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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, 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


LDH, Lactate Dehydrogenase: Click to Expand ⟱
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LDH is a general term that refers to the enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of lactate and pyruvate. LDH is a tetrameric enzyme, meaning it is composed of four subunits.
LDH refers to the enzyme as a whole, while LDHA specifically refers to the M subunit. Elevated LDHA levels are often associated with poor prognosis and aggressive tumor behavior, similar to elevated LDH levels.

However, it's worth noting that some studies have shown that LDHA is a more specific and sensitive biomarker for cancer than total LDH, as it is more closely associated with the Warburg effect and cancer metabolism.

Dysregulated LDH activity contributes significantly to cancer development, promoting the Warburg effect (Chen et al., 2007), which involves increased glucose uptake and lactate production, even in the presence of oxygen, to meet the energy demands of rapidly proliferating cancer cells (Warburg and Minami, 1923; Dai et al., 2016b). LDHA overexpression favors pyruvate to lactate conversion, leading to tumor microenvironment acidification and aiding cancer progression and metastasis.

Inhibitors:
Flavonoids, a group of polyphenols abundant in fruit, vegetables, and medicinal plants, function as LDH inhibitors.

• Galloflavin: A flavonoid compound found in the plant Galphimia gracilis, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Fisetin: A flavonoid compound found in various fruits and vegetables, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Quercetin: A flavonoid compound found in various fruits and vegetables, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Kaempferol: A flavonoid compound found in various fruits and vegetables, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Resveratrol: A polyphenol compound found in grapes and other plants, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Curcumin: A polyphenol compound found in turmeric, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Berberine: A compound found in the plant Berberis, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Honokiol: A lignan compound found in the plant Magnolia, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
• Silibinin: A flavonoid compound found in milk thistle, which has been shown to inhibit LDH and have anti-cancer activity.
Others:Ursolic acid, Oleanolic acid, Limonin, Allicin (garlic), Taurine


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
3369- QC,    Pharmacological basis and new insights of quercetin action in respect to its anti-cancer effects
- Review, Pca, NA
FAK↓, Quercetin can inhibit HGF-induced melanoma cell migration by inhibiting the activation of c-Met and its downstream Gabl, FAK and PAK [84]
TumCCA↑, stimulation of cell cycle arrest at the G1 stage
p‑pRB↓, mediated through regulation of p21 CDK inhibitor and suppression of pRb phosphorylation resulting in E2F1 sequestering.
CDK2↑, low dose of quercetin has brought minor DNA injury and Chk2 induction
CycB↓, quercetin has a role in the reduction of cyclin B1 and CDK1 levels,
CDK1↓,
EMT↓, quercetin suppresses epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell proliferation through modulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway
PI3K↓, quercetin on other pathways such as PI3K, MAPK and WNT pathways have also been validated in cervical cancer
MAPK↓,
Wnt↓,
ROS↑, colorectal cancer, quercetin has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis through various mechanisms including affecting cell proliferation, production of reactive oxygen species and expression of miR-21
miR-21↑,
Akt↓, Figure 1 anti-cancer mechanisms
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↑, quercetin has enhanced DR5 expression in prostate cancer cells
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Quercetin has also suppressed the upsurge of hsp70 expression in prostate cancer cells following heat treatment and enhanced the quantity of subG1 cells
CSCs↓, Quercetin could also suppress cancer stem cell attributes and metastatic aptitude of isolated prostate cancer cells through modulating JNK signaling pathway
angioG↓, Quercetin inhibits angiogenesis-mediated of human prostate cancer cells through negatively modulating angiogenic factors (TGF-β, VEGF, PDGF, EGF, bFGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, MMP-2, and MMP-9)
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
IGFBP3↑, Quercetin via increasing the level of IGFBP-3 could induce apoptosis in PC-3 cells
uPA↓, Quercetin through decreasing uPA and uPAR expression and suppressing cell survival protein and Ras/Raf signaling molecules could decrease prostate cancer progression
uPAR↓,
RAS↓,
Raf↓,
TSP-1↑, Quercetin through TSP-1 enhancement could effectively inhibit angiogenesis

3374- QC,    Therapeutic effects of quercetin in oral cancer therapy: a systematic review of preclinical evidence focused on oxidative damage, apoptosis and anti-metastasis
- Review, Oral, NA - Review, AD, NA
α-SMA↓, In oral cancer cells, quercetin could inhibit EMT via up-regulation of claudin-1 and E-cadherin and down-regulation of α-SMA, vimentin, fibronectin, and Slug [29]
α-SMA↑, OSC20 Invasion: ↓Migration, ↑Expression of epithelial markers (E-cadherin & claudin-1), ↑Expression of mesenchymal markers (fibronectin, vimentin, & α-SMA),
TumCP↓, quercetin significantly reduced cancer cell proliferation, cell viability, tumor volume, invasion, metastasis and migration
tumCV↓,
TumVol↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
TumCMig↓,
ROS↑, This anti-cancer agent induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in the cancer cells.
Apoptosis↑,
BioAv↓, The efficacy of quercetin (as lipophilic) is much impacted by its poor absorption rates, which define its bioavailability. The research on quercetin's bioavailability in animal models shows it may be as low as 10%
*neuroP↑, quercetin has been observed to exhibit neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease through its anti-oxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties and inhibition of amyloid-β (Aβ) fibril formation
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓,
*Aβ↓,
*cardioP↑, Additionally, quercetin protects the heart by stopping oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and protein kinases
MMP↓, ↓MMP, ↑Cytosolic Cyt. C,
Cyt‑c↑,
MMP2↓, ↓Activation MMP-2 & MMP-9, ↓Expression levels of EMT inducers & MMPs, Downregulated Twist & Slug
MMP9↓,
EMT↓,
MMPs↓,
Twist↓,
Slug↓,
Ca+2↑, ↑Apoptosis, ↑ROS, ↑Ca2+ production, ↑Activities of caspase‑3, caspase‑8 & caspase‑9
AIF↑, ↑Mitochondrial release of Cyt. C, AIF, & Endo G
Endon↑,
P-gp↓, ↓ Protein levels of P-gp, & P-gp Expression
LDH↑, LDH release
HK2↓, CAL27 cells) 80µM/24h Molecular markers: ↓Activities of HK, PK, & LDH, ↓Glycolysis, ↓Glucose uptake, ↓Lactate production, ↓Viability, ↓G3BP1, & YWHA2 protein levels
PKA↓,
Glycolysis↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, Quercetin controls the activation of intracellular Ca2+ and calpain-1, which then activates GRP78, caspase-12, and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) in oral cancer cells
Casp12↑,
CHOP↑,

98- QC,    Quercetin postconditioning attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats through the PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
*Bcl-2↑,
*BAX↓,
*Bax:Bcl2↓, Que postconditioning significantly decreased Bax expression and increased Bcl-2 expression
*cardioP↑, cardioprotection by activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and modulating the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins.
*Akt↑,
*PI3K↑,
*LDH↓, Que postconditioning reduced the levels of CK (1642.9±194.3 vs 2679.5±194.3 U/L, P<0.05) and LDH (1273.6±176.5 vs 2618±197.7 U/L, P<0.05) compared to the I/R group


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 3

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
AIF↑,1,   Akt↓,1,   angioG↓,1,   Apoptosis↑,1,   Bak↑,1,   BAX↑,1,   Bcl-2↓,1,   Beclin-1↑,1,   BioAv↓,1,   Ca+2↑,1,   Casp12↑,1,   Casp3↓,1,   Casp9↑,1,   CDK1↓,1,   CDK2↑,1,   CHOP↑,2,   cMyc↓,1,   COX2↓,1,   CRP↓,1,   CSCs↓,1,   CycB↓,1,   Cyt‑c↑,2,   DR5↑,1,   EGF↓,1,   EGFR↓,1,   EMT↓,2,   Endon↑,1,   ERK↑,1,   FAK↓,1,   FasL↑,1,   FGF↓,1,   FGFR1↓,1,   GlucoseCon↓,1,   Glycolysis↓,1,   GRP78/BiP↑,2,   GSH↑,1,   HER2/EBBR2↓,1,   HK2↓,1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓,1,   IGFBP3↑,1,   IL10↓,1,   IL1β↓,1,   IL6↓,1,   lactateProd↓,1,   LC3B-II↑,1,   LDH↑,2,   MAPK↓,1,   MAPK↑,1,   MDA↓,1,   miR-21↑,1,   MMP↓,1,   MMP2↓,2,   MMP9↓,2,   MMPs↓,2,   mTOR↓,1,   NF-kB↓,1,   NOTCH↓,1,   NRF2↑,1,   P-gp↓,1,   p38↑,1,   P53↑,1,   PARP↓,1,   PDGF↓,1,   PI3K↓,1,   PKA↓,1,   p‑pRB↓,1,   Raf↓,1,   RAS↓,1,   ROS↓,1,   ROS↑,2,   Shh↓,1,   Slug↓,1,   SOD↑,1,   TGF-β↓,1,   TLR4↓,1,   TNF-α↓,1,   TSP-1↑,1,   TumCCA↑,1,   TumCI↓,1,   TumCMig↓,1,   TumCP↓,1,   tumCV↓,1,   TumMeta↓,1,   TumVol↓,1,   Twist↓,1,   uPA↓,1,   uPAR↓,1,   VEGF↓,1,   VEGFR2↓,1,   Wnt↓,1,   α-SMA↓,1,   α-SMA↑,1,  
Total Targets: 92

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
Akt↑,1,   antiOx↑,1,   Aβ↓,1,   BAX↓,1,   Bax:Bcl2↓,1,   Bcl-2↑,1,   cardioP↑,2,   Inflam↓,1,   LDH↓,1,   neuroP↑,1,   PI3K↑,1,  
Total Targets: 11

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: LDH, Lactate Dehydrogenase
3 Quercetin
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