Database Query Results : , , cMyc

cMyc, cellular-MYC oncogene: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type: oncogene
The MYC proto-oncogenes are among the most commonly activated proteins in human cancer. The oncogene c-myc, which is frequently over-expressed in cancer cells, is involved in the transactivation of most of the glycolytic enzymes including lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and the glucose transporter GLUT1 [51,52]. Thus, c-myc activation is a likely candidate to promote the enhanced glucose uptake and lactate release in the proliferating cancer cell. The c-Myc oncogene is a ‘master regulator’ of both cellular growth and metabolism in transformed cells.
-C-myc is a common oncogene that enhances aerobic glycolysis in the cancer cells by transcriptionally activating GLUT1, HK2, PKM2 and LDH-A

Inhibitors (downregulate):
Curcumin
Resveratrol: downregulate c-Myc expression.
Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG)
Quercetin
Berberine: decrease c-Myc expression and repress its transcriptional activity.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
3455- ALA,    Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits proliferation and migration of human vascular endothelial cells through downregulating HSPA12B/VEGF signaling axis
- in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs
*cMyc↓, The expressions of C-Myc, VEGF, and eNOS and phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase were reduced by LA.
*VEGF↓,
*eNOS↓,
angioG↓, LA might represent a viable therapeutic potential for human diseases that involve high angiogenic activities such as cancers.

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).

2314- Api,    Apigenin Restrains Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation via Targeted Blocking of Pyruvate Kinase M2-Dependent Glycolysis
- in-vitro, Colon, HCT116 - in-vitro, Colon, HT29 - in-vitro, Colon, DLD1
Glycolysis↓, AP could block cellular glycolysis through restraining the tumor-specific pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) activity and expression and further significantly induce anti-colon cancer effects.
PKM2:PKM1↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, AP decreases the expression of PKM2 in HCT116 by blocking the B-catenin/c-Myc /PTBP1 pathway
cMyc↓,

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↑,

556- ART/DHA,    Artemisinins as a novel anti-cancer therapy: Targeting a global cancer pandemic through drug repurposing
- Review, NA, NA
IL6↓,
IL1↓, IL-1β
TNF-α↓,
TGF-β↓, TGF-β1
NF-kB↓,
MIP2↓,
PGE2↓,
NO↓,
Hif1a↓,
KDR/FLK-1↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP2↓,
TIMP2↑,
ITGB1↑,
NCAM↑,
p‑ATM↑,
p‑ATR↑,
p‑CHK1↑,
p‑Chk2↑,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓, ERK1/2
cMyc↓,
mTOR↓,
survivin↓,
cMET↓,
EGFR↓,
cycD1↓,
cycE1↓,
CDK4/6↓,
p16↑,
p27↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
oncosis↑,
TumCCA↑, G0/G1 into M phase, G0/G1 into S phase, G1 and G2/M
ROS↑, ovarian cancer cell line model, artesunate induced oxidative stress, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and downregulation of RAD51 foci
DNAdam↑,
RAD51↓,
HR↓,

2320- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Inhibits the Proliferation of Leukemia Cells K562 by Suppressing PKM2 and GLUT1 Mediated Aerobic Glycolysis
- in-vitro, AML, K562 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
Glycolysis↓, DHA prevented cell proliferation in K562 cells through inhibiting aerobic glycolysis.
GlucoseCon↓, Lactate product and glucose uptake were inhibited after DHA treatment.
lactateProd↓,
GLUT1↓, DHA modulates glucose uptake through downregulating glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) in both gene and protein levels.
PKM2↓, DHA treatment, decreased expression of PKM2 was confirmed in situ.
ECAR↓, ECAR parameters including the glycolytic activity and capacity decreased in a concentration-dependent manner in K562 cells following DHA administration
LDHA↓, DHA treatment downregulated the relative expression of GLUT1, PKM2, LDH-A and c-Myc
cMyc↓,
other↝, The relative changes of PDK1, P53, HIF-1α, HK2, and PFK1 expression were modest, with most genes being altered by less than 2-fold

2388- Ash,    Withaferin A decreases glycolytic reprogramming in breast cancer
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-453
GlucoseCon↓, WA decreases the glucose uptake, lactate production and ATP generation by inhibiting the expression of key glycolytic enzymes i.e., GLUT1, HK2 and PKM2.
lactateProd↓,
ATP↓,
Glycolysis↓,
GLUT1↓,
HK2↓,
PKM2↓,
cMyc↓, WA decreases the protein expression of key glycolytic enzymes via downregulation of c-myc expression
Warburg↓, WA decreases protein expression of key glycolytic enzymes and Warburg effect via c-myc inhibition
cMyc↓,

3162- Ash,    Molecular insights into cancer therapeutic effects of the dietary medicinal phytochemical withaferin A
- Review, Var, NA
lipid-P↓, Oral cancer 20 mg/Kg ↓Lipid peroxidation : ↑SOD, glutathione peroxidase, p53, Bcl-2
SOD↑,
GPx↑,
P53↑,
Bcl-2↑,
E6↓, Cervival cancer 8mg/Kg ↓E6, E7: ↑p53, pRb, Cyclin B1, P34 Cdc2, p21, PCNA
E7↓,
pRB↑,
CycB↑,
CDC2↑,
P21↑,
PCNA↓,
ALDH1A1↓, Mammary cancer 0-1 mg/mouse (5-10) ↓Mammosphere number, ALDH1 activity. Vimentin, glycolysis
Vim↓,
Glycolysis↓,
cMyc↓, Mesotheliome cancer 5 mg/Kg ↓Proteasomal chymotrypsin, C-Myc : ↑ Bax, CARP-1
BAX↑,
NF-kB↓,
Casp3↑, caspase-3 activation
CHOP↑, WA is found to increase activation of Elk1 and CHOP (CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein) by RSK, as well as up-regulation of DR5 by selectively suppressing pathway ERK
DR5↑,
ERK↓,
Wnt↓, WA inhibits Wnt/β-catenin pathway via suppression of AKT signalling, which inhibits cancer cell motility and sensitises for cell death
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Akt↓,
HSP90↓, WA-dependent inhibition of heat shock protein (HSP) chaperone functions. WA inhibits the activity of HSP90-mediated function

3167- Ash,    Withaferin A Inhibits the Proteasome Activity in Mesothelioma In Vitro and In Vivo
- in-vitro, MM, H226
TumCP↓, WA inhibits MPM cell proliferation
cMyc↓, Among the genes that were down-regulated included cell growth and metastasis-promoting oncogenes c-myc, c-fos, c-jun, while tissue inhibitor of metallopeptidases (TIMP)-2 was significantly upregulated
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
TIMP2↑,
Vim↓, WA exposure caused reduced levels of vimentin at 24 h of treatment.
ROS↑, WA treatment generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing cell death in HL-60 cells
BAX↑, Consistent with these findings, we found that WA treatments increased pro-apoptotic protein Bax and NF-κB inhibitory protein IκB-α in the patient derived MPM cells.
IKKα↑,
Casp3↑, Indeed, WA treatment induced caspase-3 activation, PARP cleavage,
cl‑PARP↑,

2606- Ba,    Baicalein: A review of its anti-cancer effects and mechanisms in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Review, HCC, NA
ChemoSen↑, In addition, the combination of baicalein and silymarin eradicates HepG2 cells efficiently superior to baicalein or silymarin alone
TumCP↓, Cell viability assays have demonstrated that baicalein is significantly cytotoxic against several HCC cell lines and can inhibit the proliferation of HCC cells through arresting the cell cycle.
TumCCA↑,
TumCMig↓, Baicalein has been proved to inhibit migration and invasion of human HCC cells by reducing the expression and their proteinase activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs),
TumCI↓,
MMPs↓,
MAPK↓, A large number of studies found that baicalein could inhibit migration and invasion of cancer cells by targeting the MAPK, TGF-b/Smad4, GPR30 pathway and molecules such as, ezrin, zinc-finger protein X-linked (ZFX),
TGF-β↓,
ZFX↓,
p‑MEK↓, Baicalein could inhibited the phosphorylation of MEK1 and ERK1/2, leading to decreased expression and proteinase activity of MMP-2/9 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA),
ERK↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
uPA↓,
TIMP1↓, as well as increased expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2
TIMP2↓,
NF-kB↓, Additionally, the nuclear translocation of NF-kB/p50 and p65/RelA and the phosphorylation of I-kappa-B (IKB)-b could be down-regulated by baicalein
p65↓,
p‑IKKα↓,
Fas↑, Hep3 B cells via activating Fas, Caspase -2, -3, -8, -9, down-regulating Bcl-xL, and upregulating Bax [
Casp2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Bcl-xL↓,
BAX↑,
ER Stress↑, baicalein could induced apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in SMMC-7721 and Bel-7402
Ca+2↑, increasing intracellular calcium(Ca2+ ), and activating JNK pathwa
JNK↑,
P53↑, selectively induce apoptosis in HCC J5 cells via upregulation of p53
ROS↑, baicalein could induced cell apoptosis through regulating ROS via increasing intracellular H2O 2 level [
H2O2↑,
cMyc↓, baicalein could promote apoptosis in HepG2 and Bel-7402 cells through inhibiting c-Myc and CD24 expression
CD24↓,
12LOX↓, baicalein could induced cell apoptosis in SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells by specifically inhibiting expression of 12-lipoxygenase(12-LOX), a critical anti-apoptotic genes

2626- Ba,    Molecular targets and therapeutic potential of baicalein: a review
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
AntiCan↓, anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiaging, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, respiratory protective, gastroprotective, hepatic protective, and renal protective effects
*neuroP↑,
*cardioP↑, Cardioprotective action of baicalein
*hepatoP↑,
*RenoP↑, baicalein’s capacity to lessen cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is probably due, at least in part, to the attenuation of renal oxidative and/or nitrative stress
TumCCA↑, Baicalein induces G1/S arrest in lung squamous carcinoma (CH27) cells by downregulating CDK4 and cyclin D1, as well as upregulating cyclin E
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
cycE↑,
BAX↑, SGC-7901 cells showed that when baicalein was administered, Bcl-2 was downregulated and Bax was increased
Bcl-2↓,
VEGF↓, Baicalein inhibits the synthesis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), HIF-1, c-Myc, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in the G1 and S phases of ovarian cancer cell
Hif1a↓,
cMyc↓,
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, Baicalein produced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activated BNIP3 to slow down the development and hasten the apoptosis of MG-63,OS cell
BNIP3↑,
*neuroP↑, Baicalein exhibits neuroprotective qualities against amyloid (AN) functions by preventing AN from aggregating in PC12 neuronal cells to cause A𝛽-induced cytotoxicity
*cognitive↑, baicalein encourages non-amyloidogenic processing of APP, which lowers the generation of A𝛽 and enhances cognitive function
*NO↓, baicalein effectively reduced NO generation and iNOS gene expression
*iNOS↓,
*COX2↓, Baicalein therapy significantly decreased the expression of COX-2 and iNOS, as well as PGE2 and NF-κB, indicating a protective effect against cerebral I/R injury.
*PGE2↓,
*NRF2↑, Baicalein therapy markedly elevated nuclear Nrf2 expression and AMPK phosphorylation in the ischemic cerebral cortex
*p‑AMPK↑,
*Ferroptosis↓, Baicalein suppressed ferroptosis associated with 12/15-LOX, hence lessening the severity of post-traumatic epileptic episodes generated by FeCl3
*lipid-P↓, HT22 cells were damaged by ferroptosis, which is mitigated by baicalein may be due to its lipid peroxidation inhibitor
*ALAT↓, Baicalin lowers the raised levels of hepatic markers alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
*AST↓,
*Fas↓, Baicalin has also been shown to suppress apoptosis, decrease FAS protein expression, block the caspase-8 pathway, and decrease Bax protein production
*BAX↓,
*Apoptosis↓,

2617- Ba,    Potential of baicalein in the prevention and treatment of cancer: A scientometric analyses based review
- Review, Var, NA
Ca+2↑, MDA-MB-231 ↑Ca2+
MMP2↓, MDA-MB-231 ↓MMP-2/9
MMP9↓,
Vim↓, ↓Vimentin, ↓SNAIL, ↑E-cadherin, ↓Wnt1, ↓β-catenin
Snail↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
p‑Akt↓, MCF-7 ↓p-Akt, ↓p-mTOR, ↓NF-κB
p‑mTOR↓,
NF-kB↓,
i-ROS↑, MCF-7 ↑Intracellular ROS, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax, ↑cytochrome c, ↑caspase-3/9
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
STAT3↓, 4T1, MDA-MB-231 ↓STAT3, ↓ IL-6
IL6↓,
MMP2↓, HeLa ↓MMP-2, ↓MMP-9
MMP9↓,
NOTCH↓, ↓Notch 1
PPARγ↓, ↓PPARγ
p‑NRF2↓, HCT-116 ↓p-Nrf2
HK2↓, ↓HK2, ↓LDH-A, ↓PDK1, ↓glycolysis, PTEN/Akt/HIF-1α regulation
LDHA↓,
PDK1↓,
Glycolysis↓,
PTEN↑, Furthermore, baicalein inhibited hypoxia-induced Akt phosphorylation by promoting PTEN accumulation, thereby attenuating hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha ( HIF-1a) expression in AGS cells.
Akt↓,
Hif1a↓,
MMP↓, SGC-7901 ↓ΔΨm
VEGF↓, ↓VEGF, ↓VEGFR2
VEGFR2↓,
TOP2↓, ↓Topoisomerase II
uPA↓, ↓u-PA, ↓TIMP1, ↓TIMP2
TIMP1↓,
TIMP2↓,
cMyc↓, ↓β-catenin, ↓c-Myc, ↓cyclin D1, ↓Axin-2
TrxR↓, EL4 ↓Thioredoxin reductase, ↑ASK1,
ASK1↑,
Vim↓, ↓vimentin
ZO-1↑, ↑ZO-1
E-cadherin↑, ↑E-cadherin
SOX2↓, PANC-1, BxPC-3, SW1990 ↓Sox-2, ↓Oct-4, ↓SHH, ↓SMO, ↓Gli-2
OCT4↓,
Shh↓,
Smo↓,
Gli1↓,
N-cadherin↓, ↓N-cadherin
XIAP↓, ↓XIAP

2615- Ba,    The Multifaceted Role of Baicalein in Cancer Management through Modulation of Cell Signalling Pathways
- Review, Var, NA
*AntiCan↓, Baicalein is known to display anticancer activity through the inhibition of inflammation and cell proliferation
*Inflam↓,
TumCP↓,
NF-kB↓, baicalein decreased the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)
PPARγ↑, anti-inflammatory effects of baicalein might be initiated via PPARγ activation.
TumCCA↑, baicalein inhibited cell cycle progression and cell growth, and promoted apoptosis of cancer cells
JAK2↓, inactivation of the signaling pathway JAK2/STAT3 [63]
STAT3↓,
TumCMig↓, baicalein suppressed migration as well as invasion through decreasing the aerobic glycolysis and expression of MMP-2/9 proteins.
Glycolysis↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
selectivity↑, Furthermore, baicalein and baicalin had less inhibitory effects on normal ovarian cells’ viability.
VEGF↓, baicalein is more effective in inhibiting the expressions of VEGF, HIF-1α, cMyc, and NFκB
Hif1a↓,
cMyc↓,
ChemoSen↑, baicalein enhanced the cisplatin sensitivity of SGC-7901/DDP gastric cancer cells by inducing autophagy and apoptosis through the Akt/mTOR and Keap 1/Nrf2 pathways
ROS↑, oral squamous cell carcinoma Cal27 cells. Significantly, it was noticed that baicalein activated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in Cal27 cells
p‑mTOR↓, results suggest that p-mTOR, p-Akt, p-IκB, and NF-κB protein expressions were decreased
PTEN↑, Baicalein upregulated PTEN expression, downregulated miR-424-3p, and downregulated PI3K and p-Akt.

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↓,

1299- BBR,    Effects of Berberine and Its Derivatives on Cancer: A Systems Pharmacology Review
- Review, NA, NA
TumCCA↑, G1 phase, G0/G1 phase, or G2/M phase
TP53↑,
COX2↓,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
ROS↑,
VEGFR2↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
MMP2↓, Berberine also decreased MMP-2, MMP-9, E-cadherin, EGF, bFGF, and fibronectin in the breast cancer cells.
MMP9↓,
IL8↑,
P21↑,
p27↑,
E-cadherin↓,
Fibronectin↓,
cMyc↓, The results indicated that these derivatives could selectively induce and stabilize the formation of the c-myc in the parallel molecular G-quadruplex. Accordingly, transcription of c-myc was down-regulated in the cancer cell line

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

2706- BBR,    Berberine Inhibits Growth of Liver Cancer Cells by Suppressing Glutamine Uptake
- in-vitro, HCC, Hep3B - in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCP↓, Berberine inhibited the proliferation of Hep3B and BEL-7404 cell in vitro
glut↓, Berberine suppressed the glutamine uptake by inhibiting SLC1A5.
SLC12A5↓,
cMyc↓, Berberine suppresses SLC1A5 expression by inhibiting c-Myc
GLS↓, The expression of SLC1A5, GLS and PSPH decreased, and such decrease was enhanced with the increase in berberine dose

2712- BBR,    Suppression of colon cancer growth by berberine mediated by the intestinal microbiota and the suppression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs)
- in-vitro, Colon, HT29 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, BBR reduced the growth of colon cancer cells to a certain extent in vitro and in vivo,
GutMicro↑, BBR significantly mediated the abundance, composition and metabolic functions of the intestinal microbial flora in mice with colon cancer
other↝, The effect of BBR on inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6, FGF, and PDGF, was not obvious
IL10↓, BBR significantly downregulated IL-10 levels (P < 0.05) and reduced c-Myc, DNMT1, and DNMT3B
cMyc↓,
DNMT1↓,
DNMTs↓,

943- BetA,    Betulinic acid suppresses breast cancer aerobic glycolysis via caveolin-1/NF-κB/c-Myc pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
Glycolysis↓,
lactateProd↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
ECAR↓,
cMyc↓,
LDHA↓,
p‑PDK1↓,
PDK1↓,
Cav1↑, Cav-1) as one of key targets of BA in suppressing aerobic glycolysis, as BA administration resulted in Cav-1 upregulation
*Glycolysis↑, BA could lead to increased glycolysis in mouse embryonic fibroblasts by activating LKB1/AMPK pathway, whereas we found that BA inhibited aerobic glycolysis in breast cancer cells by modulating Cav-1/NF-κB/c-Myc signaling
selectivity↑,
OCR↓, OCR parameters including the basal respiration, maximal respiration and spare respiratory capacity were also simultaneously inhibited
OXPHOS↓, implying that the activity of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) chain was also suppressed by BA

2738- BetA,    Betulinic Acid Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis by Targeting GRP78-Mediated Glycolysis and ER Stress Apoptotic Pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, BT549 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCI↓, BA inhibited invasion and migration of highly aggressive breast cancer cells.
TumCMig↓,
Glycolysis↓, Moreover, BA could suppress aerobic glycolysis of breast cancer cells presenting as a reduction of lactate production, quiescent energy phenotype transition, and downregulation of aerobic glycolysis-related proteins.
lactateProd↓, lactate production in both MDA-MB-231 and BT-549 cells was significantly reduced following BA administration
GRP78/BiP↑, (GRP78) was also identified as the molecular target of BA in inhibiting aerobic glycolysis. BA treatment led to GRP78 overexpression, and GRP78 knockdown abrogated the inhibitory effect of BA on glycolysis.
ER Stress↑, Further studies demonstrated that overexpressed GRP78 activated the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor PERK.
PERK↑,
p‑eIF2α↑, Subsequent phosphorylation of eIF2α led to the inhibition of β-catenin expression, which resulted in the inhibition of c-Myc-mediated glycolysis.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓, These findings suggested that BA inhibited the β-catenin/c-Myc pathway by interrupting the binding between GRP78 and PERK and ultimately suppressed the glycolysis of breast cancer cells.
ROS↑, (i) the induction of cancer cell apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway induced by the release of soluble factors or generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
angioG↓, (ii) the inhibition of angiogenesis [24];
Sp1/3/4↓, (iii) the degradation of transcription factor specificity protein 1 (Sp1)
DNAdam↑, (iv) the induction of DNA damage by suppressing topoisomerase I
TOP1↓,
TumMeta↓, BA Inhibits Metastasis of Highly Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells
MMP2↓, BA significantly decreased the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 secreted by breast cancer cells
MMP9↓,
N-cadherin↓, BA downregulated the levels of N-cadherin and vimentin as the mesenchymal markers, while increased E-cadherin which is an epithelial marker (Figure 2(c)), validating the EMT inhibition effects of BA in breast cancer cells.
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
EMT↓,
LDHA↓, the levels of glycolytic enzymes, including LDHA and p-PDK1/PDK1, were all decreased in a dose-dependent manner by BA
p‑PDK1↓,
PDK1↓,
ECAR↓, extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), which reflects the glycolysis activity, was retarded following BA administration.
OCR↓, oxygen consumption rate (OCR), which is a marker of mitochondrial respiration, was also decreased simultaneously
Hif1a↓, BA could reduce prostate cancer angiogenesis via inhibiting the HIF-1α/stat3 pathway [39]
STAT3↓,

3525- Bor,    Synthesis of DNA-Boron Cluster Composites and Assembly into Functional Nanoparticles with Dual, Anti-EGFR, and Anti-c-MYC Oncogene Silencing Activity
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1
EGFR↓, The nanoparticles exhibited notable silencing efficiency in vitro in a pancreatic carcinoma cell line PANC-1 toward EGFR and c-Myc genes at the mRNA level, and a significant efficiency at the protein level.
cMyc↓,

1422- Bos,    Boswellic acid exerts antitumor effects in colorectal cancer cells by modulating expression of the let-7 and miR-200 microRNA family
- in-vitro, CRC, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
5LO↓, boswellic acids, is known to be a non-redox and non-competitive inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase
TumCG↓,
Let-7↑,
miR-200b↑, AKBA significantly up-regulated expression of the let-7 and miR-200 families in various CRC cell lines
NF-kB↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP9↓,
CXCR4↓,
VEGF↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
survivin↓,
IAP1↓,
XIAP↓,
TumCG↓,
CDK6↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,

1426- Bos,  CUR,  Chemo,    Novel evidence for curcumin and boswellic acid induced chemoprevention through regulation of miR-34a and miR-27a in colorectal cancer
- in-vivo, CRC, NA - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, RKO - in-vitro, CRC, SW480 - in-vitro, RCC, SW-620 - in-vitro, RCC, HT-29 - in-vitro, CRC, Caco-2
miR-34a↑, curcumin and AKBA induced upregulation of tumor-suppressive miR-34a and downregulation of miR-27a in CRC cells
miR-27a-3p↓,
TumCG↓,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
PARP1↓,
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
cMyc↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
cycD1↓,
ChemoSen↑, combined treatment further increased the inhibitory effects
miR-34a↑, miR-34a expression was upregulated by curcumin and further elevated by concurrent treatment with curcumin and AKBA in HCT116 cell
miR-27a-3p↓,

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

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

12- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits the Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway and triggers apoptosis in medulloblastoma cells
- in-vitro, MB, DAOY
HH↓,
Shh↓,
Gli1↓,
PTCH1↓,
cMyc↓,
n-MYC↓,
cycD1↓,
Bcl-2↓,
NF-kB↓,
Akt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
survivin↓,

165- CUR,    Curcumin interrupts the interaction between the androgen receptor and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in LNCaP prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
AR↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
p‑Akt↓,
GSK‐3β↓,
p‑β-catenin/ZEB1↑, phosphorylated
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,

126- CUR,    Modulation of miR-34a in curcumin-induced antiproliferation of prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145
miR-34a↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
P21↑,
cycD1↓,
PCNA↓,

437- CUR,    Anti-cancer activity of amorphous curcumin preparation in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids
- vitro+vivo, CRC, TCO1 - vitro+vivo, CRC, TCO2
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
p‑ERK↓,
CD44↓,
CD133↓,
LGR5↓,
TumCCA↑, proportion of cells in the G0/G1 phase in CRC organoids significantly increased at 24 h
TumVol↓,

406- CUR,    Effect of curcumin on normal and tumor cells: Role of glutathione and bcl-2
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Hepat, HepG2
GSH↓, depletion
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓, but not HepG2 cells
cMyc↓,

470- CUR,    Regulation of carcinogenesis and modulation through Wnt/β-catenin signaling by curcumin in an ovarian cancer cell line
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,
EMT↓,
DNMT3A↓,
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
Fibronectin↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
SFRP5↑,

1183- DHA,    Docosahexaenoic acid inhibited the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and suppressed breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vivo, BC, NA
TumCG↓,
TumCCA↑, induced G1 cell cycle arrest
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TCF↓,
LEF1↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,
TumMeta↓,

1607- EA,    Exploring the Potential of Ellagic Acid in Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention: Recent Advances and Future Directions
- Review, GC, NA
STAT3↓, EA inhibits STAT3 signaling
TumCP↓, EA inhibits cell proliferation, induces apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
NF-kB↓, inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B
EMT↓, suppressing epithelial–mesenchymal transition
RadioS↑, In liver cancer, EA exhibits radio-sensitizing effects
antiOx↑, As a potential antioxidant agent,
COX1↓, EA suppresses the expression of several factors, including COX1, COX2, c-myc, snail, and twist1
COX2↓,
cMyc↓,
Snail↓,
Twist↓,
MMP2↓, significantly decreased MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression and activity.
P90RSK↓,
CDK8↓, downregulate CDK8 expression and activity
PI3K↓, inactivating PI3K/Akt signaling
Akt↓,
TumCCA↑, promote cell cycle arrest
Casp8↑, ctivating caspase-8, and lowering proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression,
PCNA↓,
TGF-β↓,
Shh↓, suppression of the Akt, Shh, and Notch pathways, EA can prevent the growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis of pancreatic cancer
NOTCH↓,
IL6↓,
ALAT↓, decreasing liver injury biomarkers such as alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
ALP↓,
AST↓,
VEGF↓,
P21↑,
*toxicity∅, no toxicity was found for a 50% effective dose by the intraperitoneal route inferior to 1 mg/kg/day

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

1057- EDM,    Evodiamine abolishes constitutive and inducible NF-kappaB activation by inhibiting IkappaBalpha kinase activation, thereby suppressing NF-kappaB-regulated antiapoptotic and metastatic gene expression, up-regulating apoptosis, and inhibiting invasion
NF-kB↓, highly potent inhibitor of NF-kappaB activation
TNF-α↓,
COX2↓,
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
MMP9↓,
ICAM-1↓,
MDR1↓,
XIAP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
IAP1↓,
IAP2↓,
cFLIP↓,
Bfl-1↓,

685- EGCG,  CUR,  SFN,  RES,  GEN  The “Big Five” Phytochemicals Targeting Cancer Stem Cells: Curcumin, EGCG, Sulforaphane, Resveratrol and Genistein
- Analysis, NA, NA
Bcl-2↓,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
EMT↓,
Apoptosis↑,
Nanog↓,
cMyc↓,
OCT4↓,
Snail↓,
Slug↓,
Zeb1↓,
TCF↓,

975- Est,    Estrogen inhibits autophagy and promotes growth of endometrial cancer by promoting glutamine metabolism
- vitro+vivo, UEC, NA
GLS↑, in estrogen-sensitive UEC cell (UECC) (an ER inhibitor antagonist) could reverse these effects.
cMyc↑, three MYC subtypes (c-MYC, n-MYC and l-MYC) were increased after estrogen treatment
GlutMet↑,
tumCV↑,
TumAuto↓,

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

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

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.

2828- FIS,    Fisetin, a Potent Anticancer Flavonol Exhibiting Cytotoxic Activity against Neoplastic Malignant Cells and Cancerous Conditions: A Scoping, Comprehensive Review
- Review, Var, NA
*neuroP↑, As a hydrophobic agent, FIS readily penetrates cell membranes and accumulates in cells to exert neuroprotective, neurotrophic and antioxidant effects
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓, FIS treatment may include alleviating inflammation, cell apoptosis and oxidative stress
RenoP↑, alleviates cell apoptosis and inflammation in acute kidney injury
COX2↓, FIS induces apoptosis in various tumor cells by, for example, inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2, inhibiting the Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB pathway, activating the caspase-3 cascade
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
Casp3↑,
Ca+2↑, activating the caspase-3 and Ca2+ dependent endonuclease, and activating the caspase-8/caspase-3 dependent pathway via ERK1/2.
Casp8↑,
TumCCA↑, FIS controls the cell cycle and inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in human cancer cell lines,
CDK1↓,
PI3K↓, by inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling [20], mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) [21], and nuclear transcription factor (NF-κB)
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MAPK↓,
*P53↓, FIS inhibits aging by reducing p53, p21 and p16 expression in mouse and human tissues
*P21↓,
*p16↓,
mTORC1↓, FIS induces autophagic cell death by inhibiting both the mTORC1 and mTORC2 pathways
mTORC2↓,
P53↑, FIS significantly increases the expression of p53 and p21 proteins and lowers the levels of cyclin D1 [27,28], cyclin A, CDK4 and CDK2, thus contributing to cell-cycle arrest.
P21↑,
cycD1↓,
cycA1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
BAX↑, FIS also increases Bax [27,28] and Bak [27] protein expression, but reduces the levels of Bcl-2 [27,28], Bcl-xL [27] and PCNA [28], and then starts the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Bcl-2↓,
PCNA↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, FIS reduces HER2 tyrosine phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner and aids in proteasomal degradation of HER2 rather than lysosomal degradation
Cyt‑c↑, FIS cells causes destabilization of the mitochondrial membrane and an increase in cytochrome c levels, which is consistent with the loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity.
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp9↑,
MMP2↓, FIS reduces the enzymatic activity of both MMP-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
cl‑PARP↑, cell membrane, mitochondrial depolarization, activation of caspase-7, -8 and -9, and cleavage of PARP
uPA↓, interestingly, the promoter activity of the uPA gene is suppressed by FIS
DR4↑, induces upregulation of DR4 and DR5 death receptor expression in a dose-dependent manner
DR5↑,
ROS↓, FIS induces an increase in intracellular Ca2+ but reduces the production of ROS in WEHI-3 cells (myelomonocytic leukemia)
AIF↑, It also increases the levels of caspase-3 and AIF mRNA, but also increases necrosis markers including RIP3 and PARP1
CDC25↓, FIS reduces the expression of cdc25a, but increases the expression of p-p53, Chk1, p21 and p27, which may lead to a G0/G1 arrest.
Dose↑, FIS in concentrations from 0 to 10 μM does not affect cell viability; however, its use at concentrations of 20–40 μM significantly reduces the viability of lung cancer cells
CHOP↑, CaKi : FIS induces upregulation of CHOP expression and ROS production
ROS↑, NCI-H460 :FIS increases the ER stress signaling FIS increases the level of mitochondrial ROS FIS induces mitochondrial Ca2+ overloading and ER stress FIS induced ER stress-mediated cell death via activation of the MAPK pathway
cMyc↓, FIS influences proliferation related genes such as cyclin D1, c-myc and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 by downregulating them.
cardioP↑, cardioprotective activity

2313- Flav,    Flavonoids against the Warburg phenotype—concepts of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine to cut the Gordian knot of cancer cell metabolism
- Review, Var, NA
Warburg↓, Flavonoids modulate key pathways involved in the Warburg phenotype including but not limited to PKM2, HK2, GLUT1 and HIF-1.
antiOx↑, Flavonoids represent a diverse group of phytochemicals (Fig. 3) that exhibit antioxidative, antiangiogenic and overall antineoplastic efficacy
angioG↓,
Glycolysis↓, Apigenin (AP) blocked glycolysis through regulation of PKM2 activity and expression in a colon cancer cell line (HCT116)
PKM2↓,
PKM2:PKM1↓, AP is regarded as a potential allosteric inhibitor of PKM2. AP could maintain a low PKM2/PKM1 ratio as a consequence of inhibition of the β-catenin/c-Myc/PTBP1 pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
HK2↓, QUE reduced the level of HK2 and suppressed Akt/mTOR signalling in hepatocellular cancer lines (SMMG-7721, BEL-7402) in vitro.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
GLUT1↓, EGCG demonstrated anticancer efficacy against 4T1 via reduction of GLUT1 expression
Hif1a↓, BA suppressed glycolysis via PTEN/Akt/HIF-1α, it is a possible therapeutic sensitiser against gastric cancer

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.

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.

1171- LT,    The inhibition of β-catenin activity by luteolin isolated from Paulownia flowers leads to growth arrest and apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma
- in-vitro, CCA, NA
Wnt↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
Apoptosis↑,
TumCMig↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, inhibitor of β-catenin
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,

2922- LT,    Combination of transcriptomic and proteomic approaches helps unravel the mechanisms of luteolin in inducing liver cancer cell death via targeting AKT1 and SRC
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
Half-Life↝, However, after oral administration, luteolin showed relatively rapid absorption and slow elimination in rats, with a tmax (time to reach peak plasma level) of approximately 1.02 h and a t1/2 (elimination half-life) of 4.94 h, indicating that luteolin
TumCCA↑, luteolin could promote cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HuH-7 cells
AKT1↓, Dramatic downregulation of components downstream of the AKT1-ASK2-ATF2 pathway (CycD, BCL2, CycA, etc.), the AKT1-NF-κB pathway (BCL-XL and MIP2) and the AKT1-GSK3β-β-catenin pathway (c-Myc and CCND1)
ATF2↓,
NF-kB↓,
GSK‐3β↓,
cMyc↓,
GSTs↓, expression change of NQO-1, GSTs, and TRXR1 indicated the increase in ROS
TrxR1↓,
ROS↑,

2914- LT,    Therapeutic Potential of Luteolin on Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, As an antioxidant, Luteolin and its glycosides can scavenge free radicals caused by oxidative damage and chelate metal ions
*IronCh↑,
*toxicity↓, The safety profile of Luteolin has been proven by its non-toxic side effects, as the oral median lethal dose (LD50) was found to be higher than 2500 and 5000 mg/kg in mice and rats, respectively, equal to approximately 219.8−793.7 mg/kg in humans
*BioAv↓, One major problem related to the use of flavonoids for therapeutic purposes is their low bioavailability.
*BioAv↑, Resveratrol, which functions as the inhibitor of UGT1A1 and UGT1A9, significantly improved the bioavailability of Luteolin by decreasing the major glucuronidation metabolite in rats
DNAdam↑, Luteolin’s anticancer properties, which involve DNA damage, regulation of redox, and protein kinases in inhibiting cancer cell proliferation
TumCP↓,
DR5↑, Luteolin was discovered to promote apoptosis of different cancer cells by increasing Death receptors, p53, JNK, Bax, Cleaved Caspase-3/-8-/-9, and PARP expressions
P53↑,
JNK↑,
BAX↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
survivin↓, downregulating proteins involved in cell cycle progression, including Survivin, Cyclin D1, Cyclin B, and CDC2, and upregulating p21
cycD1↓,
CycB↓,
CDC2↓,
P21↑,
angioG↓, suppress angiogenesis in cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of some angiogenic factors, such as MMP-2, AEG-1, VEGF, and VEGFR2
MMP2↓,
AEG1↓,
VEGF↓,
VEGFR2↓,
MMP9↓, inhibit metastasis by inhibiting several proteins that function in metastasis, such as MMP-2/-9, CXCR4, PI3K/Akt, ERK1/2
CXCR4↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
TumAuto↑, can promote the conversion of LC3B I to LC3B II and upregulate Beclin1 expression, thereby causing autophagy
LC3B-II↑,
EMT↓, Luteolin was identified to suppress the epithelial to mesenchymal transition by upregulating E-cadherin and downregulating N-cadherin and Wnt3 expressions.
E-cadherin↑,
N-cadherin↓,
Wnt↓,
ROS↑, DNA damage that is induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS),
NICD↓, Luteolin can block the Notch intracellular domain (NICD) that is created by the activation of the Not
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Luteolin can inhibit the phosphorylation of the GSK3β induced by Wnt, resulting in the prevention of GSK3β inhibition
iNOS↓, Luteolin in colon cancer and the complications associated with it, particularly the decreasing effect on the expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
COX2↓,
NRF2↑, Luteolin has been identified to increase the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which is a crucial transcription factor with anticarcinogenic properties related
Ca+2↑, caused loss of the mitochondrial membrane action potential, enhanced levels of mitochondrial calcium (Ca2+),
ChemoSen↑, Luteolin enhanced the effect of one of the most effective chemotherapy drugs, cisplatin, on CRC cells
ChemoSen↓, high dose of Luteolin application negatively affected the oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in a p53-dependent manner [52]. They suggested that the flavonoids with Nrf2-activating ability might interfere with the chemotherapeutic efficacy of anticancer
IFN-γ↓, decreased the expression of interferon-gamma-(IFN-γ)
RadioS↑, suggested that Luteolin can act as a radiosensitizer, promoting apoptosis by inducing p38/ROS/caspase cascade
MDM2↓, Luteolin treatment was associated with increased p53 and p21 and decreased MDM4 expressions both in vitro and in vivo.
NOTCH1↓, Luteolin suppressed the growth of lung cancer cells, metastasis, and Notch-1 signaling pathway
AR↓, downregulating the androgen receptor (AR) expression
TIMP1↑, Luteolin inhibits the migration of U251MG and U87MG human glioblastoma cell lines by downregulating MMP-2 and MMP-9 and upregulating the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2.
TIMP2↑,
ER Stress↑, Luteolin caused oxidative stress and ER stress in the Hep3B cells,
CDK2↓, Luteolin’s ability to decrease Akt, polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), cyclin B1, cyclin A, CDC2, cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) and Bcl-xL
Telomerase↓, Luteolin dose-dependently inhibited the telomerase levels and caused the phosphorylation of NF-κB and the target gene of NF-κB, c-Myc to suppress the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)
p‑NF-kB↑,
p‑cMyc↑,
hTERT↓,
RAS↓, Luteolin was found to suppress the expressions of K-Ras, H-Ras, and N-Ras, which are the activators of PI3K
YAP/TEAD↓, Luteolin caused significant inhibition of yes-associated protein (YAP)/transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ)
TAZ↓,
NF-kB↓, Luteolin was found to have a strong inhibitory effect on the NF-κB
NRF2↓, Luteolin-loaded nanoparticles resulted in a significant reduction in the Nrf2 levels compared to Luteolin alone.
HO-1↓, The expressions of the downstream genes of Nrf2, Ho1, and MDR1 were also reduced, where inhibition of Nrf2 expression significantly increased the cell death of breast cancer cells
MDR1↓,

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

3277- Lyco,    Recent trends and advances in the epidemiology, synergism, and delivery system of lycopene as an anti-cancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
antiOx↑, lycopene provides a strong antioxidant activity that is 100 times more effective than α-tocopherol and more than double effective that of β-carotene
TumCP↓, In vivo and in vitro experiments have demonstrated that lycopene at near physiological levels (0.5−2 μM) could inhibit cancer cell proliferation [[22], [23], [24]], induce apoptosis [[25], [26], [27]], and suppress metastasis [
Apoptosis↑,
TumMeta↑,
ChemoSen↑, lycopene can increase the effect of anti-cancer drugs (including adriamycin, cisplatin, docetaxel and paclitaxel) on cancer cell growth and reduce tumour size
BioAv↓, low water solubility and bioavailability of lycopene
Dose↝, The concentration of lycopene in plasma (daily intake of 10 mg lycopene) is approximately 0.52−0.6 μM
BioAv↓, significant decrease in lycopene bioavailability in the elderly
BioAv↑, oils and fats favours the bioavailability of lycopene [80], while large molecules such as pectin can hinder the absorption of lycopene in the small intestine due to their action on lipids and bile salt molecules
SOD↑, GC: 50−150 mg/kg BW/day ↑SOD, CAT, GPx ↑IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, TNF-α ↑IgA, IgG, IgM ↓IL-6
Catalase↑,
GPx↑,
IL2↑, lycopene treatment significantly enhanced blood IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, TNF-α levels and reduced IL-6 level in a dose-dependent manner.
IL4↑,
IL1↑,
TNF-α↑,
GSH↑, GC: ↑GSH, GPx, GST, GR
GPx↑,
GSTA1↑,
GSR↑,
PPARγ↑, ↑GPx, SOD, MDA ↑PPARγ, caspase-3 ↓NF-κB, COX-2
Casp3↑,
NF-kB↓,
COX2↓,
Bcl-2↑, AGS cells Lycopene 5 μM ↑Bcl-2 ↓Bax, Bax/Bcl-2, p53 ↓Chk1, Chk2, γ-H2AX, DNA damage ↓ROS Phase arrest
BAX↓,
P53↓,
CHK1↓,
Chk2↓,
γH2AX↓,
DNAdam↓,
ROS↓,
P21↑, CRC: ↑p21 ↓PCNA, β-catenin ↓COX-2, PGE2, ERK1/2 phosphorylated
PCNA↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
PGE2↓,
ERK↓,
cMyc↓, AGS cells: ↓Wnt-1, c-Myc, cyclin E ↓Jak1/Stat3, Wnt/β-catenin alteration ↓ROS
cycE↓,
JAK1↓,
STAT3↓,
SIRT1↑, Huh7: ↑SIRT1 ↓Cells growth ↑PARP cleavage ↓Cyclin D1, TNFα, IL-6, NF-κB, p65, STAT3, Akt activation ↓Tumour multiplicity, volume
cl‑PARP↑,
cycD1↓,
TNF-α↓,
IL6↓,
p65↓,
MMP2↓, SK-Hep1 human hepatoma cells Lycopene 5, 10 μM ↓MMP-2, MMP-9 ↓
MMP9↓,
Wnt↓, AGS cells Lycopene 0.5 μM, 1 μM ↓Wnt-1, c-Myc, cyclin E ↓Jak1/Stat3, Wnt/β-catenin alteration ↓ROS

1013- Lyco,    Lycopene induces apoptosis by inhibiting nuclear translocation of β-catenin in gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
Apoptosis↑,
DNAdam↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
ROS↓, AGS cells. The results showed that lycopene reduces the levels of ROS
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
p‑GSK‐3β↓,
APC↑,
β-TRCP↑,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,

3500- MF,    Moderate Static Magnet Fields Suppress Ovarian Cancer Metastasis via ROS-Mediated Oxidative Stress
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3
ROS↑, SMFs increased the oxidative stress level and reduced the stemness of ovarian cancer cells.
CSCs↓,
CD44↓, xpressions of stemness-related genes were significantly decreased, including hyaluronan receptor (CD44), SRY-box transcription factor 2 (Sox2), and cell myc proto-oncogene protein (C-myc).
SOX2↓,
cMyc↓,
TumMeta↓, High Levels of Cellular ROS Inhibit Ovarian Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓, Moderate SMFs Increase Ovarian Cancer Cell ROS Levels and Inhibit Cell Migration
CD133↓, stemness-related genes were significantly downregulated by SMF treatment, including Sox2, Nanog, C-myc, CD44, and CD133
Nanog↓,

1182- MushCha,    Ergosterol peroxide from Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) exhibits anti-cancer activity by down-regulation of the β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vitro, CRC, DLD1
Apoptosis↑,
TumCG↓,
FASN↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
CDK8↓,
Ki-67↓,

1269- NCL,    Identification of Niclosamide as a New Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the STAT3 Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145
STAT3↓,
TumCG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑,
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
Bcl-xL↓,

2421- PB,    Sodium butyrate inhibits aerobic glycolysis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the c‐myc/hexokinase 2 pathway
- in-vitro, HCC, HCCLM3 - in-vivo, NA, NA - in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402 - in-vitro, HCC, SMMC-7721 cell - in-vitro, Nor, L02
Glycolysis↓, NaBu inhibited aerobic glycolysis in the HCC cells in vivo and in vitro
Apoptosis↑, NaBu induced apoptosis while inhibiting the proliferation of the HCC cells in vivo and in vitro.
TumCP↓,
lactateProd↓, the compound inhibited the release of lactate and glucose consumption in the HCC cells in vitro and inhibited the production of lactate in vivo.
GlucoseCon↓,
HK2↓, NaBu downregulated HK2 expression via c‐myc signalling.
ChemoSen↑, upregulation of glycolysis in the HCC cells induced by sorafenib was impeded by NaBu, thereby enhancing the anti‐HCC effect of sorafenib in vitro and in vivo.
*toxicity↓, Moreover, NaBu did not affect the mouse serum levels of ALT, AST or creatinine (Figure S2A). Furthermore, no obvious pathological changes were observed in the liver, lung, heart or kidney sections of the NaBu‐treated mice
cMyc↓, mRNA expression of c‐myc was significantly inhibited in both HCC‐LM3 and Bel‐7402 cell lines upon treatment with 3 mM NaBu for 48 h
PFK1↓, Western blotting showed that NaBu treatment for 48 h suppressed the expressions of HK2, PFK1 and LDH-A inthe HCC-LM3 and Bel- 6402 cell lines in a dose- dependent manner
LDHA↓,
cMyc↓, NaBu inhibited the expression of c-myc in the total and nuclear lysate in a dose-depedent manner. NaBu suppressed the expression of c- myc in the tumour tissue
ChemoSen↑, NaBu impairs the enhancement of aerobic glycolysis in the HCC cells by sorafenib and improves the effect of the drug on HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo.

3597- PI,    Chronic diseases, inflammation, and spices: how are they linked?
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA - Review, Var, NA
*NF-kB↓, downregulation of inflammatory pathways such as NF-κB, MAPK, AP-1, COX-2, NOS-2, IL-1β, TNF-α, PGE2, STAT3
*MAPK↓,
*AP-1↓,
*COX2↓,
*NOS2↓,
*IL1β↓, Parkinson’s disease ↓IL-1β, ↓TNF-α
*TNF-α↓,
*PGE2↓,
*STAT3↓,
*IL10↑, Arthritis ↑IL-10
*IL4↓, Asthma ↓IL-4, -5, ↓NF-κB
*IL5↓,
P53↑, Breast cancer ↑p53, ↓MMP-9,-2, ↓c-Myc, ↓VEGF
MMP9↓,
MMP2↓,
cMyc↓,
VEGF↓,
STAT3↓, Gastric cancer ↓STAT3
survivin↓, Triple negative breast cancer ↓Survivin, ↓p65
p65↓,

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

2950- PL,    Overview of piperlongumine analogues and their therapeutic potential
- Review, Var, NA
AntiAg↑, PL has been shown to exert in vitro antiplatelet aggregation effect induced by agonists such as collagen, adenosine 50-diphosphate (ADP), arachidonic acid (AA) and thrombin.
neuroP↑, Neuroprotective activity of PL and its derivatives
Inflam↓, Anti-inflammatory activity of PL and its derivatives
NO↓, production of NO and PGE2 was significantly inhibited after the treatment of PL.
PGE2↓,
MMP3↓, PL also significantly suppressed the production of MMP-3 and MMP-13
MMP13↓,
TumCMig↓, PL inhibited the proliferation, induced the apoptosis and reduced the migration and invasion of RA FLS by activating the p38, JNK, NF-kB and STAT3 pathways
TumCI↓,
p38↑,
JNK↑,
NF-kB↑,
ROS↑, PL has been reported to selectively induce apoptotic by ROS accumulation in cancer cells via different molecular mechanisms.
Foxm1↓, PL inhibited proteasome including suppression of FOXM1
TrxR1↓, induction of ROS by directly inhibiting thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1) activity
GSH↓, Wang et al. demonstrated that PL could inhibit both glutathione and thioredoxin and thus induce ROS elevation,
Trx↓,
cMyc↓, downregulation of c-Myc and LMP1 and the Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis of Burkitt lymphoma cells in vitro.
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓, PL could downregulate Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 and decrease the expression of STAT-3
Mcl-1↓,
STAT3↓, Bharadwaj et al. identified PL as a direct STAT3 inhibitor
AR↓, Golovine et al. demonstrated for the first time that PL rapidly reduced the androgen receptor protein level of prostate cancer cells
DNAdam↑, inducing DNA damage,

2948- PL,    The promising potential of piperlongumine as an emerging therapeutics for cancer
- Review, Var, NA
tumCV↓, inhibit different hallmarks of cancer such as cell survival, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal-transition, metastases,
TumCP↓,
TumCI↓,
angioG↓,
EMT↓,
TumMeta↓,
*hepatoP↑, A study demonstrated the hepatoprotective effects of P. longum via decreasing the rate of lipid peroxidation and increasing glutathione (GSH) levels
*lipid-P↓,
*GSH↑,
cardioP↑, cardioprotective effect
CycB↓, downregulated the mRNA expression of the cell cycle regulatory genes such as cyclin B1, cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK)-1, CDK4, CDK6, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)
cycD1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK1↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
PCNA↓,
Akt↓, suppression of the Akt/mTOR pathway by PL was also associated with the partial inhibition of glycolysis
mTOR↓,
Glycolysis↓,
NF-kB↓, Suppression of the NF-κB signaling pathway and its related genes by PL was reported in different cancers
IKKα↓, inactivation of the inhibitor of NF-κB kinase subunit beta (IKKβ)
JAK1↓, PL efficiently inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, and migration by blocking the JAK1,2/STAT3 signaling pathway
JAK2↓,
STAT3↓,
ERK↓, PL also negatively regulates ERK1/2 signaling pathways, thereby suppressing the level of c-Fos in CRC cells
cFos↓,
Slug↓, PL was found to downregulate slug and upregulate E-cadherin and inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer cells
E-cadherin↑,
TOP2↓, ↓topoisomerase II, ↑p53, ↑p21, ↓Bcl-2, ↑Bax, ↑Cyt C, ↑caspase-3, ↑caspase-7, ↑caspase-8
P53↑,
P21↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
p‑HER2/EBBR2↓, ↓p-HER1, ↓p-HER2, ↓p-HER3
HO-1↑, ↑Apoptosis, ↑HO-1, ↑Nrf2
NRF2↑,
BIM↑, ↑BIM, ↑cleaved caspase-9 and caspase-3, ↓p-FOXO3A, ↓p-Akt
p‑FOXO3↓,
NA↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓Sp1, ↓Sp3, ↓Sp4, ↓cMyc, ↓EGFR, ↓survivin, ↓cMET
cMyc↓,
EGFR↓,
survivin↓,
cMET↓,
NQO1↑, G2/M phase arrest, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓p-Akt, ↑Bad, ↓Bcl-2, ↑NQO1, ↑HO-1, ↑SOD2, ↑p21, ↑p-ERK, ↑p-JNK,
SOD2↑,
TrxR↓, G2/M cell cycle arrest, ↑apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↓GSH, ↓TrxR
MDM2↓, ↑ROS, ↓MDM-2, ↓cyclin B1, ↓Cdc2, G2/M phase arrest, ↑p-eIF2α, ↑ATF4, KATO III ↑CHOP, ↑apoptosis
p‑eIF2α↑,
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
MDA↑, ↑ROS, ↓TrxR1, ↑cleaved caspase-3, ↑CHOP, ↑MDA
Ki-67↓, ↓Ki-67, ↓MMP-9, ↓Twist,
MMP9↓,
Twist↓,
SOX2↓, ↓SOX2, ↓NANOG, ↓Oct-4, ↑E-cadherin, ↑CK18, ↓N-cadherin, ↓vimentin, ↓snail, ↓slug
Nanog↓,
OCT4↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
TumW↓, ↓Tumor weight, ↓tumor growth
TumCG↓,
HK2↓, ↓HK2
RB1↓, ↓Rb
IL6↓, ↓IL-6, ↓IL-8,
IL8↓,
SOD1↑, ↑SOD1
RadioS↑, ombination with PL, very low intensity of radiation is found to be effective in cancer cells
ChemoSen↑, PL as a chemosensitizer which sensitized the cancer cells towards the commercially available chemotherapeutics
toxicity↓, PL does not have any adverse effect on the normal functioning of the liver and kidney.
Sp1/3/4↓, In vitro SKBR3 ↓Sp1, ↓Sp3, ↓Sp4
GSH↓, In vitro MCF-7 ↓CDK1, G2/M phase arrest ↓CDK4, ↓CDK6, ↓PCNA, ↓p-CDK1, ↑cyclin B1, ↑ROS, ↓GSH, ↓p-IκBα,
SOD↑, In vitro PANC-1, MIA PaCa-2 ↑ROS, ↑SOD1, ↑GSTP1, ↑HO-1

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

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↓,

2408- PTS,    Pterostilbene suppresses the growth of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting glycolysis and PKM2/STAT3/c-MYC signaling pathway
- in-vitro, ESCC, NA
TumCP↓, We found that PTS can inhibit the proliferation, colony formation, and migration of ESCC cells
TumCMig↓,
PKA↓, PTS can inhibit the PK activity, glucose consumption, and lactate production in ESCC cells.
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
PKM2↓, PTS inhibited the PKM2/STAT3/c-MYC signaling pathway by targeting PKM2 in ESCC cells
STAT3↓,
cMyc↓,

3354- QC,    Quercetin: Its Main Pharmacological Activity and Potential Application in Clinical Medicine
- Review, Var, NA
*ROS↓, quercetin is the most effective free radical scavenger in the flavonoid family
*IronCh↓, Chelating metal ions: related studies have confirmed that quercetin can induce Cu2+ and Fe2+ to play an antioxidant role through catechol in its structure.
*lipid-P↓, quercetin could inhibit Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation by binding Fe2+ a
*GSH↑, regulation of glutathione levels to enhance antioxidant capacity.
*NRF2↑, quercetin upregulates the expression of Nrf2 and nuclear transfer by activating the intracellular p38 MAPK pathway, increasing the level of intracellular GSH
TumCCA↑, human leukaemia U937 cells, quercetin induces cell cycle arrest at G2 (late DNA synthesis phase)
ER Stress↑, quercetin can induce ER stress and promote the release of p53, thereby inhibiting the activities of CDK2, cyclin A, and cyclin B, thereby causing MCF-7 breast cancer cells to stagnate in the S phase.
P53↑,
CDK2↓,
cycA1↓,
CycB↓,
cycE↓, downregulation of cyclins E and D, PNCA, and Cdk-2 protein expression and increased expressions of p21 and p27
cycD1↓,
PCNA↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
PI3K↓, quercetin inhibited the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and STAT3 pathways in PEL, which downregulated the expression of survival cell proteins such as c-FLIP, cyclin D1, and cMyc.
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
STAT3↓, in excess of 20 μM by inhibiting STAT3 signalling
cFLIP↓,
cMyc↓,
survivin↓, Lung cancer [27] ↓ Survivin ↑DR5
DR5↓,
*Inflam↓, Quercetin has been confirmed to be a long-acting anti-inflammatory substance in flavonoids
*IL6↓, inhibit IL-8 is stronger and can inhibit IL-6 and increase cytosolic calcium levels
*IL8↓,
COX2↓, inhibit the enzymes that produce inflammation (cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX))
5LO↓,
*cardioP↑, The protective mechanism of quercetin on the cardiovascular system
*FASN↓, 25 μM, within 30 minutes could inhibit the synthesis of fatty acids.
*AntiAg↑, quercetin helps reduce lipid peroxidation, platelet aggregation, and capillary permeability
*MDA↓, quercetin can decrease the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA)

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

3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, Quercetin can inhibit HGF-induced melanoma cell migration by inhibiting the activation of c-Met and its downstream Gabl, FAK and PAK [84]
TumCCA↑, stimulation of cell cycle arrest at the G1 stage
p‑pRB↓, mediated through regulation of p21 CDK inhibitor and suppression of pRb phosphorylation resulting in E2F1 sequestering.
CDK2↑, low dose of quercetin has brought minor DNA injury and Chk2 induction
CycB↓, quercetin has a role in the reduction of cyclin B1 and CDK1 levels,
CDK1↓,
EMT↓, quercetin suppresses epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell proliferation through modulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway
PI3K↓, quercetin on other pathways such as PI3K, MAPK and WNT pathways have also been validated in cervical cancer
MAPK↓,
Wnt↓,
ROS↑, colorectal cancer, quercetin has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis through various mechanisms including affecting cell proliferation, production of reactive oxygen species and expression of miR-21
miR-21↑,
Akt↓, Figure 1 anti-cancer mechanisms
NF-kB↓,
FasL↑,
Bak↑,
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↓,
Casp9↑,
P53↑,
p38↑,
MAPK↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
PARP↓,
CHOP↑,
ROS↓,
LDH↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ERK↑,
MDA↓,
SOD↑,
GSH↑,
NRF2↑,
VEGF↓,
PDGF↓,
EGF↓,
FGF↓,
TNF-α↓,
TGF-β↓,
VEGFR2↓,
EGFR↓,
FGFR1↓,
mTOR↓,
cMyc↓,
MMPs↓,
LC3B-II↑,
Beclin-1↑,
IL1β↓,
CRP↓,
IL10↓,
COX2↓,
IL6↓,
TLR4↓,
Shh↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
NOTCH↓,
DR5↑, quercetin has enhanced DR5 expression in prostate cancer cells
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Quercetin has also suppressed the upsurge of hsp70 expression in prostate cancer cells following heat treatment and enhanced the quantity of subG1 cells
CSCs↓, Quercetin could also suppress cancer stem cell attributes and metastatic aptitude of isolated prostate cancer cells through modulating JNK signaling pathway
angioG↓, Quercetin inhibits angiogenesis-mediated of human prostate cancer cells through negatively modulating angiogenic factors (TGF-β, VEGF, PDGF, EGF, bFGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, MMP-2, and MMP-9)
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
IGFBP3↑, Quercetin via increasing the level of IGFBP-3 could induce apoptosis in PC-3 cells
uPA↓, Quercetin through decreasing uPA and uPAR expression and suppressing cell survival protein and Ras/Raf signaling molecules could decrease prostate cancer progression
uPAR↓,
RAS↓,
Raf↓,
TSP-1↑, Quercetin through TSP-1 enhancement could effectively inhibit angiogenesis

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↑,

53- QC,    Quercetin regulates β-catenin signaling and reduces the migration of triple negative breast cancer
- in-vitro, BC, NA
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
cycD1↓,
cMyc↓,
EMT↓, tumor cells

100- QC,    Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cell Colony Formation by the Flavonoid Quercetin Correlates with Modulation of Specific Regulatory Genes
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
cycD1↓, CCND1, CCND2, CCND3
cycE↓, CCNE1, CCNE2
CDK2↓,
CDK4/6↓, CDK4, CDK8
E2Fs↓, E2F2, E2F3
PCNA↓,
cDC2↓,
PTEN↑,
MSH2↑,
P21↑,
EP300↑, p300
BRCA1↑,
NF2↑,
TSC1↑,
TGFβR1↑, TGFβR2
P53↑,
RB1↑, Rb
AKT1↓,
cMyc↓,
CDC7↓,
cycF↓, CCNF
CDC16↓,
CUL4B↑, CUL4B, a member of the cullin gene family that is also known to be involved in control of the cell cycle, was significantly up-regulated by quercetin.
CBP↑,
TSC2↑,
HER2/EBBR2↓, erb-2
BCR↓,

916- QC,    Quercetin and cancer: new insights into its therapeutic effects on ovarian cancer cells
- Review, Ovarian, NA
COX2↓,
CRP↓,
ER Stress↑, Quercetin can result in stimulate the ER stress pathway that lead to the cause of cell death and apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
p‑STAT3↓, quercetin suppresses STAT3 and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
cMyc↓, leading to downregulate the prosurvival cellular proteins expression, including cMyc, cyclin D1, and c-FLIP
cycD1↓,
cFLIP↓,
IL6↓, decreased the IL-6 and IL-10 release
IL10↓,

923- QC,    Quercetin as an innovative therapeutic tool for cancer chemoprevention: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human health
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, decided by the availability of intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH),
GSH↓, extended exposure with high concentration of quercetin causes a substantial decline in GSH levels
Ca+2↝,
MMP↓,
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
other↓, when p53 is inhibited, cancer cells become vulnerable to quercetin-induced apoptosis
*ROS↓, Quercetin (QC), a plant-derived bioflavonoid, is known for its ROS scavenging properties and was recently discovered to have various antitumor properties in a variety of solid tumors.
*NRF2↑, Moreover, the therapeutic efficacy of QC has also been defined in rat models through the activation of Nrf-2/HO-1 against high glucose-induced damage
HO-1↑,
TumCCA↑, QC increases cell cycle arrest via regulating p21WAF1, cyclin B, and p27KIP1
Inflam↓, QC-mediated anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties play a key role in cancer prevention by modulating the TLR-2 (toll-like receptor-2) and JAK-2/STAT-3 pathways and significantly inhibit STAT-3 tyrosine phosphorylation within inflammatory ce
STAT3↓,
DR5↑, several studies showed that QC upregulated the death receptor (DR)
P450↓, it hinders the activity of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in hepatocytes
MMPs↓, QC has also been shown to suppress metastatic protein expression such as MMPs (matrix metalloproteases)
IFN-γ↓, QC is its ability to inhibit inflammatory mediators including IFN-γ, IL-6, COX-2, IL-8, iNOS, TNF-α,
IL6↓,
COX2↓,
IL8↓,
iNOS↓,
TNF-α↓,
cl‑PARP↑, Induced caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-3 activation, PARP cleavage, mitochondrial membrane depolarization,
Apoptosis↑, increased apoptosis and p53 expression
P53↑,
Sp1/3/4↓, HT-29 colon cancer cells: decreased the expression of Sp1, Sp3, Sp4 mrna, and survivin,
survivin↓,
TRAILR↑, H460 Increased the expression of TRAILR, caspase-10, DFF45, TNFR 1, FAS, and decreased the expression of NF-κb, ikkα
Casp10↑,
DFF45↑,
TNFR 1↑,
Fas↑,
NF-kB↓,
IKKα↓,
cycD1↓, SKOV3 Reduction in cyclin D1 level
Bcl-2↓, MCF-7, HCC1937, SK-Br3, 4T1, MDA-MB-231 Decreased Bcl-2 expression, increasedBax expression, inhibition of PI3K-Akt pathway
BAX↑,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
E-cadherin↓, MDA-MB-231 Induced the expression of E-cadherin and downregulated vimentin levels, modulation of β-catenin target genes such as cyclin D1 and c-Myc
Vim↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
EMT↓, MCF-7 Suppressed the epithelial–mesenchymal transition process, upregulated E-cadherin expression, downregulated vimentin and MMP-2 expression, decreased Notch1 expression
MMP2↓,
NOTCH1↓,
MMP7↓, PANC-1, PATU-8988 Decreased the secretion of MMP and MMP7, blocked the STAT3 signaling pathway
angioG↓, PC-3, HUVECs Reduced angiogenesis, increased TSP-1 protein and mrna expression
TSP-1↑,
CSCs↓, PC-3 and LNCaP cells Activated capase-3/7 and inhibit the expression of Bcl-2, surviving and XIAP in CSCs.
XIAP↓,
Snail↓, inhibiting the expression of vimentin, slug, snail and nuclear β-catenin, and the activity of LEF-1/TCF responsive reporter
Slug↓,
LEF1↓,
P-gp↓, MCF-7 and MCF-7/dox cell lines Downregulation of P-gp expression
EGFR↓, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells Suppressed EGFR signaling and inhibited PI3K/Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β
GSK‐3β↓,
mTOR↓,
RAGE↓, IA Paca-2, BxPC3, AsPC-1, HPAC and PANC1 Silencing RAGE expression
HSP27↓, Breast cancer In vivo NOD/SCID mice Inhibited the overexpression of Hsp27
VEGF↓, QC significantly reversed an elevation in profibrotic markers (VEGF, IL-6, TGF, COL-1, and COL-3)
TGF-β↓,
COL1↓,
COL3A1↓,

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↓,

2472- RES,    Resveratrol Restores Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) Activity and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 1 (PDK1) Expression after Hemorrhagic Injury in a Rat Model
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*SIRT1↑, However, resveratrol treatment along with resuscitation fluid restored SIRT1 activity.
*PGC-1α↑, When resveratrol was administered 10 min after the start of resuscitation, the protein level of SIRT1, PGC-1α and c-Myc in the nuclear fraction was restored.
*cMyc↑,
*PDK1↓, The experiments demonstrated a significant increase in PDK1 after T-H, which was abolished by resveratrol treatment

3076- RES,    Resveratrol for targeting the tumor microenvironment and its interactions with cancer cells
- Review, Var, NA
IL6↓, A dose-dependent reduction of IL-6 by resveratrol led to attenuation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including MMP2 and MMP9
MMPs↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
BioAv↓, The most important weakness of the usual form of resveratrol is its low absorption in the intestine and its low bioavailability
Half-Life↑, some covers such as liposomes and micelles also can facilitate absorption and increase half-life
BioAv↑, another study showed that carboxymethyl chitosan can increase bioavailability by more than 3.5 times
Dose↝, low concentrations of resveratrol (lower than 50 uM) cause no remarkable toxicity for normal cells, while higher concentrations are associated with increased oxidative injury
angioG↓, It is suggested that inhibition of STAT3, IL-10, and a reduction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by resveratrol is involved in the suppression of macrophages and reduction of invasion and angiogenesis
IL10↓,
VEGF↓,
NF-kB↓, Inhibition of NF-kB by resveratrol can attenuate the expression of COX-2.
COX2↓,
SIRT1↑, Activation of Sirt-1 by resveratrol has a role in the suppression of NF-kB
Wnt↓, Resveratrol has also been shown that inhibit the Wnt/C-Myc pathway too
cMyc↓,
STAT3↓, Resveratrol has been shown that attenuate the expression of STAT3 through reduction of IL-6 level
PTEN↑, Downregulation of miR-17, miR-20a and miR-106b by resveratrol can activate PTEN, which leads to suppression of PI3K and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells
ROS↑, Resveratrol can trigger NOX5-induced ROS, leading to the induction of DNA damage and cancer cells senescence
RadioS↑, The combination of radiation and resveratrol has shown that has a synergic effect for stimulation of ROS production and induction of senescence in non-small cell lung carci- noma
Hif1a↓, Resveratrol can inhibit HIF-1α and its downstream proteins, including E-cadherin and vimentin
E-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
angioG↓, Furthermore, resveratrol inhibits angiogenesis markers and tumor growth through the inhibition of HIF-1a

3095- RES,    Resveratrol suppresses migration, invasion and stemness of human breast cancer cells by interfering with tumor-stromal cross-talk
- in-vitro, BC, NA
TumCP↓, Resveratrol inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells treated with CAF conditioned media.
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
cycD1↓, Resveratrol suppressed the expression of cyclin D1, c-Myc, MMP-2, MMP-9 and Sox-2 in breast cancer cells stimulated with CAFs
cMyc↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
SOX2↓,
Akt↓, Resveratrol inhibited activation of Akt and STAT3 induced in human breast cancer cells stimulated with CAF conditioned media.
STAT3↓,
α-SMA↓, resveratrol suppressed the proliferation of liver myofibroblasts through inhibition of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)

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↓,

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↓,

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.

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

3290- SIL,    A review of therapeutic potentials of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) and its main constituent, silymarin, on cancer, and their related patents
- Analysis, Var, NA
hepatoP↑, well as hepatoprotective agents.
chemoP↑, silymarin could be beneficial to oncology patients, especially for the treatment of the side effects of anticancer chemotherapeutics.
*lipid-P↓, Silymarin has been shown to significantly reduce lipid peroxidation and exhibit anti-oxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and hepatoprotective effects
*antiOx↑,
tumCV↓, reduces the viability, adhesion, and migration of tumor cells by induction of apoptosis and formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reducing glutathione levels, B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), survivin, cyclin D1, Notch 1 intracellular domain (NICD),
TumCMig↓,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
GSH↓,
Bcl-2↓,
survivin↓,
cycD1↓,
NOTCH1↓,
BAX↑, as well as enhancing the amount of Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) level (
NF-kB↓, The suppression of NK-κB-regulated gene products (e.g., cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), lipoxygenase (LOX), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interleukin-1 (IL-1)) mediates the anti-inflammatory effect of silymarin
COX2↓,
LOX1↓,
iNOS↓,
TNF-α↓,
IL1↓,
Inflam↓,
*toxicity↓, Silymarin is also safe for humans, hence at therapeutic doses patients demonstrated no negative effects at the high dose of 700 mg, three times a day, for 24 weeks
CXCR4↓, fig 2
EGFR↓,
ERK↓,
MMP↓, reduction in mitochondrial transmembrane potential due to an increase in cytosolic cytochrome complex (Cyt c) levels.
Cyt‑c↑,
TumCCA↑, Moreover, silymarin increased the percentage of cells in the gap 0/gap 1 (G0/G1) phase and decreased the percentage of cells in the synthesis (S)-phase,
RB1↑, concomitant up-regulation of retinoblastoma protein (Rb), p53, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 (p21Cip1), and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27Kip1)
P53↑,
P21↑,
p27↑,
cycE↓, and down-regulation of cyclin D1, cyclin E, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4), and phospho-Rb
CDK4↓,
p‑pRB↓,
Hif1a↓, silibinin inhibited proliferation of Hep3B cells due to simultaneous induction of apoptosis and prevented the accumulation
cMyc↓, Silibinin also reduces cellular myelocytomatosis oncogene (c-MYC) expression, a key regulator of cancer metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells
IL1β↓, Silymarin can also inhibit the production of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), interferon-gamma (IFNγ),
IFN-γ↓,
PCNA↓, ilymarin suppresses the high proliferative activity of cells started with a carcinogen so that it significantly inhibits proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and cyclin D1 labeling indices
PSA↓, In another patent, S. marianum has been used as an estrogen receptor β-agonist and an inhibitor of PSA for treating prostate cancer
CYP1A1↓, Silymarin prevents the expression of CYP1A1 and COX-2

1140- SIL,    Silibinin-mediated metabolic reprogramming attenuates pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia and tumor growth
- in-vitro, PC, AsPC-1 - in-vivo, PC, NA - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2 - in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
TumCG↓,
Glycolysis↓,
cMyc↓,
STAT3↓,
TumCP↓,
Weight∅, prevents the loss of body weight and muscle.
Strength↑,
DNAdam↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
GLUT1↓,
HK2↓,
LDHA↓,
GlucoseCon↓, silibinin inhibits glucose uptake and lactate release
lactateProd↓,
PPP↓, significant reduction in pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) metabolites, including 6-phosphogluconate (~50%), erythrose-4-phosphate (~40%), sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and sedoheptulose bis-phosphate (~ 70%)
Ki-67↓, reduced Ki67-positive cells
p‑STAT3↓,
cachexia↓,

2234- SK,    Shikonin Suppresses Cell Tumorigenesis in Gastric Cancer Associated with the Inhibition of c-Myc and Yap-1
- in-vitro, GC, NA
TumCP↓, proliferation rate, migration, and invasion ability of the gastric cancer cell group decreased significantly after shikonin intervention for 24h
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
cMyc↓, expression levels of c-Myc and Yap-1 in gastric cancer cells were found to be significantly decreased after shikonin intervention
YAP/TEAD↓,

3559- TQ,    Molecular signaling pathway targeted therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in Alzheimer’s disease
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, promising potential in the prevention and treatment of AD due to its significant antioxidative, anti-inflammatory,
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory activity of TQ is mediated through the Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
*AChE↓, In addition, it shows anticholinesterase activity and prevents α-synuclein induced synaptic damage.
AntiCan↑, NS plant, has been proven to have a wide range of pharmacological interventions, including antidiabetic, anticancer, cardioprotective, retinoprotective, renoprotective, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective and antihypertensive effects
*cardioP↑,
*RenoP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*hepatoP↑,
TumCG↓, potential ability to inhibit tumor growth by stimulating apoptosis as well as by suppression of the P13K/Akt pathways, cell cycle arrest and by inhibition of angiogenesis
Apoptosis↑,
PI3K↓,
Akt↑,
TumCCA↑,
angioG↓,
*NF-kB↓, TQ inhibits nuclear translocation of NF-kB which subsequently blocks the production of NF-kB mediated neuroinflammatory cytokines
*TLR2↓, TQ administration at different doses (10, 20, 40 mg/kg) significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression of TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, TRIF and their downstream effectors Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3)
*TLR4↓,
*MyD88↓,
*TRIF↓,
*IRF3↓,
*IL1β↓, TQ also inhibits LPS induced pro-inflammatory cytokine release like IL-1B, IL-6 and IL-12 p40/70 via its interaction with NF-kB
*IL6↓,
*IL12↓,
*NRF2↑, Nuclear erythroid-2 related factor/antioxidant response element (Nrf 2/ARE) being an upstream signaling pathway of NF-kB signaling pathway, its activation by TQ
*COX2↓, TQ also inhibits the expression of all genes regulated by NF-kB, i.e., COX-2, VEGF, MMP-9, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 which distinctively lowers NF-kB activation making it a potentially effective inhibitor of inflammation, proliferation and invasion
*VEGF↓,
*MMP9↓,
*cMyc↓,
*cycD1↓,
*TumCP↓,
*TumCI↓,
*MDA↓, it prevents the rise of malondialdehyde (MDA), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), c-reactive protein, IL1-β, caspase-3 and concomitantly upregulates glutathione (GSH), cytochrome c oxidase, and IL-10 levels [92].
*TGF-β↓,
*CRP↓,
*Casp3↓,
*GSH↑,
*IL10↑,
*iNOS↑, decline of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression
*lipid-P↓, TQ prominently mitigated hippocampal lipid peroxidation and improved SOD activity
*SOD↑,
*H2O2↓, TQ is a strong hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl scavenger and lipid peroxidation inhibitor
*ROS↓, TQ (0.1 and 1 μM) ensured the inhibition of free radical generation, lowering of the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
*LDH↓,
*Catalase↑, upsurge the levels of GSH, SOD, catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)
*GPx↑,
*AChE↓, TQ exhibited the highest AChEI activity of 53.7 g/mL in which NS extract overall exhibited 84.7 g/mL, which suggests a significant AChE inhibition.
*cognitive↑, Most prominently, TQ has been found to regulate neurite maintenance for cognitive benefits by phosphorylating and thereby activating the MAPK protein, particularly the JNK proteins for embryogenesis and also lower the expression levels of BAX
*MAPK↑,
*JNK↑,
*BAX↓,
*memory↑, TQ portrays its potential of spatial memory enhancement by reversing the conditions as observed by MWM task
*Aβ↓, TQ thus, has been shown to ameliorate the Aβ accumulation
*MMP↑, improving the cellular activity, inhibiting mitochondrial membrane depolarization and suppressing ROS

3397- TQ,    Thymoquinone: A Promising Therapeutic Agent for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- Review, CRC, NA
ChemoSen↑, TQ can be used synergistically with chemotherapeutic agents to enhance their anticancer effects and to influence the expression of signaling pathways and other genes important in cancer development.
*Half-Life↝, These parameters remained associated with an elimination half-life (t1/2) of 63.43 ± 10.69 and 274.61 ± 8.48 min for intravenous and oral administration, respectively
*BioAv↝, TQ is characterized by slow absorption, rapid metabolism, rapid elimination and low physicochemical stability, which limits its pharmaceutical applications
*antiOx↑, Biologically active compounds from Nigella sativa have been shown to have antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antiproliferative, proapoptotic, antiepileptic and immunomodulatory activities,
*Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑,
TumCP↓, TQ exerts tumorigenic effects in a variety of ways, including modulation of the epigenetic machinery and effects on proliferation, the cell cycle, apoptosis, angiogenesis, carcinogenesis and metastasis
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
angioG↑,
selectivity↑, TQ has low toxicity to normal cells, as confirmed by several studies, including studies on normal mouse kidney cells, normal human lung fibroblasts and normal human intestinal cells.
JNK↑, activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and p38, as well as the phosphorylation of nuclear factor-?B (NF-?B) and the reduction of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K) activi
p38↑,
p‑NF-kB↑,
ERK↓,
PI3K↓,
PTEN↑, showing higher expression of p21/p27/PTEN/BAX/Cyto-C/Casp-3
Akt↓, TQ has also been shown to downregulate the PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR and WNT/?-catenin pathways, which are critical for tumorigenesis
mTOR↓,
EMT↓, downregulating the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcription factors twist-related protein 1 (TWIST1) and E-cadherin
Twist↓,
E-cadherin↓,
ROS⇅, TQ has been shown to act as an antioxidant at low concentrations. Higher concentrations, however, induce apoptosis of cancer cells through the induction of oxidative stress
*Catalase↑, Thymoquinone upregulates the expression of genes encoding specific enzymes, such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase, whose role is to protect against reactive oxygen species
*SOD↑,
*GSTA1↑,
*GPx↑,
*PGE2↓, TQ has the ability to downregulate NF-?B, interleukin-1?, tumor necrosis factor alpha, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2,) matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), the interferon regulatory factor, which are associated with inflammation a
*IL1β↓,
*COX2↓,
*MMP13↓,
MMPs↓, Figure 2
TumMeta↓,
VEGF↓,
STAT3↓, TQ affects the induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by blocking the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling
BAX↑, upregulation of Bax and inhibition of Bcl-2 and B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xl) expression, as well as activated caspase-9, -7 and -3, and induced cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
Bcl-2↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
survivin↓, TQ also attenuated the expression of STAT3 target gene products, such as survivin, c-Myc and cyclin-D1, -D2, and enhanced the expression of cell cycle inhibitory proteins p27 and p21
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
p27↑,
P21↑,
GSK‐3β↓, TQ reduces the levels of p-PI3K, p-Akt, p-glycogen synthase kinase 3 (p-GSK3?) and ?-catenin, thereby inhibiting downstream COX-2 expression, which in turn leads to a reduction in PGE2
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
chemoP↑, results support the potential use of thymoquinone in colorectal cancer chemoprevention, as TQ is effective in protecting and treating the DMH-initiated early phase of colorectal cancer.

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↓,

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↓,

3413- TQ,    Thymoquinone induces apoptosis in human colon cancer HCT116 cells through inactivation of STAT3 by blocking JAK2- and Src‑mediated phosphorylation of EGF receptor tyrosine kinase
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
tumCV↓, TQ significantly reduced the viability of human colon cancer HCT116 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner
Apoptosis↓, TQ induced apoptosis, which was associated with the upregulation of Bax and inhibition of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl expression
BAX↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp9↑, TQ also activated caspase-9,-7, and -3, and induced the cleavage of poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
Casp7↑,
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
STAT3↓, TQ attenuated the expression of STAT3 target gene products, such as survivin, c-Myc, and cyclin-D1, -D2, and enhanced the expression of cell cycle inhibitory proteins p27 and p21.
survivin↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
p27↑,
P21↑,
EGFR↓, TQ attenuated the phosphorylation of upstream kinases, such as Janus-activated kinase-2 (JAK2), Src kinase and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase
ROS↑, According to this study, TQ-induced cytotoxicity in DLD-1 colon cancer cells was associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species, activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and c-Jun-N-terminal kinase, and the cleavage of caspase-7

2097- TQ,    Crude extract of Nigella sativa inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Cyt‑c↑, release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, increase of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, activation of caspases-3, -9 and -8 and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
Casp8↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
cMyc↓, EENS decreased expression of oncoproteins such as c-Myc, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), cyclin D1 and cyclin-dependent kinase-4 (CDK-4), but increased expression of tumor-suppressor proteins including p53 and p21.
hTERT↓,
cycD1↓,
CDK4↓,
P53↑,
P21↑,
TumCP↓, EENS inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in HeLa cells
Apoptosis↓,
selectivity↑, On the other hand, they exerted marginal effect on the non-malignant human fibroblasts HF-5, which suggests that the EENS and AENS may selectively target cervical cancer cells but spare normal cell line.

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

2108- TQ,    Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of Nigella sativa
- Review, Var, NA
HDAC↓, Intraperitoneal injection of TQ (10 mg/kg) for 18 days was associated with significant 39% inhibition of LNM35 xenograft tumor growth, with a significant increase in caspase-3 activity and a significant decrease in histone deacetylase-2 (HDAC2)
TumCCA↑, TQ treatment caused a G0/G1 cell-cycle arrest due to decreased cyclin D1 level and increased expression of p16, a CDK inhibitor (Gali-Muhtasib et al., 2004b)
cycD1↓,
p16↑,
P53↑, increased expression of p53,
Bax:Bcl2↑, TQ significantly induced apoptosis in both cell lines by increasing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and decreasing Bcl-xL
Bcl-xL↓,
NF-kB↓, 25 mM TQ was accompanied by down-regulated expression of NF-kB-targeted anti-apoptotic factors (IAP1, IAP2, XIAP Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and survivin)
IAP1↓,
IAP2↓,
XIAP↓,
survivin↓,
COX2↓, and proliferative factors (cyclin D1, COX-2, and c-Myc) due to suppressed NF-kB signaling
cMyc↓,
ROS↑, TQ-induced oxidative damage,
Casp3↑, TQ-induced activation of caspase-3, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage, and the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytoplasm
cl‑PARP↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
STAT3↓, TQ (5-20 uM) significantly suppressed the constitutive as well as IL-6-induced STAT3, but not STAT5, activation in U266 cells and RPMI-8226 cells

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.

1020- UA,    Root Bark of Morus alba L. and Its Bioactive Ingredient, Ursolic Acid, Suppress the Proliferation of Multiple Myeloma Cells by Inhibiting Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TCF↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M phase
Apoptosis↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Casp7↑,

942- UA,    Ursolic Acid Inhibits Breast Cancer Metastasis by Suppressing Glycolytic Metabolism via Activating SP1/Caveolin-1 Signaling
- vitro+vivo, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Cav1↑, may impair the glycolytic metabolism of breast cancer cells by activating Caveolin-1 (Cav-1)
Glycolysis↓, Ursolic Acid Impairs the Glycolytic Metabolism
cMyc↓, ursolic acid (1~30 μM) treatment significantly attenuated the protein expression levels of both the glycolysis-related proteins (c-Myc and LDH-A)
LDHA↓,
Nrf1↓, and the mitochondrial respiration-related proteins (Nrf1 and PGC-1α)
PGC-1α↓,
Sp1/3/4↑, Mechanistically, ursolic acid could activate SP1-mediated CAV1 transcription by promoting SP1 expression
TumCG↓,

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

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

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.

2425- γ-Toc,    Anticancer Effects of γ-Tocotrienol Are Associated with a Suppression in Aerobic Glycolysis
- in-vitro, NA, MCF-7 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, Treatment with γ-tocotrienol resulted in a dose-responsive inhibition of both +SA and MCF-7 mammary tumor cell growth
GlucoseCon↓, induced a relatively large reduction in glucose utilization, intracellular ATP production and extracellular lactate excretion.
ATP↓,
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓, These effects were also associated with a large decrease in enzyme expression levels involved in regulating aerobic glycolysis
HK2↓, including hexokinase-II, phosphofructokinase, pyruvate kinase M2, and lactate dehydrogenase A
PFK↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
Akt↓, γ-Tocotrienol treatment was also associated with a corresponding reduction in the levels of phosphorylated (active) Akt, phosphorylated (active) mTOR, and c-Myc
p‑mTOR↓,
cMyc↓,


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 95

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12LOX↓,2,   5LO↓,2,   ACC↓,1,   ACLY↓,1,   ADP:ATP↑,1,   AEG1↓,1,   AIF↑,2,   Akt↓,29,   Akt↑,4,   p‑Akt↓,6,   p‑Akt↑,1,   AKT1↓,3,   Akt2↓,1,   ALAT↓,2,   ALDH↓,1,   ALDH1A1↓,1,   ALP↓,1,   AMPK↑,5,   angioG↓,19,   angioG↑,1,   AntiAg↓,1,   AntiAg↑,1,   AntiCan↓,1,   AntiCan↑,3,   antiOx↓,1,   antiOx↑,3,   AP-1↓,3,   APAF1↑,1,   APC↑,1,   Apoptosis↓,3,   Apoptosis↑,26,   AR↓,5,   ASK1↑,1,   AST↓,2,   ATF2↓,1,   ATF4↑,3,   ATF4↝,1,   ATG5↑,1,   ATG7↑,1,   p‑ATM↑,1,   ATP↓,3,   mt-ATP↓,1,   p‑ATR↑,1,   BAD↑,2,   Bak↑,1,   BAX↓,4,   BAX↑,25,   Bax:Bcl2↑,8,   BBB↑,1,   Bcl-2↓,23,   Bcl-2↑,3,   Bcl-xL↓,10,   BCR↓,1,   Beclin-1↓,1,   Beclin-1↑,3,   Bfl-1↓,1,   BID↑,1,   BIM↓,1,   BIM↑,1,   BioAv↓,8,   BioAv↑,5,   BioAv↝,1,   BioEnh?,1,   BioEnh↑,4,   BNIP3↑,1,   BOK↑,1,   BRCA1↑,1,   Ca+2↑,8,   Ca+2↝,2,   cachexia↓,1,   CAIX↓,1,   cardioP↑,4,   Casp↑,4,   Casp10↑,1,   Casp12↑,1,   cl‑Casp12↑,1,   Casp2↑,1,   Casp3↓,3,   Casp3↑,31,   cl‑Casp3↑,2,   proCasp3↓,1,   Casp7↑,8,   Casp8↑,9,   cl‑Casp8↑,1,   Casp9↑,23,   cl‑Casp9↑,2,   Catalase↓,1,   Catalase↑,1,   Cav1↑,2,   CBP↑,1,   CD133↓,3,   CD24↓,1,   CD31↓,1,   CD44↓,4,   CDC16↓,1,   cDC2↓,1,   CDC2↓,1,   CDC2↑,1,   CDC25↓,3,   Cdc42↑,1,   CDC7↓,1,   CDK1↓,5,   CDK2↓,14,   CDK2↑,1,   CDK4↓,19,   CDK4/6↓,2,   CDK6↓,12,   CDK8↓,3,   cFLIP↓,4,   cFos↓,3,   chemoP↑,5,   ChemoSen↓,2,   ChemoSen↑,17,   ChemoSen⇅,1,   ChemoSideEff↓,2,   CHK1↓,1,   p‑CHK1↑,1,   Chk2↓,1,   p‑Chk2↑,1,   CHOP↑,7,   cl‑CHOP↑,1,   cJun↓,2,   cJun↑,2,   CK2↓,2,   CLDN2↓,1,   cMET↓,3,   cMyc↓,91,   cMyc↑,1,   p‑cMyc↑,1,   COL1↓,1,   COL3A1↓,1,   COX1↓,2,   COX2↓,27,   COX2↑,1,   CRP↓,2,   CSCs↓,7,   cSrc↓,1,   CUL4B↑,1,   CXCL12↓,1,   CXCR4↓,10,   cycA1↓,3,   CycB↓,9,   CycB↑,1,   cycD1↓,50,   CycD3↓,1,   cycE↓,8,   cycE↑,2,   cycE1↓,1,   cycF↓,1,   CYP1A1↓,1,   Cyt‑c↑,18,   DFF45↑,1,   Diablo↑,4,   DNAdam↓,2,   DNAdam↑,11,   DNMT1↓,3,   DNMT3A↓,1,   DNMTs↓,2,   Dose↑,1,   Dose↝,5,   Dose∅,1,   DR4↑,1,   DR5↓,1,   DR5↑,8,   E-cadherin↓,6,   E-cadherin↑,18,   E2Fs↓,2,   E6↓,1,   E7↓,1,   ECAR↓,3,   ECAR↝,1,   EF-1α↓,1,   eff↓,8,   eff↑,42,   eff↝,2,   EGF↓,1,   EGFR↓,13,   eIF2α↑,1,   p‑eIF2α↑,2,   EMT↓,21,   Endoglin↑,1,   EP300↑,1,   ER Stress↓,1,   ER Stress↑,12,   ER(estro)↓,1,   ERK↓,15,   ERK↑,3,   p‑ERK↓,5,   EZH2↓,1,   FADD↑,1,   FAK↓,2,   p‑FAK↓,2,   Fas↑,5,   FasL↑,1,   FASN↓,2,   Ferroptosis↑,1,   FGF↓,2,   FGFR1↓,4,   FGFR2↓,1,   Fibronectin↓,2,   Foxm1↓,1,   FOXO3↑,1,   p‑FOXO3↓,1,   Gli↓,1,   Gli1↓,2,   GLS↓,2,   GLS↑,1,   GlucoseCon↓,10,   GlucoseCon↑,1,   glut↓,1,   GLUT1↓,9,   GLUT1↑,1,   GLUT3↓,1,   GlutMet↑,1,   Glycolysis↓,22,   Glycolysis↑,1,   GPx↓,1,   GPx↑,4,   GRP78/BiP↑,6,   GSDME-N↑,1,   GSH↓,7,   GSH↑,4,   GSK‐3β↓,5,   p‑GSK‐3β↓,3,   GSR↑,1,   GSTA1↑,1,   GSTs↓,1,   GSTs↑,1,   GutMicro↑,1,   H2O2↑,1,   H3↑,1,   ac‑H3↑,1,   H4↑,1,   ac‑H4↑,1,   Half-Life↓,3,   Half-Life↑,1,   Half-Life↝,4,   HATs↑,2,   HDAC↓,6,   HDAC1↓,2,   HDAC2↓,1,   HDAC3↓,2,   hepatoP↑,3,   HER2/EBBR2↓,5,   p‑HER2/EBBR2↓,1,   HH↓,1,   Hif1a↓,19,   Hif1a↑,1,   HK2↓,13,   HK2↑,1,   HO-1↓,2,   HO-1↑,5,   HO-2↓,1,   HR↓,1,   HSP27↓,2,   HSP70/HSPA5↓,4,   HSP90↓,3,   hTERT↓,4,   IAP1↓,4,   IAP2↓,3,   ICAM-1↓,2,   IFN-γ↓,3,   IFN-γ↑,1,   IGF-1↓,2,   IGFBP3↑,1,   IKKα↓,5,   IKKα↑,1,   p‑IKKα↓,1,   IL1↓,2,   IL1↑,1,   IL10↓,6,   IL12↓,1,   IL1β↓,5,   IL2↑,3,   IL4↑,1,   IL6↓,15,   IL8↓,4,   IL8↑,1,   Inflam↓,8,   iNOS↓,5,   IRE1↑,1,   IronCh↑,1,   ITGB1↑,1,   JAK↓,1,   JAK1↓,2,   JAK2↓,5,   JNK↓,1,   JNK↑,6,   p‑JNK↓,1,   KDR/FLK-1↓,1,   Ki-67↓,7,   KRAS↓,1,   lactateProd↓,12,   lactateProd↑,1,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↓,1,   LC3B-II↑,2,   LC3II↓,1,   LC3II↑,4,   LDH↓,2,   LDH↑,1,   LDHA↓,9,   LDHA↑,1,   LEF1↓,2,   Let-7↑,1,   LGR5↓,1,   lipid-P↓,2,   lipid-P↑,2,   LOX1↓,1,   MALAT1↓,1,   MAPK↓,7,   MAPK↑,1,   p‑MAPK↑,1,   Mcl-1↓,4,   Mcl-1↑,1,   MDA↓,1,   MDA↑,1,   MDM2↓,5,   MDR1↓,4,   MDSCs↓,1,   MEK↓,1,   p‑MEK↓,1,   MET↓,1,   MIP2↓,1,   miR-200b↑,1,   miR-21↑,1,   miR-27a-3p↓,2,   miR-34a↑,4,   MMP↓,14,   MMP13↓,1,   MMP2↓,25,   MMP3↓,1,   MMP7↓,5,   MMP9↓,28,   MMP9↑,1,   MMPs↓,10,   MPO↓,1,   MRP1↓,1,   MSH2↑,1,   mtDam↑,2,   mTOR↓,17,   p‑mTOR↓,5,   mTORC1↓,4,   mTORC2↓,1,   Myc↓,1,   N-cadherin↓,10,   n-MYC↓,1,   NA↓,1,   NADPH↓,1,   NADPH↑,1,   NAIP↓,1,   Nanog↓,5,   NCAM↑,1,   Nestin↓,2,   neuroP↑,2,   NF-kB↓,37,   NF-kB↑,1,   p‑NF-kB↑,2,   NF2↑,1,   NHE1↓,1,   NICD↓,1,   NO↓,3,   NO↑,1,   NOTCH↓,4,   NOTCH1↓,4,   NOTCH1↑,1,   NOTCH3↓,1,   NOXA↑,2,   NQO1↑,1,   Nrf1↓,1,   NRF2↓,5,   NRF2↑,6,   p‑NRF2↓,1,   OCR↓,2,   OCT4↓,4,   oncosis↑,1,   OS↑,2,   other↓,1,   other↑,1,   other↝,2,   OXPHOS↓,1,   P-gp↓,4,   p16↑,2,   P21?,1,   P21↑,21,   p27↑,10,   p38↑,6,   p‑p38↓,1,   p‑p38↑,1,   P450↓,3,   p50↓,1,   P53↓,1,   P53↑,25,   p‑P53↑,1,   p62↑,1,   p65↓,4,   p70S6↓,1,   P90RSK↓,1,   PARP↓,1,   PARP↑,1,   cl‑PARP↑,20,   proPARP↓,1,   PARP1↓,1,   PARP1↑,1,   PCNA↓,15,   PD-L1↓,2,   PDGF↓,2,   PDH↓,2,   PDK1?,2,   PDK1↓,4,   p‑PDK1↓,2,   PDK3↑,1,   PERK↑,2,   PFK↓,2,   PFK1↓,1,   PGC-1α↓,1,   PGE2↓,6,   PI3K↓,23,   PI3K↑,1,   PKA↓,1,   PKCδ↓,4,   PKM2↓,8,   p‑PKM2↓,1,   PKM2:PKM1↓,2,   PPARγ↓,2,   PPARγ↑,2,   PPP↓,1,   pRB↑,1,   p‑pRB↓,2,   Prx4↑,1,   PSA↓,1,   PTCH1↓,1,   PTEN↑,12,   PUMA↑,3,   PYCR1↓,1,   Pyro↑,1,   RAD51↓,1,   radioP↑,1,   RadioS↑,13,   Raf↓,3,   c-Raf↓,1,   RAGE↓,1,   RAS↓,5,   RB1↓,1,   RB1↑,2,   p‑RB1↓,3,   RenoP↑,1,   Rho↓,1,   ROCK1↓,1,   ROS↓,9,   ROS↑,44,   ROS⇅,2,   ROS↝,1,   i-ROS↑,2,   mt-ROS↑,1,   selectivity↑,13,   SFRP5↑,1,   Shh↓,5,   SIRT1↓,3,   SIRT1↑,2,   SIRT2↓,1,   SIRT3↑,1,   SIRT6↑,1,   SLC12A5↓,1,   Slug↓,4,   SMAD3↓,1,   Smo↓,1,   Snail↓,8,   SOD↓,4,   SOD↑,5,   SOD1↑,1,   SOD2↑,1,   SOX2↓,5,   SOX4↓,1,   SOX4↑,1,   Sp1/3/4↓,6,   Sp1/3/4↑,1,   STAT1↓,1,   STAT3↓,28,   p‑STAT3↓,7,   STAT6↓,2,   Strength↑,1,   survivin↓,24,   TAZ↓,1,   TCA↓,1,   TCF↓,4,   Telomerase↓,5,   TGF-β↓,8,   TGFβR1↑,1,   TIMP1↓,2,   TIMP1↑,2,   TIMP2↓,2,   TIMP2↑,4,   TLR4↓,1,   TNF-α↓,8,   TNF-α↑,1,   TNFR 1↑,1,   TOP1↓,2,   TOP2↓,5,   toxicity↓,1,   toxicity∅,1,   TP53↑,2,   TRAILR↑,1,   Trx↓,1,   TrxR↓,3,   TrxR1↓,2,   TSC1↑,1,   TSC2↑,1,   TSP-1↑,3,   TumAuto↓,1,   TumAuto↑,4,   TumCCA↑,37,   TumCD↑,2,   TumCG↓,15,   TumCI↓,13,   TumCMig↓,14,   TumCMig↑,1,   TumCP↓,23,   tumCV↓,5,   tumCV↑,1,   TumMeta↓,12,   TumMeta↑,1,   TumVol↓,2,   TumW↓,2,   Twist↓,9,   tyrosinase↓,1,   uPA↓,10,   uPAR↓,1,   VCAM-1↓,1,   VEGF↓,29,   VEGFR2↓,8,   Vim↓,19,   Warburg↓,4,   Weight∅,1,   Wnt↓,12,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,4,   XBP-1↑,1,   xCT↓,2,   XIAP↓,10,   YAP/TEAD↓,3,   Zeb1↓,5,   ZFX↓,1,   ZO-1↑,1,   α-SMA↓,1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,27,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑,1,   p‑β-catenin/ZEB1↑,1,   β-TRCP↑,1,   γH2AX↓,1,   γH2AX↑,1,  
Total Targets: 549

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
5HT↑,1,   AChE↓,3,   Akt↓,1,   ALAT↓,2,   ALP↓,1,   AMPK↑,1,   p‑AMPK↑,1,   angioG↓,1,   angioG↑,2,   AntiAg↑,2,   AntiCan↓,1,   AntiCan↑,1,   antiOx?,1,   antiOx↓,1,   antiOx↑,11,   AP-1↓,1,   Apoptosis↓,1,   AST↓,2,   Aβ↓,2,   BAX↓,2,   BBB↑,1,   Beclin-1↓,1,   BioAv↓,9,   BioAv↑,3,   BioAv↝,2,   BP↓,1,   cardioP↑,6,   Casp3↓,2,   Casp9↓,1,   Catalase↑,5,   cMyc↓,2,   cMyc↑,1,   p‑cMyc↑,1,   cognitive↑,3,   COX2↓,7,   CRP↓,2,   cycD1↓,1,   Cyt‑c↓,1,   Dose↝,1,   eff↑,3,   eNOS↓,1,   ERK↑,1,   Fas↓,1,   FASN↓,1,   Ferroptosis↓,1,   Glycolysis↑,1,   GPx↑,4,   GSH↑,8,   GSK‐3β↓,2,   GSTA1↑,1,   H2O2↓,1,   Half-Life↑,1,   Half-Life↝,1,   hepatoP↑,7,   Hif1a↓,1,   HO-1↑,2,   IL10↓,1,   IL10↑,2,   IL12↓,1,   IL17↓,1,   IL1β↓,5,   IL4↓,1,   IL5↓,1,   IL6↓,3,   IL8↓,1,   Inflam↓,14,   iNOS↓,2,   iNOS↑,1,   IRF3↓,1,   IronCh↓,1,   IronCh↑,1,   JNK↑,1,   LDH↓,1,   LDHA↑,1,   lipid-P↓,6,   MAPK↓,1,   MAPK↑,1,   MCP1↓,1,   MDA↓,4,   memory↑,3,   MMP↑,1,   MMP13↓,1,   MMP9↓,1,   motorD↑,1,   MyD88↓,1,   NAD↑,1,   neuroP↑,11,   NF-kB↓,2,   NO↓,2,   NOS2↓,1,   Nrf1↑,1,   NRF2↑,6,   p16↓,1,   P21↓,1,   P450↓,1,   P53↓,1,   Pain↓,1,   PDK1↓,1,   PGC-1α↑,1,   PGE2↓,3,   PI3K↓,1,   PPARγ↑,1,   RenoP↑,2,   ROS↓,11,   ROS↑,1,   SIRT1↑,4,   SOD↑,6,   STAT3↓,1,   tau↓,1,   TGF-β↓,1,   TLR2↓,1,   TLR4↓,1,   TNF-α↓,3,   toxicity↓,4,   toxicity∅,1,   TRIF↓,1,   TumCI↓,1,   TumCP↓,1,   VEGF↓,3,  
Total Targets: 119

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: cMyc, cellular-MYC oncogene
8 Curcumin
8 Quercetin
8 Thymoquinone
6 Resveratrol
5 Baicalein
4 Berberine
4 Luteolin
4 Piperlongumine
4 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
3 Artemisinin
3 Ashwagandha
2 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
2 Betulinic acid
2 Boswellia (frankincense)
2 Ellagic acid
2 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
2 Ferulic acid
2 Fisetin
2 Lycopene
2 Piperine
2 Ursolic acid
2 Vitamin K2
1 Alpha-Lipoic-Acid
1 Boron
1 Chemotherapy
1 Caffeic acid
1 Metformin
1 Chrysin
1 Propolis -bee glue
1 Docosahexaenoic Acid
1 Evodiamine
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Genistein
1 Estrogen
1 flavonoids
1 Honokiol
1 lambertianic acid
1 Magnetic Fields
1 Mushroom Chaga
1 Niclosamide (Niclocide)
1 Phenylbutyrate
1 Pterostilbene
1 Shikonin
1 triptolide
1 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
1 γ-Tocotrienol
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