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
p‑GSK‐3β↓,
ROS↑, LA generated ROS in DU145 and PC3
eff↓, while ROS scavenger NAC (N-acetyl L-cysteine) blocked the ability of LA to reduce p-PKM2, PKM2, β-catenin, LDHA, and pro-caspase3 in DU145 cells.

1790- LEC,  DHA,    Dietary Crude Lecithin Increases Systemic Availability of Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid with Combined Intake in Rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*eff↑, combined dietary supplementation of DHA and lecithin increased the changes induced by DHA supplementation alone
other↑, ietary DHA-containing oils and crude lecithin have synergistic effects on increasing plasma and RBC n-3 PUFA levels, including DHA and EPA.

1795- LEC,  Chit,    Self-assembled lecithin-chitosan nanoparticles improve the oral bioavailability and alter the pharmacokinetics of raloxifene
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
eff↑, The optimal soy lecithin to chitosan ratio was 20:1 to obtain nanoparticles with particle size of 208 ± 3 nm, a ζ-potential of 36 ± 2 mV and an entrapment efficiency of 73 ± 3%
BioAv↑, significant improvement (~4.2 folds) in the oral bioavailability of the drug when loaded into nanoparticles.

1791- LEC,    Vegetable lecithins: A review of their compositional diversity, impact on lipid metabolism and potential in cardiometabolic disease prevention
- Review, Nor, NA
*BioEnh↑, Firstly, the pre-emulsification of an oil with vegetable lecithin has been shown to increase the systemic bioavailability of certain fatty acids, without increasing total plasma lipid concentrations.
*antiOx↑, different lecithin from various sources (soy, rapeseed) or with differing PL compositions have been reported to exert varying antioxidant properties
*BioEnh↑, ported higher plasma alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) concentrations in the PL-emulsified group
*LDL↓, oybean PL in patients with primary hyperlipidemia has been reported to significantly reduce blood cholesterol levels
*HDL∅, while maintaining plasmatic HDL levels
*Obesity↓, potential of lecithin on the prevention and amelioration of obesity-related metabolic disorders
eff↑, lecithin derived from olive oil compared to that of other seed oils (sunflower, corn or soybean) as a platelet aggregation factor (PAF) antagonist
GutMicro↝, importance of gut microbiota on lipid metabolism and metabolic health renders obligatory that further research on the effect of vegetable lecithin on TMAO production and gut microbiota in general be explored.

1534- LT,  Api,  EGCG,  RES,    Plant polyphenol induced cell death in human cancer cells involves mobilization of intracellular copper ions and reactive oxygen species generation: a mechanism for cancer chemopreventive action
- in-vitro, Nor, MCF10 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, cell death is prevented to a significant extent by cuprous chelator neocuproine and reactive oxygen species scavengers
*toxicity↑, normal breast epithelial cells, cultured in a medium supplemented with copper, become sensitized to polyphenol-induced growth inhibition.
Dose?, apigenin at 5uM promoted growth in MCF10A cells and PC3 cancer cells. This could be because polyphenols at lower concentrations are known to be associated with cell proliferation [21], while behaving as prooxidants at high concentrations
eff↓, Apigenin- and luteolin-induced antiproliferation and apoptosis in cancer cells is inhibited by cuprous chelator but not by iron and zinc chelators
eff↓, EGCG and resveratrol, similar to that of the flavones luteolin and apigenin, also involves the mobilization of endogenous copper and consequent prooxidant effect leading to cell death.

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

2920- LT,    Formulation, characterization, in vitro and in vivo evaluations of self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system of luteolin
- in-vitro, Nor, NA - in-vivo, Nor, NA
BioAv↑, optimized formula exhibited approximately 83, 17 and 3-fold enhancement in the solubility in vitro release and ex vivo permeation respectively.
eff↑, Based on the results obtained in this study, we conclude that castor oil, kolliphor and PEG 200 in a proportion of 10:45:45% v/v, respectively, produced an optimum preconcentrate of SNEDDS formulation for solubility and permeability improveme

2903- LT,    Luteolin induces apoptosis by ROS/ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in gliomablastoma
- in-vitro, GBM, U251 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vivo, NA, NA
ER Stress↑, Luteolin induced a lethal endoplasmic reticulum stress response and mitochondrial dysfunction in glioblastoma cells by increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels.
ROS↑,
PERK↑, Luteolin induced expression of ER stress-associated proteins, including phosphorylation of PERK, eIF2α, ATF4, CHOP and cleaved-caspase 12.
eIF2α↑,
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
Casp12↑,
eff↓, Inhibition of ROS production by anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine could reverse luteolin-induced ER stress and mitochondrial pathways activation as well as apoptosis.
UPR↑, Researches indicate that abnormalities in ER function can cause ER stress, resulting in unfolded protein response (UPR),
MMP↓, integrity of mitochondrial membranes potential decreased in U87MG cells after treatment of 40 uM luteolin
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome C to cytoplasm was elevated in U251MG cells
Bcl-2↓, significantly decreased the expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and increased the expression of pro-apoptotic protein Bax in U251MG and U87MG glioblastoms cells.
BAX↑,
TumCG↓, Luteolin inhibited tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model
Weight∅, luteolin did not affect body weight, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST)
ALAT∅,
AST∅,

2904- LT,    Luteolin from Purple Perilla mitigates ROS insult particularly in primary neurons
- in-vitro, Park, SK-N-SH - in-vitro, AD, NA
*ROS↓, Food-derived compound luteolin possesses multitarget actions including reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging activit
*neuroP↑, Upon the ROS-insulted primary neurons, luteolin concentration-dependently enhanced neuronal cell survival with efficacy higher than and potency similar to vitamin E.
*MMP↑, prevented the decreases in activities of mitochondria, catalase, and glutathione in ROS-insulted primary neurons
*Catalase↑, decreases of catalase/glutathione activity by H 2O 2 were markedly reversed following luteolin treatment.
*GSH↑,
selectivity↑, Results showed that luteolin mildly inhibited the viability of SK-N-SH cells (50% inhibition at 68.7 uM) and relatively strongly inhibited that of HuH-7 cells (50% inhibition at 14.3 uM), but did not affect that of primary neurons
*eff↑, luteolin can be designated as a potent neuroprotectant as well as suggesting that it may be effective either in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as cerebral ischemia, Parkinsons, and AD, or in the improvement of brain aging
*Cyt‑c↓, reduction of cytochrome c release from mitochondria into cytosome,

2907- LT,    Protective effect of luteolin against oxidative stress‑mediated cell injury via enhancing antioxidant systems
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*ROS↓, Intracellular ROS levels and damage to cellular components such as lipids and DNA in H2O2-treated cells were significantly decreased by luteolin pretreatment.
*Casp9↓, Luteolin suppressed active caspase-9 and caspase-3 levels while increasing Bcl-2 expression and decreasing Bax protein levels.
*Casp3↓,
*Bcl-2↑,
*BAX↓,
*GSH↑, luteolin restored levels of glutathione that was reduced in response to H2O2.
*SOD↑, luteolin enhanced the activity and protein expressions of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and heme oxygenase-1.
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*HO-1↑,
*antiOx↑, upregulating antioxidant enzymes.
*lipid-P↓, protective effect of luteolin against lipid peroxidation
*p‑γH2AX↓, showed that luteolin pretreatment diminished expression levels of phospho-H2A.X in H2O2-exposed cells
eff↑, promising therapeutic agent for management and treatment of conditions such as COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.

2910- LT,  FA,    Folic acid-modified ROS-responsive nanoparticles encapsulating luteolin for targeted breast cancer treatment
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vivo, NA, NA
BioAv↓, poor aqueous solubility and low bioactivity of Lut restrict its clinical translation
BioAv↑, Herein, we developed a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive nanoplatforms to improve the bioactivity of Lut.
eff↑, inhibited tumor growth ∼3 times compared to the Lut group
tumCV↓, viability of 4T1 cells was decreased significantly when treated with upon 40 µM of Lut/FA-Oxi-αCD NPs
e-H2O2↓, Interestingly, the extracellular H2O2 concentration of 4T1 cells was decreased obviously with Lut treatment, due to Lut is a widely used antioxidant that can eliminate ROS
i-H2O2∅, However, both Lut and blank Oxi-αCD NPs could not eliminate intracellular H2O2

4292- LT,    Luteolin for neurodegenerative diseases: a review
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, MS, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, luteolin, showing significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective activity.
*antiOx↑,
*neuroP↑,
*BioAv↝, To increase the bioavailability of luteolin, several delivery methods have been developed; the most thoroughly studied include lipid carriers like liposomes and nanoformulations
*BBB↑, luteolin given intraperitoneally (ip) to mice can readily cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enter the brain
*TNF-α↓, nhibiting pro-inflammatory mediators such as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), nitric oxide (NO), TNF-α, IL-β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-31, and IL-33 in several in vitro models of AD
*IL1β↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL8↓,
*IL33↓,
*NF-kB↓, inhibition of the NF-кB pathway
*BACE↓, leads to the inhibition of a downstream target– β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme (BACE1), which is a key mediator in forming Aβ fibrils in AD pathology
*ROS↓, anti-oxidant activity mainly by reducing ROS levels and increasing SOD activity in in vitro models of AD
*SOD↑,
*HO-1↑, increase the expression of antioxidant enzymes such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) via the nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2/ antioxidant responsive element (Nrf-2/ARE) complex activation
*NRF2↑,
*Casp3↓, reducing the levels of caspase-3 and − 9 and improving the B-cell lymphoma protein 2/Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bcl-2/Bax) ratio, as it was reported in in vitro models of AD
*Casp9↑,
*Bax:Bcl2↓,
*UPR↑, enhancing the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway, leading to an increase in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone GRP78 and a decrease in the expression of UPR-targeted pro-apoptotic genes via the MAPK pathway.
*GRP78/BiP↑,
*Aβ↓, evidence that suggests that luteolin can directly influence the formation of Aβ plaques by selectively inhibiting the activity of N-acetyl-α-galactosaminyltransferase (ppGalNAc-T) isoforms
*GSK‐3β↓, inactivating the glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha (GSK-3α) isoform, suppressing Aβ and promoting tau disaggregation
*tau↓,
*CREB↑, luteolin promoted phosphorylation and activation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) leading to the increased miR-132 expression, and eventually neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells
*ATP↑, ROS production was decreased by 40%, MMP levels were restored close to control N2a levels (202%), and ATP levels were improved by 444%).
*cognitive↑, protective effect of luteolin against cognitive dysfunction was also reported in the streptozotocin
*BloodF↑, Luteolin increased regional cerebral blood flow values, alleviated the leakage of the lumen of vessels, and protected the integrity of BBB
*BDNF↑, increasing the level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tyrosine kinase receptor (TrkB) expression in the cerebral cortex
*TrkB↑,
*memory↑, luteolin supplementation significantly ameliorated memory and cognitive deficits in 3 × Tg-AD mice.
*PPARγ↑, attenuated mitochondrial dysfunction via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) activation.
*eff↑, combination of luteolin with another compound– l-theanine (an amino acid found in tea) also improved AD-like symptoms in the Aβ25–35-treated rats

3982- Lut,  Zeax,    Nutritional Intervention to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease: Potential Benefits of Xanthophyll Carotenoids and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Combined
- Trial, AD, NA
*memory↑, Xanthophyll carotenoid concentration increases were significantly greater for Formulation 2 compared to Formulation 1 (p < 0.05), and progression of AD was less for this group (p = 0.003), with carers reporting functional benefits in memory, sight, a
*eff↑, positive outcomes for patients with AD who consumed a combination of xanthophyll carotenoids plus fish oil
*Mood↑,

3980- Lut,  Zeax,    Supplementation With Carotenoids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Vitamin E Has a Positive Effect on the Symptoms and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial, AD, NA
*eff↑, emonstrated statistically significant improvements in skin carotenoid measurements, blood carotenoids, ω-3FAs, and vitamin E concentrations (p < 0.05, for all).
*memory↑, active group also performed better in objective measures of AD severity (i.e., memory and mood), with a statistically significant difference reported in the clinical collateral for memory
*Mood↑,
*QoL↑, Exponential increases in the prevalence of AD and its relentless progressive nature is driving the need for interventions that help to ameliorate symptoms and improve quality of life in AD patients.

3281- Lyco,  Chemo,    Lycopene Supplementation for Patients Under Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, Our study shows that lycopene supplementation does not modify the main hallmarks of cancer, but it increases circulating lycopene concentration in patients under cancer therapy, which could have a positive impact on potential clinical and molecular o
cardioP↑, A systematic review and meta-analysis reported that tomato and lycopene supplementation have positive effects on cardiovascular risk factors
eff?, lycopene supplementation may have benefits in the oncology population during cancer treatment.
PSA↓, Lycopene supplementation improved PSA levels in patients with an intermediate risk of cancer
RenoP↑, Surprisingly, lycopene has been shown to improve renal makers of nephrotoxicity after cisplatin treatment

3285- Lyco,    Comparative evaluation of antiplatelet effect of lycopene with aspirin and the effect of their combination on platelet aggregation: An in vitro study
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*AntiAg↑, All the concentrations of lycopene (4–12 μmol/L) exhibited reduction in maximum platelet aggregation induced by aggregating agents ADP and collagen
*eff↑, Four μmol/L of lycopene combined with 140 μmol/L and 70 μmol/L aspirin showed greater inhibition of platelets as compared to aspirin 140 μmol/L alone, against both ADP and collagen.

3287- Lyco,    Recent technological strategies for enhancing the stability of lycopene in processing and production
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↑, With tangerine tomato juice we observed a marked 8.5-fold increase in lycopene bioavailability compared to red tomato juice was about 8.5 times than that of red tomato juice

3261- Lyco,    Lycopene and Vascular Health
- Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, main activity profile of lycopene includes antiatherosclerotic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antiplatelet, anti-apoptotic, and protective endothelial effects, the ability to improve the metabolic profile, and reduce arterial stif
*antiOx↑, It is a much more potent antioxidant than alpha-tocopherol (10 × more potent) or beta-carotene (twice as potent)
*AntiAg↑, lycopene, protecting against myocardial infarction and stroke, is its antiplatelet activity
*cardioP↑, favorable effect in patients with subclinical atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, stroke and several other cardiovascular disorders
*SOD↑, Lycopene modulates also the production of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase and catalase
*Catalase↑,
*ROS↓, By reducing oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species, lycopene increases the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation and reduces protein, lipids, DNA, and mitochondrial damage (
*mtDam↓,
*cardioP↑, Lycopene exerts a cardioprotective effect against atrazine induced cardiac injury due to its anti-inflammatory effect, by blocking the NF-kappa B pathway and NO production
*NF-kB↓,
*NO↓,
*COX2↓, downregulation of cyclooxygenase 2,
*LDL↓, significant reductions in total and LDL cholesterol were revealed only at doses of, at least, 25 mg lycopene/day
*eff↑, It was noticed that lycopene can potentiate the antiplatelet effect of aspirin, which requires low lycopene diet
*ER Stress↓, Lycopene protects the cardiomyocytes by relieving ERS
*BioAv↑, Lycopene is very bioavailable in the presence of oil, especially in monounsaturated oils, other dietary fats and processed tomato products
*eff↑, Lycopene can increase the antioxidant properties of vitamin C, E, polyphenols and beta-carotene in a synergistic way
*MMPs↓, figure 3, secretion of MMPs
*COX2↓,
*RAGE↓,

1715- Lyco,    Pro-oxidant Actions of Carotenoids in Triggering Apoptosis of Cancer Cells: A Review of Emerging Evidence
- Review, Var, NA
antiOx↑, Carotenoids are well known for their potent antioxidant function in the cellular system.
ROS↑, However, in cancer cells with an innately high level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), carotenoids may act as potent pro-oxidant molecules and trigger ROS-mediated apoptosis
ChemoSen↑, when carotenoids are delivered with ROS-inducing cytotoxic drugs, they can minimize the adverse effects of these drugs on normal cells by acting as antioxidants without interfering with their cytotoxic effects on cancer cells as pro-oxidants
selectivity↑, In cancer cells with innately high intracellular ROS levels, carotenoids may act as pro-oxidants and trigger ROS-mediated apoptosis of cancer cells.
eff↓, However, under high oxygen tension conditions (e.g., in the lungs of smokers), β-carotene shows tumor-promoting effects.
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
BAX↑,
DNAdam↑,
mtDam↑, mitochondrial dysfunction
eff↑, Astaxanthin co-treatment with β-carotene and lutein (equimolar 5 µM each)

1713- Lyco,    Lycopene: A Potent Antioxidant with Multiple Health Benefits
- Review, Nor, NA
*antiOx↑, As one of the most potent antioxidants, its capacity to neutralise singlet oxygen is double that of ?-carotene, ten times greater than that of ?-tocopherol, and one hundred and twenty-five times more effective than glutathione
*ROS⇅, lycopene acts as an antioxidant in systems that produce singlet oxygen but behaves as a pro-oxidant in systems that create peroxide
*Dose↝, In low doses, it acts as an antioxidant, but at high doses, it acts as a pro-oxidant
*eff↑, In situation where there is an imbalance between antioxidant defences and ROS production, such as during inflammation or exposure to environmental toxins [91], lycopene may switch from its antioxidant role to a pro-oxidant role
*LDL↓, Wistar rats given a high-fat diet and 50mg/kg body weight of lycopene daily for 3mths had significant reductions in plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides, and lLDL levels but increased HDL cholesterol
*RenoP↑, shown to protect the kidney against chemically induced damage
*Inflam↓, evidence is plentiful demonstrating the anti-inflammatory effects of lycopene both in vitro and in vivo
neuroP↑, mice with Alzheimer's disease induced by ? amyloid, lycopene reduced oxidative stress, decreased neuronal loss, improved synaptic plasticity, and inhibited neuroinflammation
Rho↓, lycopene treatment was demonstrated to have the potential to mitigate vascular arteriosclerosis in allograft transplantation by inhibiting Rho-associated kinases

1712- Lyco,    Lycopene Protects against Smoking-Induced Lung Cancer by Inducing Base Excision Repair
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
ROS↓, Conclusions: Lycopene treatment at a lower dosage could inhibit smoke-induced oxidative stress and promote genome stability
ROS↑, we found that lycopene only exerted antioxidative effects at low-dosage, while such beneficial effects were diminished at high-dosage
eff↑, suggesting an increased carotenoid uptake in the cells under oxidative stress

1710- Lyco,    Lycopene: A Natural Arsenal in the War against Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Review, CardioV, NA
antiOx↓, Lycopene is a potent antioxidant that fights ROS and, subsequently, complications.
ROS↓,
BP↓, It reduces blood pressure via inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme and regulating nitrous oxide bioavailability.
LDL↓, important role in lowering of LDL (low-density lipoproteins) and improving HDL (high-density lipoproteins) levels to minimize atherosclerosis
*toxicity∅, Lycopene is a natural substance that may be used in high doses as a dietary supplement without causing harm to human health or physiology
eff↑, Thermal food processing, particularly in the presence of cooking oils, causes lycopene to micellize and enhance its intestinal absorption rate by a factor of ten
ROS↑, As a pro-oxidant, lycopene may have both good and negative impacts in biological systems, as well as influence the course of human illnesses.
*Half-Life↑, Plasma lycopene has a half-life of 12–33 days in the human body
*BioAv↓, Tomato lycopene is not easily absorbed since it is integrated into the nutritional matrix.
*BioAv↑, Clinical research demonstrates that heat-processed tomato products absorb lycopene more quickly than raw sources, and that adding oil increases absorption
*antiOx↑, Lycopene’s ability to protect against oxidative stress has been established

1708- Lyco,    The Anti-Cancer Activity of Lycopene: A Systematic Review of Human and Animal Studies
- Review, Var, NA
OS↑, reduced prostate cancer-specific mortality in men at high risk for prostate cancer
ChemoSen↑, improved the response to docetaxel chemotherapy in advanced castrate-resistant prostate cancer
QoL↑, lycopene improved the quality of life, and provided relief from bone pain and control of lower urinary tract symptoms
PSA∅, PSA stabilisation in prostate cancer
eff↑, Lycopene co-supplementation with vitamin E also showed an improvement in the results of prostate cancer treatment
AntiCan↑, lycopene intake showed a strong protective effect against stomach cancer, regardless of H. pylori status
AntiCan↑, A lycopene-rich diet was shown to reduce the incidence of pancreatic cancer in humans by 31%
angioG↓,
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓,
SOD↑,
Catalase↑,
GPx↑,
GSH↑,
GPx↑,
GR↑,
MDA↓,
NRF2↑,
HO-1↑,
COX2↓,
PGE2↓,
NF-kB↓,
IL4↑,
IL10↑,
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
PPARγ↑,
TumCCA↑, G(0)/G(1) phase
FOXO3↓,
Casp3↑,
IGF-1↓, breast cancer,crc
p27↑,
STAT3↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
P21↑,
PCNA↓,
MMP7↓,
MMP9↓,

1041- Lyco,  immuno,    Lycopene improves the efficiency of anti-PD-1 therapy via activating IFN signaling of lung cancer cells
- in-vivo, Lung, NA
TumVol↓, combined lycopene and anti-PD-1 reduced the tumor volume and weight compared to control treatment.
TumW↓,
eff↑, lycopene could assist anti-PD-1 to elevate the levels of interleukin (IL)-1 and interferon (IFN) γ while reduce the levels of IL-4 and IL-10
IL1↑,
IFN-γ↑,
IL4↓,
IL10↓,

2540- M-Blu,    Alternative mitochondrial electron transfer for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and cancers: Methylene blue connects the dots
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*OCR↑, MB was found to increase oxygen consumption of normal tissues having aerobic glycolysis and of tumors
*Glycolysis↓, Methylene blue increases oxygen consumption, decrease glycolysis, and increases glucose uptake in vitro.
*GlucoseCon↑, Methylene blue enhances glucose uptake and regional cerebral blood flow in rats upon acute treatment.
neuroP↑, methylene blue provides protective effect in neuron and astrocyte against various insults in vitro and in rodent models of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease.
Warburg↓, In glioblastoma cells, methylene blue reverses Warburg effect by enhancing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, arrests glioma cell cycle at s-phase, and inhibits glioma cell proliferation.
mt-OXPHOS↑,
TumCCA↑,
TumCP↓,
ROS⇅, MB has very unique redox property that exists in equilibrium between oxidized state in dark blue (MB) and colorless reduced state (leucomethylene blue), making it both prooxidant and antioxidant under different conditions.
*cognitive↑, Methylene blue feeding improved water-maze and bridge walking performance in 5 X FAD mice. MB enhances memory function in normal rodents potentially through neurometabolic mechanisms
*mTOR↓, MB has been demonstrated to induce autophagy and attenuate tauopathy through inhibition of mTOR signaling both in vitro and in vivo
*mt-antiOx↑, Secondly, the distinct redox property enables MB as a regenerable anti-oxidant in mitochondria that distinct from the traditional free radical scavenges
*memory↑, , MB has been found to improve various experimental memory tasks in rodents
*BBB↑, MB can cross BBB and reach brain at concentrations 10 times higher than that in the circulation
*eff↝, In fibroblast cells, MB has been shown to stimulate 2-deoxyglucose uptake (Louters et al., 2006; Roelofs et al., 2006). Using MRI and PET, we demonstrated that acute treatment of MB significantly enhance glucose uptake
*ECAR↓, MB increased oxygen consumption rate and decreased extracellular acidification rate in both neuronal cells and astrocytes
eff↑, MB has also been used as a tracer for cancer diagnosis and as a photosensitizer for cancer treatment
lactateProd↓, MB increase oxygen consumption rate, decrease lactic acid production and extracellular acidification rate, reduce NADPH, and inhibit proliferation
NADPH↓,
OXPHOS↑, increases oxidative phosphorylation, decreases glycolytic flux and metabolic intermediates, hence, exhausts the building brick for cancer cell proliferation.
AMPK↑, MB is capable of activating AMPK signal pathway
selectivity↑, with low toxicity, and the high affinity to both neuronal and cancer tissues

2533- M-Blu,  PDT,    Methylene blue-mediated photodynamic therapy enhances apoptosis in lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
MMP↓, MB enhances PDT-induced apoptosis in association with downregulation of anti-apoptotic proteins, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), increased phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the generation of ROS
p‑MAPK↑,
ROS↑,
cl‑PARP↑, n MB-PDT-treated A549 cells, we observed PARP cleavage, procaspase-3 activation, downregulation of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Mcl-1
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
eff↓, pretreatment of A549 cells with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) followed by MB-PDT resulted in increased cell viability and reduced proteolytic cleavage of PARP.

2450- Matr,    The Promoting Role of HK II in Tumor Development and the Research Progress of Its Inhibitors
- Review, Var, NA
HK2↓, Matrine, an alkaloid extracted from Panax ginseng, also exhibits the ability to suppress HK II expression at a concentration of approximately 2.0 μM.
eff↓, Moreover, when used in combination with the HK II inhibitor LND, matrine demonstrates a synergistic effect in the treatment of myeloid leukemia

2643- MCT,    Medium Chain Triglycerides enhances exercise endurance through the increased mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism
- Review, Nor, NA
*Akt↑, increased mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism is mediated through the activation of Akt and AMPK signaling pathways and inhibition of TGF-β signaling pathway.
*AMPK↓,
*TGF-β↓, MCT downregulates TGF-β signaling
eff↑, beneficial effect of dietary MCT in exercise performance through the increase of mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism.
*BioEnh↑, Furthermore, addition of the combination of chilli and MCT to meals increased diet-induced thermogenesis by over 50% in heathy normal-weight humans
*ATP↑, a key regulator of energy metabolism and mitochondrial membrane ATP synthase (ATP5α) were significantly upregulated by MCT.
*PGC-1α↑, also observed a significant increase in protein level of PGC-1α and ATP5α
*p‑mTOR↑, increased levels in both total and phosphorylated Akt and mTOR
*SMAD3↓, a compensatory response of the huge reduction in Smad3.

2644- MCT,    The Effects of Medium-Chain Triglyceride Oil Supplementation on Endurance Performance and Substrate Utilization in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review
- Review, Nor, NA
*KeyT↑, Although ketones were increased when supplementing with MCTs,
*Dose↝, Thirty grams of MCTs seems to be the safe maximal dosage to minimize adverse reactions during or after exercise.
eff↑, MCTs are a better immediate energy source than LCTs due to their rapid absorption and beta-oxidation. Only a very small percentage of MCTs (less than 2%) contribute to fat storage, and most MCTs are converted to energy for immediate use in the body.

3905- MCT,    Medium Chain Triglycerides induce mild ketosis and may improve cognition in Alzheimer's disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies
- Review, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, showed a trend towards cognitive improvement on ADAS-Cog (MD = − 0.539; 95% CI, −1.239 - 0.161, I2 = 0%), and significantly improved cognition when combining ADAS-Cog with MMSE
*KeyT↑, MCTs can induce mild ketosis and may improve cognition in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
*eff↑, The main approaches taken to date to increase ketones in blood and consequently brain, are through fasting (Mattson et al., 2018), exercising
*other↑, Human breast milk is a natural source of MCTs (Andreas et al., 2015), but, in adult life, the major food-derived sources of MCTs are palm kernel oil and coconut oil
*toxicity↓, MCT supplements are concentrated palm kernel and coconut oils and are generally considered safe

3903- MCT,    Retrospective case studies of the efficacy of caprylic triglyceride in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
- Case Report, AD, NA
*KeyT↑, Consumption of sufficient quantities of caprylic triglyceride (CT) increases plasma concentrations of ketone bodies and may be beneficial in conditions of compromised glucose metabolism, such as AD.
*cognitive↑, rate of decline in MMSE scores appeared slower than previously published reports for patients treated with pharmacotherapy alone.
*eff↑, Caprylic triglyceride-based medical foods have been prescribed to patients with mild-to-moderate AD for several years based on results in clinical trials.6,7

1899- MeJa,    Methyl jasmonate induces production of reactive oxygen species and alterations in mitochondrial dynamics that precede photosynthetic dysfunction and subsequent cell death
- in-vitro, NA, NA
ROS↑, MeJa induction of ROS production, which first occurred in mitochondria after 1 h of MeJa treatment and subsequently in chloroplasts by 3 h of treatment,
MMP↓, cessation of mitochondrial movement, the loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MPT),
eff↓, treatment of protoplasts with ascorbic acid or catalase prevented ROS production, organelle change, photosynthetic dysfunction and subsequent cell death.
H2O2?, Generation of H2 O 2,

1782- MEL,    Melatonin in Cancer Treatment: Current Knowledge and Future Opportunities
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, involvement of melatonin in different anticancer mechanisms
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis induction, cell proliferation inhibition, reduction in tumor growth and metastases
TumCP↓,
TumCG↑,
TumMeta↑,
ChemoSideEff↓, reduction in the side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, decreasing drug resistance in cancer therapy,
radioP↑,
ChemoSen↑, augmentation of the therapeutic effects of conventional anticancer therapies
*ROS↓, directly scavenge ROS and reactive nitrogen species (RNS)
*SOD↑, melatonin can regulate the activities of several antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase
*GSH↑,
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
Dose∅, demonstrated that 1 mM melatonin concentration is the pharmacological concentration that is able to produce anticancer effects
VEGF↓, downregulatory action on VEGF expression in human breast cancer cells
eff↑, tumor-bearing mice were treated with (10 mg/kg) of melatonin and (5 mg/kg) of cisplatin. The results have shown that melatonin was able to reduce DNA damage
Hif1a↓, MDA-MB-231-downregulation of the HIF-1α gene and protein expression coupled with the production of GLUT1, GLUT3, CA-IX, and CA-XII
GLUT1↑,
GLUT3↑,
CAIX↑,
P21↑, upregulation of p21, p27, and PTEN protein is another way of melatonin to promote cell programmed death in uterine leiomyoma
p27↑,
PTEN↑,
Warburg↓, FIGURE 3
PI3K↓, in colon cancer cells by downregulation of PI3K/AKT and NF-κB/iNOS
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
cycD1↓,
CDK4↓,
CycB↓,
CDK4↓,
MAPK↑,
IGF-1R↓,
STAT3↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP13↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
RANKL↓,
JNK↑,
Bcl-2↓,
P53↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
DNArepair↑,
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
IL8↓,
NO↓,
T-Cell↑,
NK cell↑,
Treg lymp↓,
FOXP3↓,
CD4+↑,
TNF-α↑,
Th1 response↑, FIGURE 3
BioAv↝, varies 1% to 50%?
RadioS↑, melatonin’s radio-sensitizing properties
OS↑, In those individuals taking melatonin, the overall tumor regression rate and the 5-year survival were elevated

1780- MEL,    Utilizing Melatonin to Alleviate Side Effects of Chemotherapy: A Potentially Good Partner for Treating Cancer with Ageing
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Melatonin is a potent antioxidant and antiageing molecule, is nontoxic, and enhances the efficacy and reduces the side effects of chemotherapy.
*toxicity↓,
ChemoSen↑,
*eff↑, melatonin was superior in preventing free radical destruction compared to other antioxidants, vitamin E, β-carotene, vitamin C, and garlic oil
*mitResp↑, increasing the expression and activity of the mitochondrial respiration chain complexes
*ATP↑, increasing the expression and activity of the mitochondrial respiration chain complexes
*ROS↓, most attractive property of melatonin is that its metabolites also regulate the mitochondrial redox status by scavenging ROS and RNS
*CardioT↓, melatonin has a protective effect on the heart without affecting DOX's antitumor activity,
*GSH↑, improving the de novo synthesis of glutathione (GSH) by promoting the activity of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase
*NOS2↓, melatonin inhibits the production of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)
*lipid-P↓, lipid peroxidation was reduced after melatonin treatment (role in induces organ failure)
eff↑, but it also enhances its antitumor activity more than vitamin E
*HO-1↑, melatonin upregulates heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) (role in induces organ failure)
*NRF2↑, decreased bladder injury and apoptosis due to the upregulation of Nrf2 and nuclear transcription factor NF-κB expression
*NF-kB↑,
TumCP↓, significantly reduced cell proliferation
eff↑, Pretreatment with melatonin effectively preserved the ovaries from cisplatin-induced injury
neuroP↑, Melatonin has neuroprotective roles in oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy

1779- MEL,    Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin Counteracting Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
- Review, BC, NA
QoL↑, melatonin combined with standard chemotherapy lines would derive, at least, a better quality of life for breast cancer patients
OS↑, Moreover, regular doses of 20 mg/day seemed to increase partial response and 1-year survival rates.
Dose∅, regular doses of 20 mg/day
antiOx↑, melatonin possesses antioxidant properties, which may help to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals
ROS↑, elimination of free radicals non-enzymatically transforms melatonin into metabolites with greater antioxidant capacity, which enabling the removal of 10 reactive species per molecule
SOD↑, melatonin upregulates various antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase
Catalase↑,
GPx↑,
Risk↓, individuals with higher melatonin levels show a lower risk of developing breast cancer, and melatonin supplementation may help inhibit the growth and spread of breast cancer cells
NK cell↑, enhance natural killer cell activity
IL1β↓, inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
radioP↑, protect hematopoietic progenitor cells from radiation therapy and chemotherapy
chemoP↑,
TumVol↓, most frequent observations was the ability of melatonin to reduce tumor size
TumMeta↓, decrease the risk of metastasis
angioG↓,
ChemoSen↑, melatonin can synergistically potentiate drug cytotoxicity.
eff↑, it has been suggested that administering melatonin at the appropriate phase of the circadian cycle may enhance its anti-tumor activity and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy

1778- MEL,    Melatonin: a well-documented antioxidant with conditional pro-oxidant actions
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, melatonin and its metabolic derivatives possess strong free radical scavenging properties.
*antiOx↓, potent antioxidants against both ROS (reactive oxygen species) and RNS (reactive nitrogen species). reduce oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and DNA under a very wide set of conditions where toxic derivatives of oxygen are known to be produced.
ROS↑, a few studies using cultured cells found that melatonin promoted the generation of ROS at pharmacological concentrations (μm to mm range) in several tumor and nontumor cells; thus, melatonin functioned as a conditional pro-oxidant.
selectivity↑, melatonin functions as a prooxidant in cancer cells where it aids in the killing of tumor cells
Dose↑, Melatonin levels in the nucleus and mitochondria reached saturation with a lower dose of 40 mg/kg body weight, with no further accumulation under higher doses of injected melatonin
*mitResp↑, improves mitochondrial respiration and ATP production, thereby reducing electron leakage and ROS generation
*ATP↑,
*ROS↓,
eff↑, melatonin protects mitochondrial function in the brain of Alzheimer's patients through both MT1/MT2 dependent and independent mechanisms
ROS↑, Cytochrome P450 utilizes melatonin as a substrate to generate ROS in mitochondria (melatonin concentration ranges from 0.1 to 10 uM)
Dose↑, melatonin at high concentrations (10-1000uM ) was able to promote ROS generation and lead to Fas-induced apoptosis in human leukemic Jurkat cells. Concentrations of <10uM , melatonin did not induce significant ROS generation in these cancer cells
*toxicity∅, High levels of melatonin (uM to mM) did not cause cytotoxicity in several types of nontumor cells
ROS↑, lower concentrations of melatonin (0.1-10uM ), which exhibited antioxidant action in HepG2 cells within 24 hr, became pro-oxidant after 96 hr of treatment, as indicated by the increase of GSH with 24hr and depletion after 96 hr.
eff↓, Finally, a compound, chlorpromazine, which specifically interrupts the binding of melatonin to calmodulin [188], prevented melatonin-induced AA release and ROS generation;
ROS↝, It remains unknown whether the pro-oxidant action exists in vivo. the vast majority of evidence indicates that melatonin is a potent antioxidant in vivo even at pharmacological concentrations
Dose↑, decline of melatonin production with age may render it more beneficial to supplement melatonin to the aging population to improve health by reducing free radical damage
other↑, melatonin intake has the potential to improve cardiac function, inhibit cataract formation, maintain brain health, alleviate metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes,reduce tumorigenesis, protect tissues against ischemia

1777- MEL,    Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers
- Review, NA, NA
*ROS↓, uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large number of circumstances
*Fenton↓, reportedly chelates transition metals, which are involved in the Fenton/Haber-Weiss reactions
*antiOx↑, credible evidence to suggest that melatonin should be classified as a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant
*toxicity∅, uncommonly high-safety profile of melatonin also bolsters this conclusion.
*GPx↑, melatonin was found to stimulate antioxidative enzymes including glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase
*GSR↑,
*GSH↑, melatonin upregulates the synthesis of glutathione
*NO↓, neutralize nitrogen-based toxicants, i.e., nitric oxide
*Iron↓, Melatonin chelates both iron (III) and iron (II), which is the form that participates in the Fenton reaction to generate the hydroxyl radical
*Copper↓, copper-chelating ability of melaton
*IL1β↓, significant reductions in plasma cardiac troponin 1, interleukin 1 beta, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and caspase 3 due to melatonin
*iNOS↓,
*Casp3↓,
*BBB↑, melatonin readily crosses the blood-brain barrier;
*RenoP↑, Published reports haveshown that the lung,231, 232 liver, 233- 235 kidney,236 pancreas,237 intestine,238 urinary bladder,239,240 corpus cavernosum,241 skeletal muscle242, 243 spinal cord244, 245 and stem cells246 are alsoprotected by melatonin.
chemoP↑, Melatonin has not been found to interfere with the efficacy of prescription drugs. Doxorubicin, if given it in combination with melatonin may allow the use of a larger dose with greater efficacy.
*Ca+2↝, Moreover, melatonin regulates free Ca2+ movement intracellularly
eff↑, elatonin was found to exaggerate the cancer inhibiting actions of pitavastatin270 and pravastatin271 against breast cancer in experimental studies
*PKCδ?, major targets by which melatonin reduces methamphetamine-related neuronal damage is due to the inhibition of the PKCδ gene
ChemoSen↑, at least some cases melatonin reduces the toxicity of these pharmacological agents in normal cells256, 289, 290 while enhancing the cancer-killing actions (also, see below) of conventional chemotherapeutic agents.256, 291-293
eff↑, TRAIL was combined with melatonin for the treatment of A172 and U87 human glioblastoma cells, however, apoptotic cell death was greatly exaggerated over that caused by TRAIL alone
Akt↓, in GBM: observed effect was related to a modulation of protein kinase c which reduced Akt activation resulting in a rise in death receptor 5 (DR5) levels;
DR5↑,
selectivity↑, The pro-oxidant action of melatonin is common in cancer cells while in normal cells the indoleamine is a powerful antioxidant.
ROS↑, cancer cells
eff↑, human lung adenocarcinoma cells (SK-LV-1) showed that melatonin also increased their sensitivity to the chemotherapy, cisplatin.

1043- MET,  immuno,    Metformin reduces PD-L1 on tumor cells and enhances the anti-tumor immune response generated by vaccine immunotherapy
- in-vitro, NA, NA
eff↑, metformin can synergize with vaccine immunotherapy to augment the antitumor response
PD-L1↓, Metformin reduces PD-L1 on tumor cells
Ki-67↑, While these effector CD8 T cells have better cytotoxic capabilities,40 the central memory phenotype has better proliferative capabilities, as we observed an increase in Ki-67 expression
TIM-3↑,
L-sel↑,

2387- MET,  GEM,    Metformin Increases the Response of Cholangiocarcinoma Cells to Gemcitabine by Suppressing Pyruvate Kinase M2 to Activate Mitochondrial Apoptosis
- in-vitro, CCA, HCC9810
eff↑, Our results indicated that Metformin and Gemcitabine exhibit synergistic effect on inhibition of cholangiocarcinoma cell viability, cell migration and invasion as well as promotion apoptosis of cholangiocarcinoma cells
tumCV↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Apoptosis↑,
PKM2↓, Metformin may increase the response of cholangiocarcinoma cells to Gemcitabine by suppressing PKM2 to activate mitochondrial apoptosis.
PDHB↓, Metformin and Gemcitabine inhibited expression of PKM2 and PDHB in HCC9810 and RBE.

2383- MET,    Activation of AMPK by metformin promotes renal cancer cell proliferation under glucose deprivation through its interaction with PKM2
- in-vitro, RCC, A498
AMPK↑, In this study, we found that metformin treatment in RCC cells lead to activation of AMPK, which suppressed the cell proliferation under normal condition, but enhanced cell proliferation under glucose deprivation (GD) condition
TumCP↓,
eff↓, but enhanced cell proliferation under glucose deprivation (GD) condition
eff↑, Together, our results suggested that combined of AMPK activation and PKM2 depletion or inhibition can achieve better therapeutic effect for RCC patients.

2379- MET,    Down‐regulation of PKM2 enhances anticancer efficiency of THP on bladder cancer
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24 - in-vitro, BC, UMUC3
PKM2↓, we observed that metformin inhibited PKM2 expression obviously
p‑STAT3↓, Metformin inhibits PKM2 and p‐STAT3 in T24 and UMUC3,
TumCG↓, metformin synergistically inhibited bladder cancer growth determined by MTT
eff↑, demonstrated that the combined use of THP and metformin synergistically inhibited proliferation and colony formation of bladder cancer cells.
chemoP↑, metformin can effectively reduce the toxic side effects caused by THP.
AMPK↑, We also reveal that metformin, an AMPK activator, reduces the expression of PKM2,

2374- MET,    Metformin Induces Apoptosis and Downregulates Pyruvate Kinase M2 in Breast Cancer Cells Only When Grown in Nutrient-Poor Conditions
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
eff↑, reduction of nutrient supply in tumors can increase metformin efficacy and that modulation of PKM2 expression/activity could be a promising strategy to boost metformin anti-cancer effect.
Apoptosis↑,
Glycolysis↓, Finally, we showed that, in nutrient-poor conditions, metformin was able to modulate the intracellular glycolytic equilibrium by downregulating PKM2 expression
PKM2↓,
mTOR↓, Glucose availability influences metformin effect on apoptosis without affecting its ability to downregulate the mTOR pathway
PARP↓, metformin ability to induce PARP inactivation

2486- metroC,  capec,    Sustained complete response of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with metronomic capecitabine: a report of three cases
- Case Report, HCC, NA
OS↑, We describe three cases of advanced HCC treated with metronomic capecitabine where a complete response CR was obtained.
eff↝, However, the effects of metronomic chemotherapy appear to vary according to solid tumour type.
Dose↝, the patient started metronomic capecitabine (500 mg twice daily, continuous administration), which was well-tolerated.
AFP↓, AFP level had fallen to 3.3 ng/mL
Dose↝, AFP (47,137 ng/mL), the patient was switched to capecitabine therapy (500 mg twice daily, continuous administration).
TumVol↓, CT scanning performed every 3 months showed the progressive reduction of pulmonary metastases, recanalization of the median hepatic vein, and progressive improvement in inferior cava vein invasion
AFP↓, Serum AFP levels decreased to 4583 ng/mL in May 2016, 5.5 ng/mL in September 2016, 2.5 ng/mL in November 2016, and 1.5 ng/mL in October 2017.

2487- metroC,    Metronomic Chemotherapy: Possible Clinical Application in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Review, HCC, NA
toxicity↓, Four clinical trials and two case reports evaluating metronomic chemotherapy for HCC indicate it to be a safe and potentially useful treatment for HCC
toxicity↓, usually associated with much less severe acute toxicities compared to conventional MTD chemotherapy
eff↝, So, recently, metronomic chemotherapy has been investigated in pediatric oncology
angioG↓, The main antitumor effects caused by metronomic chemotherapy are thought to be inhibition of tumor-associated vascular development and stimulation of immunity rather than direct cytotoxic effects on tumor cells
CSCs↓, However, intriguingly, some recent reports have implicated direct targeting of cancer stem cells as a possible mechanism of metronomic cyclophosphamide
TSP-1↑, Bocci et al. [83,84] reported that protracted exposure of endothelial cells in vitro to low concentrations of various anticancer chemotherapeutic agents and ceramide analog caused marked induction of gene and protein expression of TSP-1.
Hif1a↓, Continuous administration of low-doseα topotecan was reported to decrease the expression of HIF-1 [34], VEGF, and SDF-1
VEGF↓,
eff↑, About 80% of the trials have reported positive efficacy of metronomic chemotherapy.

2257- MF,  HPT,    HSP70 Inhibition Synergistically Enhances the Effects of Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia in Ovarian Cancer
- in-vitro, Ovarian, NA
eff↑, HSP70 inhibition combination with MFH generate a synergistic effect and could be a promising target to enhance MFH therapeutic outcomes in ovarian cancer.
eff↑, A significantly reduction in tumor growth rate was observed with combination therapy

2243- MF,    Pulsed electromagnetic fields increase osteogenetic commitment of MSCs via the mTOR pathway in TNF-α mediated inflammatory conditions: an in-vitro study
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*eff↑, PEMF exposure increased cell proliferation and adhesion
*mTOR↑, PEMFs contribute to activation of the mTOR pathway via upregulation of the proteins AKT, MAPP kinase, and RRAGA, suggesting that activation of the mTOR pathway is required for PEMF-stimulated osteogenic differentiation.
*Akt↑,
*PKA↑, PEMFs increase the activity of certain kinases belonging to known intracellular signaling pathways, such as the protein kinase A (PKA) and the MAPK ERK1/2
*MAPK↑,
*ERK↑,
*BMP2↑, PEMFs stimulation also upregulates BMP2 expression in association with increased differentiation in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs
*Diff↑,
*PKCδ↓, Decrease in PKC protein (involved on Adipogenesis)
*VEGF↑, Increase on VEGF (involved on angiogenesis)
*IL10↑, PEMF induced a significant increase of in vitro expression of IL-10 (that exerts anti-inflammatory activity)

2240- MF,    Pulsed electromagnetic field induces Ca2+-dependent osteoblastogenesis in C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal cells through the Wnt-Ca2+/Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Nor, C3H10T1/2
*Ca+2↑, intracellular [Ca2+]i in C3H10T1/2 cells can be upregulated upon exposure to PEMF
*Diff↑, PEMF-induced C3H10T1/2 cell differentiation was Ca2+-dependent.
*BMD↑, pro-osteogenic effect of PEMF on Ca2+-dependent osteoblast differentiation
*Wnt↑, PEMF promoted the gene expression and protein synthesis of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
*β-catenin/ZEB1↑, PEMF activates the Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway in C3H10T1/2 cells
*eff↝, These data indicated that increased intranuclear [Ca2+]i resulted in altered electrical activity in the nucleus.

2239- MF,    Time-varying magnetic fields increase cytosolic free Ca2+ in HL-60 cells
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
Ca+2↑, cells exposed to only the time-varying magnetic field had a mean [Ca2+]i that was 34 +/- 10 nM (P less than 0.01, n = 11) higher than parallel control samples.
eff↝, Separate exposure to the radio-frequency (6.25 MHz) or static field (0.15 T) had no detectable effects.

2238- MF,    Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects
- Review, Var, NA
*BMD↑, Therapeutic bone-growth stimulation via Ca2+/nitric oxide/cGMP/protein kinase G. Multiple studies have implicated increased Ca2+ and nitric oxide in the EMF stimulation of bone growth
*VGCC↑, increased VGCC activity following EMF exposure and suggests, therefore, that VGCC stimulation in the plasma membrane is directly produced by EMF exposure.
*Ca+2↑, Other studies, each involving VGCCs, summarized in Table 1, also showed rapid Ca2+ increases following EMF exposure [8, 16, 17, 19, 21].
*NO↑, Multiple studies have implicated increased Ca2+ and nitric oxide in the EMF stimulation of bone growth
*eff↓, Voltage-gated calcium channel stimulation leads to increased intracellular Ca2+, which can act in turn to stimulate the two calcium/calmodulin-dependent nitric oxide synthases and increase nitric oxide.

2236- MF,    Changes in Ca2+ release in human red blood cells under pulsed magnetic field
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*Ca+2↓, Pulsed magnetic field (PMF) decreases Ca2+ level of inner red blood cell (RBC).
*eff↓, PMF gives RBCs positive effect consistently in Ca2+ level and plays a role in preventing RBC hemolysis from oxidative stress and improving RBCD.
*ROS↓, PMF plays a role in preventing oxidative stress or in restoring oxidative stress on RBCs.

2260- MF,    Alternative magnetic field exposure suppresses tumor growth via metabolic reprogramming
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, LN229 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, proliferation of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells (U87 and LN229) was inhibited upon exposure to AMF within a specific narrow frequency range, including around 227 kHz.
TumCG↓, daily exposure to AMF for 30 min over 21 days significantly suppressed tumor growth and prolonged overall survival
OS↑,
ROS↑, This effect was associated with heightened reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and increased manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) expression.
SOD2↑,
eff↓, anti-cancer efficacy of AMF was diminished by either a mitochondrial complex IV inhibitor or a ROS scavenger.
ECAR↓, decrease in the extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) and an increase in the oxygen consumption rate (OCR).
OCR↑,
selectivity↑, This suggests that AMF-induced metabolic reprogramming occurs in GBM cells but not in normal cells. Furthermore, in cancer cells, AMF decreased ECAR and increased OCR, while there were no changes in normal cells.
*toxicity∅, did not affect non-cancerous human cells [normal human astrocyte (NHA), human cardiac fibroblast (HCF), human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC)].
TumVol↓, The results showed a significant treatment effect, as assessed by tumor volume, after conducting AMF treatment five times a week for 2 weeks
PGC-1α↑, Corresponding to the rise in ROS, there was also a time-dependent increase in PGC1α protein expression post-AMF exposure
OXPHOS↑, enhancing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), leading to increased ROS production
Glycolysis↓, metabolic mode of cancer cells to shift from glycolysis, characteristic of cancer cells, toward OXPHOS, which is more typical of normal cells.
PKM2↓, We extracted proteins that changed commonly in U87 and LN229 cells. Among the individual proteins related to metabolism, pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) was found to be inhibited in both.

2252- MF,  HPT,    Cellular Response to ELF-MF and Heat: Evidence for a Common Involvement of Heat Shock Proteins?
- Review, NA, NA
HSPs∅, In some studies, no HSP-related effects were detected after ELF-MF exposure ranging from a few μT to mT and from minutes to 24 h, using different cell types such as astroglial cells (30), HL-60, H9c2, and Girardi heart cells (31, 32), and human kerat
*HSPs↑, exposure has also caused changes in HSP levels in a number of primary or non-transformed (“primary like”) cell lines.
eff↝, The hypothesis that non-stressed cells or organisms are quite responsive to HSP induction after ELF-MF exposure is strengthened by some in vivo studies in invertebrates
*eff↑, ELF-MF Exposure Potentiates the Effects of Heat on HSP Induction
eff↑, Interestingly, when HeLa and HL-60 cancer cells were subjected to comparable magnetic flux densities (10–140 µT), exposure durations (20–30 min) and concurrently heat stressed at 43°C, a stronger HSP70 expression was attained in coexposed cells
eff↓, An interesting finding is that MF exposure provides protection against heat-induced effects such as apoptosis, cell cycle disturbances, or proliferation inhibition in both cell models and in organisms

3741- MF,    Promising application of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFs) in musculoskeletal disorders
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↑, effectively treat numerous musculoskeletal disorders, such as delayed union or nonunion fractures, osteoarthritis (OA), osteoporosis (OP), osteonecrosis (ON), tendon disorders, etc.
*BMD↑, n 1964, Bassett et al. [8] demonstrated the effects of electric currents on new bone growth in vivo
*Inflam↓, arani et al. also demonstrated the PEMFs exerted a strong anti-inflammatory effect on the joint environment via acting as agonist of A2A and A3 adenosine receptors [
*PGE2↓, The receptor activation can reduce the release of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8, as well as inhibit the activation of the transcription factor NF-KB
*IL6↓,
*IL8↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*mTOR↝, mTOR) pathway has also been demonstrated to be the underlying signaling pathway of PEMFs involved in bone formation

4093- MF,    Low-intensity electromagnetic fields induce human cryptochrome to modulate intracellular reactive oxygen species
- in-vivo, NA, NA
*ROS↑, imaging experiments that exposure of mammalian cells to weak pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) stimulates rapid accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS),
*eff↑, At moderate doses, we find that reactive oxygen actively stimulates cellular repair and stress response pathways, which might account for the observed therapeutic effects to repetitive magnetic stimulation.

4097- MF,    Theta Frequency Electromagnetic Stimulation Enhances Functional Recovery After Stroke
- Trial, Stroke, NA
*motorD↑, ELF-EMF (5 Hz) effectively enhances functional recovery in a reach-to-grasp task, whereas neither gamma-frequency (40 Hz) nor combination frequency (5–16-40 Hz) ELF-EMFs induce a significant effect
*eff↑, gamma-band oscillations in general, and 40 Hz in specific, are important for learning and memory and for setting how the brain will form new connections as it develops.
*Dose↝, 56-turn Helmholtz coils (42 cm radius), capable of generating 1–100 Hz EMFs at intensities of 0.3 to 10G

4101- MF,    Benign Effect of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Brain Plasticity Assessed by Nitric Oxide Metabolism during Poststroke Rehabilitation
- Human, Stroke, NA
*motorD↑, ELF-EMF treatments improved functional and mental status
*cognitive↑,
*eff↑, We conclude that ELF-EMF therapy is capable of promoting recovery in poststroke patients.
*NO↑, evidence that application of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field increases nitric oxide generation and its metabolism, as well as improving the effectiveness of poststroke ischemic patients' treatments.
*other↝, Due to its vasodilating and proangiogenic effects, NO serves as a protective function during cerebral ischemia
*neuroP↑, In conclusion, ELF-EMF therapy increases the metabolism and generation of NO, which has both neuroprotective and cytotoxic properties.

4119- MF,    Therapeutic potential and mechanisms of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease: a literature review
- Review, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, Recent clinical evidence demonstrates that rTMS can significantly improve cognitive function, memory, language abilities, and motor performance in AD patients, particularly when administered with optimized parameters targeting key brain regions, such
*memory↑,
*motorD↑,
*eff↑, Meta-analyses indicate that high-frequency protocols (particularly 20 Hz) delivered over at least 3 weeks with a minimum of 20 sessions produce the most significant cognitive improvements
*eff↑, high-frequency stimulation at 20 Hz, with stimulation durations of 1–2 s and intervals of 20–30 s between stimulations
*Dose↝, The common scheme of intermittent θ burst is 2 s burst, 8 s off, and repeated in turn
*Dose↝, After half an hour of transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment with 1.5 T
*Dose↝, rTMS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) at 120% of motor threshold, using 10 Hz frequency for 4-s durations, with 26-s intervals between train deliveries, totaling 75 trains (37.5 min per session).
*BDNF↑, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reverses hippocampal depletion of nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
*Aβ↓, reduces β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation—mechanisms that collectively improve cognitive function.
*eff↑, Studies have identified 3 Hz as the optimal stimulation frequency for achieving maximal therapeutic benefit in addressing swallowing disorders

4118- MF,    Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on neurobiological changes in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, TMS may increase brain cortical excitability, induce specific potentiation phenomena, and promote synaptic plasticity and recovery of impaired functions; thus, it may re-establish cognitive performance in patients with AD.
*BDNF↑, Notably, a number of studies have indicated an increase in endogenous neurotrophic content (BDNF) in the affected brain regions after TMS therapy
*neuroP↑, neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects
*memory↑, 1 Hz LF-rTMS: reversed memory deficits, and improved spatial memory retrieval ability.
*ROS↓, 20 Hz HF-rTMS: Increased visual recognition memory functions, decreased oxidant status, increased anti-oxidant levels and improvement in familiarity-based cognition.
*antiOx↑,
*Aβ↓, Repeated electromagnetic field stimulation (3 mT; 75 Hz) Decreased Aβ toxicity
*eff↑, TMS parameters combined with short trains and long inter-train intervals carry a lower risk of side effects

3476- MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Stimulate HIF-1α-Independent VEGF Release in 1321N1 Human Astrocytes Protecting Neuron-like SH-SY5Y Cells from Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation
- in-vitro, Stroke, 1321N1 - in-vitro, Park, NA
*VEGF↑, PEMF exposure induced a time-dependent, HIF-1α-independent release of VEGF from 1321N1 cells
*eff↑, further corroborate their therapeutic potential in cerebral ischemia.
*neuroP↑, emerging evidence has identified PEMFs as an attractive non-invasive strategy also for the treatment of different neuropathological conditions
*other↑, PEMF stimulation have been studied in the context of Parkinson’s disease [2,3], Alzheimer’s disease [4], and neuropathic pain
*eff↑, PEMFs significantly reduced neuroinflammation and pro-apoptotic factors and determined a reduction of infarct size, implicating PEMFs as possible adjunctive therapy for stroke patients
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory effect of PEMFs in microglial cells
*Hif1a∅, PEMFs exposure did not modulate HIF-1α expression confirming that the PEMF-mediated VEGF production was independent by the activation of this transcriptional regulator of cellular response to hypoxia

3477- MF,    Electromagnetic fields regulate calcium-mediated cell fate of stem cells: osteogenesis, chondrogenesis and apoptosis
- Review, NA, NA
*Ca+2↑, When cells are subjected to external mechanical stimulation, voltage-gated ion channels in the cell membrane open and intracellular calcium ion concentration rises
*VEGF↑, BMSCs EMF combined with VEGF promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis
*angioG↑,
Ca+2↑, 1 Hz/100 mT MC4-L2 breast cancer cells EMF lead to calcium ion overload and ROS increased, resulting in necroptosis
ROS↑,
Necroptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, 50 Hz/4.5 mT 786-O cells ELF-EMF induce G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in cells lines
Apoptosis↑,
*ATP↑, causing the ATP or ADP increases, and the purinergic signal can upregulate the expression of P2Y1 receptors
*FAK↑, Our research team [53] found that ELE-EMF can induce calcium oscillations in bone marrow stem cells, up-regulated calcium ion activates FAK pathway, cytoskeleton enhancement, and migration ability of stem cells in vitro is enhanced.
*Wnt↑, ability of EMF to activate the Wnt10b/β-catenin signaling pathway to promote osteogenic differentiation of cells depends on the functional integrity of primary cilia in osteoblasts.
*β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
*ROS↑, we hypothesize that the electromagnetic field-mediated calcium ion oscillations, which causes a small amount of ROS production in mitochondria, regulates the chondrogenic differentiation of cells, but further studies are needed
p38↑, RF-EMF was able to suppress tumor stem cells by activating the CAMKII/p38 MAPK signaling pathway after inducing calcium ion oscillation and by inhibiting the β-catenin/HMGA2 signaling pathway
MAPK↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
CSCs↓, Interestingly, the effect of electromagnetic fields is not limited to tumor stem cells, but also inhibits the proliferation and development of tumor cells
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, breast cancer cell lines exposed to ELE-EMF for 24 h showed a significant increase in intracellular ROS expression and an increased sensitivity to further radiotherapy
RadioS↑,
Ca+2↑, after exposure to higher intensity EMF radiation, showed a significant increase in intracellular calcium ion and reactive oxygen species, which eventually led to necroptosis
eff↓, while this programmed necrosis of tumor cells was able to be antagonized by the calcium blocker verapamil or the free radical scavenger n -acetylcysteine
NO↑, EMF can regulate multiple ions in cells, and calcium ion play a key role [92, 130], calcium ion acts as a second messenger that can activate downstream molecules such as NO, ROS

3479- MF,    Evaluation of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Highlights of Two Decades of Research In Vitro Studies
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↓, evidence suggests that frequencies higher than 100 Hz, flux densities between 1 and 10 mT, and chronic exposure more than 10 days would be more effective in establishing a cellular response
eff↝, undifferentiated PC12 cells are more sensitive to PEMF exposure, while differentiated PC12 cells are more resistant to stress
*Hif1a↑, Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells Frequency of 50 Hz Intensity of 1 mT : HIF-1α, VEGFA, VEGFR-2, CTGF, cathepsin D TIMP-1, E2F3, MMP-2, and MMP-9) increased
*VEGF↑,
*TIMP1↑,
*E2Fs↑,
*MMP2↑,
*MMP9↑,
Apoptosis↑, MCF7, MCF10 Frequencies of 20 and 50 Hz Intensities of 2.0, 3.0, and 5.0 mT Cell apoptosis

3486- MF,    Pulsed electromagnetic field potentiates etoposide-induced MCF-7 cell death
- in-vitro, NA, NA
ChemoSen↑, It is established that pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy can enhance the effects of anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents
tumCV↓, co-treatment with etoposide and PEMFs led to a decrease in viable cells compared with cells solely treated with etoposide.
cl‑PARP↑, PEMFs elevated the etoposide-induced PARP cleavage and caspase-7/9 activation and enhanced the etoposide-induced down-regulation of survivin and up-regulation of Bax.
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
survivin↓,
BAX↑,
DNAdam↑, PEMF also increased the etoposide-induced activation of DNA damage-related molecules
ROS↑, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was slightly elevated during etoposide treatment and significantly increased during co-treatment with etoposide and PEMF.
eff↓, Moreover, treatment with ROS scavenger restored the PEMF-induced decrease in cell viability in etoposide-treated MCF-7 cells

3481- MF,    No effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on expression of cell adhesion molecules (integrin, CD44) and matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 in osteosarcoma cell lines
- in-vitro, OS, MG63 - in-vitro, OS, SaOS2
ITGA1∅, PEMF exposure on the expression levels of some metastasis-related molecules, including integrin α subunits (α1, α2, α3, α4, α5, α6, αv), integrin β subunits (β1, β2, β3, β4), CD44, and (MMP-2/9) in 4 human osteosarcoma
ITGB1∅,
ITGA5∅,
ITGB3∅,
ITGB4∅,
MMP2∅,
MMP9∅,
eff↑, PEMF exposure has no effect on the expression of some molecules that are associated with tumor cell invasion and metastasis, and therefore suggest that PEMF exposure may be safely applied to chemotherapy for osteosarcoma.

3457- MF,    Cellular stress response to extremely low‐frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF‐EMF): An explanation for controversial effects of ELF‐EMF on apoptosis
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, Ding et al., 8 it was demonstrated that 24‐h exposure to 60 Hz, 5 mT ELF‐EMF could potentiate apoptosis induced by H2O2 in HL‐60 leukaemia cell lines.
H2O2↑,
ROS↑, One of the main mechanisms proposed for defining anticancer effects of ELF‐EMF is induction of apoptosis through upregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which has also been confirmed by different experimental studies.
eff↑, intermittent 100 Hz, 0.7 mT EMF significantly enhanced rate of apoptosis in human hepatoma cell lines pretreated with low‐dose X‐ray radiation.
eff↑, 50 Hz, 45 ± 5 mT pulsed EMF, significantly potentiated rate of apoptosis induced by cyclophosphamide and colchicine
Ca+2↑, Over the past few years, lots of data have shown that ELF‐EMF exposure regulates intracellular Ca2+ level
MAPK↑, Mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are among the other important signalling cascades which are stimulated upon exposure to ELF‐EMF in several types of examined cells
*Catalase↑, ELF‐EMF exposure can upregulate expression of different antioxidant target genes including CAT, SOD1, SOD2, GPx1 and GPx4.
*SOD1↑,
*GPx1↑,
*GPx4↑,
*NRF2↑, Activation and upregulation of Nrf2 expression, the master redox‐sensing transcription factor may be the most prominent example in this regard which has been confirmed in a Huntington's disease‐like rat model.
TumAuto↑, Activation of autophagy, ER stress, heat‐shock response and sirtuin 3 expression are among the other identified cellular stress responses to ELF‐EMF exposure
ER Stress↑,
HSPs↑,
SIRT3↑,
ChemoSen↑, Contrarily, when chemotherapy and ELF‐EMF exposure are performed simultaneously, this increase in ROS levels potentiates the oxidative stress induced by chemotherapeutic agents
UPR↑, In consequence of ER stress, cells begin to initiate UPR to counteract stressful condition.
other↑, Since the only proven effects of ELF‐EMF exposure on cells are cellular adaptive responses, ROS overproduction and intracellular calcium overload
PI3K↓, figure 3
JNK↑,
p38↑,
eff↓, ontrarily, when cells are exposed to ELF‐EMF, a new source of ROS production is introduced in cells which can at least partially reverse anticancer effects observed with cell's treatment with melatonin.
*toxicity?, More importantly, ELF‐EMF exposure to normal cells in most cases has shown to be safe and un‐harmful.

3468- MF,    An integrative review of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) and wound healing
- Review, NA, NA
*other↑, studies suggest that PEMF accelerates early stages of wound closure
*necrosis↓, By preventing necrosis, PEMF can potentially be used to reduce the incidence of ulcer formation and amputation in patients with diabetes.
*IL6↑, When gingival wounds were exposed to PEMF, one study measured an increased expression of various signalling molecules involved in proliferation including IL‑6, TGF‑β and iNOS
*TGF-β↑,
*iNOS↑,
*MMP2↑, The same study also found increased levels of MMP‑2, MCP‑1 and HO‑1 expression, all of which are thought to increase wound repair rate
*MCP1↑,
*HO-1↑,
*Inflam↓, PEMF has also been shown to reduce inflammation in chronic wounds through both intracellular and extracellular effects.
*IL1β↓, Multiple studies have measured reductions in inflammatory cytokines (IL‑1β, IL‑6, TNF‑α) following PEMF treatment
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*BioAv↑, Electrochemotherapy mediated by PEMF was found to have a 2-fold increase in drug uptake compared to traditional electrochemotherapy in rat melanoma models
eff⇅, PEMF at 50Hz, 1mT for 1 hour had increased keratinocyte proliferation compared to control groups, while the same tissue exposed to PEMF at 60Hz, 1.5mT for 144 hours had reduced cell proliferation
DNAdam↑, At higher frequencies (6–7mT), an increase in DNA double-strand breaks, apoptosis and levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured, contributing to the inhibition of cell proliferation.
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
TumCP↓,
*ROS↓, tissues exposed to lower frequencies of PEMF (1mT) had decreased ROS levels
*FGF↑, Furthermore, both diabetes-related and non-diabetes-related incision wounds had similar levels of increased FGF‑2, promoting angiogenesis and preventing necrosis in response to ischaemic injury

3469- MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)—Physiological Response and Its Potential in Trauma Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
*eff↑, According to this analysis, pulse repetition frequencies higher than 100 Hz with magnet flux densities between 1 mT and 10 mT lead to the highest presence of a cellular response, although this may vary depending on the cell type and stage of growth
*eff↝, Also, repeated applications over a prolonged period of more than 10 days show a higher effect than shorter periods, while a prolonged acute exposure lasting more than 24 h seems to be less effective than an acute exposure with less than 24 h applicat
*other↑, release of Ca2+ ion and the direct activation of PEMF on voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) is of great relevance.
Ca+2↑, PEMF stimulation also leads to similar membrane effects, resulting in a Ca2+ influx, which triggers further cellular signals
ROS↑, It has been proposed that the accumulation of ROS or oxidative stress may cause the upregulation of heat shock proteins (Hsp70, HIF-1), leading to cell damage.
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
*NOTCH↑, PEMF has been shown to increase the expressions of Notch4 and Hey1 during osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, suggesting that the Notch pathway, important in cellular fate and bone development, is activated by PEMF in stem cells
*HEY1↑,
*p38↑, PEMF-induced osteogenic differentiation MSCs, as well as the activation of p38 MAPK
*MAPK↑,

3568- MF,    The Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Pain, Stiffness, and Physical Function in Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Review, Arthritis, NA
*eff↑, Compared with the control groups, the PEMF treatment yielded a more favorable output.
*Pain↓, PEMF alleviated pain (standardized mean differences [SMD] = 0.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.08–1.34, p = 0.03),
*motorD↑, improved stiffness (SMD = 1.34, 95% CI: 0.45–2.23,p=0.003), and restored physical function (SMD = 1.52, 95% CI: 0.49–2.55,p=0.004).

535- MF,    Electromagnetic Fields Trigger Cell Death in Glioblastoma Cells through Increasing miR-126-5p and Intracellular Ca2+ Levels
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, GBM, A172 - in-vitro, Pca, HeLa
Apoptosis↑,
miR-129-5p↑, A172 only
Ca+2↑,
eff↝, In contrast, the cervix cancer cell line and the prostate cancer cell line remained largely unaffected.

523- MF,  MTX,    Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields significantly enhance the cytotoxicity of methotrexate and can reduce migration of cancer cell lines via transiently induced plasma membrane damage
- in-vitro, AML, THP1 - in-vitro, NA, PC12 - in-vivo, Cerv, HeLa
H2O2↑, These results suggest that ELF MF stimulation facilitates H2O2-dependent cell death in cancer cells as its effect was enhanced nearly two-fold
TumCD↑, 1 μM MTX
CellMemb↑,
eff↑, ELF-MF enhance the effects of methotrexate on THP-1 and PC12 cells

528- MF,  Caff,    Pulsed electromagnetic fields affect the intracellular calcium concentrations in human astrocytoma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U373MG
Ca+2↑, After exposure to electromagnetic fields the basal [Ca(2+)](i) levels increased significantly from 143 +/- 46 nM to 278 +/- 125 nM
TumCP∅, Moreover the electromagnetic fields that affected [Ca(2+)](i) did not cause cell proliferation or cell death and the proliferation indexes remained unchanged after exposure.
TumCD∅,
eff↑, However, the [Ca 2+]i levels in normal and caffeine-treated cells were signicantly higher after EMF exposure than in sham exposed cells exposed cells

539- MF,    Pulsed Magnetic Field Improves the Transport of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles through Cell Barriers
- in-vitro, NA, NA
eff↑, enchanced Magnetic NP uptake

537- MF,  immuno,    Integrating electromagnetic cancer stress with immunotherapy: a therapeutic paradigm
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
TumAuto↑,
Ca+2↑, Ca++ ion tumor-cell entry
ATP↓, ATP depletion
eff↑, In physical terms, the rate of rise in a magnetic pulse or oscillation (i.e., its “sharpness”) is conveyed as dB/dt). The EMF induced by that particular period of rise to the maximum amplitude may be more impactful on unique tumor cellular features
eff↑, The induction intensity (dB/dt) may well be more critical than the field maximum amplitude (B max) in this setting

534- MF,    Effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field parameters on the proliferation of human breast cancer
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, Nor, MCF10
Ca+2↑, Exposure of the MDA-MB-231 cells to ELF-EMF also increased the fluorescence of the Ca2+ dye, FLUO-4 (AM) within 30 min, indicating an increase in Ca2+ influx compared to the control
Apoptosis↑,
eff↝, The cell viability increased with increases in the applied frequency. The ELF-EMF at 7.83Hz± 0.3 Hz showed the strongest inhibition of cell viability among the three frequency conditions
eff↑, The cells exposed to 6 h switching at 7.83Hz±0.3 Hz and 1mT for 2 consecutive days showed the strongest decrease in cell viability (from 100% to 40%)
selectivity↑, By contrast, the viability of the noncancerous M10 cells was unchanged by exposure to the T1 conditions,
eff↝, These differences in Ca2+ uptake behavior in the malignant cells could explain why MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells are more sensitive than non-malignant M10 breast cells to EMF exposure.
eff↝, Our study also showed a clear window of vulnerability of cancer cells to ELF-EMF and that greater doses and magnitudes would be not unnecessarily better

532- MF,    A 50 Hz magnetic field influences the viability of breast cancer cells 96 h after exposure
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
TumCP↓,
MMP↓, MCF-7 breast cancer cells showed a significant decrease in ΔΨM compared with control cells after 4 and 24 h of exposure only when ΔΨM was analyzed at 96 h
ROS↑, All three breast cell lines analyzed showed an increase in ROS levels compared to those in nonexposed cells after both 4 h and 24 h of 1.0 mT ELF-MF exposure
eff↝, short-term exposure (4–8 h, 0.1 mT and 1.0 mT) led to an increase in viability in breast cancer cells, while long and high exposure (24 h, 1.0 mT) led to a decrease in viability and proliferation in all cell lines.
selectivity↑, Conversely, we did not observe significant differences in MCF-10A live cell number after 0.1 mT ELF-MF cell exposure

520- MF,    Exposure to a 50-Hz magnetic field induced mitochondrial permeability transition through the ROS/GSK-3β signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*MPT↑, MPT induced by MF exposure was mediated through the ROS/GSK-3β signaling pathway.
*Cyt‑c↑, induced Cyt-c release
*ROS↑, cells exposed to the MF showed increased intracellular reactive oxidative species (ROS) levels and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) dephosphorylation at 9 serine residue (Ser(9))
*p‑GSK‐3β↑,
*eff↓, attenuated by ROS scavenger (N-acetyl-L-cysteine, NAC) or GSK-3β inhibitor
*MMP∅, no significant effect on mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm)
*BAX↓, Bax declined around 15% which was statistically significant while the total level of Bcl-2 reminded unchanged in cells
*Bcl-2∅,

188- MFrot,  MF,    Spinning magnetic field patterns that cause oncolysis by oxidative stress in glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM115 - in-vitro, GBM, DIPG
ROS↑, both GBM and DIPG cells ROS generated by sOMF
SDH↓, Complex II succinate dehydrogenase
eff↓, antioxidant Trolox reverses the cytotoxic effect of sOMF on glioma cells indicating that ROS play a causal role in producing the effect
RPM↑, we hypothesized that the interaction of weak and intermediate strength magnetic fields with the RPM mechanism in the mitochondrial ETC can perturb the electron transfer process (MEP hypothesis) to generate superoxide.
eff↓, We observed that Helmholtz coil did not produce any significant increase in ROS at 2 and 4 h during stimulation or 2 h poststimulation in GBM and DIPG cells
eff↑, oscillating field alone is not sufficient to induce ROS and that the changing angle of the magnetic field axis is also required to achieve this effect.
eff↝, repeated pulse trains rising to and declining from the peak frequency with intervening pauses are sufficient to achieve near maximum level of increase in ROS
eff↝, One spinning magnet or three spinning magnets generate similar cellular ROS levels and the effect of variation of the stimulus off period.
Casp3↑, caspase 3 activation
eff↝, This indicates that the total amount of energy delivered to cancer cells is clearly not the determinant of the potency of stimulation. Instead, it appears that the longer Toff between stimuli of 750 ms in the 4-h stimulation, as opposed to 250 ms in
SOD↓, critical rise in superoxide in two types of human glioma cells (implies SOD capacity exceeded)

203- MFrot,  MF,    Rotating Magnetic Field Induced Oscillation of Magnetic Particles for in vivo Mechanical Destruction of Malignant Glioma
- vitro+vivo, GBM, U87MG
lysoMP↓, tear the lysosomal membrane
TumVol↓, 1hr, 40% distroyed
eff↑, MPs can be internalized into the glioma cells and induce apoptosis under a rotating magnetic field
Apoptosis↑, Intratumoral MPs induces apoptosis
Ca+2↑, induce chemical ionic signal such as calcium to nitiate programmed cell death upon exposure to an alternating field [9].

226- MFrot,  MF,    Involvement of midkine expression in the inhibitory effects of low-frequency magnetic fields on cancer cells
- in-vitro, NA, A549 - in-vitro, NA, LoVo
TumCP↓, inhibit tumor cell proliferation
eff↝, We found that the inhibitory effect of MFs on BGC-823 cell growth was enhanced by increasing the magnetic flux density from 0.05 to 0.4 T(Fig. 2A) and increasing the frequency from 0 to 7.5 Hz.

229- MFrot,  MF,    Molecular mechanism of effect of rotating constant magnetic field on organisms
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*NO↑, lasted 3hrs
*5HT↓, 5-HT content in mice brain decreased significantly after the treatment of RCMF
*eff↝, 5-HT content reached the lowest point after magnetic field treatment for 90 min and 60 min in decortex brain and small intestine respectively, but it returned to the normal level after two hours
*eff↝, inhibition of magnetic field on vomiting reaction was parallel to the decreasing level of 5-HT content in brain and small intestine tissue
*β-Endo↑, After animals and voluntary patients were treated by magnetic field, their plasma β-endorphin increased 23 times higher than before.
*other↓, Under the action of magnetic field, the synthesis and secretion of melatonin are weakened in pineal gland, and the melatonin content decreases in plasma

215- MFrot,  MF,    Magneto-mechanical destruction of cancer-associated fibroblasts using ultra-small iron oxide nanoparticles and low frequency rotating magnetic fields
- in-vitro, PC, CAF
TumVol↓, 34% ratio in cell death induction
lysoMP↑, induce lysosome membrane permeabilization RMF exposure caused lysosome rupture
CAFs/TAFs↓,
eff↑, disrupt the tumor microenvironment through mechanical forces generated by mechanical activation of magnetic nanoparticles upon low-frequency rotating magnetic field exposure

184- MFrot,  MF,    Rotating Magnetic Fields Inhibit Mitochondrial Respiration, Promote Oxidative Stress and Produce Loss of Mitochondrial Integrity in Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM
ROS↑, sOMF
mitResp↓, Inhibit Mitochondrial Respiration
mtDam↑, Produce Loss of Mitochondrial Integrity
Dose↝, Repeated intermittent sOMF was applied for 2 hours at a specific frequency, in the 200-300 Hz frequency range, with on-off epochs of 250 or 500 ms duration.
MMP?, ROS generation has been shown to be driven, in part, by elevated mitochondrial membrane chemiosmotic potential (ΔΨ) and ubiquinol (QH2)
OCR↓, Immediately after cessation of field rotation we observe a loss of mitochondrial integrity (labeled LMI), with a very rapid increase in O2 consumption
mt-H2O2↑, We have previously demonstrated that sOMF treatment of cells generates superoxide/hydrogen peroxide in the mitochondrial matrix
eff↓, we repeated the same experiment in the presence of Trolox, which protects thiols from ROS oxidation (47). sOMF treatment of RLM in State 3u pre-treated with Trolox (15 μM), show minimal inhibition,
SDH↓, SDH Inhibition by sOMF in State 3u RLM Is Caused by ROS Generation
Thiols↓, suggest that thiol oxidation in SDH may result from sOMF.
GSH↓, Glutathione in the mitochondrial matrix can provide some protection from ROS, but after solubilizing the mitochondria, this protection is lost and the SDH becomes more sensitive to sOMF.
TumCD↑, sOMF is highly effective at killing non-dividing GBM cell cultures,
Casp3↑, caspase-3 activation 1 h after sOMF
Casp7↑, rapid activation of caspase-3/7
MPT↑, OMF-treated cell that causes near simultaneous MPT, release of cytochrome c and other apoptosis-inducing factors, resulting in caspase-3/7 activation in these GBM cells.
Cyt‑c↑,
selectivity↑, differential sensitivity to sOMF of cancer cells over ‘normal’ cells becomes apparent. rapid increase in the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the mitochondria to cytotoxic levels only in cancer cells, and not in normal human cortical neurons
GSH/GSSG↓, increasing GSSG/GSH ratio

595- MFrot,  VitC,  MF,    The Effect of Alternating Magnetic Field Exposure and Vitamin C on Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vitro, NA, HT1080 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, OS, U2OS - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, CCD-18Co
TumCD↑, An 80 percent cell death (20 percent survival) was achieved with 160 mg/dL of vitamin C in the magnetic field treatment group. It required 360 mg/dL to achieve the same effect with vitamin C only treatment group.
eff↑, vitamin C combined with low frequency magnetic field or rotating magnetic field reduces the amount of vitamin C to induce 50 percent inhibition of tumor cells.
*TumCG∅, For normal cell line of colon fibroblast magnetic field did not potentiate inhibition of cell growth. These are all mono-layer cell culture.

516- MFrot,  immuno,  MF,    Anti-tumor effect of innovative tumor treatment device OM-100 through enhancing anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in glioblastoma growth
- vitro+vivo, GBM, U87MG
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCMig↓,
ROS↑, treatment with OM-100 led to an increase in intracellular ROS levels
PD-L1↑, upregulating PD-L1 expression, thereby enhancing the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy
TumVol↓, in mice
eff↑, enhance the efficacy of anti‑PD‑1 immunotherapy in vivo
*toxicity∅, OM-100 did not result in noteworthy changes in the blood routine parameters (Gran, HCT, HGB, Lymph, MCH, MCV, PLT, RBC, MPV, and WBC) and biochemical indicators (ALT, AST, T-BIL, CREA, TG, TC, HDL-c, and LDL-c) in normal mice
eff↑, Particularly, there was a more pronounced response to anti-PD-1 therapy in patients whose tumors expressed PD-L1 3
*toxicity∅, OM-100 treatment in healthy mice showed no adverse effects, indicating its safety for normal tissues.
Dose↝, 24-day treatment with a magnetic field intensity of 1.066 mT and a frequency of 100 kHz (figure shows motor driven 120Hz, 7200rpm pulsed
tumCV↓, anti-tumor efficacy of OM-100 treatment, which by impairing cell viability, increasing apoptosis, inhibiting cell migration, and invasion capabilities, as well as promoting oxidative stress.
TumCI↓,

2262- MFrot,  MF,    Effects of 0.4 T Rotating Magnetic Field Exposure on Density, Strength, Calcium and Metabolism of Rat Thigh Bones
- in-vivo, ostP, NA
*BMD↑, strong magnetic field (MF) exposure could effectively increase bone density and might be used to treat osteoporosis
*eff↓, calcium supplement tended to increase the indexes of thigh bone density, energy absorption, maximum load, maximum flexibility, and elastic deformation
*ALP↑, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), serum phosphate, and serum calcium were higher in rats exposed to RMF with calcium
*other↑, RMF is in fact capable of increasing density, strength, calcium, and metabolism in bones

2258- MFrot,  MF,    EXTH-68. ONCOMAGNETIC TREATMENT SELECTIVELY KILLS GLIOMA CANCER CELLS BY INDUCING OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DNA DAMAGE
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM - in-vitro, Nor, SVGp12
TumVol↓, GBM patient reversed the progression of his recurrent tumor causing >30% reduction in its contrast-enhanced volume within 4 weeks of treatment
OS↑, Mice with implanted mouse glioma cells in their brains also showed marked reduction in tumor size, increased survival (p< 0.05, n = 10)
γH2AX↑, higher DNA damage (g-H2AX foci) after sOMF treatment with a whole-body stimulation method developed by us
DNAdam↑,
selectivity↑, Normal mice exposed to sOMF for 4 months had no adverse effects on the brain and other organs
ROS↑, sOMF markedly increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in cancer cells leading to the selective death of these cells, while sparing normal neurons and astrocytes
TumCD↑,
eff↑, sOMF exposure for just 2 h resulted in >40% loss of surviving GBM and DIPG cell colonies detected by clonogenic cell survival assay, similar to that produced by 2 Gy radiation dose.
eff↓, This loss was rescued by the antioxidant Trolox

2259- MFrot,  MF,    Method and apparatus for oncomagnetic treatment
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
MMP↓, Oncomagnetic patent Fig 2
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑, caspase staining rises progressively until after 30 min most of the cells fluoresce positive for caspase, revealing activation of this enzyme
Casp9↑,
DNAdam↑,
ROS↑, applying the oscillating magnetic field to the tissue increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS )
lactateProd↑,
Apoptosis↑,
MPT↑, opening of the mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore
*selectivity↑, repetitive magnetic stimulation has shown decreased apoptosis in non -cancerous cells .
eff↑, oncomagnetic therapy may be performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy such as with chemotherapy, other forms of radiative therapy, with drugs and prescriptions, etc
MMP↓, OMF which in turn produces rapidly fluctuating or sustained depolarizations of the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in the tissue .
selectivity↑, Because normal cells have a larger amount of mitochondria, have lower demand for ATP, and are not under stress, disruption of electron flow and small amount of ROS formation and MMP depolarization does not trigger apoptosis
TCA?, decrease in Krebs cycle metabolites
H2O2↑, increase in peroxide levels in GBM cells following stimulation by the system 100 using a rotating magnet
eff↑, combine the administration of BHB , or acetoacetate , or free fatty acid, or branched chain amino acid, or cryptochrome agonist , or MGMT inhibitor, or DNA alkylating agent, or DNA methylating agent, and OMF as a more effective treatment of cancer
*antiOx↑, upregulation of antioxidant mechanisms due to the application of OMFs further protects non -cancerous cells from any ROS -mediated apoptosis
H2O2↑, The experiments showed rapid increases in the levels of superoxide and H2O2 in GBM cells
eff↓, To test whether cell death is caused by the OMF - induced increase in ROS , a potent antioxidant Trolox was used to counteract it, while measuring the decrease in GBM cell count due to 4 h exposure to OMF.
GSH/GSSG↓, GSH/GSSG ratio almost exactly half that seen in control cells
*toxicity∅, No Cytotoxic Effect in Normal Cells
OS↑, OMF -Induced Prolongation of Survival in a Mouse Xenograft Model of GBM

3567- MFrot,  MF,    The Effect of Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field on Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review
- Review, Stroke, NA
*eff↑, All included studies showed a beneficial effect of ELF-MFs on stroke patients
*ROS↓, Improvements were observed in domains such as oxidative stress, inflammation, ischemic lesion size, functional status, depressive symptoms and cognitive abilities.
*Inflam↓,
*cognitive↑, An improvement in cognitive abilities reported in some of the included studies [25,26,27,28] is in line with other researchers’ finding
*Catalase↑, Cichoń et al. [27] also showed that catalase activity in erythrocytes and superoxide dismutase were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group.
*SOD↑,
*SOD1↑, similar effect was observed in regard to SOD1 and SOD2 mRNA levels.
*SOD2↑,
*GPx1↑, ELF-MFs impacted also the expression of GPx1 and GPx4 mRNA, which increased in the experimental group about 160% (p < 0.001) and 140% (p < 0.001), respectively.
*GPx4↑,
*IL1β↑, blood samples of IL-1β in the experimental group after 10 sessions of rehabilitation which involved ELF-MFs were significantly higher than in the control group
*neuroP↑, majority of the articles included in this study, a neuroprotective effect of ELF-MFs was indicated
*toxicity∅, Particularly noteworthy is the fact that none of the studies included in this review reported any negative side effects of ELF-MFs.

3492- MFrot,  Chemo,  MF,    Synergistic Effect of Chemotherapy and Magnetomechanical Actuation of Fe-Cr-Nb-B Magnetic Particles on Cancer Cells
eff↑, efficient cancer cell destruction by exploiting the magnetomechanical actuation (MMA) of Fe-Cr-Nb-B magnetic particles (MPs), which are loaded with clinically approved chemotherapeutic drugs.
TumCD↑, The parallelepipedic shape grants magnetic shape anisotropy to the particles, resulting in a significant rotational torque in the rotating magnetic field, which leads to the destruction of cancer cells.

3494- MFrot,  MF,    Magnetically switchable mechano-chemotherapy for enhancing the death of tumour cells by overcoming drug-resistance
- in-vitro, Var, NA
eff↑, RMF exposure induces a mechanical movement to this nanomaterial, which can be exploited for (i) controllably releasing the anti-cancer drug for chemotherapy,
TumCD↑, (ii) promoting the death of tumour cells by means of mechanical forces exerted onto their membranes

3496- MFrot,  GoldNP,  MF,    Enhancement of chemotherapy effects by non-lethal magneto-mechanical actuation of gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
eff↑, Here, we show how the MMA method based on magnetically-rotated gold-coated MNP boosts only the activity of an unbound antitumor drug, without physical damage of cells via MNP
tumCV↓, Au@MNP particles, slightly rotated by an external magnetic field, manages to be significantly more effective in decreasing tumor cell viability compared to chemotherapy alone.

3535- MFrot,  MF,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation in Osteogenesis and Chondrogenesis: Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Implications
- Review, Nor, NA
*eff↑, Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) are currently used as a safe and non-invasive treatment to enhance bone healing and to provide joint protection.
*COL2A1↑, exposure to PEMFs induced increased collagen type II (Col2) expression and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content
*SOX9↑, PEMFs significantly increased the expression of chondrogenic genes (SOX9, collagen type II, and aggrecan) and the deposition of cartilaginous matrix (sulphated GAG)
*Ca+2↑, Intracellular Ca2+ increase
*FAK↑, FAK activation
*F-actin↑, increased F-actin network formation
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory effect of PEMFs exposure has been extensively described above
*other↑, PEMFs exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect protecting cartilage tissue from the catabolic activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
*Diff↑, commonly recognized that PEMFs exposure induces osteogenic differentiation of MSCs
*BMD↑, Emerging evidence shows that PEMFs stimulation represents a safe non-invasive approach to favor bone repair and optimize bone tissue engineering

786- Mg,  VitC,    A narrative review on the role of magnesium in immune regulation, inflammation, infectious diseases, and cancer
Risk↓, boasts a significant anti-cancer effect.
*VitD↑, Mg is also essential for the synthesis and distribution of vitamin D
*pH↝, Additionally, the presence of Mg2+ plays a crucial role in regulating the levels of "intracellular free Ca2+ and intracellular pH"
*ROS↓, mitochondrial ROS inhibition (study in frail elderly patients)
TumCG↓, Mg in the diet slowed tumor development in young male rats
eff↑, Mg can enhance the anti-cancer effects of AA. (related to SVCT2 expression)

1890- MGO,    The Dual-Role of Methylglyoxal in Tumor Progression – Novel Therapeutic Approaches
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan?, MGO levels are increased in several types of cancer, however the MGO contribution in tumor progression is still debated.
TumCG↓, High MGO levels cause growth arrest in several types of cancer. Conversely, a lower increase in MGO concentrations can promote cancer growth.
GAPDH↓, tumoricidal effect of MGO was attributed to the potent inactivation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)
Apoptosis↑, Millimolar concentration of MGO induces apoptosis in various cancer cell types
TumCCA↑, Apoptosis was primary due to the block of cell cycle progression
MAPK↑, activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family (p-JNK, p-ERK and p-p38 levels)
Bcl-2↓, downregulation of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)
MMP9↓,
eff↑, Metronomic doses of MGO are able to sensitize breast cancer cells to doxorubicin and cisplatin, thus inducing cell death, without any additional deleterious effects

3839- Moringa,    Nutritional Value of Moringa oleifera Lam. Leaf Powder Extracts and Their Neuroprotective Effects via Antioxidative and Mitochondrial Regulation
*eff↑, moringa methanol extracts had more phenolic content and higher antioxidant activity than acetone extracts.
*ROS↓, pretreatments with methanol extracts showed a protective effect against H2O2-induced oxidative damage through increasing cell viability and reducing free radicals.
*lipid-P↓, the extract decreased lipid peroxidation and enhanced glutathione levels and antioxidant enzyme activity.
*GSH↑,
*antiOx↑,
*Ca+2↓, Finally, moringa also prevented mitochondrial dysfunction by regulating calcium levels and increasing mitochondrial membrane potential.
*MMP↑,
*neuroP↑, Moringa oleifera as a neuroprotective agent could be beneficial to protect against oxidative stress and provide necessary nutrients for a healthy diet.
*BBB↑, Polyphenolic compounds can pass across blood-brain barrier
*Catalase↑, 53% for CAT, 51% for SOD and 65% for GPx compared to no extract cells (100%). However, pretreatments with moringa extracts reversed this impairment in the defensive system
*SOD↑,
GPx↑,

3838- Moringa,    Characterization, Large-Scale HSCCC Separation and Neuroprotective Effects of Polyphenols from Moringa oleifera Leaves
- in-vitro, AD, PC12 - Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, used for the treatment of inflammation, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other diseases, due to being rich in polyphenols
*neuroP↑, Moringa oleifera leaves (MLPE) were verified to have strong neuroprotective activities against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in PC-12 cells,
*antiOx↑, Polyphenols have been recognized as natural antioxidants. Moringa oleifera leaves, which are rich in polyphenols,
*ROS↓, Protective Effects of Polyphenols in MLPE against Oxidative Stress in PC-12 Cells
*memory↑, Moringa oleifera leaf extract can improve spatial memory and neurodegeneration in CA1, CA2, CA3, and the dentate gyrus of hippocampus, together with the decreased MDA level and AChE activity but increased SOD and CAT activities.
*MDA↓,
*AChE↓,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*eff↑, Woranan Kirisattayakul et al. [97] studied the cerebroprotective effect of the Moringa oleifera leaves extract against brain damage and oxidative stress in an animal model of focal ischemic stroke.

3841- Moringa,    Cerebroprotective effect of Moringa oleifera against focal ischemic stroke induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*MDA↓, M. oleifera leaves extract at doses of 200 and 400 mg·kg−1BW induced the significant reduction of MDA levels in cortex
*SOD↑, figure 3
*neuroP↑, demonstrated that M. oleifera leaves extract attenuated brain dysfunction and brain damage together with the decreased oxidative stress especially in hippocampus and striatum.
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓, Since M. oleifera leaves extract exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity
*eff↝, Although M. oleifera leaves extract could not provide better cerebroprotective effect than Vitamin C, it appeared to have low risk of toxicity.

3844- Moringa,    Review of the Safety and Efficacy of Moringa oleifera
- Review, NA, NA
*antiOx↑, biological activities including antioxidant, tissue protective (liver, kidneys, heart, testes, and lungs), analgesic, antiulcer, antihypertensive, radioprotective, and immunomodulatory actions.
*RenoP↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*radioP↑, Two studies have shown that extracts of M. oleifera can provide radioprotection in mice.
*eff↑, leaves are widely used as a basic food because of their high nutrition content
*toxicity↓, authors concluded that consumption of M. oleifera leaves at doses of up to 2000 mg/kg were safe.
*ROS↓, Chumark et al. (2008) demonstrated the free radical scavenging ability of an aqueous extract of M. oleifera leaves in several in vitro systems, and also showed that the extract inhibited lipid peroxidation in both in vitro and ex vivo systems.
*lipid-P↓,
*DNAdam↓, inhibit oxidative damage to DNA
*Catalase↑, increased the antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase while decreasing lipid peroxidases
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑, increases in the antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione S‐transferase (Sreelatha and Padma, 2010).
*GSR↑,
*GSTs↑,
*AST↓, M. oleifera leaves protects against liver damage as demonstrated by reductions in tissue histopathology and serum activities of marker enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
*ALAT↓,
*ALP↓,
*Bil↓, extract decreased drug‐induced levels of AST, ALT, ALP, and bilirubin

3845- Moringa,    Protective effects of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves against arsenic-induced toxicity in mice
- in-vitro, NA, NA
*eff↑, results indicate that the leaves of M. oleifera may be useful in reducing the effects of arsenic-induced toxicity.

3847- MSM,    Methylsulfonylmethane: Applications and Safety of a Novel Dietary Supplement
- Review, Arthritis, NA
*Inflam↓, common use as an anti-inflammatory agent
*Pain↓, A variety of health-specific outcome measures are improved with MSM supplementation, including inflammation, joint/muscle pain, oxidative stress, and antioxidant capacity.
*ROS↓,
*antiOx↑,
*Dose↝, MSM is well-tolerated by most individuals at dosages of up to four grams daily, with few known and mild side effects
*Half-Life↝, Pharmacokinetic studies indicate that MSM is rapidly absorbed in rats [63,64] and humans [65], taking 2.1 h and <1 h, respectively.
*NF-kB↓, The inhibitory effect of MSM on NF-κB results in the downregulation of mRNA for interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in vitro
*IL1↓,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*iNOS↓, MSM can also diminish the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) through suppression of NF-κB;
*COX2↓,
*NLRP3↓, MSM negatively affects the expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome by downregulating the NF-κB production of the NLRP3 inflammasome transcript and/or by blocking the activation signal in the form of mitochondrial generated reactive oxygen species (ROS)
*NRF2↑, MSM influences the activation of at least four types of transcription factors: NF-κB, signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT), p53, and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2).
*STAT↓, MSM has been shown to repress the expression or activities of STAT transcription factors in a number of cancer cell lines in vitro
*Cartilage↑, , in vitro studies suggest that MSM protects cartilage through its suppressive effects on IL-1β and TNF-α
*eff↑, Supplementation with glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, MSM, guava leaf extract, and Vitamin D improved physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis based on the Japanese Knee OA Measure
*eff↑, MSM in combination with boswellic acid was also shown to improve knee joint function as assessed through the Lequesne Index
*GSH↑, MSM is able to restore the reduced glutathione (GSH)/oxidized glutathione (GSSG) ratio to normal levels, decrease NO production, and reduce neuronal ROS production following HIV-1 Tat exposure
*uricA↓, Humans studies show promise for MSM as an antioxidant with similar results noted, including reductions in MDA [19,167,168], protein carbonyls (PC) [167,168], and uric acid [168] and increases in GSH [167] and TEAC [159,161,168].
tumCV↓, MSM independently has been shown to be cytotoxic to cancer cells by inhibiting cell viability through the induction of cell cycle arrest [119,122,123], necrosis [119], or apoptosis
TumCCA↑,
necrosis↑,
Apoptosis↑,
VEGF↓, reduced expression of oncogenic proteins such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [99,100,101,123], heat shock protein (HSP)90α [100], and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R)
HSP90↓,
IGF-1?,

3846- MSM,    Accumulation of methylsulfonylmethane in the human brain: identification by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Human, NA, NA
*Dose↝, recommended doses of 1-3 g daily
*BBB↑, MSM was detected in all subjects at concentrations of 0.42-3.40 mmole/kg brain and was equally distributed between gray and white matter
*eff↓, a compound with no known medical benefits.

3815- mushLions,    Neurohealth Properties of Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Enriched with Erinacines
- Review, Stroke, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, AD, NA
*eff↑, studies have shown that there can be improvements in ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and depression if H. erinaceus mycelia enriched with erinacines are included in daily meals.
*cognitive↑, H. erinaceus fruiting body was effective in improving mild cognitive impairment in 50- to 80-year-old Japanese patients

2484- mushLions,    Neurotrophic and Neuroprotective Effects of Hericium erinaceus
- Review, Stroke, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*eff↑, Positive effects of H. erinaceus have been observed in the treatment of cognitive disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, ischemic strokes, Parkinson’s disease, and age-related hearing impairment
*BBB↑, he most abundant compounds, hericenones and erinacines, are capable of effectively crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB)
*Dose↝, erinacines and hericenones, which exhibit antioxidative, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory
*neuroP↑, The Neuroprotective and Neurotrophic Potential of H. erinaceus Components
*cognitive↑, Improvement of Cognitive Function
*toxicity∅, In the study by Lai et al. (2013) [2], no cytotoxic effects were observed with aqueous solutions of H. erinaceus on NG108-15 cells and human lung fibroblasts.

1573- MushReishi,    Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi mushroom) for cancer treatment
- Review, NA, NA
ChemoSen↑, lucidum could be administered as an alternative adjunct to conventional treatment
CR3↝, beta‐glucans act on complement receptor type 3 (CR‐3) triggering a series of molecular pathway
eff↑, tudy patients who received G. lucidum treatment in combination with conventional chemotherapy generally responded more positively than those in the standard treatment group.
NK cell↑, use of G. lucidum and showed an increase in NK‐cell activity
T-Cell↑, findings also showed that G. lucidum could be capable of enhancing immunity in cancer patients by stimulating T‐lymphocyte proliferation
QoL↑, QoL was relatively improved in cancer patients with G. lucidum treatment than without.

1997- Myr,  QC,    Inhibition of Mammalian thioredoxin reductase by some flavonoids: implications for myricetin and quercetin anticancer activity
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
TrxR↓, Myricetin and quercetin were found to have strong inhibitory effects on mammalian TrxRs with IC50 values of 0.62 and 0.97 micromol/L, respectively
eff↑, Oxygen-derived superoxide anions enhanced the inhibitory effect whereas anaerobic conditions attenuated inhibition.
TumCCA↑, cell cycle was arrested in S phase by quercetin and an accumulation of cells in sub-G1 was observed in response to myricetin.
eff↓, presence of superoxide dismutase diminished the inhibition dramatically
ROS↑, show that ROS played a critical role in the inhibition of TrxR by flavonoids. ...may occur as a result of their easy oxidization to flavonol semiquinone species.

2931- NAD,    NAD+ Repletion Rescues Female Fertility during Reproductive Aging
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*eff↑, NMN treatment increased NAD+ levels in the whole ovary
*SIRT2↑, These data demonstrate that the NAD+-dependent deacylase SIRT2 is sufficient to maintain ovarian function and female fertility during aging.
*other↑, Altogether, these data suggest that SIRT2 is sufficient, but not required, to improve oocyte quality during aging.
*Dose↝, optimum range for dosing of NAD+ precursors beyond which other aspects of fertility could be adversely affected, lowering functional fertility.

2933- NAD,    Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) as an anti-aging health product – Promises and safety concerns
- Review, Nor, NA - NA, AD, NA - NA, Diabetic, NA - NA, Stroke, NA - NA, LiverDam, NA - NA, Park, NA
*mtDam↓, The mitochondrial decay, which is responsible for aging, can be reversed by the increased levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in the body.
*BioAv↝, NMN is a precursor of NAD+ that acts as an intermediate in NAD+ biosynthesis, while dietary supplements of NMN are found to increase the NAD+ levels in the body
*BioAv↑, molecular weight is 334.22 g/mol. It is fairly acidic and water-soluble compound. The solubility has been reported to be 1.8 mg/mL
*OS↑, plays a vital role in a variety of biological processes of the body including cell death, aging, gene expression, neuroinflammation and DNA repair, which indicating a significance role of NAD+ in longevity and health of human life
*eff↑, NMN has therapeutic effects towards a range of diseases, including age-induced type 2 diabetes, obesity, cerebral and cardiac ischemia, heart failure and cardiomyopathies
*eff↑, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, corneal injury, macular degeneration and retinal degeneration, acute kidney injury and alcoholic liver disease
*cognitive↑, cognitive impairments, DNA damage and sirtulin gene inactivation, are brought about by aging which can be evaded by enhancing NAD+ count in the body
*DNAdam↓,
*SIRT1↑, NMN, the NAMPT reaction product, is able to be utilised to trigger the SIRT1 activity
*cardioP↑, NMN also can restore gene expression linked to circadian rhythm, inflammatory response and oxidative stress, and improve hepatic insulin sensitivity, partially by SIRT1 activation.
*ROS↓, NMN has been proven to reduce DNA damage and accumulation of ROS
*Dose↝, NMN in available commercial products vary from 50 to 150 mg/capsule, whereas some consumers take two 150 mg capsules per day
*BioAv↑, NMN was speedily absorbed in the small intestine by a specific transporter, which was encoded by the Slc12a8 gene as demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo studies
*hepatoP↑, NMN supplementation has been found to have significant recovering effects on hepatocyte functions and liver pathologies in early-stage of ethanol toxicity, instead of causing adverse effects to the liver
*eff↑, supplementation of NMN has been found to be a promising therapeutic remedy for PD
*BG↓, Oral administration of NMN increased serum bilirubin contents and decreased blood glucose, chloride and serum creatinine levels, but within the normal range.
*creat↓,

4225- NarG,    Naringin treatment improves functional recovery by increasing BDNF and VEGF expression, inhibiting neuronal apoptosis after spinal cord injury
- in-vivo, NA, NA
*motorD↑, naringin-treated animals had significantly better locomotor function recovery, less myelin loss, and higher expression of BDNF and VEGF.
*BDNF↑,
*VEGF↑,
*Bax:Bcl2↓, naringin treatment significantly increased in Bcl-2:Bax ratio, reduced the enzyme activity of caspase-3 and decreased the number of apoptotic cells after SCI.
*Casp3↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*eff↑, findings suggest that naringin treatment starting 1 day after SCI can significantly improve locomotor recovery, and this neuroprotective effect may be related to the upregulation of BDNF and VEGF and the inhibition of neural apoptosis.

1805- NarG,    Naringenin suppresses epithelial ovarian cancer by inhibiting proliferation and modulating gut microbiota
- in-vitro, Ovarian, A2780S - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, Naringenin suppressed the proliferation and migration of A2780 and ES-2 cancer cell lines
TumCMig↓,
PI3K↓, downregulated PI3K in vitro
TumVol↓, significantly decreased the tumor weight and volume,
TumW↓,
BioAv↑, oral administration exhibited greater effects than intraperitoneal injection.
GutMicro↑, Naringenin at 200 mg/kg ameliorated the disordered gut microbiota in vivo. diversity of gut microbes was markedly increased after naringenin administration. Alistipes is high in the gut microflora of healthy people but low in cervical cancer patients
Dose∅, 50 μM and 200 μM naringenin to treat the cancer cells for 24 h in further experiments
eff↑, 200 μM concentration, naringenin showed even better inhibitory effects than paclitaxel on the ES-2 cell line
EGFR↓, 50 μM and 200 μM naringenin treatments reduced the expression levels of EGFR, PI3K and cyclin D1
cycD1↓,
toxicity∅, All these results demonstrate that naringenin is an excellent nontoxic therapeutic candidate for ovarian cancer prevention and treatment

1801- NarG,    A Narrative Review on Naringin and Naringenin as a Possible Bioenhancer in Various Drug-Delivery Formulations
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↓, Naringenin exhibits lipid-lowering and insulin-like characteristics and is used to treat osteoporosis, cancer and cardiovascular disorders
CYP19↓, controlling breast and prostate cancer by inhibition of CYP19
PI3K↓, naringin suppresses the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway
Akt↓,
TumAuto↑, triggers autophagy
eff↑, Naringin and naringenin co-administration or pre-administration has enhanced the target drug’s potency and produced a synergistic effect
BioEnh↑, potential applications of Naringin and Naringenin as recognized bio-enhancers.
NA↓,

1226- OLST,    Knockdown of PGM1 enhances anticancer effects of orlistat in gastric cancer under glucose deprivation
- vitro+vivo, GC, NA
PGM1∅, Correlation and enrichment analyses suggested that PGM1 was closely associated with cell viability, proliferation and metabolism. PGM1 was overexpressed in GC tissues and cell lines. High PGM1 expression served as an indicator of shorter survival
FASN↓, Orlistat, as a drug that was designed to inhibit FASN activity
Apoptosis↑,
lipidLev↑,
GlucoseCon↑, However, orlistat conversely increased glycolytic levels.
eff↑, Orlistat exhibited more significant inhibitive effects on GC progression after knockdown of PGM1 under glucose deprivation

1996- Part,    Critical roles of intracellular thiols and calcium in parthenolide-induced apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, COLO205
Apoptosis↑, parthenolide has shown to induce apoptosis in cancer cells
GSH↓, Parthenolide rapidly depleted intracellular thiols, including both free glutathione (GSH) and protein thiols.
ROS↑, ncreases in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and calcium levels
Ca+2↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, Increased expression of GRP78 protein, a marker for endoplasmic reticulum stress was also detected
ER Stress↑,
eff↓, pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine, a precursor of GSH synthesis, protected the cells from parthenolide-induced thiol depletion, ROS production, cytosolic calcium increase and completely blocked parthenolide-induced apoptosis.
eff↑, pretreatment of buthionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of GSH synthesis sensitized the cell to apoptosis
Thiols↓, Parthenolide rapidly depleted intracellular thiols

1994- Part,    Parthenolide Inhibits Tumor Cell Growth and Metastasis in Melanoma A2058 Cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A2058 - in-vitro, Nor, L929
tumCV↓, PAR significantly reduced the viability of A2058 cancer cells
selectivity?, demonstrating greater potency against cancer cells compared to normal L929 cells (IC50: 20 μM vs. 27 μM after 24h
ROS?, PAR increased ROS production
BAX↑, elevated mRNA expression of pro-apoptotic Bax and NME1 genes
TumCCA?, PAR induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in A2058 cells, as evidenced by the increased proportion of cells in the late apoptotic phase and sub-G1 cell cycle arrest
MMP2↓, MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA and protein expressions, gelatinase activity, and the migration of A2058 cells were also decreased by PAR
MMP9↓,
TumCMig↓,
eff↑, These results, along with the synergic effect with dacarbazine, indicated that PAR may have the potential to be a therapeutic drug for melanoma by triggering apoptosis and suppressing invasion and migration.

1992- Part,    Parthenolide induces ROS-dependent cell death in human gastric cancer cell
- in-vitro, BC, MGC803
TumCCA↑, Parthenolide induced cell cycle arrest at the G1 and S stages.
Casp↑, Parthenolide-induced caspase-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis were caused by the activation of RIP, RIP3 and MLKL
Apoptosis↑,
Necroptosis↑,
RIP1↓,
RIP3↑,
MLKL↑,
ROS↑, MGC-803 cells showed a response to ROS and oxidative stress after PN treatment.
eff↓, ROS and cytotoxicity induced by PN were significantly attenuated by a ROS scavenger catalase.

1990- Part,    Parthenolide alleviates cognitive dysfunction and neurotoxicity via regulation of AMPK/GSK3β(Ser9)/Nrf2 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, AD, PC12
*Apoptosis↓, curtail apoptosis, reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and restore mitochondrial membrane potential in PC12 cells
*ROS↓,
*MMP↓,
*memory↑, PTN treatment demonstrates a capacity to ameliorate deficits in spatial learning and memory in the 3 ×Tg-AD murine model
*eff↑, PTN's therapeutic efficacy surpasses that of a clinical agent, donepezil

1989- Part,    Parthenolide and Its Soluble Analogues: Multitasking Compounds with Antitumor Properties
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, therapeutical potential of PN has been increased by chemical design and synthesis of more soluble analogues including dimethylaminoparthenolide (DMAPT).
NF-kB↓, these compounds not only inhibit prosurvival transcriptional factors such as NF-κB and STATs
STAT↓,
ROS↑, increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production
Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory action of PN has been widely considered a consequence of its inhibitory effect on the transcription factors belonging to NF-κB family
Wnt↓, PN was recently shown to inhibit Wnt signaling by decreasing the levels of the transcription factors TCF4/LEF1
TCF-4↓,
LEF1↓,
GSH↓, Wen et al., who found that PN-induced apoptosis in hepatoma cells was accompanied with depletion of glutathione (GSH), generation of ROS, reduction of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and activation of caspases.
MMP↓,
Casp↑,
eff↓, These effects were effectively abrogated by the antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) and enhanced by the GSH synthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) confirming the role of oxidative stress in PN-induced apoptosis
CSCs↓, several studies showing the effect of PN in reducing the presence of CSCs in solid and hematological tumors

1986- Part,    Modulation of Cell Surface Protein Free Thiols: A Potential Novel Mechanism of Action of the Sesquiterpene Lactone Parthenolide
- in-vitro, NA, NA
JNK↑, parthenolide mediated activation of JNK
ROS↑, parthenolide induced generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species
eff↓, Parthenolide Cytotoxicity Is Blocked by Thiol Antioxidants
NF-kB↓, parthenolide has been shown to induce malignant cell death by inhibiting NFκB activation and/or activating JNK
Trx↓, thioredoxin pull-down

1984- Part,    Targeting Thioredoxin Reductase by Parthenolide Contributes to Inducing Apoptosis of HeLa Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
AntiCan↑, PTL demonstrates potent anticancer efficacy in numerous types of malignant cells,
TrxR1↓, PTL interacts with both cytosolic thioredoxin reductase (TrxR1) and mitochondrial thioredoxin reductase (TrxR2)
TrxR2↓,
ROS↑, elicit reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in HeLa cells
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, blocked by pretreatment of the cells with NAC
eff↑, depletion of cellular GSH by pretreatment of the cells with BSO enhances the cytotoxicity of PTL

1983- Part,    Targeting thioredoxin reductase by micheliolide contributes to radiosensitizing and inducing apoptosis of HeLa cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
eff↑, micheliolide (MCL) is converted readily from parthenolide (PTL), and has better stability and solubility than PTL
TrxR↓, MCL-targeted inhibition of TrxR
ROS↑, promotes oxidative stress-mediated HeLa cell apoptosis
RadioS↑, sensitizes ionizing radiation (IR) treatment

2036- PB,    Phenylbutyrate induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer and is more potent than phenylacetate
- in-vitro, Pca, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, PB is 1.5-2.5 times more active at inhibiting growth and inducing programmed cell death than PA at clinically achievable doses against each human prostate cancer line studied.
eff↑, Prostate cancer cell lines overexpressing P-glycoprotein or possessing heterogeneous molecular alterations, including p53 mutations, are also sensitive to the effects of PB.
Diff↑, PB is equipotent to sodium butyrate, which induces apoptosis and differentiation through multiple mechanisms.

2049- PB,    Modifying histones to tame cancer: clinical development of sodium phenylbutyrate and other histone deacetylase inhibitors
- Review, Var, NA
HDAC↓, TOf the butyric acid derivatives, sodium phenylbutyrate has undergone the most extensive systematic investigation
ac‑H3↑, The accumulation of multi-acetylated forms of histones H3 and H4 in cultured cells exposed to millimolar concentrations of sodium butyrate was originally reported in 1978
ac‑H4↑,
ac‑H3↑, Like the parental compound, sodium phenylbutyrate leads to induction of histone acetylation in erythroleu kaemia cells [23] and myeloid leukaemia cells
eff↝, In erythroleukaemia cells, butyrate was a stronger inhibitor of histone deacetylase than PB or phenylacetate (PA), which were stronger HDAC inhibitors than butyramide and isobutyramide
toxicity↓, Preliminary data from the Phase I trials suggest that PB can be safely administered for prolonged periods of time, through both iv. and oral routes.

2061- PB,  Chemo,    Complementary effects of HDAC inhibitor 4-PB on gap junction communication and cellular export mechanisms support restoration of chemosensitivity of PDAC cells
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, COLO357 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
HDAC↓, 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PB), a known and well-tolerable inhibitor of histone deacetylases (HDAC), induces up to 70% apoptosis in all cell lines tested (Panc 1, T4M-4, COLO 357, BxPc3).
Apoptosis↑,
eff↑, Consequently, in combination with gemcitabine 4-PB shows an overadditive effect on induction of apoptosis in BxPc3 and T3M-4 cells (up to 4.5-fold compared to single drug treatment)
selectivity↑, primary cultures of human diploid fibroblasts that grew very slowly appeared much less sensitive to 4-PB treatment
TumCCA↑, 4-phenylbutyrate induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of pancreatic cell lines in a concentration-dependent manner
eff↑, 4-phenylbutyrate increases gemcitabine-mediated apoptosis in pancreatic tumour cells
selectivity↑, 4-PB acts specifically on malignant cells, as non-malignant cells like primary human fibroblasts and PBMC were significantly less sensitive to this treatment.

2053- PB,    4-Phenyl butyric acid prevents glucocorticoid-induced osteoblast apoptosis by attenuating endoplasmic reticulum stress
- in-vitro, ostP, 3T3
*ER Stress↓, 4-PBA attenuated ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction induced by Dex in MC3T3-E1 cells.
*mtDam↓,
*Apoptosis↓, 4-PBA reduces apoptosis induced by Dex and ER stressors in osteoblast cells
eff↑, inhibiting ER stress. This new discovery is of great significance for molecular intervention against GC-induced osteoporosis.

2048- PB,    Sodium Phenylbutyrate Inhibits Tumor Growth and the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Vitro and In Vivo
- in-vitro, OS, CAL27 - in-vitro, Oral, HSC3 - in-vitro, OS, SCC4 - in-vivo, NA, NA
*NH3↓, Sodium phenylbutyrate (SPB) as a salt of 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) has been reported to be an ammonia scavenger, histone deacetylase inhibitor, and an endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor
*HDAC↓,
*ER Stress↓,
Apoptosis?, SPB could significantly promote cell apoptosis
Bcl-2↓, BCL-2 was downregulated
cl‑Casp3↑, cleavage of caspase-3 was increased
TGF-β↑, transforming growth factor-β (TGFB) related epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was inhibited by SPB
N-cadherin↓, decreased mesenchymal marker N-cadherin and increased epithelial marker E-cadherin.
E-cadherin↑,
TumVol↓, SPB induced remarkably tumor regression with decreased tumor volume
eff↑, phenylbutyrate improved the sensitivity of cisplatin for cell cycle arrest by inhibiting the FA/BRCA pathway in cancer cells.

2044- PB,  DCA,    Differential inhibition of PDKs by phenylbutyrate and enhancement of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity by combination with dichloroacetate
- in-vivo, NA, NA
PDK1↓, We investigated the inhibitory activity of phenylbutyrate toward PDKs and found that PDK isoforms 1-to-3 are inhibited whereas PDK4 is unaffected.
PDKs↓,
eff↑, phenylbutyrate combined to DCA results in greater increase of PDHC activity compared to each drug alone.
PDH↑,

2043- PB,  Cisplatin,    Phenylbutyrate interferes with the Fanconi anemia and BRCA pathway and sensitizes head and neck cancer cells to cisplatin
- in-vitro, HNSCC, UM-SCC-1
ChemoSen↑, phenylbutyrate sensitizes head and neck cancer cell lines to cisplatin
eff↑, Furthermore, we found that cancer cells defective in the FA pathway were also sensitized to cisplatin by phenylbutyrate suggesting that phenylbutyrate targets additional pathways.
HDAC↓, HDAC inhibitor phenylbutyrate has shown a good clinical safety record when used to treat urea cycle disorders and cystic fibrosis
BRCA1↓, Phenylbutyrate attenuates BRCA1 expression
RadioS↑, inhibition of double strand break repair and thus phenylbutyrate and other HDAC inhibitors may have sensitizing properties when combined with radiotherapy or chemotherapeutic agents

2063- PB,  Rad,    Phenylbutyrate sensitizes human glioblastoma cells lacking wild-type p53 function to ionizing radiation
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - NA, NA, U251
RadioS↑, results suggest that PB only sensitizes glioblastoma cells to ionizing radiation if the cells are lacking functional p53.
eff↝, PB failed to sensitize D54 and U87-MG to ionizing radiation while sensitization was observed for the U251 and SKMG-3 cell lines. One difference between these cell lines is their p53 status
P53↝, Both U251 and SKMG-3 harbor mutant p53, whereas p53 is wild-type in D54 and U87-MG

2074- PB,  Chemo,    The effect of combined treatment with sodium phenylbutyrate and cisplatin, erlotinib, or gefitinib on resistant NSCLC cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, Calu-6 - in-vitro, Lung, H1650
TumCG↓, NaPB was shown to inhibit the growth of A549, Calu1, and H1650 cell lines in a dose-dependent manner (IC50 10, 8.53, and 4.53 mM, respectively).
eff↑, Furthermore, the addition of NaPB along with cisplatin, erlotinib, or gefitinib to A549, Calu1, and H1650 cell lines resulted in a synergistic antiproliferative effect against the three NSCLC cell lines
ChemoSen↑, Furthermore, the addition of NaPB along with cisplatin, erlotinib, or gefitinib to A549, Calu1, and H1650 cell lines resulted in a synergistic antiproliferative effect against the three NSCLC cell lines
HDAC↓, Sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPB), the salt of a short-chain fatty acid, is another HDACI and was the first of its class to be encountered

2070- PB,    Phenylbutyrate-induced apoptosis is associated with inactivation of NF-kappaB IN HT-29 colon cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
TumCG↓, Exposure of HT-29 colon cancer cells to PB resulted in growth inhibition and induction of apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
MMP↓, This increase in apoptosis was associated with a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, an increase in caspase-3 activity and a decrease in intact PARP protein levels.
Casp3↑,
PARP↓,
NF-kB↓, After PB treatment, NF-kappaB-DNA binding was markedly decreased
eff↑, PB, an oral butyrate analogue, may have therapeutic potential in colon cancer.

2069- PB,    Toxic and metabolic effect of sodium butyrate on SAS tongue cancer cells: role of cell cycle deregulation and redox changes
- in-vitro, Tong, NA
TumCG↓, sodium butyrate inhibited the growth of SAS tongue cancer cells by 32% and 53% at concentrations of 1 and 2mM, respectively
ROS↑, These events were concomitant with induction of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.
P21↑, An elevation in p21 mRNA and protein level was noted in SAS cells by sodium butyrate.
CycB↓, decline of cyclin Bl, cdc2 and cdc25C mRNA and protein expression in SAS cells was found after exposure to sodium butyrate
cDC2↓,
CDC25↓,
eff↓, Inclusion of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) (3mM), catalase (1000 U/ml) and dimethylthiourea (DMT, 5mM), and also SOD (500 U/ml) attenuated the sodium butyrate-induced ROS production in SAS cells.
TumCCA↑, sodium butyrate is toxic and inhibits the tongue cancer cell growth via induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,

2068- PB,    Phenylbutyrate-induced glutamine depletion in humans: effect on leucine metabolism
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
glut↓, The 24-h phenylbutyrate treatment was associated with 1) an ≈26% decline in plasma glutamine concentration from 514 ± 24 to 380 ± 15 μM (means ± SE; P < 0.01 with pairedt-test) with no change in glutamine appearance rate or de novo synthesis;2)
NH3↓, Phenylacetate in turn reacts with glutamine in liver and kidney to yield phenylacetylglutamine (Fig.1). The latter is quantitatively excreted as such in the urine and seems to substitute for urea as a means to eliminate excess ammonia
eff↝, it is not known whether large doses of phenylbutyrate alter plasma glutamine concentration in healthy adults with an intact urea synthetic pathway

2065- PB,  TMZ,    Inhibition of Mitochondria- and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Autophagy Augments Temozolomide-Induced Apoptosis in Glioma Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
eff↑, Combination of TMZ with 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA), an ER stress inhibitor, augmented TMZ-induced cytotoxicity by inhibiting autophagy.
ROS↑, temozolomide (TMZ), an alkylating agent for brain tumor chemotherapy, induced reactive oxygen species (ROS)
MMP↓, Mitochondrial depolarization and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening were observed as a prelude to TMZ-induced autophagy
ER Stress↑, TMZ treatment triggered ER stress with increased expression of GADD153 and GRP78 proteins, and deceased pro-caspase 12 protein.
CHOP↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
pro‑Casp12↓,
eff↝, GADD153 and GRP78 protein levels increased after treatment with TMZ and were suppressed by the ER stress modulator, 4-PB
Ca+2↝, Ca2+]i increased from 24 to 72 h, and was suppressed by 4-PBA, suggesting that the increase of calcium was induced by ER stress.

2026- PB,    Oral sodium phenylbutyrate in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas: A dose escalation and pharmacologic study
- Trial, GBM, NA
Dose↝, Four dose levels of PB were studied: 9, 18, 27, and 36 g/day
Dose↑, At 36 g/day, two of four patients developed dose-limiting grade 3 fatigue and somnolence.
Dose↝, This study defines the MTD and recommended phase 2 dose of PB at 27 g/day for heavily pretreated patients with recurrent gliomas
OS↑, One patient had a complete response for five years, and no partial responses were noted, which yielded an overall response rate of 5%
HDAC↓, In vitro PB concentrations required to inhibit histone deacetylase and induce apoptosis begin at 0.5 mM of PB.
TumCCA↑, PB induces G1/G0 arrest and induces p21waf1/cip1, a cell cycle checkpoint protein associated with differentiation and an inhibitor of histone deacetylase, within 24 h of treatment
P21↑,
other↝, Phenyl-butyrate (PB)4 is an aromatic fatty acid that is converted in vivo to phenylacetate (PA) by β-oxidation in liver and kidney mitochondria.
BioAv↑, Oral bioavailability was 78%, and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was 27 g/day, with nausea/vomiting, neurocortical toxicity, and hypocalcemia being dose limiting at doses ⩾45 g/day (Gilbert et al., 2001).
eff↑, The coadministration of P450-inducing anticonvulsants has recently been shown to significantly affect the pharmacology of many chemotherapeutic agents

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

2077- PB,    Butyrate induces ROS-mediated apoptosis by modulating miR-22/SIRT-1 pathway in hepatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
miR-22↑, Intracellular expression of miR-22 was increased when the Huh 7 cells were incubated with sodium butyrate.
SIRT1↓, Over-expression of miR-22 or addition of sodium butyrate inhibited SIRT-1 expression and enhanced the ROS production
ROS↑, Butyrate induces ROS production
Cyt‑c↑, Butyrate induced apoptosis via ROS production, cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-3
Casp3↑,
eff↓, whereas addition of N-acetyl cysteine or anti-miR-22 reversed these butyrate-induced effects
TumCG↓, sodium butyrate inhibited cell growth and proliferation
TumCP↓,
HDAC↓, induces apoptosis by mediating expression of histone deacetylase (HDAC), SIRT-1, caspase 3, and NFκB
SIRT1↓,
CD44↓, Previously it was shown that butyrate significantly inhibited CD44 expression, thereby inhibiting the metastatic ability of the human colon carcinoma cells [6].
proMMP2↓, Prolonged butyrate treatment inhibited the pro-MMP-2 activation and tumor cell migration potential of HT 1080 tumor cells [7].
MMP↓, Butyrate alters mitochondrial membrane potential (ψm)
SOD↓, Butyrate inhibits super oxide dismutase

2430- PBG,    The cytotoxic effects of propolis on breast cancer cells involve PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways, mitochondrial membrane potential, and reactive oxygen species generation
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCP↓, CP extract exhibited antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects on MDA MB-231 cells, what may be probably related to PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways.
TP53↓, decreased expression of apoptosis-related genes (TP53, CASP3, BAX and P21)
Casp3↓,
BAX↓,
P21↓,
ROS↑, These results suggested that CP cytotoxic effects on MDA MB-231 cells might be associated with the intracellular ROS production
eff↓, CP-induced ROS generation was reduced after cotreatment with the antioxidant NAC, which increased the percentage of viable cells, suggesting that CP-induced necrotic-related cell death could be associated with ROS production
MMP↓, Necrosis death is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and our propolis sample reduced the MMP and increased LDH levels.
LDH↑,
ATP↓, rupture of mitochondrial membrane, loss of adenosine triphosphate (ATP),
Ca+2↑, excessive ROS production, intracellular [Ca+2] elevation, osmotic shock,

1664- PBG,    Anticancer Activity of Propolis and Its Compounds
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
TumCMig↓,
TumCCA↑,
TumCP↓,
angioG↓,
P21↑, upregulating p21 and p27 expression
p27↑,
CDK1↓, thanol-extracted Cameroonian propolis increased the amount of DU145 and PC3 cells in G0/G1 phase, down-regulated cell cycle proteins (CDK1, pCDK1, and their related cyclins A and B)
p‑CDK1↓,
cycA1↓,
CycB↓,
P70S6K↓, Caffeic acid phenylethyl ester has been shown to inhibit the S6 beta-1 ribosomal protein kinase (p70S6K),
CLDN2↓, inhibition of NF-κB may be involved in the decrease of claudin-2 mRNA level
HK2↓, Chinese poplar propolis has been shown to significantly reduce the level of glycolysis at the stage of action of hexokinase 2 (HK2), phosphofructokinase (PFK), muscle isozyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA)
PFK↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
TLR4↓, hinese propolis, as well as CAPE, inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation in the inflammatory microenvironment by inhibiting the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signal pathway
H3↓, Brazilian red propolis bioactive isoflavonoid, down-regulates the alpha-tubulin, tubulin in microtubules, and histone H3 genes
α-tubulin↓,
ROS↑, CAPE also affects the apoptotic intrinsic pathway by increasing ROS production
Akt↓, CAPE induces apoptosis by decreasing the levels of proteins related to carcinogenesis, including Akt, GSK3b, FOXO1, FOXO3a, NF-kB, Skp2 and cyclin D1
GSK‐3β↓,
FOXO3↓,
NF-kB↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP↓, It was found that chrysin caused a loss of mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) while increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels, and lipid peroxidation
ROS↑,
i-Ca+2↑,
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, Chrysin also induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by activating unfolded protein response proteins (UPR) such as PRKR-like ER kinase (PERK), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), and 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78)
UPR↑,
PERK↑,
eIF2α↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
BAX↑, CAPE activated Bax protein
PUMA↑, CAPE also significantly increased PUMA expression
ROS↑, Northeast China causes cell apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells with increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduced mitochondrial membrane potential.
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome C from mitochondria to the cytoplasm is observed, as well as the activation of cleaved caspases (8, 9, and 3) and PARP
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↑, administration of Iranian propolis extract in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) significantly reduced the number of azaxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci compared to 5-FU or propolis alone.
eff↑, Propolis may also have a positive effect on the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT). enhances the intracellular accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in human epidermoid carcinoma cells
RadioS↑, breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and supplemented with propolis had a statistically significant longer median disease-free survival time than the control group
ChemoSen↑, confirmed that propolis mouthwash is effective and safe in the treatment of chemo- or radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in cancer patients.
eff↑, Quercetin, ferulic acid, and CAPE may also influence the MDR of cancer cells by inhibiting P-gp expression

1666- PBG,    Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Propolis and Its Polyphenolic Compounds against Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, Ingredients from propolis also ”sensitize“ cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents
TumCCA↑, cell-cycle arrest and attenuation of cancer cells proliferation
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
antiOx↓, behave as antioxidants against peroxyl and hydroxyl radicals,
ROS↑, whereas prooxidant activity is observed in the presence of Cu2+.
COX2↑, Propolis, as well as flavonoids derived from propolis, such as galangin, is a potent COX-2 inhibitor
ER(estro)↓, Some flavonoids from propolis, such as galangin, genistein, baicalein, hesperetin, naringenin, and quercetin, suppressed the proliferation of an estrogen receptor (ER)
cycA1↓, by suppressing expressions of cyclin A, cyclin B, and Cdk2 and by stopping proliferation at the G2 phase, by increasing levels of p21 and p27 proteins, and through the inhibition of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT),
CycB↓,
CDK2↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
hTERT↓, leukemia cells, propolis successfully reduced hTERT mRNA expression
HDAC↓, by suppressing expressions of cyclin A, cyclin B, and Cdk2 and by stopping proliferation at the G2 phase, by increasing levels of p21 and p27 proteins, and through the inhibition of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT),
ROS⇅, Mexican propolis, demonstrated both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects, depending on the dose applied
Dose?, Mexican propolis, demonstrated both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects, depending on the dose applied
ROS↓, By scavenging free radicals, chelating metal ions (mainly iron and copper), and stimulating endogenous antioxidant defenses, propolis and its flavonoids directly attenuate the generation of ROS
ROS↑, Romanian propolis [99], exhibits prooxidant properties at high concentrations, by mobilizing endogenous copper ions and DNA-associated copper in cells.
DNAdam↑, propolis, i.e., its polyphenolic components, may induce DNA damage in the presence of transition metal ions.
ChemoSen↑, Algerian propolis + doxorubicin decreased cell viability, prevented cell proliferation and cell cycle progression, induced apoptosis by activating caspase-3 and -9 activities, and increased the accumulation of chemotherapeutic drugs in MDA-MB-231 cel
LOX1↓, propolis components inhibited the LOX pathway
lipid-P↓, Croatian propolis improved psoriatic-like skin lesions induced by irritant agents n-hexyl salicylate or di-n-propyl disulfide by decreasing the extent of lipid peroxidation
NO↑, Taken together, propolis may increase the phagocytic index, NO production, and production of IgG antibodies
Igs↑,
NK cell↑, propolis treatment for 3 days increases the cytotoxic activity of NK cells against murine lymphoma.
MMPs↓, extracts of propolis containing artepillin C and CAPE decreased the formation of new vessels and expression of MMPs and VEGF in various cancer cells
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓, Brazilian green propolis inhibit the expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) protein and HIF-1 downstream targets such as glucose transporter 1, hexokinase 2, and VEGF-A
GLUT1↓,
HK2↓,
selectivity↑, Portuguese propolis was selectively toxic against malignant cells.
RadioS↑, propolis increased the lifespan of mice that received the radiotherapy with gamma rays
GlucoseCon↓, Portuguese propolis disturbed the glycolytic metabolism of human colorectal cancer cells, as evidenced by a decrease in glucose consumption and lactate production
lactateProd↓,
eff↓, Furthermore, different pesticides or heavy metals can be found in propolis, which can cause unwanted side effects.
*BioAv↓, Due to the low bioavailability and clinical efficacy of propolis and its flavonoids, their biomedical applications remain limited.

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↓,

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↓, downregulation of the mRNA levels of hTERT and cyclin D1
cycD1↓,
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.

1660- PBG,    Emerging Adjuvant Therapy for Cancer: Propolis and its Constituents
- Review, Var, NA
MMPs↓, inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases, anti-angiogenesis
angioG↓,
TumMeta↓, prevention of metastasis, cell-cycle arrest
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ChemoSideEff↓, moderation of the chemotherapy-induced deleterious side effects
eff∅, components conferring antitumor potentials have been identified as caffeic acid phenethyl ester, chrysin, artepillin C, nemorosone, galangin, cardanol, etc
HDAC↓, Taiwanese green propolis extract was used to develop an anticancer agent NBM-HD-3, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACis).
PTEN↑, found to increase phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and protein kinase B (Akt) protein levelssignificantly, while decreasing phospho-PTEN and phospho-Akt levels markedly
p‑PTEN↓,
p‑Akt↓,
Casp3↑, Propolis induced apoptosis and caspase 3 cleavage, increased phosphorylation of extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), protein kinase B/Akt1 and focal adhesion kinase (FAK).
p‑ERK↑,
p‑FAK↑,
Dose?, When administered orally for 20 weeks at a dose of 100-300 mg/kg, the protective role against the lingual carcinogenesis was observed
Akt↓, treatment reduced the protein abundance of Akt, Akt1, Akt2, Akt3, phospho-Akt Ser473, phospho-Akt Thr 308, GSK3β, FOXO1, FOXO3a, phospho-FOXO1
GSK‐3β↓,
FOXO3↓,
eff↑, Co-treatment with CAPE and 5-fluorouracil exhibited additive anti-proliferation of TW2.6 cells.
IL2↑, Propolis administration stimulated IL-2 and IL-10 production
IL10↑,
NF-kB↓, reduces the expression of growth and transcription factors, including NF-κB.
VEGF↓, CAPE dose-dependently suppresses vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) formation by MDA-231 cells,
mtDam↑, Brazilian red propolis significantly reduced the cancer cell viability through the induction of mitochondrial dysfunction, caspase-3 activity and DNA fragmentation.
ER Stress↑, the action was believed to be due to endoplasmic reticulum stress-related signalling induction of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein (CHOP)
AST↓, Rats,(250 mg/kg) thrice a week for 3 weeks
ALAT↓, Rats,(250 mg/kg) thrice a week for 3 weeks
ALP↓, Rats,(250 mg/kg) thrice a week for 3 weeks
COX2↓, Rats,(250 mg/kg) thrice a week for 3 weeks, Expression of COX-2 and NF-kB p65 was significantly lowered
eff↑, co-treatment of cancer cells with 100 ng/mL TRAIL and 50 μg/mL propolis extract increased the percentage of apoptotic cells to about 66% and caused a significant disruption of membrane potential in LNCaP cells (
Bax:Bcl2↑, decreased Bcl-2/Bax ratio

1648- PBG,    Contribution of Green Propolis to the Antioxidant, Physical, and Sensory Properties of Fruity Jelly Candies Made with Sugars or Fructans
- Review, Nor, NA
Dose∅, recommended dosage as yet, although it is presumed that one ranging from 260 to 2870 mg/day/person would be safe in humans,
Dose∅, Brazilian green propolis, nutraceutical dosages would be around 500 mg/day/person
eff↓, Brazilian green propolis found that wax melts between 60 and 70 °C, while propolis chemical components degraded in the range of 100–200 °C
antiOx↑, antioxidant effects of propolis polyphenols

1682- PBG,    Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits
- Review, Var, NA
i-LDH↓, cytotoxic activities of Tualang honey in human breast cancer cells were demonstrated by elevated secretion of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Akt↓, figure 2
MAPK↓, figure 2
NF-kB↓, figure 2
IL1β↓, figure 2
IL6↓, figure 2
TNF-α↓, figure 2
iNOS↓, figure 2
COX2↓, figure 2
ROS↓, figure 2
Bcl-2↓, figure 2
PARP↓, figure 2
P53↑, figure 2
BAX↑, figure 2
Casp3↑, figure 2
TumCCA↑, Several components of honey such as chrysin, quercetin, and kaempferol have been shown to arrest cell cycle at various phases such as G0/G1, G1, and G2/M
Cyt‑c↑, hese stimuli cause several proteins located within the intermembrane space (IMS) of the mitochondria, such as cytochrome c, to be released
MMP↓, Honey induces MOMP in cancer cell lines by decreasing the mitochondrial membrane potential
eff↑, amplifying the apoptotic effect of tamoxifen by intensified depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane.

1678- PBG,  5-FU,  sericin,    In vitro and in vivo anti-colorectal cancer effect of the newly synthesized sericin/propolis/fluorouracil nanoplatform through modulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
- in-vitro, CRC, Caco-2 - in-vivo, NA, NA
PI3K↓, mechanism of action of the prepared nanoformula revealed that it acts through the inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and consequently inhibiting cancerous cells proliferation.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
TumCP↓,
Bcl-2↓, downregulated BCL2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) and activated BAX, Caspase 9 and Caspase 3 expression
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
ROS↓, prepared nanoformula decreased the ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) production in vivo owing to PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibition and FOXO-1 (Forkhead Box O1) activation
FOXO1↑,
*toxicity∅, LD50 of the prepared nanoformula reached 1 mg/Kg upon oral administration.
eff↑, It is well known that propolis and sericin inhibit PI3K/AKT and ERK pathway

1674- PBG,  SDT,  HPT,    Study on the effect of a triple cancer treatment of propolis, thermal cycling-hyperthermia, and low-intensity ultrasound on PANC-1 cells
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, Nor, H6c7
tumCV↓, cell viability of a human cancer cell line PANC-1 decreased to a level 80% less than the control
ROS↑, triple treatment showed a significant accumulation of the intracellular ROS (up to a 2.1-fold increase)
eff↑, combination of TC-HT and US also promotes the anticancer effect of the heat-sensitive chemotherapy drug cisplatin on PANC-1 cells
Dose∅, moderate propolis concentration 0.3%, 10-cycles TC-HT and 2.25 MHz US with intensity 0.3 W/cm2 and duration 30 minutes were chosen to avoid the thermotoxicity on PANC-1 cells
selectivity↑, Moreover, normal cells such as the human skin cells Detroit 551 (Figure 1D) and human pancreatic duct cells H6c7 (Figure 1E) were not significantly affected by the triple treatment as well as all the other treatments.
MMP↓, ratio of the cells exhibiting MMP loss was significantly promoted to 23.3% after the double treatment of propolis + TC-HT, and it was further elevated significantly to 34.7% by employing the triple treatment.
mtDam↑, hence caused more mitochondrial dysfunction
cl‑PARP↑, PARP cleavage was further promoted significantly to a 6.2-fold increase by US in the triple treatment
p‑ERK↓, the p-ERK level was suppressed by propolis + TC-HT treatment (0.30-fold decrease), and was further down-regulated when US was introduced in the triple treatment (0.15-fold decrease)
p‑JNK↑, p-JNK and p-p38 levels both exhibited a reverse performance, which were promoted the most in the triple treatment (8.7-fold and 9.2-fold increase, respectively)
p‑p38↑,
eff↓, inhibitory effect of the triple treatment was restored by NAC
ChemoSen↑, cisplatin + TC-HT treatment significantly elevated PARP cleavage to a 3.20-fold increase. This elevation was further increased with the help of US (5.82-fold increase).

1676- PBG,    Use of Stingless Bee Propolis and Geopropolis against Cancer—A Literature Review of Preclinical Studies
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, evidenced in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
MMP↓, reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm)
Bcl-2↓, decreased levels of Bcl-2 proteins (antiapoptotic proteins) and AKT-3
eff↑, combination of the extract (30 µg/mL) with the antineoplastic vemurafenib (15 μM) against melanoma cells demonstrated a synergistic effect
tumCV↓, decreased cell viability for 23% of the colon cancer cells (SW620) treated with the aqueous propolis extract produced by Trigona laeviceps
TumCCA↑, antitumor activity of artepillin C is mediated by one of the following mechanisms: induction of cell cycle arrest in cancer cells, inhibition of angiogenesis, and inhibition of the oncogenic PAK1 signaling cascade
angioG↓,
PAK1↓,
HDAC1↓, negatively regulated expression of histone deacetylases (HDAC) 1 and 2
HDAC2↓,
P53↑, positive regulation of acetyl-p53 expression at the protein level
PCNA↓, negative regulation of cell-cycle-related gene expression, i.e., proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and cyclin D1 and E1
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
P21?, positively regulating the expression of the cell cycle arrest gene p21
BAX↑, Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3, and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
ChemoSen↑, apigenin significantly down-regulates Mcl-1 transcription and translation levels in SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells, which is responsible for its cytotoxic functions and chemosensitizing effects

1231- PBG,    Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation in inflammatory microenvironment by suppressing glycolysis and lipid metabolism
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
MMP↓,
TLR4↓,
TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓,
IL1β↓,
IL6↓,
IRAK4↓,
GLUT1↓,
GLUT3↓,
HK2↓,
PFK↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
ACC↓,
FASN↓,
eff↓, After adding the glycolysis inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), the inhibitory effects of CAPE on cell viability and migration were not significant when compared with the LPS group.

1767- PG,    Propyl gallate induces cell death in human pulmonary fibroblast through increasing reactive oxygen species levels and depleting glutathione
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*ROS↑, PG (100–800 μM) increased the levels of total ROS and O2·− at early time points of 30–180 min and 24 h
*GSH↓, whereas PG (800–1600 μM) increased GSH-depleted cell number at 24 h and reduced GSH levels at 30–180 min.
*SOD↓, PG downregulated the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and upregulated the activity of catalase in HPF cells
*Catalase↓,
eff↓, NAC treatment attenuated HPF cell death and MMP (ΔΨm) loss induced by PG, accompanied by a decrease in GSH depletion

1769- PG,    The Anti-Apoptotic Effects of Caspase Inhibitors in Propyl Gallate-Treated Lung Cancer Cells Are Related to Changes in Reactive Oxygen Species and Glutathione Levels
- in-vitro, Lung, Calu-6 - in-vitro, Lung, A549
TumCP↓, Treatment with 800 μM PG inhibited the proliferation and induced the cell death of both Calu-6 and A549 cells at 24 h.
eff↑, Each inhibitor of pan-caspase, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 reduced the number of dead and sub-G1 cells in both PG-treated cells at 24 h
ROS↑, ROS levels in PG-treated lung cancer cells at 24 h
GSH↑, PG augmented the number of GSH-depleted Calu-6 and A549 cells at 24 h

1770- PG,    Propyl gallate sensitizes human lung cancer cells to cisplatin-induced apoptosis by targeting heme oxygenase-1 for TRC8-mediated degradation
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
antiOx↑, Propyl gallate (PG) is a synthetic phenolic compound that possess a potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
Inflam↓,
HO-1↓, PG dose-dependently diminished HO-1 protein levels without changing its mRNA levels and consequently decreased HO-1 activity
eff↑, PG also significantly enhanced the sensitivity of NSCLC cells to cisplatin-induced apoptosis, and this effect was attenuated by overexpression of HO-1.
ChemoSen↑, PG exerted its chemosensitization effect by down-regulating HO-1 protein expression through a TRC8 (translocation in renal carcinoma, chromosome 8)-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome pathway

1765- PG,    Enhanced cell death effects of MAP kinase inhibitors in propyl gallate-treated lung cancer cells are related to increased ROS levels and GSH depletion
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, Calu-6
TumCD↑, PG induced cell death in both Calu-6 and A549 lung cancer cells at 24 h
MMP↓, accompanied by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP; ΔΨm)
ROS↑, PG increased ROS levels and caused GSH depletion in both cell lines at 24 h
GSH↓,
Dose∅, IC50 of PG was approximately 800 uM at 24 h
eff↑, All of the MAPK inhibitors tested in the present study enhanced PG-induced cell death.

1254- PI,  VitC,    Piperlongumine combined with vitamin C as a new adjuvant therapy against gastric cancer regulates the ROS–STAT3 pathway
- in-vivo, GC, NA
STAT3⇅, PL effectively suppressed STAT3 activation while VC caused abnormal activation of STAT3.
eff↑, combination of PL and VC exhibited a stronger apoptotic effect compared with either agent alone
ROS↑, PL and VC effectively induced apoptosis of GC cells through oxidative stress.
Apoptosis↑, 15 µM PL and 3 mM VC caused more than 60% apoptosis in two GC cell lines.

3595- PI,    Black pepper and health claims: a comprehensive treatise
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, Black pepper (Piper Nigrum L.) is an important healthy food owing to its antioxidant, antimicrobial potential and gastro-protective modules
*ROS↓, The free-radical scavenging activity of black pepper and its active ingredients might be helpful in chemoprevention and controlling progression of tumor growth.
*chemoP↑,
TumCG↓,
*cognitive↑, piperine assist in cognitive brain functioning, boost nutrient's absorption and improve gastrointestinal functionality
*MMPs↓, They postulated that inhibition of interlukon, matrix metalloproteinase, prostaglandin E2, and activator protein 1 are possible routes for their said properties
*PGE2↓,
*AP-1↓,
*5LO↓, Piperine along with some other components can inhibit the expression of enzymes like 5-lipoxygenase and COX-1 that are responsible for leukotriene and prostaglandin biosynthesis.
*COX1↓,
*other↑, It is widely accepted that black pepper is instrumental to prevent and cure gastrointestinal problems. The black pepper enhances the production of hydrochloric acid from stomach thus improving digestion through stimulation of histamine H2 recepto
*other↑, black pepper has diaphoretic (promotes sweating), and diuretic (promotes urination) properties
*other↑, Moreover, it protects intestinal membranes from gastric secretions and ROS damage owing to antioxidant potential.
*SOD↑, black pepper significantly enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes, that is, SOD, CAT, GR, and GST.
*Catalase↑,
*GSTs↑,
*GSR↑,
*other↑, black pepper and its active ingredients improve expression of some digestive enzymes along with increase in the secretion of saliva
*Weight↓, piperine intake may decrease body weight
*BioEnh↑, The black pepper and piperine improve the bioavailability of many drugs.
*BioAv↑, Piperine also boosts the bioavailability of important phyto- chemicals contained in other foods, for example, bioactive com- ponents present in curcumin and green tea
*eff↑, The combination of piperine (2.5 mg/kg, i.p., 21 days) with curcumin (20 and 40 mg/kg, i.p., 21 days) showed improved anti-immobility, neurotransmitter enhancing, and monoamine oxidase inhibitory (MAO-A) effects of curcumin
*CYP3A2↓, combination of curcumin and piperine is most likely to inhibit CYP3A, CYP2C9, UGT, and SULT metabolism within the intestinal mucosa (Volak et al., 2008)
*neuroP↑, Neuroprotective Potential of Black Pepper
*BP↓, Piperine (20 mg/kg/day) decreased the blood pressure caused by the blockage of voltage-dependent calcium channels
*other↑, black pepper oil is one of the strongest appetizer; inhalation stimulates the swallowing in post stroke patients with dysphagia.

3587- PI,    Piperine: A review of its biological effects
- Review, Park, NA - Review, AD, NA
*hepatoP↑, piperine has also been documented for its hepatoprotective, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties
*Inflam↓,
*neuroP↑,
*antiOx↑, antiangiogenesis, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antiobesity, cardioprotective,
*angioG↑,
*cardioP↑,
*BioAv↑, nano-encapsulation and resulting piperine-loaded nanoparticles enhance the bioavailability of piperine via oral administration
*P450↓, piperine inactivates cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A (CYP3A), which plays a critical role in drug metabolism
*eff↑, enhances the anti-inflammatory effects when combined with resvera- trol
*BioAv↑, piperine increases the bioavailability of various compounds such as ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, metronidazole, oxytetracycline, nimesulide, pentobarbitone, phenytoin, resveratrol, beta-carotene, curcumin, gallic acid, tiferron, nevirapine, and sparte
E-cadherin↓, Downregulates the E-cadherin (E-cad), estrogen receptor (ER), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP- 9), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels, and c-Myc.
ER(estro)↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓,
cMyc↓,
BAX↑, Increases the expressions of Bax and p53.
P53↑,
TumCG↓, Lowers the tumor growth and elevates survival time
OS↑,
*cognitive↑, piperine ameliorated the neuro-chemical, neuroinflammatory, and cognitive alterations caused by chronic exposure to galactose
*GSK‐3β↓, piperine reversed D-Gal-induced GSK-3β activation through modulating PKC and PI3K/AKT pathways, s
*GSH↑, Piperine stimulates glutathione levels in rats' striatum, reduced caspase-3 and 9 activation, and diminished release of cytochrome-c from mitochondria along with a reduction in lipid peroxidation
*Casp3↓,
*Casp9↓,
*Cyt‑c↓,
*lipid-P↓,
*motorD↑, piperine also caused improvement in motor coordination and balance behavior along with reduction in contralateral rotations.
*AChE↓, significantly amended impaired memory and hippo-campus neurodegeneration and lowered lipid peroxidation and acetylcholinesterase enzyme
*memory↑,
*cardioP↑,
*ROS↓, fig 6
*PPARγ↑,
*ALAT↓, piperine lowers alanine aminotransferase (ALT), AST, and ALP levels in sera of cholesterol-fed albino mice
*AST↓,
*ALP↓,
*AMPK↑, reversed the downregulation of AMPK signaling molecules, which are responsible for fatty acid oxidation, insulin signaling, and lipogenesis in mouse liver.
*5HT↑, t causes a significant decrease in serotonin (5-HT) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) contents in the hippocampus and frontal cortex.
*SIRT1↑, , it may enhance the SIRT1 expression in cells and SIRT1 activity enhancing its potential to prevent SIRT1-mediated disease
*eff↑, combination ther- apy of resveratrol and piperine as an approach to enhance the biologi- cal effects with respect to cerebral blood flow and improved cognitive functions

1950- PL,    Increased Expression of FosB through Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation Functions as Pro-Apoptotic Protein in Piperlongumine Treated MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, A549
selectivity↑, Piperlongumine (PL), a natural alkaloid compound isolated from long pepper (Piper longum), can selectively kill cancer cells, but not normal cells,
ROS↑, by accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
SETBP1↓, PL downregulates SETDB1 expression
cl‑Casp9↑, enhanced caspase 9 dependent-PARP cleavage during PL-induced cell death.
eff↓, ROS inhibitor NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) recovered SETDB1 expression decreased by PL.
FOSB↑, Decreased SETDB1 expression induced transcriptional activity of FosB during PL treatment. PL treatment dramatically increased FosB promoter activity up to 9-fold

1939- PL,    Piperlongumine selectively kills hepatocellular carcinoma cells and preferentially inhibits their invasion via ROS-ER-MAPKs-CHOP
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vitro, HCC, HUH7 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCMig↓, PL specifically suppressed HCC cell migration/invasion via endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-MAPKs-CHOP signaling pathway
TumCI↓,
ER Stress↑, Piperlongumine induces ER stress-responses which preferentially suppresses HCC cell migration/invasion
selectivity↑, PL selectively killed HCC cells but not normal hepatocytes with an IC50 of 10-20 μM while PL at much lower concentrations only suppressed HCC cell migration/invasion
tumCV↓,
ROS↑, Piperlongumine induces ROS accumulation to exert its anti-cancer effects on HCC cells
GSH↓, Consistently, intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels were significantly reduced in HepG2 or Huh7 cells at 1 h of PL treatment
eff↓, Pre-treatment of NAC or GSH completely reversed PL-induced cell death in Huh7 cells (Fig. 3E) and HepG2 cells
Ca+2↑, concentration of cytoplasmic free Ca2+ was prominently increased at 3 h of PL treatment in a dose-dependent manner (0-20 μM)
MAPK↑, Piperlongumine activates MAPKs signaling pathways which preferentially suppress HCC migration
CHOP↑, These evidences demonstrated that PL activated ER-MAPKs-CHOP axis signaling pathways via ROS-dependent mechanisms.
Dose↝, Notably, PL at a much lower concentration (1.5 mg/kg) showed a comparable anticancer effect in HCC-bearing mice and increasing PL concentration did not significantly enhance its anticancer effects

1940- PL,    Piperlongumine Inhibits Migration of Glioblastoma Cells via Activation of ROS-Dependent p38 and JNK Signaling Pathways
- in-vitro, GBM, LN229 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
ROS↑, demonstrated that PL induced ROS accumulation in scratched LN229 cells.
GSH↓, reduced glutathione
p38↑, activated p38 and JNK, increased IκBα
JNK↑,
IKKα↑,
NF-kB↓, suppressed NFκB in LN229 cells after scratching
eff↓, All the biological effects of PL in scratched LN229 cells were completely abolished by the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC).

1941- PL,    Piperlongumine selectively kills cancer cells and increases cisplatin antitumor activity in head and neck cancer
- in-vitro, HNSCC, NA
selectivity↑, Piperlongumine killed HNC cells regardless of p53 mutational status but spared normal cells.
eff↑, Piperlongumine increased cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in HNC cells in a synergistic manner in vitro and in vivo.
ROS↑, Piperlongumine selectively increases ROS accumulation in HNC cells
toxicity↑, PL markedly induced death in cancer cells, while the viability of normal cells was affected only minimally at the highest concentration (15 μM) tested
GSH↓, PL decreased GSH levels and increased GSSG levels in HNC cells (Figure 2 and Supplementary Figure S1); however, PL did not increase GSSG levels in normal HOK-1 cells
GSSG↑,
*GSSG∅, however, PL did not increase GSSG levels in normal HOK-1 cells
cl‑PARP↑, PL increased the levels of PARP and PUMA proteins regardless of p53 status
PUMA↑,
GSTP1/GSTπ↓, PL regulates ROS by targeting GSTP1, a direct negative regulator of JNK [22, 23], and thereby increases JNK phosphorylation
ChemoSen↑, Piperlongumine increases the cytotoxicity of cisplatin in HNC cells in vitro and in vivo

1944- PL,    Piperlongumine, a Novel TrxR1 Inhibitor, Induces Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by ROS-Mediated ER Stress
- in-vitro, HCC, HUH7 - in-vitro, HCC, HepG2
ER Stress↑, PL induces a lethal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in HCC cells
TrxR1↓, PL treatment reduces TrxR1 activity and tumor cell burden in vivo
ROS↑, and increasing intracellular ROS levels
eff↓, Interestingly, pretreatment with NAC, a specific ROS inhibitor, for 2 h apparently suppressed PL-induced increases in ROS levels
Bcl-2↓, PL treatment decreased the levels of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and procaspase3 and increased the levels of the proapoptotic proteins Bax and cleaved caspase-3 in a dose-dependent manner.
proCasp3↓,
BAX↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
TumCCA↑, PL Induces ROS-Dependent G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest in HCC Cells
p‑PERK↑, PL increased the expression of p-PERK and ATF4 in a dose-dependent manner.
ATF4↑,
TumCG↓, PL Inhibits HUH-7 Xenograft Tumor Growth Accompanied by Increased ROS Levels and Decreased Trxr1 Activity
lipid-P↑, PL treatment increased the levels of the product of lipid peroxidation (MDA) in tumor tissues ( Figure 6H ), suggesting increased ROS levels
selectivity↑, In normal cells, TrxR1 can protect against oxidant stress

1946- PL,  PI,    Piperlonguminine and Piperine Analogues as TrxR Inhibitors that Promote ROS and Autophagy and Regulate p38 and Akt/mTOR Signaling
- in-vitro, Liver, NA
eff↑, Among these, compound 9m exerted the most potent antiproliferative activity against drug-resistant Bel-7402/5-FU human liver cancer 5-FU resistant cells (IC50 = 0.8 μM), which was approximately 10-fold lower than piperlongumine (IC50 = 8.4 μM).
toxicity↓, Further, 9m showed considerably lower cytotoxicity against LO2 human normal liver epithelial cells compared to Bel-7402/5-FU.
TrxR↓, Mechanistically, compound 9m inhibited thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) activity, increased ROS levels, reduced mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
p38↑, Finally, 9m activated significantly the p38 signaling pathways and suppressed the Akt/mTOR signaling pathways.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

1947- PL,    Piperlongumine as a direct TrxR1 inhibitor with suppressive activity against gastric cancer
- in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901 - in-vitro, GC, NA
TrxR1↓, In vivo, PL treatment markedly reduces the TrxR1 activity and tumor cell burden
ROS↑, PL may interact with the thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1), an important selenocysteine (Sec)-containing antioxidant enzyme, to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells
ER Stress↑, PL induces a lethal endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in human gastric cancer cells
mtDam↑,
selectivity↑, known to selectively kill tumor cells while sparing their normal counterparts. PL treatment did not cause a significant increase in ROS levels in normal GES-1 cells
NO↑, we found that nitric oxide was also induced by PL in gastric cancer cells
TumCCA↑, PL treatment significantly induced G2/M cell cycle arrest in human gastric cancer SGC-7901, BGC-823 and KATO III cells.
mt-ROS↑, mitochondrial ROS, were involved in the PL-induced cell death in gastric cancer cells.
Casp9↑, Notably, caspase-9 activity was significantly elevated after PL treatment in SGC-7901 cells
Bcl-2↓, PL treatment dose-dependently decreased the expression of antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, but induced the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)
Bcl-xL↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↓, Pre-incubation with GSH attenuated these effects confirming their linkage to PL-induced oxidative stress
lipid-P↑, PL dose-dependently increased the level of lipid peroxidation product (MDA), a marker of ROS, in tumor tissues

1948- PL,  born,    Natural borneol serves as an adjuvant agent to promote the cellular uptake of piperlongumine for improving its antiglioma efficacy
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
selectivity↑, Piperlongumine (PL) can selectively inhibit the proliferation of various cancer cells by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) level to cause a redox imbalance in cancer cells rather than in normal cells.
ROS↑, combination of NB and PL significantly induced higher levels of ROS
BioAv↓, clinical application of PL is limited by its poor cellular uptake.
BioAv↑, NB obviously promoted the cellular uptake of PL with a 1.3-fold increase in the maximum peak concentration and an earlier peak time of 30 min in C6 glioma cells.
Apoptosis↑, increased apoptosis and enhanced G2/M cycle arrest of C6 glioma cells, compared to PL alone administration.
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, NB-enhanced antiglioma efficacy of PL without side effects was confirmed in tumor-bearing mice, which was attributed to the improved cellular uptake of PL.

1951- PL,    Piperlongumine Analogs Promote A549 Cell Apoptosis through Enhancing ROS Generation
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
ROS↑, the ROS accumulation could disrupt the redox balance, induce lipid peroxidation, lead to the loss of MMP (Mitochondrial Membrane Potential), and ultimately result in cell cycle arrest and A549 cell line death.
lipid-P↑,
MMP↓,
TumCCA↑,
TrxR↓, PL analogs could induce in vitro cancer apoptosis through the inhibition of TrxR
eff↑, For example, curcumin [15] and PL [16], characterized with the Michael acceptor, could irreversibly inhibit thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), and the adduct triggers ROS generation.

1952- PL,  5-FU,    Piperlongumine induces ROS accumulation to reverse resistance of 5-FU in human colorectal cancer via targeting TrxR
- in-vivo, CRC, HCT8
ROS↑, PL acted as a ROS inducer via binding and inhibiting TrxR (IC50 around 10.17 μM).
TrxR↓,
eff↑, enhanced the therapeutic effects of 5-FU through the dephosphorylation of Akt in BALB/c athymic nude mice bearing HCT-8/5-FU tumor xenografts.
p‑Akt↓, promoting inhibition of Akt phosphorylation,

2958- PL,    Natural product piperlongumine inhibits proliferation of oral squamous carcinoma cells by inducing ferroptosis and inhibiting intracellular antioxidant capacity
- in-vitro, Oral, HSC3
TumCP↓, proliferation rate of PL-treated OSCC cells were decreased in a dose- and time-dependent manner.
lipid-P↑, Lipid peroxidation (LPO) and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were accumulated after PL treatment.
ROS↑,
DNMT1↑, expression of DMT1 increased, and the expression of FTH1, SLC7A11 and GPX4 decreased.
FTH1↓,
GPx4↓,
eff↓, effect of PL on OSCC cells can be reversed by iron scavengers and antioxidants
GSH↓, PL can inhibit the synthesis of intracellular GSH to induce ferroptosis
Ferroptosis↑,
MDA↓, content of MDA decreased

2957- PL,    Piperlongumine Induces Cell Cycle Arrest via Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation and IKKβ Suppression in Human Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
TumCP↓, We found that PL decreased MCF-7 cell proliferation and migration.
TumCMig↓,
TumCCA↑, PL induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest.
ROS↑, PL induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (hydrogen peroxide) accumulation and glutathione depletion
H2O2↑,
GSH↓,
IKKα↓, PL-mediated inhibition of IKKβ expression decreased nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65.
NF-kB↓,
P21↑, PL significantly increased p21 mRNA levels.
eff↓, PL significantly decreased cellular GSH levels, while in cells pre-treated with NAC, the GSH levels were similar to those observed in control cells

2956- PL,    Piperlongumine rapidly induces the death of human pancreatic cancer cells mainly through the induction of ferroptosis
- in-vitro, PC, NA
ROS↑, Piperlongumine (PL) is a natural product with cytotoxic properties restricted to cancer cells by significantly increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels.
Ferroptosis↓, at least in part, the induction of ferroptosis,. requires the accumulation of ROS in an iron-dependent manner
GSH↓, Since we actually found that PL markedly depleted GSH (Fig. 1H), these results suggest that PL may inhibit GPX activity.
GPx↓,
cl‑PARP∅, PL did not induce the expression of typical apoptotic markers, such as cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase-3
cl‑Casp3∅,
eff↑, PL (15 uM) plus CN-A resulted in a further increase in the population of ROS-positive cells
eff↑, SSZ enhances the PL-induced ferroptotic death of pancreatic cancer cells.

2953- PL,    Piperlongumine Acts as an Immunosuppressant by Exerting Prooxidative Effects in Human T Cells Resulting in Diminished TH17 but Enhanced Treg Differentiation
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
*ROS↑, PL increased the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species and decreased glutathione in PBTs.
*GSTA1↓,
eff↝, promising agent for therapeutic immunosuppression by exerting prooxidative effects in human T cells resulting in a diminished TH17 but enhanced Treg cell differentiation.
*toxicity↓, In the present study, we found that PL was not toxic to primary human T cells, as opposed to the malignant T leukemia line Jurkat
ROS↑, Similar to primary human T cells, the ROS levels in Jurkat leukemia cells also increased significantly after PL treatment
*Hif1a↓, PL strongly inhibits the expression of HIF-1α in a dose-dependent manner starting already at a concentration of 1 μM PL

2951- PL,  Aur,    Synergistic Dual Targeting of Thioredoxin and Glutathione Systems Irrespective of p53 in Glioblastoma Stem Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
GSH↓, natural product piperlongumine (PPL) inhibit the GSH system.
eff↑, subsequent efficacy of PLL in combination with Au within a nanomolar range in GSCs. Auranofin (Au), a known TrxR1 inhibitor
GSTP1/GSTπ↓, PPL is a natural alkaloid found in the plant Piper longum Linn that directly inhibits GSTP-1 and exhibits anti-cancer properties

2949- PL,    Piperlongumine selectively kills glioblastoma multiforme cells via reactive oxygen species accumulation dependent JNK and p38 activation
- in-vitro, GBM, LN229 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
selectivity↑, Piperlongumine (PL) selectively kills GBM cells but not normal astrocytes.
ROS↑, PL kills GBM cells via ROS accumulation
JNK↑, JNK and p38 activation contributes to PL’s cytotoxicity in GBM cells.
p38↑,
GSH↓, PL elevated ROS prominently and reduced glutathione levels in LN229 and U87 cells.
eff↓, Antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) completely reversed PL-induced ROS accumulation and prevented cell death in LN229 and U87 cells.

2946- PL,    Piperlongumine, a potent anticancer phytotherapeutic: Perspectives on contemporary status and future possibilities as an anticancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, piperlongumine inhibits cancer growth by resulting in the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species, decreasing glutathione and chromosomal damage, or modulating key regulatory proteins, including PI3K, AKT, mTOR, NF-kβ, STATs, and cycD
GSH↓, reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in mouse colon cancer cells
DNAdam↑,
ChemoSen↑, combined treatment with piperlongumine potentiates the anticancer activity of conventional chemotherapeutics and overcomes resistance to chemo- and radio- therapy
RadioS↑, piperlongumine treatment enhances ROS production via decreasing GSH levels and causing thioredoxin reductase inhibition
BioEnh↑, Moreover, the bioavailability is significantly improved after oral administration of piperlongumine
selectivity↑, It shows selectivity toward human cancer cells over normal cells and has minimal side effects
BioAv↓, ts low aqueous solubility affects its anti-cancer activity by limiting its bioavailability during oral administration
eff↑, encapsulation of piperlongumine in another biocompatible natural polymer, chitosan, has been found to result in pH-dependent piperlongumine release and to enhance cytotoxicity via efficient intracellular ROS accumulation against human gastric carcin
p‑Akt↓, Fig 2
mTOR↓,
GSK‐3β↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HK2↓, iperlongumine treatment decreases cell proliferation, single-cell colony-formation ability, and HK2-mediated glycolysis in NSCLC cells via inhibiting the interaction between HK2 and voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1)
Glycolysis↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
TrxR↓, piperlongumine (4 or 12 mg/kg/day for 15 days) administration significantly inhibits increase in tumor weight and volume with less TrxR1 activity in SGC-7901 cell
ER Stress↑,
ATF4↝,
CHOP↑, activating the downstream ER-MAPK-C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) signaling pathway
Prx4↑, piperlongumine kills high-grade glioma cells via oxidative inactivation of PRDX4 mediated ROS induction, thereby inducing intracellular ER stress
NF-kB↓, piperlongumine treatment (2.5–5 mg/ kg body weight) decreases the growth of lung tumors via inhibition of NF-κB
cycD1↓, decreases expression of cyclin D1, cyclin- dependent kinase (CDK)-4, CDK-6, p- retinoblastoma (p-Rb)
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
p‑RB1↓,
RAS↓, piperlongumine downregulates the expression of Ras protein
cMyc↓, inhibiting the activity of other related proteins, such as Akt/NF-κB, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 in DMH + DSS induced colon tumor cells
TumCCA↑, by arresting colon tumor cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle
selectivity↑, hows more selective cytotoxicity against human breast cancer MCF-7 cells than human breast epithelial MCF-10A cells
STAT3↓, thus inducing inhibition of the STAT3 signaling pathway in multiple myeloma cells
NRF2↑, Nrf2) activation has been found to mediate the upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in piperlongumine treated MCF-7 and MCF-10A cells
HO-1↑,
PTEN↑, stimulates ROS accumulation; p53, p27, and PTEN overexpression
P-gp↓, P-gp, MDR1, MRP1, survivin, p-Akt, NF-κB, and Twist downregulation;
MDR1↓,
MRP1↓,
survivin↓,
Twist↓,
AP-1↓, iperlongumine significantly suppresses the expression of transcription factors, such as AP-1, MYC, NF-κB, SP1, STAT1, STAT3, STAT6, and YY1.
Sp1/3/4↓,
STAT1↓,
STAT6↓,
SOX4↑, increased expression of p21, SOX4, and XBP in B-ALL cells
XBP-1↑,
P21↑,
eff↑, combined use of piperlongumine with cisplatin enhances the sensitivity toward cisplatin by inhibiting Akt phosphorylation
Inflam↓, inflammation (COX-2, IL6); invasion and metastasis, such as ICAM-1, MMP-9, CXCR-4, VEGF;
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
MMP9↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCI↓,
ICAM-1↓,
CXCR4↓,
VEGF↓,
angioG↓,
Half-Life↝, The analysis of the plasma of piperlongumine treated mice (50 mg/kg) after intraperitoneal administration, 1511.9 ng/ml, 418.2 ng/ml, and 41.9 ng/ml concentrations ofplasma piperlongumine were found at 30 minutes, 3 hours, and 24 hours, respecti
BioAv↑, Moreover, the bioavailability is significantly improved after oral administration of piperlongumine

2944- PL,    Piperlongumine, a Potent Anticancer Phytotherapeutic, Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis In Vitro and In Vivo through the ROS/Akt Pathway in Human Thyroid Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Thyroid, IHH4 - in-vitro, Thyroid, 8505C - in-vivo, NA, NA
ROS↑, it is selectively toxic to cancer cells by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS)
selectivity↑,
tumCV↓, Cell viability, colony formation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and cellular ROS induction.
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ERK↑, activation of Erk and the suppression of the Akt/mTOR pathways through ROS induction were seen in cells treated with PL
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
neuroP↑, neuroprotective, and anticancer properties
Bcl-2↓, induces the downregulation of Bcl2 expression and the activation of caspase-3, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and JNK
Casp3↑,
PARP↑,
JNK↑,
*toxicity↓, several whole-animal models, and it is highly safe when used in vivo
eff↓, Pre-treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC; a selective ROS scavenger) significantly reduced PL-mediated ROS activation
TumW↓, tumor weight in the PL (10 mg/kg) treatment group significantly decreased when compared with that in the control group

2943- PL,    Piperlongumine Inhibits Thioredoxin Reductase 1 by Targeting Selenocysteine Residues and Sensitizes Cancer Cells to Erastin
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
TrxR1?, known to inhibit the cytosolic thioredoxin reductase (TXNRD1 or TrxR1) and selectively kill cancer cells.
TumCD↑,
ROS↑, Piperlongumine Induces ROS-Dependent Cancer Cell Death but Not Ferroptosis
GSH↓, we found that piperlongumine decreased the cellular GSH contents
eff↑, Piperlongumine Enhances Erastin-Induced Cancer Cells Death

2940- PL,    Piperlongumine Induces Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-dependent Downregulation of Specificity Protein Transcription Factors
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Kidney, 786-O - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3
ROS↑, characterized as an inducer of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
TumCP↓, 5-15 μM piperlongumine inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis and ROS,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, these responses were attenuated after cotreatment with the antioxidant glutathione
Sp1/3/4↓, Piperlongumine also downregulated expression of Sp1, Sp3, Sp4
cycD1↓, and several pro-oncogenic Sp-regulated genes including cyclin D1, survivin, cMyc, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (cMet)
survivin↓,
cMyc↓,
EGFR↓,
cMET↓,

2964- PL,    Preformulation Studies on Piperlongumine
- Analysis, Nor, NA
*BioAv↓, The solubility of piperlongumine in water was found to be approximately 26 μg/ml.
*BioAv↑, Using 10% polysorbate 80 as a surfactant resulted in a 27 fold increase in solubility.
*other↝, maximum stability around pH 4. It was estimated that it would take approximately 17 weeks for piperlongumine to degrade by 10% at 25°C, pH 4.
*eff↓, piperlongumine showed marked photo-degradation upon exposure to an ultraviolet light source, especially in aqueous media.

2965- PL,  docx,    Piperlongumine for enhancing oral bioavailability and cytotoxicity of docetaxel in triple negative breast cancer
- Analysis, Var, NA
BioEnh↑, Piperlongumine could be a potential candidate in overcoming the obstacles associated with oral docetaxel delivery with synergistic anticancer activity.
eff↑, The IC50 value of DTX was reduced 3-5 times and combination

2962- PL,    Synthesis of Piperlongumine Analogues and Discovery of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2‑Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) Activators as Potential Neuroprotective Agents
- in-vitro, Nor, PC12
*GSH↑, compounds 4 and 5 remarkably elevats GSH level and antioxidant enzymes activity (NQO1, Trx, and TrxR).
*NQO1↑,
*Trx↑,
*TrxR↑,
*NRF2↑, revealed that the total Nrf2 expression was slightly upregulated. 4 and 5, have been identified as potent Nrf2 activators with minimal cytotoxicity.
*NRF2⇅, Notably, the cytosolic Nrf2 decreased gradually (Figure 9, middle panel). Coincidently, the amount of Nrf2 in nuclei increased.
*eff↑, Induction of transcription of antioxidant genes via the Nrf2-dependent cytoprotective pathway requires translocation of Nrf2 from cytosol to nucleus.
*BioAv↑, PL could cross the BBB after oral administration
*ROS↓, The elevation of cellular endogenous antioxidant system prevents the accumulation of ROS and thus confers protection against oxidative insults to the cells.

2966- PL,    A strategy to improve the solubility and bioavailability of the insoluble drug piperlongumine through albumin nanoparticles
- in-vitro, LiverDam, NA
*Half-Life↑, pharmacokinetic properties of PL-BSA-NPs were shown that PL-BSA-NPs could maintain a certain level of blood drug concentration for a long time, thus demonstrating the sustained release and increased bioavailability of PL.
*BioAv↑,
eff↑, antitumor activity of the PL-BSA-NPs and found that PL can significantly inhibit HepG2 cell proliferation, and that PL-BSA-NPs enhanced the inhibitory effect of PL on this proliferative effect.
ROS↑, t PL can destroy liver cancer cells by increasing ROS levels.

2968- PL,  Chit,    efficient_cancer_therapy">Preparation of piperlongumine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for safe and efficient cancer therapy
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
eff↑, The PL-CSNPs showed efficient cytotoxicity against human gastric carcinoma (AGS) cells via dramatic increase of intracellular ROS leading to cell apoptosis
Dose↝, Chitosan was mixed with NaTPP at a 4 : 1 weight ratio.
ROS↑, n contrast, the cells treated with PL–CSNPs and free PL indicated a signicant increase in intracellular ROS (
BioAv↑, Chitosan has been intensively explored for biocompatible drug carriers due to high biodegradability and low toxicity.

2004- Plum,    Plumbagin Inhibits Proliferative and Inflammatory Responses of T Cells Independent of ROS Generation But by Modulating Intracellular Thiols
- in-vivo, Var, NA
TumCP↓, Plumbagin inhibited activation, proliferation, cytokine production, and graft-versus-host disease in lymphocytes and inhibited growth of tumor cells
TumCG↓,
NF-kB↓, by suppressing nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)
ROS↑, Plumbagin was also shown to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in tumor cells via an unknown mechanism
GSH↓, Plumbagin depleted glutathione (GSH) levels that led to increase in ROS generation
eff↓, production by plumbagin was abrogated by thiol antioxidants but not by non-thiol antioxidants confirming that thiols but not ROS play an important role in biological activity of plumbagin.
i-Thiols↓, Plumbagin depleted intracellular thiols (mainly GSH)
GSH/GSSG↓, plumbagin also induced GSH to GSSG conversion
*GSH↓, In this report, for the first time we show GSH depletion as a source of ROS generation in normal lymphocytes following plumbagin treatment.
*ROS↑, plumbagin-induced increase in ROS levels in lymphocytes

2006- Plum,    Plumbagin induces apoptosis in human osteosarcoma through ROS generation, endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
- in-vitro, OS, MG63 - in-vitro, Nor, hFOB1.19
tumCV↓, Plumbagin reduced cell viability in osteosarcoma cells but not normal bone cells
selectivity↑,
mtDam↑, Plumbagin induced cell apoptosis by mitochondrial dysfunction, which in turn promoted Ca2+ release and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)‑stress
Ca+2↓,
ER Stress↑,
ROS↑, plumbagin improved reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation
Casp3↑, apoptotic cascades activated caspase‑3 and caspase‑9 to elicit apoptosis response
Casp9↑,
Apoptosis↑,
eff↓, Moreover, plumbagin-induced apoptosis was reversed by pretreating with ROS scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI) and H2O2 scavenging enzyme (catalase)

2005- Plum,    Plumbagin induces apoptosis in lymphoma cells via oxidative stress mediated glutathionylation and inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatases (MKP1/2)
- in-vivo, Nor, EL4 - in-vitro, AML, Jurkat
JNK↑, Plumbagin induced persistent activation of JNK
Cyt‑c↑, plumbagin induced cytochrome c release, FasL expression and Bax levels via activation of JNK pathway
FasL↑,
BAX↑,
ROS↑, plumbagin has been reported to induce ROS in normal as well as in tumor cells
*ROS↑, induce ROS in normal as well as in tumor cells
MKP1↓, plumbagin induced oxidative stress may suppress MKP activity in lymphoma cells leading to sustained JNK activation resulting in apoptosis.
MKP2↓,
selectivity∅, Plumbagin induced cell death in EL4(normal) cells and Jurkat cells
tumCV↑, cell viability dramatically decreased with increasing concentrations of plumbagin (0.05-2.5uM) when incubated for 24 or 48 h
Cyt‑c↑, Bax dependent cytochrome c release and apoptosome complex formation is followed by the cleavage of pro-caspase-3
Casp3↑,
GSH/GSSG↓, progressive decrease in GSH/GSSG ratio in tumor cells following plumbagin treatment
ROS↑, simultaneous increase in the levels of intracellular ROS was observed in both these cell lines which remained high up to 4 h indicating an increase in oxidative stress in tumor cells
mt-ROS↑, While we observed low basal mtROS levels in untreated cells, plumbagin treatment resulted in a significant increase in mtROS levels
*ROS↑, both cell lines, meaning normal EL4 cells too
eff↓, NAC, GSH and PEG-catalase were able to abrogate plumbagin induced ROS and cell death.

3917- PS,    Phosphatidylserine, inflammation, and central nervous system diseases
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*Inflam↓, In this review, we discuss the metabolism of PS, the anti-inflammation function of PS in the brain;
*neuroP↑, Therefore, PS and PS liposome could be a promising supplementation for these neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases.
*cognitive↑, Increasing studies have demonstrated that supplementation of PS significantly improved the cognitive impairment caused by aging, AD, or PD
*Choline↑, a recent study reported PS also increased the release of choline, which is an important neurotransmitter and decrease in AD brains
*IL1β↓, reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory genes in microglia, such as IL1β, IL6, and C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2–5
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓, Intranasal PS liposomes prior to surgical brain injury induction significantly increases TGFβ, and decreased IL1β and TNFa in brain tissue to attenuate inflammation
*Ach↑, the increase of acetylcholine release enhances the activity of cholinergic neurons and improve the cognitive function of AD patients.
*eff↑, PS combines with ferulic acid and curcumin significantly to inhibit Aβ production, phosphorylated tau, and IL1β release, and increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor and acetylcholine
*eff↑, PS also serves as drug delivery approach for metformin and nicotinamide to ameliorate the cognitive function and inflammation
*BioEnh↑, PS can also serve as a drug delivery tool to elevate the bioavailability of drug, such as epigallocatechin-3-gallate and GDF5.
other↑, PS also has a therapeutic effect for stroke. Ischemia/reperfusion injury has been demonstrated to elicit strong inflammatory responses mediated by activated microglia/macrophages.

3916- PS,    The effect of soybean-derived phosphatidylserine on cognitive performance in elderly with subjective memory complaints: a pilot study
- Human, AD, NA
*memory↑, SB-PS supplementation significantly increased the following cognitive parameters: memory recognition (P = 0.004), memory recall (P = 0.006), executive functions (P = 0.004), and mental flexibility (P = 0.01)
*cognitive↑,
*BP↓, Unexpected results from the safety tests suggested that SB-PS significantly reduces both systolic (P = 0.043) and diastolic (P = 0.003) blood pressure
*Dose↝, In order to avoid the influence of PS degradation, Kato-Kataoka et al sent a portion of the capsules to the subjects every single month and instructed the participants to keep the samples under refrigerated conditions.
*eff↑, Powder PS is more stable than liquid, a point that could explain the positive efficacy that Schreiber et al demonstrated in their trial.

2341- QC,    Quercetin suppresses the mobility of breast cancer by suppressing glycolysis through Akt-mTOR pathway mediated autophagy induction
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
MMP2↓, quercetin treatment down-regulated the expression of cell migration marker proteins, such as matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), MMP-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
MMP9↓, level of MMP-2, MMP-9 and VEGF was all strongly cut down by quercetin treatment compared with control group
VEGF↓,
Glycolysis↓, quercetin successfully blocked cell glycolysis by inhibiting the level of glucose uptake and the production of lactic acid
lactateProd↓,
PKM2↓, and also decreased the level of glycolysis-related proteins Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), Glucose transporter1(GLUT1) and Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA).
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓,
TumAuto↑, quercetin induced obvious autophagy via inactivating the Akt-mTOR pathway
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
TumMeta↓, Quercetin suppressed the progression of breast cancer by inhibiting tumor metastasis and glycolysis in vivo
MMP3↓, quercetin effectively suppressed the invasion and migration ability of breast cancer cells through suppressing the expression of MMP-3, MMP-9 and VEGF,
eff↓, down-regulating the expression of PKM2, which regulated the final step of glycolysis, could effectively enhance the chemotherapeutic effect of THP
GlucoseCon↓, we found that quercetin effectively suppressed the level of glucose uptake and the production of lactic acid, and also down-regulated the expression of glycolysis-related proteins PKM2, LDHA and GLUT1,
lactateProd↓,
TumAuto↑, quercetin treatment induced obvious autophagy in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells via inactivating the Akt-mTOR pathway
LC3B-II↑, showing obvious conversion of LC3B-I to LC3B-II

2340- QC,    Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells with Acquired Resistance to Erlotinib Are Sensitive to Anti-Cancer Effect of Quercetin via Pyruvate Kinase M2 (PKM2)
- in-vitro, OS, NA
TumCG↓, At a concentration of 5 μM, quercetin effectively arrested cell growth, reduced glucose utilization, and inhibited cellular invasiveness
GlucoseCon↓,
TumCI↓,
GLUT1↓, Quercetin also prominently down-regulated GLUT1, PKM2, and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) expression of erlotinib-resistant HSC-3 cells
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
Glycolysis↓, Moreover, quercetin (30 μM) suppressed glycolysis in the MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, as evidenced by decreased glucose uptake and lactate production with a concomitant decrease in the levels of the GLUT1, PKM2, and LDHA proteins [29].
lactateProd↓,
HK2↓, Hexokinase 2 (HK2)-mediated glycolysis was also shown to be inhibited following quercetin treatment (25~50 μM) in Bel-7402 and SMMC-7721 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells
eff↑, Downregulation of PKM2 also potently restored sensitivity to the inhibitory effect of erlotinib on cell growth and invasion

3347- QC,    Recent Advances in Potential Health Benefits of Quercetin
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, Its strong antioxidant properties enable it to scavenge free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, and protect against cellular damage.
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓, Quercetin’s anti-inflammatory properties involve inhibiting the production of inflammatory cytokines and enzymes,
TumCP↓, exhibits anticancer effects by inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,
*cardioP↑, cardiovascular benefits such as lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol levels, and improving endothelial function
*BP↓, Quercetin‘s ability to reduce blood pressure was also supported by a different investigation
TumMeta↓, The most important impact of quercetin is its ability to inhibit the spread of certain cancers including those of the breast, cervical, lung, colon, prostate, and liver
MDR1↓, quercetin decreased the expression of genes multidrug resistance protein 1 and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 and sensitized MCF-7 cells to the chemotherapy medication doxorubicin
NADPH↓,
ChemoSen↑,
MMPs↓, Inhibiting CT26 cells’ migration and invasion abilities by inhibiting their expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) inhibits their invasion and migration abilities
TIMP2↑,
*NLRP3↓, inhibited NLRP3 by acting on this inflammasome
*IFN-γ↑, quercetin significantly upregulates the gene expression and production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), which is obtained from T helper cell 1 (Th1), and downregulates IL-4, which is obtained from Th2.
*COX2↓, quercetin is known to decrease the production of inflammatory molecules COX-2, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), activator protein 1 (AP-1), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), reactive nitric oxide synthase (NOS), and reactive C-protein (CRP)
*NF-kB↓,
*MAPK↓,
*CRP↓,
*IL6↓, Quercetin suppressed the production of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β via upregulating TLR4.
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*TLR4↑,
*PKCδ↓, Quercetin employed suppression on the phosphorylation of PKCδ to control the PKCδ–JNK1/2–c-Jun pathway.
*AP-1↓, This pathway arrested the accumulation of AP-1 transcription factor in the target genes, thereby resulting in reduced ICAM-1 and inflammatory inhabitation
*ICAM-1↓,
*NRF2↑, Quercetin overexpressed Nrf2 and targeted its downstream gene, contributing to increased HO-1 levels responsible for the down-regulation of TNF-α, iNOS, and IL-6
*HO-1↑,
*lipid-P↓, Quercetin acts as a potent antioxidant by scavenging ROS, inhibiting lipid peroxidation, and enhancing the activity of antioxidant enzymes
*neuroP↑, This helps to counteract oxidative stress and protect against neurodegenerative processes that contribute to AD
*eff↑, rats treated with chronic rotenone or 3-nitropropionic acid showed enhanced neuroprotection when quercetin and fish oil were taken orally
*memory↑, Both memory and learning abilities in the test animals increased
*cognitive↑,
*AChE↓, The increase in AChE activity brought on by diabetes was prevented in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus by quercetin at a level of 50 mg/kg body weight.
*BioAv↑, consumption of fried onions compared to black tea, suggesting that the form of quercetin present in onions is better absorbed than that in tea
*BioAv↑, This suggests that dietary fat can increase the absorption of quercetin [180]
*BioAv↑, potential of liposomes to enhance the bioactivity and bioavailability of quercetin has been the subject of several investigations
*BioAv↑, several emulsion types that may be employed to encapsulate quercetin, but oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are the most widely utilized.
*BioAv↑, the kind of oil (triglyceride oils made up of either long-chain or medium-chain fatty acids) affected the bioaccessibility of quercetin and gastrointestinal stability, emphasizing the significance of picking a suitable oil phase

3343- QC,    Quercetin, a Flavonoid with Great Pharmacological Capacity
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA
*antiOx↑, Quercetin has a potent antioxidant capacity, being able to capture reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), and reactive chlorine species (ROC),which act as reducing agents by chelating transition-metal ions.
*ROS↓, Quercetin is a potent scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS), protecting the organism against oxidative stress
*angioG↓,
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory properties; the ability to protect low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, and the ability to inhibit angiogenesis;
*BioAv↓, It is known that the bioavailability of quercetin is usually relatively low (0.17–7 μg/mL), less than 10% of what is consumed, due to its poor water solubility (hydrophobicity), chemical stability, and absorption profile.
*Half-Life↑, their slow elimination since their half-life ranges from 11 to 48 h, which could favor their accumulation in plasma after repeated intakes
*GSH↑, Animal and cell studies have demonstrated that quercetin induces the synthesis of GSH
*SOD↑, increase in the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and GSH with quercetin pretreatment
*Catalase↑,
*Nrf1↑, quercetin accomplishes this process involves increasing the activity of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), enhancing its binding to the ARE, reducing its degradation
*BP↓, quercetin has been shown to inhibit ACE activity, reducing blood pressure
*cardioP↑, quercetin has positive effects on cardiovascular diseases
*IL10↓, Under the influence of quercetin, the levels of interleukin 10 (IL-10), IL-1β, and TNF-α were reduced.
*TNF-α↓,
*Aβ↓, quercetin’s ability to modulate the enzyme activity in clearing amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of AD pathology.
*GSK‐3β↓, quercetin can inhibit the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3β,
*tau↓, thus reducing tau aggregation and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain
*neuroP↑,
*Pain↓, quercetin reduces pain and inflammation associated with arthritis
*COX2↓, quercetin included the inhibition of oxidative stress, production of cytokines such as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and proteoglycan degradation, and activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) (Nrf2/HO-1)
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*IL1β↓, Mechanisms included decreased levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-17, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)
*IL17↓,
*MCP1↓,
PKCδ↓, studies with human leukemia 60 (HL-60) cells report that concentrations between 20 and 30 µM are sufficient to exert an inhibitory effect on cytosolic PKC activity and membrane tyrosine protein kinase (TPK) activity.
ERK↓, 50 µM resulted in the blockade of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) pathway
BAX↓, higher doses (75–100 µM) were used, as these doses reduced the expression of proapoptotic factors such as Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) and caspases 3 and 9
cMyc↓, induce apoptosis at concentrations of 80 µM and also causes a downregulation of cellular myelocytomatosis (c-myc) and Kirsten RAt sarcoma (K-ras) oncogenes
KRAS↓,
ROS↓, compound’s antioxidative effect changes entirely to a prooxidant effect at high concentrations, which induces selective cytotoxicity
selectivity↑, On the other hand, when noncancerous cells are exposed to quercetin, it exerts cytoprotective effects;
tumCV↓, decrease cell viability in human glioma cultures of the U-118 MG cell line as well as an increase in death by apoptosis and cell arrest at the G2 checkpoint of the cell cycle.
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, quercetin combined with doxorubicin can induce multinucleation of invasive tumor cells, downregulate P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression, increase cell sensitivity to doxorubicin,
P-gp↓,
eff↑, resveratrol, quercetin, and catechin can effectively block the cell cycle and reduce cell proliferation in vivo
eff↑, cotreatment with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) inhibited catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity, decreasing COMT protein content and thereby arresting the cell cycle of PC-3 human prostate cancer cells
eff↑, synergistic treatment of tamoxifen and quercetin was also able to inhibit prostate tumor formation by regulating angiogenesis
eff↑, coadministration of 2.5 μM of EGCG, genistein, and quercetin suppressed the cell proliferation of a prostate cancer cell line (CWR22Rv1) by controlling androgen receptor and NAD (P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) expression
CycB↓, It can also downregulate cyclin B1 and cyclin-dependent kinase-1 (CDK-1),
CDK1↓,
CDK4↓, quercetin causes a decrease in cyclins D1/Cdk4 and E/Cdk2 and an increase in p21 in vascular smooth muscle cells
CDK2↓,
TOP2↓, quercetin is known to be a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II (TopoII), a cell cycle-associated enzyme necessary for DNA replication
Cyt‑c↑, quercetin can induce apoptosis (cell death) through caspase-3 and caspase-9 activation, cytochrome c release, and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
MMP↓, quercetin induces the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, leading to the activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of PARP.
HSP70/HSPA5↓, apoptotic effects of quercetin may result from the inhibition of HSP kinases, followed by the downregulation of HSP-70 and HSP-90 protein expression
HSP90↓,
MDM2↓, (MDM2), an onco-protein that promotes p53 destruction, can be inhibited by quercetin
RAS↓, quercetin can prevent Ras proteins from being expressed. In one study, quercetin was found to inhibit the expression of Harvey rat sarcoma (H-Ras), K-Ras, and neuroblastoma rat sarcoma (N-Ras) in human breast cancer cells,
eff↑, there was a substantial difference in EMT markers such as vimentin, N-cadherin, Snail, Slug, Twist, and E-cadherin protein expression in response to AuNPs-Qu-5, inhibiting the migration and invasion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB cells

3380- QC,    Quercetin as a JAK–STAT inhibitor: a potential role in solid tumors and neurodegenerative diseases
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, AD, NA
JAK↓, plant polyphenols, especially quercetin, exert their inhibitory effects on the JAK–STAT pathway through known and unknown mechanisms.
STAT↓,
Inflam↓, quercetin significantly reduced levels of inflammation moderators, including NO synthase, COX-2, and CRP, in a human hepatocyte-derived cell line
NO↓,
COX2↓,
CRP↓,
selectivity↑, , quercetin is not harmful to healthy cells, while it can impose cytotoxic effects on cancer cells through a variety of mechanisms,
*neuroP↑, Alzheimer’s disease because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.
STAT3↓, demonstrated as a suppressor of the STAT3 activation signaling pathway
cycD1↓, Rb phosphorylation, cyclin D1 expression, and MMP-2 secretion are inhibited by 48 h treatment with 25 µM quercetin in T98G and U87 GBM cell lines
MMP2↓,
STAT4↓, by inhibiting IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3, STAT4, JAK2, and TYK2, quercetin inhibits the proliferation of T cells and differentiation of Th1
JAK2↓,
TumCP↓,
Diff↓,
*eff↑, administration of quercetin with piperine alone and in combination significantly prevented neuroinflammation via reducing the levels of IL-6, TNF-α (two potent activators of the JAK–STAT pathway), and IL-1β in PD in experimental rats
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*Aβ↓, quercetin suppressing β-secretase (an enzyme engaged in Aβ formation) and aggregation of Aβ

3376- QC,    Inhibiting CDK6 Activity by Quercetin Is an Attractive Strategy for Cancer Therapy
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, A549
CDK6↓, The cell-based protein expression studies in the breast (MCF-7) and lung (A549) cancer cells revealed that the treatment of quercetin decreases the expression of CDK6.
tumCV↓, Quercetin also decreases the viability and colony formation potential of selected cancer cells.
Apoptosis↑, Moreover, quercetin induces apoptosis, by decreasing the production of reactive oxygen species and CDK6 expression
ROS↓,
eff↑, Interestingly, when used in combination, quercetin increases the efficiencies of other anticancer molecules like losartan, paclitaxel, and resveratrol in different cancers

3368- QC,    The potential anti-cancer effects of quercetin on blood, prostate and lung cancers: An update
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, quercetin is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties.
*antiOx↑,
*AntiCan↑,
Casp3↓, Quercetin increases apoptosis and autophagy in cancer by activating caspase-3, inhibiting the phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR, and ERK, lessening β-catenin, and stabilizing the stabilization of HIF-1α.
p‑Akt↓,
p‑mTOR↓,
p‑ERK↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Hif1a↓,
AntiAg↓, Quercetin have revealed an anti-tumor effect by reducing development of blood vessels. I
VEGFR2↓, decrease tumor growth through targeting VEGFR-2-mediated angiogenesis pathway and suppressing the downstream regulatory component AKT in prostate and breast malignancies.
EMT↓, effects of quercetin on inhibition of EMT, angiogenesis, and invasiveness through the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/VEGFR-2-mediated pathway in breast cancer
EGFR↓,
MMP2↓, MMP2 and MMP9 are two remarkable compounds in metastatic breast cancer (28–30). quercetin on breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231) and showed that after treatment with this flavonoid, the expression of these two proteinases decreased
MMP↓,
TumMeta↓, head and neck (HNSCC), the inhibitory effect of quercetin on the migration of tumor cells has been shown by regulating the expression of MMPs
MMPs↓,
Akt↓, quercetin by inhibiting the Akt activation pathway dependent on Snail, diminishing the expression of N-cadherin, vimentin, and ADAM9 and raising the expression of E-cadherin and proteins
Snail↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
STAT3↓, inhibiting STAT3 signaling
TGF-β↓, reducing the expression of TGF-β caused by vimentin and N-cadherin, Twist, Snail, and Slug and increasing the expression of E-cadherin in PC-3 cells.
ROS↓, quercetin exerted an anti-proliferative role on HCC cells by lessening intracellular ROS independently of p53 expression
P53↑, increasing the expression of p53 and BAX in hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines through the reduction of PKC, PI3K, and cyclooxygenase (COX-2)
BAX↑,
PKCδ↓,
PI3K↓,
COX2↓,
cFLIP↓, quercetin by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and STAT3 pathways, decreasing the expression of cellular proteins such as c-FLIP, cyclin D1, and c-Myc, as well as reducing the production of IL-6 and IL-10 cytokines, leads to the death of PEL cells
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
IL6↓,
IL10↓,
Cyt‑c↑, In addition, quercetin induced c-cytochrome-dependent apoptosis and caspase-3 almost exclusively in the HSB2 cell line
TumCCA↑, Exposure of K562 cells to quercetin also significantly raised the cells in the G2/M phase, which reached a maximum peak in 24 hours
DNMTs↓, pathway through DNA demethylation activity, histone deacetylase (HDAC) repression, and H3ac and H4ac enrichment
HDAC↓,
ac‑H3↑,
ac‑H4↑,
Diablo↑, SMAC/DIABLO exhibited activation
Casp3↑, enhanced levels of activated caspase 3, cleaved caspase 9, and PARP1
Casp9↑,
PARP1↑,
eff↑, green tea and quercetin as monotherapy caused the reduction of levels of anti-apoptotic proteins, CDK6, CDK2, CYCLIN D/E/A, BCL-2, BCL-XL, and MCL-1 and an increase in expression of BAX.
PTEN↑, Quercetin upregulates the level of PTEN as a tumor suppressor, which inhibits AKT signaling
VEGF↓, Quercetin had anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenesis effects, decreasing VGEF-A, NO, iNOS, and COX-2 levels
NO↓,
iNOS↓,
ChemoSen↑, quercetin and chemotherapy can potentiate their effect on the malignant cell
eff↑, combination with hyperthermia, Shen et al. Quercetin is a method used in cancer treatment by heating, and it was found to reduce Doxorubicin hydrochloride resistance in leukemia cell line K562
eff↑, treatment with ellagic acid, luteolin, and curcumin alone showed excellent anticancer effects.
eff↑, co-treatment with quercetin and curcumin led to a reduction of mitochondrial membrane integrity, promotion of cytochrome C release, and apoptosis induction in CML cells
uPA↓, A-549 cells were shown to have reduced mRNA expressions of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), Upar, protein expression of CXCR-4, CXCL-12, SDF-1 when quercetin was applied at 20 and 40 mM/ml by real-time PCR.
CXCR4↓,
CXCL12↓,
CLDN2↓, A-549 cells, indicated that quercetin could reduce mRNA and protein expression of Claudin-2 in A-549 cell lines without involving Akt and ERK1/2,
CDK6↓, CDK6, which supports the growth and viability of various cancer cells, was hampered by the dose-dependent manner of quercetin (IC50 dose of QR for A-549 cells is 52.35 ± 2.44 μM).
MMP9↓, quercetin up-regulated the rates of G1 phase cell cycle and cellular apoptotic in both examined cell lines compared with the control group, while it declined the expressions of the PI3K, AKT, MMP-2, and MMP-9 proteins
TSP-1↑, quercetin increased TSP-1 mRNA and protein expression to inhibit angiogenesis,
Ki-67↓, significant reductions in Ki67 and PCNA proliferation markers and cell survival markers in response to quercetin and/or resveratrol.
PCNA↓,
ROS↑, Also, quercetin effectively causes intracellular ROS production and ER stress
ER Stress↑,

3607- QC,    Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by Quercetin: Counteracting Oxidative Stress and More
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*neuroP↑, supportive evidence for neuroprotective effects of quercetin
*NRF2↑, nduction of Nrf2-ARE and induction of the antioxidant/anti-inflammatory enzyme paraoxonase 2 (PON2).
*PONs↑,
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓,
*SIRT1↑, quercetin has been shown to activate sirtuins (SIRT1), to induce autophagy, and to act as a phytoestrogen, all mechanisms by which quercetin may provide its neuroprotection.
*eff↑, Additionally, coadministration of quercetin and alpha-tocopherol has been shown to increase the transport of quercetin across the blood-brain barrier
*ROS↓, was shown to protect rodents from oxidative stress
*cognitive↑, quercetin ameliorates Alzheimer's disease pathology and related cognitive deficits in an aged triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease mouse model
*eff↑, combined oral supplementation of quercetin and fish oil enhanced neuroprotection in rats exposed to 3-nitropropionic acid
*lipid-P↓, Decreased lipid perox. in hippocampus;
*GSH↑, Decreased reduction of GSH, GPx (5, 50 mg/kg)
*GPx↑,
*SOD↑, Diminished reduction of DA levels, SOD, and GPx
*NRF2↑, Quercetin has been shown to counteract oxidative stress-induced cellular damage by activating the Nrf2-ARE pathway

3611- QC,    Quercetin and vitamin C supplementation: effects on lipid profile and muscle damage in male athletes
- Trial, Nor, NA
*eff↝, Quercetin and vitamin C supplementation may not be beneficial in lipid profile improvement, although it may reduce induce muscle damage and body fat percent.
*LDH↓, LDH values decreased significantly (P = 0.048) in “Quercetin + Vit C” group

81- QC,  EGCG,    Enhanced inhibition of prostate cancer xenograft tumor growth by combining quercetin and green tea
- in-vivo, Pca, NA
COMT↓,
MRP1↓,
Ki-67↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
AR↓,
Akt↓,
p‑ERK↓, ERK1/2
COMT↓,
eff↑, Enhanced inhibition of prostate cancer xenograft tumor growth by combining quercetin and green tea

39- QC,    A Comprehensive Analysis and Anti-Cancer Activities of Quercetin in ROS-Mediated Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells
- Analysis, NA, NA
ROS↑, production of ROS in both cancer, and cancer stem cells,
GSH↓, By directly reducing the intracellular pool of glutathione (GSH), QC can influence ROS metabolism
IL6↓, QC is its ability to inhibit inflammatory mediators including IFN-γ, IL-6, COX-2, IL-8, iNOS, TNF-α, and many other cancer inflammatory mechanisms
COX2↓,
IL8↓,
iNOS↓,
TNF-α↓,
MAPK↑, quercetin-3-methyl ether stopped the growth of cancer in the esophagus by blocking the Akt/mTOR/P70S6k and MAPK pathways, which are important for the growth of cancer
ERK↑,
SOD↑,
ATP↓,
Casp↑,
PI3K/Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
NOTCH1↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
IFN-γ↓,
TumCP↓, QC directly involves inducing apoptosis and/or the cell cycle arrest process, and also inhibits the propagation of rapidly proliferating cells
TumCCA↑,
Akt↓, quercetin-3-methyl ether stopped the growth of cancer in the esophagus by blocking the Akt/mTOR/P70S6k and MAPK pathways, which are important for the growth of cancer
P70S6K↓,
*Keap1↓,
*GPx↑, inhibiting its negative regulator, Keap1, resulting in Nrf-2 nuclear translocation [86]. This results in the production and activation of enzymes namely GPX, CAT, heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), peroxiredoxin (PRX)
*Catalase↑,
*HO-1↑,
*NRF2↑,
NRF2↑, The effect of QC on nuclear translocation of Nrf-2 in a time-dependent manner, and increased expression level in HepG2, MgM (malignant mesothelioma) MSTO-211H, and H2452 cells at mRNA and protein quantity has been reported recently
eff↑, quercetin coupled with gold nanoparticles promoted apoptosis by inhibiting the EGFR/P13K/Akt-mediated pathway
HIF-1↓, Quercetin has been shown to suppress the Akt-mTOR pathway and hypoxia-induced factor 1 signaling pathway in gastric cancer cells, resulting in preventative autophagy

1391- RES,  BBR,    Effects of Resveratrol, Berberine and Their Combinations on Reactive Oxygen Species, Survival and Apoptosis in Human Squamous Carcinoma (SCC-25) Cells
- in-vitro, Tong, SCC25
ROS↑,
eff↑, cytotoxicity of the compounds was significantly improved after their combined application Additive effects were observed for doses lower than the calculated IC50 of berberine [IC50=23µg/ml] and resveratrol [IC50=9µg/ml].

1511- RES,  Chemo,    Combination therapy in combating cancer
- Review, NA, NA
eff↑, Our studies, as well as others, have shown the effectiveness of resveratrol in combination therapy in vitro and in vivo
*NRF2↑, chemopreventive effects through the activation of Nrf2 and consequently GSH expression
*GSH↑,
*ROS↓, In addition, curcuminoids upregulate glutathione levels which have been shown to reduce ROS levels and remove carcinogens, aiding in chemoprevention
chemoP↑,
ChemoSideEff↓, Our lab showed that this antioxidant compound has cytoprotective properties against the side effects of chemotherapy

2442- RES,    High absorption but very low bioavailability of oral resveratrol in humans
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
BioAv↝, The absorption of a dietary relevant 25-mg oral dose was at least 70%, with peak plasma levels of resveratrol and metabolites of 491 +/- 90 ng/ml (about 2 microM)
Half-Life↝, plasma half-life of 9.2 +/- 0.6 h
BioAv↓, However, only trace amounts of unchanged resveratrol (<5 ng/ml) could be detected in plasma.
eff↝, Although the systemic bioavailability of resveratrol is very low, accumulation of resveratrol in epithelial cells along the aerodigestive tract and potentially active resveratrol metabolites may still produce cancer-preventive and other effects.

2441- RES,    Anti-Cancer Properties of Resveratrol: A Focus on Its Impact on Mitochondrial Functions
- Review, Var, NA
*toxicity↓, Although resveratrol at high doses up to 5 g has been reported to be non-toxic [34], in some clinical trials, resveratrol at daily doses of 2.5–5 g induced mild-to-moderate gastrointestinal symptoms [
*BioAv↝, After an oral dose of 25 mg in healthy human subjects, the concentrations of native resveratrol (40 nM) and total resveratrol (about 2 µM) in plasma suggested significantly greater bioavailability of resveratrol metabolites than native resveratrol
*Dose↝, The total plasma concentration of resveratrol did not exceed 10 µM following high oral doses of 2–5 g
*hepatoP↑, hepatoprotective effects
*neuroP↑, neuroprotective properties
*AntiAg↑, Resveratrol possesses the ability to impede platelet aggregation
*COX2↓, suppresses promotion by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 activity
*antiOx↑, It is widely recognized that resveratrol has antioxidant properties at concentrations ranging from 5 to 10 μM.
*ROS↓, antioxidant properties at concentrations ranging from 5 to 10 μM.
*ROS↑, pro-oxidant properties when present in doses ranging from 10 to 40 μM
PI3K↓, It is known that resveratrol suppresses PI3-kinase, AKT, and NF-κB signaling pathways [75] and may affect tumor growth via other mechanisms as well
Akt↓,
NF-kB↓,
Wnt↓, esveratrol inhibited breast cancer stem-like cells in vitro and in vivo by suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
NRF2↑, Resveratrol activated the Nrf2 signaling pathway, causing separation of the Nrf2–Keap1 complex [84], leading to enhanced transcription of antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione peroxidase-2 [85] and heme-oxygenase (HO-1)
GPx↑,
HO-1↑,
BioEnh?, Resveratrol was demonstrated to have an impact on drug bioavailability,
PTEN↑, Resveratrol could suppress leukemia cell proliferation and induce apoptosis due to increased expression of PTEN
ChemoSen↑, Resveratrol enhances the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents through various mechanisms, such as promoting drug absorption by tumor cells
eff↑, it can also be used in nanomedicines in combination with various compounds or drugs, such as curcumin [101], quercetin [102], paclitaxel [103], docetaxel [104], 5-fluorouracil [105], and small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs)
mt-ROS↑, enhancing the oxidative stress within the mitochondria of these cells, leading to cell damage and death.
Warburg↓, Resveratrol Counteracts Warburg Effect
Glycolysis↓, demonstrated in several studies that resveratrol inhibits glycolysis through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in human cancer cells
GlucoseCon↓, resveratrol reduced glucose uptake by cancer cells due to targeting carrier Glut1
GLUT1↓,
lactateProd↓, therefore, less lactate was produced
HK2↓, Resveratrol (100 µM for 48–72 h) had a negative impact on hexokinase II (HK2)-mediated glycolysis
EGFR↓, activation of EGFR and downstream kinases Akt and ERK1/2 was observed to diminish upon exposure to resveratrol
cMyc↓, resveratrol suppressed the expression of leptin and c-Myc while increasing the level of vascular endothelial growth factor.
ROS↝, it acts as an antioxidant in regular conditions but as a strong pro-oxidant in cancer cells,
MMPs↓, Main targets of resveratrol in tumor cells. COX-2—cyclooxygenase-2, SIRT-1—sirtuin 1, MMPs—matrix metalloproteinases,
MMP7↓, Resveratrol was shown to exert an inhibitory effect on the expression of β-catenins and also target genes c-Myc, MMP-7, and survivin in multiple myeloma cells, thus reducing the proliferation, migration, and invasion of cancer cells
survivin↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,

2566- RES,    A comprehensive review on the neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in ischemic stroke
- Review, Stroke, NA
*neuroP↑, comprehensive overview of resveratrol's neuroprotective role in IS
*NRF2↑, Findings from previous studies suggest that Nrf2 activation can significantly reduce brain injury following IS and lead to better outcomes
*SIRT1↑, neuroprotective effects by activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) pathways.
*PGC-1α↑, IRT1 activation by resveratrol triggers the deacetylation and activation of downstream targets like peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1α) and forkhead box protein O (FOXO)
*FOXO↑,
*HO-1↑, ctivation of NRF2 through resveratrol enhances the expression of antioxidant enzymes, like heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), which neutralize reactive oxygen species and mitigate oxidative stress in the ischemic bra
*NQO1↑,
*ROS↓,
*BP↓, Multiple studies have demonstrated that resveratrol presented protective effects in IS, it can mediate blood pressure and lipid profiles which are the main key factors in managing and preventing stroke
*BioAv↓, The residual quantity of resveratrol undergoes metabolism, with the maximum reported concentration of free resveratrol being 1.7–1.9 %
*Half-Life↝, The levels of resveratrol peak 60 min following ingestion. Another study found that within 6 h, there was a further rise in resveratrol levels. This increase can be attributed to intestinal recirculation of metabolites
*AMPK↑, Resveratrol also increases AMPK and inhibits GSK-3β (glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta) activity in astrocytes, which release energy, makes ATP available to neurons and reduces ROS
*GSK‐3β↓,
*eff↑, Furthermore, oligodendrocyte survival is boosted by resveratrol, which may help to preserve brain homeostasis following a stroke
*AntiAg↑, resveratrol may suppress platelet activation and aggregation caused by collagen, adenosine diphosphate, and thrombin
*BBB↓, Although resveratrol is a highly hydrophobic molecule, it is exceedingly difficult to penetrate a membrane like the BBB. However, an alternate administration is through the nasal cavity in the olfactory area, which results in a more pleasant route
*Inflam↓, Resveratrol's anti-inflammatory effects have been demonstrated in many studies
*MPO↓, Resveratrol dramatically lowered the amounts of cerebral infarcts, neuronal damage, MPO activity, and evans blue (EB) content in addition to neurological impairment scores.
*TLR4↓, TLR4, NF-κB p65, COX-2, MMP-9, TNF-α, and IL-1β all had greater levels of expression after cerebral ischemia, whereas resveratrol decreased these amounts
*NF-kB↓,
*p65↓,
*MMP9↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓,
*PPARγ↑, Previous studies have shown that resveratrol activates the PPAR -γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1 α), which has free radical scavenging properties
*MMP↑, Resveratrol can prevent mitochondrial membrane depolarization, preserve adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, and inhibit the release of cytochrome c
*ATP↑,
*Cyt‑c∅,
*mt-lipid-P↓, mitochondrial lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein carbonyl, and intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content were significantly reduced in the resveratrol treatment group, while the expression of HSP70 and metallothionein were restored
*H2O2↓,
*HSP70/HSPA5↝,
*Mets↝,
*eff↑, Shin et al. showed that 5 mg/kg intravenous (IV) resveratrol reduced infarction volume by 36 % in an MCAO mouse model.
*eff↑, This study indicates that resveratrol holds the potential to improve stroke outcomes before ischemia as a pre-treatment strategy
*motorD↑, resveratrol treatment significantly reduced infarct volume and prevented motor impairment, increased glutathione, and decreased MDA levels compared to the control group,
*MDA↓,
*NADH:NAD↑, Resveratrol treatment significantly enhanced the intracellular NAD+/NADH ratio
eff↑, Pretreatment with resveratrol (20 or 40 mg/kg) significantly lowered the cerebral edema, infarct volume, lipid peroxidation products, and inflammatory markers
eff↑, Intraperitoneal administration of resveratrol at a dose of 50 mg/kg reduced cerebral ischemia reperfusion damage, brain edema, and BBB malfunction

2567- RES,    Neuroprotective Effects of Resveratrol in Ischemic Brain Injury
- Review, Stroke, NA
*eff↑, The use of resveratrol (RSV) has been shown to markedly decrease brain damage caused by ischemia in numerous studies.
*neuroP↑, neuroprotective effect of RSV
*antiOx↑, therapeutic effects have been related to this polyphenol administration as antioxidant [2], anti-inflammatory [3], cardioprotective [4], and anti-carcinogenic [5], among others
*Inflam↓,
*cardioP↑,
*AntiAg↑, RSV could inhibit the platelet activation and aggregation induced by collagen, adenosine diphosphate, and thrombin

3079- RES,    Therapeutic role of resveratrol against hepatocellular carcinoma: A review on its molecular mechanisms of action
- Review, Var, NA
angioG↓, Resveratrol suppresses angiogenesis and metastatic markers to reverse cancer spread.
TumMeta↓,
ChemoSen↑, Resveratrol chemosensitizes chemotherapy and synergizes anti-cancer phytochemicals.
NADPH↑, Both in vitro and in vivo studies indicates that resveratrol enhances various redox enzymes activity, especially nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)
SIRT1↑, resveratrol effectively modulates both the cytokine and chemokine profiles in immune and endothelial cells by the upregulation of sirtuin-1 (SIRT1)
NF-kB↓, suppression of NF-κB and prevention of the activation of NOD-like receptor family (Nrf) pyrin domain containing-3 inflammasome [
NLRP3↓,
Dose↝, The optimal dose of resveratrol being around 150 mg per day is considered safe by all means.
COX2↓, Cox2 ↓; MMP9 ↓
MMP9↓,
PGE2↓, Cox1 and 2; PGE2↓
TIMP1↑, Resveratrol suppresses the PMA-induced MMP activity in HepG2 cell line, while it also upregulates tissue inhibitor proteins of MMP, namely, TIMP1 and TIMP2, in dose-dependent manner
TIMP2↑,
Sp1/3/4↓, Resveratrol mitigates the expression of SP-1 by inhibiting both phosphorylation of JNK1/2 and expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in Huh-7 cell line
p‑JNK↓,
uPAR↓,
ROS↓, Resveratrol attenuates the excessive ROS production and inflammatory cytokine, IL-6, and CXCR4 receptor expression by downregulating Gli-1 expression.
CXCR4↓,
IL6↓,
Gli1↓,
*ROS↓, redox imbalance may be attenuated by resveratrol via downregulating ROS production and simultaneously inducing antioxidant enzymes, GST, SOD, CAT and GPx activities in the cells
*GSTs↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
*lipid-P↓, [72] observed that resveratrol treatment not only reduces lipid peroxidation but also increases GSH and GST serum levels in CCl4-treated rats as compared to the CCl4-control animals
*GSH↑,
eff↑, Resveratrol, in combination with thymoquinone (TQ), has been demonstrated to provide a synergistic antiproliferative efficacy against HCC cell lines as reported by Ismail et al.
eff↑, Curcumin, a potential anticancer phytochemical, in combination with resveratrol has been reported to trigger synergistic apoptotic effects against Hepa1–6 cells
eff↑, berberine in combination with resveratrol lowers the cell viability and cell adhesion. At low concentration, berberine significantly induces cell death while resveratrol inhibits cell migration in HepG2 cells

3052- RES,    Resveratrol-Induced Downregulation of NAF-1 Enhances the Sensitivity of Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Gemcitabine via the ROS/Nrf2 Signaling Pathways
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
NAF1↓, resveratrol suppresses the expression of NAF-1 in pancreatic cancer cells by inducing cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and activating Nrf2 signaling.
ROS↑,
NRF2↑,
eff↑, may enhance the efficacy of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer therapy.
TumCG↓, Resveratrol decreased the growth of the cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

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

2991- RES,  Chemo,    Synergistic anti-cancer effects of resveratrol and chemotherapeutic agent clofarabine against human malignant mesothelioma MSTO-211H cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, MSTO-211H - in-vitro, Nor, MeT5A
eff↑, resveratrol and clofarabine produced a synergistic antiproliferative effect in MSTO-211H cells, but not in MeT-5A cells.
selectivity↑,
Sp1/3/4↓, ability of resveratrol to reduce the contents of Sp1

3092- RES,    Resveratrol in breast cancer treatment: from cellular effects to molecular mechanisms of action
- Review, BC, MDA-MB-231 - Review, BC, MCF-7
TumCP↓, The anticancer mechanisms of RES in regard to breast cancer include the inhibition of cell proliferation, and reduction of cell viability, invasion, and metastasis.
tumCV↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
*antiOx↑, antioxidative, cardioprotective, estrogenic, antiestrogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor properties it has been used against several diseases, including diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, coronary diseases, pulmonary diseases, arthritis, and
*cardioP↑,
*Inflam↓,
*neuroP↑,
*Keap1↓, RES administration resulted in a downregulation of Keap1 expression, therefore, inducing Nrf2 signaling, and leading to a decrease in oxidative damage
*NRF2↑,
*ROS↓,
p62↓, decrease the severity of rheumatoid arthritis by inducing autophagy via p62 downregulation, decreasing the levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and C-reactive protein as well as mitigating angiopoietin-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) path
IL1β↓,
CRP↓,
VEGF↓,
Bcl-2↓, RES downregulates the levels of Bcl-2, MMP-2, and MMP-9, and induces the phosphorylation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/p-38 and FOXO4
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
FOXO4↓,
POLD1↓, The in vivo experiment involving a xenograft model confirmed the ability of RES to reduce tumor growth via POLD1 downregulation
CK2↓, RES reduces the expression of casein kinase 2 (CK2) and diminishes the viability of MCF-7 cells.
MMP↓, Furthermore, RES impairs mitochondrial membrane potential, enhances ROS generation, and induces apoptosis, impairing BC progression
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, RES has the capability of triggering cell cycle arrest at S phase and reducing the number of 4T1 BC cells in G0/G1 phase
Beclin-1↓, RES administration promotes cytotoxicity of DOX against BC cells by downregulating Beclin-1 and subsequently inhibiting autophagy
Ki-67↓, Reducing the Ki-67
ATP↓, RES’s administration is responsible for decreasing ATP production and glucose metabolism in MCF-7 cells.
GlutMet↓,
PFK↓, RES decreased PFK activity, preventing glycolysis and glucose metabolism in BC cells and decreasing cellular growth rate
TGF-β↓, RES (12.5–100 µM) inhibited TGF-β signaling and reduced the expression levels of its downstream targets that include Smad2 and Smad3 and as a result impaired the progression of BC cells.
SMAD2↓,
SMAD3↓,
Vim?, a significant decrease in the levels of vimentin, Snail1 and Slug occurred, while E-cadherin levels increased to suppress EMT and metastasis of BC cells.
Snail↓,
Slug↓,
E-cadherin↑,
EMT↓,
Zeb1↓, a significant decrease in the levels of vimentin, Snail1 and Slug occurred, while E-cadherin levels increased to suppress EMT and metastasis of BC cells.
Fibronectin↓,
IGF-1↓, RES administration (10 and 20 µM) impaired the migration and invasion of BC cells via inhibiting PI3K/Akt and therefore decreasing IGF-1 expression and preventing the upregulation of MMP-2
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
HO-1↑, The activation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) signaling by RES reduced MMP-9 expression and prevented metastasis of BC cells
eff↑, RES-loaded gold nanoparticles were found to enhance RES’s ability to reduce MMP-9 expression as compared to RES alone
PD-1↓, RES inhibited PD-1 expression to promote CD8+ T cell activity and enhance Th1 immune responses.
CD8+↑,
Th1 response↑,
CSCs↓, RES has the ability to target CSCs in various tumors
RadioS↑, RES in reversing drug resistance and radio resistance.
SIRT1↑, RES administration (12.5–200 µmol/L) promotes sensitivity of BC cells to DOX by increasing Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression
Hif1a↓, downregulating HIF-1α expression, an important factor in enhancing radiosensitivity
mTOR↓, mTOR suppression

3087- RES,    Resveratrol cytotoxicity is energy-dependent
- Review, Var, NA
OXPHOS↓, The inhibition of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) pathway appears to be the molecular mechanism of resveratrol.
eff↝, This review suggests that investigating a possible complex relationship between caloric intake and the differential effects of resveratrol on OXPHOS may be justified.
eff↑, A low-calorie diet accompanied by significant levels of resveratrol might modify cellular bioenergetics, which could impact cellular viability and enhance the anti-cancer properties of resveratrol.

2687- RES,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, NA, NA - Review, AD, NA
NF-kB↓, RES affects NF-kappaB activity and inhibits cytochrome P450 isoenzyme (CYP A1) drug metabolism and cyclooxygenase activity.
P450↓,
COX2↓,
Hif1a↓, RES may inhibit also the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and thus may have anti-cancer properties
VEGF↓,
*SIRT1↑, RES induces sirtuins, a class of proteins involved in regulation of gene expression. RES is also considered to be a SIRT1-activating compound (STACs).
SIRT1↓, In contrast, decreased levels of SIRT1 and SIRT2 were observed after treatment of BJ cells with concentrations of RES
SIRT2↓,
ChemoSen⇅, However, the effects of RES remain controversial as it has been reported to increase as well as decrease the effects of chemotherapy.
cardioP↑, RES has been shown to protect against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via restoration of SIRT1
*memory↑, RES has been shown to inhibit memory loss and mood dysfunction which can occur during aging.
*angioG↑, RES supplementation resulted in improved learning in the rats. This has been associated with increased angiogenesis and decreased astrocytic hypertrophy and decreased microglial activation in the hippocampus.
*neuroP↑, RES may have neuroprotective roles in AD and may improve memory function in dementia.
STAT3↓, RES was determined to inhibit STAT3, induce apoptosis, suppress the stemness gene signature and induced differentiation.
CSCs↓,
RadioS↑, synergistically increased radiosensitivity. RES treatment suppressed repair of radiation-induced DNA damage
Nestin↓, RES decreased NESTIN
Nanog↓, RES was determined to suppress the expression of NANOG
TP53↑, RES treatment activated TP53 and p21Cip1.
P21↑,
CXCR4↓, RES downregulated nuclear localization and activity of NF-kappa-B which resulted in decreased expression of MMP9 and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), two proteins associated with metastasis.
*BioAv↓, The pharmacological properties of RES can be enhanced by nanoencapsulation. Normally the solubility and stability of RES is poor.
EMT↓, RES was determined to suppress many gene products associated with EMT such as decreased vimentin and SLUG expression but increased E-cadherin expression.
Vim↓,
Slug↓,
E-cadherin↑,
AMPK↑, RES can induce AMPK which results in inhibition of the drug transporter MDR1 in oxaliplatin-resistant (L-OHP) HCT116/L-OHP CRCs.
MDR1↓,
DNAdam↑, RES induced double strand DNA breaks by interfering with type II topoisomerase.
TOP2↓, The DNA damage was determined to be due to type II topoisomerase poisoning.
PTEN↑, RES was determined to upregulate phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and decrease the expression of activated Akt.
Akt↓,
Wnt↓, RES was shown to decrease WNT/beta-catenin pathway activity and the downstream targets c-Myc and MMP-7 in CRC cells.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
MMP7↓,
MALAT1↓, RES also decreased the expression of long non-coding metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (RNA-MALAT1) in the LoVo and HCT116 CRC cells.
TCF↓, Treatment of CRC cells with RES resulted in decreased expression of transcription factor 4 (TCF4), which is a critical effector molecule of the WNT/beta-catenin pathway.
ALDH↓, RES was determined to downregulate ALDH1 and CD44 in HNC-TICs in a dose-dependent fashion.
CD44↓,
Shh↓, RES has been determined to decrease IL-6-induced Sonic hedgehog homolog (SHH) signaling in AML.
IL6↓, RES has been shown to inhibit the secretion of IL-6 and VEGF from A549 lung cancer cells
VEGF↓,
eff↑, Combined RES and MET treatment resulted in a synergistic response in terms of decreased TP53, gammaH2AX and P-Chk2 expression. Thus, the combination of RES and MET might suppress some of the aging effects elicited by UVC-induced DNA damage
HK2↓, RES treatment resulted in a decrease in HK2 and increased mitochondrial-induced apoptosis.
ROS↑, RES was determined to shut off the metabolic shift and increase ROS levels and depolarized mitochondrial membranes.
MMP↓,

3490- RF,    Multidimensional insights into the repeated electromagnetic field stimulation and biosystems interaction in aging and age-related diseases
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*OS↑, Several short-term exposure studies have shown that REMFS increases lifespan in mice, worms, and flies.
*memory↑, An initial REMFS study prevented or reversed memory loss in Tg AD mouse model (AβPPsw) when a pulsed and modulated RF-EMF at 918 MHz with a SAR of 0.25–1.05 W/kg was applied over a 7 to 9 month period
*cognitive↑, preserved good cognitive function, whereas control Tg mice showed cognitive decline.
*memory↑, REMFS exposure for 2 months showed improved memory in the Y-maze task, although not in more complex tasks
*Aβ↓, 24–30% decrease of Aβ deposits.
*eff↑, lengthier EMF exposures of 1 h, and to a lesser extent 3–24 h, produced biological effects.
*HSF1↑, REMFS activates HSF1 and chaperone expression
*HSP70/HSPA5↑, EMF exposure also increases HSF1-heat shock element binding activity, thereby directly contributing to the activation of HSF1 and the stress-induced Hsp70

3461- RF,    Electromagnetic Field Stimulation Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Review, AD, NA
*Aβ↓, REMFS activate autophagy pathways in cell cultures [59,95,96] and animal models [88,89], and decreased Aβ levels in both [65,68,80,97]
*HSF1↑, REMFS activates multitarget pathways, including the heat shock factor 1 [43,98], autophagy-lysosome system [61], ubiquitin-proteasome system [60], oxidative stress [62,99], cytoprotection [63], inflammation [100], mitochondrial, and neuronal activity
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓, REMFS also decreases the expression of β Beta secretase 1 (BACE1) to prevent inflammation
*cognitive↑, to lower Aβ levels and potentially improve cognition in AD patients
*memory↑, hat lowers Aβ [55] in memory areas and potentially stop disease progression [68] and improve memory without brain swelling
*eff↑, 64 MHz has a penetration depth of 13.5 cm [8,155], sufficient to reach the hippocampus and other deep structures affected early in AD for better treatment.

1749- RosA,    Rosmarinic Acid and Related Dietary Supplements: Potential Applications in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
antiOx↑, Rosmarinic acid (RA) is known for its excellent antioxidant properties and is safe and effective in preventing and inhibiting tumors
eff↑, Research has shown that foliar spraying with NO and Si and under Cu stress in S. officinalis elevated total RA content by 2-fold above control leaves.
*toxicity↝, For toxicology, a dose of 169.6 ± 32.4 mg/kg in Kunming mice (6 weeks old) was shown to be lethal, indicating that RA was slightly toxic
*BioAv↑, RA–phospholipid complexes increased oral bioavailability through enhanced intestinal permeability
*ROS↓, RA had the function of scavenging free radicals, including ROS and H2O2, and enhanced antioxidant enzymes and non-enzymic antioxidants
SOD↑, RA enhanced SOD, CAT, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and reduced lipid peroxidation and cytochrome P450, significantly reducing DMH-induced intestinal polyps in vivo
Catalase↑,
GPx↑,
lipid-P↓,
P450↓,
chemoP↑, RA protected ovaries without attenuating the anti-tumor effect of cisplatin
hepatoP↑, RA improved the hepatorenal toxicity induced by methotrexate
ChemoSen↑, RA acts as a chemosensitizer in a ROS-independent manner to inhibit DNA damage repair, thereby negatively responding to DNA damage

1742- RosA,    Rosmarinic acid, a natural polyphenol, has a potential pro-oxidant risk via NADH-mediated oxidative DNA damage
- Analysis, Var, NA
ROS↑, RA plus Cu(II), but not Fe(III), significantly increased 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) formation, an indicator of oxidative DNA damage, in calf thymus DNA
eff↑, RA plus Cu(II) caused DNA cleavage, which was enhanced by piperidine treatment, suggesting that RA causes not only DNA strand breakage but also base modification.
eff↑, metals such as copper and iron could be associated with the pro-oxidant risk of RA;
eff↑, Interestingly, the addition of NADH markedly enhanced 8-oxodG formation by RA plus Cu(II) (approximately 30-fold increase at 0.1–0.5 µM) (Fig. 1B). On the other hand, RA plus Fe(III) did not increase 8-oxodG formation even in the presence of NADH
eff↑, RA caused DNA cleavage in a concentration-dependent manner, and piperidine treatment enhanced DNA cleavage.
eff↓, Catalase, an H2O2 scavenger, and bathocuproine, a Cu(I)-specific chelator [26], inhibited DNA damage induced by RA plus Cu(II)
Dose↝, The maximum serum concentration of RA was reported to reach approximately 0.16 µM after the administration of plant extracts containing 500 mg of RA in humans
Dose↝, In this study, 0.1 µM RA induced oxidative DNA damage in the presence of physiologically relevant concentrations of Cu(II) (20 µM) [35] and NADH (100 µM)

1743- RosA,    New insights into the competition between antioxidant activities and pro-oxidant risks of rosmarinic acid
- Analysis, Var, NA
ROS↑, Finally, the pro-oxidant risk of RA− was also considered via the Fe(iii)-to-Fe(ii) complex reduction process, which may initiate Fenton-like reactions forming reactive HO˙ radicals.
Fenton↑,
eff↑, RA− does not enhance the reduction process when ascorbate anions are present as reducing agents, whereas the pro-oxidant risk becomes remarkable when superoxide anions are found
antiOx↑, The antioxidant activity of RA in this studied system is remarkably higher than that of trolox, ascorbic acid and taxifolin
Iron↓, it is noteworthy that RA− represents strong chelating ability towards both Fe(ii) and Fe(iii) ions compared to its neutral form RA
ROS↑, it is noteworthy that RA− represents strong chelating ability towards both Fe(ii) and Fe(iii) ions compared to its neutral form RA

1744- RosA,    Therapeutic Applications of Rosmarinic Acid in Cancer-Chemotherapy-Associated Resistance and Toxicity
- Review, Var, NA
chemoR↓, Recently, several studies have shown that RA is able to reverse cancer resistance to first-line chemotherapeutics
ChemoSideEff↓, as well as play a protective role against toxicity induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy
RadioS↑, RA decreased radiation-induced ROS with RA by 21% compared to control
ROS↓, mainly due to its scavenger capacity
ChemoSen↑, recent years, evidence has emerged demonstrating the ability of RA to act as a chemosensitizer
BioAv↑, bioavailability of RA have been studied in animal models, revealing rapid absorption in the stomach and intestine
Half-Life↝, Urine was the primary route of RA excretion, with 83% of the total metabolites excreted during the period from 8 to 18 h after RA administration
antiOx↑, RA, well known for its antioxidant properties,
ROS↑, has recently been identified as a potential pro-oxidant in the presence of superoxide anions.
Fenton↑, Studies indicate that RA can facilitate the reduction of Cu (II) to Cu (I) and Fe (III) to Fe (II) leading to Fenton-type reactions that generate reactive hydroxyl radicals (HO˙)
DNAdam↑, These radicals are implicated in DNA damage and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells
Apoptosis↑,
CSCs↓, RA has demonstrated potential in controlling breast cancer stem cells (CSCs)
HH↓, RA inhibits stem-like breast cancer cells by targeting the hedgehog signaling pathway and modulating the Bcl-2/Bax ratio at concentrations of 270 and 810 μM
Bax:Bcl2↑,
MDR1↓, It has been observed to downregulate P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression and decrease MDR1 gene transcription, thereby reversing MDR.
P-gp↓,
eff↑, RA has been reported to modulate the ADAM17/EGFR/AKT/GSK3β signaling axis in A375 melanoma cells, potentially enhancing synergy with cisplatin
eff↑, RA has demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing chemosensitivity to 5-FU, a commonly used chemotherapy agent for gastrointestinal cancers.
FOXO4↑, By upregulating FOXO4 expression, RA restored the sensitivity of cells to 5-FU
*eff↑, RA has been shown to reduce DOX-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells, and reduce intracellular ROS generation through downregulation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), as well as to restore the
*ROS↓,
*JNK↓,
*ERK↓,
*GSH↑, RA has also shown an antioxidant role, which is evidenced by the ability and recovery of levels of glutathione (GSH), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and superoxide radicals (O2·), reducing the expression of malondialdehyde
*H2O2↑,
*MDA↓,
*SOD↑, regulating the expression of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as upregulating catalase heme oxygenase-1, resulting in significantly improved viability
*HO-1↑,
*CardioT↓, The cardioprotective effect of RA
selectivity↑, RA blocked caspases 3 and 9 activation, cytochrome c release, and ROS generation induced by cisplatin in HEI-OC1(normal)cells

1747- RosA,    Molecular Pathways of Rosmarinic Acid Anticancer Activity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells: A Literature Review
- Review, BC, MDA-MB-231 - Review, BC, MDA-MB-468
TumCCA↑, Rosmarinic Acid arrests the G0/G1 phase in MDA-MB-231 cells and the S-phase in MDA-MB-468 cells following apoptosis (interruption of the G2/M process).
TNF-α↑, Rosmarinic Acid enhanced the expression of TNF (tumor necrosis factor), GADD45A (growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45 alpha), and the proapoptotic BNIP3
GADD45A↑,
BNIP3↑,
survivin↓, IRC5 (Survivin) inhibition appears to be the most important effect of Rosmarinic Acid on MDA-MB-468 cells
Bcl-2↓, Bcl-2 gene is downregulated while the Bax gene expression is increased in the presence of Rosmarinic Acid
BAX↑,
HH↓, The experiments showed that Rosmarinic Acid inhibited Hh signaling genes’ expression in BCSCs.
eff↑, rosemary extract with Rosmarinic Acid and carnosic acid as primary ingredients inhibited cancer cell viability in the ER+, HER2+, and TNBC subtypes (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells)
ChemoSen↑, The inhibition of NF-κB increases chemotherapy and radiation results
RadioS↑,
TumCP↓, In vitro experiments in MDA-MB-231 cancer cells treated with Rosmarinic Acid have shown that proliferation and migration were significantly attenuated, and eventually, cells were led to apoptosis
TumCMig↓,
Apoptosis↑,
RenoP↑, Rosmarinic Acid decreased the hepatic and renal toxicity induced by methotrexate, as well as the cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin
CardioT↓,

3028- RosA,    Network pharmacology mechanism of Rosmarinus officinalis L.(Rosemary) to improve cell viability and reduces apoptosis in treating Alzheimer’s disease
- in-vitro, AD, HT22 - in-vivo, NA, NA
*Aβ↓, It was found that rosemary could reversed Aβ25–35 induced damage to mouse hippocampal neuron HT22 cells,
*Apoptosis↓, significantly improved the viability of damaged cells, and reduced apoptosis
*antiOx↑, main antioxidant compound in rosemary, carnosic acid, also has neuroprotective effects.
*neuroP↑,
*eff↑, main active carnosic acid, carnosol, rosmarinol, rosmadial, genkwanin, cirsimaritin, rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid in Rosmarinus officinalis L,
*IGF-1↑, rosemary could elevated expression of IGF1, MMP9 and decreased mRNA levels of SRC, MAPK14, compared with the control group.
*MMP9↑,
*Src↓,
*MAPK↓,
*MMP↑, Rosemary reduced Aβ-induced HT22 cell damage in AD models to enhance the mitochondrial membrane potential levels

3021- RosA,    Rosmarinic acid ameliorates septic-associated mortality and lung injury in mice via GRP78/IRE1α/JNK pathway
- in-vivo, Sepsis, NA
*eff↑, RA (40 mg/kg) significantly decreased mortality and alleviated septic-associated lung injury.
*SOD↑, RA significantly reversed LPS induced decrease in serum T-aoc level and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) activity.
*MDA↓,
*GRP78/BiP↓, LPS induced activation of GRP78/IRE1α/JNK pathway was suppressed by RA pretreatment.
*IRE1↓,
*JNK↓,
*Sepsis↓,

3002- RosA,    Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, SW480 colon cancer cells and found RE to significantly decrease cell growth at a concentration of 31.25 µg/mL (48 h),
TumCP↓, Cell proliferation was dramatically decreased and cell cycle arrest was induced in HT-29 and SW480 c
TumCCA↑,
ChemoSen↑, RE enhanced the inhibitory effects of the chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on proliferation and sensitized 5-FU resistant cells
NRF2↑, HCT116 ↑ Nrf2, ↑ PERK, ↑ sestrin-2, ↑ HO-1, ↑ cleaved-casp 3
PERK↑,
SESN2↑,
HO-1↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
ROS↑, HT-29 ↑ ROS accumulation, ↑ UPR, ↑ ER-stress
UPR↑,
ER Stress↑,
CHOP↑, HT-29: ↑ ROS levels, ↑ HO-1 and CHOP
HER2/EBBR2↓, SK-BR-3: ↑ FOS levels, ↑ PARP cleavage, ↓ HER2, ↓ ERBB2, ↓ ERα receptor.
ER-α36↓,
PSA↓, LNCaP : ↑ CHOP, ↓ PSA production, ↑ Bax, ↑ cleaved-casp 3, ↓ androgen receptor expression
BAX↑,
AR↓,
P-gp↓, A2780: ↓ P-glyco protein, ↑ cytochrome c gene, ↑ hsp70 gene
Cyt‑c↑,
HSP70/HSPA5↑,
eff↑, This study noted that the rosemary essential oil was more potent than its individual components (α-pinene, β-pinene, 1,8-cineole) when tested alone at the same concentrations.
p‑Akt↓, A549: ↓ p-Akt, ↓ p-mTOR, ↓ p-P70S6K, ↑ PARP cleavage
p‑mTOR↓,
p‑P70S6K↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
eff↑, RE containing 10 µM equivalent of CA, or 10 µM CA alone (96 h) potentiated the ability of vitamin D derivatives to inhibit cell viability and proliferation, induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and increase differentiation of WEHI-3BD murine leukem

3005- RosA,    Nanoformulated rosemary extract impact on oral cancer: in vitro study
- in-vitro, Laryn, HEp2
TumCCA↑, They induced apoptotic changes as well as cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. They enhanced ROS expression in cancer cells
ROS↑, The treatment of cancer cells with RE leads to a strong increase in intracellular ROS that results in cell death.
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
P53↑,
necrosis↑, RE in a dose of 20–40 µg/ml resulted in an obvious increase in ROS intracellularly which guided cells toward necrosis and death.
eff↑, Chitosan was chosen as a nanodrug delivery in our research as per our aim, and we intended to offer a locally acting formula that may be applicable in managing oral cancerous lesions. Chitosan has a penetration capability as it is able to open tight
BioAv↑, chitosan nanoparticles, an increase in the surface-to-volume ratio occurs as well as the specific surface area. This enhances the dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs so increases their bioavailability.

3007- RosA,    Hepatoprotective effects of rosmarinic acid: Insight into its mechanisms of action
- Review, NA, NA
*ROS↓, antioxidant properties as a ROS scavenger and lipid peroxidation inhibitor, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antiangiogenic among others.
*lipid-P↓,
*Inflam↓,
*neuroP↑,
*angioG↓,
*eff↑, The hepatoprotective effects of RA alone and in combination with caffeic acid (CA) was reported in t-BHP-induced oxidative liver damage
*AST↓, significant reduction of indicators of hepatic toxicity, such as AST, ALT, GSSG, lipid peroxidation.
*ALAT↓,
*GSSG↓,
*eNOS↓, It also reduced the liver content of eNOS/iNOS and NO, attenuated NF-κB activation
*iNOS↓,
*NO↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*MMP2↓, It inhibited MMP-2 activity and suppressed ROS generation and lipid peroxidation.
*MDA↓, It also decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and TNF-α levels while increasing GSH levels as well as SOD and GSH-Px activities in the livers and kidneys.
*TNF-α↓,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*IL6↓, RA decreased the hepatic level of IL-6, TNF-Alpha, and PGE2, as well as the activity of COX-2 It also decreased hepatic RAGE and sorbitol levels, and GLO-1 activity
*PGE2↓,
*COX2↓,
*mTOR↑, In the study, it was observed that RA stimulated hepatocyte proliferation. Specifically activated the mTOR signaling pathway during liver regeneration and rescued PH-impaired liver functions

3034- RosA,  RES,  Ba,    The effect of dietary polyphenols on the epigenetic regulation of gene expression in MCF7 breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
DNMTs↓, Figure 2B DNMT inhibition weak ~80% of control
eff↑, Note Resveratrol is stronger at 20% of control
eff↝, Baicalein also weak at 80% of control

1388- Sco,    Scoulerine promotes cell viability reduction and apoptosis by activating ROS-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress in colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, NA
tumCV↓,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
SOD↓,
ER Stress↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
eff↓, blocking ROS production by ROS scavenger N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) attenuated scoulerine-induced ER stress.

1403- SDT,  BBR,    From 2D to 3D In Vitro World: Sonodynamically-Induced Prooxidant Proapoptotic Effects of C60-Berberine Nanocomplex on Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Lung, LLC1
eff↑, revealed that US irradiation alone had negligible effects on LLC and HeLa cancer cells. However, both monolayers and spheroids irradiated with US in the presence of the C60-Ber exhibited a significant decrease in viability
tumCV↓,
ATP↓,
ROS↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
mtDam↑,

2548- SDT,    Sonoporation, a Novel Frontier for Cancer Treatment: A Review of the Literature
- Review, Var, NA
sonoP↑, Sonoporation has garnered significant attention for its potential to temporarily permeabilize cell membranes through the application of ultrasound waves, thus enabling an efficient cellular uptake of molecules
Dose↝, When, however, the acoustic intensity (ISATA) exceeds a certain threshold, typically 5 W/cm2 [8,9], the microbubble collapses forcefully, mechanically breaking the membrane;
eff↓, very low-intensity ultrasound (VLIUS) to tumor and normal cells, revealing that a specific VLIUS intensity (120 mW/cm2) significantly enhanced the uptake of nanoparticles and improved the delivery of the chemotherapy drug trabectedin in cancer cells
Dose↝, nanoparticles were combined with low-intensity focused ultrasound with a frequency of 1.0 MHz, a duty cycle of 50%, and an acoustic intensity of 2000, 2400, and 2800 mW/cm2
BioEnh↑,
toxicity↝, Ultrasound, especially at high acoustic intensities, can induce collateral damages that are not easy to predict; this is why low-intensity applications must be promoted.

2537- SDT,    Design and Challenges of Sonodynamic Therapy System for Cancer Theranostics: From Equipment to Sensitizers
- Review, Var, NA
Dose↝, US frequency range of 150 kHz–3 MHz, irradiation dose of 2–3 W cm−2, and the actuation duration range of 1–20 min are used for SDT research
eff↑, found that the dual‐frequency ultrasound treatment in mouse breast cancer had the apparent SDT effect, while single‐frequency ultrasound treatment did not.
eff↑, Compared with single irradiation, the same dose of US fractionation exhibited better suppression of tumor growth since US dose fractionation gave rise to higher ROS concentration
eff↑, Moreover, the induced nanomaterials enhanced the cavitation and ROS yield to provide the augmented therapeutic efficiency.
eff↑, Black phosphorus (BP) as a representative semiconductor, exhibited SDT optimized with high ROS production.

2536- SDT,    Sonodynamic Therapy: Rapid Progress and New Opportunities for Non-Invasive Tumor Cell Killing with Sound
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, [i.e. focused ultrasound (FUS)] to drive highly localized formation of tumor cell-killing reactive oxygen species (ROS).
eff↑, FUS activates “sonosensitizers”, which like photosensitizers, selectively accumulate in tumor cells and generate ROS.
Dose?, typically 1W/cm2 and up

2549- SDT,    Landscape of Cellular Bioeffects Triggered by Ultrasound-Induced Sonoporation
- Review, Var, NA
sonoP↑, Numerous studies have provided us with firm evidence that sonoporation may assist cancer treatment through effective drug and gene delivery. provide greater drug distribution within tissues.
tumCV↓, Until now, numerous studies have reported various cellular alterations caused by US, e.g., a decreased viability [23], disrupted cell membrane potential [24,25], altered calcium signalling [26,27], production of reactive oxygen species
MMP↓,
ROS↑, When the gas pressure increases significantly or the temperature rapidly rises during the collapse of MBs, such extreme conditions can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as electromagnetic waves
Ca+2↑, an increased intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ions is known to induce the production of free radicals by mitochondria.
eff↝, US, microbubble responds in a wide range of behaviours that cause acoustic cavitation
eff↑, Several studies have shown that the higher the concentration of MBs, the more intensified the sonoporation and the bigger the pores in the cell membrane
selectivity↑, Interestingly, they found that MCF-7/ADR cells displayed a higher sensitivity to sonoporation
Half-Life↝, discovered that the size of the generated pore determined the reversibility of the sonoporation: membrane perforations smaller than 30 μm2 disappeared within 1 min after US treatment, whereas pores >100 μm2 were still open within half an hour.
Dose↝, Whereas US exposure at 0.75 W/cm2 provided the highest level of methane dicarboxylic aldehyde (MDA) in doxorubicin resisted cells
P-gp↓, Microbubble-based sonoporation has been shown to reduce the expression of Pgp in the blood-brain barrier in rats. Aryal et al. [136] observed a suppression of Pgp that lasted more than 72 h.
ER Stress↑, Zhong et al. revealed that sonoporation is not only capable of ER stress induction but also that these signals can be transduced to mitochondria and guide US-treated cells toward apoptosis.
other↑, This review has clearly highlighted that ultrasound (US)-triggered bioeffects are not limited to the cell membrane, but they also alter cell functioning at diverse levels.

2140- Se,    Selenium Exposure and Cancer Risk: an Updated Meta-analysis and Meta-regression
- Review, Var, NA
Risk↓, High selenium exposure- It decreased the risk of breast cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and prostate cancer, but it was not associated with colorectal cancer, bladder cancer and skin cancer.
antiOx↑, The major positive effect may be contributed by the antioxidant function of GPxs and selenoprotein P
eff↑, High selenium exposure could decrease cancer risk, especially high plasma/serum selenium and toenail selenium.
eff↝, High selenium exposure may have dissimilar effects on specific types of cancer.

1687- Se,    Selenium for preventing cancer
- Analysis, Var, NA
eff∅, Two RCTs with 19,009 participants indicated that colorectal cancer was unaffected by selenium administration
AntiCan∅, Well‐designed and well‐conducted RCTs have shown no beneficial effect of selenium supplements in reducing cancer risk

1688- Se,    Potential Role of Selenium in the Treatment of Cancer and Viral Infections
- Review, Var, NA
IL2↑, in mice promoted T cell receptor signaling that pushed T cell differentiation toward a Th1 phenotype by increasing interleukin -2 (IL-2) and interferon gamma (INF-γ) production
INF-γ↑,
Th1 response↑, 18 human subjects treated with 200 μg selenium-enriched broccoli daily for three days showed that selenium supplementation resulted in substantially higher levels of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines secreted by peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Th2↑,
Dose↑, Wang et al. on hens supplemented selenium (5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, and 15 mg/kg) orally for three time periods (15, 30, and 45 days) found that excessive selenium intake leads to a substantial reduction in the amount of IFN-γ and IL-2 cytokines
AntiCan∅, after 5.5 years, the results of this study revealed no relationship between selenium supplementation and prostate cancer risk reduction in men with low selenium levels
Risk↑, instead, they discovered that taking selenium supplements raised the high-grade prostate cancer risk in men who had high selenium levels
chemoP↑, selenium provided protection of normal tissues from drug-induced toxicity
Hif1a↓, Selenium down-regulates HIFs,
VEGF↓, leading to the subsequent down-regulation in expression of several genes including those involved in angiogenesis such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
selectivity↑, Selenium also helps with DNA repair in response to DNA-damaging agents, which improves the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents by protecting normal cells from their toxicity.
*GADD45A↑, selenium protected WT-MEF from DNA damage in a p53-dependent manner by increasing the expression of p53-dependent DNA repair proteins such as XPC, XPE, and Gadd45a. Thus, cells lacking p53, such as tumor cells, did not receive the same protection
NRF2↓, a defined dose and schedule of selenium down-regulates and up-regulates Nrf2 in tumor tissue and normal tissue, respectively
*NRF2↑, a defined dose and schedule of selenium up-regulates Nrf2 in normal tissue
ChemoSen↑, These differential effects were associated with selective sensitization of tumor tissues to subsequent treatment with chemotherapy. Overactivation of Nrf2 increases the expression of MRPs, consequently decreasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy .
angioG↓, The inhibition of hypoxia-induced activation of HIF-1α and VEGF by knocking down Nrf2 suppresses angiogenesis, demonstrating a crosstalk mechanism between Nrf2 and HIF-1α in angiogenesis
PrxI↓, Selenium was shown to reduce drug detoxification and increase cytotoxic effects of anti-cancer drugs in tumor cells through suppression of the Nrf2/Prx1 pathway,
ChemoSideEff↓, showed that selenium supplementation attenuated the cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin by decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation through Nrf2 pathway activation
eff↑, combination of niacin and selenium reduced the reactive oxygen species generated by sepsis and diminished the resultant lung injury by upregulating Nrf2 signaling

1689- Se,    Selenium and breast cancer - An update of clinical and epidemiological data
- Analysis, BC, NA
OS↑, Clinical and epidemiological studies summarized here clearly demonstrate that Se status correlates with breast cancer survival
eff↑, one way to curb breast cancer mortality would be via Se supplementation, especially in patients with severely deplete Se status
Dose∅, A sufficient serum Se level is a prerequisite for adequate immune response and an appropriate serum Se level is identified to be around 125 μg/L [40].
*toxicity↝, Any serum Se level lower or higher than this is where health concerns arise.
eff↑, Se levels consistently correlate with survival, indicating that for a subset of breast cancer patients with low Se, Se supplementation can be used for therapeutic purpose.

1706- Se,    Selenium in Prostate Cancer: Prevention, Progression, and Treatment
- Review, Pca, NA
Risk∅, randomized controlled studies have shown that selenium supplementation does not prevent prostate cancer (HR: 0.95; 95% CI 0.80–1.13).
ChemoSen↑, In the context of combinatorial therapy, selenium has demonstrated promising synergistic potential in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Risk↓, Moreover, there is increasing evidence suggesting that selenium can serve as a preventive agent, and the levels of selenium in the bloodstream may be linked to the development of prostate cancer
toxicity↝, Interestingly, both low and high levels of selenium have shown potential implications.
Risk↑, Generally, lower serum selenium status has been correlated with an increased risk of cancer.
eff↑, Furthermore, foundational studies have proposed that antioxidants, such as vitamin E and lycopene [50], may enhance the effectiveness of selenium in preventing the formation of mammary tumors.
*toxicity↑, selenium supplementation after diagnosis and found that supplementation of 140 μg/day or more following a nonmetastatic prostate cancer diagnosis increased prostate cancer mortality.
RadioS↑, Sodium selenite, for instance, has demonstrated a significant enhancement of the radiosensitizing effect in both HI–LAPC-4 and PC-3 xenograft tumors
eff↓, Additionally, another study [59] provided valuable evidence indicating that prostate cancer patients with low levels of selenium and lycopene are more susceptible to DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation.
eff↑, Husbeck et al. highlighted that selenite increases sensitivity to gamma radiation in prostate cancer by reducing the ratio of GSH:GSSG
ChemoSen↑, while selenium supplementation alone did not demonstrate a positive effect on prostate cancer progression, it shows promise in enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy while mitigating their associated side effects during cancer treatm
ChemoSideEff↓,

1702- Se,    Supplemental Selenium May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women
- Human, Ovarian, NA
Risk↓, Women with the highest intakes of supplemental selenium (>20 μg/d) had an ∼30% lower risk of ovarian cancer than those with no supplemental intake
eff∅, There was also no association of dietary or supplemental zinc or copper intake with ovarian cancer.

1699- Se,    Vegetarianism and colorectal cancer risk in a low-selenium environment: effect modification by selenium status? A possible factor contributing to the null results in British vegetarians
- Analysis, CRC, NA
Dose↑, a food-based recommendation is desirable and Brazil nuts have been shown to improve Se status
eff↓, undoubtedly Se is a micronutrient of concern in plant-based diets in Se-poor areas
Dose↓, A dramatic decrease in the Se status in the UK had been observed over the 1980s in longitudinal studies on same subjects

1731- SFN,    Targeting cancer stem cells with sulforaphane, a dietary component from broccoli and broccoli sprouts
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓, A number of studies have indicated that sulforaphane may target CSCs
ChemoSen↑, Combination therapy with sulforaphane and chemotherapy in preclinical settings has shown promising results.
NF-kB↓, downregulation of NF-kB activity by sulforaphane
Shh↓, Inhibits SHH pathway (Smo, Gli1, Gli2)
Smo↓,
Gli1↓,
GLI2↓,
PI3K↓, Inhibits PI3K/AKT pathway
Wnt↓, Inhibits Wnt/b-catenin pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Nanog↓, sulforaphane was found to reduce the expression of SHH pathway components, as well as downstream target genes (e.g.,Nanog, Oct-4, VEGF and ZEB-1)
COX2↓, han et al. suggested that sulforaphane inhibited the EMT process via the COX-2/MMP2,9/ZEB1, Snail and miR-200c/ZEB1 pathways,
Zeb1↓,
Snail↓,
ChemoSideEff↓, More importantly, the combination therapy abolished tumor-initiating potential in vivo, without inducing additional side effects
eff↑, Broccoli sprouts contain approximately 20-times more glucoraphanin than broccoli, which represents typically 74% of all glucosinolates in the sprouts
*BioAv↑, Again, the bioavailability of sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts or broccoli sprout preparations heavily relies on the presence of plant myrosinase.

1729- SFN,    Discovery and development of sulforaphane as a cancer chemopreventive phytochemical
- Review, Nor, NA
eff↑, but mild heating of broccoli (60–70 °C) inactivated ESP and preserved myrosinase and increased SF yield 3–7-fold
angioG↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP2↓,

1728- SFN,    Broccoli sprouts: An exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens
- Review, Nor, NA
eff↑, 3-day-old sprouts of cultivars of certain crucifers including broccoli and cauliflower contain 10-100 times higher levels of glucoraphanin.All sprouts were grown with a 16-h light and 8-h dark photoperiod and a corresponding 25/20°C cycle for agar-gr
eff↓, The generally lower potencies of frozen broccoli samples may have been due to unfavorable storage conditions or to removal of glucosinolates during the blanching process

1727- SFN,    Glucoraphanin, sulforaphane and myrosinase activity in germinating broccoli sprouts as affected by growth temperature and plant organs
- Analysis, Nor, NA
eff↑, Sulforaphane formation was highest in cotyledon and lowest in root. Sprouts grown at 25 °C had higher glucoraphanin content
eff↓, Glucoraphanin content and sulforaphane formation declined with sprouts growth.

1726- SFN,    Sulforaphane: A Broccoli Bioactive Phytocompound with Cancer Preventive Potential
- Review, Var, NA
Dose↝, Most clinical trials utilize doses of GFN ranging from 25 to 800 μmol , translating to about 65–2105 g raw broccoli or 3/4 to 23 cups of raw broccoli.
eff↝, SFN-rich powders have been made by drying out broccoli sprout
IL1β↓,
IL6↓,
IL12↓,
TNF-α↓,
COX2↓,
CXCR4↓,
MPO↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓,
HSP90↓,
VCAM-1↓,
IKKα↓,
NF-kB↓,
HO-1↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Diablo↑,
CHOP↑,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
p38↑,
Fas↑,
PUMA↑,
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓,
Twist↓,
Zeb1↓,
Vim↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
E-cadherin↑,
N-cadherin↓,
Snail↓,
CD44↓,
cycD1↓,
cycA1↓,
CycB↓,
cycE↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
p50↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
GSH↑,
SOD↑,
GSTs↑,
mTOR↓,
Akt↓,
PI3K↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
IGF-1↓,
cMyc↓,

1494- SFN,  doxoR,    Sulforaphane potentiates anticancer effects of doxorubicin and attenuates its cardiotoxicity in a breast cancer model
- in-vivo, BC, NA - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF10
CardioT↓, SFN (4 mg/kg, 5 days/week) protected against mortality and cardiac dysfunction induced by DOX
*GSH↑, Rats Hearts: SFN and DOX co-treatment reduced MDA and 4-HNE adduct formation and also prevented DOX-induced depletion of GSH levels
*ROS↓, SFN reduces DOX-induced oxidative stress in the heart of non-tumor bearing rats.
*NRF2↑, activates Nrf2 in rat hearts during DOX treatment
NRF2∅, SFN does not interfere with DOX toxicity or Nrf2 activity in breast cancer cell lines
HDAC↓, SFN acts synergistically with DOX to inhibit HDAC and DNMT activity, decrease ERα detection and increase caspase-3 activity
DNMTs↓,
Casp3↑,
ER-α36↓, ERα levels in MCF-7, MDA-MB-231
Remission↑, SFN+DOX treatment (with a total DOX dose of 20 mg/kg) was able to eradicate the tumors in all rats by day 35 after tumor implantation
eff↑, SFN (4 mg/kg oral; 5 days/week for 5 weeks) with DOX (total of 10 or 20 mg/kg i.p. administered over 4 weeks) and showed that in combination with SFN, the dosage of DOX could be < by 50% while still eliciting the same anti-cancer effects as DOX alone
ROS↑, Increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), an altered redox status, and aerobic glycolysis for energy production distinguish highly proliferative cancer cells from normal healthy cells
selectivity?, ROS production... distinguish highly proliferative cancer cells from normal healthy cells

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

1482- SFN,    Sulforaphane induces apoptosis in T24 human urinary bladder cancer cells through a reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial pathway: the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress and the Nrf2 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24
tumCV↓,
Apoptosis↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑, Bcl-2/Bax dysregulation
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8∅,
cl‑PARP↑,
ROS↑, sulforaphane triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation
MMP↓,
eff↓, blockage of sulforaphane-induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis, was strongly attenuated by the ROS scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine.
ER Stress↑,
p‑NRF2↑, accumulation of phosphorylated Nrf2 proteins in the nucleus
HO-1↑, induction of heme oxygenase-1 expression

1483- SFN,    Targeting p62 by sulforaphane promotes autolysosomal degradation of SLC7A11, inducing ferroptosis for osteosarcoma treatment
- in-vitro, OS, 143B - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293 - in-vivo, OS, NA
AntiCan↑, has shown potential anti-cancer effects with negligible toxicity
*toxicity∅, (liver, kidney, heart, spleen, and lung) showed no evidence of toxicity associated with SFN treatment
Ferroptosis↑, results demonstrate the dependency of downregulation of SLC7A11 in SFN-induced ferroptosis in OS cells
ROS↑, elevated ROS levels, lipid peroxidation, and GSH depletion
lipid-P↑,
GSH↓, which was dependent on decreased levels of SLC7A11
p62↑, enhanced p62/SLC7A11 protein-protein interaction, thereby promoting the lysosomal degradation of SLC7A11 and triggering ferroptosis
SLC12A5↓, SFN induces ferroptosis of OS cells through downregulation of SLC7A11
eff↓, ferroptosis inhibitors Fer-1 (ferrostatin-1), DFO (deferoxamine), and Lip-1 (liproxstatin-1) substantially rescued the cells from SFN-induced cell death
GPx4↓, SFN treatment markedly reduced the expression levels of ferroptosis markers GPX4 and SLC7A11 in OS cells
i-Iron↑, validated the intracellular Fe2+ accumulation by SFN
eff↓, SLC7A11 overexpression notably reversed SFN-induced changes in the ROS level, GSH level, and lipid peroxidation
MDA↑, SFN treatment reduced GSH levels and increased MDA production, indicating the induction of ferroptosis
TumVol↓,
TumW↓,
Ki-67↓, subcutaneous tumors revealed significantly lower expression levels of Ki67, SLC7A11, and GPX4, along with upregulated LC3B in the SFN-treated group
LC3B↑,
*Weight∅, no significant difference in body weight was observed between the control and SFN-treated groups

1484- SFN,    Sulforaphane’s Multifaceted Potential: From Neuroprotection to Anticancer Action
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
neuroP↑, current evidence supporting the neuroprotective and anticancer effects of SFN
AntiCan↑,
NRF2↑, neuroprotective effects through the activation of the Nrf2 pathway
HDAC↓, histone deacetylase was inhibited after human subjects ingested 68 g of broccoli sprouts
eff↑, sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy
*ROS↓, protecting neurons [14] and microglia [15] against oxidative stress
neuroP↑, neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
HDAC↓, capacity as a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor
*toxicity∅, normal cells are relatively resistant to SFN-induced cell death
BioAv↑, SFN has good bioavailability; it can reach high intracellular and plasma concentrations
eff↓, However, it is important to consider that at lower doses, specifically 2.5 μM, SFN resulted in a slight increase in cell proliferation by 5.18–11.84% within a 6 to 48 h treatment window
cycD1↓, in breast cancer
CDK4↓, in breast cancer
p‑RB1↓, in breast cancer
Glycolysis↓, in prostate cancer
miR-30a-5p↑, ovarian cancer
TumCCA↑, gastric cancer
TumCG↓,
TumMeta↓,
eff↑, SFN emerged as a critical enhancer of ST’s efficacy by suppressing resistance in RCC cells, offering a potent approach to overcome ST monotherapy limitations.
ChemoSen↑, SFN may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy by increasing cancer cell sensitivity to the drugs used to treat them
RadioS↑, SFN may help protect healthy cells and tissues from the harmful effects of radiation
CardioT↓, Several studies have demonstrated the protective role of SFN in cardiotoxicity
angioG↓, In colon cancers, SFN blocks cells’ progression and angiogenesis by inhibiting HIF-1α and VEGF expression
Hif1a↓,
VEGF↓,
*BioAv?, SFN is well absorbed in the intestine, with an absolute bioavailability of approximately 82%.
*Half-Life∅, In rats, after an oral dose of 50 μmol of SFN, the plasma concentration of SFN can peak at 20 μM at 4 h and decline with a half-life of about 2.2 h

1454- SFN,    Absorption and chemopreventive targets of sulforaphane in humans following consumption of broccoli sprouts or a myrosinase-treated broccoli sprout extract
- Human, Nor, NA
*HDAC↓, SFN metabolites were reported to inhibit histone deacetylases (HDAC)
*eff↑, Plasma and urinary levels of total SFN metabolites were ~3–5 times higher in sprout consumers compared to BSE consumers
*eff↑, In sprout consumers (Fig. 2C inset), plasma concentrations were 2.4-fold higher after consuming the second dose than after the first dose.
*eff↑, Compared to the BSE, raw sprouts likely contain more fiber, which can slow gut transit and increase contact time between SFN and absorptive surfaces in the proximal gut.
*BioAv↑, Sprout 127.6 grams = 205uM±19.9 content yields SFN 0.5 to 2uM in plasma
*BioAv↑, Differences in SFN bioavailability among ingested forms of broccoli have largely been attributed to differences in myrosinase activity. Subjects consuming raw broccoli or broccoli sprouts containing intact myrosinase have higher recovery

1495- SFN,  doxoR,    Sulforaphane protection against the development of doxorubicin-induced chronic heart failure is associated with Nrf2 Upregulation
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*CardioT↓, SFN significantly prevented DOX-induced progressive cardiac dysfunction between 2-6 weeks and prevented DOX-induced cardiac function deterioration.
*NRF2↑, SFN upregulated NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)
*eff↓, protective effect of SFN against DOX-induced fibrotic and inflammatory responses was abolished by Nrf2 silencing.
*ROS↓, prevented DOX-induced cardiac oxidative stress

1496- SFN,  VitD3,    Association between histone deacetylase activity and vitamin D-dependent gene expressions in relation to sulforaphane in human colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, Caco-2
eff↑, data suggest that colon cancer cells respond to dietary components differently under different conditions.
VDR↑, in proliferating Caco-2 cells, D + SFN (P < 0.04) increased VDR expression and decreased CYP27B1
CYP11A1↓,
HDAC↓, Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor activity was assessed using HDAC I/II assay that measured global changes in acetylation status.

1501- SFN,    The Inhibitory Effect of Sulforaphane on Bladder Cancer Cell Depends on GSH Depletion-Induced by Nrf2 Translocation
- in-vitro, CRC, T24
Dose↝, SFN (2.5 µM) was shown to promote cell proliferation (5.18–11.84%) and migration in T24 cells, whilst high doses of SFN (>10 µM) inhibited cell growth significantly.
NRF2↑, induction effect of SFN on Nrf2 expression at both low (2.5 µM) and high dose (10 µM) was characterized by a bell-shaped curve.
GSH↓, highly dependent on Nrf2-mediated GSH depletion and following production. These findings suggested that a higher dose of SFN is required for the prevention and treatment of bladder cancer.
eff↑, GSH-depleting agent L-Buthionine-sulfoximine abolished the effect of SFN on cell proliferation.

1437- SFN,    Dietary Sulforaphane in Cancer Chemoprevention: The Role of Epigenetic Regulation and HDAC Inhibition
- Review, NA, NA
HDAC↓, 15 μM
HDAC1↓,
HDAC2↓,
HDAC3↓,
HDAC8↓,
eff↑, this evidence suggests that sulforaphane may also compromise DNA repair mechanisms in cancer cells with selectivity.
ac‑HSP90↑,
DNMT1↓, 10 μM sulforaphane in 6 days inhibited DNMT1 and DNMT3a expression by 48% and 78%, respectively
DNMT3A↓,
hTERT↓,
NRF2↑, enhance nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and increase expression of Nrf2-target antioxidant genes, including HO-1, NQO1, and UGT1A1
HO-1↑,
NQO1↑,
miR-155↓,
miR-200c↑,
SOX9↓,
*toxicity↓, broccoli sprout-infused beverage containing 400 μM glucoraphanin nightly for 2 weeks causing no adverse effects and being well tolerated in 200 subjects

1456- SFN,    Sulforaphane regulates cell proliferation and induces apoptotic cell death mediated by ROS-cell cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, PC, PANC1
tumCV↓,
TumCP↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
TumCCA↑, accumulation in the sub G1 phase
ROS↑, SFN caused a considerable increase in ROS in MIA PaCa-2 and PANC-1 cells as compared to the control group
MMP↓, SFN increased ROS level and γH2A.X expression while decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm).
γH2AX↑,
eff↓, (NAC) was shown to reverse SFN-induced cytotoxicity and ROS level.
*toxicity↓, HUVECs, used as normal control cells, did not show significant inhibitory effects at SFN concentrations below 20 μM

1458- SFN,    Sulforaphane Impact on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Bladder Carcinoma
- Review, Bladder, NA
HDAC↓, SFN’s role as a natural HDAC-inhibitor is highly relevant
eff↓, SFN exerts stronger anti-proliferative effects on bladder cancer cell lines under hypoxia, compared to normoxic conditions
TumW↓, mice, SFN (52 mg/kg body weight) for 2 weeks reduced tumor weight by 42%
TumW↓, In another study a 63% inhibition was noted when tumor bearing mice were treated with SFN (12 mg/kg body weight) for 5 weeks
angioG↓,
*toxicity↓, In both investigations, the administration of SFN did not evoke apparent toxicity
GutMicro↝, SFN may protect against chemical-induced bladder cancer by normalizing the composition of gut microbiota and repairing pathophysiological destruction of the gut barrier,
AntiCan↑, A prospective study involving nearly 50,000 men indicated that high cruciferous vegetable consumption may reduce bladder cancer risk
ROS↑, Evidence shows that SFN upregulates the ROS level in T24 bladder cancer cells to induce apoptosis
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8∅,
cl‑PARP↑,
TRAIL↑, ROS generation promotes tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) sensitivity
DR5↑,
eff↓, Blockade of ROS generation inhibited apoptotic activity and prevented Nrf2 activation in cells treated with SFN, pointing to a direct effect of ROS on apoptosis
NRF2↑, SFN potently inhibits carcinogenesis via activation of the Nrf2 pathway
ER Stress↑, endoplasmic reticulum stress evoked by SFN
COX2↓, downregulates COX-2 in T24 cells
EGFR↓, downregulation of both the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu
HER2/EBBR2↓,
ChemoSen↑, gemcitabine/cisplatin and SFN triggered pathway alterations in bladder cancer may open new therapeutic strategies, including a combined treatment regimen to cause additive effects.
NF-kB↓,
TumCCA?, cell cycle at the G2/M phase
p‑Akt↓,
p‑mTOR↓,
p70S6↓,
p19↑, p19 and p21, are elevated under SFN
P21↑,
CD44↓, CD44s expression correlates with induced intracellular levels of ROS in bladder cancer cells variants v3–v7 on bladder cancer cells following SFN exposure

1459- SFN,  Aur,    Auranofin Enhances Sulforaphane-Mediated Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hep3B Cells through Inactivation of the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, Liver, Hep3B - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
eff↑, sulforaphane significantly enhanced auranofin-induced apoptosis by inhibiting TrxR activity and cell proliferation compared to either single treatment
TumCCA↑, Sub-G1 cells
Apoptosis↑,
MMP↓,
BAX↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
ROS↑, combined treatment induced excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, treatment with N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a ROS scavenger, reduced combined treatment-induced ROS production and apoptosis.
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
TrxR↓, treatment with either sulforaphane or auranofin alone at low concentrations weakly inhibit TrxR activity Combined treatment significantly reduced TrxR activity and cell viability
BAX↑,
Bcl-2∅,

1460- SFN,    High levels of EGFR prevent sulforaphane-induced reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
ROS↑, Sulforaphane (SFN) has been shown to induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
EGFR↓,
eff↓, We present evidence that cells with high-level EGFR expression (CL1-5) are more resistant to SFN treatment than those with low-level expression (CL1-0)
TumCCA↑, S-phase
γH2AX↑,
DNAdam↑,
eff↓, Pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine prevented SFN-induced apoptosis in CL1-0 cells and production of γH2AX in both CL1-0 and CL1-5 cells.

1463- SFN,    Sulforaphane induces reactive oxygen species-mediated mitotic arrest and subsequent apoptosis in human bladder cancer 5637 cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, 5637
tumCV↓,
CycB↑, concomitant increased complex between cyclin B1 and Cdk1
p‑CDK1↑, of cyclin B1 and phosphorylation of Cdk1
Apoptosis↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
ROS↑, maximum level of ROS accumulation was observed 3h after sulforaphane treatment.
eff↓, ROS scavenger, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, notably attenuated sulforaphane-mediated apoptosis as well as mitotic arrest

1464- SFN,    d,l-Sulforaphane Induces ROS-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Gliomablastoma Cells by Inactivating STAT3 Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
Apoptosis↑,
Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS↑, SFN treatment led to increase the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in GBM cells
p‑STAT3↓,
JAK2↓,
eff↓, blockage of ROS production by using the ROS inhibitor N-acetyl-l-cysteine totally reversed SFN-mediated down-regulation of JAK2/Src-STAT3 signaling activation and the subsequent effects on apoptosis

1465- SFN,    TRAIL attenuates sulforaphane-mediated Nrf2 and sustains ROS generation, leading to apoptosis of TRAIL-resistant human bladder cancer cells
- NA, Bladder, NA
eff↑, Combined treatment with SFN and TRAIL (SFN/TRAIL) significantly induced apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑,
MMP↓,
BID↑,
DR5↑,
ROS↑, SFN increased both the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which is an anti-oxidant enzyme.
NRF2↑,
eff↑, Interestingly, TRAIL effectively suppressed SFN-mediated nuclear translocation of Nrf2, and the period of ROS generation was more extended compared to that of treatment with SFN alone.
eff↓, blockade of ROS generation inhibited apoptotic activity

1466- SFN,    Sulforaphane inhibits thyroid cancer cell growth and invasiveness through the reactive oxygen species-dependent pathway
- vitro+vivo, Thyroid, FTC-133
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
Apoptosis↑,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
EMT↓,
Slug↓,
Twist↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
TumCG↓,
p‑Akt↓,
P21↑,
ERK↑,
p38↑,
ROS↑, ROS was significantly induced in both FTC133 and K1 cells when cells were treated with 40 μM SFN for 4 h Several previous studies have shown that SFN induces ROS
*toxicity∅, we did not find significant effect of SFN on body weight and liver function of mice.
MMP↓,
eff↓, Like NAC, ASC treatment significantly attenuated anti-proliferative effect of SFN in these two cell lines

1467- SFN,    Sulforaphane generates reactive oxygen species leading to mitochondrial perturbation for apoptosis in human leukemia U937 cells
- in-vitro, AML, U937
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
MMP↓, collapse of MMP
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,
eff↓, quenching of ROS generation with antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine conferred significant protection against sulforaphane-elicited ROS generation, disruption of the MMP, caspase-3 activation and apoptosis.

1480- SFN,    Sulforaphane Induces Cell Death Through G2/M Phase Arrest and Triggers Apoptosis in HCT 116 Human Colon Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
tumCV↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase arrest
Apoptosis↑,
cycA1↑,
CycB↑,
CDC25↓, Cdc 25C
CDK1↓,
ROS↑, SFN induced the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, Ca[Formula: see text] and decreased mitochondria membrane potential and increased caspase-8, -9 and -3 activities in HCT 116 cell
Cyt‑c↑,
AIF↑,
ER Stress↑,

1469- SFN,    Sulforaphane enhances the therapeutic potential of TRAIL in prostate cancer orthotopic model through regulation of apoptosis, metastasis, and angiogenesis
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vivo, Pca, NA
eff↑, Sulforaphane enhanced the therapeutic potential of TRAIL in PC-3 cells and sensitized TRAIL-resistant LNCaP cells.
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
DR4↑,
DR5↑,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
BIM↑,
NOXA↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Mcl-1↓,
eff↓, quenching of ROS generation with antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine conferred significant protection against sulforaphane-induced ROS generation, mitochondrial membrane potential disruption, caspase-3 activation, and apoptosis.
TumCG↓,
TumCP↓,
eff↑, enhanced the antitumor activity of TRAIL.
NF-kB↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
MEK↓,
ERK↓,
angioG↓, combination of sulforaphane and TRAIL was more effective in inhibiting markers of angiogenesis and metastasis and activating FOXO3a transcription factor than single agent alone.
FOXO3↑,

1470- SFN,  Rad,    Sulforaphane induces ROS mediated induction of NKG2D ligands in human cancer cell lines and enhances susceptibility to NK cell mediated lysis
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, lymphoma, U937
eff↓, NK cell mediated killing was abrogated by N-acetyl cysteine in A549 and MDA-MB-231 cells suggesting a ROS mediated mechanism.
ROS↑,
NKG2D↑, ability to up-regulate natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) ligands and modulate the susceptibility of tumor cells to natural killer (NK) cell-mediated killing.

1471- SFN,    ROS-mediated activation of AMPK plays a critical role in sulforaphane-induced apoptosis and mitotic arrest in AGS human gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
CycB↑,
P21↑,
p‑H3↑,
p‑AMPK↑,
eff↓, compound C, an AMPK inhibitor, significantly blocked sulforaphane-induced apoptosis
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
ROS↑, sulforaphane provoked the generation of intracellular ROS
eff↓, sulforaphane provoked the generation of intracellular ROS; especially when ROS production was blocked by antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, both AMPK activation and growth inhibition by sulforaphane were completely abolished

1474- SFN,    Sulforaphane induces p53‑deficient SW480 cell apoptosis via the ROS‑MAPK signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Colon, SW480
TumCG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
MMP↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
ROS↑, increase in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
e-ERK↑, activation of extracellular signal‑regulated kinases (Erk)
p38↑,
P53∅,
eff↓, specific inhibitors for ROS, phosphorylated (p)‑Erk and p‑p38, completely or partially attenuated the SFN‑induced reduction in SW480 cell viability
ChemoSen↑, even at the lowest concentrations (5 µM), SFN increased the sensitivity of p53‑proficient HCT‑116 cells to cisplatin

1475- SFN,  Form,    Combination of Formononetin and Sulforaphane Natural Drug Repress the Proliferation of Cervical Cancer Cells via Impeding PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TumCP↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
eff↑, cytotoxicity of FN and SFN was determined to be around 23.7 µM and 26.92 µM, respectively. Combining FN and SFN causes considerable cytotoxicity in HeLa cells, with an IC50 of 21.6 µM
ROS↑, considerable ROS generation

1476- SFN,  PDT,    Enhancement of cytotoxic effect on human head and neck cancer cells by combination of photodynamic therapy and sulforaphane
- in-vitro, HNSCC, NA
eff↑, Cell viability was decreased significantly by combination treatment
tumCV↓,
ROS↑, ROS generation was also higher in combination treatment
eff↓, In combination treatment group, apoptosis and necrosis were decreased by administration of sodium azide (SA) which is scavenger of ROS.
Casp↑,

1478- SFN,  acet,    Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects of combination between sulforaphane and acetaminophen in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
eff↑, combination of SFN and APAP exhibited an inhibitory effect on inflammatory markers such as NO, iNOS, COX-2, and IL-1β, and this effect was more pronounced than the compound was used alone.
NO↓,
iNOS↓,
COX2↓,
IL1β↓,
ROS↓, combination of SFN and APAP at LOW doses decreased intracellular ROS formation

1508- SFN,    Nrf2 targeting by sulforaphane: A potential therapy for cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↑, RAW: higher amounts were detected when broccoli were eaten raw (bioavailability equal to 37%), compared to the cooked broccoli (bioavailability 3.4%)
HDAC↓, Sulforaphane is able to down-regulate HDAC activity and induce histone hyper-acetylation in tumor cell
TumCCA↓, Sulforaphane induces cell cycle arrest in G1, S and G2/M phases,
eff↓, in leukemia stem cells, sulforaphane potentiates imatinib effect through inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin functions
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Casp12?, inducing caspases activation
Bcl-2↓,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑, unbalancing the ratio Bax/Bcl-2
IAP1↓, down-regulating IAP family proteins
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Telomerase↓, In Hep3B cells, sulforaphane reduces telomerase activity
hTERT↓, inhibition of hTERT expression;
ROS?, increment of ROS, induced by this compound, is essential for the downregulation of transcription and of post-translational modification of hTERT in suppression of telomerase activity
DNMTs↓, (2.5 - 10 μM) represses hTERT by impacting epigenetic pathways, in particular through decreased DNA methyltransferases activity (DNMTs)
angioG↓, inhibit tumor development through regulation of angiogenesis
VEGF↓,
Hif1a↓,
cMYB↓,
MMP1↓, inhibition of migration and invasion activities induced by sulforaphane in oral carcinoma cell lines has been associated to the inhibition of MMP-1 and MMP-2
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
ERK↑, inhibits invasion by activating ERK1/2, with consequent upregulation of E-cadherin (an invasion inhibitor)
E-cadherin↑,
CD44↓, downregulation of CD44v6 and MMP-2 (invasion promoters)
MMP2↓,
eff↑, ombination of sulforaphane and quercetin synergistically reduces the proliferation and migration of melanoma (B16F10) cells
IL2↑, induces upregulation of IL-2 and IFN-γ
IFN-γ↑,
IL1β↓, downregulation of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-α, and GM-CSF
IL6↓,
TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓, sulforaphane inhibits the phorbol ester induction of NF-κB, inhibiting two pathways, ERK1/2 and NF-κB
ERK↓,
NRF2↑, At molecular level, sulforaphane modulates cellular homeostasis via the activation of the transcription factor Nrf2.
RadioS↑, sulforaphane could be used as a radio-sensitizing agent in prostate cancer if clinical trials will confirm the pre-clinical results.
ChemoSideEff↓, chemopreventive effects of sulforaphane

1513- SFN,  acetaz,    Next-generation multimodality of nutrigenomic cancer therapy: sulforaphane in combination with acetazolamide actively target bronchial carcinoid cancer in disabling the PI3K/Akt/mTOR survival pathway and inducing apoptosis
- in-vitro, BrCC, H720 - in-vivo, BrCC, NA - in-vitro, BrCC, H727
eff↑, Combining AZ+SFN reduced tumor cell survival compared to each agent alone, both in vitro and in vivo xenograft tissues.
tumCV↓,
Apoptosis↑,
P21↑,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
5HT↓, significantly reducing 5-HT secretion in carcinoid syndrome.
NRF2↑, AZ and SFN increased the expression of Nrf2 by 61% and 104%, respectively. Combination treatment further increased expression by 127%

1509- SFN,    Combination therapy in combating cancer
- Review, NA, NA
NRF2↑, chemopreventive properties that are thought to be due to potent upregulation of Nrf2
ChemoSideEff↓, chemopreventive properties
eff↑, combined SFN with taxol in treatment of prostate cancer cell line DU145, and observed that SFN potentiated the effects of low doses of taxol
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, induce G2/M cell cycle arrest in vitro and in vivo
eff↑, SFN positively enhanced bortezomib, lenalidomide, and conventional drugs, such as dexamethasone, doxorubicin, and melphalan in a synergistic manner
PSA↓, SFN has shown to significantly reduce levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (44.4% SFN group vs. 71.8% in placebo)
P53↑, SFN activates various anti-cancer responses such as p53, ARE, IRF-1, Pax-6 and XRE while suppressing proteins involved in tumorigenesis and progression, such as HIF1α, AP-1 and CA IX
Hif1a↓, while suppressing proteins involved in tumorigenesis and progression, such as HIF1α, AP-1 and CA IX
CAIX↓,
chemoR↓, SFN has thus shown to reduce chemoresistance and may be a potential agent to be used in conjunction with chemotherapeutics
5HT↓, SFN downregulates 5-HT receptor expression in Caco-2 cells

2556- SFN,    The role of Sulforaphane in cancer chemoprevention and health benefits: a mini-review
- Review, Var, NA
chemoP↑, sulforaphane (SFN) has surfaced as a particularly potent chemopreventive agent based on its ability to target multiple mechanisms within the cell to control carcinogenesis
HDAC↓, SFN's chemopreventative properties was also demonstrated in another study, where through its HDACi activity,
Hif1a↓, SFN inhibits hypoxia inducible factor-1 α (HIF-1α) and c-Myc, two angiogenesis- associated transcription factors
angioG↓,
CYP1A1↓, CYP1A1 reduction, MFC7
eff↑, Kallifatidis et al. reported SFN to potentiate the anti-cancer effects of cisplatin, gemcitabine, doxorubicin or 5-flurouracil on prostate cancer cell line MIA-PaCa2 while also increasing cytotoxicity of cancer stem cells
BioAv↑, Shapiro et al. reported that the chewing of fresh broccoli sprouts increases the interaction of glucosinolates with myrosinase and consequently, increases the bioavailability of SFN in the body (Shapiro et al. 2001).

3198- SFN,    Sulforaphane and TRAIL induce a synergistic elimination of advanced prostate cancer stem-like cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
Nanog↓, sulforaphane reduced the amount of Nanog, Sox2, E-cadherin, GATA-4, HNF-3β, SOX17, Otx2, TP63, Snail, VEGF R2 and HCG.
SOX2↓,
E-cadherin↓,
Snail↓,
VEGFR2↓,
Diff↓, sulforaphane, particularly in combination with TRAIL, reduces the levels of proteins required for self-renewal, differentiation, cell migration, the epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumorigenesis (
TumCMig↓,
EMT↓,
CXCR4↓, CXCR4 receptor, which is involved in migration and metastasis (42), was inhibited following the sulforaphane-only treatment
NOTCH1↓, Similar results were found for the Notch 1 receptor
ALDH1A1↓, Sulforaphane significantly reduced the ALDH1 activity from ∼30 to 12%; conversely
CSCs↓, data suggest that sulforaphane strongly inhibits stem cell signaling
eff↑, demonstrated that sulforaphane and TRAIL reduced the expression of the CSC markers CD133, CXCR4, Nanog, c-Met, EpCAM, CD44, and ALDH1 and the proliferation marker Ki67;

3301- SIL,    Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid
- Review, Var, NA
Inflam↓, graphical abstract
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCG↓,
angioG↓,
chemoP↑, The chemo-protective effects of silymarin and silibinin propose that they could be applied to decrease the side effects and increase the anti-tumor effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in different types of cancers.
radioP↑,
p‑ERK↓, fig 2
p‑p38↓,
p‑JNK↓,
P53↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
TGF-β↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Wnt↓,
Vim↓,
VEGF↓,
IL6↓,
STAT3↓,
*ROS↓,
IL1β↓,
PGE2↓,
CDK1↓, Causes cell cycle arrest by down-regulating CDK1, cyclinB1, survivin, Bcl-xl, Mcl-1 and activating caspase 3 and caspase 9,
CycB↓,
survivin↓,
Mcl-1↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
cMyc↓, Silibinin treatment diminishes c-MYC
COX2↓, Silibinin considerably down-regulated the expression of COX-2, HIF-1α, VEGF, Ang-2, Ang-4, MMP-2, MMP-9, CCR-2 and CXCR-4
Hif1a↓,
CXCR4↓,
CSCs↓, HCT-116 cells, Induction of apoptosis, suppression of migration, elimination of CSCs. Attenuation of EMT via decreased expression of N- cadherin and vimentin and increased expression of (E-cadherin).
EMT↓,
N-cadherin↓,
PCNA↓, Decrease in PCNA and cyclin D1 level.
cycD1↓,
ROS↑, Hepatocellular carcinoma: Silymarin nanoemulsion reduced the cell viability and increased ROS intensity and chromatin condensation.
eff↑, Silymarin + Curcumin
eff↑, Silibinin + Metformin
eff↑, Silibinin + 1, 25-vitamin D3
HER2/EBBR2↓, Significant down regulation of HER2 by 150 and 250 µM of silybin after 24, 48 and 72 h.

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

3307- SIL,    Flavolignans from Silymarin as Nrf2 Bioactivators and Their Therapeutic Applications
- Review, Var, NA
*NRF2↑, antioxidant and protective activities, which are probably related to the activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NFE2)-related factor 2 (Nrf2), known as a master regulator of the cytoprotector response.
*antiOx↑, many studies have been conducted in order to identify its different biological activities, such as antioxidant, chemoprotective, anti-inflammatory,
*chemoP↑,
*Inflam↓,
*BioAv↑, The design of silybinnano-emulsions using oil, surfactants, and co-surfactants (sefsol-218/Tween 80/ethanol) in oral administration was more capable of improving the SM hepatoprotective effect than SM alone [138].
eff↑, ↑ Induction of UGT1A7 with propolis, artichoke and SM (7.3, 5 and 4.5-fold respectively
*NQO1↑, ↑ activity of NQO1
TNF-α↓, ↑ SOD and GPx activity ↓ gastric inflammation: TNF- α, IL-6 and myeloperoxidase activity,
IL6↓,
*GSH↑, PC12 cells (normal) ↑ intracellular levels of GSH ↓ levels of ROS and MDA
*ROS↓,
*MDA↓,
eff↑, combination of SM with vitamin E and/or curcumin can be a good option for the treatment of liver injury induced by toxic substances
*hepatoP↑,
*GPx↑, 50 mg/kg of SM inhibits the synthesis of lipid peroxides, promotes the upregulation of Nrf2, and the enhancement of the activity of GPx and SOD enzymes, increasing antioxidant and cytoprotective defense, thus preventing gastric oxidative stress.
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑, treatment with SM at 200 mg/kg for 3 days improved oxidative stress by reducing MDA and increasing the activity of SOD, Cat, and GPx in lung tissue
*HO-1↑, These results were related to the upregulation of Nrf2, HO-1, and NQO1 in male Sprague-Dawley rats.
*neuroP↑, SM can exert neuroprotection against acrylamide-induced damage

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.

3294- SIL,    Silymarin: a review on paving the way towards promising pharmacological agent
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA
*hepatoP↑, It improves hepatic function, lessens hepatotoxicity caused by high acetaminophen intake, and can lessen oxidative stress in experimental mice, according to a study on animals
*Inflam↓,
*chemoP↑, moreover reducing the side effect of chemotherapeutic agents.
*glucose↓, Silymarin is effective anti-diabetic as it lowers serum glucose levels thus preventing the development of diabetic nephropathy
*antiOx↑, Various studies revealed that Silymarin could exert antioxidant properties in several mechanisms, which includes direct hindrance in free radical production,
*ROS↓,
*ACC↓, down-regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
*FASN↓,
*radioP↑, More studies have revealed radioprotective properties of Silymarin in the testis tissues of mice and rats
*NF-kB↓, Silymarin inhibits NF-kB, down-regulates TGF-ß1 mRNA
*TGF-β↓,
*AST↓, Silymarin significantly decreased the elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase in serum, and also reversed the altered expressions of α-smooth muscle actin in fibrotic tissue
*α-SMA↝,
*eff↑, Okda et al.[Citation76] currently reported that silymarin with ginger has significantly decreased the severity and incidence of liver fibrosis.
*neuroP↑, Researchers demonstrated that silymarin inhibits microglia activation, and protects dopaminergic neurons from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neurotoxicity
eff↑, The Silymarin with a selenium dose of 570 mg/d, for 6 months caused no side effects and was effective in reducing prostate cancer growth
ROS↓, Silymarin shows anti-cancerous properties considered to be linked to oxidative stress inhibition, apoptosis induction, growth cycle arrest, and mitochondrial pathway inhibition

3293- SIL,    Silymarin (milk thistle extract) as a therapeutic agent in gastrointestinal cancer
- Review, Var, NA
hepatoP↑, Silymarin has been shown to protect the liver in both experimental models and clinical studies.
TumMeta↓, In addition to its anti-metastatic activity, silymarin has also been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory activity
Inflam↓,
chemoP↑, The chemoprotective effects of silymarin and silibinin (its major constituent) suggest they could be applied to reduce the side effects and increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in various cancer types, especially in GC
radioP↑,
Half-Life↝, silibinin showed a 6-h half-life
*GSTs↑, Oral administration of silibinin leads to an increase in glutathione S-transferase (GST) and quinone reductase (QR) activity in the liver, stomach, lungs, small bowel, and skin, in a time- and dose-dependent manner
p‑JNK↑, Silymarin significantly up-regulated the levels of phosphorylated (p)-JNK, Bax, and p-p38, and cleaved poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), while it down-regulated Bcl-2 and p-ERK1/2 expression, in a dose-dependent manner.
BAX↑,
p‑p38↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
p‑ERK↓,
TumVol↓, Silymarin (100 mg/kg) decreased the tumor volume in an AGS xenograft mouse model and increased apoptosis in the tumors.
eff↑, resveratrol, lycopene, sulforaphane, or silybinin have been shown to have anti-tumor activity, along with relatively low-toxicity to normal cells. Therefore they could be used in combination
TumCCA↑, Silibinin induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase in MGC803 cells
STAT3↓, Silybinin down-regulated p-STAT3 protein expression and also its downstream genes (such as Mcl-1, survivin, Bcl-xL, and STAT3).
Mcl-1↓,
survivin↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Casp3↑, Silibinin increased caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA and protein expression levels.
Casp9↑,
eff↑, Therefore, the anti-cancer activity of silibinin might be enhanced by HDAC inhibitors
CXCR4↓, Silymarin significantly induced apoptosis and decreased the expression level of CXCR-4 in HepG2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.
Dose↝, It has been shown to be tolerated by patients at a large dose (700 mg) thrice per day over six months

3292- SIL,  Fe,    Anti-tumor activity of silymarin nanoliposomes in combination with iron: In vitro and in vivo study
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vivo, BC, 4T1
*antiOx↑, Silymarin (SLM) has been extensively investigated due to its potent antioxidant properties and demonstrated efficacy against cancer cells.
ROS↑, we hypothesized that the simultaneous administration of iron (Fe) could alter the antioxidant characteristic of SLM nanoliposomes (SLM Lip) to a prooxidant state
OS↑,
Weight↑,
TumVol↓,
eff↑, In the current study, silymarin nanoliposomes showed higher toxicity on 4 T1 cells when combined with iron sucrose.
Fenton↑, By exchanging iron species during the Fenton reaction (Fe3+ ↔ Fe2+), the ROS levels could increase

3289- SIL,    Silymarin: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*BioAv↝, silymarin’s poor bioavailability and limited thérapeutic efficacy have been overcome by encapsulation of silymarin into nanoparticles
*BioAv↓, Silymarin is barely 20–50% absorbed by the GIT cells and has an absolute oral bioavailability of 0.95%
Fas↑, silibinin, enhances the Fas pathway in most cancers cells by upregulating the Fas and Fas L
FasL↑,
FADD↑, silymarin triggered apoptosis via upregulating the expression of FADD (Fig. 2b), a downstream component of the death receptor pathway, subsequently leading to the cleavage of procaspase 8 and initiation of apoptotic cell death
pro‑Casp8↑,
Apoptosis↑,
DR5↑, silymarin promotes apoptosis through the death receptor-mediated pathway, contributing to its anticancer effects
Bcl-2↑, Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic protein, was decreased
BAX↑, Bax is also upregulated and leads to the activation of caspase-3.
Casp3↑,
PI3K↓, Silibinin inhibits the PI3K activity, leading to the reduction of FoxM1 (Forkhead box M1) and the subsequent activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway
Foxm1↓,
p‑mTOR↓, inhibiting phosphorylation of several key components in this pathway, such as mTOR, p70S6K and 4E-BP1
p‑P70S6K↓,
Hif1a↓, mTOR pathway signaling in turn may result in low levels of HIF-1α due to the unfavorable conditions of hypoxia.
Akt↑, silibinin activates the Akt pathway in cervical cancer cells. This activation of Akt could have some bearing on the overall antitumor activity of silibinin in cervical cancer cells.
angioG↓, silibinin inhibited STAT3, HIF-1α, and NF-κB, thereby reducing the population of lung macrophages and limiting angiogenesis
STAT3↓,
NF-kB↓,
lipid-P↓, silibinin delays the progression of endometrial carcinoma via inhibiting STAT3 activation and lowering lipid accumulation, which is regulated by SREBP1
eff↑, Sorafenib and silibinin work together to target both liver cancer cells and cancer stem cells. This combination operates by suppressing the STAT3/ERK/AKT pathways and decreasing the production of Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 proteins
CDK1↓, reducing the expression of CDK1, survivin, Bcl-xL, cyclinB1 and Mcl- 1 and simultaneously activate caspases 3 and 9
survivin↓,
CycB↓,
Mcl-1↓,
Casp9↑,
AP-1↓, hindered the activation of transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1
BioAv↑, Liang et al., created a chitosan-based lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles that boosted the bioavailability of silymarin by 14.38-fold

2217- SK,    Shikonin Inhibits Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis to Attenuate Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activating the Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway
- in-vivo, Nor, NA - in-vitro, Nor, HK-2
*ER Stress↓, shikonin alleviated ER stress-induced apoptosis in I/R mice
*SIRT1↑, shikonin activated Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling post-I/R
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*eff↓, inhibition of Sirt1 limited shikonin-mediated protection against ER stress-stimulated apoptosis in both animal and cellular models.
*RenoP↑, Shikonin pretreatment alleviates renal I/R injury through activating Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling to inhibit ER stress-mediated apoptosis.
*GRP78/BiP↓, The current study revealed that shikonin significantly downregulated GRP78, CHOP, caspase-12, Bax, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins levels in renal tissues of I/R mice and H/R-challenged HK-2 cells
*CHOP↓,
*Casp12↓,
*BAX↓,
*cl‑Casp3↓,

2364- SK,    Pyruvate Kinase M2 Mediates Glycolysis Contributes to Psoriasis by Promoting Keratinocyte Proliferation
- in-vivo, PSA, NA
eff↑, Shikonin or 2-DG treatment significantly attenuated the severity of skin lesions in animals
lactateProd↓, Lactate measurement showed decreased serum lactate levels in the Shikonin or 2-DG treatment IMQ-induced mice, compared with that in the IMQ treatment group
PKM2↓, results suggested that PKM2 inhibition may be an important approach for psoriasis treatment.

2358- SK,    SIRT1 improves lactate homeostasis in the brain to alleviate parkinsonism via deacetylation and inhibition of PKM2
- in-vivo, Park, NA
*eff↑, inhibition of PKM2 by shikonin or PKM2-IN-1 alleviates parkinsonism in mice
*PKM2↓,
*motorD↑, Behavioral tests showed that shikonin treatment improved the performance on rotarod, tail suspension, and olfaction (Figure 7B).
*lactateProd↓, Lactate in the CSF was reduced in shikonin-treated A30P mice

2230- SK,    Shikonin induces ROS-based mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in colon cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, shikonin suppressed the growth of colon cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo
Bcl-2↓, Shikonin induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, which was regulated by Bcl-2 family proteins.
ROS↑, found that shikonin dose-dependently increased the generation of intracellular ROS in colon cancer cells
Bcl-xL↓, generation of ROS, down-regulated expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential and activation of the caspase cascade
MMP↓,
Casp↑,
selectivity↑, shikonin presented minimal toxicity to non-neoplastic colon cells and no liver injury in xenograft models
cycD1↓, Cyclin D expression was decreased with shikonin treatment
TumCCA↑, induced cell growth inhibition by the induction G1 cell cycle arrest.
eff↓, NAC or GSH could block the shikonin-dependent burst of intracellular ROS

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↑, Shikonin induces apoptosis and autophagy in A375 cells and inhibits their proliferation
TumAuto↑,
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑, Shikonin caused G2/M phase arrest through upregulation of p21 and downregulation of cyclin B1
P21↑,
cycD1↓,
ER Stress↑, Shikonin significantly triggered ER stress-mediated apoptosis by upregulating the expression of p-eIF2α, CHOP, and cleaved caspase-3.
p‑eIF2α↑,
CHOP↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
p38↑, induced protective autophagy by activating the p38 pathway, followed by an increase in the levels of p-p38, LC3B-II, and Beclin 1
LC3B-II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
ROS↑, Shikonin increased the production of reactive oxygen species
eff↓, NAC treatment significantly decreased the expression of p-p38, LC3B-II, and Beclin 1.

2228- SK,    Shikonin induced Apoptosis Mediated by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Colorectal Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT15 - in-vivo, NA, NA
Apoptosis↑, shikonin induced cell apoptosis by down-regulating BCL-2 and activating caspase-3/9 and the cleavage of PARP.
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
GRP78/BiP↑, The expression of BiP and the PERK/elF2α/ATF4/CHOP and IRE1α /JNK signaling pathways were upregulated after shikonin treatment.
PERK↑,
eIF2α↑,
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
JNK↑,
eff↓, pre-treatment with N-acetyl cysteine significantly reduced the cytotoxicity of shikonin
ER Stress↑, Shikonin induced endoplasmic reticulum stress
ROS↑, Shikonin induced reactive oxygen species-mediated ER stress
TumCG↓, Shikonin suppressed the growth of colorectal cancer cells in vivo

2227- SK,    Shikonin induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and enhances chemotherapeutic sensitivity of gastric cancer through reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, GC, BGC-823 - in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901 - in-vitro, Nor, GES-1
selectivity↑, In vitro, SHK suppresses proliferation and triggers cell death of gastric cancer cells but leads minor damage to gastric epithelial cells.
TumCP↓,
TumCD↑,
ROS↑, SHK induces the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), depolarizes the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and ultimately triggers mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
MMP↓,
Casp↑, SHK induces apoptosis of gastric cancer cells not only in a caspase-dependent manner which releases Cytochrome C and triggers the caspase cascade
Cyt‑c↑,
Endon↑, nuclear translocation of AIF and Endonuclease G
AIF↑,
eff↓, NAC and GSH significantly inhibited SHK-induced death
ChemoSen↑, SHK enhances chemotherapeutic sensitivity of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin
TumCCA↑, SHK caused S-phase cell cycle arrest in SGC-7901 and BGC-823 gastric cancer cells
GSH/GSSG↓, We found that the GSH/GSSG ratio was significantly decreased when treated with SHK.
lipid-P↑, SHK increases lipid peroxidation and induces apoptosis in vivo

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↑, shikonin induced apoptosis of Huh7 and BEL7402 but not nontumorigenic cells.
ROS↑, ROS generation was detected
eff↓, ROS scavengers completely inhibited shikonin-induced apoptosis, indicating that ROS play an essential role
Akt↓, downregulation of Akt and RIP1/NF-κB activity was found to be involved in shikonin-induced apoptosis
RIP1↓,
NF-kB↓,

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↓, SK may induce apoptosis and autophagy by reducing the expression of PYCR1 and suppressing PI3K/Akt/mTOR
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
eff↑, SK reinforces its anti-tumor effects by downregulating PYCR1 in HCC cells

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
Apoptosis↑, Shikonin induced cell apoptosis and pyroptosis by triggering the activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase and gasdermin E by elevating intracellular ROS levels
Pyro↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
GSDME↑,
ROS↑,
COX2↓, shikonin induced the degradation of COX-2 via the proteasome pathway, thereby decreasing COX-2 protein level and enzymatic activity and subsequently inhibiting the downstream PDK1/Akt and Erk1/2 signaling pathways through the induction of ROS produc
PDK1↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
eff↓, Notably, COX-2 overexpression attenuated shikonin-induced apoptosis and pyroptosis
eff↓, NAC pre-treatment inhibited the shikonin-induced activation of the caspase cascade (caspase-8/9/3) and cleavage of PARP and GSDME in H1975 cells
eff↑, Celecoxib augmented the cytotoxic effects of shikonin by promoting the apoptosis and pyroptosis of H1975 cells

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↓, SKN inhibited colon cancer cell growth, suppressed both constitutive and IL-6-induced STAT3 phosphorylation, and downregulated the expression of ADAM17
p‑STAT3↓,
ADAM17↓,
Apoptosis↑, SKN promoted cell apoptosis, as evidenced by increased expression levels of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP in both cell lines
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
cycD1↓, SKN decreased the expression of cyclin D1 and cyclin E1, thus suggesting the disruption of the cell cycle and the suppression of cell growth
cycE↓,
TumCCA↑,
JAK1?, The inhibitory effects of SKN on the phosphorylation of both JAK1 and JAK2 in the two cell lines were also observed
p‑JAK1↓,
p‑JAK2↓,
p‑eIF2α↑, phosphorylation levels of eIF2α were enhanced by SKN (20 µM) in the HCT116 and SW480 colon cancer cells
eff↓, NAC decreased SKN-induced p-eIF2α expression and reversed the SKN-mediated downregulation of ADAM17 protein expression
ROS↑, suppressed the expression of ADAM17 mediated by ROS-associated p-eIF2α expression in the HCT116 and SW480 colon cancer cells
IL6↓, demonstrated that the antitumor effects of SKN on colon cancer cells were associated with its inhibition of the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway.

3051- SK,    Resveratrol mediates its anti-cancer effects by Nrf2 signaling pathway activation
- Review, Var, NA
Nrf1↑, Resveratrol is a natural compound that can activate the Nrf2 transcription factor
Apoptosis↑, In different cell lines, resveratrol can increase apoptosis and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.
TumCP↓,
eff⇅, But there is a controversy on whether activation of Nrf2 is of clinical benefit in cancer therapy or is a carcinogen?
chemoP↑, chemoprevention effects
eff↑, It has also been suggested that reduction in oxidative conditions in cancer cells may enhance the anticancer effects of antineoplastic drugs [4].
VCAM-1↓, Resveratrol was effective on angiogenesis through an inhibitory direct effect on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) generation and also inhibiting the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1generation and leads to preventing VEGF secretion
Hif1a↓,

1281- SK,    Enhancement of NK cells proliferation and function by Shikonin
- in-vivo, Colon, Caco-2
Perforin↑,
GranB↑,
p‑ERK↑,
p‑Akt↑,
NK cell↑, Shikonin had no effect on cells proliferation at 24 h, and enhanced cells proliferation at 48 h and 72 h at the dose of 1.56 ng/ml to 6.25 ng/ml. Meanwhile, Shikonin inhibits the cell proliferation at 100.0 ng/ml
eff↝, Meanwhile, Shikonin inhibits the cell proliferation at 100.0 ng/ml

1344- SK,    Novel multiple apoptotic mechanism of shikonin in human glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, Hs683 - in-vitro, GBM, M059K
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
MMP↓,
P53↑, upregulation of p53,
cl‑PARP↑,
Catalase↓,
SOD1↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
eff↓, Pretreatment with NAC, PFT-α, or cyclosporin A causes the recovery of shikonin-induced apoptosis.

2010- SK,    Shikonin inhibits gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting TrxR and activating the EGFR proteasomal degradation pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, H1975 - in-vitro, Lung, H1650 - in-vitro, Nor, CCD19
EGFR↓, Shikonin is a potent inhibitor of EGFR
selectivity↑, Shikonin exhibited selective cytotoxicity among two NSCLC cell lines (H1975 and H1650) and one normal lung fibroblast cell line (CCD-19LU).
Casp↑, Shikonin significantly increased the activity of caspases and poly (ADP-ribosyl) polymerase (PARP), which are indicators of apoptosis
PARP↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, intensity of ROS by greater than 10-fold
eff↓, NAC, an inhibitor of ROS, completely blocked apoptosis, caspase and PARP activation induced by Shikonin.
selectivity↑, the IC50 value of Shikonin in CCD19 (normal cells) is approximately 4-fold higher than that of HCC827, H1650 and H1975.

2009- SK,    Necroptosis inhibits autophagy by regulating the formation of RIP3/p62/Keap1 complex in shikonin-induced ROS dependent cell death of human bladder cancer
- in-vitro, Bladder, NA
TumCG↓, shikonin has a selective inhibitory effect on bladder cancer cells
selectivity↑, and has no toxicity on normal bladder epithelial cells
*toxicity∅,
Necroptosis↑, shikonin induced necroptosis and impaired autophagic flux via ROS generation
ROS↑,
p62↑, accumulation of autophagic biomarker p62 elevated p62/Keap1 complex and activated the Nrf2 signaling pathway to fight against ROS
Keap1↑,
*NRF2↑, activated the Nrf2 signaling pathway to fight against ROS
eff↑, we further combined shikonin with late autophagy inhibitor(chloroquine) to treat bladder cancer and achieved a better inhibitory effect.

2008- SK,  Cisplatin,    Enhancement of cisplatin-induced colon cancer cells apoptosis by shikonin, a natural inducer of ROS in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vivo, NA, NA
ChemoSen↑, combination of shikonin and cisplatin exhibited synergistic anticancer efficacy
selectivity↑, and achieved greater selectivity between cancer cells and normal cells.
i-ROS↑, By inducing intracellular oxidative stress, shikonin potentiated cisplatin-induced DNA damage, followed by increased activation of mitochondrial pathway.
DNAdam↑,
MMP↓,
TumCCA↑, induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest
eff↓, NAC and GSH were used in our experiment. The MTT results revealed that scavenging of ROS fully attenuated combined treatment-induced cell growth inhibition against HCT116 cell
*toxicity↓, combined treatment showed less cytotoxicity toward NCM460 normal human colon mucosal epithelial cells

2189- SK,    PKM2 inhibitor shikonin suppresses TPA-induced mitochondrial malfunction and proliferation of skin epidermal JB6 cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
PKM2↓, shikonin suppressed the tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) induced neoplastic cell transformation and PKM2 activation in the early stage of carcinogenesis.
chemoP↑, results suggest that shikonin bears chemopreventive potential for human skin cancers in which PKM2 is upregulated,
eff↝, PKM2 activity was increased by 2.5-fold in tumor samples than normal tissues
lactateProd↓, Shikonin Suppressed TPA-Induced Lactate Production
ROS↑, shikonin induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by the reactive oxygen species (ROS)/Akt and RIP1/NF-κB pathways
*ROS?, in our study, shikonin could preserve mitochondrial function and decrease the levels of ROS, leading to blocking PKM2 activation.
*PKM2↓,

2188- SK,    Molecular mechanism of shikonin inhibiting tumor growth and potential application in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, their induction of reactive oxygen species production, inhibition of EGFR and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway activation, inhibition of angiogenesis and induction of apoptosis and necroptosis
EGFR↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
angioG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
Necroptosis↑,
GSH↓, leading to the increased consumption of reduced glutathione (GSH) and increased Ca2+ concentration in the cells and destroying the mitochondrial membrane potential.
Ca+2↓,
MMP↓,
ERK↓, 24 h of treatment with shikonin, ERK 1/2 and AKT activities were significantly inhibited, and p38 activity was upregulated, which ultimately led to pro-caspase-3 cleavage and triggered the apoptosis of GC cells.
p38↑,
proCasp3↑,
eff↓, pretreated with the ROS scavengers NAC and GSH before treatment with shikonin, the production of ROS was significantly inhibited, the cytotoxicity of shikonin was attenuated
VEGF↓, shikonin can inhibit the expression of VEGF
FOXO3↑, Activated FOXO3a/EGR1/SIRT1 signaling
EGR1↑,
SIRT1↑,
RIP1↑, Upregulation of RIP1 and RIP3
RIP3↑,
BioAv↓, limitations caused by its poor water solubility, it has a short half-life and nonselective biological distribution
NF-kB↓, Shikonin can also prevent the activation of NF-κB by AKT and then downregulate the expression of Bcl-xl,
Half-Life↓, due to the limitations caused by its poor water solubility, it has a short half-life and nonselective biological distribution.

2186- SK,    Shikonin differentially regulates glucose metabolism via PKM2 and HIF1α to overcome apoptosis in a refractory HCC cell line
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vitro, HCC, HCCLM3
Glycolysis↓, shikonin treatment has been reported to inhibit glycolysis by suppressing the activity of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) and to induce apoptosis by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.
PKM2↓,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
OXPHOS⇅, Shikonin up-regulated mitochondrial biogenesis to increase mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in HepG2 cells, but displayed the opposite trend in HCCLM3 cells.
eff↓, insensitivity of HCCLM3 cells to shikonin treatment.

2201- SK,    Shikonin promotes ferroptosis in HaCaT cells through Nrf2 and alleviates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice
- in-vitro, PSA, HaCaT - in-vivo, NA, NA
*eff↑, SHK treatment significantly improved imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis symptoms in mice
*IL6↓, attenuated the production of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-17, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (i.e., TNF-α)
*IL17↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*lipid-P↑, enhancing intracellular and mitochondrial ferrous and lipid peroxidation levels
*NRF2↓, by regulating expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4) and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4)
*HO-1↝,
*NCOA4↝,
*GPx4↓, low dose SHK on LPS inhibited GPX4 and Nrf2 expression
*Ferroptosis↓, inhibited ferroptosis in psoriatic skin by reducing inflammation, ameliorating oxidative stress and iron accumulation.
*Inflam↓,
*ROS↓,
*Iron↓,

2213- SK,    Shikonin attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibiting NOD2/RIP2/NF-κB-mediated microglia polarization and neuroinflammation
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*neuroP↑, Shikonin treatment significantly reduced brain infarction volume and improved neurological function in MCAO/R rats.
*Inflam↓, Shikonin treatment significantly reduced microglial proinflammatory phenotype and levels of proinflammatory markers (inducible-NO synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α),
*iNOS↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL1β↓, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and IL-6), increased microglial anti-inflammatory phenotype and levels of anti-inflammatory markers (Arginase-1 (Arg1), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and IL-10),
*IL6↓,
*ARG↑,
*TGF-β↑,
*IL10↑,
*NF-kB↓, reversed the expression of Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) and phosphorylation receptor interacting protein 2 (p-RIP2), and suppressed nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signaling activation in the ischemic penumbra regions.
*eff↓, Furthermore, overexpression of NOD2 markedly attenuated the neuroprotective effects of Shikonin treatment in MCAO/R rats.

2210- SK,    Shikonin inhibits the cell viability, adhesion, invasion and migration of the human gastric cancer cell line MGC-803 via the Toll-like receptor 2/nuclear factor-kappa B pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MGC803
TumCA↓, Shikonin (1 μm) inhibited significantly the adhesion, invasion and migratory ability of MGC-803 cells.
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
MMP2↓, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2, MMP-7, TLR2 and p65 NF-κB
MMP7↓,
TLR2↓,
p65↓,
NF-kB↓,
eff↑, In addition, the co-incubation of Shikonin and anti-TLR2/MG-132 has a significant stronger activity than anti-TLR2 or MG-132 alone.
ROS↑, Shikonin-induced ROS generation

2215- SK,  doxoR,    Shikonin alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via Mst1/Nrf2 pathway in mice
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*cardioP↑, Mice receiving shikonin showed reduced cardiac injury response and enhanced cardiac function after DOX administration
*ROS↓, Shikonin significantly attenuated DOX-induced oxidative damage, inflammation accumulation and cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
*Inflam↓,
*Mst1↓, Shikonin protects against DOX-induced cardiac injury by inhibiting Mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (Mst1) and oxidative stress and activating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway.
*NRF2↑,
*eff↓, Nrf2 knockdown counteracted the protective effects of shikonin on cardiac injury and dysfunction caused by DOX in mice
*antiOx↑, Previous studies have shown that shikonin possesses direct and indirect antioxidant properties, as evidenced by its ability to restore SOD expression and GSH levels, as well as block oxidative stress
*SOD↑,
*GSH↑,
*TNF-α↓, shikonin decreased the elevlated cardiac TNF-α induced by DOX
BAX↓, Shikonin attenuated DOX-induced upregulation of Bax and the down-regulation of Bcl-2
Bcl-2↑,

2196- SK,    Research progress in mechanism of anticancer action of shikonin targeting reactive oxygen species
- Review, Var, NA
*ALAT↓, shikonin was found to mitigate the rise in ALT and AST levels triggered by LPS/GalN
*AST↓,
*Inflam?, demonstrated the anti-inflammatory properties of shikonin within two traditional mouse models frequently employed in pharmacological research to assess anti-inflammatory activities
*EMT↑, Shikonin stimulates EMT by weakening the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65
ROS?, naphthoquinone framework possesses the capacity to produce ROS, which in turn modulate cellular oxidative stress levels
TrxR1↓, Duan and colleagues demonstrated that shikonin specifically inhibits the physiological function of TrxR1 by targeting its Sec residue
PERK↑, In vivo Western blot of HCT-15(colon cancer) xenografts showed shikonin upregulated PERK/eIF2α/ATF4/CHOP and IRE1α/JNK pathways.
eIF2α↑,
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
IRE1↑,
JNK↑,
eff↝, oral shikonin did not demonstrate anti-tumor effects in the colorectal cancer model, intraperitoneal injection significantly inhibited tumor growth.
DR5↑, upregulation of Death Receptor 5 (DR5) in cholangiocarcinoma cells through ROS-induced activation of the JNK signaling cascade.
Glycolysis↓, inhibited glycolysis in HepG2 cells by suppressing the activity of PKM2, a critical enzyme within the glycolytic pathway
PKM2↓,
ChemoSen↑, The combination of shikonin with drugs can reverse drug resistance and enhance therapeutic efficacy
GPx4↓, shikonin conjunction with cisplatin overcame drug resistance in cancer cells, downregulated GPX4, and upregulated haemoglobin oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) inducing iron death in cells.
HO-1↑,

346- SNP,  RSQ,    Investigating Silver Nanoparticles and Resiquimod as a Local Melanoma Treatment
- in-vivo, Melanoma, SK-MEL-28 - in-vivo, Melanoma, WM35
ROS↑,
Ca+2↝, disrupt mitochondrial homeostasis of Ca2+
Casp3↑, x2-4
Casp8↑, x2-4
Casp9↑, x4-14
CD4+↑,
CD8+↑,
tumCV↓,
eff↓, NAC, an ROS scavenger, could efficiently protect B16.F10 cells from the cytotoxic effects of Ag+ even when exposed to high concentrations of Ag+ (250 μg/ml)
*toxicity↓, non-toxic in mice as evidenced by: 1) no significant change in weights during the study period and 2) no significant increases in the levels of liver enzymes, (ALP), (AST), and ALT

356- SNP,  MF,    Anticancer and antibacterial potentials induced post short-term exposure to electromagnetic field and silver nanoparticles and related pathological and genetic alterations: in vitro study
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Bladder, HTB-22
Apoptosis↑,
P53↑, Up-regulation in the expression level of p53, iNOS and NF-kB genes as well as down-regulation of Bcl-2 and miRNA-125b genes were detected post treatment.
iNOS↑,
NF-kB↑,
Bcl-2↓,
ROS↑, the present study evaluated the levels of ROS as well as the antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT)
SOD↑,
TumCCA↑, S phase arrest and accumulation of cells in G2/M phase was observed following exposure to AgNPs and EMF, respectively.
eff↑, Apoptosis induction was obvious following exposure to either ELF-EMF or AgNPs, however their apoptotic potential was intensified when applied in combination
Catalase↑, Catalase (CAT)
other↑, swollen cells, swollen nuclei with mixed euchromatin and heterochromatin, ruptured cell membranes

326- SNP,  TSA,    Modulating chromatin structure and DNA accessibility by deacetylase inhibition enhances the anti-cancer activity of silver nanoparticles
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Apoptosis↑,
ChrMod↝, effect on chromatin condensation
eff↑, combinational effect of HDAC inhibition and AgNP administration in HeLa cervical cancer cells

357- SNP,    Hypoxia-mediated autophagic flux inhibits silver nanoparticle-triggered apoptosis in human lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, L132
mtDam↑,
ROS↑,
Hif1a↑, HIF-1α expression was upregulated after AgNPs treatment under both hypoxic and normoxic conditions HIF-1α knockdown enhances hypoxia induced decrease in cell viability
LC3s↑,
p62↑,
eff↓, Hypoxia decreases the effects of anticancer drugs in solid tumor cells through the regulation of HIF-1α

2287- SNP,    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↑,

2286- SNP,    Short-term changes in intracellular ROS localisation after the silver nanoparticles exposure depending on particle size
- in-vitro, Nor, 3T3
*eff↑, These results indicate that the smaller silver particles were more cytotoxic and are consistent with the tentative theory that smaller AgNPs are more cytotoxi
*mt-ROS↑, increased mitochondrial ROS production in the presence of smaller AgNPs
*eff↑, smaller AgNPs particles induced higher levels of mitochondrial ROS

2835- SNP,  Gluc,    Carbohydrate functionalization of silver nanoparticles modulates cytotoxicity and cellular uptake
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
Dose↝, Values found were between 3.2 and 3.9 molecules sugar/nm2.
eff↑, glucose and citrate coated nanoparticles show a similar toxicity, galactose and mannose functionalized nanoparticles were significant less toxic towards both cell lines.
ROS↑, suggesting that the toxicity is mainly caused by oxidative stress related to ROS formation
eff↝, Many authors have argued that in fact the toxicity of nanosilver is only caused by the ionic form [24]
eff↑, Trojan-horse mechanism has been often discussed in literature as a responsible for toxicity of silver nanoparticles.
eff↝, although mannose and glucose-functionalized nanoparticles present similar cellular uptakes, observed toxicities were considerably different.
eff↑, Actually, in this study, glucose-capped nanoparticles present the highest toxicity as well as protein carbonylation, despite their moderate cellular uptake, compared with other nanoparticles.
eff↝, Observed toxicity was strongly correlated with intracellular oxidative stress, measured as protein carbonylation, but not to cellular uptake.

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

2837- SNP,    Trojan-Horse Mechanism in the Cellular Uptake of Silver Nanoparticles Verified by Direct Intra- and Extracellular Silver Speciation Analysis
- in-vitro, NA, NA
eff↑, Evidence we found indicates that the Trojan-horse mechanism really exists

2538- SNP,  SDT,  Z,    Dual-functional silver nanoparticle-enhanced ZnO nanorods for improved reactive oxygen species generation and cancer treatment
- Study, Var, NA - vitro+vivo, NA, NA
ROS↑, This study introduces zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) in situ loaded with silver nanoparticles (ZnO@Ag NRs), designed to optimize ROS production under ultrasound irradiation and offer significant advantages in tumor specificity and biosafety
eff↑, In conclusion, our findings confirmed that the ROS production ability of ZnO@Ag exceeded that of ZnO and is highly depended on the duration of US treatment in this study.
eff↑, The ZnO@Ag group had the most effective cell-killing effects under ultrasound (1.5 W/cm2, 50% duty cycle, 1 MHz, 5 min) than any of the other five groups
TumCP↓, ZnO@Ag significantly inhibited tumor cell proliferation, consistent with earlier tumor growth curve findings
toxicity↓, None of the intervention groups showed significant organ toxicity

2205- SNP,    Potential protective efficacy of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesised from earthworm extract in a septic mice model
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*Dose↝, The treated group received a single oral dose of 5.5 mg/kg of Ag NPs. 5 to 12 nm
*eff↑, Ag NPs treatment in septic mice significantly decreased liver enzyme activities, total protein, and serum albumin.
*RenoP↑, Ag NPs significantly enhanced kidney function, as indicated by a significant decrease in the levels of creatinine, urea, and uric acid.
*antiOx↑, Ag NPs showed a powerful antioxidant effect via the considerable reduction of malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels and the increase in antioxidant content.
*MDA↓,
*NO↓,
*hepatoP↑, hepatoprotective effect of Ag NPs may be attributed to their antioxidant properties
*toxicity↝, The Ag NPs dose is 1/10 of LD50, which is 5.5 mg/kg.
*GSH↑, GSH, SOD, GST, and CAT of the septic group. Meanwhile, the Ag NPs-treated mice showed a significant (p < 0.05) increase in all four parameters.
*SOD↑,
*GSTs↑,
*Catalase↑,

2207- SNP,  TQ,    Protective effects of Nigella sativa L. seeds aqueous extract-based silver nanoparticles on sepsis-induced damages in rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*eff↑, Treatment with AgNPs led to a notable reduction in damages of liver, kidney, lung, stomach and duodenum.
*RenoP↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*MDA↓, AgNPs treated groups reduced the levels of tissues MDA and increased the levels of tissues SOD and GSH.
*SOD↑,
*GSH↑,
*TNF-α↓, The expression levels of TNF-α mRNA and IL-1β mRNA were reduced in the rats treated by silver nanoparticles.
*IL1β↓,

1903- SNP,    Novel Silver Complexes Based on Phosphanes and Ester Derivatives of Bis(pyrazol-1-yl)acetate Ligands Targeting TrxR: New Promising Chemotherapeutic Tools Relevant to SCLC Managemen
- in-vitro, Lung, U1285
TrxR↓, accumulate into cancer cells and to selectively target Thioredoxin (TrxR),
eff↝, 2 µM was able to decrease TrxR enzyme activity by about 68%, compared with auranofin, which at the same concentration
ROS↑, cellular production of reactive oxygen species (ROS)

1906- SNP,  GoldNP,  Cu,    Current Progresses in Metal-based Anticancer Complexes as Mammalian TrxR Inhibitors
- Review, Var, NA
TrxR↓, 183(Au) was able to decrease TrxR activity by 50% at 4.20 nM
eff↓, IC 50 value calculated for 184(Ag) was 10.30 nM
eff↓, Conversely, 185(Cu) was found to be much less effective in inhibiting TrxR activity, with an IC 50 value of 89.50 nM

1907- SNP,  GoldNP,  Cu,    In vitro antitumour activity of water soluble Cu(I), Ag(I) and Au(I) complexes supported by hydrophilic alkyl phosphine ligands
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Melanoma, A375 - in-vitro, Colon, HCT15 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TrxR↓, In particular, [Au(PTA)4]PF6 was able to decrease by 50% TrxR activity at 4.2 nM
eff↓, C 50 value calculated for [Ag(PTA) 4]PF6 was 10.3 nM.
eff↓, Conversely, [Cu(PTA)4]PF6 was found to be much less effective in inhibiting this cytosolic selenoenzyme, with an IC50 value of 89.5 nM, roughly from 9 to 21 times higher than those calculated for silver and gold derivatives,
other∅, To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a phosphino silver complex acting as TrxR inhibitor.

1512- Squ,    Combination therapy in combating cancer
- Review, NA, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, Our lab showed that this antioxidant compound has cytoprotective properties against the side effects of chemotherapy.
*ROS↓, Squalene reduces ROS levels and upregulates glutathione levels among other detoxifying enzymes, with no effect on tumor cells as in neuroblastoma, small cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma xenografts
*GSH↑,
eff↑, Squalene appears to protect against chemotherapy toxicity and might be a potent adjunct to anti-cancer treatments.
chemoP↑, cytoprotective properties against the side effects of chemotherapy.

1575- statins,  Citrate,    Inhibition of Lung Cancer Growth: ATP Citrate Lyase Knockdown and Statin Treatment Leads to Dual Blockade of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) and Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase (PI3K)/AKT Pathways
- in-vitro, NSCLC, A549
eff↑, we find that statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, which act downstream of ACL in the cholesterol synthesis pathway, dramatically enhance the anti-tumor effects of ACL inhibition, even regressing tumors
HMG-CoA↓, statins, inhibitors of (HMG-CoA) reductase
eff↑, statins dramatically enhance the anti-tumor effects of ACL inhibition
AntiTum↑,
EGFR↓, reduce the growth of EGF receptor
eff↑, ACL knockdown cells, H2O2 induced more apoptosis, which was further amplified with statin treatment (Fig. 1I). These data suggest that oxidant stress can tip ACL knockdown cells into apoptosis and that statin treatment magnifies this effect.
ROS↑, suggesting involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the induction of apoptosis by PI3K inhibitors.
EMT↓, Reversal of EMT
E-cadherin↑, increase in E-cadherin
MUC1↑, Mucin staining in ACL knockdown tumors is markedly increased, further suggesting that differentiation is induced in this condition
p‑ACLY↓, Statin treatment downregulates the phosphorylation of ACL and AKT
p‑Akt↓,
eff↑, . In A549 cells, Na-citrate supplementation caused a slight downregulation of AKT phosphorylation

4151- Taur,  Gins,    Taurine and Ginsenoside Rf Induce BDNF Expression in SH-SY5Y Cells: A Potential Role of BDNF in Corticosterone-Triggered Cellular Damage
- in-vitro, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, This study shows that taurine and ginsenoside Rf act synergistically to increase the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells
*antiOx↑, Taurine is a crucial modulator of neuronal antioxidation and osmoregulation and is neuroprotective [2], alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress to mitigate hypoxia- and glutamate-induced cytotoxicity
*neuroP↑,
*eff↑, largest increase was observed when cells were exposed to taurine and g-Rf, which increased the expression of BDNF mRNA by 1.5-fold compared with that by g-Rf alone

3950- Taur,    Taurine Supplementation as a Neuroprotective Strategy upon Brain Dysfunction in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
- Review, Diabetic, NA - Review, Stroke, NA - Review, AD, NA
*Ca+2↝, taurine homeostasis can impact a number of biological processes, such as osmolarity control, calcium homeostasis, and inhibitory neurotransmission, and have been reported in both metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders.
*neuroP↑, taurine can afford neuroprotection in individuals with obesity and diabetes.
*other↝, Notably, both methionine and cysteine produced from protein degradation can generate taurine as an end-product
*pH↝, Taurine might counteract extreme mitochondrial pH fluctuations and help preserve mitochondrial physiology.
*ROS∅, Taurine is not able to act as a radical scavenger
eff↑, Taurine also decreased the activity of glutathione peroxidase and manganese-superoxide dismutase upon tamoxifen toxicity, which contributed to decreasing mitochondrial oxidative stress, measured through lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl content, a
*MMP↑, In sum, taurine supplementation is proposed to improve the function of the mitochondria, contributing to the preservation of mitochondrial membrane potential, proton gradient, and matrix pH that are critical for energy metabolism and efficient oxidat
*Apoptosis↓, Taurine was found to prevent apoptosis upon many noxious challenges
*other↝, The most striking neuroprotective effects of taurine were observed on the reduction of apoptotic rates and the improvement of neurological outcomes upon brain ischemia.
*ER Stress↓, prevention of mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress.
*Bcl-xL↓, reduction of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL and the increase of the pro-apoptotic Bax, preventing cytochrome C release from the mitochondria, and inhibiting the activation of calpain and caspase-3
*BAX↑,
*Cyt‑c↑,
*cal2↓,
*Casp3↓,
*UPR↓, prevent ischemia/hypoxia-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by inhibiting the unfolded protein response via transcription factor 6 (ATF6), protein kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK), and inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) pathways
*other↝, Altogether, one might speculate that taurine loss in patients with AD is linked to worsened cognitive deterioration.
*NF-kB↓, ameliorated the diabetes-induced increase of the transcription factor NF-κβ, involved in inflammatory processes, and the diabetes-induced reduction of Nrf2 and glucose transporters Glut1 and Glut3 in the brain.
*NRF2↑,
*GLUT1↑,
*GLUT3↑,
*memory↑, In mice fed a fat-rich diet, which develop metabolic syndrome, we recently demonstrated that 3% (w/v) taurine supplemented in the drinking water for 2 months prevented memory impairment

3960- Taur,    Versatile Triad Alliance: Bile Acid, Taurine and Microbiota
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*ROS↓, prevention of oxidative stress, and inflammation.
*Inflam↓,
*GABA↑, It serves as an agonist of GABAA receptors and, through them, exerts its neuronal inhibitory, anxiolytic, and calming effect
*memory↑, Consequently, taurine promotes emotional learning ability, memory, and cognitive performance
*cognitive↑,
*iNOS↓, It reduces inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), C-reactive protein (CRP),
*CRP↓,
*HO-1↑, In parallel, it increases the expressions of cytoprotective antioxidant proteins, such as heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), peroxiredoxin (PRX), and thioredoxin (TRX), in macrophages [74].
*Prx↑,
*Trx↑,
*NRF2↑, inhibits reactive oxygen species by Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap-1)/nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway
*GSH↑, enhanced liver antioxidant capacities via glutathione (GSH), Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT), decreased lipid peroxidation and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels [
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*lipid-P↓,
*MDA↓,
*eff↝, Similar to free taurine [62,63,64], TUDCA has proven neuroprotective properties which were researched in the models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
*GutMicro↑, taurine has been associated with inhibited growth of harmful bacteria, including Proteobacteria and especially Helicobacter, and also increasing the production of SCFA in mouse feces [351] as well as the metabolism of taurine by microbiota
other↑, Similarly, taurine plays a protective role in acute ischemic stroke

3422- TQ,    Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers
- Review, Var, NA
selectivity↑, TQ selectively inhibits the cancer cells’ proliferation in leukemia [9], breast [10], lungs [11], larynx [12], colon [13,14], and osteosarcoma [15]. However, there is no effect against healthy cells
P53↑, It also re-expressed tumor suppressor genes (TSG), such as p53 and Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in lung cancer
PTEN↑,
NF-kB↓, antitumor properties by regulating different targets, such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-Kb), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), and c-Myc [1], which resulted in caspases protein activation
PPARγ↓,
cMyc↓,
Casp↑,
*BioAv↓, Due to hydrophobicity, there are limitations in the bioavailability and drug formation of TQ.
BioAv↝, TQ is sensitive to light; a short period of exposure results in severe degradation, regardless of the solution’s acidity and solvent type [27]. It is also unstable in alkaline solutions because TQ’s stability decreases with rising pH
eff↑, Encapsulating TQ with CS improves the uptake and bioavailability of TQ but has low encapsulation efficiency (35%)
survivin↓, TQ showed antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic potency on breast cancer through the suppression of anti-apoptotic proteins, such as survivin, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-2
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Akt↓, treating doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7/DOX cells with TQ inhibited Akt and Bcl2 phosphorylation and increased the expression of PTEN and apoptotic regulators such as Bax, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspases, p53, and p21 [
BAX↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
CXCR4↓, inhibited metastasis with significant inhibition of chemokine receptor Type 4 (CXCR4), which is considered a poor prognosis indicator, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), vascular endothelial growth factor Receptor 2 (VEGFR2), Ki67, and COX2
MMP9↓,
VEGFR2↓,
Ki-67↓,
COX2↓,
JAK2↓, TQ at 25, 50 and 75 µM inhibited JAK2 and c-Src activity and induced apoptosis by inhibiting the phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT3 downstream genes, such as Bcl-2, cyclin D, survivin, and VEGF, and upregulating caspases-3, caspases-7, and caspases-9
cSrc↓,
Apoptosis↑,
p‑STAT3↓,
cycD1↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp9↑,
N-cadherin↓, downregulated the mesenchymal genes expression N-cadherin, vimentin, and TWIST, while upregulating epithelial genes like E-cadherin and cytokeratin-19.
Vim↓,
Twist↓,
E-cadherin↑,
ChemoSen↑, The combined treatment of 5 μM TQ and 2 μg/mL cisplatin was more effective in cancer growth and progression than either agent alone in a xenograft tumor mouse model.
eff↑, TQ–artemisinin hybrid therapy (2.6 μM) showed an enhanced ROS generation level and concomitant DNA damage induction in human colon cancer cells, while not affecting nonmalignant colon epithelial at 100 μM
EMT↓, TQ inhibits the survival signaling pathways to reduce carcinogenesis progress rate, and decreases cancer metastasis through regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT).
ROS↑, Apoptosis is induced by TQ in cancer cells through producing ROS, demethylating and re-expressing the TSG
DNMT1↓, inhibits DNMT1, figure 2
eff↑, TQ–vitamin D3 combination significantly reduced pro-cancerous molecules (Wnt, β-catenin, NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS, VEGF and HSP-90) a
EZH2↓, reduced angiogenesis by downregulating significant angiogenic genes such as versican (VCAN), the growth factor receptor-binding protein 2 (Grb2), and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), which participates in histone methylatio
hepatoP↑, Moreover, TQ improved liver function as well as reduced hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Zeb1↓, TQ decreases the Twist1 and Zeb1 promoter activities,
RadioS↑, TQ combined with radiation inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis more than a TQ–cisplatin combination against SCC25 and CAL27 cell lines
HDAC↓, TQ has inhibited the histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzyme and reduced its total activity.
HDAC1↓, as well as decreasing the expression of HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3 by 40–60%
HDAC2↓,
HDAC3↓,
*NAD↑, In non-cancer cells, TQ can increase cellular NAD+
*SIRT1↑, An increase in the levels of intracellular NAD+ led to the activation of the SIRT1-dependent metabolic pathways
SIRT1↓, On the other hand, TQ induced apoptosis by downregulating SIRT1 and upregulating p73 in the T cell leukemia Jurkat cell line
*Inflam↓, TQ treatment of male Sprague–Dawley rats has reduced the inflammatory markers (CRP, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and IL-4) triggered by sodium nitrite
*CRP↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*IL6↓,
*IL1β↓,
*eff↑, The TQ–piperin combination has also decreased the oxidative damage triggered by microcystin in liver tissue and reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) and NO, while inducing glutathione (GSH) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathi
*MDA↓,
*NO↓,
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,
PI3K↓, repressing the activation of vital pathways, such as JAK/STAT and PI3K/AKT/mTOR.
mTOR↓,

3403- TQ,    A multiple endpoint approach reveals potential in vitro anticancer properties of thymoquinone in human renal carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, RCC, 786-O
tumCV↓, TQ treatment clearly decreased cell viability in a concentration- and time-dependent manner.
ROS↑, TQ concentrations from 1 to 20 uM moderately increased ROS levels in approximately 20-30% comparing to control cells
TumCCA↑, an increase in the sub-G1 population was observed, especially at 30 μM,
eff↓, The co-treatment with GSH increases the cell viability of TQ-exposed cells
TumCI↓, As depicted in Fig. 8 (A-B), the % of invasion of 786-O cells treated with TQ (1 uM, 10 h) significantly decreased to 75.2% of controls

3415- TQ,    The anti-neoplastic impact of thymoquinone from Nigella sativa on small cell lung cancer: In vitro and in vivo investigations
- in-vitro, Lung, H446
tumCV↓, TQ reduced cell viability, induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, depleted ROS, and altered protein expression in associated signaling pathways.
TumCCA↑,
ROS↓, With regards to ROS in the current study, TQ dose-dependently decreased intracellular ROS levels in all SCLC cells except H446 cells upon 24-hour treatment with TQ.
CycB↑, TQ induced upregulation of cyclin B1 and cyclin D3 in H69-adherent and H446 cells, respectively. Cyclins A2, E1, and cdc2 were downregulated, while cyclin D3 was upregulated in H841-adherent cells
CycD3↑,
cycA1↓,
cycE↓,
cDC2↓,
antiOx↑, TQ acted as an antioxidant.
PARP↓, TQ downregulated intratumoral PARP
NRF2↓, TQ exerts its antioxidative effect by upregulating nuclear protein nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2), hence amplifying antioxidant response element (ARE) expression.
ARE/EpRE↑,
eff↑, To confirm that the antioxidative action of TQ is anti-survival for cells, H841 cells were employed as a model and treated with NAC. NAC confirmed that ROS depletion led to a decrease in the cell viability of SCLC cells.

3408- TQ,    Thymoquinone: A small molecule from nature with high therapeutic potential
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*neuroP↑, The neuroprotective effect of TQ has been seen in various neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Parkinsonism, anxiety, depression, encephalomyelitis and Alzheimer’s disease
*hepatoP↑, Hepatoprotective activity
*cardioP↑, Cardioprotective activity
*Inflam↓, Anti-inflammatory activity
*antiOx↑, TQ is well known for its antioxidant activity
ChemoSen↑, combination of TQ with chemotherapeutic drugs shows very promising effects in different types of cancers and against different diseases in preclinical studies
eff↑, Along with curcumin and fluoxetine, TQ shows good activity as compared to alone
eff↑, Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) activation lead to angiogenesis, which inhibited by a combination of resveratrol and TQ.
TumCP↓, TQ can inhibit tumor cell proliferation, inhibit carcinogen activation, arrest the cell cycle in different phases, induce apoptosis, inhibit proteasomes and inhibit angiogenesis.
TumCCA↑,
angioG↓,
cycA1↓, downregulation of cyclin A, cyclin D1, cyclin D2, cyclin E and cyclin-dependent kinases,
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
CDK2↓,

3411- TQ,    Anticancer and Anti-Metastatic Role of Thymoquinone: Regulation of Oncogenic Signaling Cascades by Thymoquinone
- Review, Var, NA
p‑STAT3↓, Thymoquinone inhibited the JAK2-mediated phosphorylation of STAT3 on the 727th serine residue in SK-MEL-28 cells
cycD1↓, levels of cyclin D1, D2, and D3 were reported to be reduced in STAT3-depleted SK-MEL-28 cells
JAK2↓, The JAK2/STAT3 pathway is inactivated by thymoquinone in B16-F10 melanoma cells
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Levels of β-catenin and Wnt/β-catenin target genes, such as c-Myc, matrix metalloproteinase-7, and Met, were found to be reduced in thymoquinone-treated bladder cancer cells.
cMyc↓,
MMP7↓,
MET↓,
p‑Akt↓, Thymoquinone dose-dependently reduced the levels of p-AKT (threonine-308), p-AKT (serine-473), p-mTOR1, and p-mTOR2 in gastric cancer cells.
p‑mTOR↓,
CXCR4↓, Thymoquinone decreased the surface expression of CXCR4 on multiple myeloma cells
Bcl-2↓, Thymoquinone time-dependently decreased BCL-2 levels and simultaneously enhanced BAX levels
BAX↑,
ROS↑, Thymoquinone-mediated ROS accumulation triggered conformational changes in BAX that sequentially resulted in the activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway
Cyt‑c↑, Thymoquinone effectively increased the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol
Twist↓, Thymoquinone downregulated TWIST1 and ZEB1 and simultaneously upregulated E-cadherin in SiHa and CaSki cell lines [82].
Zeb1↓,
E-cadherin↑,
p‑p38↑, Thymoquinone-induced ROS enhanced the phosphorylation of p38-MAPK in MCF-7 cells.
p‑MAPK↑,
ERK↑, The thymoquinone-induced activation of ERK1/2
eff↑, FR180204 (ERK inhibitor) significantly reduced the viability of thymoquinone and docetaxel-treated cancer cells [
ERK↓, Thymoquinone inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of A549 cells by inactivating the ERK1/2 signaling cascade
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,

3412- TQ,    Thymoquinone induces oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis through downregulation of Jak2/STAT3 signaling pathway in human melanoma cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, SK-MEL-28 - in-vivo, NA, NA
Apoptosis↑, Q treatment induced apoptosis in SK-MEL-28 cells
JAK2↓, Interestingly, constitutive phosphorylation of Janus kinase 2 (Jak2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) was markedly decreased following TQ treatment
STAT3↓,
cycD1↓, TQ treatment downregulated STAT3-dependent genes including cyclin D1, D2, and D3 and survivin
survivin↓,
ROS↑, TQ increased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, , whereas pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a ROS scavenger, prevented the suppressive effect of TQ on Jak2/STAT3 activation and protected SK-MEL-28 cells from TQ-induced apoptosis.

3414- TQ,    Thymoquinone induces apoptosis through inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signaling via production of ROS in human renal cancer Caki cells
- in-vitro, RCC, Caki-1
tumCV↓, TQ significantly reduced the cell viability and induced apoptosis in Caki cells as evidenced by the induction of p53 and Bax, release of cytochrome c, cleavage of caspase-9, and -3 and PARP and the inhibition of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl expression.
Apoptosis↑,
P53↑,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
p‑STAT3↓, TQ inhibited the constitutive phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) in Caki cells by blocking the phosphorylation of upstream Janus-activated kinase-2 (JAK2) kinases.
p‑JAK2↓,
STAT3↓, TQ attenuated the expression of STAT3 target gene products, such as survivin, cyclin D1, and D2.
survivin↓,
cycD1↓,
ROS↑, Treatment with TQ generated ROS in these renal cancer cells.
eff↓, Pretreatment of cells with ROS scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) abrogated the inhibitory effect of TQ on the JAK2/STAT3 signaling and rescued cells from TQ-induced apoptosis

3553- TQ,    Study Effectiveness and Stability Formulation Nanoemulsion of Black Cumin Seed (Nigella sativa L.) Essential Oil: A Review
- Review, Nor, NA
*AntiCan↑, antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, antidepressant, antifertility, antioxidant, anti-agiing, analgesic, hepatoprotector, cardioprotector, neuroprotector and others.
*Inflam↓,
*antiOx↑,
*AntiAge↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*cardioP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*eff↑, Nano-delivery system in the formulation of the black cumin seed (Nigella sativa L.) essential oil nanoemulsion as a whole shows that there is an increase in the stability of the preparation and the effectiveness of the active substance

3571- TQ,    The Role of Thymoquinone in Inflammatory Response in Chronic Diseases
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*BioAv↓, TQ has poor bioavailability and is hydrophobic, prohibiting clinical trials with TQ alone.
*BioAv↑, TQ nanoparticle formulation shows better bioavailability than free TQ,
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory effects of TQ involve multiple complex signaling pathways as well as molecular mechanisms
*antiOx↑, antioxidant activity from the inhibition of oxidative stress
*ROS↓,
*GSH↑, GSH prevented ROS-mediated oxidative stress damage
*GSTs↑, TQ was found to exhibit antioxidant properties by increasing the levels of GSH and glutathione-S-transferase enzyme alpha-3 (GSTA3)
*MPO↓, TQ significantly reduced the disease activity index (DAI) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, protecting the internal microenvironment of the colon.
*NF-kB↓, TQ reduced NF-κB signaling gene expression while alleviating the increase of COX-2 in skin cells induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
*COX2↓,
*IL1β↓, reduced the expression of inflammatory factors such as IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-6
*TNF-α↓,
*IFN-γ↓,
*IL6↓,
*cardioP↑, TQ may exhibit substantial effects in the control of inflammation in CVD
*lipid-P↓, TQ reduces lipid accumulation and enhances antioxidant capacity and renal function.
*TAC↑,
*RenoP↑,
Apoptosis↑, Breast cancer TQ induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest; reduces cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, and migration;
TumCCA↑,
TumCP↓,
TumCMig↓,
angioG↓, Colorectal Cancer (CRC) TQ inhibits the angiogenesis
TNF-α↓, Lung cancer TQ inhibits tumor cell proliferation by causing lung cancer cell apoptosis to significantly arrest the S phase cell cycle and significantly reduce the activity of TNF-a and NF-κB
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, Pancreatic cancer TQ significantly increases the level of ROS production in human pancreatic cancer cells
EMT↓, TQ initiates the miR-877-5p and PD-L1 signaling pathways, inhibiting the migration and EMT of bladder cancer cells.
*Aβ↓, TQ significantly reduced the expression of Aβ, phosphorylated-tau, and BACE-1 proteins.
*p‑tau↓,
*BACE↓,
*TLR2↓, Parkinson’s disease (PD) TQ inhibits activation of the NF-κB pathway. TQ reduces the expression of TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, TNF-α, IL-1β, IFN-β, IRF-3, and NF-κB.
*TLR4↓,
*MyD88↓,
*IRF3↓,
*eff↑, TQ pretreatment produced a dose-dependent reduction in the MI area and significantly reduced the elevation of serum cardiac markers caused by ISO.
eff↑, Curcumin and TQ induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and reduced cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, and migration in breast cancer cells
DNAdam↑, nanomedicine with TQ that induced DNA damage and apoptosis, inhibited cell proliferation, and prevented cell cycle progression
*iNOS↓, TQ significantly reduced the expression of COX-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)

1934- TQ,    Studies on molecular mechanisms of growth inhibitory effects of thymoquinone against prostate cancer cells: role of reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, C4-2B
ROS↑, A dose-dependent increase in ROS generation was clearly evident at this time point. Almost a 3.25-fold increase in ROS levels were observed with 75 and 100 umol/L of TQ in both PC-3 and C4-2B cells.
GSH↓, GSH levels were significantly decreased by 50 and 100 umol/L TQ, showing 35% and 65% reductions in GSH levels
eff↓, Pretreatment with NAC protected PC-3 and C4-2B cells against TQ-induced ROS generation and growth inhibition

1933- TQ,    Thymoquinone: potential cure for inflammatory disorders and cancer
- Review, Var, NA
antiOx↑, Its anti-oxidant/anti-inflammatory effect has been reported in various disease models. Potent free radical and superoxide radical scavenger at both nanomolar and micromolar range, respectively
Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑, anticancer effect(s) of thymoquinone are mediated through different modes of action, including anti-proliferation, apoptosis induction, cell cycle arrest, ROS generation and anti-metastasis/anti-angiogenesis.
TumCCA↑, Thymoquinone was also shown to induce G0/G1 arrest
ROS↑, activation of caspases and generation of ROS.
angioG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑,
eff↑, combination of thymoquinone and conventional chemotherapeutic drugs could produce greater therapeutic effect as well as reduce the toxicity of the latter
eff↝, TQ has been reported to exert anti-oxidant activity at lower concentration, but at higher concentration, it showed significant pro-oxidant effects. Whether TQ can act as a pro-oxidant or antioxidant can also be attributed cell type

2129- TQ,  doxoR,    Thymoquinone up-regulates PTEN expression and induces apoptosis in doxorubicin-resistant human breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
ChemoSen↑, TQ greatly inhibits doxorubicin-resistant human breast cancer MCF-7/DOX cell proliferation
PTEN↑, TQ treatment increased cellular levels of PTEN proteins
p‑Akt↓, resulting in a substantial decrease of phosphorylated Akt, a known regulator of cell survival.
TumCCA↑, TQ arrested MCF-7/DOX cells at G2/M phase and increased cellular levels of p53 and p21 proteins.
P53↑,
P21↑,
Apoptosis↑, TQ-induced apoptosis was associated with disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential and activation of caspases and PARP cleavage in MCF-7/DOX cells.
MMP↓,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑, TQ treatment increased Bax/Bcl2 ratio via up-regulating Bax and down-regulating Bcl2 proteins.
eff↓, PTEN silencing by target specific siRNA enabled the suppression of TQ-induced apoptosis resulting in increased cell survival.
DNAdam↓, TQ treatment arrests MCF-7/DOX Cells in G2/M phase and induces DNA damage
p‑γH2AX↑, time-dependent increase in the phosphorylation of H2AX was observed following TQ treatment
ROS↑, DNA damage caused by TQ induced reactive species and oxidative stress.

2130- TQ,    Thymoquinone Attenuates Brain Injury via an Anti-oxidative Pathway in a Status Epilepticus Rat Model
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*eff↑, Latency to SE increased in the TQ-pretreated group compared with rats in the model group, while the total power was significantly lower.
*memory↑, TQ may also have a protective effect on learning and memory function.
*NRF2↑, TQ-pretreatment significantly increased the expression of Nrf2, HO-1 proteins and SOD in the hippocampus.
*HO-1↑,
*SOD↑,
*ROS↓, mechanism may be mediated by modulation of an antioxidative pathway.

2131- TQ,    Therapeutic impact of thymoquninone to alleviate ischemic brain injury via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway
- in-vitro, Stroke, NA - in-vivo, Nor, NA
*eff↑, TQ significantly mitigates brain damage and motor dysfunction after ischemic stroke.
*OS↑, observations coincided with curtailed cell death, inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy
*Inflam↓,
*ROS↓,
*NRF2↑, Most importantly, Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway activation by TQ was vital in the modulation of the above processes
*HO-1↑,

2135- TQ,    Thymoquinone induces heme oxygenase-1 expression in HaCaT cells via Nrf2/ARE activation: Akt and AMPKα as upstream targets
- in-vitro, Nor, HaCaT
*HO-1↑, TQ induced the expression of HO-1 in HaCaT/ Cells treated with TQ (1, 5, 10, 20 lM) for 6 h induced the expression of HO-1 protein. maximal induction observed until 12 h and then returned to basal level time thereafter
*NRF2↑, Treatment with TQ increased the localization of nuclear factor (NF)-erythroid2-(E2)-related factor-2 (Nrf2) in the nucleus and elevated the antioxidant response element (ARE)-reporter gene activity.
*e-ERK↑, TQ induced the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), Akt and cyclic AMP-activated protein kinase-α (AMPKα).
*e-Akt↑,
*AMPKα↑,
*ROS⇅, Treatment of HaCaT cells with TQ resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in the intracellular accumulation of ROS (most occurs at 20uM concentration -see figure 5A) (later it drops the ROS)
*eff↓, pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) abrogated TQ-induced ROS accumulation, Akt and AMPKα activation, Nrf2 nuclear localization, the ARE-luciferase activity, and HO-1 expression in HaCaT cells
*tumCV∅, does not change much 1-20uM of TQ (normal cells) see figure 1A

2127- TQ,    Therapeutic Potential of Thymoquinone in Glioblastoma Treatment: Targeting Major Gliomagenesis Signaling Pathways
- Review, GBM, NA
chemoP↑, TQ can specifically sensitize tumor cells towards conventional cancer treatments and minimize therapy-associated toxic effects in normal cells
ChemoSen↑,
BioAv↑, TQ adds another advantage in overcoming blood-brain barrier
PTEN↑, TQ upregulates PTEN signaling [72, 73], interferes with PI3K/Akt signaling and promotes G(1) arrest, downregulates PI3K/Akt
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
TumCCA↓,
NF-kB↓, and NF-κB and their regulated gene products, such as p-AKT, p65, XIAP, Bcl-2, COX-2, and VEGF, and attenuates mTOR activity
p‑Akt↓,
p65↓,
XIAP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
COX2↓,
VEGF↓,
mTOR↓,
RAS↓, Studies in colorectal cancer have demonstrated that TQ inhibits the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling
Raf↓,
MEK↓,
ERK↓,
MMP2↓, Multiple studies have reported that TQ downregulates FAC and reduces the secretion of MMP-2 and MMP-9 and thereby reduces GBM cells migration, adhesion, and invasion
MMP9↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Casp↑, caspase activation and PARP cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
ROS⇅, TQ is hypothesized to act as an antoxidant at lower concentrations and a prooxidant at higher concentrations depending on its environment [89]
ROS↑, In tumor cells specifically, TQ generates ROS production that leads to reduced expression of prosurvival genes, loss of mitochondrial potential,
MMP↓,
eff↑, elevated level of ROS generation and simultaneous DNA damage when treated with a combination of TQ and artemisinin
Telomerase↓, inhibition of telomerase by TQ through the formation of G-quadruplex DNA stabilizer, subsequently leads to rapid DNA damage which can eventually induce apoptosis in cancer cells specifically
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
STAT3↓, TQ has shown to suppress STAT3 in myeloma, gastric, and colon cancer [86, 171, 172]
RadioS↑, TQ might enhance radiation therapeutic benefit by enhancing the cytotoxic efficacy of radiation through modulation of cell cycle and apoptosis [31]

2125- TQ,    Thymoquinone Selectively Kills Hypoxic Renal Cancer Cells by Suppressing HIF-1α-Mediated Glycolysis
- in-vitro, RCC, RCC4 - in-vitro, RCC, Caki-1
Hif1a↓, TQ reduced HIF-1α protein levels in renal cancer cells. In addition, decreased HIF-1α levels in both cytoplasm and nucleus after treatment with 10 μM of TQ were observed in Caki-1 cells
eff↝, suggesting that suppression of HIF-1α by TQ may be connected to Hsp90-mediated HIF-1α stabilization
uPAR↓, significantly downregulated the hypoxia-induced tumor promoting HIF-1α target genes, such as FN1, LOXL2, uPAR, VEGF, CA-IX, PDK1, GLUT1, and LDHA, in TQ-treated Caki-1
VEGF↓,
CAIX↓,
PDK1↓,
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓,
Glycolysis↓, we found that TQ significantly increases glucose levels in hypoxic Caki-1 and A498 cultured medium, indicating that hypoxia-induced anaerobic glycolysis is significantly suppressed by TQ treatment
e-lactateProd↓, Consistent with suppression of hypoxic glycolysis by TQ treatment, increased extracellular lactate levels under hypoxia were decreased in TQ-treated Caki-1 and A498 renal cancer cells
i-ATP↓, intracellular ATP levels were significantly decreased in TQ-treated Caki-1 and A498 cells under hypoxia

2123- TQ,    Thymoquinone suppresses growth and induces apoptosis via generation of reactive oxygen species in primary effusion lymphoma
- in-vitro, lymphoma, PEL
Akt↓, TQ treatment results in down-regulation of constitutive activation of AKT via generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ROS↑,
BAX↓, and it causes conformational changes in Bax protein, leading to loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and release of cytochrome c to the cytosol.
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
eff↑, subtoxic doses of TQ sensitized PEL cells to TRAIL via up-regulation of DR5
Casp9↑, TQ-induced signaling causes caspase-9/3 activation and PARP cleavage in PEL cells
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
DR5↑, TQ-induced ROS generation regulates up-regulation of DR5

2121- TQ,    Thymoquinone Inhibits Tumor Growth and Induces Apoptosis in a Breast Cancer Xenograft Mouse Model: The Role of p38 MAPK and ROS
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
p‑p38↑, Here, we show that TQ induced p38 phosphorylation and ROS production in breast cancer cells
ROS↑,
TumCP↓, These inductions were found to be responsible for TQ’s anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effect
eff↑, TQ treatment was found to suppress the tumor growth and this effect was further enhanced by combination with doxorubicin
XIAP↓, TQ also inhibited the protein expression of anti-apoptotic genes, such as XIAP, survivin, Bcl-xL and Bcl-2, in breast cancer cells and breast tumor xenograf
survivin↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Ki-67↓, Reduced Ki67 and increased TUNEL staining were observed in TQ-treated tumors
*Catalase↑, TQ was also found to increase the level of catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione in mouse liver tissues.
*SOD↑,
*GSH↑,
hepatoP↑,
p‑MAPK↑, TQ significantly up-regulated the phosphorylation of various MAPKs in MCF-7 cells
JNK↓, The increase of JNK and p38 protein phosphorylation was found to be maximal at 12 h
eff↓, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) prevents TQ-induced ROS production

2120- TQ,    Thymoquinone induces apoptosis of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells through ROS-mediated suppression of STAT3
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A431
ROS↑, The induction of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) by TQ was evaluated by 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate staining.
Apoptosis↑, Treatment of A431 cells with TQ-induced apoptosis, which was associated with the induction of p53 and Bax, inhibition of Mdm2, Bcl-2, and Bcl-xl expression, and activation of caspase-9, -7, and -3
P53↑,
BAX↑,
MDM2↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
Casp9↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp3↑,
STAT3↓, Moreover, the expression of STAT3 target gene products, cyclin D1 and survivin, was attenuated by TQ treatment.
cycD1↓,
survivin↓,
eff↓, The generation of ROS was increased during TQ-induced apoptosis, and the pretreatment of N-acetyl cysteine, a ROS scavenger, reversed the apoptotic effect of TQ

2101- TQ,    HDAC inhibition by Nigella sativa L. sprouts extract in hepatocellular carcinoma: an approach to study anti-cancer potential
- Study, HCC, NA
HDAC↓, bioactive compound of N. sativa, i.e. thymoquinone, also showed a good binding affinity with the HDAC protein (3MAX) with a stable interaction in an in silico study
eff↑, Extract of 5thday sprout N. sativa has been already testified to be more active towards HepG2 cells as compared to seed extract.
eff↑, The amounts of TQ and THY were 2.22 mg/mL and 3.92 mg/mL respectively in seed extracts whereas it was 4.88 mg/mL and 3.22 mg/mL respectively in 5d sprout extract
AntiCan↑, This study also showed first time 5d sprout of N. sativa inhibited the expression of HDAC and showed anti- cancer activity.

2098- TQ,    Anticancer activity of Nigella sativa (black seed) and its relationship with the thermal processing and quinone composition of the seed
- in-vitro, Colon, MC38 - in-vitro, lymphoma, L428
NF-kB↓, effect of the different methods of thermal processing on the ability of the obtained NS oil to inhibit the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway was then investigated in Hodgkin’s lymphoma (L428) cells.
eff↑, heating the NS seeds to 50°C, 100°C, or 150°C produced oil with a strong ability to inhibit tumor cell growth;
eff↓, no heating or heating to 25°C had a mild antiproliferative effect; and heating to 200°C or 250°C had no effect.

2096- TQ,    Effect of total hydroalcholic extract of Nigella sativa and its n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions on ACHN and GP-293 cell lines
- in-vitro, Nor, GP-293 - in-vitro, Kidney, ACHN
selectivity↑, The effect of the total extract in inducing apoptosis after 48 hours in the ACHN cell line was greater than in GP-293
eff↝, results of this study showed that the effect of the ethyl acetate fraction, which consists of semipolar compounds,16 is higher than the n-hexane fraction, which has nonpolar compounds such as fats and lipids.

2095- TQ,    Review on the Potential Therapeutic Roles of Nigella sativa in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer: Involvement of Apoptosis
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction, ROS generation
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
Cyt‑c↑, release of mitochondrial cytochrome C, an increase in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, activations of caspases-3, -9 and -8, cleavage of PARP
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑, increased expressions of p53 and p21,
P21↑,
cMyc↓, decreased expressions of oncoproteins (c-Myc), human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), cyclin D1, and cyclin-dependent kinase-4 (CDK-4).
hTERT↓,
cycD1↓,
CDK4↓,
NF-kB↓, inhibited NF-κB activation
IAP1↓, (IAP1, IAP2, XIAP Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and survivin), proliferative (cyclin D1, cyclooxygenase-2, and c-Myc), and angiogenic (matrix metalloproteinase-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor)
IAP2↓,
XIAP↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
survivin↓,
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,
VEGF↓,
eff↑, combination of TQ and cisplatin in the treatment of lung cancer in a mouse xenograft model showed that TQ was able to inhibit cell proliferation (nearly 90%), reduce cell viability, induce apoptosis, and reduce tumor volume and tumor weight

2106- TQ,    Cancer: Thymoquinone antioxidant/pro-oxidant effect as potential anticancer remedy
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, The anticancer power of TQ is accomplished by several aspects; including promotion of apoptosis, arrest of cell cycle and ROS generation.
TumCCA↑,
ROS↑,
*Catalase↑, activation of antioxidant cytoprotective enzymes including, CAT, SOD, glutathione reductase (GR) [80], glutathione-S-transferase (GST) [81] and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) - scavenging H2O2 and superoxide radicals and preventing lipid peroxidation
*SOD↑,
*GR↑,
*GSTA1↓,
*GPx↑,
*H2O2↓,
*ROS↓,
*lipid-P↓,
*HO-1↑, application of TQ to HaCaT (normal) cells promoted the expression of HO-1 in a concentration and time-dependent pattern
p‑Akt↓, TQ could induce ROS which provoked phosphorylation and activation of Akt and AMPK-α
AMPKα↑,
NK cell↑, TQ was outlined to enhance natural killer (NK) cells activity
selectivity↑, Many researchers have noticed that the growth inhibitory potential of TQ is particular to cancer cells
Dose↝, Moreover, TQ has a dual effect in which it can acts as both pro-oxidant and antioxidant in a dose-dependent manner; it acts as an antioxidant at low concentration whereas, at higher concentrations it possess pro-oxidant property
eff↑, Pro-oxidant property of TQ occurs in the presence of metal ions including copper and iron which induce conversion of TQ into semiquinone. This leads to generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causing DNA damage and induction of cellular apoptosis
GSH↓, TQ for one hour resulted in three-fold increase of ROS while reduced GSH level by 60%
eff↓, pre-treatment of cells with N-acetylcysteine, counteracted TQ-induced ROS production and alleviated growth inhibition
P53↑, TQ provokes apoptosis in MCF-7 cancer cells by up regulating the expression of P53 by time-dependent manner.
p‑STAT3↓, TQ inhibited the phosphorylation of STAT3
PI3K↑, via up regulation of PI3K and MPAK signalling pathway
MAPK↑,
GSK‐3β↑, TQ produced apoptosis in cancer cells and modulated Wnt signaling by activating GSK-3β, translocating β-catenin
ChemoSen↑, Co-administration of TQ and chemotherapeutic agents possess greater cytotoxic influence on cancer cells.
RadioS↑, Treatment of cells with both TQ and IR enhanced the antiproliferative power of TQ as observed by shifting the IC50 values for MCF7 and T47D cells from ∼104 and 37 μM to 72 and 18 μM, respectively.
BioAv↓, TQ cannot be used as the primary therapeutic agent because of its poor bioavailability [177,178] and lower efficacy
NRF2↑, TQ to HaCaT cells promoted the expression of HO-1 in a concentration and time-dependent pattern. This was achieved via increasing stabilization of Nrf2

2104- TQ,    The Potential Role of Nigella sativa Seed Oil as Epigenetic Therapy of Cancer
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TumCP↓, BSO significantly inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7, HeLa and Jurkat cells in a dose-dependent manner, and it induced apoptosis in these cell lines.
Apoptosis↑,
UHRF1↓, BSO-induced inhibitory effects were associated with a significant decrease in mRNA expression of UHRF1, DNMT1 and HDAC1
DNMT1↓,
HDAC1↓,
eff↝, A recent report showed that BSO content of TQ can vary from as low as 0.01 mg/g to 13.30 mg/g

1929- TQ,    Thymoquinone Suppresses the Proliferation, Migration and Invasiveness through Regulating ROS, Autophagic Flux and miR-877-5p in Human Bladder Carcinoma Cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, 5637 - in-vitro, Bladder, T24
tumCV↓, TQ restrains the viability, proliferation, migration and invasion through activating caspase-dependent apoptosis in bladder carcinoma cells
TumCP↓,
TumCI↓,
Casp↑,
ROS↑, mediated by TQ induced ROS increase in bladder carcinoma cells
PD-L1↓, TQ upregulates hsa-miR-877-5p level to reduce PD-L1 expression in 5637 and T24 BC cells
EMT↓, which suppresses the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)
MMP↓, MMP was markedly lowered by TQ in a dose-dependent way
eff↓, MMP was significantly recovered in the combined treatment of TQ and NAC

1931- TQ,  doxoR,    Thymoquinone enhances the anticancer activity of doxorubicin against adult T-cell leukemia in vitro and in vivo through ROS-dependent mechanisms
- in-vivo, AML, NA
eff↑, Q and Dox caused greater inhibition of cell viability and increased sub-G1 cells in both cell lines compared to Dox or TQ alone.
tumCV↓,
TumCCA↑,
ROS↑, combination induced apoptosis by increasing ROS and causing disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential.
MMP↓,
eff↑, Pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) or pan caspase inhibitor significantly inhibited the apoptotic response suggesting that cell death is ROS- and caspase-dependent.
TumVol↓, combination reduced tumor volume in NOD/SCID mice
eff↑, possibility to use up to twofold lower doses of Dox against ATL while exhibiting the same cancer inhibitory effects.
Ki-67↓, However, in TQ and combination treated groups, the expression of Ki-67 was significantly lower

2353- TQ,    The effects of thymoquinone on pancreatic cancer: Evidence from preclinical studies
- Review, PC, NA
BioAv↝, Along with its high lipophilicity, TQ has slow absorption, rapid metabolism, rapid elimination, low bioavailability, and low physicochemical stability.
BioAv↑, TQ encapsulation passively directs the drug to the liver and releases the drug in a controlled and effective manner, improving the oral bioavailability of this hydrophobic molecule.
MUC4↓, TQ can decrease the expression of mucin 4 glycoprotein (MUC4), expressed in an exacerbated way in pancreatic cancer cells,
PKM2↓, The pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2), involved in the metabolism of cancer cells, showed a negative regulation in the presence of a TQ + GEM CI of 36 ± 0.66 and 25 ± 5.25 on the MIA PaCa-2 and PANC-1 cells, respectively.
eff↑, TQ can exert a synergistic effect with juglone, another cytotoxic dietary molecule for pancreatic cancer cells
TumVol↓, TQ significantly reduced by 67 % of the tumour size of the animals
HDAC↓, TQ modifies the H4 acetylation by decreased histone deacetylases (HDACs) expression inducing the pro-apoptotic signalling pathway
NF-kB↓, 10 µM MiaPaCa-2, BxPC-3, AsPC-1, HPAC ↓cell growth, ↑apoptosis, ↑NF-κB, ↓Bcl-2, ↓Bcl-xL, ↓survivin, ↓XIAP, ↓COX-2, ↓PGE
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
COX2↓,
PGE1↓,

2454- Trip,    Natural product triptolide induces GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in head and neck cancer through suppressing mitochondrial hexokinase-ΙΙ
- in-vitro, HNSCC, HaCaT - in-vivo, NA, NA
GSDME-N↑, Triptolide eliminates head and neck cancer cells through inducing gasdermin E (GSDME) mediated pyroptosis.
Pyro↑,
cMyc↓, TPL treatment suppresses expression of c-myc and mitochondrial hexokinase II (HK-II) in cancer cells
HK2↓,
BAD↑, leading to activation of the BAD/BAX-caspase 3 cascade and cleavage of GSDME by active caspase 3.
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
NRF2↓, TPL treatment suppresses NRF2/SLC7A11 (also known as xCT) axis
xCT↓,
ROS↑, and induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, regardless of the status of GSDME.
eff↑, Combination of TPL with erastin, an inhibitor of SLC7A11, exerts robust synergistic effect in suppression of tumor survival in vitro and in a nude mice model.
Glycolysis↓, TPL treatment repressed c-Myc/HK-II axis and aerobic glycolysis in head and neck cancer cells
GlucoseCon↓, as evidenced by reduced glucose consumption, lactate production and cellular ATP content following TPL treatment
lactateProd↓,
ATP↓,
xCT↓, TPL (50 nM) treatment decreased the protein levels of NRF2 and SLC7A11 (
eff↑, combination of TPL with erastin is a promising strategy for head and neck cancer therapy.

2412- TTT,    A review of tumor treating fields (TTFields): advancements in clinical applications and mechanistic insights
- Review, GBM, NA
TumCG↓, electric fields with low intensity (ranging from 1 V/cm to 3 V/cm, peak value) and intermediate frequency (between 100 kHz and 300 kHz) effectively inhibited the growth of tumor cells across various cell lines
eff↝, only risk observed in TTFields + TMZ group is skin irritation beneath the electrodes (about 52% patients)
OS↑, According final endpoint analysis, the TTFields + TMZ group had a median PFS of 6.7 months and a median OS of 20.9 months, compared to 4.0 months and 16.0 months, respectively, in the TMZ monotherapy group.

4312- VitB1/Thiamine,    Pharmacological thiamine levels as a therapeutic approach in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*eff↑, AD patients revealed that increasing blood thiamine to pharmacologically high levels using benfotiamine has potential efficacy in treating persons with early AD.
*cognitive↑, role of thiamine in memory/cognition
*memory↑,
*GlucoseCon↑, Thiamine deficiency in normal and transgenic rodent models of AD leads to multiple AD like changes including: decreased brain glucose utilization (8), increased inflammation (9) and neuron loss (10), diminished cholinergic function (11)
*Aβ↓, and exacerbated formation of plaques and tangles (12)
*Inflam↓,
*antiOx↑, Thiamine has many other actions including acting as an antioxidant
*p‑tau↓, Total tau and tau phosphorylation are sensitive to thiamine levels. Treatment with benfotiamine, diminishes phosphorylation of tau.
*AGEs↓, Even marginal thiamine deficiency increases AGE. Benfotiamine/thiamine diminishes AGE
*Dose↝, The trial showed that benfotiamine at a dose of 600 mg per day is safe and very well tolerated in patients with early AD.

4049- VitB1/Thiamine,    Vitamin B1 (thiamine) and dementia
- Review, AD, NA
*memory↑, reduced thiamine can drive AD-like abnormalities, including memory deficits, plaques, and hyperphosphorylation of tau.
*p‑tau↓, Thiamine deficiency also increase the phosphorylation of tau
*cognitive↑, Thiamine deficiency has been linked to impaired cognition for decades
*Dose↝, For adults, excretion of less than 100 mcg/day thiamine in urine suggests insufficient thiamine intake, and less than 40 mcg/day indicates an extremely low intake.
*Dose↓, thiamine in plasma is reduced by about one-third in AD patients.
*Aβ↓, Thiamine deficiency greatly exacerbates plaque formation in mice genetically engineered to make plaques
*other↝, Furthermore, increasing thiamine with the compound benfotiamine reduces plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau, and memory deficits in a mouse genetically engineered to make plaques.
*eff↑, On the other hand, other compounds, such as solbutaimine, benfotiamine, and fursultiamine, have been designed to increase thiamine 5 to 10 times higher than thiamine and maintain these high levels for hours
*eff↑, benfotiamine was much more effective than fursultiamine in raising blood thiamine

1888- VitB1/Thiamine,  DCA,    High Dose Vitamin B1 Reduces Proliferation in Cancer Cell Lines Analogous to Dichloroacetate
- in-vitro, PC, SK-N-BE - NA, PC, PANC1
p‑PDH↓, Both thiamine and DCA reduced the extent of PDH phosphorylation, reduced glucose consumption, lactate production, and mitochondrial membrane potential.
GlucoseCon↓, High dose thiamine reduces glucose consumption and lactate production
lactateProd↓,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑, High dose thiamine and DCA did not increase ROS but increased caspase-3 activity
eff↑, Our findings suggest that high dose thiamine reduces cancer cell proliferation by a mechanism similar to that described for dichloroacetate
PDKs↓,
selectivity↑, An advantage to targeting PDK activity is that overexpression of PDKs and extensive phosphorylation of PDH is found in cancer cells and not in normal tissue [14]. This may provide for selective targeting towards malignant tissue
TumCG↓, thiamine suppressed tumor growth at doses greater than 75 times the recommended daily intake
Dose∅, IC50 of thiamine was lower than DCA for both cell lines with values of 4.9 for SK-N-BE and 5.4 mM for Panc-1.
MMP↓, decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential
ROS∅, cells treated with thiamine or DCA were assayed for peroxide following 30 min, 1 h, and 2 h of treatment. No significant change in ROS was observed over all time
toxicity↑, Smithline et al. reported no adverse effects in healthy patients who were given 1.5g/day of thiamine [34]. Only minor side effects, such as nausea and indigestion were reported in patients given doses as high as 7.5 g/day
antiOx↑, Free thiamine has direct antioxidant properties

4043- VitB12,  FA,    Preventing Alzheimer's disease-related gray matter atrophy by B-vitamin treatment
- Trial, AD, NA
*other↑, we showed that high-dose B-vitamin treatment (folic acid 0.8 mg, vitamin B6 20 mg, vitamin B12 0.5 mg) slowed shrinkage of the whole brain volume over 2 y.
*other↑, Here, we go further by demonstrating that B-vitamin treatment reduces, by as much as seven fold, the cerebral atrophy in those gray matter (GM) regions specifically vulnerable to the AD process, including the medial temporal lobe
*eff↝, We additionally show that the beneficial effect of B vitamins is confined to participants with high homocysteine (above the median, 11 µmol/L)
*homoC↓, B vitamins lower homocysteine, which directly leads to a decrease in GM atrophy, thereby slowing cognitive decline.
*cognitive↑,

4033- VitB3,    Can nicotinamide riboside protect against cognitive impairment?
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*memory↑, Oral supplementation with nicotinamide riboside can inhibit the accumulation of pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and improve learning and memory in various murine models for dementia
*DNAdam↓, Nicotinamide riboside can also reduce DNA damage, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and improved hippocampal synaptic plasticity in diabetic mice, and another Alzheimer's disease mouse model.
*Inflam↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*cognitive↑, The cognitive benefits of nicotinamide riboside in Alzheimer's disease models may be modulated in part by upregulation of proliferator-activated-γ coactivator 1α-mediated β-secretase 1(BACE-1) ubiquitination and degradation, preventing Aβ production
*BACE↓,
*Aβ↓,
*BBB↑, Nicotinamide riboside also maintained blood-brain barrier integrity and maintained the gut microbiota in a mouse model for cerebral small vessel disease and alcohol-induced depression, respectively.
*GutMicro↑,
*eff↑, Oral nicotinamide riboside has been shown to be bioavailable and well tolerated in humans with limited adverse effects compared to other NAD+ precursors.

4326- VitB5,    Cerebral Vitamin B5 (D-Pantothenic Acid) Deficiency as a Potential Cause of Metabolic Perturbation and Neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease
- in-vivo, HD, NA
*Risk↓, We measured metabolic perturbations in HD-human brain in a case-control study, identifying pervasive lowering of vitamin B5
*neuroP↑, Pantothenate deficiency could lead to neurodegeneration/dementia in HD that might be preventable by treatment with vitamin B5.
*other?, Vitamin B5 is an essential trace nutrient that exists in the brain at concentrations of up to 50-fold those in plasma
*Ach↑, vitamin B5 participates via acetyl-CoA in the production of steroid hormones and acetylcholine in the brain
*other↝, resemble dementia or psychiatric disorders. Examples include deficiency of water soluble (B-group) vitamins including: thiamine (vitamin B1) [32]; niacin (vitamin B3) [33]; vitamin B6; folate (vitamin B9); [34] and cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) [35]
*eff↓, However, treatment of common age-related dementias, such as that caused by AD, with preparations containing B-vitamins (folate and vitamin B12) has proven ineffectual [39].
*other↝, Our results point to a possible defect in the mechanism of cerebral uptake and/or storage of vitamin B5, consistent with its lowered concentrations in affected regions of HD brain.

4052- VitB6,    B-Vitamin Intake and Biomarker Status in Relation to Cognitive Decline in Healthy Older Adults in a 4-Year Follow-Up Study
- Study, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, Lower vitamin B6 status, as measured using pyridoxal-5-phosphate (PLP; <43 nmol/L) was associated with a 3.5 times higher risk of accelerated cognitive decline,
*other↑, More importantly, it also demonstrated that B-vitamin supplementation reduced the rate of brain atrophy by 30% as measured using MRI
*other↑, This study showed that combined B-vitamin supplementation for two years had beneficial effects on cognitive performance in participants with MCI and elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations
*cognitive↑, Lower dietary intake and biomarker status of vitamin B6 were associated with a greater rate of cognitive decline over a subsequent 4 years follow-up period. (PLP < 30 nmol/L)
*eff↝, No significant association of dietary intake or biomarker status with cognitive decline were observed for the other B-vitamins (folate, vitamin B12 and riboflavin).
*Risk↑, Consistent with the biomarker data, those with lower dietary intakes of vitamin B6 at baseline were 4 times more likely to have a greater rate of cognitive decline over the 4 years time period.
*other↑, higher vitamin B6 intakes have been associated with greater grey matter volume

1836- VitC,  VitK3,  Chemo,    Vitamins C and K3: A Powerful Redox System for Sensitizing Leukemia Lymphocytes to Everolimus and Barasertib
- in-vitro, AML, NA
tumCV↓, Combined administration of 300 μM vitamin C plus 3 μM pro-vitamin K3 reduced the viability of leukemia lymphocytes by ~20%,
selectivity↑, but did not influence the viability of normal lymphocytes
Apoptosis↑, strong induction of apoptosis
eff↑, Leukemia lymphocytes were more sensitive to combined administration of anticancer drug (everolimus or barasertib) plus vitamins C and K3, compared to normal lymphocytes.
ChemoSen↑, combination of vitamin C plus K3 seems to be a powerful redox system that could specifically influence redox homeostasis of leukemia cells and sensitize them to conventional chemotherapy.

3117- VitC,    Vitamin C induces Tet-dependent DNA demethylation and a blastocyst-like state in ES cells
- in-vitro, Nor, mESC
TET1↑, Here we report that addition of vitamin C to mouse ES cells promotes Tet activity, leading to a rapid and global increase in 5hmC.
eff↝, Importantly, vitamin C, but not other antioxidants, enhances the activity of recombinant Tet1 in a biochemical assay

3121- VitC,  immuno,    Ascorbic acid induced TET2 enzyme activation enhances cancer immunotherapy efficacy in renal cell carcinoma
- in-vivo, RCC, A498 - in-vitro, RCC, 786-O
TET2↑, Ascorbic acid induced TET2 enzyme activation enhances cancer immunotherapy efficacy in renal cell carcinoma
eff↑, Therefore, we speculated that restoring 5hmC levels in RCC promoting TET2 activity may have a synergistic effect with immune checkpoint therapy.
eff↑, Vitamin C sensitizes renal cell carcinoma to anti-PD-L1 treatment

3114- VitC,    Restoration of TET2 Function Blocks Aberrant Self-Renewal and Leukemia Progression
- in-vitro, AML, NA
TET2↑, Treatment with vitamin C, a cofactor of Fe2+ and α-KG-dependent dioxygenases, mimics TET2 restoration by enhancing 5-hydroxymethylcytosine formation in Tet2-deficient mouse HSPCs
eff↑, enhances the efficacy of PARP inhibition in suppressing leukemia progression.
ROS↑, High levels of vitamin C can lead to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production via the Fenton reaction
Fenton↑,
Hif1a↓, One study suggested that vitamin C decreases viability of human leukemia cell lines by promoting downregulation of HIF1α and the anti-apoptotic genes, BCL2, BCL2L1, and MCL1

3107- VitC,    Repurposing Vitamin C for Cancer Treatment: Focus on Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment
- Review, Var, NA
Risk↓, VitC supplementation resulted in dose-dependent reductions in all-cause mortality and the risk of various cancers
*ROS↓, Vitamin C (VitC) at the physiological dose (μM) is known to exhibit antioxidant properties.
ROS↑, However, it functions as a prooxidant at the pharmacological dose (mM) achieved by intravenous administration.
VEGF↓, VitC suppressed tumor angiogenesis in colon cancer-bearing mice by downregulating the expression and secretion of VEGF-A and VEGF-D
COX2↓, VitC impairs COX-2 activity and inhibits VEGF mRNA expression in melanoma cells in a time-dependent manner
ER Stress↑, VitC increases the ER stress-mediated breast cancer apoptosis via activation of the IRE-JNK-CHOP signaling pathway, an effect independent of ROS
IRE1↑,
JNK↑,
CHOP↑,
Hif1a↓, On the one hand, VitC directly inhibits HIF-1α-mediated glycolysis-related genes expression and the downstream acidic metabolites
eff↑, ROS generated by VitC treatment exerts a synergistic effect with other glycolysis inhibitors, providing a combined therapeutic strategy
Glycolysis↓,
MMPs↓, VitC inhibits a variety of metalloproteinases (MMPs) mRNA, which degrade ECM and release growth factors that drive tumor metastasis
TumMeta↓,
YAP/TEAD↓, VitC treatment reduces YAP1 expression while upregulating SYNPO-2; therefore, inhibiting metastasis of TNBC
eff↑, VitC enhances the killing efficiency of Hep G2 cells by low-dose sorafenib in vitro.
TET1↑, VitC stimulation of TET2 activity in the renal cell carcinoma

3153- VitC,    Vitamin C Status and Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review
- Review, AD, NA
cognitive↑, studies demonstrated higher mean vitamin C concentrations in the cognitively intact groups of participants compared to cognitively impaired groups
eff↑, Moreover, it can be speculated that a consistently high Vitamin C status acts in a preventive manner, while vitamin C supplementation per se is not a treatment for clinical AD

3140- VitC,    Vitamin-C-dependent downregulation of the citrate metabolism pathway potentiates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth arrest
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
citrate↓, pharmacological doses of vitamin C are capable of exerting an inhibitory action on the activity of CS, reducing glucose-derived citrate levels
FASN↓, Moreover, ascorbate targets citrate metabolism towards the de novo lipogenesis pathway, impairing fatty acid synthase (FASN) and ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) expression.
ACLY↓,
LDH↓, correlated with a remarkable decrease in extracellular pH through inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and overall reduced glycolytic metabolism.
Glycolysis↓,
Warburg↓, Dismissed citrate metabolism correlated with reduced Warburg effectors such as the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) and the glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1),
PDK1↓,
GLUT1↓,
LDHA↓, Reduced LDHA expression was also observed after vitamin C exposure, leading to a vast extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) reduction.
ECAR↓,
PDH↑, enhancing PDH activity
eff↑, Surprisingly, an impressive 85% of tumor growth inhibition is described in the combinatory treatment of vitamin C and gemcitabine in our preclinical PDAC PDX model

3148- VitC,    Antioxidants in brain tumors: current therapeutic significance and future prospects
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, At dietary concentrations, vitamin C exhibits an antioxidant mechanism and prevent tumorigenesis [74]. Vitamin C prevents DNA damage by reducing OS, thereby preventing carcinogenesis
*ROS↓,
chemoP↑, Vitamin C exhibits both chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic roles via antioxidant and prooxidant mechanisms, respectively
ChemoSen↑,
TET2↑, activating ten-eleven translocation proteins (TETs)
eff↑, A regular supplement of vitamin C during pregnancy was found to reduce the risk of the fetus in developing pediatric brain tumors
OS↑, ascorbate demonstrated safety and chemotherapeutic efficacy in prolonging life span and improving quality of life
QoL↑,
eff↑, Vitamin C has been found to enhance the chemotherapeutic effects of methotrexate on glioblastoma cells

3143- VitC,  ATO,    Vitamin C enhances the sensitivity of osteosarcoma to arsenic trioxide via inhibiting aerobic glycolysis
- in-vitro, OS, NA
TumCP↓, synthetic application of vitamin C (VitC, 800 μM) and ATO (1 μM) significantly further inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of OS cells and promoted cell apoptosis in vitro.
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
eff↑, synthetic application of vitamin C (VitC, 800 μM) and ATO (1 μM) significantly further inhibited the proliferation,
Glycolysis↓, VitC and ATO directly suppresses the aerobic glycolysis of OS cells with the decreased production of pyruvate, lactate, and ATP via inhibiting the expression of the critical glycolytic genes (PGK1, PGM1, and LDHA).
lactateProd↓,
ATP↓,
PGK1↓,
PGM1↓,
LDHA↓,

3141- VitC,    High-dose Vitamin C inhibits PD-L1 expression by activating AMPK in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
Glycolysis↓, Vitamin C inhibits immune evasion by regulating glycolysis
eff↑, VitC suppresses tumor growth and enhances immunotherapy in combination with anti-PD-L1
PD-L1↓, We found that VitC inhibits aerobic glycolysis in HCT116 cells while also downregulating PD-L1 expression.
AMPK↑, VitC's activation of AMPK, which downregulates HK2 and NF-κB, ultimately resulting in reduced PD-L1 expression and increased T cell infiltration.
HK2↓,
NF-kB↓,
Warburg↓, Our research shows that high-dose VitC downregulating the Warburg effect, suppressing CRC growth
tumCV↓, After treatment with VitC, the cell viability of HCT116 cells significantly decreased
GLUT1↓, marked reduction in the mRNA level of glycolysis-related proteins GLUT1, PKM2, and LDHA
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
CD4+↑, Our research shows that high-dose VitC increases CD4+ and CD8+ T cell infiltration in tumor tissues by inhibiting PD-L1
CD8+↑,

3139- VitC,    Vitamin C and sodium bicarbonate enhance the antioxidant ability of H9C2 cells and induce HSPs to relieve heat stress
- in-vitro, Nor, H9c2
*Apoptosis∅, Supplementation with vitamin C and vitamin C-Na for 16 h had no significant influence on apoptosis, LDH or MDA, but SOD activity was significantly reduced about 8.6% for VC
*LDH∅,
*MDA∅,
*SOD↓, SOD activity was significantly reduced about 8.6% for VC. further heat stress at 5 h, SOD activity recovered slightly but was still lower than that at 1 h.
eff↝, Thus, under heat stress conditions, the concentration of vitamin C entering the cell could be much higher than in normal conditions.

3138- VitC,    The Hypoxia-inducible Factor Renders Cancer Cells More Sensitive to Vitamin C-induced Toxicity
- in-vitro, RCC, RCC4 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-435 - in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Colon, SW48 - in-vitro, GBM, U251
eff↑, Here, we show that a Warburg effect triggered by activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway greatly enhances Vc-induced toxicity in multiple cancer cell lines
Warburg↓,
BioAv↑, HIF increases the intracellular uptake of oxidized Vc through its transcriptional target glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1),
ROS↑, resulting high levels of intracellular Vc induce oxidative stress and massive DNA damage, which then causes metabolic exhaustion by depleting cellular ATP reserves.
DNAdam↑,
ATP↓,
eff↑, Activation of HIF increases the susceptibility to Vc-induced cell toxicity
necrosis↑, High intracellular levels of Vc increase ROS and trigger necrosis in VHL-defective renal cancer cells.
PARP↑, Activation of the PARP Pathway by Vc Depletes Intracellular ATP Reserves in VHL-defective Renal Cancer Cells

3136- VitC,    Vitamin C uncouples the Warburg metabolic switch in KRAS mutant colon cancer
- in-vitro, Colon, SW48 - in-vitro, Colon, LoVo
ERK↓, Vitamin C induces RAS detachment from the cell membrane inhibiting ERK 1/2 and PKM2 phosphorylation.
p‑PKM2↓,
GLUT1↓, As a consequence of this activity, strong downregulation of the glucose transporter (GLUT-1) and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2)
Warburg↓, causing a major blockage of the Warburg effect and therefore energetic stress.
TumCD↑, Vitamin C selectively kills KRAS mutant colon cancer cells alone or in combination with cetuximab
eff↑, Remarkably, treatment of HT29, SW480 and LoVo cells with cetuximab (0,4 μM) and vitamin C (5mM) abolished cell growth in the three lines tested.
ROS↓, Interestingly, we detected that vitamin C treatment dramatically reduced intracellular ROS levels in SW480 and LoVo cells (Figure 2D),
cMyc↓, strong inhibition of c-Myc oncogene in colonospheres treated at concentrations of vitamin C as low as 100 μM

3129- VitC,    Therapeutic treatment with vitamin C reduces focal cerebral ischemia-induced brain infarction in rats by attenuating disruptions of blood brain barrier and cerebral neuronal apoptosis
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*BBB↑, Vitamin C alone or combined with rt-PA significantly reduced blood brain barrier permeability, levels of MMP-9,
*MMP9↓,
*MMPs↓, Vitamin C attenuates disruptions of blood brain barrier, inhibits MMPs expressions, and protects tight junction proteins
*MMP2↓, Evan Blue dye extravasation and up-regulation of MMP2 and MMP9, both of which were attenuated by vitamin C treatment
*CLDN1↝, tight junction proteins Claudin-1,Claudin-5, and ZO-1, which helps to maintain the integration of BBB, were also protected by vitamin C treatment
*ZO-1↝,
eff↑, a supra-physiological dose of intravenous vitamin C, with its excellent safety profile and low cost, warrants further evaluation as an adjuvant agent with intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy in the early treatment of acute ischemic

1313- VitD3,  MEL,    The effects of melatonin and vitamin D3 on the gene expression of BCl-2 and BAX in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
BAX↑, upregulation of Bax gene
Bcl-2↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑, Bax/BCL-2 ratio was increased significantly
eff↑, treatment with melatonin and vitamin D3 inhibits the proliferation and induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells

1739- VitD3,    Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplements on Development of Advanced Cancer
- Trial, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, vitamin D3 may reduce the risk of developing advanced cancer among adults without a diagnosis of cancer at baseline; this protective effect is apparent for those who have normal but not elevated body mass index.
Dose↝, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, 2000 IU/d) and marine omega-3 fatty acids (1 g/d) supplements.
Risk↓, people who took vitamin D supplements with those who took a placebo for at least 3 years; people who took vitamin D supplements had a 13% lower risk of dying from cancer than those who took a placebo
TumCP↓, , inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, and anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, proapoptotic, and antiangiogenic effects.
Inflam↓,
eff∅, There was no association of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation with advanced cancer, nor was there an interaction by omega-3 treatment arm

1741- VitD3,    Vitamin D Deficiency: Effects on Oxidative Stress, Epigenetics, Gene Regulation, and Aging
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, Vitamin D is one of the key controllers of systemic inflammation, oxidative stress
*antiOx↑, Vitamin D is also a potent anti-oxidant
*eff↑, Excess Sun Exposure Does Not Cause Hypervitaminosis D
*ROS↓, When vitamin D status is adequate, many of the intracellular oxidative stress-related activities are downregulated.
*NRF2↑, The intracellular Nrf2 level is inversely correlated with the accumulation of mitochondrial ROS [51,60] and the consequent escalation of oxidative stress.
*GPx↑, Vitamin D also upregulates the expression of glutathione peroxidase that converts the ROS molecule H2O2 to water
*Dose↝, adequate maintenance doses of vitamin D3 are needed. This can be achieved in approximately 90% of the adult population with vitamin D supplementation between 1000 to 4000 IU/day, 10,000 IU twice a week, or 50,000 IU twice a month
Dose↑, Others, such as persons with obesity, those with gastrointestinal disorders, and during pregnancy and lactation, are likely to require doses of 6,000 IU/day

1740- VitD3,    Vitamin D and Cancer: An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
Risk↓, An analysis of 25(OH)D-cancer incidence rates suggests that achieving 80 ng/mL vs. 10 ng/mL would reduce cancer incidence rates by 70 ± 10%.
eff↑, In 1936, Peller reported that people who developed skin cancer from light exposure, such as from their occupation, had lower rates of internal cancers
eff↑, low rates(internal cancer) in three southwest states and high rates in approximately 15 northeast states
Risk↓, Inverse correlations were found for 11 cancers with respect to solar UVB doses for white Americans and several types of cancer for black Americans
Risk↓, It reported an 82% lower risk of breast cancer for 25(OH)D concentration >60 ng/mL versus <20 ng/mL
ChemoSen↑, Sensitization to Apoptosis, Combined Action with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
RadioS↑,
Cyt‑c↑, it favors the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria and the activation of caspases 3 and 9 that lead to apoptosis promoted by a variety of signals
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
hTERT↓, by downregulation of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) via the induction of miR-498
eff↑, In addition, 1,25-(OH)2D3 and metformin have additive/synergistic antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects in colon carcinoma and other types of cells, which are modulated but not hampered by TP53 status
E-cadherin↑, 1,25-(OH)2D3 upregulates an array of intercellular adhesion molecules that are constituents of adherens junctions and tight junctions, including E-cadherin, occludin, claudin-2 and -12, and ZO-1 and -2
CLDN2↑,
ZO-1↑,
Snail↓, 1,25-(OH)2D3 inhibits SNAIL1 and ZEB1 expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma cells
Zeb1↓,
Vim↓, vimentin downregulation
VEGF↓, 1,25-(OH)2D3 alone and more strongly in combination with cisplatin suppresses VEGF activity in ovarian cancer cells
NK cell↑, 1,25-(OH)2D3 is an enhancer of innate immune reactions against infections and tumor cells by activating the responsive cells (macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, and neutrophils)
Risk↓, vitamin D deficiency promotes gut permeability, colon mucosa bacterial infiltration, and translocation of intestinal pathogens. These effects lead to changes in immune cell populations and gut inflammation, and cancer—an overall condition that is im
eff↑, Combination with immunotherapy

2171- VitD3,    Vitamin D and the Immune System
- Analysis, Nor, NA
eff↑, beneficial effects of supplementing vitamin D deficient individuals with autoimmune disease may extend beyond the effects on bone and calcium homeostasis.
Dose↝, Cod liver oil, a rich source of vitamin D has also been employed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as for general increased protection from infections
eff↝, seasonal infections varied, and were lowest in the summer and highest in the winter, the association of lower serum vitamin D levels and infection held during each season
eff↑, ll have reported an association of lower vitamin D levels and increased rates of infection
eff↑, above 40nmol

4086- VitD3,    The beneficial role of vitamin D in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*Mood↑, Patients with AD have a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, which is also associated with low mood and impaired cognitive performance in older people.
*cognitive↑,
*eff↑, Calcitriol, 1αα,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, is best used for AD because of its active form of vitamin D3 metabolite and its receptor in the central nervous system.

1824- VitK2,    Vitamin K and its analogs: Potential avenues for prostate cancer management
- Review, Pca, NA
AntiCan↑, potential anticancer activity in several cancer types including prostate cancer
toxicity∅, VK1 and VK2 are non-toxic even at high doses
Risk↓, Epidemiological studies suggest that there is inverse association between dietary intake of VK (especially menaquinone) and overall cancer incidence
Apoptosis↑, VK2 has anticancer activity through the mechanisms such as induction of apoptosis, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell cycle arrest
ROS↑,
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, Gilloteaux et al. [90] reported that the combination of VK3 and ascorbic acid induces oxidative stress in DU-145 PCa cells.
DNAdam↑, oxidative stress induce lipid and protein oxidative modifications and DNA damage leading to apoptotic cell death
MMP↓, VK2 induces pro-apoptosis effects by regulating the MMP, in which mechanism VK2 produces superoxide within the mitochondrial membrane, followed by the release cytochrome c, activation of procaspase 3
Cyt‑c↑,
pro‑Casp3↑,
FasL↑, VK3 treatment induced c-myc and also increased both FasL and Fas
Fas↑,
TumAuto↑, VK2 also can induce autophagy
ChemoSen↑, combination of vitamins C and VK3 has been proposed as a non-toxic mixture of drugs active as an adjuvant cancer therapy by increasing chemo- or radiotherapy effects through alteration of deoxyribonuclease activity
RadioS↑,

1817- VitK2,    Research progress on the anticancer effects of vitamin K2
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, involving cell-cycle arrest
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis, autophagy and invasion
TumAuto↑,
TumCI↓,
TumCG↓, inhibit the growth of cancer cells
ChemoSen↓, combination treatment of VK2 and established chemotherapeutics may achieve better results, with fewer side effects
ChemoSideEff↓,
toxicity∅, VK2 is milder, but causes no side effects, whereas VK1 has the least strong function
eff↑, combination of VK2 and vitamin E suppressed the growth of the primary tumor and obliterated the intraperitoneal dissemination in a 65-year-old man with ruptured HCC
cycD1↓, decreases in cyclin D1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) levels
CDK4↓,
eff↑, pretreatment with VK2 prior to sorafenib treatment is proven to exert more effective HCC growth inhibition in animals than treatment with either alone
IKKα↓, VK2 can inhibit the IκB kinase (IKK)/IκB/NF-κB pathway
NF-kB↓,
other↑, stimulate the phosphorylation of PKA and activate activating protein 2 (AP-2)
p27↑, VK2 upregulates the expression of p27
cMyc↓, 5 µΜ VK2 exposure inhibited c-MYC expression in HL-60 leukemia cells
i-ROS↑, VK2 treatment increased the intracellular level of the reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Bcl-2↓, VK2 decreases Bcl-2 expression and increases the expression of Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax)
BAX↑,
p38↑, VK2 activates p38 MAPK to its phosphorylated form
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane potential was depolarized and caspase-9 was activated
Casp9↑,
p‑ERK↓, VK2 is reported to inhibit ERK phosphorylation by suppressing Ras activation
RAS↓,
MAPK↓, subsequently suppressing the activation of MAPK kinase (MEK)
p‑P53↑, VK2 stimulated the extrinsic apoptosis pathway by increasing p53 phosphorylation
Casp8↑, caspase-8 activation and further activates caspase-3
Casp3↑,
cJun↑, increasing the expression of c-JUN and c-MYC;
MMPs↓, downregulating the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
eff↑, combination of VK2 with other chemotherapy agents can produce stronger effects than the use of either alone
eff↑, combination of vitamin D3 with VK2 on cancer cells can synergistically improve the induction of cellular differentiation and also significantly reduces the risk of hypercalcemia and vascular calcification

1818- VitK2,    New insights on vitamin K biology with relevance to cancer
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, A few small randomized trials support the concept that vitamin K supplementation can retard cancer development and/or progression
ChemoSen↑, phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled trial in HCC patients demonstrated that MK4 supplementation (45 mg/day orally) enhanced the efficacy of the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib
toxicity∅, long term vitamin K supplementation is safe and may offer survival benefit in HCC patients.
OS↑,
BMD↑, Primary Outcomes: Bone density
eff↑, In studies where both forms of the vitamin have been compared, MKs generally exerted more potent anticancer effects than PK.
MMP↓, direct effects on mitochondrial membrane depolarization and reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ROS↑,
eff↓, ROS neutralization by antioxidants (N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and alpha-tocopherol) or BAK knockdown prevented MK4 mediated mitochondrial disruption and apoptosis
ERK↑, activates ERK, JNK/p38 MAPK
JNK↑,
p38↑,
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome c release
Casp↑, caspase activation
ATP↓, reducing ATP production and increasing lactate production
lactateProd↑,
AMPK↑, which activates AMPK
Rho↓, via inhibition of RhoA
TumCG↓, mouse xenograft studies, treatment with MK4 administered in water at a calculated dose of 20 mg/kg/d significantly reduced growth of established HCCs
BioAv↑, Phylloquinone (K1) is the major dietary form, but it is converted into menaquinone (K2) in tissues.
cardioP↑, optimal vitamin K status is common in adults and may contribute to chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Risk↓, Observational studies suggest that low vitamin K intake increases cancer risk(more lowers risk)

1214- VitK2,    Vitamin K2 promotes PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α-mediated glycolysis that leads to AMPK-dependent autophagic cell death in bladder cancer cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24 - in-vitro, Bladder, J82
Glycolysis↑, Vitamin K2 renders bladder cancer cells more dependence on glycolysis than TCA cycle
GlucoseCon↑, results suggest that Vitamin K2 is able to induce metabolic stress, including glucose starvation and energy shortage, in bladder cancer cells, upon glucose limitation.
lactateProd↑,
TCA↓, Vitamin K2 promotes glycolysis and inhibits TCA cycle in bladder cancer cells
PI3K↑,
Akt↑,
AMPK↑, Vitamin K2 remarkably activated AMPK pathway
mTORC1↓,
TumAuto↑,
GLUT1↑, Vitamin K2 stepwise elevated the expression of some glycolytic proteins or enzymes, such as GLUT-1, Hexokinase II (HK2), PFKFB2, LDHA and PDHK1, in bladder cancer T24
HK2↑,
LDHA↑, Vitamin K2 stepwise elevated the expression of some glycolytic proteins or enzymes, such as GLUT-1, Hexokinase II (HK2), PFKFB2, LDHA and PDHK1, in bladder cancer T24
ACC↓, Vitamin K2 remarkably decreased the amounts of Acetyl coenzyme A (Acetyl-CoA) in T24 cells
PDH↓, suggesting that Vitamin K2 inactivates PDH
eff↓, Intriguingly, glucose supplementation profoundly abrogated AMPK activation and rescued bladder cancer cells from Vitamin K2-triggered autophagic cell death.
cMyc↓, c-MYC protein level was also significantly reduced in T24 cells following treatment with Vitamin K2 for 18 hours
Hif1a↑, Besides, the increased expression of GLUT-1, HIF-1α, p-AKT and p-AMPK were also detected in Vitamin K2-treated tumor group
p‑Akt↑,
eff↓, 2-DG, 3BP and DCA-induced glycolysis attenuation significantly prevented metabolic stress and rescued bladder cancer cells from Vitamin K2-triggered AMPK-dependent autophagic cell death
eff↓, inhibition of PI3K/AKT and HIF-1α notably attenuated Vitamin K2-upregulated glycolysis, indicating that Vitamin K2 promotes glycolysis in bladder cancer cells via PI3K/AKT and HIF-1α signal pathways.
eff↓, (NAC, a ROS scavenger) not only alleviated Vitamin K2-induced AKT activation and glycolysis promotion, but also significantly suppressed the subsequent AMPK-dependent autophagic cell death.
eff↓, glucose supplementation not only restored c-MYC expression, but also rescued bladder cancer cells from Vitamin K2-triggered AMPK-dependent autophagic cell death
ROS↑, under glucose limited condition, the increased glycolysis inevitably resulted in metabolic stress, which augments ROS accumulation due to lack of glucose for sustained glycolysis.

2285- VitK2,    New insights into vitamin K biology with relevance to cancer
- Review, Var, NA
Risk↓, Vitamin K intake has been inversely associated with cancer incidence and mortality in observational studies
AntiCan↑, MK4 supplementation on bone loss in women with viral liver cirrhosis.Over 8 years of follow-up, the risk ratio for the development of HCC in the MK4 group compared with the control group was 0.20
eff↑, phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled trial in HCC patients demonstrated that MK4 supplementation (45 mg/day orally) enhanced the efficacy of the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib
MMP↓, MK4 mediated apoptosis may also involve binding of MK4 to pro-apoptotic BAK, direct effects on mitochondrial membrane depolarization and reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ROS↑,
Cyt‑c↑, MK4 covalently bound to BAK induces decrease in MMP and cytochrome c release.
eff↓, ROS production can be blocked by N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) and alpha-tocopherol which can ultimately block MK4 mediated apoptosis.
SXR↑, Activation of SXR by MK4 (The loss of UBIAD1 in prostate cancer cells reduced MK4 synthesis which in turn decreased SXR transcriptional regulation)

2283- VitK2,    Vitamin K Contribution to DNA Damage—Advantage or Disadvantage? A Human Health Response
- Review, Var, NA
*ER Stress↓, protective effect of vitamin K on blood vessels, by reducing inflammation and stress ER
*toxicity↓, Natural forms of vitamin K–K1 and K2—have only a low potential for toxicity
*toxicity↑, However, K3 may demonstrate harmful potential: synthetic vitamin K3 can lead to liver damage
ROS↑, Like another quinone, doxorubicin, menadione exerts its cytotoxic effects by stimulating the generation of oxidative stress, leading to DNA damage
PI3K↑, In bladder cancer cells (T24), vitamin K2 significantly induces PI3K/Akt phosphorylation and increases expression of HIF-1α, intensifying glucose consumption and lactate formation.
Akt↑,
Hif1a↑,
GlucoseCon↑,
lactateProd↑,
ChemoSen↑, Numerous studies indicate that the K vitamins have an additive or synergistic effect on various chemotherapeutic agents.
eff↑, A strong synergism between K1 and sorafenib has been demonstrated in numerous studies
eff↑, ascorbic acid (AA), has a synergistic effect on K3 [73,122,123]. The AA/K3 association leads to an excessive increase in oxidative stress and a decrease in the potential of the mitochondrial membrane, which is a crucial trigger of tumor cell death

2280- VitK2,    Vitamin K2 induces non-apoptotic cell death along with autophagosome formation in breast cancer cell lines
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vitro, AML, HL-60
ROS↑, ROS production by VK2 seems to be located up-stream in the molecular machinery for both the types of cell death execution
p62↓, decreased expression of p62, a substrate of autophagy, was observed during the exposure to VK2
eff↓, In the presence of NAC and melatonin, the cytotoxic effect by VK2 was significantly suppressed in both cell lines.

2279- VitK2,    Vitamin K2 Induces Mitochondria-Related Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer Cells via ROS and JNK/p38 MAPK Signal Pathways
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24 - in-vitro, Bladder, J82 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293 - in-vitro, Nor, L02 - in-vivo, NA, NA
MMP↓, Vitamin K2 induced apoptosis in bladder cancer cells through mitochondria pathway including loss of mitochondria membrane potential, cytochrome C release and caspase-3 cascade.
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑,
p‑JNK↑, phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK was detected in Vitamin K2-treated cells
p‑p38↑,
ROS↑, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected in bladder cancer cells, upon treatment of vitamin K2
eff↓, the anti-oxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) almost blocked the Vitamin K2-triggered apoptosis
tumCV↓, Vitamin K2 significantly decreased the viability of human bladder cancer T24, J82 and EJ cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner
selectivity↑, On the other hand, viability of human normal cells (L02 and HEK293) was minimally affected after exposed to high concentration (100 μM) of Vitamin K2
*toxicity↓,
TumVol↓, in nude mice, vitamin K2 remarkably inhibited the tumor growth and the tumor volume was gradually reduced after the 11th day, compared with the sustained growth of control group.

2278- VitK2,  VitK3,  VitC,    Vitamin K: Redox-modulation, prevention of mitochondrial dysfunction and anticancer effect
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSen↑, The analyzed data suggest that vitamin C&K can sensitize cancer cells to conventional chemotherapy, which allows achievement of a lower effective dose of the drug and minimizing the harmful side-effects.
ROS↑, modulation of redox-balance and induction of oxidative stress in cancer cells due to quinone structure of vitamin K.
eff↑, Vitamin C plus K3: A powerful redox-system to sensitize cancer cells towards chemotherapeutics

2372- VitK3,    The role of pyruvate kinase M2 in anticancer therapeutic treatments
- Review, Var, NA
PKM2↓, Chen et al (61) discovered that VK3 and 5 inhibit PKM2 significantly more than PKM1 and pyruvate kinase isoenzyme L, while other isoforms of PK are predominantly expressed in most adult tissues and the liver.
eff↑, demonstrated that combination therapy with VK3 and vitamin C exerts a synergistic anticancer effect in Jurkat and K562 cells
AntiCan↑, Numerous studies have suggested that VK3 and 5 are promising anticancer adjuvants

1839- VitK3,    Vitamin K3 derivative inhibits androgen receptor signaling in targeting aggressive prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
TumCP↓, VK3-OCH3 significantly inhibits the proliferation of both RC77-T and MDA-PCa-2b African American PCa cells and promotes apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, blocking the cell cycle at G0
ROS↑, associated with the production of free radicals, such as intracellular and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS)
eff↓, antioxidants such as N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and Glutathione (GSH) effectively negated the oxidative stress induced by VK3-OCH3 on PCa cell lines
AR↓, VK3-OCH3 reduces the expression of androgen receptor, TRX2, and anti-apoptotic signaling molecules such as Bcl-2 and TCTP
Trx↓,
Bcl-2↓,

1838- VitK3,  PDT,    Photodynamic Effects of Vitamin K3 on Cervical Carcinoma Cells Activating Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathways
- in-vitro, Cerv, NA
eff↑, vitamin K3 (Vit K3) serves as a photosensitizer to produce Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
ROS↑,
tumCV↓, Vit K3 treatment plus UVA reduced tumor cell viability
TumCG↓, Vit K3 treatment plus UVA can inhibit tumor growth
Apoptosis↑, enhance the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells
cl‑Casp3↑, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, B-cell lymphoma- extra large (Bcl-xl), and cytochrome c (cyt-c) increased obviously,
cl‑Casp9↑,
Bcl-xL↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Bcl-2↓, (Bcl-2) decreased

1837- VitK3,  VitC,    Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate Inhibits Autophagic Survival of Prostate Cancer Cells Induced by Vitamin K3 and Ascorbate to Trigger Cell Death
- in-vivo, Pca, NA
eff↑, the combination of α-TOS, VK3 and AA was more efficient in tumor suppression than when the drugs were given separately, without deleterious side effects.
ROS↑, The generation of ROS, cellular response to oxidative stress, and autophagy were investigated in PC3 prostate cancer cells by using drugs at sub-toxic doses.
TumAuto↑, ROS can induce autophagy

1834- VitK3,  PDT,    Effects of Vitamin K3 Combined with UVB on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma A431 Cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A431
eff↑, co-treatment of VitK3 combined with UVB more significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of A431 cells than either VitK3 or UVB alone.
TumCG↓,
TumCP↓,
ROS↑, ROS and the depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential were higher in all the co-treatment groups
MMP↓,

1828- VitK3,  VitC,    Pankiller effect of prolonged exposure to menadione on glioma cells: potentiation by vitamin C
- in-vivo, GBM, NA
eff↑, menadione:vitamin C at a ratio 1:100 showed higher anti-proliferative activity when compared to each drug alone and allowed to reduce each drug concentration between 2.5 to 5-fold.
ROS↑, cytotoxic effect of menadione is related to the generation of reactive oxygen species
Dose∅, When used in combination at relatively low doses (M:VC at 10 μM:1 mM) for one week M:VC was able to prevent regrowth

1826- VitK3,    PRX1 knockdown potentiates vitamin K3 toxicity in cancer cells: a potential new therapeutic perspective for an old drug
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Lung, A549
eff↑, PRX1 knockdown in HeLa and A549 cells conferred enhanced sensitivity to vitK3, reducing substantially the necessary doses to kill cancer cells.
ROS↑, Increased ROS accumulation had a crucial role in vitK3-induced cell death in PRX1 knockdown cells.

1755- WBV,    Reduction of breast cancer extravasation via vibration activated osteocyte regulation
Dose∅, However, intense exercise is physically challenging for bedridden, disabled, or aged patients. As an exercise surrogate, low-magnitude (<1 g) high-frequency (>30 Hz) (LMHF) vibration has gained growing interest
TumMeta↑, These data indicated that LMHF vibration could inhibit cancer extravasation, suggesting that vibration may suppress bone metastasis in breast cancer patients.
eff∅, Nevertheless, recent clinical studies indicated that LMHF vibration had minimum or no beneficial effects for the elderly (>65 years old)
Piezo1↑, LMHF vibration (60 Hz, 0.3 g, 1 h, Figure 1) significantly up-regulated the expressions of Piezo1 (1.63-fold) and COX-2 (1.32-fold) and down-regulated the expression of RANKL (0.86-fold).
COX2↑,
RANKL↓, down-regulated the expression of RANKL (0.86-fold).
TumCG∅, Vibration (60 Hz, 0.3 g, 1 h/day for 3 days) did not significantly impact cell growth and viability
tumCV∅,
TumCI↓, Vibration reduced breast cancer invasion via direct and indirect osteocyte signaling. vibration decreased cancer invasion distance by 24%

1758- WBV,    Whole-body vibration in breast cancer survivors: a pilot study exploring its effects on muscle activity and subjectively perceived exertion
- Human, BC, NA
eff↑, WBV at 20 and 30 Hz revealed lower subjectively perceived exertion and the highest muscle activity and therefore provide the optimal modalities for WBV in breast cancer survivors.

1752- WBV,  Chemo,    Feasibility of whole body vibration during intensive chemotherapy in patients with hematological malignancies – a randomized controlled pilot study
- Trial, Var, NA
*BP∅, Since whole body vibration (WBV) is known to efficiently stimulate the neuromuscular system without significantly raising blood pressure
eff↑, first proving the feasibility of WBV during intensive/high-dose chemotherapy of hospitalized cancer patients.
Dose∅, on the patients ward during three sessions per week, each lasting 20 min. frequency range of 18–25 Hz and at 3.5-4 mm amplitude. body weight on their forefeet and to maintain a knee angle of approx. Sixty degrees flexion in static position
other↑, functional benefits due to WBV, indicated by their improved jumping- and TUG performance.
*toxicity∅, patients did not report any worsening of chemotherapy-related side effects after WBV sessions
eff↑, We therefore assume that WBV is a convenient and low-threshold exercise method for patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy and unable to perform exercises of high intensity and long duration.

1754- WBV,    Vibration Therapy for Cancer-Related Bone Diseases
- Review, Var, NA
*BMD↑, Studies have shown that WBV improves bone mineral density (BMD) and bone volume in patients and mice with cancer.
*toxicity∅, WBV effects on cancer patients, no adverse effects were reported for children, adolescents [51,56], adults, or the elderly
other↓, these studies indicate that vibration can suppress osteoclastogenesis through both cancer cell and osteocyte signaling.
Dose↝, Notably, low-magnitude (LM, ≤1 g) high-frequency (HF, ≥30 Hz) vibration was found to be optimal for patients with compromised bone quality [84] but not for those with healthy bones [111].
Dose↑, the intensity and duration of WBV may need to be much higher and longer to overcome the significant bone loss induced by aromatase inhibitors.
eff↑, demonstrated that a 7-day insertion, in which vibration (0.25 g, 35 Hz, 15 min/day) for 7 days was followed by a 7-day rest, significantly increased the rate of bone formation and improved micromechanical properties in rats
eff↑, However, in a recent rat study, three bouts of daily vibration (0.25 g, 35 Hz, 5 min/bout) separated by 4 h between each bout more effectively promoted fracture healing than the aforementioned 7-day rest insertion
eff↑, The benefits of inserting rest periods also can be observed at the cellular level. Twice-daily vibration (0.3 g, 90 Hz, 20 min/bout) separated by 3 h of rest decreased breast cancer invasion more than once-daily vibration treatment

2427- Wog,    Anti-cancer natural products isolated from chinese medicinal herbs
- Review, Var, NA
NO↓, Wogonin has been widely used in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases owing to its inhibition of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines production
PGE2↓,
COX2↓, as well as its reduction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
Ca+2↑, Wogonin may also directly activate the mitochondrial Ca2+ channel uniporter and enhance Ca2+ uptake, resulting in Ca2+ overload and mitochondrial damage
mtDam↑,
*toxicity↓, wogonin imposes minor or almost no toxicity on normal peripheral T cells
eff↑, synergistic effect of wogonin on chemotherapy drugs
eff↓, However, other P-gp substrates, such as doxorubicin and vinblastine, do not show any synergistic effect

4197- Z,    The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Circulating Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- Review, NA, NA
*BDNF↑, Compared with placebo, zinc supplementation significantly enhanced circulating levels of BDNF [(SMD): 0.31, 95% confidence interval (CI): (0.22, 0.61)] and zinc [(SMD): 0.88, 95% CI: (0.54, 1.22)]
*other↓, Decreased BDNF expression has been reported in Alzheimer's disease (AD),[13] Parkinson's disease (PD),[14] dementias,[15] multiple sclerosis (MS)[16] and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
*eff↑, Its blood concentration can also be enhanced by environmental factors such as exercise,[20] omega-3 fatty acids,[21] resveratrol[22] and zinc supplementation.[23]
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties
*antiOx↑,


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 774

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12LOX?,1,   12LOX↓,3,   5HT↓,3,   5LO↓,1,   ACC↓,2,   ACC↑,3,   ACLY↓,8,   p‑ACLY↓,1,   ACSL4↑,1,   ADAM17↓,1,   adiP↑,1,   ADP:ATP↑,2,   AFP↓,2,   AIF↑,7,   Akt↓,66,   Akt↑,8,   p‑Akt↓,27,   p‑Akt↑,2,   ALAT↓,2,   ALAT∅,1,   ALDH↓,2,   ALDH1A1↓,1,   ALP↓,2,   AMPK↑,25,   AMPK↝,1,   p‑AMPK↑,3,   AMPKα↑,2,   angioG↓,55,   angioG↑,3,   annexin II↓,1,   AntiAg↓,1,   AntiAg↑,4,   AntiCan↓,1,   AntiCan↑,37,   AntiCan?,1,   AntiCan∅,2,   antiOx↓,4,   antiOx↑,16,   AntiTum↓,1,   AntiTum↑,7,   AP-1↓,6,   APAF1↑,1,   Apoptosis?,2,   Apoptosis↓,5,   Apoptosis↑,158,   mt-Apoptosis↑,2,   AR↓,16,   ARE/EpRE↑,1,   ASC↓,1,   ascitic↓,1,   ASK1↑,2,   aSmase↑,1,   AST↓,1,   AST∅,1,   ATF3↑,2,   ATF4↓,1,   ATF4↑,12,   ATF4↝,1,   ATF6↑,1,   ATG3↓,1,   ATG3↑,1,   ATG5↑,4,   ATG7↑,2,   ATM↑,1,   ATP↓,23,   ATP↑,1,   ATP∅,1,   i-ATP↓,1,   i-ATP↑,1,   mt-ATP↓,1,   ATPase↓,1,   AXL↓,2,   BAD↑,7,   BAD↝,1,   Bak↑,10,   BAX↓,7,   BAX↑,80,   BAX↝,1,   Bax:Bcl2↑,25,   BBB↑,3,   Bcl-2↓,91,   Bcl-2↑,3,   Bcl-2∅,1,   Bcl-xL↓,25,   Bcl-xL↑,1,   BCR-ABL↓,1,   Beclin-1↓,2,   Beclin-1↑,9,   BG↓,7,   BID↑,4,   BIM↑,6,   BioAv↓,29,   BioAv↑,38,   BioAv↝,7,   BioAv∅,1,   BioEnh?,1,   BioEnh↑,8,   BMD↑,2,   BMI1↓,2,   BNIP3?,2,   BNIP3↑,2,   BP↓,1,   BRCA1↓,1,   CA↓,1,   Ca+2↓,6,   Ca+2↑,35,   Ca+2↝,3,   i-Ca+2?,1,   i-Ca+2↓,1,   i-Ca+2↑,2,   CA125↓,1,   cachexia↓,2,   CAFs/TAFs↓,2,   CAIX↓,3,   CAIX↑,1,   cal2↑,1,   CaMKII ↓,1,   cardioP↑,7,   CardioT↓,3,   Casp↑,29,   Casp1↓,1,   Casp12?,1,   Casp12↑,3,   pro‑Casp12↓,1,   Casp2↑,2,   Casp3↓,5,   Casp3↑,114,   cl‑Casp3↑,21,   cl‑Casp3∅,1,   proCasp3↓,2,   proCasp3↑,1,   pro‑Casp3↑,1,   Casp7↑,12,   cl‑Casp7↑,1,   Casp8↓,1,   Casp8↑,21,   Casp8∅,2,   cl‑Casp8↑,5,   pro‑Casp8↑,1,   Casp9↑,65,   cl‑Casp9↑,11,   proCasp9↓,1,   Catalase↓,5,   Catalase↑,4,   CCR7↓,1,   CD133↓,3,   CD14↓,1,   CD24↓,1,   CD34↓,1,   CD4+↓,1,   CD4+↑,4,   CD44↓,7,   CD8+↑,8,   cDC2↓,2,   CDC2↓,3,   CDC25↓,8,   Cdc42↓,3,   Cdc42↑,1,   CDK1↓,8,   p‑CDK1↓,1,   p‑CDK1↑,1,   CDK2↓,21,   CDK4↓,33,   CDK4↑,3,   CDK6↓,13,   CDK6↑,3,   CDK8↓,1,   CDKN1C↑,1,   CEA↓,1,   CellMemb↓,1,   CellMemb↑,1,   cFLIP↓,5,   cFos↓,4,   cFos↑,1,   chemoP↑,32,   chemoR↓,2,   ChemoSen↓,4,   ChemoSen↑,120,   ChemoSen⇅,1,   ChemoSideEff↓,20,   CHK1↓,3,   Chk2↓,1,   Chk2↑,1,   Chl∅,1,   CHOP↑,26,   cl‑CHOP↑,1,   ChrMod↝,1,   citrate↓,2,   cJun↓,4,   cJun↑,2,   CK2↓,5,   CLDN1↓,3,   CLDN2↓,2,   CLDN2↑,1,   cMET↓,1,   cMYB↓,2,   cMyc↓,26,   cognitive↑,4,   compI↓,1,   compIII↓,1,   compIII↑,1,   COMT↓,2,   CoQ10↑,1,   COX1↓,3,   COX2↓,48,   COX2↑,4,   CPT1A↓,1,   CR3↝,1,   CRM↑,1,   CRP↓,2,   CSCs↓,20,   cSrc↓,1,   Cupro↑,2,   CXCL12↓,2,   CXCR4↓,13,   Cyc↓,2,   cycA1↓,9,   cycA1↑,2,   CycB↓,15,   CycB↑,4,   cycD1↓,52,   cycD1↑,1,   CycD3↓,1,   CycD3↑,1,   cycE↓,17,   cycE↑,1,   cycE1↓,1,   CYP11A1↓,1,   CYP19↓,1,   CYP1A1↓,2,   CYP1A1↑,1,   CYP1A2↓,1,   CYP2C9↓,1,   CYP3A4↓,1,   Cyt‑c↑,75,   Cyt‑c↝,1,   Diablo↑,6,   Diff↓,3,   Diff↑,1,   DJ-1↓,1,   DNA-PK↑,4,   DNAdam↓,2,   DNAdam↑,41,   mt-DNAdam↑,1,   DNArepair↓,1,   DNArepair↑,1,   DNMT1↓,8,   DNMT1↑,1,   DNMT3A↓,2,   DNMTs↓,8,   Dose?,12,   Dose↓,4,   Dose↑,18,   Dose↝,51,   Dose∅,38,   DR4↑,3,   DR4∅,1,   DR5↑,23,   E-cadherin↓,5,   E-cadherin↑,26,   E2Fs↓,1,   E6↓,3,   E7↓,3,   ECAR↓,6,   ECAR↝,1,   ECAR∅,1,   EF-1α↓,1,   eff?,2,   eff↓,223,   eff↑,614,   eff⇅,2,   eff↝,73,   eff∅,8,   EGF↓,3,   EGFR↓,23,   EGFR↑,1,   EGR1↑,1,   eIF2α↓,1,   eIF2α↑,6,   p‑eIF2α↑,8,   EMT↓,37,   EMT↑,2,   Endoglin↑,1,   Endon↑,1,   eNOS↓,2,   eNOS↑,1,   ENOX2↓,2,   ENOX2↑,1,   EPR↑,1,   ER Stress↓,2,   ER Stress↑,58,   ER Stress↝,1,   ER-α36↓,3,   ER(estro)↓,2,   ERK↓,22,   ERK↑,9,   p‑ERK↓,10,   p‑ERK↑,5,   e-ERK↑,1,   ERα↓,1,   EZH2↓,2,   FADD↑,5,   FAK↓,8,   p‑FAK↓,3,   p‑FAK↑,1,   m-FAM72A↓,1,   Fap1↓,1,   Fas↑,10,   FasL↑,9,   FASN↓,7,   FASN↑,2,   FBPase↑,1,   Fenton↑,10,   Ferritin↓,3,   Ferroptosis↓,1,   Ferroptosis↑,12,   FGFR1↓,1,   Fibronectin↓,4,   FOSB↑,1,   FOXD3↑,1,   Foxm1↓,2,   FOXO1↑,1,   FOXO3↓,3,   FOXO3↑,7,   FOXO4↓,1,   FOXO4↑,1,   FOXP3↓,1,   frataxin↑,1,   FTH1↓,3,   GADD45A↑,1,   GAPDH↓,1,   GCLM↓,1,   Gli↓,1,   Gli1↓,2,   GLI2↓,2,   GLS↓,1,   glucoNG↑,1,   glucose↑,1,   GlucoseCon↓,13,   GlucoseCon↑,3,   GlucoseCon∅,1,   glut↓,1,   GLUT1↓,16,   GLUT1↑,2,   GLUT3↓,2,   GLUT3↑,1,   GlutMet↓,1,   glyC↓,1,   Glycolysis↓,48,   Glycolysis↑,2,   Glycolysis↝,1,   GPx↓,5,   GPx↑,6,   GPx1↓,1,   GPx1↑,1,   GPx4↓,9,   GPx4↑,1,   GR↑,1,   GranB↑,1,   GRP78/BiP↓,4,   GRP78/BiP↑,19,   GRP78/BiP↝,1,   GSDMD↑,2,   GSDME↑,1,   GSDME-N↑,2,   GSH↓,44,   GSH↑,4,   GSH∅,1,   mt-GSH↓,1,   GSH/GSSG↓,8,   GSK‐3β↓,7,   GSK‐3β↑,1,   p‑GSK‐3β↓,3,   p‑GSK‐3β↑,1,   GSR↓,1,   GSR↑,1,   GSSG↑,1,   GSTA1↓,1,   GSTP1/GSTπ↓,2,   GSTs↓,3,   GSTs↑,2,   GSTZ1∅,1,   GutMicro↑,6,   GutMicro↝,2,   H2O2?,1,   H2O2↑,13,   e-H2O2↓,1,   i-H2O2∅,1,   mt-H2O2↑,1,   H3↓,3,   H3↑,2,   p‑H3↑,1,   ac‑H3↑,4,   H3K27ac∅,1,   H4↓,1,   H4↑,1,   ac‑H4↑,3,   Half-Life↓,9,   Half-Life↝,12,   Half-Life∅,3,   HATs↓,1,   HATs↑,2,   HDAC↓,35,   HDAC1↓,6,   HDAC10↓,1,   HDAC10↑,1,   HDAC2↓,4,   HDAC3↓,4,   HDAC8↓,2,   hepatoP↓,1,   hepatoP↑,5,   HER2/EBBR2↓,6,   HEY1↓,1,   HGF/c-Met↓,1,   HH↓,4,   HIF-1↓,2,   Hif1a↓,47,   Hif1a↑,3,   Hippo↓,1,   HK2↓,23,   HK2↑,1,   HK2∅,1,   HMG-CoA↓,1,   HMTs↓,1,   HO-1↓,9,   HO-1↑,16,   HO-2↓,1,   HO-2↑,1,   homoC↓,4,   homoC↝,1,   HSF1↓,1,   HSP27↓,2,   HSP27↑,1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓,8,   HSP70/HSPA5↑,4,   HSP90↓,9,   ac‑HSP90↑,1,   HSPs↓,1,   HSPs↑,1,   HSPs∅,1,   hTERT↓,12,   hyperG↓,1,   IAP1↓,4,   IAP2↓,2,   cl‑IAP2↑,1,   ICAM-1↓,2,   ICD↑,1,   IFN-γ↓,1,   IFN-γ↑,3,   IGF-1?,1,   IGF-1↓,18,   IGF-1↑,1,   IGF-1↝,1,   IGF-1R↓,4,   IGF-1R↑,1,   p‑IGF-1R↓,1,   IGFBP1↑,2,   IGFBP3↑,4,   IGFR↓,1,   Igs↑,2,   IKKα↓,7,   IKKα↑,3,   p‑IKKα↓,1,   IL1↓,3,   IL1↑,2,   IL10↓,5,   IL10↑,3,   IL12↓,1,   IL1α↓,1,   IL1β↓,13,   IL1β↑,1,   IL2↓,1,   IL2↑,5,   IL4↓,3,   IL4↑,1,   IL6↓,27,   IL8↓,7,   INF-γ↑,1,   Inflam↓,20,   iNOS↓,8,   iNOS↑,2,   Insulin↓,4,   IRAK4↓,1,   IRE1↑,5,   Iron↓,1,   Iron↑,3,   i-Iron↑,1,   IronCh↑,1,   ITGA1∅,1,   ITGA5∅,1,   ITGB1↓,2,   ITGB1∅,1,   ITGB3↓,1,   ITGB3∅,1,   ITGB4↓,1,   ITGB4∅,1,   IκB↑,2,   p‑IκB↓,1,   JAK↓,3,   JAK1?,1,   p‑JAK1↓,1,   JAK2↓,8,   p‑JAK2↓,3,   JNK↓,2,   JNK↑,22,   p‑JNK↓,3,   p‑JNK↑,6,   Keap1↑,1,   KeyT↑,1,   Ki-67↓,16,   Ki-67↑,1,   KLF2↓,1,   KLF4↓,1,   KLF5↓,1,   KRAS↓,1,   L-sel↑,1,   lactateProd↓,22,   lactateProd↑,4,   lactateProd∅,1,   e-lactateProd↓,1,   LAMP1?,1,   LAMP2↑,1,   LAMs↓,1,   LAT↓,1,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑,3,   LC3B↑,3,   LC3B-II↑,5,   LC3II↓,1,   LC3II↑,15,   LC3s↑,1,   LDH?,1,   LDH↓,10,   LDH↑,2,   i-LDH↓,1,   LDHA↓,12,   LDHA↑,1,   LDHA∅,1,   LDL↓,2,   LEF1↓,1,   Let-7↑,2,   lipid-P?,1,   lipid-P↓,4,   lipid-P↑,18,   lipidLev↑,1,   lipoGen↓,1,   LOX1↓,1,   lysoMP↓,1,   lysoMP↑,1,   pol-M1↑,1,   M2 MC↓,3,   pol-M2 MC↓,1,   MALAT1↓,2,   MAPK↓,12,   MAPK↑,10,   p‑MAPK↑,3,   Mcl-1↓,20,   Mcl-1↑,1,   MCP1↓,3,   MCU↓,1,   MDA↓,2,   MDA↑,6,   MDM2↓,8,   p‑MDM2↓,1,   MDMX↓,1,   MDR1↓,6,   MEK↓,4,   p‑MEK↓,1,   memory↑,1,   MET↓,3,   p‑MET↓,1,   MGMT↓,1,   MIP2↓,1,   miR-129-5p↑,1,   miR-139-5p↑,1,   miR-155↓,1,   miR-200b↑,1,   miR-200c↑,1,   miR-203↑,1,   miR-21↓,2,   miR-22↑,1,   miR-27a-3p↓,1,   miR-30a-5p↑,1,   miR-34a↑,1,   mitResp↓,5,   mitResp↑,3,   MKP1↓,1,   MKP2↓,1,   MLKL↑,3,   p‑MLKL↓,1,   MMP?,1,   MMP↓,121,   MMP↑,2,   MMP-10↓,1,   MMP1↓,5,   MMP13↓,2,   MMP2↓,43,   MMP2↑,1,   MMP2⇅,1,   MMP2∅,1,   proMMP2↓,1,   MMP3↓,3,   MMP7↓,8,   MMP9↓,46,   MMP9↑,1,   MMP9⇅,1,   MMP9∅,1,   MMPs↓,20,   Mortalin↓,1,   MPO↓,1,   MPT↑,2,   MRP1↓,2,   mtDam↑,17,   mTOR↓,40,   mTOR↑,3,   mTOR⇅,1,   mTOR↝,1,   p‑mTOR↓,9,   mTORC1↓,5,   p‑mTORC1↓,1,   mTORC2↓,1,   mTORC2↑,1,   MUC1↑,1,   MUC4↓,1,   Myc↓,3,   N-cadherin↓,13,   n-MYC↓,1,   NA↓,2,   NAD↓,1,   NADH↑,1,   NADHdeh?,1,   NADPH↓,7,   NADPH↑,3,   NADPH/NADP+↓,1,   NAF1↓,1,   Nanog↓,7,   NCOA4↑,1,   NDRG1↑,1,   Necroptosis↑,7,   necrosis↑,5,   NEDD9↓,1,   Nestin↓,3,   neuroP↑,11,   NF-kB↓,81,   NF-kB↑,5,   NH3↓,1,   NHE1↓,2,   NK cell↑,8,   NKG2D↑,1,   NLRP3↓,2,   NLRP3↑,1,   NO↓,5,   NO↑,6,   NOS2↓,1,   NOTCH↓,4,   NOTCH1↓,6,   NOTCH1↑,3,   NOTCH3↓,3,   NOXA↑,3,   NQO1↓,1,   NQO1↑,4,   Nrf1↑,1,   NRF2↓,13,   NRF2↑,24,   NRF2⇅,1,   NRF2∅,1,   p‑NRF2↑,1,   NSE↓,1,   OCR↓,6,   OCR↑,2,   OCT4↓,4,   OS↓,1,   OS↑,33,   other?,3,   other↓,7,   other↑,13,   other↝,15,   other∅,2,   OXPHOS↓,7,   OXPHOS↑,3,   OXPHOS⇅,1,   OXPHOS↝,1,   mt-OXPHOS↑,2,   P-gp↓,9,   p16↑,3,   p19↑,1,   P21?,2,   P21↓,2,   P21↑,43,   p27↑,16,   p38↓,1,   p38↑,19,   p‑p38↓,1,   p‑p38↑,8,   P450↓,3,   p50↓,1,   P53↓,2,   P53↑,47,   P53↝,1,   P53∅,1,   p‑P53↑,3,   p62↓,9,   p62↑,8,   p65↓,7,   p‑p65↓,1,   p70S6↓,3,   P70S6K↓,2,   p‑P70S6K↓,2,   p85S6K↓,1,   P90RSK↓,1,   PAK1↓,1,   Paraptosis↑,5,   PARK2↑,1,   PARP↓,5,   PARP↑,8,   p‑PARP↑,1,   cl‑PARP↑,60,   cl‑PARP∅,1,   proPARP↓,1,   PARP1↑,1,   cl‑PARP1↑,1,   PARP16↓,1,   PCNA↓,10,   PD-1↓,2,   PD-L1↓,9,   PD-L1↑,2,   PDGF↓,2,   PDGFR-BB↓,1,   p‑PDGFR-BB↓,1,   PDH↓,3,   PDH↑,5,   p‑PDH↓,1,   p‑PDH↑,1,   PDHB↓,1,   PDK1?,2,   PDK1↓,10,   PDK3↑,1,   PDKs↓,11,   PDT+↓,1,   Perforin↑,1,   PERK↑,8,   p‑PERK↓,1,   p‑PERK↑,1,   PFK↓,7,   PFK1↓,2,   PFK2?,1,   PFK2↓,1,   PFKP↓,2,   PGC-1α↑,2,   PGE1↓,1,   PGE2↓,14,   PGK1↓,1,   PGM1↓,1,   PGM1∅,1,   pH↓,2,   pH↑,1,   pH↝,1,   PHDs↓,1,   PI3K↓,45,   PI3K↑,6,   p‑PI3K↓,2,   PI3K/Akt↓,1,   Piezo1↑,1,   PINK1↑,1,   PKA↓,2,   PKCδ↓,4,   PKM2↓,25,   p‑PKM2↓,1,   POLD1↓,1,   polyA↓,1,   PPARα↓,2,   PPARγ↓,1,   PPARγ↑,2,   PPP↓,1,   p‑pRB↓,1,   Proteasome↓,2,   Prx3↑,1,   Prx4↑,1,   Prx6↑,2,   PrxI↓,1,   PSA↓,9,   PSA∅,1,   PSMB5↓,1,   PTEN↓,1,   PTEN↑,19,   p‑PTEN↓,1,   PUMA↑,4,   PYCR1↓,2,   Pyro↑,5,   Pyruv↓,1,   QoL↑,6,   QoL∅,1,   Rac1↓,2,   radioP↑,10,   RadioS↑,49,   Raf↓,4,   c-Raf↓,1,   RANKL↓,2,   RAS↓,5,   RB1↑,2,   p‑RB1↓,6,   RECK↑,1,   Remission↑,3,   RenoP↑,5,   Rho↓,7,   RIP1↓,2,   RIP1↑,1,   RIP3↑,3,   p‑RIP3↑,2,   Risk↓,22,   Risk↑,2,   Risk∅,1,   ROCK1↓,4,   ROS?,5,   ROS↓,24,   ROS↑,351,   ROS⇅,6,   ROS↝,3,   ROS∅,1,   i-ROS↑,4,   mt-ROS↑,10,   RPM↑,1,   p‑RSK↑,1,   p‑S6K↓,1,   SDH↓,3,   Securin↓,1,   selectivity?,2,   selectivity↓,1,   selectivity↑,113,   selectivity∅,1,   SESN2↑,1,   SETBP1↓,1,   Shh↓,3,   SHP1↑,1,   SIRT1↓,8,   SIRT1↑,6,   SIRT2↓,1,   SIRT3↓,1,   SIRT3↑,3,   SIRT6↓,1,   SIRT6↑,1,   SK↓,1,   SLC12A5↓,2,   Slug↓,6,   SMAD2↓,1,   SMAD3↓,3,   SMCT1∅,1,   Smo↓,1,   Snail?,1,   Snail↓,15,   SOD↓,11,   SOD↑,7,   SOD1↓,2,   SOD1↑,3,   SOD2↓,3,   SOD2↑,2,   sonoP↑,2,   sonoS↑,1,   SOX2↓,4,   SOX4↓,1,   SOX4↑,1,   SOX9?,1,   SOX9↓,1,   Sp1/3/4↓,10,   SPARC↑,1,   Src↓,1,   p‑Src↓,1,   SREBP1↓,1,   SREBP2↓,1,   STAC2↓,1,   STAT↓,2,   STAT1↓,1,   STAT3↓,38,   STAT3⇅,1,   p‑STAT3↓,13,   p‑STAT3↑,2,   mt-STAT3↓,1,   STAT4↓,1,   STAT5↓,1,   STAT6↓,2,   p‑STAT6↓,1,   Strength∅,1,   survivin↓,32,   SXR↑,1,   T-Cell↑,4,   T-Cell↝,1,   TCA?,1,   TCA↓,3,   TCA↑,1,   TCF↓,1,   TCF↑,1,   TCF-4↓,2,   Telomerase↓,13,   TET1↑,4,   TET2↑,3,   Tf↓,1,   TFEB↑,1,   TGF-β↓,12,   TGF-β↑,1,   Th1 response↑,3,   Th2↑,1,   Thiols↓,2,   i-Thiols↓,1,   TIM-3↑,1,   TIMP1↓,1,   TIMP1↑,3,   TIMP2↑,4,   TLR2↓,1,   TLR4↓,5,   TNF-α↓,14,   TNF-α↑,3,   TOP1↓,4,   TOP1↑,1,   TOP2↓,3,   TOP2↑,2,   toxicity↓,13,   toxicity↑,3,   toxicity↝,5,   toxicity∅,10,   TP53↓,3,   TP53↑,2,   TRAIL↑,4,   Treg lymp↓,2,   TRPV1↑,2,   Trx↓,4,   Trx1↓,1,   Trx2↓,1,   TrxR↓,19,   TrxR1?,1,   TrxR1↓,5,   TrxR2↓,1,   TS↓,3,   TSC1↑,1,   TSC2↑,2,   TSP-1↑,3,   TumAuto↓,1,   TumAuto↑,34,   TumCA↓,2,   TumCCA?,2,   TumCCA↓,3,   TumCCA↑,125,   TumCD↑,20,   TumCD∅,1,   TumCG↓,75,   TumCG↑,4,   TumCG∅,1,   TumCI?,1,   TumCI↓,33,   TumCMig↓,34,   TumCMig↑,2,   TumCP↓,90,   TumCP↑,3,   TumCP∅,2,   tumCV?,1,   tumCV↓,53,   tumCV↑,1,   tumCV∅,1,   TumMeta↓,28,   TumMeta↑,2,   TumVol↓,32,   TumW↓,16,   Twist↓,12,   Tyro3↓,1,   UHRF1↓,1,   uPA↓,14,   uPAR↓,2,   UPR↓,1,   UPR↑,10,   mt-UPR↑,1,   VCAM-1↓,2,   VDR↑,1,   VEGF↓,60,   VEGFR2↓,11,   Vim?,1,   Vim↓,18,   Vim↑,1,   VitC↓,1,   VitE↓,1,   Warburg↓,12,   Weight↑,3,   Weight∅,3,   Wnt?,1,   Wnt↓,15,   Wnt↑,1,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,2,   XBP-1↓,1,   XBP-1↑,4,   xCT↓,2,   XIAP↓,16,   YAP/TEAD↓,1,   YAP/TEAD↑,1,   ZBTB10↑,1,   Zeb1↓,11,   Zeb1↑,1,   ZEB2↓,1,   ZO-1↑,2,   α-SMA↓,1,   α-tubulin↓,1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,26,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑,1,   β-oxidation↓,1,   γH2AX↑,6,   p‑γH2AX↑,3,  
Total Targets: 1002

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
12LOX↓,3,   5HT↓,1,   5HT↑,2,   5LO↓,2,   ACC↓,1,   Ach?,1,   Ach↑,4,   AChE↓,8,   AChE∅,1,   ACSL4∅,1,   ADAM10↑,1,   adiP↓,1,   adiP↑,2,   AGEs↓,1,   Akt↓,4,   Akt↑,5,   e-Akt↑,1,   ALAT↓,6,   ALP↓,2,   ALP↑,1,   AMPK↓,1,   AMPK↑,6,   AMPKα↑,1,   angioG↓,2,   angioG↑,3,   AntiAg↑,5,   AntiAge↑,4,   AntiCan↑,2,   antiOx?,1,   antiOx↓,3,   antiOx↑,67,   mt-antiOx↑,1,   AP-1↓,3,   Apoptosis↓,8,   Apoptosis∅,2,   APP↓,2,   ARG↑,1,   ASK1↓,1,   AST↓,8,   ATP↓,1,   ATP↑,6,   ATP↝,1,   Aβ↓,19,   BACE↓,5,   BAX↓,5,   BAX↑,2,   Bax:Bcl2↓,3,   BBB↓,1,   BBB↑,19,   BChE↓,3,   Bcl-2↓,1,   Bcl-2↑,1,   Bcl-2∅,1,   Bcl-xL↓,1,   BDNF↑,14,   BG↓,1,   Bil↓,1,   BioAv?,1,   BioAv↓,29,   BioAv↑,37,   BioAv↝,14,   BioEnh↑,6,   BloodF↑,1,   BMD↑,7,   BMP2↑,1,   BMPs↑,1,   BOLD↑,2,   BP↓,8,   BP↝,1,   BP∅,1,   BrainVol↑,1,   BUN↓,1,   Ca+2?,1,   Ca+2↓,3,   Ca+2↑,4,   Ca+2↝,4,   cal2↓,1,   Calcium↑,1,   cAMP↑,1,   cardioP↓,1,   cardioP↑,24,   CardioT↓,3,   Cartilage↑,1,   Casp12↓,1,   Casp3?,1,   Casp3↓,9,   Casp3↑,1,   Casp3∅,1,   cl‑Casp3↓,2,   cl‑Casp8↑,1,   Casp9↓,3,   Casp9↑,1,   Catalase↓,1,   Catalase↑,28,   ChAT↑,1,   chemoP↑,8,   ChemoSideEff↓,1,   Choline↑,1,   CHOP↓,1,   CLDN1↝,1,   p‑cMyc↑,1,   cognitive?,1,   cognitive↑,47,   cognitive↝,1,   COL2A1↑,1,   Copper↓,1,   COX1↓,1,   COX2↓,19,   creat↓,3,   CREB↑,2,   CRP↓,5,   CYP3A2↓,1,   Cyt‑c↓,3,   Cyt‑c↑,3,   Cyt‑c∅,3,   Diff↑,3,   DNAdam↓,4,   DNArepair↑,1,   Dose↓,2,   Dose↑,4,   Dose↝,24,   Dose∅,2,   E2Fs↑,1,   ECAR↓,1,   eff↓,23,   eff↑,158,   eff↝,13,   EMT↑,1,   eNOS↓,1,   eNOS↑,1,   ER Stress↓,6,   ERK↓,1,   ERK↑,6,   e-ERK↑,1,   F-actin↑,1,   FAK↑,2,   FASN↓,1,   Fenton↓,1,   Ferroptosis↓,2,   FGF↑,1,   FOXO↑,1,   GABA↑,3,   GABA↝,1,   GADD45A↑,1,   glucose↓,3,   glucose↑,1,   GlucoseCon↑,5,   GLUT1↑,2,   GLUT3↑,1,   GLUT4↑,2,   Glycolysis↓,1,   GPx↑,18,   GPx1↑,2,   GPx4↓,1,   GPx4↑,2,   GPx4∅,1,   GR↑,1,   GRP78/BiP↓,2,   GRP78/BiP↑,1,   GSH↓,4,   GSH↑,39,   GSK‐3β↓,4,   p‑GSK‐3β↑,1,   GSR↑,3,   GSSG↓,1,   GSSG∅,1,   GSTA1↓,2,   GSTs↑,9,   GutMicro↑,6,   H2O2↓,2,   H2O2↑,1,   H2O2∅,1,   H2S↑,1,   Half-Life↓,3,   Half-Life↑,4,   Half-Life↝,7,   Half-Life∅,3,   HDAC↓,2,   HDL↑,3,   HDL∅,1,   hepatoP↑,19,   HEY1↑,1,   Hif1a↓,2,   Hif1a↑,1,   Hif1a∅,1,   HMGB1↓,1,   HNE↓,1,   HO-1↑,23,   HO-1↝,1,   HO-1∅,1,   homoC↓,1,   hs-CRP↓,1,   HSF1↑,2,   HSP70/HSPA5↑,1,   HSP70/HSPA5↝,1,   HSPs↑,2,   ICAM-1↓,2,   IDE↑,1,   IFN-γ↓,1,   IFN-γ↑,1,   IGF-1↓,2,   IGF-1↑,2,   IGFBP1↑,1,   IGFBP3↑,1,   IL1↓,2,   IL10↓,1,   IL10↑,4,   IL12↓,1,   IL17↓,2,   IL18↓,1,   IL1β↓,21,   IL1β↑,1,   IL2↓,3,   IL33↓,1,   IL6↓,25,   IL6↑,2,   IL8↓,5,   Imm↑,1,   INF-γ↓,1,   Inflam?,1,   Inflam↓,74,   Inflam↑,1,   iNOS↓,11,   iNOS↑,1,   Insulin↓,2,   IRE1↓,1,   IRF3↓,1,   Iron↓,2,   IronCh↑,7,   JNK↓,2,   Keap1↓,3,   KeyT↑,3,   lactateProd↓,1,   LC3II↑,1,   LDH↓,5,   LDH↑,1,   LDH∅,1,   LDL↓,7,   lipid-P↓,20,   lipid-P↑,1,   mt-lipid-P↓,1,   lipidLev↓,1,   Mag↑,1,   MAPK↓,5,   MAPK↑,6,   MCP1↓,1,   MCP1↑,1,   MDA↓,19,   MDA↑,1,   MDA∅,1,   memory↑,34,   Mets↝,1,   mitResp↑,2,   MMP↓,2,   MMP↑,7,   MMP∅,2,   MMP2↓,3,   MMP2↑,2,   MMP9↓,5,   MMP9↑,2,   MMPs↓,4,   Mood↑,7,   motorD↑,10,   MPO↓,5,   MPO↑,1,   MPT↑,1,   Mst1↓,1,   mtDam↓,3,   mTOR↓,2,   mTOR↑,2,   mTOR↝,1,   p‑mTOR↑,1,   MyD88↓,1,   NA↓,1,   NAD↑,1,   NAD↝,1,   NADH:NAD↑,1,   NADPH↓,1,   NCOA4↝,1,   necrosis↓,1,   neuroP↓,1,   neuroP↑,59,   NF-kB↓,25,   NF-kB↑,1,   NH3↓,1,   NLRP3↓,2,   NO↓,8,   NO↑,5,   NOS2↓,1,   NOTCH↑,1,   NOX4↓,1,   NQO1↑,4,   Nrf1↑,1,   NRF2↓,1,   NRF2↑,40,   NRF2⇅,1,   NRF2∅,1,   Obesity↓,1,   OCR↑,1,   OS↓,1,   OS↑,4,   other?,2,   other↓,7,   other↑,24,   other↝,10,   other∅,1,   OXPHOS↑,1,   p38↑,2,   P450↓,2,   p62↑,1,   p65↓,1,   Pain↓,3,   PGC-1α↑,4,   PGE2↓,7,   pH↝,2,   PI3K↓,4,   PI3K↑,3,   PKA↑,2,   PKCδ?,1,   PKCδ↓,3,   PKCδ↑,2,   PKM2↓,2,   PONs↑,1,   PP2A↑,1,   PPARγ↓,1,   PPARγ↑,3,   p‑PPARγ↓,1,   Prx↑,2,   PTEN↓,2,   PTEN↑,1,   QoL↑,2,   radioP↑,3,   RAGE↓,1,   RAS↓,1,   RenoP↑,12,   Risk↓,5,   Risk↑,1,   RNS↓,1,   ROS?,3,   ROS↓,97,   ROS↑,10,   ROS⇅,2,   ROS∅,7,   mt-ROS↑,1,   SAM-e↑,1,   SCD1↓,1,   selectivity↑,3,   Sepsis↓,4,   serineP↓,1,   SIRT1↑,9,   SIRT2↑,1,   Sleep↑,1,   SMAD3↓,1,   SOD↓,2,   SOD↑,42,   SOD1↑,2,   SOD2↑,2,   SOX9↑,1,   Src↓,1,   STAT↓,1,   STAT3↓,1,   TAC↑,2,   tau↓,3,   p‑tau↓,5,   TBARS↓,1,   testos↑,1,   TGF-β↓,3,   TGF-β↑,2,   TIMP1↓,1,   TIMP1↑,1,   TLR2↓,1,   TLR4↓,2,   TLR4↑,1,   TNF-α↓,35,   toxicity?,2,   toxicity↓,27,   toxicity↑,4,   toxicity↝,5,   toxicity∅,32,   TrkB↑,2,   Trx↑,2,   TrxR↑,1,   TumCG∅,1,   TumCP↓,1,   tumCV∅,1,   UPR↓,1,   UPR↑,1,   uricA↓,1,   VCAM-1↓,3,   VEGF↓,1,   VEGF↑,6,   VGCC↑,1,   VitC↑,1,   VitD↑,2,   Weight↓,3,   Weight∅,1,   Wnt↑,2,   ZO-1↝,1,   α-SMA↝,1,   β-Amyloid↓,1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑,2,   β-Endo↑,1,   p‑γH2AX↓,1,  
Total Targets: 403

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: eff, efficacy
50 Magnetic Fields
42 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
30 Thymoquinone
26 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
25 Piperlongumine
25 Shikonin
23 Curcumin
21 Baicalein
20 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
19 Chemotherapy
19 Berberine
18 Ashwagandha
17 Phenylbutyrate
17 Silver-NanoParticles
16 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
16 Resveratrol
16 diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
16 Magnetic Field Rotating
15 Dichloroacetate
14 Artemisinin
14 Propolis -bee glue
13 Quercetin
13 Gambogic Acid
12 Copper and Cu NanoParticlex
12 Exercise
11 Lycopene
11 Citric Acid
11 Fisetin
11 Rosmarinic acid
10 Folic Acid
10 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
10 Luteolin
10 Metformin
10 Betulinic acid
9 Selenium
9 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
9 Hydrogen Gas
9 VitK3,menadione
9 Vitamin K2
8 Radiotherapy/Radiation
8 Ellagic acid
8 Chrysin
8 SonoDynamic Therapy UltraSound
8 diet Methionine-Restricted Diet
8 Parthenolide
7 Melatonin
7 immunotherapy
7 Capsaicin
7 doxorubicin
7 Honokiol
7 Vitamin D3
6 Vitamin B12
6 Allicin (mainly Garlic)
6 Boron
6 Caffeic acid
6 HydroxyCitric Acid
5 Gold NanoParticles
5 Photodynamic Therapy
5 5-fluorouracil
5 Boswellia (frankincense)
5 Piperine
5 diet Plant based
5 Fenbendazole
5 MCToil
5 Moringa oleifera
4 Andrographis
4 Juglone
4 Propyl gallate
4 Whole Body Vibration
3 2-DeoxyGlucose
3 Anthocyanins
3 Aspirin -acetylsalicylic acid
3 Auranofin
3 Lutein
3 Zeaxanthin
3 Chlorogenic acid
3 diet Short Term Fasting
3 Cisplatin
3 Ginseng
3 Lecithin
3 Hyperthermia
3 Naringin
3 Plumbagin
3 Taurine
3 Vitamin B1/Thiamine
2 3-bromopyruvate
2 5-Aminolevulinic acid
2 Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
2 Aromatherapy
2 Docetaxel
2 Butyrate
2 beta-carotene(VitA)
2 Caffeine
2 Choline
2 Bortezomib
2 Emodin
2 ferumoxytol
2 temozolomide
2 Kaempferol
2 hydroxychloroquine
2 Orlistat
2 Potassium
2 chitosan
2 Methylene blue
2 metronomic chemo
2 Methylsulfonylmethane
2 Mushroom Lion’s Mane
2 nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
2 Phosphatidylserine
2 Radio Frequency
2 Glucose
2 Zinc
1 Serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine
1 dietMediterranean
1 Amodiaquine
1 Sorafenib (brand name Nexavar)
1 almonertinib
1 Baicalin
1 D-limonene
1 Huperzine A/Huperzia serrata
1 Biochanin A
1 Rutin
1 urea
1 Carnosine
1 Cinnamon
1 Coenzyme Q10
1 chemodynamic therapy
1 Black phosphorus
1 Dichloroacetophenone(2,2-)
1 salinomycin
1 diet Fermented Foods
1 diet Ketogenic
1 Oxygen, Hyperbaric
1 Calorie Restriction Mimetics
1 PXD, phenoxodiol
1 erastin
1 Ferulic acid
1 Vitamin E
1 flavonoids
1 Flickering Light Stimulation
1 verapamil
1 Garcinol
1 Genistein
1 tamoxifen
1 Hydroxycinnamic-acid
1 itraconazole
1 Laetrile B17 Amygdalin
1 lambertianic acid
1 Docosahexaenoic Acid
1 Matrine
1 Methyl Jasmonate
1 capecitabine
1 methotrexate
1 Magnesium
1 Methylglyoxal
1 Mushroom Reishi
1 Myricetin
1 sericin
1 borneol
1 Scoulerine
1 Formononetin
1 acetaminophen
1 acetazolamide
1 Iron
1 Resiquimod
1 Trichostatin A
1 Squalene
1 statins
1 triptolide
1 Tumor Treating Fields
1 Vitamin B3,Niacin
1 Vitamin B5,Pantothenic Acid
1 Vitamin B6,pyridoxine
1 Arsenic trioxide
1 Wogonin
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