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PBG, Propolis -bee glue: Click to Expand ⟱
Features: Compound
Brazilian Green Propolis often considered best
• Derived from Baccharis dracunulifolia, this type is rich in artepillin C.
• It has been widely researched for its anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.
-Propolis common researched flavonoids :chrysin, pinocembrin, galangin, pinobanksin(Pinocembrin)
-most representative phenolic acids were caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, and ferulic acid, as well as their derivatives, DMCA and caffeic acid prenyl, benzyl, phenylethyl (CAPE), and cinnamyl esters
-One of the most studied active compounds of a poplar-type propolis is caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE)
-caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), galangin, chrysin, nemorosone, propolin G, artepillin C, cardanol, pinocembrin, pinobanksin, chicoric acid, and phenolic acids (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and coumaric acid), as well as luteolin, apigenin, myricetin, naringenin, kaempferol, quercetin, polysaccharides, tannins, terpenes, sterols, and aldehydes -content highly variable based on location and extraction
Two main factors of interest:
1. affects interstitual fluild pH
2. high concentration raises ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species), while low concentration may reduce ROS

- Artepillin-C (major phenolic compounds found in Brazilian green propolis (BGP))
- caffeic acid major source

Do not combine with 2DG

Pathways:
-Propolis compounds (e.g., artepillin C, caffeic acid phenethyl ester [CAPE]) can trigger apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cancer cells.
-Propolis has been shown to inhibit NF‑κB activation.
-Propolis extracts can cause cell cycle arrest at specific checkpoints (e.g., G0/G1 or G2/M phases).
-Enhance the body’s antitumor immune responses, for example by activating natural killer (NK) cells and modulating cytokine profiles.

-Note half-life no standard, high variablity of content.
BioAv poor water solubility, and low oral bioavailability.
Pathways:
- high concentration may induce ROS production, while low concentrations mya low it. This may apply to both normal and cancer cells. Normal Cells Example. (Also not sure if high level are acheivable in vivo due to bioavailability)
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓ -->
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, P53↑,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells


β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: HalifaxProj (inactivate)
Type:
β-catenin and ZEB1 are two important proteins that play significant roles in cancer biology, particularly in the processes of cell adhesion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and tumor progression.
β-catenin is a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, which is crucial for cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. It also plays a role in cell-cell adhesion by linking cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton.
Role in Cancer: ZEB1 is often upregulated in cancer and is associated with increased invasiveness and metastasis. It can repress epithelial markers (like E-cadherin) and promote mesenchymal markers (like N-cadherin and vimentin), facilitating the transition to a more aggressive cancer phenotype.

(MMP)-2 and MMP-9, which are the down-stream targets of β-catenin and play a crucial role in cancer cell metastasis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1651- CA,  PBG,    Caffeic acid and its derivatives as potential modulators of oncogenic molecular pathways: New hope in the fight against cancer
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↓, CAPE (1-80 uM) can stimulate apoptosis and cell cycle arrest (G1 phase
TumCMig↓,
TumMeta↓,
ChemoSen↑,
eff↑, Nanoparticles promote therapeutic effect of CA and CAPE in reducing cancer cell malignancy.
eff↑, improve capacity of CA and CAPE in cancer suppression, it has been co-administered with other anti-tumor compounds such as gallic acid
eff↓, Currently, solvent extraction is utilized by methanol and ethyl acetate combination at high temperatures. However, a low amount of CA is yielded via this pathway
eff↝, Decyl CA (DCA) is a novel derivative of CA but its role in affecting colorectal cancer has not been completely understood.
Dose∅, The CAPE administration (0-60 uM) induces both autophagy and apoptosis in C6 glioma cells.
AMPK↑, CAPE induces autophagy via AMPK upregulation.
p62↓, CAPE can induce autophagy via p62 down-regulation and LC3-II upregulation
LC3II↑,
Ca+2↑, CA (0-1000 uM) enhances Ca2+ accumulation in cells in a concentration-dependent manner
Bax:Bcl2↑, CA can promote Bax/Bcl-2 ratio i
CDK4↑, The administration of CAPE (1–80 μM) can stimulate apoptosis and cell cycle arrest (G1 phase) via upregulation of Bax, CDK4, CDK6 and Rb
CDK6↑,
RB1↑,
EMT↓, CAPE has demonstrated high potential in inhibiting EMT in nasopharyngeal caner via enhancing E-cadherin levels, and reducing vimentin and β-catenin levels.
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
NF-kB↓,
angioG↑, CAPE (0.01-1ug/ml) inhibited angiogenesis via VEGF down-regulation
VEGF↓,
TSP-1↑, and furthermore, CAPE is capable of increasing TSP-1 levels
MMP9↓, CAPE was found to reduce MMP-9 expression
MMP2↓, CAPE can also down-regulate MMP-2
ChemoSen↑, role of CA and its derivatives in enhancing therapy sensitivity of cancer cells.
eff↑, CA administration (100 uM) alone or its combination with metformin (10 mM) can induce AMPK signaling
ROS↑, CA can promote ROS levels to induce cell death in human squamous cell carcinoma
CSCs↓, CA can reduce self-renewal capacity of CSCs and their migratory ability in vitro and in vivo.
Fas↑, CAPE (0-100 uM) is capable of inducing Fas signaling to promote p53 expression, leading to apoptotic cell death via Bax and caspase activation
P53↑,
BAX↑,
Casp↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, anti-tumor activity of CAPE is mediated via reducing β-catenin levels
NDRG1↑, CAPE (30 uM) can promote NDRG1 expression via MAPK activation and down-regulation of STAT3
STAT3↓,
MAPK↑, CAPE stimulates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and ERK
ERK↑,
eff↑, Res, thymoquinone and CAPE mediate lung tumor cell death via Bax upregulation and Bcl-2 down-regulation.
eff↑, co-administration of CA (100 μM) and metformin (10 mM) is of interest in cervical squamous cell carcinoma therapy.
eff↑, in addition to CA, propolis contains other agents such as chrysin, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid that are beneficial in tumor suppression.

1673- PBG,    An Insight into Anticancer Effect of Propolis and Its Constituents: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, propolis-treated cells showed inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest potential against cancer cell lines
MALAT1↓, CAPE blocks the expression of the MALT1 gene to decrease the cell proliferation, invasion, and tumor growth of prostate carcinoma cells via the p53 and NF-κB signaling pathways
P53↑,
RadioS↑, Propolis capsules (400 mg, 3 times daily) is consumed for 10 days before radiotherapy, 10 days during radiation treatment, and 10 days after irradiation
OS↑, Patients who used propolis supplements had a considerably longer median disease-free lifetime.
ROS↑, Chinese propolis extract (EECP) significantly increased annexin A7 expression, ROS, NF-κB, and p65 expressions and dramatically altered the potential of mitochondrial membrane
NF-kB↓, Chrysin treatment in U937 cells (histiocytic lymphoma cells) showed induction of apoptosis by suppressing the PI3K/Akt signaling and inactivation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-?B)/inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP)
p65↑,
MMP↓,
ROS↑, 25 to 100 μg/ml of Chinese propolis-treated cells showed increased ROS generation
MMP9↓, Cuban propolis (83 μg/ml) suppresses cell migration and invasion by inhibiting MMP-9 activity, β-catenin, vimentin expression, and decreased E-cadherin expression in human colorectal cancer
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↓,
VEGF↓, Chinese red propolis and CAPE displayed a solid inhibitory effect in VEGF-mediated angiogenesis
EMT↓, Chinese propolis (12.5 μg/ml) inhibited Panc-1 cell migration by modulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 2

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
AMPK↑,1,   angioG↑,1,   Apoptosis↑,2,   BAX↑,1,   Bax:Bcl2↑,1,   Ca+2↑,1,   Casp↑,1,   CDK4↑,1,   CDK6↑,1,   ChemoSen↑,2,   CSCs↓,1,   Dose∅,1,   E-cadherin↓,1,   E-cadherin↑,1,   eff↓,1,   eff↑,6,   eff↝,1,   EMT↓,2,   ERK↑,1,   Fas↑,1,   LC3II↑,1,   MALAT1↓,1,   MAPK↑,1,   MMP↓,1,   MMP2↓,1,   MMP9↓,2,   NDRG1↑,1,   NF-kB↓,2,   OS↑,1,   P53↑,2,   p62↓,1,   p65↑,1,   RadioS↑,1,   RB1↑,1,   ROS↑,3,   STAT3↓,1,   TSP-1↑,1,   TumCCA↓,1,   TumCCA↑,1,   TumCMig↓,1,   TumCP↓,1,   TumMeta↓,1,   VEGF↓,2,   Vim↓,2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,3,  
Total Targets: 45

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1
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