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.

-Note half-life 2 hrs, BioAv very poor
Pathways:
Graphical Pathways

- induce ROS production
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, GSH↓ HO1↓
- Raises 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↓, PDK">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


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2799- CHr,    Chrysin suppresses renal carcinogenesis via amelioration of hyperproliferation, oxidative stress and inflammation: plausible role of NF-κB
- in-vivo, RCC, NA
*chemoP↑, we report the chemopreventive effects of chrysin against (Fe-NTA) induced renal oxidative stress, inflammation, hyperproliferative response, and two-stage renal carcinogenesis
*ROS↓, amelioration of hyperproliferation, oxidative stress and inflammation
*Inflam↓,

2790- CHr,    Chrysin: Pharmacological and therapeutic properties
- Review, Var, NA
*hepatoP↑, graphical abstract
*neuroP↓,
*ROS↓,
*cardioP↑,
*Inflam↓,
eff↑, suppression of hTERT and cyclin D1 gene expression in T47D breast cancer cell lines is due to the combined effect of metformin and chrysin
hTERT↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP9↓, nanoparticle-based chrysin in C57B16 mice bearing B16F10 melanoma tumors was markedly presented reductions in the levels of MMP-9, MMP-2, and TERT genes, whereas it enhanced TIMP-2 andTIMP-1 genes expression
MMP2↓,
TIMP1↑,
TIMP2↑,
BioAv↑, nano-encapsulation of chrysin and curcumin improved the delivery of these phytochemicals that significantly inhibited the growth of cancer cells, while it decreased the hTERT gene expression via increased solubility and bioavailability
HK2↓, chrysin treatment restrained tumor growth in HCC xenograft models and significantly reduced HK-2 expression in tumor tissue
ROS↑, showing a significant increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), cytotoxicity, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) collapse, caspase-3 activation, ADP/ATP ratio, and ultimately apoptosis
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
ADP:ATP↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ER Stress↑, Likewise, chrysin encouraged endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress via stimulation of unfolded protein response (UPR
UPR↑,
GRP78/BiP↝, (eIF2α), PRKR-like ER kinase (PERK) and 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78).
eff↑, silibinin and chrysin synergistically inhibited growth of T47D BCC and downregulated the hTERT and cyclin D1 level
Ca+2↑, Primarily, increased ROS and cytoplasmic Ca 2+ levels alongside induction of cell death and loss of MMP are involved in inhibition of ovarian cancer through chrysin.

2791- CHr,    Chrysin attenuates progression of ovarian cancer cells by regulating signaling cascades and mitochondrial dysfunction
- in-vitro, Ovarian, OV90
TumCP↓, chrysin inhibited ovarian cancer cell proliferation and induced cell death by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels as well as inducing loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP).
TumCD↑,
ROS↑,
Ca+2↑,
MMP↓,
MAPK↑, chrysin activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways in ES2 and OV90 cells in concentration-response experiments
PI3K↑, results indicate that the chrysin-induced activation of PI3K and MAPK signaling molecules, which induced apoptosis,
p‑Akt↑, Chrysin stimulated the phosphorylation of AKT and P70S6K proteins in both ES2 and OV90 cells compared to the untreated control cell
PCNA↓, treatment with chrysin attenuated the abundant expression of PCNA protein in both ES2 and OV90 cells
p‑p70S6↑,
p‑ERK↑, chrysin activated the phospho-ERK1/2, p38, and JNK proteins as members of the MAPK pathway in the ovarian cancer cells
p38↑,
JNK↑,
DNAdam↑, stimulates apoptotic events in prostate cancer cells by the accumulation of DNA fragmentation, an increase in the population of cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle
TumCCA↑,
chemoP↑, combination therapy with chrysin enhances the therapeutic effect of the chemotherapeutic agent, docetaxel, in lung cancer by reducing its adverse effects

2792- CHr,    Chrysin induces death of prostate cancer cells by inducing ROS and ER stress
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
DNAdam↑, chrysin induced apoptosis of cells evidenced by DNA fragmentation and increasing the population of both DU145 and PC-3 cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle
TumCCA↑,
MMP↓, chrysin induced loss of mitochondria membrane potential (MMP), while increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, Also, it induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through activation of unfolded protein response (UPR) proteins including PRKR-like ER kinase (PERK), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), and 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78)
UPR↑,
PERK↑,
eIF2α↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
PI3K↓, chrysin-mediated intracellular signaling pathways suppressed phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and the abundance of AKT, P70S6K, S6, and P90RSK proteins, but stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and activation of ERK1/2 and P38 proteins
Akt↓,
p70S6↓,
MAPK↑,

2793- CHr,    Chrysin Inhibits TAMs-Mediated Autophagy Activation via CDK1/ULK1 Pathway and Reverses TAMs-Mediated Growth-Promoting Effects in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H157 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCG↓, Chrysin displayed a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of NSCLC cells, and it could also suppress the pro-cancer effects of M2-TAMs and inhibit their mediated autophagy
M2 MC↑,
CDK1↓, Chrysin Inhibits Autophagy through the CDK1/ULK1 Pathway

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

2795- CHr,    Combination of chrysin and cisplatin promotes the apoptosis of Hep G2 cells by up-regulating p53
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
ChemoSen↑, combination chrysin and cisplatin significantly enhanced the apoptosis of Hep G2 cancer cells
P53↑, chrysin and cisplatin increased the phosphorylation and accumulation of p53 through activating ERK1/2 in Hep G2 cells
ERK↑,
BAX↑, which led to the overexpression of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and DR5 and the inhibition of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2.
DR5↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Casp8↑, chrysin and cisplatin promoted both extrinsic apoptosis by activating caspase-8 and intrinsic apoptosis by increasing the release of cytochrome c and activating caspase-9 in Hep G2 cells
Cyt‑c↑,
Casp9↑,

2796- CHr,    Chemopreventive effect of chrysin, a dietary flavone against benzo(a)pyrene induced lung carcinogenesis in Swiss albino mice
- in-vivo, Lung, NA
PCNA↓, PCNA, COX-2 and NF-κB, where chrysin supplementation downregulated the expression of these proteins and maintained cellular homeostasis.
COX2↓,
NF-kB↓,
chemoP↑, chemopreventive potential of chrysin against B(a)P induced lung cancer in Swiss albino mice
*SOD↑, SOD, CAT, GR and GPx. Chrysin treatment significantly restored all above enzymatic anti-oxidants.
*Catalase↓,
*GR↓,
*GPx↓,
*lipid-P↓, chrysin inhibits LPO thereby preventing the formation of lipid peroxides which are engaged in carcinogenesis
*COX2↓, Chrysin supplementation significantly downregulated the protein expressions of COX-2 and NF-kB,
*NF-kB↓,
*ROS↓, chrysin is capable of protecting the lungs against oxidative damage.

2797- CHr,    A flavonoid chrysin suppresses hypoxic survival and metastatic growth of mouse breast cancer cells
- in-vivo, BC, NA - in-vitro, BC, 4T1
tumCV↓, Thai propolis extract and chrysin decreased survival of 4T1 cells after exposure to hypoxia (1% O2), for 2 days.
p‑STAT3↓, chrysin inhibited hypoxia-induced STAT3 phosphorylation without affecting HIF-1α protein level.
VEGF↓, Chrysin also abrogated hypoxia-induced VEGF gene
Weight∅, did not affect body weight of the mice
angioG↓, leading to abrogation of hypoxia-induced angiogenesis

2798- CHr,    Chrysin: a histone deacetylase 8 inhibitor with anticancer activity and a suitable candidate for the standardization of Chinese propolis
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
HDAC↓, chrysin is a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) and that it markedly inhibited HDAC8 enzymatic activity
HDAC8↓,
TumCG↓, chrysin significantly suppressed cell growth and induced differentiation in MDA-MB-231 cells
Diff↑,

2789- CHr,    Anticancer Activity of Ether Derivatives of Chrysin
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, methylene derivatives of flavone reduce the COX and PEG-2 concentration, increasing anticancer activity compared with unmethylated derivatives
COX2↓,
PGE2↓,
eff↑, the combination of 3 with EGCG increases the activity against the tested cell line

2800- CHr,    Chrysin Activates Notch1 Signaling and Suppresses Tumor Growth of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma In vitro and In vivo
- in-vitro, Thyroid, NA
TumCG↓, Oral administration of chrysin suppressed the growth of ATC xenografts by an average of 59% compared with the vehicle control group
NOTCH↑, increase in the active intracellular domain of Notch1 protein
cl‑PARP↑, induction of cleaved Poly ADP-ribose polymerase protein, indicating that the growth inhibition was due to apoptosis.
Apoptosis↑,

2801- CHr,    AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation is involved in chrysin-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis in cultured A549 lung cancer cells
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
AMPK↑, demonstrated a significant AMPK activation after chrysin treatment in A549 cells
Akt↓, inhibited Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation
ChemoSen↑, Chrysin increases doxorubicin-induced AMPK activation to promote A549 cell death and growth inhibition
ROS↑, Recently, studies have confirmed that chrysin is a potent inducer of ROS and in A549 and other cancer cells

2802- CHr,    Chrysin inhibits expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha through reducing hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha stability and inhibiting its protein synthesis
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vivo, Pca, NA
Hif1a↓, Chrysin inhibited insulin-induced expression of HIF-1alpha by reducing its stability
VEGF↓, Inhibition of HIF-1alpha by chrysin resulted in abrogation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression.
angioG↓, chrysin inhibited DU145 xenograft-induced angiogenesis

2803- CHr,  5-FU,    Potentiating activities of chrysin in the therapeutic efficacy of 5-fluorouracil in gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
ChemoSen↑, combination of chrysin and 5-FU significantly increased cytotoxicity more than chrysin or 5-FU alone
TumCCA↑, 5-FU induced apoptosis through p53-p21 activity, while chrysin arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase
eff↑, chrysin was co-administered with cisplatin in HepG2 liver cancer cells (19), with docetaxel in A549 non-small cell lung cancer cells (18), and with metformin in breast cancer cells (20), showing synergistic effects
MDR1↓, chrysin inhibits the expression of MDR1

2804- CHr,  Rad,    Gamma-Irradiated Chrysin Improves Anticancer Activity in HT-29 Colon Cancer Cells Through Mitochondria-Related Pathway
- in-vitro, CRC, HT29
RadioS↑, enhancement of the anticancer effects of chrysin upon exposure to gamma irradiation
ROS↑, excessive production of included reactive oxygen species, the dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential, regulation of the B cell lymphoma-2 family, activation of caspase-9, 3, and cleavage of poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase.
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
cl‑PARP↑,

2805- CHr,    Chrysin serves as a novel inhibitor of DGKα/FAK interaction to suppress the malignancy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
- in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE150 - in-vivo, ESCC, NA
FAK↓, chrysin significantly disrupted the DGKα/FAK signalosome to inhibit FAK-controlled signaling pathways and the malignant progression of ESCC cells both in vitro and in vivo
GlucoseCon↓, Chrysin significantly reduced the levels of glycolytic indexes, such as glucose uptake
Casp3↑, hrysin dose-dependently increased the apoptotic rate and caspase 3/7 activity in KYSE410, KYSE30, and KYSE150 cells.
Casp7↑,
p‑Akt↓, chrysin dose-dependently inhibited the phosphorylation of AKT
TumCG↓, chrysin dose-dependently reduced the growth of ESCC tumors
Weight∅, difference of body weight between chrysin treatment groups and control group is minimal

2806- CHr,  Se,    Selenium-containing chrysin and quercetin derivatives: attractive scaffolds for cancer therapy
- in-vitro, Var, NA
eff↑, SeChry elicited a noteworthy cytotoxic activity with mean IC50 values 18- and 3-fold lower than those observed for chrysin and cisplatin, respectively
selectivity↑, differential behavior toward malignant and nonmalignant cells was observed for SeChry and SePQue, exhibiting higher selectivity indexes
Dose↝, 5 min. of microwave irradiation at 175 W (150 ºC) of an acetonitrile WR and flavonoid solution on a sealed pyrex microwave vial,
TrxR↓, Both compounds were able to decrease cellular TrxR
GSH↓, The results clearly showed that after treatment with both seleno-flavonoids total glutathione concentration (GSH + GSSG) decreased
MMP↓, MMP reduced by up to four times compared to control cells
ROS↑, Both seleno-derivatives were able to increase the oxidant basal production
H2O2↑, ore dramatic decrease of the MMP and a higher ability to increase the hydrogen peroxide basal production,

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↑,

3258- CHr,  PBG,    Chrysin Induced Cell Apoptosis and Inhibited Invasion Through Regulation of TET1 Expression in Gastric Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, GC, MKN45
TET1↑, Chrysin significantly promoted the expression of TET1 in GC cells
Apoptosis↑, Chrysin could noticeably induce cell apoptosis and inhibit cell migration and invasion
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,

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

953- CHr,    Inhibition of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Chrysin in a Rat Model of Choroidal Neovascularization
- in-vivo, NA, NA
Hif1a↓,
VEGF↓,

1033- CHr,    Chrysin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression through suppressing programmed death ligand 1 expression
- vitro+vivo, HCC, NA
TumCG↓,
CD4+↑, enhanced CD4/CD8-
CD8+↑, enhanced CD4/CD8-
PD-L1↓, chrysin significantly down-regulated the expression of PD-L1 in vivo and in vitro

1107- CHr,    Chrysin inhibits metastatic potential of human triple-negative breast cancer cells by modulating matrix metalloproteinase-10, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
- in-vitro, BC, NA
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
MMP-10↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Slug↓,
EMT↓, reversal effect on epithelial-mesenchymal transition

1143- CHr,    Chrysin inhibited tumor glycolysis and induced apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting hexokinase-2
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vivo, NA, NA - in-vitro, HCC, HepG3 - in-vitro, HCC, HUH7
HK2↓,
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓,
Apoptosis↑,

1144- CHr,    8-bromo-7-methoxychrysin-induced apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells involves ROS and JNK
- in-vitro, HCC, HepG2 - in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402 - in-vitro, Nor, HL7702
Casp3↑,
*ROS∅, BrMC did not affect ROS generation in L-02 cells
ROS↑,
JNK↑,
*toxicity↓, BrMC had little effect on human embryo liver L-02 cells

1145- CHr,    Chrysin inhibits propagation of HeLa cells by attenuating cell survival and inducing apoptotic pathways
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
tumCV↓,
BAX↑,
BID↑,
BOK↑,
APAF1↑,
TNF-α↑,
FasL↑,
Fas↑,
FADD↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Mcl-1↓,
NAIP↓,
Bcl-2↓,
CDK4↓,
CycB↓,
cycD1↓,
cycE1↓,
TRAIL↑,
p‑Akt↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
PDK1↓,
BAD↓,
GSK‐3β↑,
AMPK↑, AMPKa
p27↑,
P53↑,

1249- CHr,    Chrysin as an Anti-Cancer Agent Exerts Selective Toxicity by Directly Inhibiting Mitochondrial Complex II and V in CLL B-lymphocytes
- in-vitro, CLL, NA
ROS↑,
MMP↓,
ADP:ATP↑,
Casp3↑,
Apoptosis↑,

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

2780- CHr,    Anti-cancer Activity of Chrysin in Cancer Therapy: a Systematic Review
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant (13), anti-inflammatory (14), antibacterial (15), anti-hypertensive (16), anti-allergic (17), vasodilator (18),
Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑, anti-diabetic (19), anti-anxiety (10), anti-viral (20), anti-estrogen (21), liver protective (22), anti-aging (23), anti-seizure (24), and anti-cancer effects (25)
AntiCan↑,
Cyt‑c↑, (1) facilitating the release of cytochrome C from the mitochondria,
Casp3↑, (2) activating caspase-3 and inhibiting the activity of the XIAP molecule,
XIAP↓,
p‑Akt↓, (3) reducing AKT phosphorylation and triggering the PI3K pathway and induction of apoptosis
PI3K↑,
Apoptosis↑,
COX2↓, chrysin interacts weakly with COX-1 binding site whereas displayed a remarkable interaction with COX-2.
FAK↓, ESCC cells: resultant blockage of the FAK/AKT signaling pathways
AMPK↑, A549: activation of AMPK by chrysin contributes to Akt suppression
STAT3↑, 4T1cell: inhibited STAT3 activation
MMP↓, Chrysin induces apoptosis through the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway that disrupts mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and increases DNA fragmentation.
DNAdam↑,
BAX↑, produces pro-apoptotic proteins, including Bax and Bak, and activates caspase-9 and caspase-3 in various cancer cells
Bak↑,
Casp9↑,
p38↑, chrysin can inhibit tumor growth by activating P38 MAPK and stopping the cell cycle
MAPK↑,
TumCCA↑,
ChemoSen↑, beneficial in inhibiting chemotherapy resistance of cancer cells
HDAC8↓, chrysin suppresses tumorigenesis by inhibiting histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8)
Wnt↓, chrysin can attenuate Wnt and NF-κB signaling pathways
NF-kB↓,
angioG↓, chrysin can inhibit angiogenesis and inducing apoptosis in HTh7 cells, 4T1 mice, and MDA-MB-231 cells
BioAv↓, low bioavailability of flavonoids such as chrysin

2781- CHr,  PBG,    Chrysin a promising anticancer agent: recent perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, It can block Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/AKT/mTOR) and Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) signaling in different animals against various cancers
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MMP9↑, Chrysin strongly suppresses Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. factors that can cause cancer
uPA↓,
VEGF↓,
AR↓, Chrysin has the ability to suppress the androgen receptor (AR), a protein necessary for prostate cancer development and metastasis
Casp↑, starts the caspase cascade and blocks protein synthesis to kill lung cancer cells
TumMeta↓, Chrysin significantly decreased lung cancer metastasis i
TumCCA↑, Chrysin induces apoptosis and stops colon cancer cells in the G2/M cell cycle phase
angioG↓, Chrysin prevents tumor growth and cancer spread by blocking blood vessel expansion
BioAv↓, Chrysin’s solubility, accessibility and bioavailability may limit its medical use.
*hepatoP↑, As chrysin reduced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in rat liver cells exposed to a toxic chemical agent.
*neuroP↑, Protecting the brain against oxidative stress (GPx) may be aided by increasing levels of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx).
*SOD↑,
*GPx↑,
*ROS↓, A decrease in oxidative stress and an increase in antioxidant capacity may result from chrysin’s anti-inflammatory properties
*Inflam↓,
*Catalase↑, Supplementation with chrysin increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes like SOD and catalase and reduced the levels of oxidative stress markers like malondialdehyde (MDA) in the colon tissue of the rats.
*MDA↓, Antioxidant enzyme activity (SOD, CAT) and oxidative stress marker (MDA) levels were both enhanced by chrysin supplementation in mouse liver tissue
ROS↓, reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress markers in the cancer cells further indicated the antioxidant activity of chrysin
BBB↑, After crossing the blood-brain barrier, it has been shown to accumulate there
Half-Life↓, The half-life of chrysin in rats is predicted to be close to 2 hours.
BioAv↑, Taking chrysin with food may increase the effectiveness of the supplement: increased by a factor of 1.8 when taken with a high-fat meal
ROS↑, In contrast to 5-FU/oxaliplatin, chrysin increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in turn causes autophagy by stopping Akt and mTOR from doing their jobs
eff↑, mixture of chrysin and cisplatin caused the SCC-25 and CAL-27 cell lines to make more oxygen free radicals. After treatment with chrysin, cisplatin, or both, the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was found to have gone up.
ROS↑, When reactive oxygen species (ROS) and calcium levels in the cytoplasm rise because of chrysin, OC cells die.
ROS↑, chrysin is the cause of death in both types of prostate cancer cells. It does this by depolarizing mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), making reactive oxygen species (ROS), and starting lipid peroxidation.
lipid-P↑,
ER Stress↑, when chrysin is present in DU145 and PC-3 cells, the expression of a group of proteins that control ER stress goes up
NOTCH1↑, Chrysin increased the production of Notch 1 and hairy/enhancer of split 1 at the protein and mRNA levels, which stopped cells from dividing
NRF2↓, Not only did chrysin stop Nrf2 and the genes it controls from working, but it also caused MCF-7 breast cancer cells to die via apoptosis.
p‑FAK↓, After 48 hours of treatment with chrysin at amounts between 5 and 15 millimoles, p-FAK and RhoA were greatly lowered
Rho↓,
PCNA↓, Lung histology and immunoblotting studies of PCNA, COX-2, and NF-B showed that adding chrysin stopped the production of these proteins and maintained the balance of cells
COX2↓,
NF-kB↓,
PDK1↓, After the chrysin was injected, the genes PDK1, PDK3, and GLUT1 that are involved in glycolysis had less expression
PDK3↑,
GLUT1↓,
Glycolysis↓, chrysin stops glycolysis
mt-ATP↓, chrysin inhibits complex II and ATPases in the mitochondria of cancer cells
Ki-67↓, the amounts of Ki-67, which is a sign of growth, and c-Myc in the tumor tissues went down
cMyc↓,
ROCK1↓, (ROCK1), transgelin 2 (TAGLN2), and FCH and Mu domain containing endocytic adaptor 2 (FCHO2) were much lower.
TOP1↓, DNA topoisomerases and histone deacetylase were inhibited, along with the synthesis of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and (IL-1 beta), while the activity of protective signaling pathways was increased
TNF-α↓,
IL1β↓,
CycB↓, Chrysin suppressed cyclin B1 and CDK2 production in order to stop cancerous growth.
CDK2↓,
EMT↓, chrysin treatment can also stop EMT
STAT3↓, chrysin block the STAT3 and NF-B pathways, but it also greatly reduced PD-L1 production both in vivo and in vitro.
PD-L1↓,
IL2↑, chrysin increases both the rate of T cell growth and the amount of IL-2

2782- CHr,    Broad-Spectrum Preclinical Antitumor Activity of Chrysin: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA - Review, Park, NA
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective
*Inflam↓, inhibitory effect of chrysin on inflammation and oxidative stress is also important in Parkinson’s disease
*hepatoP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*BioAv↓, Accumulating data demonstrates that poor absorption, rapid metabolism, and systemic elimination are responsible for poor bioavailability of chrysin in humans that, subsequently, restrict its therapeutic effects
*cardioP↑, cardioprotective [69], lipid-lowering effect [70]
*lipidLev↓,
*RenoP↑, Renoprotective
*TNF-α↓, chrysin reduces levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-2 (IL-2).
*IL2↓,
*PI3K↓, induction of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway by chrysin contributes to a reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation during cerebral I/R injury
*Akt↓,
*ROS↓,
*cognitive↑, Chrysin (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) improves cognitive capacity, inflammation, and apoptosis to ameliorate traumatic brain injury
eff↑, chrysin and silibinin is beneficial in suppressing breast cancer malignancy via decreasing cancer proliferation
cycD1↓, chrysin and silibinin induced cell cycle arrest via down-regulation of cyclin D1 and hTERT
hTERT↓,
VEGF↓, Administration of chrysin is associated with the disruption of hypoxia-induced VEGF gene expression
p‑STAT3↓, chrysin is capable of reducing STAT3 phosphorylation in hypoxic conditions without affecting the HIF-1α protein level.
TumMeta↓, chrysin is a potent agent in suppressing metastasis and proliferation of breast cancer cells during hypoxic conditions
TumCP↓,
eff↑, combination therapy of breast cancer cells using chrysin and metformin exerts a synergistic effect and is more efficient compared to chrysin alone
eff↑, combination of quercetin and chrysin reduced levels of pro-inflammatory factors, such as IL-1β, Il-6, TNF-α, and IL-10, via NF-κB down-regulation.
IL1β↓,
IL6↓,
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, after chrysin administration, an increase occurs in levels of ROS that, subsequently, impairs the integrity of the mitochondrial membrane, leading to cytochrome C release and apoptosis induction
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
Apoptosis↑,
ER Stress↑, in addition to mitochondria, ER can also participate in apoptosis
Ca+2↑, Upon chrysin administration, an increase occurs in levels of ROS and cytoplasmic Ca2+ that mediate apoptosis induction in OC cells
TET1↑, In MKN45 cells, chrysin promotes the expression of TET1
Let-7↑, Chrysin is capable of promoting the expression of miR-9 and Let-7a as onco-suppressor factors in cancer to inhibit the proliferation of GC cells
Twist↓, Down-regulation of NF-κB, and subsequent decrease in Twist/EMT are mediated by chrysin administration, negatively affecting cervical cancer metastasis
EMT↓,
TumCCA↑, nduction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via up-regulation of caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bax are mediated by chrysin
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
HK2↓, Chrysin administration (15, 30, and 60 mM) reduces the expression of HK-2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells to impair glucose uptake and lactate production.
GlucoseCon↓,
lactateProd↓,
Glycolysis↓, In addition to glycolysis metabolism impairment, the inhibitory effect of chrysin on HK-2 leads to apoptosis
SHP1↑, upstream modulator of STAT3 known as SHP-1 is up-regulated by chrysin
N-cadherin↓, Furthermore, N-cadherin and E-cadherin are respectively down-regulated and up-regulated upon chrysin administration in inhibiting melanoma invasion
E-cadherin↑,
UPR↑, chrysin substantially diminishes survival by ER stress induction via stimulating UPR, PERK, ATF4, and elF2α
PERK↑,
ATF4↑,
eIF2α↑,
RadioS↑, Irradiation combined with chrysin exerts a synergistic effect
NOTCH1↑, Irradiation combined with chrysin exerts a synergistic effect
NRF2↓, in reducing Nrf2 expression, chrysin down-regulates the expression of ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways—leading to an increase in the efficiency of doxorubicin in chemotherapy
BioAv↑, chrysin at the tumor site by polymeric nanoparticles leads to enhanced anti-tumor activity, due to enhanced cellular uptake
eff↑, Chrysin- and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles significantly promote the expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 to exert a reduction in melanoma invasion

2783- CHr,    Apoptotic Effects of Chrysin in Human Cancer Cell Lines
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, chrysin has shown to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis, and is more potent than other tested flavonoids in leukemia cells
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑, chrysin is likely to act via activation of caspases and inactivation of Akt signaling in the cells.
PCNA↓, inhibited the growth of cervical cancer cells, HeLa, via apoptosis induction and down-regulated the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in the cells.
p38↑, chrysin potentially induced p38, therefore activated NFkappaB/p65 in the HeLa cells
NF-kB↑,
DNAdam↑, only apigenin, chrysin, quercetin, galangin, luteolin and fisetin were found to clearly induce the oligonucleosomal DNA fragmentation at 50 μM after 6 h of treatment
XIAP↓, down-regulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in the U937 cells
Cyt‑c↑, (1) chrysin mediated the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytoplasm;
Casp3↑, (2) chrysin induced elevated caspase-3 activity and proteolytic cleavage of its downstream targets, such as phospholipase C-gamma-1 (PLC-gamma1), which is correlated with down-regulation of XIAP;
Akt↓, (3) chrysin decreased phosphorylated Akt levels in cells where the PI3K pathway plays a role in regulating the mechanism.
SCF↓, Chrysin has also been reported to have the ability to abolish the stem cell factor (SCF)/c-Kit signaling by inhibiting the PI3K pathway
hTERT↓, A significant decrease in human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression levels was also observed in leukemia cells treated with 60 ng/mL Manisa propolis, owing to its constituent of chrysin
COX2↓, Chrysin also inhibited the lipopolysaccharide-induced COX-2 expression via inhibition of nuclear factor IL-6 (NF-IL6)
*Inflam↓, anti-inflammatory [21] and anti-oxidant effects [22], and has shown cancer chemopreventive activity via induction of apoptosis in diverse range of human and rat cell types.
*antiOx↑,
*chemoP↑,
AR-V7?,
CYP19?, Chrysin has recently shown to be a potent inhibitor of aromatase [18] and of human immunodeficiency virus activation in models of latent infection

2784- CHr,    Chrysin targets aberrant molecular signatures and pathways in carcinogenesis (Review)
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, apoptosis, disrupting the cell cycle and inhibiting migration without generating toxicity or undesired side‑effects in normal cells
TumCMig↓,
*toxicity↝, toxic at higher doses and the recommended dose for chrysin is <3 g/day
ChemoSen↑, chrysin also inhibits multi‑drug resistant proteins and is effective in combination therapy
*BioAv↓, extremely low bioavailability in humans due to rapid quick metabolism, removal and restricted assimilation. The bioavailability of chrysin when taken orally has been estimated to be between 0.003 to 0.02%
Dose↝, safe and effective in various studies where volunteers have taken oral doses ranging from 300 to 625 mg without experiencing any documented effect
neuroP↑, Chrysin has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects via a variety of mechanisms, such as gamma-aminobutyric acid mimetic properties, monoamine oxidase inhibition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities
*P450↓, Chrysin inhibits cytochrome P450 2E1, alcohol dehydrogenase and xanthine oxidase at various dosages (20 and 40 mg/kg body weight) and protects Wistar rats against oxidative stress
*ROS↓,
*HDL↑, ncreased the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glutathione S-transferase, superoxide dismutase and catalase
*GSTs↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*MAPK↓, inactivate the MAPK/JNK pathway and suppress the NF-κB pathways, and at the same time upregulate the expression of PTEN, and activate the VEGF/AKT pathway
*NF-kB↓,
*PTEN↑,
*VEGF↑,
ROS↑, chrysin treatment in ovarian cancer led to the augmented generation of reactive oxygen species, a decrease in MMP and an increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+,
MMP↓,
Ca+2↑,
selectivity↑, It has been found that chrysin has no cytotoxic effect on normal cells, such as fibroblasts
PCNA↓, Chrysin likewise downregulates proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in cervical carcinoma cells
Twist↓, Chrysin decreases the expression of TWIST 1 and NF-κB and thus suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HeLa cells
EMT↓,
CDKN1C↑, Chrysin administration led to the upregulation of CDKN1 at the transcript and protein leve
p‑STAT3↑, Chrysin decreased the viability of 4T1 breast cancer cells by suppressing hypoxia-induced phosphorylation of STAT3
MMP2↓, chrysin-loaded PGLA/PEG nanoparticles modulated TIMPS and MMP2 and 9, and PI3K expression in a mouse 4T1 breast tumor model
MMP9↓,
eff↑, Chrysin used alone and as an adjuvant with metformin has been found to downregulate cyclin D and hTERT expression in the breast cancer cell line
cycD1↓,
hTERT↓,
CLDN1↓, CLDN1 and CLDN11 expression have been found to be higher in human lung squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment with chrysin treatment reduces both the mRNA and protein expression of these claudin genes
TumVol↓, Treatment with chrysin treatment (1.3 mg/kg body weight) significantly decreases tumor volume, resulting in a 52.6% increase in mouse survival
OS↑,
COX2↓, Chrysin restores the cellular equilibrium of cells subjected to benzopyrene by downregulating the expression of elevated proteins, such as PCNA, NF-κB and COX-2
eff↑, quercetin and chrysin together decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory molecules, such as IL-6, -1 and -10, and the levels of TNF via the NF-κB pathway.
CDK2↓, Chrysin has been shown to inhibit squamous cell carcinoma via the modulation of Rb and by decreasing the expression of CDK2 and CDK4
CDK4↓,
selectivity↑, chrysin selectively exhibits toxicity and induces the self-programed death of human uveal melanoma cells (M17 and SP6.5) without having any effect on normal cells
TumCCA↑, halting the cell cycle at the G2/M or G1/S phases
E-cadherin↑, upregulation of E-cadherin and the downregulation of cadherin
HK2↓, Chrysin decreased expression of HK-2 in mitochondria, and the interaction between HK-2 and VDAC 2 was disrupted,
HDAC↓, Chrysin, a HDAC inhibitor, caused cytotoxicity, and also inhibited migration and invasion.

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↓,
hTERT↓,
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↓,

2786- CHr,    Chemopreventive and therapeutic potential of chrysin in cancer: mechanistic perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
Apoptosis↑, chrysin inhibits cancer growth through induction of apoptosis, alteration of cell cycle and inhibition of angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis without causing any toxicity and undesirable side effects to normal cells
TumCCA↑,
angioG↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↑,
*toxicity↓,
selectivity↑,
chemoP↑, Induction of phase II detoxification enzymes, such as glutathione S-transferase (GST) or NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (QR) is one of the major mechanism of protection against initiation of carcinogenesis
*GSTs↑,
*NADPH↑,
*GSH↑, upregulation of antioxidant and carcinogen detoxification enzymes (glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), GST and QR)
HDAC8↓, inhibits of HDAC8 enzymatic activity
Hif1a↓, Prostate DU145: Inhibits HIF-1a expression through Akt signaling and abrogation of VEGF expression
*ROS↓, chrysin (20 and 40 mg/kg) was shown to exhibit chemopreventive activity by ameliorating oxidative stress and inflammation via NF-kB pathway
*NF-kB↓,
SCF↓, Chrysin has also been reported to have the ability to abolish the stem cell factor (SCF)/c-Kit signaling in human myeloid leukemia cells by preventing the PI3 K pathway
cl‑PARP↑, (PARP) and caspase-3 and concurrently decreasing pro-survival proteins survivin and XIAP
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
Casp3↑, activation of caspase-3 and -9.
Casp9↑,
GSH↓, chrysin sustains a significant depletion of intracellular GSH concentrations in human NSCLC cells
ChemoSen↑, chrysin potentiates cisplatin toxicity, in part, via synergizing pro-oxidant effects of cisplatin by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction, and by depleting cellular GSH, an important antioxidant defense
Fenton↑, ability to participate in a fenton type chemical reaction
P21↑, upregulation of p21 independent of p53 status and decrease in cyclin D1, CDK2 protein levels
P53↑,
cycD1↓,
CDK2↓,
STAT3↓, chrysin inhibits angiogenesis through inhibition of STAT3 and VEGF release mediated by hypoxia through Akt signaling pathway
VEGF↓,
Akt↓,
NRF2↓, Chrysin treatment significantly reduced nrf2 expression in cells at both the mRNA and protein levels through down-regulation of PI3K-Akt and ERK pathways.

2787- CHr,    Network pharmacology unveils the intricate molecular landscape of Chrysin in breast cancer therapeutics
- Analysis, Var, MCF-7
TumCP↓, implicated in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis
angioG↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
TP53↑, Chrysin exhibited strong binding interactions with several key hub proteins, notably TP53, AKT1, and CASP3, suggesting its capacity to inhibit tumorigenesis in breast cancer
Akt↓,
Casp3↑,
tumCV↓, dose-dependent reduction in cell viability was observed, with an IC50 value of 67.43 and 22.55 µM for 24 and 48 h
TNF-α↓, chrysin binds strongly to TNF-α, potentially inhibiting its function.
BioAv↑, Improved bioavailability of chrysin via its interaction with HSA could enhance its therapeutic efficacy, a factor that could be further explored in future pharmacokinetic studies
BioAv↑, Albumin’s ability to bind and transport Chrysin could influence the bioavailability of the flavonoid, potentially enhancing its therapeutic effects.
AKT1↓, chrysin effectively inhibits AKT1,

2788- CHr,    Chrysin: Sources, beneficial pharmacological activities, and molecular mechanism of action
- Review, Var, NA
*neuroP↑, Chrysin mitigates neurotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress.
*Inflam↓,
*ROS↓,
NF-kB↓, Chrysin treatment maintains the antioxidant armory and suppresses the activation of redox-active transcription factor NF-kB
*PCNA↓, Chrysin supplementation downregulated the expression of PCNA, COX-2, and NF-kB
*COX2↓,
ChemoSen↑, Chrysin is effective in attenuating cisplatin-induced expression of both COX-2 and iNOS
Hif1a↓, DU145: Chrysin suppressed the expression of HIF-1a of tumor cells in vitro and inhibited tumor cell-induced angiogenesis in vivo
angioG↓,
*chemoP↑, Chrysin as an effective chemopreventive agent having the capability to obstruct DEN initiated and Fe-NTA promoted renal cancer in the rat model
PDGF↓, Chrysin functionally suppresses PDGF-induced proliferation and migration in VSMCs
*memory↑, Chrysin is effective in attenuating memory impairment, oxidative stress, acting as an antiaging agent
*RenoP↑, protected the kidney from damage
*PPARα↑, Chrysin significantly inhibits AGE-RAGE mediated oxidative stress and inflammation through PPAR-g activation
*lipidLev↓, Chrysin was able to decrease plasma lipids concentration because of its antioxidant properties
*hepatoP↑, Chrysin shows promising hepatoprotective and antihyperlipidemic effects, which are evidenced by the decreased levels of triglycerides, free fatty acids, total cholesterol, phospholipids, low-density lipoprotein-C, and very low-density lipoprotein
*cardioP⇅, Chrysin significantly ameliorated myocardial damage
*BioAv↓, despite its therapeutic potential, the bioavailability of chrysin and probably other flavonoids in humans is extremely low, mainly due to poor absorption, rapid metabolism, and rapid systemic elimination.

481- CUR,  CHr,  Api,    Flavonoid-induced glutathione depletion: Potential implications for cancer treatment
- in-vitro, Liver, A549 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, AML, HL-60
GSH↓, depletion
mtDam↑, mitochondrial dysfunction
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,

1084- LT,  CHr,    Luteolin and chrysin differentially inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 expression and scavenge reactive oxygen species but similarly inhibit prostaglandin-E2 formation in RAW 264.7 cells
- in-vitro, Nor, RAW264.7
*COX2↓, 25, 50, or 100 micromol/L concentrations of luteolin inhibited (lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced) Cox-2 protein expression
*COX2∅, Chrysin pretreatment did not reduce (LPS-induced) Cox-2 protein expression at any level tested.
*PGE2↓, both luteolin and chrysin completely suppressed (LPS-induced) PGE2 formation
*ROS↓, only Luteolin suppressed superoxide formation (induced by xanthine)


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 40

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
ADP:ATP↑,2,   Akt↓,8,   p‑Akt↓,3,   p‑Akt↑,1,   AKT1↓,1,   ALAT↓,1,   ALP↓,1,   AMPK↑,3,   angioG↓,8,   AntiCan↑,1,   APAF1↑,1,   Apoptosis↑,11,   AR↓,1,   AR-V7?,1,   ATF4↑,1,   mt-ATP↓,1,   BAD↓,1,   Bak↑,1,   BAX↑,4,   BBB↑,1,   Bcl-2↓,2,   Bcl-xL↓,1,   BID↑,1,   BioAv↓,2,   BioAv↑,6,   BOK↑,1,   Ca+2↑,5,   cardioP↑,1,   Casp↑,2,   Casp3↑,12,   Casp7↑,2,   Casp8↑,2,   Casp9↑,6,   CD4+↑,1,   CD8+↑,1,   CDK1↓,1,   CDK2↓,3,   CDK4↓,2,   CDKN1C↑,1,   chemoP↑,3,   ChemoSen↑,8,   CLDN1↓,2,   cMyc↓,1,   COX2↓,6,   COX2↑,1,   CycB↓,2,   cycD1↓,6,   cycE1↓,1,   CYP19?,1,   Cyt‑c↑,6,   Diff↑,1,   DNAdam↑,5,   Dose↝,2,   DR5↑,1,   E-cadherin↑,4,   eff↑,15,   EGFR↓,1,   eIF2α↑,2,   p‑eIF2α↑,1,   EMT↓,5,   ER Stress↑,5,   ERK↓,2,   ERK↑,1,   p‑ERK↑,1,   FADD↑,1,   FAK↓,2,   p‑FAK↓,1,   Fas↑,1,   FasL↑,1,   Fenton↑,1,   Fibronectin↓,1,   GlucoseCon↓,3,   GLUT1↓,1,   Glycolysis↓,3,   GRP78/BiP↑,2,   GRP78/BiP↝,1,   GSH↓,3,   GSK‐3β↑,1,   H2O2↑,1,   Half-Life↓,1,   HDAC↓,3,   HDAC8↓,3,   Hif1a↓,5,   HK2↓,5,   HO-1↓,3,   hTERT↓,5,   IL10↓,1,   IL1β↓,3,   IL2↑,1,   IL6↓,2,   Inflam↓,2,   iNOS↓,1,   JNK↑,2,   Ki-67↓,1,   lactateProd↓,2,   LDH↓,1,   LDL↓,1,   Let-7↑,1,   lipid-P↑,3,   M2 MC↑,1,   MAPK↑,3,   Mcl-1↓,2,   MDR1↓,1,   MMP↓,10,   MMP↑,1,   MMP-10↓,2,   MMP2↓,3,   MMP9↓,3,   MMP9↑,1,   mtDam↑,1,   mTOR↓,3,   N-cadherin↓,1,   NADPH↓,1,   NAIP↓,1,   neuroP↑,2,   NF-kB↓,5,   NF-kB↑,1,   NOTCH↑,1,   NOTCH1↑,3,   NRF2↓,6,   OS↑,1,   P21↑,1,   p27↑,1,   p38↑,3,   P53↑,3,   p70S6↓,1,   p‑p70S6↑,1,   PARP↑,1,   cl‑PARP↑,3,   PCNA↓,5,   PD-L1↓,2,   PDGF↓,1,   PDK1↓,3,   PDK3↑,1,   PERK↑,2,   PGE2↓,2,   PI3K↓,2,   PI3K↑,2,   PPARα↓,1,   RadioS↑,2,   RenoP↑,1,   Rho↓,1,   ROCK1↓,1,   ROS↓,1,   ROS↑,14,   SCF↓,2,   selectivity↑,4,   SHP1↑,1,   Slug↓,2,   Snail↓,2,   STAT3↓,3,   STAT3↑,1,   p‑STAT3↓,2,   p‑STAT3↑,1,   survivin↓,1,   TET1↑,3,   TIMP1↑,1,   TIMP2↑,1,   TLR4↓,1,   TNF-α↓,3,   TNF-α↑,1,   TOP1↓,2,   TP53↑,1,   TRAIL↑,1,   TrxR↓,1,   TumCCA↑,8,   TumCD↑,1,   TumCG↓,5,   TumCI↓,4,   TumCMig↓,3,   TumCP↓,6,   tumCV↓,3,   TumMeta↓,3,   TumMeta↑,1,   TumVol↓,1,   Twist↓,3,   uPA↓,1,   UPR↑,4,   VEGF↓,7,   Vim↓,2,   Weight∅,2,   Wnt↓,1,   XBP-1↓,1,   XIAP↓,4,  
Total Targets: 184

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
AChE↓,1,   Akt↓,1,   antiOx↑,4,   Apoptosis↓,1,   AST↓,1,   BAX↓,1,   Bcl-2↑,1,   BioAv↓,3,   cardioP↑,3,   cardioP⇅,1,   Casp3↓,1,   Catalase↓,1,   Catalase↑,4,   chemoP↑,3,   cognitive↑,1,   COX2↓,5,   COX2∅,1,   Cyt‑c↓,1,   GAPDH↑,1,   GPx↓,1,   GPx↑,2,   GR↓,1,   GR↑,1,   GSH↑,3,   GSK‐3β↓,1,   GSTs↑,2,   HDAC↓,1,   HDL↑,1,   hepatoP↑,5,   HO-1↑,2,   HSP70/HSPA5↑,1,   IFN-γ↓,1,   IL17↓,1,   IL1β↓,1,   IL2↓,1,   Inflam↓,7,   iNOS↓,2,   JNK↓,1,   lipid-P↓,2,   lipidLev↓,2,   MAPK↓,1,   MDA↓,2,   memory↑,2,   NADPH↑,1,   neuroP↓,1,   neuroP↑,4,   NF-kB↓,5,   NO↓,1,   NOX4↓,1,   NRF2↑,2,   P450↓,1,   PARP↓,1,   PCNA↓,1,   PGE2↓,1,   PI3K↓,1,   PPARα↑,1,   PTEN↑,1,   RenoP↑,2,   ROS↓,11,   ROS∅,1,   SOD↑,5,   TBARS↓,1,   TNF-α↓,2,   toxicity↓,2,   toxicity↝,1,   VEGF↑,1,   VitC↑,1,  
Total Targets: 67

Filter Conditions: Pro/AntiFlg:%  IllCat:%  CanType:%  Cells:%  prod#:61  Target#:%  State#:%  Dir#:%
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