Quercetin / HDAC 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.
EMIQ bioavialability is about 3X that of Quercetin (Example Natural Factors brand)
Isoquercitrin is high bioaviability and efficiacy but at this time does not seem available as supplement.

-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


HDAC, Histone deacetylases: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Enzymes involved in regulating gene expression by removing acetyl groups from histones, the proteins around which DNA is wrapped.
-Many cancers exhibit altered expression levels of HDACs, which can contribute to the dysregulation of genes involved in cell growth, survival, and differentiation.
-HDACs can repress the expression of tumor suppressor genes, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation and survival. This repression can be a key factor in the development and progression of cancer.
-HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) have been developed and are being investigated for their ability to reactivate silenced genes, induce cell cycle arrest, and promote apoptosis in cancer cells.
-HDAC1, HDAC2): Often overexpressed in various cancers, including breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Their overexpression is associated with poor prognosis.
-HDAC4, HDAC5): These may have both oncogenic and tumor-suppressive roles depending on the context and cancer type.
-While HDACs are not classified as traditional oncogenes, their overexpression and activity can contribute to oncogenic processes.
-HDAC inhibitor works by preventing the removal of acetyl groups from histones, thereby modulating gene expression, influencing cell behavior, and potentially reversing aberrant gene silencing seen in various diseases.
-HDAC inhibitors can help reactivate these genes, thereby inhibiting growth and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
3360- QC,    Role of Flavonoids as Epigenetic Modulators in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
- Review, Var, NA
HDAC↓, DNMTs↓, HMTs↓, Let-7↑, NOTCH↓,
3359- QC,    Quercetin modifies 5′CpG promoter methylation and reactivates various tumor suppressor genes by modulating epigenetic marks in human cervical cancer cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, HMTs↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, HDAC1↓, HDAC2↓, HDAC6↓, HDAC11↓, G9a↓, TIMP3↑, PTEN↑, SOCS1↑,
3357- QC,    The polyphenol quercetin induces cell death in leukemia by targeting epigenetic regulators of pro-apoptotic genes
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60 - NA, NA, U937
DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, HDAC↓, ac‑H3↑, ac‑H4↑, BAX↑, APAF1↑, BNIP3↑, STAT3↑,
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/KDR/Flk1↓, EMT↓, EGFR↓, MMP2↓, MMP↓, TumMeta↓, MMPs↓, Akt↓, Snail↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, E-cadherin↑, STAT3↓, TGF-β↓, ROS↓, P53↑, BAX↑, PKCδ↓, PI3K↓, COX2/PTGS2↓, 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 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)

ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3)

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4)

cMyc↓, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5)

Akt↓, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   BAX↑, 2,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   cFLIP↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   Diablo↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7)

EZH2↓, 1,   ac‑H3↑, 2,   ac‑H4↑, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8)

ER Stress↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes(tgid=9)

BNIP3↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10)

DNMT1↓, 1,   DNMT3A↓, 2,   DNMTs↓, 3,   G9a↓, 1,   P53↑, 1,   PARP1↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11)

cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12)

EMT↓, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 4,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC11↓, 1,   HDAC2↓, 1,   HDAC6↓, 1,   HMTs↓, 2,   Let-7↑, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 2,   STAT3↓, 1,   STAT3↑, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13)

AntiAg↓, 1,   CLDN2↓, 1,   CXCL12↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TIMP3↑, 1,   TSP-1↑, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14)

EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 1,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,   VEGFR2/KDR/Flk1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16)

COX2/PTGS2↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   SOCS1↑, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors(tgid=20)

CDK6↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21)

ChemoSen↑, 1,   eff↑, 4,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22)

EGFR↓, 1,   EZH2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 79

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1)

antiOx↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16)

Inflam↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23)

AntiCan↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 3

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HDAC, Histone deacetylases
4 Quercetin
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells
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