Luteolin / hepatoP Cancer Research Results

LT, Luteolin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Luteolin a Flavonoid found in celery, parsley, broccoli, onion leaves, carrots, peppers, cabbages, apple skins, and chrysanthemum flowers.
-MDR1 expression, MMP-9, IGF-1 and Epithelial to mesenchymal transition.

Luteolin — a naturally occurring polyhydroxylated flavone (3′,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) found in celery, parsley, peppers, broccoli and numerous medicinal plants. It is a dietary phytochemical and experimental small-molecule anticancer/anti-inflammatory agent rather than an approved anticancer drug. Standard abbreviation: LUT or Lut. Luteolin occurs as the free aglycone and as plant glycosides; after oral administration, circulating luteolin is dominated by glucuronide and sulfate conjugates rather than free aglycone. Its cancer pharmacology is pleiotropic and strongly model-dependent, with particularly recurrent effects on PI3K/AKT/mTOR, NF-κB, STAT3, redox regulation, mitochondrial apoptosis, EMT/invasion and cell-cycle control.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. PI3K/AKT/mTOR survival signaling suppression, reducing proliferation and facilitating apoptosis, autophagy or other programmed cell-death responses.
  2. Redox-selective stress modulation: commonly ↑ ROS in susceptible cancer cells together with ↓ NRF2/HO-1/GSH-associated antioxidant defenses, while frequently reducing oxidative stress and activating protective antioxidant systems in normal tissues.
  3. NF-κB and inflammatory survival signaling inhibition, with context-dependent suppression of TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2 and related inflammatory mediators.
  4. Mitochondrial/intrinsic apoptosis activation through ↓ mitochondrial membrane potential, ↑ BAX:BCL-2 ratio, cytochrome-c release and caspase activation.
  5. STAT3/JAK signaling suppression, reducing survival, stemness, inflammatory signaling and immune-evasion phenotypes in several tumor models.
  6. EMT, migration and invasion suppression through modulation of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, vimentin, MMP2/MMP9, FAK, YAP/TAZ and related pathways.
  7. Cell-cycle arrest through suppression of cyclins/CDKs and context-dependent induction of p21/p27 and p53 signaling.
  8. Metabolic and hypoxic adaptation inhibition, including HIF-1α, PKM2, HK2 and glycolytic signaling in selected models.
  9. Epigenetic modulation, including reported inhibition of DNMTs, HDAC-associated signaling and EZH2 in selected cancer models.
  10. Additional context-dependent cell-death mechanisms including ER stress, autophagy, ferroptosis and pyroptosis.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Oral luteolin has poor aqueous solubility and unfavorable systemic availability of unconjugated aglycone. It is absorbed from the intestine but undergoes extensive intestinal and hepatic glucuronidation and sulfation. Animal studies report low absolute bioavailability of free luteolin, commonly in the low-single-digit to low-tens percentage range depending on formulation and analytical definition. Nanoemulsions, lipid/phospholipid systems, cyclodextrins, nanoparticles and other delivery systems can substantially improve exposure experimentally. Luteolin and particularly some circulating conjugates can interact with OATP1B1/OATP2B1 transporters; in-vitro CYP inhibition has also been reported, making pharmacokinetic drug interactions plausible at sufficiently high exposure.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many anticancer experiments use approximately 10–100 µM luteolin, often 20–50 µM or higher. These concentrations generally exceed sustained concentrations of free luteolin expected after conventional oral dietary or supplemental dosing because extensive conjugation limits circulating aglycone. Consequently, direct translation of many cell-culture IC50 values to standard oral supplementation is weak. Local gastrointestinal exposure, metabolites, tissue deconjugation and optimized formulations may partly alter this limitation.

Clinical evidence status: Predominantly preclinical, but no longer exclusively preclinical. A 2025 single-arm phase I study administered luteolin 50 mg/day for six months to five men with localized prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance; no treatment-related adverse events were reported, but the study was far too small and uncontrolled to establish anticancer efficacy. A larger phase II single-arm multicenter Japanese study of 50 mg/day for one year is currently recruiting with a planned enrollment of 40 patients. Luteolin is therefore best categorized as early-human/phase I–II investigational evidence, not established cancer therapy. Preclinical evidence for chemotherapy and radiotherapy sensitization is substantial but remains cancer-, drug- and genotype-dependent.


-Note half-life 2–3 hours
BioAv low, but could be improved with Res, or blend of castor oil, kolliphor and polyethylene glycol
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cell but a few reports of reduction. Always seems to reduce ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓,
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, GRP78↑,
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**, - Shown to modulate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

-"Additionally, when reacted with concentrated sulfuric acid, a zinc salt is produced, resulting in a dark red and yellow solution. These color changes serve as a strong basis for the identification of luteolin"

Common Dietary and Plant Sources of Luteolin

Source Luteolin Content Approximate Equivalent Relative Source Level Notes
Bird chili 1035 mg/kg 103.5 mg/100 g Very high Highest source in the cited quantitative food table; concentration may vary substantially by cultivar, maturity and analytical method.
Belimbi leaves 464.5 mg/kg 46.45 mg/100 g Very high Leaf material; not a common Western dietary source.
Onion leaves 391 mg/kg 39.1 mg/100 g Very high Green onion/scallion-type leaf tissue can contain substantially more luteolin than onion bulbs.
Belimbi fruit 202 mg/kg 20.2 mg/100 g High Tropical fruit source.
Dried asam gelugur 107.5 mg/kg 10.75 mg/100 g High Dried plant material; dry-weight concentration is not directly comparable with fresh vegetables.
Celery 80.5 mg/kg 8.05 mg/100 g High One of the most commonly cited dietary sources of luteolin; content differs among celery varieties and plant parts.
Broccoli 74.5 mg/kg 7.45 mg/100 g High Common dietary source. Other compositional surveys report a broad range, indicating strong cultivar and methodology effects.
Carrot 37.5 mg/kg 3.75 mg/100 g Moderate Common dietary source; luteolin may occur predominantly in glycosylated forms.
Green chili 33 mg/kg 3.3 mg/100 g Moderate Content varies substantially among Capsicum species and cultivars.
Limau purut leaves 30.5 mg/kg 3.05 mg/100 g Moderate Kaffir lime leaves; primarily used as a culinary herb rather than consumed in large quantities.
French bean 11 mg/kg 1.1 mg/100 g Low to moderate Common food source but substantially lower than celery, broccoli or onion leaves in the cited dataset.
White radish 9 mg/kg 0.9 mg/100 g Low Lower-luteolin dietary source in the cited dataset.
Parsley Approximately 19.75 mg/100 g dried Approximately 197.5 mg/kg dried High Frequently cited as a rich luteolin-containing herb. Dry-weight values should not be compared directly with fresh-weight vegetables.
Thyme Approximately 51 mg/100 g Approximately 510 mg/kg Very high Herb source reported in reviews; intake per serving is usually small despite the high concentration.
Peppermint Approximately 11.33 mg/100 g fresh Approximately 113.3 mg/kg High Fresh peppermint is a relatively concentrated herbal source.
Spinach Approximately 1.11 mg/100 g Approximately 11.1 mg/kg Low to moderate Common dietary source but lower than many herbs and celery-family plants.
Cabbage Approximately 0.4–0.6 mg/100 g Approximately 4–6 mg/kg Low Widely consumed but generally a relatively dilute luteolin source.
Black olives Approximately 3.2–17.5 mg/100 g Approximately 32–175 mg/kg Moderate to high Luteolin concentration depends strongly on olive cultivar and processing.
Green olives Approximately 0.2–1.2 mg/100 g Approximately 2–12 mg/kg Low to moderate Generally reported at lower concentrations than black olives.
Apple peel Variable Not consistently quantified Low to moderate Luteolin is reported principally in the peel rather than the flesh; concentration is cultivar-dependent.
Chrysanthemum flowers Variable Not consistently quantified Potentially high Traditional medicinal/tea source containing luteolin and luteolin glycosides.


Luteolin — Cancer Mechanisms

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 PI3K / AKT / mTOR survival signaling ↓ PI3K; ↓ p-AKT; ↓ mTOR ↔ / adaptive modulation R–G ↓ survival and proliferation; ↑ cell death One of the most recurrent anticancer signaling effects; confirmed in multiple tumor systems and newer NSCLC studies.
2 ROS and antioxidant defense ↑ ROS; ↓ SOD/GSH/NRF2/HO-1 (context-dependent) ↓ ROS; ↑ antioxidant defenses (context-dependent) P–R Selective oxidative stress in susceptible tumors Biphasic and highly context-dependent. ROS generation can be mechanistically upstream of NF-κB inhibition, JNK activation, apoptosis and radiosensitization.
3 NRF2 / HO-1 antioxidant survival axis ↓ NRF2; ↓ HO-1 (model-dependent) ↑ NRF2; ↑ HO-1 (model-dependent) R–G ↓ tumor antioxidant capacity and drug resistance Especially relevant in NRF2-high cancer cells. Luteolin has sensitized tumor cells to chemotherapy through NRF2 suppression, whereas NRF2 activation contributes to normal-tissue protection.
4 NF-κB inflammatory survival signaling ↓ NF-κB; ↓ inflammatory survival signaling ↓ pathological NF-κB activation R–G ↑ apoptosis; ↓ inflammation and survival ROS accumulation can participate upstream in some tumor models; not all NF-κB inhibition requires ROS.
5 Mitochondria and intrinsic apoptosis ↓ MMP; ↑ BAX; ↓ BCL-2; ↑ Cyt-c; ↑ caspase-9/3 ↔ / ↓ mitochondrial injury under oxidative-stress conditions R–G ↑ mitochondrial apoptosis A common downstream execution mechanism following AKT inhibition, ROS elevation or ER stress.
6 JAK / STAT3 signaling ↓ STAT3; ↓ p-STAT3 ↔ / ↓ inflammatory STAT3 R–G ↓ proliferation, stemness and immune escape Recent work also links PRDX2 inhibition to JAK2/STAT3 suppression and ↓ PD-L1 in lung adenocarcinoma.
7 EMT and metastatic signaling ↓ EMT; ↑ E-cadherin; ↓ N-cadherin; ↓ vimentin; ↓ MMP2/9 ↔ G ↓ migration, invasion and metastasis PI3K/AKT, TGF-β/Smad, YAP/TAZ, FAK and related axes contribute depending on tumor type.
8 Cell-cycle control ↑ G1 or G2/M arrest; ↓ cyclins/CDKs; ↑ p21/p27 ↔ (model-dependent) G ↓ proliferation Cell-cycle phase varies with tumor lineage and concentration.
9 p53 / JNK apoptotic signaling ↑ JNK; ↑ p53 stability/activity (context-dependent) ↔ R–G ↑ apoptosis and chemotherapy response Cisplatin sensitization can depend strongly on functional p53.
10 Glycolysis and metabolic adaptation ↓ glycolysis; ↓ PKM2; ↓ HK2; ↓ ATP (model-dependent) ↔ G ↓ metabolic support for proliferation Not universal across cancers; strongest evidence comes from selected hepatocellular and other metabolically dependent models.
11 HIF-1α and hypoxic adaptation ↓ HIF-1α; ↓ hypoxic adaptation ↔ G ↓ angiogenesis and hypoxia tolerance Reported in breast, colon and other cancer models; linked to reduced VEGF signaling.
12 VEGF and angiogenesis ↓ VEGF; ↓ VEGFR signaling ↔ / anti-inflammatory vascular effects G ↓ tumor angiogenesis Predominantly preclinical evidence.
13 ER stress and unfolded protein response ↑ PERK/eIF2α/ATF4/CHOP; ↑ ER stress (model-dependent) ↓ pathological ER stress in several injury models R–G ↑ tumor cell death Illustrates luteolin's frequently opposite stress response in malignant versus nonmalignant models.
14 Autophagy ↑ Beclin-1; ↑ LC3-II; ↓ p62 (context-dependent) ↔ / protective modulation G Autophagic stress or contribution to cell death Can be cytotoxic or cytoprotective depending on cancer model and treatment context.
15 GPX4-dependent ferroptosis ↓ GPX4; ↓ GSH; ↑ lipid oxidation; ↑ ferroptosis ↔ / ↓ ferroptotic injury in some normal-tissue models R–G ↑ ferroptotic cancer-cell death Recent colon-cancer work supports GPX4-linked ferroptosis plus enhanced antitumor immune activation.
16 Epigenetic regulation ↓ DNMT activity; ↓ HDAC-associated signaling; ↓ EZH2 (model-dependent) ↔ / context-dependent G Re-expression of growth-suppressive programs Mechanistically interesting but less broadly established than AKT, redox and inflammatory pathways.
17 YAP / Wnt and tumor immunity ↓ YAP; ↓ Wnt-associated signaling; ↓ immune escape ↑ CTL functional activity indirectly G ↑ antitumor T-cell effectiveness 2025 animal work suggests luteolin can enhance tumor-specific CTL therapy; clinical relevance remains unproven.
18 Chemosensitization ↑ response to cisplatin and several other agents (drug-dependent) Variable; possible tissue protection in other contexts G ↓ treatment resistance Mechanisms include ↓ NRF2, ↓ AKT, ↑ p53/JNK, mitochondrial apoptosis and suppression of resistance pathways. Evidence remains predominantly preclinical.
19 Radiosensitization ↑ radiation-induced ROS and apoptosis Potential radioprotection reported in nonmalignant models R–G ↑ radiation response In NSCLC models, p38/ROS/caspase signaling increased radiosensitivity; tumor versus normal-tissue effects require careful context separation.
20 Clinical Translation Constraint High in-vitro concentrations often required Systemic exposure dominated by conjugated metabolites G Limits translation of cell-culture potency Poor aqueous solubility, extensive phase-II metabolism, formulation dependence, possible transporter/drug interactions and extremely limited controlled human oncology evidence remain major constraints.

P: 0–30 min     R: 30 min–3 hr     G: >3 hr



Luteolin — Alzheimer’s disease relevance: Luteolin has substantial preclinical neuroprotective evidence and is sufficiently relevant to Alzheimer’s disease to warrant a separate database section. Reported effects include ↓ amyloid-β production/accumulation, ↓ BACE1-associated amyloidogenic processing, ↓ tau hyperphosphorylation, ↓ neuroinflammation, ↓ oxidative stress, ↓ NLRP3/NF-κB signaling and ↑ BDNF/TrkB-associated neuroplasticity. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition has also been reported. However, evidence remains predominantly cellular and animal; convincing disease-modifying clinical evidence in Alzheimer’s disease is absent. Oral bioavailability and blood-brain exposure of free luteolin remain important translational constraints.

Clinical evidence status: Preclinical. Contemporary reviews identify Alzheimer’s disease as the neurodegenerative disorder in which luteolin has been studied most extensively, but explicitly note that clinical therapeutic evidence remains deficient.

Luteolin — Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms

Rank Pathway / Axis Modulation Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Neuroinflammation / NF-κB ↓ NF-κB; ↓ IL-1β; ↓ IL-6; ↓ TNF-α ↓ chronic neuroinflammation Among the most consistently proposed neuroprotective actions.
2 Amyloid-β pathology ↓ Aβ; ↓ Aβ42 ↓ amyloid burden Supported predominantly by cellular and animal studies.
3 BACE1 / amyloidogenic processing ↓ BACE1 ↓ amyloidogenic APP processing Potential upstream mechanism contributing to reduced Aβ generation.
4 Tau phosphorylation ↓ p-tau ↓ tau pathology Multiple preclinical models report reduced abnormal tau phosphorylation.
5 Oxidative stress / NRF2 ↓ ROS; ↑ NRF2; ↑ antioxidant defenses ↓ neuronal oxidative injury Direction differs from the pro-oxidant effect frequently exploited in cancer cells.
6 NLRP3 inflammasome ↓ NLRP3 ↓ inflammasome-driven neuronal inflammation Potential bridge between redox stress and neuroinflammation.
7 BDNF / TrkB neuroplasticity ↑ BDNF; ↑ TrkB ↑ synaptic and neuronal support Observed in several neurobehavioral models.
8 Acetylcholinesterase ↓ AChE ↑ cholinergic signaling Primarily biochemical/preclinical evidence; clinical magnitude is unknown.
9 Neuronal apoptosis and mitochondrial stress ↓ apoptosis; ↓ mitochondrial injury ↑ neuronal survival Opposite phenotypic direction from luteolin-induced apoptosis in many cancer models.
10 Clinical Translation Constraint Low free-luteolin exposure; limited human CNS data Uncertain clinical efficacy Human Alzheimer’s disease efficacy trials are insufficient; brain exposure and formulation remain unresolved.


hepatoP, L,hepatoprotective: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Hepatoprotective is the ability of a chemical substance to prevent damage to the liver.

Grapefruit:
-hepatoprotective potential has emerged from the study of naringenin and naringin.
Blueberries/cranberries:
-proanthocyanidins
Grape:
Nopal (Cactus pear) and tuna (Cactus pear fruit) “Opuntia ficus-indica”:
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla or Chamomilla recutita):
Silymarin (Silybum marianum):
Blue green algae spirulina :
Propolis (bee glue):

POLYSACCHARIDES
β-glucans
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
8377- LT,    Luteolin: exploring its therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms in pulmonary diseases
- Review, Asthma, NA
*PI3K↑, multiple molecular mechanisms; these include inhibition of activation of the PI3K/Akt-mediated Nuclear Factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and MAPK signaling pathways, as well as the promotion of regulatory T cell (Treg)
*Akt↑,
*Inflam↓, alleviating inflammation and oxidative stress response
*ROS↓,
*BioAv↓, Luteolin, a naturally occurring polyphenol, is poorly water-soluble. The oral route may be ineffective because the gut poorly absorbs this type of flavonoid.
*RenoP↑, renoprotective (Diniz et al., 2022; Oyagbemi et al., 2021; Xiong et al., 2020), cardioprotective (Liu Z. et al., 2022; Xu et al., 2012) and neuroprotective (Nabavi et al., 2015; Ashaari et al., 2018) properties.
*cardioP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*antiAll↑, anti-allergic (Liang et al., 2020), anti-diabetic (Pradhan and Kulkarni, 2024),
*AntiDiabetic↑,
*hepatoP↑, hepatoprotective (Yao et al., 2023) and antithrombotic (Choi et al., 2015)
*AntiThr↑,
*toxicity↓, Numerous studies have indicated that the toxicity of luteolin is minimal, showing no significant harmful effects in clinical trials
*IL10↓, anti-inflammatory effects of luteolin are associated with reduced IL-10 levels.
*Sepsis↓, Luteolin protects lung tissue from SALI and reduces the excessive accumulation of IL-10 in the lungs during sepsis
*TNF-α↓, Celebi and colleagues found that luteolin mainly reduces the expression of TNF-α mRNA, decreases oxidative stress,
*ROS↓,
*GSH↑, An increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) caused by free radicals formed during sepsis was normalized by luteolin treatment, which improved glutathione (GSH) levels, CAT, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and reduced MDA levels
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*MDA↓,
*lipid-P↓, counteracting lipid peroxidation.
*IL4↓, decreased the levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-5 (IL-5) in the BALF, attenuating the asthmatic characteristics of the experimental mice
*IL5↓,
*PGE2↓, inhibiting the production of Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) (Jin et al., 2009).
*PI3K↑, luteolin activated the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in the lung tissues of asthmatic mice and inhibited the Beclin-1-PI3KC3 protein complex.
*Akt↑,
*mTOR↑,
*Beclin-1/ATG6↓,
*Mucositis↓, suppressing excessive mucus secretion.
*PLA2↓, Figure6
STAT3↓, Luteolin inhibits the STAT3 signaling pathway and the expression of PD-L1, thereby exposing tumor cells to T cells of the immune system (
PD-L1↓,
miR-34a↓, luteolin upregulates the expression of miR-34a, which may subsequently inhibit the proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, decreases the expression of Bcl-2, increases the expression of BAX, increases the BAX/Bcl-2 ratio, and induces apoptosis
Casp9↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑, accumulation of ROS induced by luteolin
EMT↓, Luteolin has been demonstrated to inhibit EMT and downregulate E-cadheri
E-cadherin↓,
DR5↑, By increasing DR5 expression and Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission, luteolin enhances the sensitivity of NSCLC cells to TRAIL
LIMK1↓, suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting LIMK1 activity
Pain↓, luteolin also possesses the ability to alleviate bone cancer pain

8379- LT,    Luteolin and neuroinflammation: a multi-target therapeutic strategy for central nervous system disorders
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*neuroP↑, Luteolin, a natural flavonoid abundant in medicinal plants, fruits, and vegetables, exerts multifaceted neuroprotective effects across diverse experimental disease models.
*Inflam↓, attenuate inflammatory mediator release, reduce oxidative stress-induced neuronal damage, and inhibit apoptosis, thereby counteracting neuroinflammation-driven pathology
*ROS↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*BioAv↓, notably limited oral bioavailability and restricted blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability
*BBB∅,
Ferroptosis↑, In colon cancer, luteolin promotes ferroptosis in tumor cells by facilitating the accumulation of ROS/Fe2+, lipid peroxidation, elevated MDA, GSH depletion, and downregulation of GPX4.
ROS↑,
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑,
MDA↑,
GSH↓,
GPx4↓,
*Aβ↓, Similarly, combined treatment with luteolin and exercise reverses the increase in Aβ conten
*memory↑, reducing neuroinflammation and thereby slowing the progression of memory dysfunction in AD
*neuroG↑, Luteolin treatment promotes hippocampal neurogenesis, improves dendritic spine maturation and the dendritic arborization of hippocampal and cortical neurons
*NRF2↑, luteolin significantly enhances the expression of Nrf2 while concurrently downregulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
*NLRP3↓,
*ROS↓, This attenuates oxidative stress, inflammatory responses, and neuronal degeneration, exerting a protective effect by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome
JAK2↓, Research has found that in lung adenocarcinoma, luteolin binds to PRDX2, inhibiting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway, reducing PD-L1 expression, and promoting the release of perforin and granzyme B by CD8+ T cells.
STAT3↓,
PD-L1↓,
Perforin↝,
GranB/GZMB↝,
hepatoP↑, In esophageal cancer, combination therapy with luteolin and paclitaxel mitigates paclitaxel-induced hepatotoxicity,
*Learn↑, studies have demonstrated that in AD, luteolin treatment dose-dependently improves spatial learning and memory deficits in AD mouse models.
*TNF-α↓, (evidenced by reduced levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NO, COX-2, and iNOS protein)
*IL1β↓,
*IL6↓,
*NO↓,
*COX2/PTGS2↓,
*iNOS↓,
*ER Stress↓, luteolin decreases the expression of ER stress markers GRP78 and IRE1α in brain tissue.
*GRP78/BiP↓,
*IRE1↓,
*cognitive↑, thereby contributing to cognitive improvement
*BAX↓, Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3, and Cox-2 is significantly diminished, while the expression of synaptic markers like PSD-95 and SNAP-25 is markedly increased.
*Bcl-2↓,
*Casp3↓,
*PSD95↑,
*SNAP25↑,
*JNK↓, luteolin may attenuate Aβ-related neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, potentially through the inhibition of JNK signaling
*eff↑, Combinatorial therapy with DHA, luteolin, and UA has shown enhanced efficacy in inhibiting Aβ pathology
*mtDam↓, By reversing mitochondrial swelling and restoring mitochondrial transmembrane potential, it augments antioxidant capacity and exerts neuroprotective effects following cerebral ischemia
*MMP↑,
*Stroke↓,
*TJ↑, Luteolin also inhibited the degradation of tight junction proteins and decreased MMP9 expression, thereby ameliorating BBB permeability
*MMP9↓,
*BBB∅,
*NeuroI↓, luteolin may provide neuroprotection following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting neuroinflammation and oxidative stress.

8398- LT,    Luteolin: Nature's promising warrior against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*antiOx↑, Luteolin is a flavone that possesses potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
*Inflam↓,
*AntiBio↑, Luteolin has antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, antiulcer, antiinfluenza, cytoprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, neurogenesis, and neurotrophic activity, macrophage polarization, and detoxifying fr
*AntiCan↑,
*hepatoP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*cardioP↑,
*neuroG↑,
*BBB↑, In addition, luteolin can pass the blood–brain barrier and employ its neuroprotective effects.
*ROS↓, Luteolin decreases oxidative stress, suppresses inflammation, microglia activation, neurotoxicity, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and tau phosphorylation, prevents the production of β‐amyloid plaques
*AChE↓,
*p‑T-cadherin↓,
*Aβ↓,
*memory↑, improves memory.
*TNF-α↓, inhibiting the release of pro‐inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin (IL)‐1β, as well as chemokines like CCL2 and CCL5 from human mast cells.
*IL1β↓,
*MCP1/CCL2↓,
*RANTES↓,
*BioAv↑, a recent study looked at how much luteolin is bioavailable in peanut hull extract (PHE). maximum concentration of luteolin in plasma reached 8.34 ± 0.98 μg/mL for PHE and 1.97 ± 0.15 μg/mL for luteolin.
*Half-Life↝, The time to attain the maximal plasma concentration was 0.520 ± 0.05 h for PHE and 1.02 ± 0.22 h for luteolin. Furthermore, the luteolin half‐life (t1/2) was 4.94 ± 1.2 h while the PHE t1/ 2 was 2.772 ± 0.54 h.
*toxicity↓, Luteolin is generally considered safe and lacks recognized toxicity
*BACE/β-secretase↓, Markers such as (BACE1), (Aβ1–42), Cox‐2, Bcl‐2, Caspase‐3, and Bax, were drastically decreased
*Aβ42↓,
*COX2/PTGS2↓,
*Bcl-2↓,
*Casp3↓,
*BAX↓,
*GSTs↓, reduced GST, LPO, AChE, PCC, CAT, caspase 3, and caspase 9 activity, reduced Aβ42 peptides expression
*lipid-P↓,
*Casp3↓,
*Casp9↓,
*memory↑, improved memory impairment and halted CA1 pyramidal cell layer shrinkage
*GSK‐3β↓, decreased levels of GSK‐3 activation, β‐amyloid deposition, pro‐inflammatory cytokines, and phosphorylated tau
*ChAT↑, increased activity of ChAT, SOD, GSH‐Px, inhibited oxidative injuries, enhanced activity of AchE was reversed and increased Ach content while MDA reduced
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*MDA↓,
*ER Stress↓, decrease in the expression of estrogen receptor (ER) stress markers, including GRP78 and inositol‐requiring transmembrane kinase/ endoribonuclease 1α, in brain tissues.[
*GRP78/BiP↓,
*NRF2↑, figure 3
*motorD↑, improved motor asymmetry and motor impairment
*antiAll↑, Luteolin has also demonstrated antiallergic efficacy both in vitro as well as in vivo via several mechanisms, involving the release of histamine suppression.

2921- LT,    Luteolin as a potential hepatoprotective drug: Molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies
- Review, Nor, NA
*hepatoP↑, Due to its excellent liver protective effect, luteolin is an attractive molecule for the development of highly promising liver protective drugs.
*AMPK↑, fig2
*SIRT1↑,
*ROS↓,
STAT3↓,
TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓,
*IL2↓,
*IFN-γ↓,
*GSH↑,
*SREBP1/SREBF1↓,
*ZO-1↑,
*TLR4↓,
BAX↑, anti cancer
Bcl-2↓,
XIAP↓,
Fas↑,
Casp8↑,
Beclin-1/ATG6↑,
*TXNIP↓, luteolin inhibited TXNIP, caspase-1, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 to prevent the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby alleviating liver injury.
*Casp1↓,
*IL1β↓,
*IL18↓,
*NLRP3↓,
*MDA↓, inhibiting oxidative stress and regulating the level of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH)
*SOD↑,
*NRF2↑, luteolin promoted the activation of the Nrf2/ antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway and NF-κB cell apoptosis pathway, thereby reversing the decrease in Nrf2 levels(lead induced liver injury)
*ER Stress↓, down regulate the formation of nitrotyrosine (NT) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by acetaminophen, and alleviate liver injury
*ALAT↓, ↓ALT, AST, MDA, iNOS, NLRP3 ↑GSH, SOD, Nrf2
*AST↓,
*iNOS↓,
*IL6↓, ↓TXNIP, NLRP3, TNF-α, IL-6 ↑HO-1, NQO1
*HO-1↑,
*NQO1↑,
*PPARα↑, ↓TNF-α, IL-6 IL-1β, Bax ↑PPARα
*ATF4↓, ↓ALT, AST, TNF-α, IL-6, MDA, ATF-4, CHOP ↑GSH, SOD
*CHOP/DDIT3↓,
*Inflam↓, Luteolin ameliorates MAFLD through anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects
*antiOx↑,
*GutMicro↑, luteolin could significantly enrich more than 10% of intestinal bacterial species, thereby increasing the abundance of ZO-1, down regulating intestinal permeability and plasma lipopolysaccharide


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 4 of 4

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 4

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   Iron↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   ROS↑, 2,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↑, 2,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   GranB/GZMB↝, 1,   Perforin↝, 1,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction(tgid=6) ⓘ

JAK2↓, 1,   LIMK1↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 3,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

miR-34a↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes(tgid=9) ⓘ

Beclin-1/ATG6↑, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

E-cadherin↓, 1,   EMT↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

NF-kB↓, 1,   PD-L1↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22) ⓘ

PD-L1↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

hepatoP↑, 1,   Pain↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 32

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

antiOx↑, 2,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 2,   GSTs↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 2,   MDA↓, 3,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 6,   SOD↑, 3,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3) ⓘ

mtDam↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4) ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   PLA2↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   SREBP1/SREBF1↓, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Apoptosis↓, 1,   BAX↓, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Casp1↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 3,   Casp9↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction(tgid=6) ⓘ

Akt↑, 2,   JNK↓, 1,   mTOR↑, 1,   PI3K↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

AntiThr↑, 1,   ATF4↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8) ⓘ

CHOP/DDIT3↓, 1,   ER Stress↓, 3,   GRP78/BiP↓, 2,   IRE1↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes(tgid=9) ⓘ

Beclin-1/ATG6↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12) ⓘ

neuroG↑, 2,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

MMP9↓, 1,   p‑T-cadherin↓, 1,   TXNIP↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

NO↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport(tgid=15) ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,   BBB∅, 2,   MMP↑, 1,   TJ↑, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

COX2/PTGS2↓, 2,   IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL18↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 3,   IL2↓, 1,   IL4↓, 1,   IL5↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 4,   MCP1/CCL2↓, 1,   NeuroI↓, 1,   NLRP3↓, 2,   PGE2↓, 1,   RANTES↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 3,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission(tgid=18) ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,   ChAT↑, 1,   PSD95↑, 1,   SNAP25↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation(tgid=19) ⓘ

Aβ↓, 2,   Aβ42↓, 1,   BACE/β-secretase↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors(tgid=20) ⓘ

PPARα↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

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

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22) ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

antiAll↑, 2,   AntiCan↑, 1,   AntiDiabetic↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 2,   cognitive↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 3,   Learn↑, 1,   memory↑, 3,   motorD↑, 1,   Mucositis↓, 1,   neuroP↑, 3,   RenoP↑, 1,   Stroke↓, 1,   toxicity↓, 2,  

Infection & Microbiome(tgid=24) ⓘ

AntiBio↑, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   Sepsis↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 96

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: hepatoP, L,hepatoprotective
4 Luteolin
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