Quercetin / cycE/CCNE 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


cycE/CCNE, Cyclin E: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Cyclin E regulates multiple downstream molecules, such as the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) and the transcription factor E2F.
Cyclin E (Cyclin E1 and Cyclin E2) is the key regulator of the late G1 → S-phase transition.
Cyclin E is a prognostic marker in breast cancer, its altered expression increased with the increasing stage and grade of the tumor.
Cyclin E is a regulatory protein that plays a critical role in the cell cycle, particularly in the transition from the G1 phase to the S phase. Its expression levels can significantly influence cancer progression and patient prognosis.

Cyclin E expression is frequently elevated in various cancers and is generally associated with poor prognosis. Its role in promoting cell cycle progression makes it a potential biomarker for tumor aggressiveness and patient outcomes.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
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↓, CCND1, CCND2, CCND3
cycE/CCNE↓, 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↓,
TumCCA↑, quercetin significantly inhibited the expression of specific oncogenes and genes controlling G1, S, G2, and M phases of the cell cycle.
chemoPv↑, Our results correlate with those of nutritional studies that support the roles of dietary bioflavonoids as cancer chemopreventive agents.

58- QC,  doxoR,    Quercetin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in CD133+ cancer stem cells of human colorectal HT29 cancer cell line and enhances anticancer effects of doxorubicin
- in-vitro, CRC, HT-29 - in-vitro, NA, CD133+
Bcl-2↓,
TumCCA↑, Quercetin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in CD133+ cancer stem cells of human colorectal HT29 cancer cell line and enhances anticancer effects of doxorubicin
CD133↓,
CSCs↓,
ChemoSen↑, adding quercetin to Dox chemotherapy is an effective strategy for treatment of both CSCs and bulk tumor cells.
CycB/CCNB1↑, Quer induces G2/M phase accumulation due to enhanced level of the cyclin B and decreased level of the cyclin E, cyclin D, E2F1, and E2F2
cycE/CCNE↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
E2Fs↓,

40- QC,    Quercetin arrests G2/M phase and induces caspase-dependent cell death in U937 cells
- in-vitro, lymphoma, U937
cycD1/CCND1↓, dramatic changes in the level of cyclin B, cyclin D, and cyclin E
cycE/CCNE↓,
E2Fs↓,
CycB/CCNB1↑, The G2/M phase accumulation was accompanied by an increase in the level of the cyclin B.
Casp↑, These data clearly indicate that quercetin-induced apoptosis is associated with caspase activation
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, We report here that quercetin induces anti-proliferation and arrests G2/M phase in U937 cells.
TumCP↓,

91- QC,    The roles of endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial apoptotic signaling pathway in quercetin-mediated cell death of human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
CDK2↓, decreasing the levels of CDK2, cyclins E, and D proteins
cycE/CCNE↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, proteins
ATFs↑, Quercetin also stimulated the protein expression of ATF, GRP78, and GADD153 which is a hall marker of ER stress
GRP78/BiP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑, quercetin may induce apoptosis by direct activation of caspase cascade through mitochondrial pathway and ER stress in PC-3 cells.
Casp3↑, Quercetin Promoted the Activations of Caspase-3, -8, and -9 in PC-3 Cells
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
ER Stress↑, stress
CHOP/DDIT3↑,
TumCCA↑, quercetin at 150 μM caused G0/G1 phase arrest (31.4-49.7%) and sub-G1 phase cells (19.77%) for 36 h treatment and this effect is a time-dependent manner.
DNAdam↑, incubation with quercetin for 48 h showed an apoptotic cell death and DNA damage
AIF↑, quercetin promoted the trafficking of AIF protein released from mitochondria to nuclei.
Ca+2↑, quercetin-treated PC-3 cells led to the significant changes in Ca 21 concentrations of PC-3 cells from 3 h and up to 12 h [Fig. 4
MMP↓, quercetin significantly decreased the levels of DCm in PC-3 cells in a time-dependent course

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/CCNA1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓, downregulation of cyclins E and D, PNCA, and Cdk-2 protein expression and increased expressions of p21 and p27
cycD1/CCND1↓,
PCNA↓,
P21↑,
p27/CDKN1B↑,
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/PTGS2↓, 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)


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 5 of 5

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 5

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3)

AIF↑, 1,   BCR↓, 1,   CDC16↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4)

AKT1↓, 1,   cMyc↓, 2,  

Cell Death(tgid=5)

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   CBP↑, 1,   cFLIP↓, 1,   DR5↓, 1,   p27/CDKN1B↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction(tgid=6)

CDC7↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   TSC2↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8)

ATFs↑, 1,   CHOP/DDIT3↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 2,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10)

BRCA1↑, 1,   CUL4B↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 1,   P53↑, 2,   PCNA↓, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11)

CDK2↓, 3,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↑, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 5,   cycE/CCNE↓, 5,   cycF↓, 1,   E2Fs↓, 3,   P21↑, 2,   RB1↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12)

CD133↓, 1,   cDC2↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   EP300↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   NF2↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13)

5LO↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 1,   CDK4/6↓, 1,   MSH2↑, 1,   TSC1↑, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16)

COX2/PTGS2↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21)

ChemoSen↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22)

BRCA1↑, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23)

chemoPv↑, 1,   TGFβR1↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 63

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1)

GSH↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology(tgid=2)

IronCh↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4)

FASN↓, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13)

AntiAg↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16)

IL6↓, 1,   IL8↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22)

IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23)

cardioP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 13

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: cycE/CCNE, Cyclin E
5 Quercetin
1 doxorubicin
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