Quercetin / CDK4 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


CDK4, Cyclin-dependent kinase 4: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type:
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) is a key regulator of the cell cycle, particularly in the transition from the G1 phase to the S phase. Its expression and activity are often altered in various cancers, contributing to tumorigenesis.
CDK4 is frequently overexpressed in various cancers, and its expression levels can serve as a prognostic marker.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
3343- QC,    Quercetin, a Flavonoid with Great Pharmacological Capacity
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Arthritis, NA
*antiOx↑, Quercetin has a potent antioxidant capacity, being able to capture reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), and reactive chlorine species (ROC),which act as reducing agents by chelating transition-metal ions.
*ROS↓, Quercetin is a potent scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS), protecting the organism against oxidative stress
*angioG↓,
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory properties; the ability to protect low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, and the ability to inhibit angiogenesis;
*BioAv↓, It is known that the bioavailability of quercetin is usually relatively low (0.17–7 μg/mL), less than 10% of what is consumed, due to its poor water solubility (hydrophobicity), chemical stability, and absorption profile.
*Half-Life↑, their slow elimination since their half-life ranges from 11 to 48 h, which could favor their accumulation in plasma after repeated intakes
*GSH↑, Animal and cell studies have demonstrated that quercetin induces the synthesis of GSH
*SOD↑, increase in the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and GSH with quercetin pretreatment
*Catalase↑,
*Nrf1↑, quercetin accomplishes this process involves increasing the activity of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), enhancing its binding to the ARE, reducing its degradation
*BP↓, quercetin has been shown to inhibit ACE activity, reducing blood pressure
*cardioP↑, quercetin has positive effects on cardiovascular diseases
*IL10↓, Under the influence of quercetin, the levels of interleukin 10 (IL-10), IL-1β, and TNF-α were reduced.
*TNF-α↓,
*Aβ↓, quercetin’s ability to modulate the enzyme activity in clearing amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of AD pathology.
*GSK‐3β↓, quercetin can inhibit the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3β,
*tau↓, thus reducing tau aggregation and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain
*neuroP↑,
*Pain↓, quercetin reduces pain and inflammation associated with arthritis
*COX2/PTGS2↓, quercetin included the inhibition of oxidative stress, production of cytokines such as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and proteoglycan degradation, and activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) (Nrf2/HO-1)
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*IL1β↓, Mechanisms included decreased levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-17, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)
*IL17↓,
*MCP1/CCL2↓,
PKCδ↓, studies with human leukemia 60 (HL-60) cells report that concentrations between 20 and 30 µM are sufficient to exert an inhibitory effect on cytosolic PKC activity and membrane tyrosine protein kinase (TPK) activity.
ERK↓, 50 µM resulted in the blockade of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) pathway
BAX↓, higher doses (75–100 µM) were used, as these doses reduced the expression of proapoptotic factors such as Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) and caspases 3 and 9
cMyc↓, induce apoptosis at concentrations of 80 µM and also causes a downregulation of cellular myelocytomatosis (c-myc) and Kirsten RAt sarcoma (K-ras) oncogenes
KRAS↓,
ROS↓, compound’s antioxidative effect changes entirely to a prooxidant effect at high concentrations, which induces selective cytotoxicity
selectivity↑, On the other hand, when noncancerous cells are exposed to quercetin, it exerts cytoprotective effects;
tumCV↓, decrease cell viability in human glioma cultures of the U-118 MG cell line as well as an increase in death by apoptosis and cell arrest at the G2 checkpoint of the cell cycle.
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, quercetin combined with doxorubicin can induce multinucleation of invasive tumor cells, downregulate P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression, increase cell sensitivity to doxorubicin,
P-gp/ABCB1↓,
eff↑, resveratrol, quercetin, and catechin can effectively block the cell cycle and reduce cell proliferation in vivo
eff↑, cotreatment with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) inhibited catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity, decreasing COMT protein content and thereby arresting the cell cycle of PC-3 human prostate cancer cells
eff↑, synergistic treatment of tamoxifen and quercetin was also able to inhibit prostate tumor formation by regulating angiogenesis
eff↑, coadministration of 2.5 μM of EGCG, genistein, and quercetin suppressed the cell proliferation of a prostate cancer cell line (CWR22Rv1) by controlling androgen receptor and NAD (P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) expression
CycB/CCNB1↓, It can also downregulate cyclin B1 and cyclin-dependent kinase-1 (CDK-1),
CDK1↓,
CDK4↓, quercetin causes a decrease in cyclins D1/Cdk4 and E/Cdk2 and an increase in p21 in vascular smooth muscle cells
CDK2↓,
TOP2↓, quercetin is known to be a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II (TopoII), a cell cycle-associated enzyme necessary for DNA replication
Cyt‑c↑, quercetin can induce apoptosis (cell death) through caspase-3 and caspase-9 activation, cytochrome c release, and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
MMP↓, quercetin induces the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, leading to the activation of the caspase cascade and cleavage of PARP.
HSP70/HSPA5↓, apoptotic effects of quercetin may result from the inhibition of HSP kinases, followed by the downregulation of HSP-70 and HSP-90 protein expression
HSP90↓,
MDM2↓, (MDM2), an onco-protein that promotes p53 destruction, can be inhibited by quercetin
RAS↓, quercetin can prevent Ras proteins from being expressed. In one study, quercetin was found to inhibit the expression of Harvey rat sarcoma (H-Ras), K-Ras, and neuroblastoma rat sarcoma (N-Ras) in human breast cancer cells,
eff↑, there was a substantial difference in EMT markers such as vimentin, N-cadherin, Snail, Slug, Twist, and E-cadherin protein expression in response to AuNPs-Qu-5, inhibiting the migration and invasion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB cells


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1)

ROS↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3)

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4)

cMyc↓, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5)

Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7)

tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8)

HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10)

cl‑PARP↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11)

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12)

ERK↓, 1,   RAS↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13)

KRAS↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport(tgid=15)

P-gp/ABCB1↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21)

eff↑, 6,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22)

KRAS↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 25

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1)

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   Nrf1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12)

GSK‐3β↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14)

angioG↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16)

COX2/PTGS2↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL17↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   MCP1/CCL2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission(tgid=18)

tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation(tgid=19)

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21)

BioAv↓, 1,   Half-Life↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22)

BP↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23)

cardioP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   Pain↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 25

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: CDK4, Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
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