Quercetin / ERK Cancer Research Results

QC, Quercetin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Plant pigment (flavonoid) found in red wine, onions, green tea, apples and berries.
Quercetin is thought to contribute to anticancer effects through several mechanisms:
-Antioxidant Activity:
-Induction of Apoptosis:modify Bax:Bcl-2 ratio
-Anti-inflammatory Effects:
-Cell Cycle Arrest:
-Inhibition of Angiogenesis and Metastasis: (VEGF)

Cellular Pathways:
-PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway: central to cell proliferation, survival, and metabolism.
-MAPK/ERK Pathway: influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
-NF-κB Pathway: downregulate NF-κB
-JAK/STAT Pathway: interfere with the activation of STAT3
-Apoptotic Pathways: intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (death receptor-mediated) pathways

Quercetin has been used at doses around 500–1000 mg per day
Quercetin’s bioavailability from foods or standard supplements can be low.

-Note half-life 11 to 28 hours.
BioAv low 1-10%, poor water-solubility, consuming with fat may improve bioavialability. also piperine or VitC.
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells (higher dose). Typicallys Lowers ROS in normal cells(unless it is high dose?)or depends on Redox status?. "quercetin paradox"
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Confusing info about Lowering AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(some contrary), TrxR↓**, SOD↓(contrary), GSH↓ Catalase↓(contrary), HO1↓(some contrary), GPx↓(some contrary)
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMTs↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓, TET↑
- 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 and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓,
- some indication of inhibiting Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, Notch2↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose-, metal-, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Quercetin exhibits pro-oxidant behavior in cancer cells while protecting normal cells
2 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central apoptosis route in cancer cells
3 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ adaptive suppression Driver Growth and survival inhibition AKT/mTOR suppression is a consistently reported upstream effect in cancer models
4 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Secondary Reduced survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to chemosensitization and apoptosis susceptibility
5 MAPK signaling (JNK / p38) ↑ JNK / ↑ p38 ↔ minimal Secondary Stress-mediated apoptosis signaling MAPK activation supports apoptosis downstream of redox stress
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1/S or G2/M arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects disruption of growth signaling
7 HIF-1α hypoxia signaling ↓ HIF-1α ↔ minimal Secondary Reduced hypoxia tolerance Quercetin interferes with hypoxia-driven transcriptional programs
8 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ NRF2 (adaptive, context-dependent) ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress compensation NRF2 induction reflects redox buffering rather than primary cytotoxicity


ERK, ERK signaling: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
MAPK3 (ERK1)
ERK proteins are kinases that activate other proteins by adding a phosphate group. An overactivation of these proteins causes the cell cycle to stop.
The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway is a crucial component of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade, which plays a significant role in regulating various cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, and survival. high levels of phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) in tumor samples may indicate active ERK signaling and could correlate with aggressive tumor behavior

EEk singaling is frequently activated and is often associated with aggressive tumor behavior, treatment resistance, and poor outcomes.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
910- QC,    The Anti-Cancer Effect of Quercetin: Molecular Implications in Cancer Metabolism
tumCV↓, Apoptosis↑, PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, MAPK↝, ERK↝, TumCCA↑, H2O2↑, ROS↑, TumAuto↑, MMPs↓, P53↑, Casp3↑, Hif1a↓, cFLIP↓, IL6↓, IL10↓, lactateProd↓, Glycolysis↓, PKM2↓, GLUT1↓, COX2↓, VEGF↓, OCR↓, ECAR↓, STAT3↓, MMP2↓, MMP9:TIMP1↓, mTOR↓,
61- QC,    Midkine downregulation increases the efficacy of quercetin on prostate cancer stem cell survival and migration through PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathway
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, ARPE-19
p‑PI3K↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑ERK↓, NF-kB↓, p38↓, ABCG2↓, CD44↓, CD133↓, CSCs↓,
39- QC,    A Comprehensive Analysis and Anti-Cancer Activities of Quercetin in ROS-Mediated Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells
- Analysis, NA, NA
ROS↑, GSH↓, IL6↓, COX2↓, IL8↓, iNOS↓, TNF-α↓, MAPK↑, ERK↑, SOD↑, ATP↓, Casp↑, PI3K/Akt↓, mTOR↓, NOTCH1↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, IFN-γ↓, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, Akt↓, P70S6K↓, *Keap1↓, *GPx↑, *Catalase↑, *HO-1↑, *NRF2↑, NRF2↑, eff↑, HIF-1↓,
41- QC,    Quercetin induces mitochondrial-derived apoptosis via reactive oxygen species-mediated ERK activation in HL-60 leukemia cells and xenograft
- vitro+vivo, AML, HL-60
Casp8↑, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, ROS↑, ERK↑, cl‑PARP↑, MMP↓, eff↓,
95- QC,    Quercetin, a natural dietary flavonoid, acts as a chemopreventive agent
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
p‑ERK↓, p‑STAT3↓, p‑Akt↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, Twist↓, PCNA↓, EGFR↓, chemoPv↑,
80- QC,    Quercetin reverses EGF-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition and invasiveness in prostate cancer (PC-3) cell line via EGFR/PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Vim↓, ERK↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, Twist↓, EGFR↓, p‑Akt↓, EGFR↓, N-cadherin↓, TumMeta↓, EMT↓,
81- QC,  EGCG,    Enhanced inhibition of prostate cancer xenograft tumor growth by combining quercetin and green tea
- in-vivo, Pca, NA
COMT↓, MRP1↓, Ki-67↓, Bax:Bcl2↑, AR↓, Akt↓, p‑ERK↓, COMT↓, eff↑, chemoPv↑, BioAv↑,
4827- QC,  CUR,    Synthetic Pathways and the Therapeutic Potential of Quercetin and Curcumin
- Review, Var, NA
*AntiCan↑, *Inflam↓, *Bacteria↓, *AntiDiabetic↑, *ROS↓, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *GSH↑, *NRF2↑, *Trx↑, *IronCh↑, *MDA↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, PI3K↓, Casp3↑, BAX↑, ChemoSen↑, ROS↑, eff↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Akt↓, ERK↓,
3353- QC,    Quercetin triggers cell apoptosis-associated ROS-mediated cell death and induces S and G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest in KON oral cancer cells
- in-vitro, Oral, KON - in-vitro, Nor, MRC-5
tumCV↓, selectivity↑, TumCCA↑, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, TumMeta↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, TIMP1↑, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, *Inflam↓, *neuroP↑, *cardioP↑, p38↓, MAPK↓, Twist↓, P21↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, p‑Akt↓, p‑ERK↓, CD44↓, CD24↓, ChemoSen↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, AIF↑, ROS↑, Ca+2↑, Hif1a↓, VEGF↓,
3350- QC,    Quercetin and the mitochondria: A mechanistic view
- Review, NA, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↓, *NRF2↑, ROS⇅, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *PPARα↑, *PGC-1α↑, *SIRT1↑, *ATP↑, ATP↓, ERK↓, cl‑PARP↑, Casp9↑, Casp8↑, BAX↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp3↑, HSP27↓, HSP72↓, RAS↓, Raf↓,
3343- QC,    Quercetin, a Flavonoid with Great Pharmacological Capacity
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA
*antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *angioG↓, *Inflam↓, *BioAv↓, *Half-Life↑, *GSH↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *Nrf1↑, *BP↓, *cardioP↑, *IL10↓, *TNF-α↓, *Aβ↓, *GSK‐3β↓, *tau↓, *neuroP↑, *Pain↓, *COX2↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *IL1β↓, *IL17↓, *MCP1↓, PKCδ↓, ERK↓, BAX↓, cMyc↓, KRAS↓, ROS↓, selectivity↑, tumCV↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, eff↑, P-gp↓, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, CycB/CCNB1↓, CDK1↓, CDK4↓, CDK2↓, TOP2↓, Cyt‑c↑, cl‑PARP↑, MMP↓, HSP70/HSPA5↓, HSP90↓, MDM2↓, RAS↓, eff↑,
3372- QC,  FIS,  KaempF,    Anticancer Potential of Selected Flavonols: Fisetin, Kaempferol, and Quercetin on Head and Neck Cancers
- Review, HNSCC, NA
ROCK1↑, TumCCA↓, HSPs↓, RAS↓, ROS↑, Ca+2↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Endon↑, MMP9↓, MMP2↓, MMP7↓, MMP-10↓, VEGF↓, NF-kB↓, p65↓, iNOS↓, COX2↓, uPA↓, PI3K↓, FAK↓, MEK↓, ERK↓, JNK↓, p38↓, cJun↓, FOXO3↑,
3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, TumCCA↑, p‑pRB↓, CDK2↑, CycB/CCNB1↓, CDK1↓, EMT↓, PI3K↓, MAPK↓, Wnt↓, ROS↑, miR-21↑, Akt↓, 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↑, HSP70/HSPA5↓, CSCs↓, angioG↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGFBP3↑, uPA↓, uPAR↓, RAS↓, Raf↓, TSP-1↑,
3368- QC,    The potential anti-cancer effects of quercetin on blood, prostate and lung cancers: An update
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *AntiCan↑, Casp3↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, p‑ERK↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Hif1a↓, AntiAg↓, VEGFR2↓, EMT↓, EGFR↓, MMP2↓, MMP↓, TumMeta↓, MMPs↓, Akt↓, Snail↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, E-cadherin↑, STAT3↓, TGF-β↓, ROS↓, P53↑, BAX↑, PKCδ↓, PI3K↓, COX2↓, cFLIP↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, cMyc↓, IL6↓, IL10↓, Cyt‑c↑, TumCCA↑, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, ac‑H3↑, ac‑H4↑, Diablo↑, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, PARP1↑, eff↑, PTEN↑, VEGF↓, NO↓, iNOS↓, ChemoSen↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, uPA↓, CXCR4↓, CXCL12↓, CLDN2↓, CDK6↓, MMP9↓, TSP-1↑, Ki-67↓, PCNA↓, ROS↑, ER Stress↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 14 of 14

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 14

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSH↓, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   H2O2↑, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 3,   ROS↑, 8,   ROS⇅, 1,   SOD↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   ATP↓, 2,   EGF↓, 1,   FGFR1↓, 1,   MEK↓, 1,   MMP↓, 7,   OCR↓, 1,   Raf↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

cMyc↓, 3,   ECAR↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 1,   PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 5,   p‑Akt↓, 5,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   BAX↑, 6,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 2,   Casp3↑, 6,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 5,   cFLIP↓, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 7,   Diablo↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Endon↑, 1,   FasL↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 3,   JNK↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 2,   MAPK↑, 2,   MAPK↝, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   p38↓, 3,   p38↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

cJun↓, 1,   ac‑H3↑, 1,   ac‑H4↑, 1,   miR-21↑, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 1,   tumCV↓, 3,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSP27↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 2,   HSP72↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,   HSPs↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3B-II↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNMTs↓, 1,   P53↑, 3,   PARP↓, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 3,   PARP1↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 2,   CDK2↓, 1,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   P21↓, 1,   TumCCA↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 6,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD133↓, 1,   CD24↓, 1,   CD44↓, 2,   CSCs↓, 2,   EMT↓, 3,   ERK↓, 5,   ERK↑, 3,   ERK↝, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 5,   FGF↓, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   RAS↓, 4,   Shh↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AntiAg↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   CLDN2↓, 1,   CXCL12↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   FAK↓, 2,   Ki-67↓, 2,   KRAS↓, 1,   MMP-10↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 5,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 4,   MMP9:TIMP1↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 3,   PDGF↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 2,   ROCK1↑, 1,   Slug↓, 2,   Snail↓, 3,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TIMP1↑, 1,   TSP-1↑, 2,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 3,   Twist↓, 3,   uPA↓, 3,   uPAR↓, 1,   Vim↓, 3,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 5,   HIF-1↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 3,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 5,   VEGFR2↓, 2,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,   P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 5,   CRP↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 1,   IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL10↓, 3,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 4,   IL8↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   p65↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 1,   COMT↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ABCG2↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 3,   eff↓, 1,   eff↑, 13,   MRP1↓, 1,   selectivity↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 5,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 4,   Ki-67↓, 2,   KRAS↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

chemoPv↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 185

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 3,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 2,   HO-1↑, 3,   Keap1↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   Nrf1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 5,   ROS↓, 2,   SOD↑, 2,   Trx↑, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↑, 1,   PGC-1α↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

PPARα↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL17↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 5,   MCP1↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   Half-Life↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BP↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 2,   AntiDiabetic↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 2,   neuroP↑, 2,   Pain↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Bacteria↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 37

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: ERK, ERK signaling
14 Quercetin
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Curcumin
1 Fisetin
1 Kaempferol
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  -different cell line effects
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