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| Boswellia is an herbal extract from the Boswellia serrata tree that may help reduce inflammation. May help with rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and cancer. -Naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoids include ursolic acid (UA), oleanolic acid (OA), betulinic acid (BetA), bosewellic acid (BA), Asiatic acid (AA), α-amyrin, celastrol, glycyrrhizin, 18-β-glycyrrhetinic acid, lupeol, escin, madecassic acid, momordin I, platycodon D, pristimerin, saikosaponins, soyasapogenol B, and avicin Boswellia refers to a group of resinous extracts obtained from Boswellia trees (e.g., Boswellia serrata). Traditionally used in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, Boswellia is reputed for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and immunomodulatory properties. Its bioactive components—such as boswellic acids. Boswellic acids belong to the pentacyclic triterpenoid class (a broader chemical family that includes compounds such as ursolic acid and betulinic acid found in other plants)
3-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA)
11-keto-β-boswellic acid (KBA)
α-boswellic acid (αBA)
β-boswellic acid (βBA)
3-acetyl-α-boswellic acid (AαBA)
3-acetyl-β-boswellic acid (AβBA)
-Anti-inflammatory Activity (blocking the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase)
5LOX↓,.-AKBA inhibits methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A)***** (help in Methionine reduced diet?) Boswellia extracts are often administered in doses ranging from 300 mg to 1,200 mg per day AKBA (Acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid) is a bioactive compound derived from Boswellia serrata, a plant used traditionally for its anti-inflammatory properties. (upto 30% AKBA in Boswellia MEGA AKBA) AKBA also available in Inflasanum @ 90% AKDA (MCSformulas) Boswellia (frankincense) — Boswellia refers to oleo-gum-resin extracts from Boswellia species, most commonly Boswellia serrata, enriched in pentacyclic triterpenes known as boswellic acids. It is best classified as a botanical extract / natural-product mixture rather than a single drug entity, although much of the mechanistic cancer literature focuses on specific constituents such as 3-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA) and 11-keto-β-boswellic acid (KBA). Standard abbreviations include Bos, BS, BA, KBA, and AKBA. The dominant translational theme is anti-inflammatory and anti-edema activity with broader preclinical anticancer signaling effects; however, extract composition, formulation, and exposure vary substantially across studies. Primary mechanisms (ranked):
Bioavailability / PK relevance: Boswellic acids are lipophilic and have poor oral bioavailability with marked formulation dependence. Human studies show food, especially a high-fat meal, substantially increases exposure, and reported half-life data are generally compatible with multi-hour persistence but not with reliably high systemic levels from standard extracts. Enhanced-delivery systems may improve exposure, but classic oral preparations remain PK-limited. In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many mechanistic cancer studies use boswellic-acid concentrations in the roughly 10–50 µM range, which commonly exceed plasma exposure expected from standard oral Boswellia extracts. That makes direct translation of apoptosis, invasion, and signaling data uncertain unless high-exposure formulations, tissue accumulation, or local-compartment effects are demonstrated. Extract-level anti-inflammatory and edema effects are clinically more plausible than broad direct cytotoxic anticancer effects at routine oral dosing. Clinical evidence status: Cancer-directed evidence remains limited. There is meaningful human evidence for adjunctive anti-edema use during/after brain tumor irradiation and a small phase Ia presurgical breast-cancer window study showing reduced proliferation markers, but there is no established oncologic approval and no robust phase III anticancer efficacy program. Overall status is preclinical-heavy with small human adjunct / early translational signals. -Note half-life reports vary 2.5-90hrs?. BioAv (bio availability increases with high fat meal) Pathways: - induce or lower ROS production (not consistant increase for cancer cells) - ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, - may Raise AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑, - lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓ (context-dependent; stress/inflammatory MAPK modulation), Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, - inhibit Growth/Metastases : , MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, VEGF↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, ERK↓ - cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, - inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, TOP1↓, - inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, Notch↓, PDGF↓, - Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK(JNK is activated under stress) - Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Hepatoprotective, - Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells Mechanistic profile
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| Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage is a hallmark of caspase activation.
PARP (Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase) is a family of proteins involved in a variety of cellular processes, including DNA repair, genomic stability, and programmed cell death. PARP enzymes play a crucial role in repairing single-strand breaks in DNA. PARP has gained significant attention, particularly in the treatment of certain types of tumors, such as those with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. These mutations impair the cell's ability to repair double-strand breaks in DNA through homologous recombination. Cancer cells with these mutations can become reliant on PARP for survival, making them particularly sensitive to PARP inhibitors. PARP inhibitors, such as olaparib, rucaparib, and niraparib, have been developed as targeted therapies for cancers associated with BRCA mutations. PARP Family: The poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) are a family of enzymes involved in a number of cellular processes, including DNA repair, genomic stability, and programmed cell death. PARP1 is the predominant family member responsible for detecting DNA strand breaks and initiating repair processes, especially through base excision repair (BER). PARP1 Overexpression: In several cancer types—including breast, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancers—elevated PARP1 expression and/or activity has been reported. High PARP1 expression in certain cancers has been associated with aggressive tumor behavior and resistance to therapies (especially those that induce DNA damage). Increased PARP1 activity may correlate with poorer overall survival in tumors that rely on DNA repair for survival. |
| 2767- | Bos, | The potential role of boswellic acids in cancer prevention and treatment |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2775- | Bos, | The journey of boswellic acids from synthesis to pharmacological activities |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA | - | Review, | AD, | NA | - | Review, | PSA, | NA |
| 2776- | Bos, | Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of frankincense: Targets, treatments and toxicities |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1185- | Bos, | The journey of boswellic acids from synthesis to pharmacological activities |
| - | Review, | NA, | NA |
| 1424- | Bos, | Boswellia sacra essential oil induces tumor cell-specific apoptosis and suppresses tumor aggressiveness in cultured human breast cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | T47D | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF-7 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 |
| 1448- | Bos, | A triterpenediol from Boswellia serrata induces apoptosis through both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways in human leukemia HL-60 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | HL-60 |
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