Chrysin / HO-1 Cancer Research Results

CHr, Chrysin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Chrysin is found in passion flower and honey. It is a flavonoid.
-To reach plasma levels that might more closely match the concentrations used in in vitro studies (typically micromolar), considerably high doses or advanced delivery mechanisms would be necessary.
Chrysin is widely summarized as modulating PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways in cancer.

Chrysin — Chrysin is a naturally occurring flavone-class flavonoid found in honey, propolis, passionflower, and several plants. Its oncology relevance is mainly preclinical: it shows multi-pathway anticancer activity in cell and animal models, but native oral chrysin has very poor systemic bioavailability and no established approved oncology use.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Suppression of PI3K/AKT survival signaling with downstream reduction in proliferation and survival programs.
  2. Induction of mitochondrial apoptosis through Bax/Bcl-2 shift, mitochondrial membrane potential loss, cytochrome c release, and caspase activation.
  3. Context-dependent ROS stress amplification in cancer cells, often linked to mitochondrial injury, ER stress, and apoptosis.
  4. ER stress / unfolded-protein-response activation leading to autophagy or stress-to-death coupling.
  5. Suppression of inflammatory, invasive, angiogenic, and metastatic signaling including NF-κB, MMPs, EMT, VEGF, and HIF-1α axes.
  6. Secondary antioxidant / NRF2-linked cytoprotection in some normal-cell or injury models, which is context-dependent and not necessarily anticancer-selective.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Native oral chrysin has very poor systemic exposure because of low aqueous solubility, extensive intestinal/hepatic glucuronidation and sulfation, and efflux; human oral bioavailability has been reported as extremely low, often summarized as below 1%. Formulation strategies such as nanoparticles, lipid systems, micelles, cyclodextrins, or structural analogues are commonly proposed for systemic translation.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Most anticancer studies use micromolar in-vitro concentrations that are unlikely to be reached in plasma after ordinary oral chrysin. Local intestinal exposure may be more plausible than systemic tumor exposure, but systemic anticancer claims should be treated as formulation-dependent.
LipoMicel may increase bioavailability

Clinical evidence status: Preclinical. Evidence is strong enough for mechanistic oncology interest in cell and animal models, including combination/sensitization studies, but there is no mature clinical oncology evidence establishing therapeutic benefit.

-Note half-life 2 hrs, BioAv very poor often <1%
Pathways:
Graphical Pathways

- may induce ROS production
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- May Lower AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, GSH↓ HO1↓
- May Raise AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓,
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, P53↑, HSP↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, HK2↓, PDKs↓, HK2↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Chrysin Mechanistic Profile

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 PI3K AKT survival signaling PI3K↓; AKT phosphorylation↓; survival signaling↓ ↔ R, G Growth and survival suppression Central hub mechanism reported across multiple tumor models; also supports chemosensitization.
2 Mitochondrial apoptosis MMP↓; Bax↑; Bcl-2↓; cytochrome c↑; caspase-9/3↑ ↔ or lower sensitivity R, G Intrinsic apoptosis execution One of the most consistent anticancer endpoints, usually downstream of stress and survival-pathway suppression.
3 Mitochondrial ROS stress ROS↑ (context-dependent); oxidative stress↑; lipid peroxidation↑ ROS↓ or antioxidant protection (context-dependent) P, R, G Stress amplification Direction is dose- and model-dependent; cancer models often show pro-oxidant stress, while normal injury models may show antioxidant behavior.
4 ER stress and UPR ER stress↑; GRP78↑; UPR↑; autophagy or apoptosis↑ ↔ R, G Stress-to-death coupling Important in several chrysin cancer models and in some drug-combination effects.
5 NF-κB inflammatory transcription NF-κB↓; COX-2↓; IL-6↓; TNF-α↓ Inflammatory injury signaling↓ R, G Anti-inflammatory and anti-survival signaling May contribute to reduced proliferation, invasion, and cytokine-driven tumor support.
6 Invasion EMT and MMPs EMT↓; MMP-2↓; MMP-9↓; uPA↓; migration↓; invasion↓ ↔ G Anti-invasive phenotype Mechanistically relevant for metastasis models but generally later and context-dependent.
7 Angiogenesis and HIF-1α VEGF signaling HIF-1α↓; VEGF↓; angiogenic output↓ ↔ G Anti-angiogenic support Reported in preclinical models; may overlap with oxidative stress and DNA damage response pathways.
8 Glycolysis and metabolic stress GLUT1↓; HK2↓; LDH↓; PDK1↓; lactate production↓; ATP↓ ↔ G Metabolic suppression Relevant but less central than apoptosis and survival signaling; strongest interpretation is model-dependent.
9 NRF2 antioxidant axis NRF2↓ or antioxidant defense↓ (model-dependent) NRF2↑; SOD↑; GSH↑; catalase↑ (context-dependent) R, G Context-dependent redox selectivity Potentially useful but also interpret carefully because NRF2 activation can be protective in normal cells and sometimes undesirable in cancer cells.
10 Chemosensitization and radiosensitization Drug-induced toxicity↑; apoptosis↑; resistance signaling↓ Chemoprotection reported in some injury models G Adjunct sensitization Promising preclinical adjunct signal, but not clinically established.
11 Clinical Translation Constraint Systemic exposure low after native oral dosing Dose and formulation constraints G Translation limitation Very poor oral bioavailability is the dominant practical constraint; formulation or local GI targeting is likely required.

Time-Scale Flag (TSF): P / R / G

  • P: 0–30 min (primary/physical–chemical effects; rapid signaling / phosphorylation shifts)
  • R: 30 min–3 hr (acute stress-response and redox signaling)
  • G: >3 hr (gene-regulatory adaptation and phenotype-level outcomes)
HO-1, HMOX1: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
(Also known as Hsp32 and HMOX1)
HO-1 is the common abbreviation for the protein (heme oxygenase‑1) produced by the HMOX1 gene.
HO-1 is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including the breakdown of heme, a toxic molecule. Research has shown that HO-1 is involved in the development and progression of cancer.
-widely regarded as having antioxidant and cytoprotective effects
-The overall activity of HO‑1 helps to reduce the pro‐oxidant load (by degrading free heme, a pro‑oxidant) and to generate molecules (like bilirubin) that can protect cells from oxidative damage

Studies have found that HO-1 is overexpressed in various types of cancer, including lung, breast, colon, and prostate cancer. The overexpression of HO-1 in cancer cells can contribute to their survival and proliferation by:
  Reducing oxidative stress and inflammation
  Promoting angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels)
  Inhibiting apoptosis (programmed cell death)
  Enhancing cell migration and invasion
When HO-1 is at a normal level, it mainly exerts an antioxidant effect, and when it is excessively elevated, it causes an accumulation of iron ions.

A proper cellular level of HMOX1 plays an antioxidative function to protect cells from ROS toxicity. However, its overexpression has pro-oxidant effects to induce ferroptosis of cells, which is dependent on intracellular iron accumulation and increased ROS content upon excessive activation of HMOX1.

-Curcumin   Activates the Nrf2 pathway leading to HO‑1 induction; known for its anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
-Resveratrol  Induces HO‑1 via activation of SIRT1/Nrf2 signaling; exhibits antioxidant and cardioprotective properties.
-Quercetin   Activates Nrf2 and related antioxidant pathways; contributes to anti‑oxidative and anti‑inflammatory responses.
-EGCG     Promotes HO‑1 expression through activation of the Nrf2/ARE pathway; also exhibits anti‑inflammatory and anticancer properties.
-Sulforaphane One of the most potent natural HO‑1 inducers; triggers Nrf2 nuclear translocation and upregulates a battery of phase II detoxifying enzymes.
-Luteolin    Induces HO‑1 via Nrf2 activation; may also exert anti‑inflammatory and neuroprotective effects in various cell models.
-Apigenin   Has been reported to induce HO‑1 expression partly via the MAPK and Nrf2 pathways; also known for anti‑inflammatory and anticancer activities.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2807- CHr,    Evidence-based mechanistic role of chrysin towards protection of cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic and anti-apoptotic
Inflam↓,
*cardioP↑, Pre-treatment with chrysin of 60 mg/kg reversed the ISO-induced damage to myocardium and prevent cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis through various anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, antioxidant and anti-fibrotic pathways
*GSH↑, CHY at the highest dose (60 mg/kg) significantly bolstered the antioxidant status :GSH, SOD and CAT
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GAPDH↑, significant increase in GAPDH levels was observed in CHYP group in comparison with normal group
*BAX↓, Decrease in apoptotic (Bax), increase in anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2)
*Bcl-2↑,
*PARP↓, expression of downstream signalling proteins, that is, PARP, cytochrome-C and caspase-3 were following the similar pattern. however at CHY 60 mg/kg treatment group, the levels were remarkably (P < 0·001) reduced.
*Cyt‑c↓,
*Casp3↓,
*NOX4↓, Whereas, lower levels of Nox-4 and higher levels of Nrf-2, HO-1 and HSP-70 were observed in CHYP group
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*HSP70/HSPA5↑,

6128- CHr,    Chrysin: A Comprehensive Review of Its Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Potential
- Review, Nor, NA - Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, Chrysin exhibits a range of biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, and anxiolytic effects.
*Inflam↓,
AntiCan↑,
*neuroP↑, exhibits neuroprotective effects in neurological disorders such as epilepsy, neuronal apoptosis, neuroinflammation [80], anxiety [81], depression [82], multiple sclerosis [83], Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive deficits,
*ROS↓, facilitate the neutralization of free radicals
*BioAv↓, Despite its therapeutic potential, chrysin’s bioavailability is significantly limited due to poor aqueous solubility and rapid metabolism in the gastrointestinal tract and liver, which reduces its systemic efficacy.
*BioAv↑, Ongoing research aims to enhance chrysin’s bioavailability through the development of delivery systems such as lipid-based carriers and nanoparticles.
*cardioP↑, Chrysin exerts cardioprotective effects by modulating certain cellular signaling pathways involved in inflammation, oxidative stress [66]
*COX2↓, it suppresses cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an enzyme involved in prostaglandin synthesis that promotes inflammation
*TNF-α↓, inhibits phosphorylation and degradation of IκB-α, as well as the translocation of NF-κB, and reduces levels of TNF-α and IL-1β by inhibiting NF-κB expression
*IL1β↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*lipid-P↓, Chrysin protects against ROS by reducing lipid peroxidation levels in the liver and increasing both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant levels
*Apoptosis↓, chrysin counteracted oxidative stress, reduced neuronal apoptosis, and increased expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) [80].
*NRF2↑,
*HO-1↑,
*MDA↓, In rat models, chrysin was shown to lower serum corticosterone and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels while increasing glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (Gpx), glutathione reductase (GR), and catalase (CAT).
*GSH↑,
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*GSR↑,
*Catalase↑,
*5HT↑, Moreover, chrysin increased serotonin (5-HT) levels and reduced the activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
*Casp3↓, It also decreased the expression of caspases-3 and -9 [97,98].
*Casp9↓,
TumCCA↑, it causes cell cycle arrest in cancer cells, reduces expression of MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, and disrupts overall cell proliferation
MAPK↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
TumCP↓,
TET1↑, chrysin promoted TET1 and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine expression, which stimulated apoptosis and disrupted the migration of gastric cancer cells
TLR4↓, Chrysin’s effects in lung cancer include decreasing the expression of TLR4 and Myd88 in the signaling cascade from activated receptor to the cell interior.
HER2/EBBR2↓, pyrotinib combined with chrysin, it was confirmed that adding chrysin positively enhanced the inhibition of HER2-positive breast cancer growth both in vitro and in vivo,
HK2↓, As HK-2 levels decreased, chrysin inhibited glycolysis (which impairs glucose uptake and lactate production) in the tumor and activated mitochondria-related apoptosis
Glycolysis↓,
glucose↓,
lactateProd↓,
ROS↑, chrysin was shown to promote the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduce mTOR expression, thereby stimulating autophagy [127]
mTOR↓,
TumAuto↑,
tumCV↓, chrysin significantly reduces cell viability by inducing ER stress through stimulation of UPR, PERK, ATF4, and eIF2α
ER Stress↑,
UPR↑,
PERK↑,
ATF4↑,
eIF2α↑,
BioAv↑, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) High biocompatibility and low toxicity due to the use of physiological lipids.

2785- CHr,    Emerging cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying anticancer indications of chrysin
- Review, Var, NA
*NF-kB↓, suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and histamine release, downregulated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
angioG↓, upregulated apoptotic pathways [28], inhibited angiogenesis [29] and metastasis formation
TOP1↓, suppressed DNA topoisomerases [31] and histone deacetylase [32], downregulated tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β)
HDAC↓,
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
cardioP↑, promoted protective signaling pathways in the heart [34], kidney [35] and brain [8], decreased cholesterol level
RenoP↑,
neuroP↑,
LDL↓,
BioAv↑, bioavailability of chrysin in the oral route of administration was appraised to be 0.003–0.02% [55], the maximum plasma concentration—12–64 nM
eff↑, Chrysin alone and potentially in combination with metformin decreased cyclin D1 and hTERT gene expression in the T47D breast cancer cell line
cycD1/CCND1↓,
hTERT/TERT↓,
MMP-10↓, Chrysin pretreatment inhibited MMP-10 and Akt signaling pathways
Akt↓,
STAT3↓, Chrysin declined hypoxic survival, inhibited activation of STAT3, and reduced VEGF expression in hypoxic cancer cells
VEGF↓,
EGFR↓, chrysin to inhibit EGFR was reported in a breast cancer stem cell model [
Snail↓, chrysin downregulated MMP-10, reduced snail, slug, and vimentin expressions increased E-cadherin expression, and inhibited Akt signaling pathway in TNBC cells, proposing that chrysin possessed a reversal activity on EMT
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,
eff↑, Fabrication of chrysin-attached to silver and gold nanoparticles crossbred reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites led to augmentation of the generation of ROS-induced apoptosis in breast cancer
TET1↑, Chrysin induced augmentation in TET1
ROS↑, Pretreatment with chrysin induced ROS formation, and consecutively, inhibited Akt phosphorylation and mTOR.
mTOR↓,
PPARα↓, Chrysin inhibited mRNA expression of PPARα
ER Stress↑, ROS production by chrysin was the critical mediator behind induction of ER stress, leading to JNK phosphorylation, intracellular Ca2+ release, and activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
Ca+2↑,
ERK↓, reduced protein expression of p-ERK/ERK
MMP↑, Chrysin pretreatment led to an increase in mitochondrial ROS creation, swelling in isolated mitochondria from hepatocytes, collapse in MMP, and release cytochrome c.
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp3↑, Chrysin could elevate caspase-3 activity in the HCC rats group
HK2↓, chrysin declined HK-2 combined with VDAC-1 on mitochondria
NRF2↓, chrysin inhibited the Nrf2 expression and its downstream genes comprising AKR1B10, HO-1, and MRP5 by quenching ERK and PI3K-Akt pathway
HO-1↓,
MMP2↓, Chrysin pretreatment also downregulated MMP2, MMP9, fibronectin, and snail expression
MMP9↓,
Fibronectin↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, chrysin induced GRP78 overexpression, spliced XBP-1, and eIF2-α phosphorylation
XBP-1↓,
p‑eIF2α↑,
*AST↓, Chrysin administration significantly reduced AST, ALT, ALP, LDH and γGT serum activities
ALAT↓,
ALP↓,
LDH↓,
COX2↑, chrysin attenuated COX-2 and NFkB p65 expression, and Bcl-xL and β-arrestin levels
Bcl-xL↓,
IL6↓, Reduction in IL-6 and TNF-α and augmentation in caspases-9 and 3 were observed due to chrysin supplementation.
PGE2↓, Chrysin induced entire suppression NF-kB, COX-2, PG-E2, iNOS as well.
iNOS↓,
DNAdam↑, Chrysin induced apoptosis of cells by causing DNA fragmentation and increasing the proportions of DU145 and PC-3 cells
UPR↑, Also, it induced ER stress via activation of UPR proteins comprising PERK, eIF2α, and GRP78 in DU145 and PC-3 cells.
Hif1a↓, Chrysin increased the ubiquitination and degradation of HIF-1α by increasing its prolyl hydroxylation
EMT↓, chrysin was effective in HeLa cell by inhibiting EMT and CSLC properties, NF-κBp65, and Twist1 expression
Twist↓,
lipid-P↑, Chrysin disrupted intracellular homeostasis by altering MMP, cytosolic Ca (2+) levels, ROS generation, and lipid peroxidation, which plays a role in the death of choriocarcinoma cells.
CLDN1↓, Chrysin decreased CLDN1 and CLDN11 expression in human lung SCC
PDK1↓, Chrysin alleviated p-Akt and inhibited PDK1 and Akt
IL10↓, Chrysin inhibited cytokines release, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-6 induced by Ni in A549 cells.
TLR4↓, Chrysin suppressed TLR4 and Myd88 mRNA and protein expression.
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin inhibited tumor growth in ATC both in vitro and in vivo through inducing Notch1
PARP↑, Pretreating cells with chrysin increased cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3, and declined cyclin D1, Mcl-1, and XIAP.
Mcl-1↓,
XIAP↓,

2590- CHr,    Chrysin suppresses proliferation, migration, and invasion in glioblastoma cell lines via mediating the ERK/Nrf2 signaling pathway
- in-vitro, GBM, T98G - in-vitro, GBM, U251 - in-vitro, GBM, U87MG
TumCP↓, Chrysin inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion capacity of glioblastoma cells in dose- and time-dependent manners.
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
NRF2↓, chrysin deactivated the Nrf2 signaling pathway by decreasing the translocation of Nrf2 into the nucleus
HO-1↓, suppressing the expression of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H quinine oxidoreductase-1
NADPH↓,
ERK↓, Chrysin treatment downregulates the Nrf2 pathway via inhibition of ERK signaling

2591- CHr,  doxoR,    Chrysin enhances sensitivity of BEL-7402/ADM cells to doxorubicin by suppressing PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 and ERK/Nrf2 pathway
- in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402
NRF2↓, chrysin is a potent Nrf2 inhibitor which sensitizes BEL-7402/ADM cells to ADM
ChemoSen↑, chrysin may be an effective adjuvant sensitizer to reduce anticancer drug resistance by down-regulating Nrf2 signaling pathway.
HO-1↓, Consequently, expression of Nrf2-downstream genes HO-1, AKR1B10, and MRP5 were reduced

2794- CHr,    An updated review on the versatile role of chrysin in neurological diseases: Chemistry, pharmacology, and drug delivery approaches
- Review, Park, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*neuroP↑, chrysin has protective effects against neurological conditions by modulating oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in animal models.
*ROS↓,
*Inflam↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*IL1β↓, attenuated IL-1β and TNF-α, COX-2, iNOS, and NF-kB expression, activated JNK
*TNF-α↓,
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
*NF-kB↓,
*JNK↓,
*HDAC↓, alleviated histone deacetylase (HDCA) activity, GSK-3β levels, IFNγ, IL-17,
*GSK‐3β↓,
*IFN-γ↓,
*IL17↓,
*GSH↑, increased GSH levels
*NRF2↑, Park's: Increased Nrf2, modulated HO-1, SOD, CAT, decreased MDA, inhibited NF-κB and iNOS
*HO-1↑, upregulated expression of hallmark antioxidant enzymes, including HO-1, SOD, and CAT; and decreased levels of MDA
*SOD↑,
*MDA↓,
*NO↓, Attenuated NO, increased GPx
*GPx↑,
*TBARS↓, decreased levels of TBARS, AChE, restored activities of GR, GSH, SOD, CAT and Vitamin C
*AChE↓,
*GR↑,
*Catalase↑,
*VitC↑,
*memory↑, attenuated memory impairment
*lipid-P↓, attenuated lipid peroxidation
*ROS↓, attenuated ROS


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 6 of 6

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 6

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

HO-1↓, 3,   lipid-P↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 3,   ROS↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↑, 1,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   glucose↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   HK2↓, 2,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   LDL↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PDK1↓, 1,   PPARα↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

eIF2α↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 2,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   PERK↑, 1,   UPR↑, 2,   XBP-1↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 1,   PARP↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   HDAC↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 2,   NOTCH1↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

Ca+2↑, 1,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   MMP-10↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TET1↑, 2,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 2,   Twist↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↑, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↑, 2,   ChemoSen↑, 1,   eff↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   ALP↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 88

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 2,   Catalase↑, 3,   GPx↑, 2,   GSH↑, 3,   GSR↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 3,   lipid-P↓, 2,   MDA↓, 2,   NOX4↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 3,   SOD↑, 3,   TBARS↓, 1,   VitC↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

GAPDH↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↓, 2,   BAX↓, 1,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 2,   Casp9↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,   JNK↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

PARP↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL17↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 2,   Inflam↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 3,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

5HT↑, 1,   AChE↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

GR↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AST↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cardioP↑, 2,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 44

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: HO-1, HMOX1
6 Chrysin
1 doxorubicin
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