SK, Shikonin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
The (R)-enantiomer of alkannin is known as shikonin, and the racemic mixture of the two is known as shikalkin.
Shikonin is a naphthoquinone derivative primarily isolated from the roots of plants in the Boraginaceae family (e.g., Lithospermum erythrorhizon).
Shikonin is the main active component of a Chinese medicinal plant 'Zi Cao'
-Shikonin is a major component of zicao (purple gromwell, the dried root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon), a Chinese herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory properties
-Quinone methides (QMs) are highly reactive intermediates formed from natural compounds like shikonin
-ic50 cancer cells 1-10uM, normal cells >10uM

-known as Glycolysis inhibitor: ( inhibit pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2*******), a key enzyme in the glycolytic pathway)

Available from mcsformulas.com Shikonin Pro Liposomal, 30 mg
Also In Glycolysis Inhibithree(100 mg PHLORIZIN,10 mg TANSHINONE IIA, 8 mg Shikonin)

-Note half-life15-30mins or 8hr?.
BioAv low, poor water solubility
Pathways:
- usually induce ROS production in cancer cells, and reduce ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓,
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, TrxR↓**, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ GPx4↓
- 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↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, TGF-β↓, ERK↓
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, P53↑,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2229- SK,    Shikonin induces apoptosis and prosurvival autophagy in human melanoma A375 cells via ROS-mediated ER stress and p38 pathways
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A375
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumAuto↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">P21↑, "highlight2" ;">cycD1↓, "highlight2" ;">ER Stress↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑eIF2α↑, "highlight2" ;">CHOP↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">p38↑, "highlight2" ;">LC3B-II↑, "highlight2" ;">Beclin-1↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓,
2360- SK,    Shikonin inhibits growth, invasion and glycolysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells through inactivating the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/AKT signal pathway
- in-vitro, NPC, HONE1 - in-vitro, NPC, SUNE-1
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP3↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP9↓, "highlight2" ;">TIMP1↑,
2359- SK,    Regulating lactate-related immunometabolism and EMT reversal for colorectal cancer liver metastases using shikonin targeted delivery
- in-vivo, Liver, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">EMT↓, "highlight2" ;">TGF-β↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓,
2358- SK,    SIRT1 improves lactate homeostasis in the brain to alleviate parkinsonism via deacetylation and inhibition of PKM2
- in-vivo, Park, NA
"highlight2" ;">*eff↑, "highlight2" ;">*PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">*motorD↑, "highlight2" ;">*lactateProd↓,
2357- SK,    GTPBP4 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression and metastasis via the PKM2 dependent glucose metabolism
- Study, HCC, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">AntiTum↑, "highlight2" ;">GTPBP4↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">E-cadherin↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCG↓,
2356- SK,    ESM1 enhances fatty acid synthesis and vascular mimicry in ovarian cancer by utilizing the PKM2-dependent warburg effect within the hypoxic tumor microenvironment
- in-vitro, Ovarian, CaOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, OV90 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">FASN↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">Warburg↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">VM↓,
2355- SK,    Pharmacological properties and derivatives of shikonin-A review in recent years
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">AntiCan↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumAuto↑, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">TrxR1↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">RIP1↓, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↓, "highlight2" ;">Src↓, "highlight2" ;">FAK↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">GRP58↓, "highlight2" ;">MMPs↓, "highlight2" ;">ATF2↓, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑p38↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑JNK↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑ERK↓,
2354- SK,    PKM2-dependent glycolysis promotes NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasome activation
- in-vivo, Sepsis, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">*PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL18↓, "highlight2" ;">*HMGB1↓, "highlight2" ;">*Casp1↓, "highlight2" ;">*NLRP3↓, "highlight2" ;">*AIM2↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑eIF2α↓, "highlight2" ;">*Sepsis↓,
2234- SK,    Shikonin Suppresses Cell Tumorigenesis in Gastric Cancer Associated with the Inhibition of c-Myc and Yap-1
- in-vitro, GC, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">cMyc↓, "highlight2" ;">YAP/TEAD↓,
2233- SK,    Clinical trial on the effects of shikonin mixture on later stage lung cancer
- Trial, Lung, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumVol↓, "highlight2" ;">Remission↑, "highlight2" ;">OS↑, "highlight2" ;">QoL↑, "highlight2" ;">Weight↑, "highlight2" ;">*toxicity∅,
2232- SK,    Shikonin Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Esophageal Cancer EC9706 Cells by Regulating the AMPK/mTOR/ULK Axis
- in-vitro, ESCC, EC9706
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">TumAuto↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">BAX↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑Casp8↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">AMPK↑, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↑, "highlight2" ;">TumVol↓, "highlight2" ;">OS↑, "highlight2" ;">LC3I↑,
2231- SK,    Shikonin Exerts Cytotoxic Effects in Human Colon Cancers by Inducing Apoptotic Cell Death via the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria-Mediated Pathways
- in-vitro, CRC, SNU-407
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ER Stress↑, "highlight2" ;">PERK↑, "highlight2" ;">eIF2α↑, "highlight2" ;">CHOP↑, "highlight2" ;">mt-Ca+2↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp9↑, "highlight2" ;">ERK↑, "highlight2" ;">JNK↑, "highlight2" ;">p38↓,
2230- SK,    Shikonin induces ROS-based mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in colon cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-xL↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp↑, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">cycD1↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓,
2361- SK,    Natural shikonin and acetyl-shikonin improve intestinal microbial and protein composition to alleviate colitis-associated colorectal cancer
- in-vivo, CRC, NA
"highlight2" ;">GutMicro↑, "highlight2" ;">Dose↝, "highlight2" ;">IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
2228- SK,    Shikonin induced Apoptosis Mediated by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Colorectal Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT15 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp9↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">GRP78/BiP↑, "highlight2" ;">PERK↑, "highlight2" ;">eIF2α↑, "highlight2" ;">ATF4↑, "highlight2" ;">CHOP↑, "highlight2" ;">JNK↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">ER Stress↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCG↓,
2227- SK,    Shikonin induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and enhances chemotherapeutic sensitivity of gastric cancer through reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, GC, BGC-823 - in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901 - in-vitro, Nor, GES-1
"highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCD↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp↑, "highlight2" ;">Cyt‑c↑, "highlight2" ;">Endon↑, "highlight2" ;">AIF↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH/GSSG↓, "highlight2" ;">lipid-P↑,
2226- SK,    Shikonin, a Chinese plant-derived naphthoquinone, induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells through reactive oxygen species: A potential new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma
- in-vitro, HCC, HUH7 - in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402
"highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">RIP1↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓,
2225- SK,    Shikonin protects skin cells against oxidative stress and cellular dysfunction induced by fine particulate matter
- in-vitro, Nor, HaCaT
"highlight2" ;">*antiOx↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*GSH↑, "highlight2" ;">*GCLC↑, "highlight2" ;">*GSS↑, "highlight2" ;">*Akt↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑,
2224- SK,    Shikonin induces apoptosis and autophagy via downregulation of pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase1 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, HCC, SMMC-7721 cell - in-vitro, HCC, HUH7 - in-vitro, HCC, HepG2
"highlight2" ;">PYCR1↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">eff↑,
2223- SK,    Non-metabolic enzyme function of PKM2 in hepatocellular carcinoma: A review
- in-vitro, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
2222- SK,    The anti-tumor effect of shikonin on osteosarcoma by inducing RIP1 and RIP3 dependent necroptosis
- in-vitro, OS, U2OS - in-vitro, OS, 143B - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↑, "highlight2" ;">OS↑, "highlight2" ;">P53↑,
2221- SK,    Shikonin Induces Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Premature Senescence of Human A549 Lung Cancer Cells through Upregulation of p53 Expression
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓,
2220- SK,    Shikonin Alleviates Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury in Rats by Targeting Renal Endocytosis, SIRT1/Nrf2/HO-1, TLR-4/NF-κB/MAPK, and PI3K/Akt Cascades
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*RenoP↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*SIRT1↓, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">*GSH↑, "highlight2" ;">*TAC↑, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">*MDA↓, "highlight2" ;">*NO↓, "highlight2" ;">*iNOS↓, "highlight2" ;">*NHE3↑, "highlight2" ;">*PI3K↑,
2219- SK,    Shikonin induces apoptosis of HaCaT cells via the mitochondrial, Erk and Akt pathways
- in-vitro, Nor, HaCaT
"highlight2" ;">*MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">*Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">*TumCG↓,
2218- SK,    Shikonin Alleviates Endothelial Cell Injury Induced by ox-LDL via AMPK/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, Nor, HUVECs
"highlight2" ;">*Dose↝, "highlight2" ;">*Apoptosis↓, "highlight2" ;">*Casp3↓, "highlight2" ;">*Bcl-2↑, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*VCAM-1↓, "highlight2" ;">*ICAM-1↓, "highlight2" ;">*E-sel↓, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">*AMPK↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL6↓,
2470- SK,    PKM2/PDK1 dual-targeted shikonin derivatives restore the sensitivity of EGFR-mutated NSCLC cells to gefitinib by remodeling glucose metabolism
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">PDK1↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓,
3051- SK,    Resveratrol mediates its anti-cancer effects by Nrf2 signaling pathway activation
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">Nrf1↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">eff⇅, "highlight2" ;">chemoP↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↑, "highlight2" ;">VCAM-1↓, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓,
3050- SK,    Systemic administration of Shikonin ameliorates cognitive impairment and neuron damage in NPSLE mice
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*neuroP↑, "highlight2" ;">*cognitive↑,
3049- SK,    Shikonin Attenuates Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Cognitive Impairment by Inhibiting Apoptosis via PTEN/Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling
- in-vivo, Nor, NA - NA, Stroke, NA
"highlight2" ;">*neuroP↑, "highlight2" ;">*p‑PTEN↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑Akt↑, "highlight2" ;">*Bcl-2↑, "highlight2" ;">*BAX↓, "highlight2" ;">*cognitive↑,
3048- SK,    Shikonin inhibits triple-negative breast cancer-cell metastasis by reversing the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via glycogen synthase kinase 3β-regulated suppression of β-catenin signaling
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, 4T1 - in-vitro, Nor, MCF12A - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">EMT↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">E-cadherin↑, "highlight2" ;">N-cadherin↓, "highlight2" ;">Vim↓, "highlight2" ;">Snail↓, "highlight2" ;">β-catenin/ZEB1↓, "highlight2" ;">GSK‐3β↑,
3047- SK,    Shikonin suppresses colon cancer cell growth and exerts synergistic effects by regulating ADAM17 and the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48
"highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑STAT3↓, "highlight2" ;">ADAM17↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">cycD1↓, "highlight2" ;">cycE↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">JAK1?, "highlight2" ;">p‑JAK1↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑JAK2↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑eIF2α↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">IL6↓,
3046- SK,    Shikonin attenuates lung cancer cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and metastasis by inhibiting integrin β1 expression and the ERK1/2 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">ITGB1↓,
3045- SK,    Cutting off the fuel supply to calcium pumps in pancreatic cancer cells: role of pyruvate kinase-M2 (PKM2)
- in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2
"highlight2" ;">ECAR↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">Ca+2↑, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑,
3044- SK,    Shikonin Inhibits Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer H1299 Cell Growth through Survivin Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299 - in-vitro, Lung, H460
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">survivin↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↓, "highlight2" ;">CDK2↓, "highlight2" ;">CDK4↓, "highlight2" ;">XIAP↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp9↑, "highlight2" ;">cycD1↓, "highlight2" ;">cycE↓,
3043- SK,    Shikonin Induces Apoptosis by Inhibiting Phosphorylation of IGF-1 Receptor in Myeloma Cells.
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
"highlight2" ;">IGF-1↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">BAX↑, "highlight2" ;">Mcl-1↓, "highlight2" ;">EGFR↓, "highlight2" ;">Src↑, "highlight2" ;">KDR/FLK-1↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑IGF-1↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓,
3042- SK,    The protective effects of Shikonin on lipopolysaccharide/D -galactosamine-induced acute liver injury via inhibiting MAPK and NF-kB and activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">*IFN-γ↓, "highlight2" ;">*ALAT↓, "highlight2" ;">*AST↓, "highlight2" ;">*MPO↓, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*JNK↓, "highlight2" ;">*ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">*p38↓, "highlight2" ;">*NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑IKKα↓, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">*GSH↑, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*hepatoP↑,
3041- SK,    Promising Nanomedicines of Shikonin for Cancer Therapy
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">TAMS↝, "highlight2" ;">BioAv↓, "highlight2" ;">Half-Life↝, "highlight2" ;">P21↑, "highlight2" ;">ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">TrxR↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP13↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP2↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP9↓, "highlight2" ;">SIRT2↑, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumMeta↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓,
3040- SK,    Pharmacological Properties of Shikonin – A Review of Literature since 2002
- Review, Var, NA - Review, IBD, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
"highlight2" ;">*Half-Life↝, "highlight2" ;">*BioAv↓, "highlight2" ;">*BioAv↑, "highlight2" ;">*BioAv↑, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*other↑, "highlight2" ;">*MPO↓, "highlight2" ;">*COX2↓, "highlight2" ;">*NF-kB↑, "highlight2" ;">*STAT3↑, "highlight2" ;">*antiOx↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*neuroP↑, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">*Catalase↑, "highlight2" ;">*GPx↑, "highlight2" ;">*Bcl-2↑, "highlight2" ;">*BAX↓, "highlight2" ;">cardioP↑, "highlight2" ;">AntiCan↑, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">DNAdam↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">Cyt‑c↑, "highlight2" ;">LDH↝,
2217- SK,    Shikonin Inhibits Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis to Attenuate Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activating the Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway
- in-vivo, Nor, NA - in-vitro, Nor, HK-2
"highlight2" ;">*ER Stress↓, "highlight2" ;">*SIRT1↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">*eff↓, "highlight2" ;">*RenoP↑, "highlight2" ;">*GRP78/BiP↓, "highlight2" ;">*CHOP↓, "highlight2" ;">*Casp12↓, "highlight2" ;">*BAX↓, "highlight2" ;">*cl‑Casp3↓,
2469- SK,    Shikonin induces the apoptosis and pyroptosis of EGFR-T790M-mutant drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells via the degradation of cyclooxygenase-2
- in-vitro, Lung, H1975
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Pyro↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">GSDME↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">COX2↓, "highlight2" ;">PDK1↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">eff↑,
2420- SK,    Pyruvate kinase M2 regulates mitochondrial homeostasis in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury
- in-vivo, AKI, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">other↝,
2419- SK,    Regulation of glycolysis and the Warburg effect in wound healing
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT3↓, "highlight2" ;">HK2↓, "highlight2" ;">HK1↓, "highlight2" ;">PFK1↓, "highlight2" ;">PFK2↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓,
2418- SK,    Experimental Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment by Shikonin Through Regulating PKM2
- in-vitro, HCC, SMMC-7721 cell - in-vitro, HCC, HUH7 - in-vitro, HCC, HepG2
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓,
2417- SK,    Shikonin inhibits the Warburg effect, cell proliferation, invasion and migration by downregulating PFKFB2 expression in lung cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H446
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">PFKFB2↓, "highlight2" ;">Warburg↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1∅, "highlight2" ;">LDHA∅, "highlight2" ;">PKM2∅, "highlight2" ;">GLUT3∅, "highlight2" ;">PDH∅,
2416- SK,    Shikonin induces cell death by inhibiting glycolysis in human testicular cancer I-10 and seminoma TCAM-2 cells
- in-vitro, Testi, TCAM-2
"highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">cl‑Casp3↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓, "highlight2" ;">HK2↓, "highlight2" ;">LC3B↑,
2415- SK,    Shikonin induces programmed death of fibroblast synovial cells in rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting energy pathways
- in-vivo, Arthritis, NA
"highlight2" ;">Apoptosis?, "highlight2" ;">TumAuto↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">*Apoptosis↓, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL8↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL10↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL17↓, "highlight2" ;">*hepatoP↑, "highlight2" ;">*RenoP↑, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓, "highlight2" ;">HK2↓,
2370- SK,    The role of pyruvate kinase M2 in anticancer therapeutic treatments
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">EGFR↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓,
2364- SK,    Pyruvate Kinase M2 Mediates Glycolysis Contributes to Psoriasis by Promoting Keratinocyte Proliferation
- in-vivo, PSA, NA
"highlight2" ;">eff↑, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
2363- SK,    Inhibition of PKM2 by shikonin impedes TGF-β1 expression by repressing histone lactylation to alleviate renal fibrosis
- in-vivo, CKD, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">TGF-β↓,
2362- SK,    RIP1 and RIP3 contribute to shikonin-induced glycolysis suppression in glioma cells via increase of intracellular hydrogen peroxide
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vivo, GBM, NA - in-vitro, GBM, U251
"highlight2" ;">RIP1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↑, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">G6PD↓, "highlight2" ;">HK2↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">H2O2↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑,
1345- SK,    The Critical Role of Redox Homeostasis in Shikonin-Induced HL-60 Cell Differentiation via Unique Modulation of the Nrf2/ARE Pathway
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
"highlight2" ;">CD14↑, "highlight2" ;">CD11b↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">GSH/GSSG↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx↑, "highlight2" ;">Catalase↓, "highlight2" ;">Diff↑,
2186- SK,    Shikonin differentially regulates glucose metabolism via PKM2 and HIF1α to overcome apoptosis in a refractory HCC cell line
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vitro, HCC, HCCLM3
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">OXPHOS⇅, "highlight2" ;">eff↓,
2185- SK,    Shikonin Inhibits Tumor Growth in Mice by Suppressing Pyruvate Kinase M2-mediated Aerobic Glycolysis
- in-vitro, Lung, LLC1 - in-vitro, Melanoma, B16-BL6 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">Warburg↓, "highlight2" ;">TumVol↓, "highlight2" ;">TumW↓,
2184- SK,  Cisplatin,    PKM2 Inhibitor Shikonin Overcomes the Cisplatin Resistance in Bladder Cancer by Inducing Necroptosis
- in-vitro, CRC, T24
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑,
2183- SK,    Shikonin Inhibites Migration and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer Cells by Downregulating DNMT1
- in-vitro, Thyroid, TPC-1
"highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">PTEN↑, "highlight2" ;">DNMT1↓,
2182- SK,  Cisplatin,    Shikonin inhibited glycolysis and sensitized cisplatin treatment in non-small cell lung cancer cells via the exosomal pyruvate kinase M2 pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, PC9 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">TumVol↓, "highlight2" ;">TumW↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓,
2181- SK,    Shikonin and its analogs inhibit cancer cell glycolysis by targeting tumor pyruvate kinase-M2
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">LDH∅,
2011- SK,    Shikonin Attenuates Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Upregulation of Nrf2 through Akt/GSK3β Signaling
- in-vitro, Nor, HL7702 - in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*hepatoP↑, "highlight2" ;">*ALAT↓, "highlight2" ;">*AST↓, "highlight2" ;">*MPO↓, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*GSH↑,
2010- SK,    Shikonin inhibits gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting TrxR and activating the EGFR proteasomal degradation pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, H1975 - in-vitro, Lung, H1650 - in-vitro, Nor, CCD19
"highlight2" ;">EGFR↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp↑, "highlight2" ;">PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑,
2009- SK,    Necroptosis inhibits autophagy by regulating the formation of RIP3/p62/Keap1 complex in shikonin-induced ROS dependent cell death of human bladder cancer
- in-vitro, Bladder, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">*toxicity∅, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">p62↑, "highlight2" ;">Keap1↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↑,
2008- SK,  Cisplatin,    Enhancement of cisplatin-induced colon cancer cells apoptosis by shikonin, a natural inducer of ROS in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">i-ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">DNAdam↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">*toxicity↓,
2007- SK,    Shikonin Directly Targets Mitochondria and Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, lymphoma, U937 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, OS, U2OS - NA, Nor, RPE-1
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">Dose↝, "highlight2" ;">other↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">DNAdam↑, "highlight2" ;">Ca+2↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp9↑, "highlight2" ;">Cyt‑c↑, "highlight2" ;">*toxicity↓,
1346- SK,    An Oxidative Stress Mechanism of Shikonin in Human Glioma Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, Hs683
"highlight2" ;">NRF2↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Cyt‑c↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">HO-1⇅,
2187- SK,  VitK3,    Shikonin, vitamin K3 and vitamin K5 inhibit multiple glycolytic enzymes in MCF-7 cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
"highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
1344- SK,    Novel multiple apoptotic mechanism of shikonin in human glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, Hs683 - in-vitro, GBM, M059K
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">Catalase↓, "highlight2" ;">SOD1↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">BAX↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓,
1343- SK,    Simple ROS-responsive micelles loaded Shikonin for efficient ovarian cancer targeting therapy by disrupting intracellular redox homeostasis
- in-vitro, Ovarian, A2780S - in-vivo, NA, A2780S
"highlight2" ;">*BioAv↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCG↓,
1342- SK,    RIP1 and RIP3 contribute to shikonin-induced DNA double-strand breaks in glioma cells via increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species
- in-vitro, GBM, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">RIP1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↑, "highlight2" ;">DNAdam↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓,
1312- SK,    Shikonin induces apoptosis through reactive oxygen species/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway in osteosarcoma cells
- in-vitro, OS, 143B
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑ERK↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">cl‑PARP↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↑, "highlight2" ;">proCasp3↓,
1284- SK,    Shikonin induces ferroptosis in multiple myeloma via GOT1-mediated ferritinophagy
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226 - in-vitro, Melanoma, U266
"highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">LDH↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Iron↑, "highlight2" ;">lipid-P↑, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓, "highlight2" ;">HMGB1↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">MDA↑, "highlight2" ;">SOD↓, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓,
1281- SK,    Enhancement of NK cells proliferation and function by Shikonin
- in-vivo, Colon, Caco-2
"highlight2" ;">Perforin↑, "highlight2" ;">GranB↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑ERK↑, "highlight2" ;">p‑Akt↑, "highlight2" ;">NK cell↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↝,
1280- SK,    Shikonin Induces Apoptotic Cell Death via Regulation of p53 and Nrf2 in AGS Human Stomach Carcinoma Cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">NRF2↓,
1073- SK,  Chemo,    Natural Compound Shikonin Is a Novel PAK1 Inhibitor and Enhances Efficacy of Chemotherapy against Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
"highlight2" ;">PAK1↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑,
1050- SK,    Shikonin improves the effectiveness of PD-1 blockade in colorectal cancer by enhancing immunogenicity via Hsp70 upregulation
- in-vitro, Colon, CT26
"highlight2" ;">HSP70/HSPA5↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
1049- SK,    Shikonin inhibits immune checkpoint PD-L1 expression on macrophage in sepsis by modulating PKM2
- in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">IFN-γ↓, "highlight2" ;">IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">PD-L1↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑PKM2↓,
977- SK,    A novel antiestrogen agent Shikonin inhibits estrogen-dependent gene transcription in human breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Nor, HMEC
"highlight2" ;">TumCG↓, "highlight2" ;">ERα↓, "highlight2" ;">selectivity↑, "highlight2" ;">*toxicity↓,
2199- SK,    Induction of Ferroptosis by Shikonin in Gastric Cancer via the DLEU1/mTOR/GPX4 Axis
- in-vitro, GC, NA
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">lipid-P↑, "highlight2" ;">Iron↑, "highlight2" ;">MDA↑, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">Ferritin↓, "highlight2" ;">DLEU1↓, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑,
2216- SK,    Shikonin upregulates the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters in primary rat hepatocytes
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*AhR↑, "highlight2" ;">*CYP1A1↑, "highlight2" ;">*CYP1A2↑, "highlight2" ;">*CYP2C6↑, "highlight2" ;">*CYP2D1↑, "highlight2" ;">*CYP3A2↑, "highlight2" ;">*NQO1↑,
2215- SK,  doxoR,    Shikonin alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via Mst1/Nrf2 pathway in mice
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*cardioP↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*Mst1↓, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*eff↓, "highlight2" ;">*antiOx↑, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">*GSH↑, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">BAX↓, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↑,
2214- SK,    Shikonin Attenuates Cochlear Spiral Ganglion Neuron Degeneration by Activating Nrf2-ARE Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, Nor, NA
"highlight2" ;">*NRF2↑, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">*NQO1↑, "highlight2" ;">*antiOx↑, "highlight2" ;">*neuroP↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*MDA↓, "highlight2" ;">*SOD↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↑,
2213- SK,    Shikonin attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibiting NOD2/RIP2/NF-κB-mediated microglia polarization and neuroinflammation
- in-vivo, Stroke, NA
"highlight2" ;">*neuroP↑, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*iNOS↓, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL1β↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">*ARG↑, "highlight2" ;">*TGF-β↑, "highlight2" ;">*IL10↑, "highlight2" ;">*NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">*eff↓,
2212- SK,    Shikonin Exerts an Antileukemia Effect against FLT3-ITD Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells via Targeting FLT3 and Its Downstream Pathways
- in-vitro, AML, NA
"highlight2" ;">FLT3↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">miR-155↓, "highlight2" ;">Diff↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCG↓,
2211- SK,    Shikonin mitigates ovariectomy-induced bone loss and RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis via TRAF6-mediated signaling pathways
- in-vivo, ostP, NA
"highlight2" ;">*BMD↑, "highlight2" ;">*p‑NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑p50↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑p65↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑cJun↓, "highlight2" ;">*p‑p38↓,
2210- SK,    Shikonin inhibits the cell viability, adhesion, invasion and migration of the human gastric cancer cell line MGC-803 via the Toll-like receptor 2/nuclear factor-kappa B pathway
- in-vitro, BC, MGC803
"highlight2" ;">TumCA↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP2↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP7↓, "highlight2" ;">TLR2↓, "highlight2" ;">p65↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">eff↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑,
2209- SK,    Shikonin inhibits tumor invasion via down-regulation of NF-κB-mediated MMP-9 expression in human ACC-M cells
- in-vitro, adrenal, ACC-M
"highlight2" ;">MMP9↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">IKKα↓,
2203- SK,    Shikonin suppresses small cell lung cancer growth via inducing ATF3-mediated ferroptosis to promote ROS accumulation
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">4-HNE↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">ATF3↑, "highlight2" ;">HDAC1↓, "highlight2" ;">ac‑Histones↑,
2202- SK,    Enhancing Tumor Therapy of Fe(III)-Shikonin Supramolecular Nanomedicine via Triple Ferroptosis Amplification
- in-vitro, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">Iron↑, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">pH↝, "highlight2" ;">H2O2↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Fenton↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">lipid-P↑,
2201- SK,    Shikonin promotes ferroptosis in HaCaT cells through Nrf2 and alleviates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice
- in-vitro, PSA, HaCaT - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">*eff↑, "highlight2" ;">*IL6↓, "highlight2" ;">*IL17↓, "highlight2" ;">*TNF-α↓, "highlight2" ;">*lipid-P↑, "highlight2" ;">*NRF2↓, "highlight2" ;">*HO-1↝, "highlight2" ;">*NCOA4↝, "highlight2" ;">*GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">*Ferroptosis↓, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam↓, "highlight2" ;">*ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">*Iron↓,
2200- SK,    Shikonin inhibits the growth of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells by promoting ferroptosis and inhibiting glycolysis
- in-vitro, Thyroid, CAL-62 - in-vitro, Thyroid, 8505C
"highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">TrxR1↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑,
965- SK,    Shikonin suppresses proliferation and induces cell cycle arrest through the inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α signaling
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620
"highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↓, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">p70S6↓, "highlight2" ;">4E-BP1↓, "highlight2" ;">eIF2α↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Half-Life↝,
2198- SK,    Shikonin suppresses proliferation of osteosarcoma cells by inducing ferroptosis through promoting Nrf2 ubiquitination and inhibiting the xCT/GPX4 regulatory axis
- in-vitro, OS, MG63 - in-vitro, OS, 143B
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Iron↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">lipid-P↑, "highlight2" ;">MDA↑, "highlight2" ;">mtDam↑, "highlight2" ;">NRF2↓, "highlight2" ;">xCT↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">GSH/GSSG↓, "highlight2" ;">Keap1↑,
2197- SK,    Shikonin derivatives for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">Ca+2↑, "highlight2" ;">BAX↑, "highlight2" ;">Bcl-2↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP9↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓, "highlight2" ;">NRF2↓, "highlight2" ;">P53↑, "highlight2" ;">DNMT1↓, "highlight2" ;">MDR1↓, "highlight2" ;">COX2↓, "highlight2" ;">VEGF↓, "highlight2" ;">EMT↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP7↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP13↓, "highlight2" ;">uPA↓, "highlight2" ;">RIP1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp3↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp7↑, "highlight2" ;">Casp9↑, "highlight2" ;">P21↓, "highlight2" ;">DFF45↓, "highlight2" ;">TRAIL↑, "highlight2" ;">PTEN↑, "highlight2" ;">mTOR↓, "highlight2" ;">AR↓, "highlight2" ;">FAK↓, "highlight2" ;">Src↓, "highlight2" ;">Myc↓, "highlight2" ;">RadioS↑,
2196- SK,    Research progress in mechanism of anticancer action of shikonin targeting reactive oxygen species
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">*ALAT↓, "highlight2" ;">*AST↓, "highlight2" ;">*Inflam?, "highlight2" ;">*EMT↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS?, "highlight2" ;">TrxR1↓, "highlight2" ;">PERK↑, "highlight2" ;">eIF2α↑, "highlight2" ;">ATF4↑, "highlight2" ;">CHOP↑, "highlight2" ;">IRE1↑, "highlight2" ;">JNK↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↝, "highlight2" ;">DR5↑, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">ChemoSen↑, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓, "highlight2" ;">HO-1↑,
2195- SK,    Shikonin induces ferroptosis in osteosarcomas through the mitochondrial ROS-regulated HIF-1α/HO-1 axis
- in-vitro, OS, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Ferroptosis↓, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↑, "highlight2" ;">HO-1↑, "highlight2" ;">Iron↑, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH/GSSG↓, "highlight2" ;">GPx4↓,
2194- SK,    Efficacy of Shikonin against Esophageal Cancer Cells and its possible mechanisms in vitro and in vivo
- in-vitro, ESCC, Eca109 - in-vitro, ESCC, EC9706 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">tumCV↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCCA↑, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">EGFR↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Hif1a↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">cycD1↓, "highlight2" ;">AntiTum↑,
2193- SK,    Shikonin Suppresses Lymphangiogenesis via NF-κB/HIF-1α Axis Inhibition
- in-vitro, Nor, HMVEC-dLy
"highlight2" ;">*NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">*Hif1a↓, "highlight2" ;">other↓,
2192- SK,    Shikonin Inhibits Tumor Growth of ESCC by suppressing PKM2 mediated Aerobic Glycolysis and STAT3 Phosphorylation
- in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE-510 - in-vitro, ESCC, Eca109 - in-vivo, NA, NA
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">Glycolysis↓, "highlight2" ;">GlucoseCon↓, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">p‑STAT3↓, "highlight2" ;">GLUT1↓, "highlight2" ;">HK2↓, "highlight2" ;">TumW↓,
2191- SK,    Shikonin Suppresses Skin Carcinogenesis via Inhibiting Cell Proliferation
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">ATF4↓, "highlight2" ;">CDK4↓, "highlight2" ;">COX2↓, "highlight2" ;">MAPK↓,
2190- SK,    Shikonin exerts antitumor activity by causing mitochondrial dysfunction in hepatocellular carcinoma through PKM2-AMPK-PGC1α signaling pathway
- in-vitro, HCC, HCCLM3
"highlight2" ;">TumCP↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCMig↓, "highlight2" ;">TumCI↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">OCR↓, "highlight2" ;">ATP↓, "highlight2" ;">PKM2↓,
2189- SK,    PKM2 inhibitor shikonin suppresses TPA-induced mitochondrial malfunction and proliferation of skin epidermal JB6 cells
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
"highlight2" ;">PKM2↓, "highlight2" ;">chemoP↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↝, "highlight2" ;">lactateProd↓, "highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">*ROS?, "highlight2" ;">*PKM2↓,
2188- SK,    Molecular mechanism of shikonin inhibiting tumor growth and potential application in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
"highlight2" ;">ROS↑, "highlight2" ;">EGFR↓, "highlight2" ;">PI3K↓, "highlight2" ;">Akt↓, "highlight2" ;">angioG↓, "highlight2" ;">Apoptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">Necroptosis↑, "highlight2" ;">GSH↓, "highlight2" ;">Ca+2↓, "highlight2" ;">MMP↓, "highlight2" ;">ERK↓, "highlight2" ;">p38↑, "highlight2" ;">proCasp3↑, "highlight2" ;">eff↓, "highlight2" ;">VEGF↓, "highlight2" ;">FOXO3↑, "highlight2" ;">EGR1↑, "highlight2" ;">SIRT1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP1↑, "highlight2" ;">RIP3↑, "highlight2" ;">BioAv↓, "highlight2" ;">NF-kB↓, "highlight2" ;">Half-Life↓,

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 100

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
4-HNE↑,1,   4E-BP1↓,1,   ADAM17↓,1,   AIF↑,1,   Akt↓,8,   p‑Akt↓,1,   p‑Akt↑,1,   AMPK↑,1,   angioG↓,1,   AntiCan↑,2,   AntiTum↑,2,   Apoptosis?,1,   Apoptosis↓,1,   Apoptosis↑,21,   AR↓,1,   ATF2↓,1,   ATF3↑,1,   ATF4↓,1,   ATF4↑,2,   ATP↓,6,   BAX↓,1,   BAX↑,4,   Bcl-2↓,8,   Bcl-2↑,2,   Bcl-xL↓,1,   Beclin-1↑,1,   BioAv↓,2,   Ca+2↓,1,   Ca+2↑,3,   mt-Ca+2↑,1,   cardioP↑,1,   Casp↑,4,   Casp3↑,8,   cl‑Casp3↓,1,   cl‑Casp3↑,2,   proCasp3↓,1,   proCasp3↑,1,   Casp7↑,1,   cl‑Casp8↑,1,   Casp9↑,5,   Catalase↓,2,   CD11b↑,1,   CD14↑,1,   CDK2↓,1,   CDK4↓,2,   chemoP↑,2,   ChemoSen↑,7,   CHOP↑,4,   cMyc↓,1,   COX2↓,3,   cycD1↓,5,   cycE↓,2,   Cyt‑c↑,4,   DFF45↓,1,   Diff↑,2,   DLEU1↓,1,   DNAdam↑,4,   DNMT1↓,2,   Dose↝,2,   DR5↑,1,   E-cadherin↑,2,   ECAR↓,1,   eff↓,13,   eff↑,6,   eff⇅,1,   eff↝,3,   EGFR↓,5,   EGR1↑,1,   eIF2α↓,1,   eIF2α↑,3,   p‑eIF2α↑,2,   EMT↓,3,   Endon↑,1,   ER Stress↑,3,   ERK↓,4,   ERK↑,1,   p‑ERK↓,2,   p‑ERK↑,2,   ERα↓,1,   FAK↓,2,   FASN↓,1,   Fenton↑,1,   Ferritin↓,1,   Ferroptosis↓,1,   Ferroptosis↑,6,   FLT3↓,1,   FOXO3↑,1,   G6PD↓,1,   GlucoseCon↓,11,   GLUT1↓,6,   GLUT1∅,1,   GLUT3↓,1,   GLUT3∅,1,   Glycolysis↓,19,   GPx↑,1,   GPx4↓,8,   GranB↑,1,   GRP58↓,1,   GRP78/BiP↑,1,   GSDME↑,1,   GSH↓,11,   GSH↑,1,   GSH/GSSG↓,4,   GSK‐3β↑,1,   GTPBP4↓,1,   GutMicro↑,1,   H2O2↑,2,   Half-Life↓,1,   Half-Life↝,2,   HDAC1↓,1,   Hif1a↓,6,   Hif1a↑,1,   ac‑Histones↑,1,   HK1↓,1,   HK2↓,5,   HMGB1↓,1,   HO-1↑,2,   HO-1⇅,1,   HSP70/HSPA5↑,1,   IFN-γ↓,1,   IGF-1↓,1,   p‑IGF-1↓,1,   IKKα↓,1,   IL1β↓,2,   IL6↓,3,   IRE1↑,1,   Iron↑,5,   ITGB1↓,1,   JAK1?,1,   p‑JAK1↓,1,   p‑JAK2↓,1,   JNK↑,3,   p‑JNK↑,1,   KDR/FLK-1↓,1,   Keap1↑,2,   lactateProd↓,17,   LC3B↑,1,   LC3B-II↑,1,   LC3I↑,1,   LDH↓,1,   LDH↝,1,   LDH∅,1,   LDHA∅,1,   lipid-P↑,5,   MAPK↓,1,   Mcl-1↓,1,   MDA↑,3,   MDR1↓,1,   miR-155↓,1,   MMP↓,14,   MMP13↓,2,   MMP2↓,2,   MMP3↓,1,   MMP7↓,2,   MMP9↓,4,   MMPs↓,1,   mtDam↑,1,   mTOR↓,6,   mTOR↑,1,   Myc↓,1,   N-cadherin↓,1,   Necroptosis↑,7,   NF-kB↓,9,   NK cell↑,1,   Nrf1↑,1,   NRF2↓,4,   OCR↓,1,   OS↑,3,   other↓,1,   other↑,1,   other↝,1,   OXPHOS⇅,1,   P21↓,1,   P21↑,2,   p38↓,1,   p38↑,2,   p‑p38↑,1,   P53↑,7,   p62↑,1,   p65↓,1,   p70S6↓,1,   PAK1↓,1,   PARP↑,1,   cl‑PARP↑,7,   PD-L1↓,1,   PDH∅,1,   PDK1↓,2,   Perforin↑,1,   PERK↑,3,   PFK1↓,1,   PFK2↓,1,   PFKFB2↓,1,   pH↝,1,   PI3K↓,8,   PKM2↓,36,   PKM2∅,1,   p‑PKM2↓,2,   PTEN↑,2,   PYCR1↓,1,   Pyro↑,1,   QoL↑,1,   RadioS↑,1,   Remission↑,1,   RIP1↓,2,   RIP1↑,5,   RIP3↓,1,   RIP3↑,5,   ROS?,1,   ROS↓,1,   ROS↑,40,   i-ROS↑,1,   selectivity↑,11,   SIRT1↑,1,   SIRT2↑,1,   Snail↓,1,   SOD↓,1,   SOD1↑,1,   Src↓,2,   Src↑,1,   p‑STAT3↓,2,   survivin↓,1,   TAMS↝,1,   TGF-β↓,2,   TIMP1↑,1,   TLR2↓,1,   TNF-α↓,2,   TRAIL↑,1,   TrxR↓,1,   TrxR1↓,3,   TumAuto↑,4,   TumCA↓,1,   TumCCA↓,1,   TumCCA↑,11,   TumCD↑,1,   TumCG↓,10,   TumCI↓,12,   TumCMig↓,13,   TumCP↓,19,   tumCV↓,7,   TumMeta↓,1,   TumVol↓,4,   TumW↓,3,   uPA↓,1,   VCAM-1↓,1,   VEGF↓,2,   Vim↓,1,   VM↓,1,   Warburg↓,3,   Weight↑,1,   xCT↓,1,   XIAP↓,1,   YAP/TEAD↓,1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,1,  
Total Targets: 253

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
AhR↑,1,   AIM2↓,1,   Akt↑,1,   p‑Akt↑,1,   ALAT↓,3,   AMPK↑,1,   antiOx↑,4,   Apoptosis↓,2,   ARG↑,1,   AST↓,3,   BAX↓,3,   Bcl-2↑,3,   BioAv↓,2,   BioAv↑,2,   BMD↑,1,   cardioP↑,1,   Casp1↓,1,   Casp12↓,1,   Casp3↓,1,   Casp3↑,1,   cl‑Casp3↓,1,   Catalase↑,1,   CHOP↓,1,   p‑cJun↓,1,   cognitive↑,2,   COX2↓,1,   CYP1A1↑,1,   CYP1A2↑,1,   CYP2C6↑,1,   CYP2D1↑,1,   CYP3A2↑,1,   Dose↝,1,   E-sel↓,1,   eff↓,3,   eff↑,2,   p‑eIF2α↓,1,   EMT↑,1,   ER Stress↓,1,   ERK↓,1,   p‑ERK↓,1,   Ferroptosis↓,1,   GCLC↑,1,   GPx↑,1,   GPx4↓,1,   GRP78/BiP↓,1,   GSH↑,5,   GSS↑,1,   Half-Life↝,1,   hepatoP↑,3,   Hif1a↓,1,   HMGB1↓,1,   HO-1↑,5,   HO-1↝,1,   ICAM-1↓,1,   IFN-γ↓,1,   p‑IKKα↓,1,   IL10↓,1,   IL10↑,1,   IL17↓,2,   IL18↓,1,   IL1β↓,4,   IL6↓,5,   IL8↓,1,   Inflam?,1,   Inflam↓,7,   iNOS↓,2,   Iron↓,1,   JNK↓,1,   lactateProd↓,1,   lipid-P↑,1,   MDA↓,2,   MMP↓,1,   motorD↑,1,   MPO↓,3,   Mst1↓,1,   NCOA4↝,1,   neuroP↑,5,   NF-kB↓,3,   NF-kB↑,1,   p‑NF-kB↓,1,   NHE3↑,1,   NLRP3↓,1,   NO↓,1,   NQO1↑,2,   NRF2↓,1,   NRF2↑,10,   other↑,1,   p38↓,1,   p‑p38↓,1,   p‑p50↓,1,   p‑p65↓,1,   PI3K↑,1,   PKM2↓,3,   p‑PTEN↓,1,   RenoP↑,3,   ROS?,1,   ROS↓,9,   ROS↑,1,   Sepsis↓,1,   SIRT1↓,1,   SIRT1↑,1,   SOD↑,6,   STAT3↑,1,   TAC↑,1,   TGF-β↑,1,   TNF-α↓,7,   toxicity↓,3,   toxicity∅,2,   TumCG↓,1,   VCAM-1↓,1,  
Total Targets: 110

Filter Conditions: Pro/AntiFlg:%  IllCat:%  CanType:%  Cells:%  prod#:150  Target#:%  State#:%  Dir#:%
wNotes=0 sortOrder:rid,rpid

 

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