Curcumin / Apoptosis Cancer Research Results

CUR, Curcumin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in Turmeric. Member of the ginger family.Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from turmeric with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
- Has iron-chelating, iron-chelating properties. Ferritin. But still known to increase Iron in Cancer cells.
- GSH depletion in cancer cells, exhaustion of the antioxidant defense system. But still raises GSH↑ in normal cells.
- Higher concentrations (5-10 μM) of curcumin induce autophagy and ROS production
- Inhibition of TrxR, shifting the enzyme from an antioxidant to a prooxidant
- Strong inhibitor of Glo-I, , causes depletion of cellular ATP and GSH
- Curcumin has been found to act as an activator of Nrf2, (maybe bad in cancer cells?), hence could be combined with Nrf2 knockdown
-may suppress CSC: suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog).

Curcumin — Curcumin is a turmeric-derived polyphenolic curcuminoid and diarylheptanoid from Curcuma longa, functionally best classified as a natural-product small molecule / nutraceutical candidate with pleiotropic redox, inflammatory, transcriptional, metabolic, and chemosensitizing activity. The standard abbreviation is CUR. It is the principal active pigment of turmeric rhizome, usually studied as purified curcumin, curcuminoid mixtures, turmeric extract, phytosomal curcumin, liposomal curcumin, nanoparticle curcumin, or piperine-enhanced formulations. Its oncology relevance is mechanistically broad but clinically constrained by poor aqueous solubility, rapid metabolism, low free systemic exposure, formulation variability, and insufficient well-powered cancer outcome trials.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Suppression of NF-κB / STAT3 inflammatory-survival signaling, reducing cytokine, COX-2, iNOS, anti-apoptotic, invasion, and treatment-resistance programs.
  2. Biphasic redox modulation: ROS buffering in normal/inflamed tissue but ROS↑, GSH depletion, thioredoxin reductase disruption, and oxidative stress amplification in susceptible cancer models at sufficient exposure.
  3. Mitochondrial injury and intrinsic apoptosis, including mitochondrial membrane potential loss, cytochrome-c release, caspase activation, PARP cleavage, and ER-stress/UPR involvement.
  4. PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK pathway modulation, contributing to growth arrest, autophagy modulation, apoptosis sensitization, and reduced survival signaling.
  5. Wnt/β-catenin, Hedgehog/GLI, Notch, and cancer-stem-cell suppression, reducing stemness, EMT, invasion, and recurrence-associated phenotypes in models.
  6. Hypoxia / HIF-1α and glycolysis inhibition, including reduced GLUT1, HK2, LDHA, PKM2, lactate/ECAR, and Warburg-like metabolic support in selected models.
  7. Anti-angiogenic and anti-metastatic modulation, including VEGF, MMPs, uPA, CXCR4/SDF-1, TGF-β/α-SMA, FAK, and EMT-related axes.
  8. Epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming, including reported HDAC, DNMT, EZH2, Sp-family, p53, and microRNA-related effects.
  9. NRF2 modulation: generally cytoprotective in normal cells but potentially protective for cancer cells when NRF2 is activated; NRF2 suppression/knockdown can increase curcumin-induced ROS stress in some tumor models.
  10. Chemosensitization and radiosensitization, with parallel normal-tissue protective signals reported in some mucositis, dermatitis, oxidative-stress, and radioprotection contexts.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Conventional oral curcumin has poor systemic bioavailability because of low solubility, low absorption, rapid conjugation, and rapid elimination. Oral trials have used doses up to gram-level daily dosing, but circulating free curcumin is typically low; measured plasma exposure often reflects conjugated curcumin. Piperine, phospholipid/phytosome, micellar, liposomal, nanoparticle, and other enhanced formulations can raise exposure, but each formulation should be treated as a distinct translational entity. Delivery constraints are central for oncology interpretation.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Common in-vitro anticancer concentrations, often in the low-to-mid micromolar range and sometimes higher, frequently exceed achievable free plasma exposure from standard oral curcumin. Therefore, direct systemic anticancer claims from cell culture should be weighted cautiously unless supported by tissue-local exposure, enhanced formulation data, local delivery, IV/liposomal delivery, or clinically measured pharmacodynamic biomarkers.

Clinical evidence status: Preclinical evidence is extensive; human oncology evidence is mainly small human, biomarker, pilot, chemoprevention, adjunctive, symptom-management, and formulation trials. Current authoritative oncology summaries judge evidence inadequate to recommend curcumin-containing products as cancer treatment or as routine adjunct anticancer therapy, although symptom-support areas such as oral mucositis, radiation dermatitis, oxidative-status measures, and quality of life have more suggestive but still confirmatory-level evidence.


Clinical studies testing curcumin in cancer patients have used a range of dosages, often between 500 mg and 8 g per day; however, many studies note that doses on the lower end may not achieve sufficient plasma concentrations for a therapeutic anticancer effect in humans.
• Formulations designed to improve curcumin absorption (like curcumin combined with piperine, nanoparticle formulations, or liposomal curcumin) are often employed in clinical trials to enhance its bioavailability.

-Note half-life 6 hrs.
BioAv is poor, use piperine or other enhancers
Pathways:
- induce ROS production at high concentration. Lowers ROS at lower concentrations
curcumin can act as a pro-oxidant when blue light is applied
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
but conversely is known as a NRF2↑ activator in cancer
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, HK2↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, GLi1↓, CD133↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, n-myc↓, sox2↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Curcumin Cancer Mechanism Ranking

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 NF-κB / STAT3 inflammatory survival signaling NF-κB ↓; STAT3 ↓; IL-6/TNF-α/COX-2/iNOS ↓; Bcl-2/Bcl-xL/survivin programs ↓ Inflammatory tone ↓; tissue-protective anti-inflammatory effect likely context-dependent R/G Reduced survival, inflammation, invasion, and therapy-resistance signaling Most central and industry-relevant axis; explains many downstream effects but is not curcumin-specific.
2 Biphasic redox stress and antioxidant buffering ROS ↑ (dose-dependent); GSH ↓; antioxidant reserve ↓; oxidative apoptosis ↑ ROS ↓; NRF2/SOD/GSH/catalase/HO-1 often ↑ in stress models R/G Selective redox pressure in susceptible tumor cells with normal-cell protection in lower-stress settings Direction depends strongly on concentration, formulation, light exposure, basal redox state, and tumor antioxidant capacity.
3 Thioredoxin reductase and GSH linked redox systems TrxR inhibition or redox cycling ↑; GSH depletion ↑; oxidative stress ↑ Usually buffered or antioxidant response ↑ at non-toxic exposure R/G Collapse of tumor redox compensation Mechanistically important for ROS amplification and radiosensitization; achievable exposure remains a major constraint.
4 Mitochondrial depolarization and intrinsic apoptosis ΔΨm ↓; cytochrome-c ↑; caspase-3/9 ↑; PARP cleavage ↑; apoptosis ↑ Generally ↔ or protected under oxidative/inflammatory stress R/G Execution of apoptosis after upstream redox and survival-signal disruption Central cytotoxic endpoint in many cell models; often downstream of ROS, ER stress, AKT/mTOR suppression, or p53 modulation.
5 PI3K / AKT / mTOR and autophagy balance PI3K ↓; AKT ↓; mTOR ↓; survival signaling ↓; autophagy ↑ or mixed Stress-adaptive autophagy ↔ or ↑ (context-dependent) R/G Growth suppression and apoptosis sensitization Autophagy may be cytotoxic or protective depending on model and timing; combination logic may require autophagy-state interpretation.
6 Wnt / β-catenin / Hedgehog / Notch stemness signaling β-catenin ↓; GLI/Hedgehog ↓; Notch ↓; CD133/CD44/OCT4/SOX2-like stemness markers ↓ Generally ↔; possible normal stem-cell effects are tissue/context-dependent G Reduced cancer stemness, EMT, self-renewal, and recurrence-associated phenotypes Important for anti-metastatic and anti-CSC positioning; evidence is mainly preclinical.
7 HIF-1α / glycolysis / Warburg metabolism HIF-1α ↓; GLUT1 ↓; HK2 ↓; LDHA ↓; PKM2 ↓; lactate/ECAR ↓; ATP stress ↑ Metabolic effects ↔ or adaptive; normal-cell toxicity depends on exposure G Reduced hypoxic adaptation and glycolytic energy support Mechanistically relevant but formulation and tissue exposure are critical; hypoxic tumors may be more relevant than normoxic cell culture.
8 EMT / invasion / metastasis matrix axis EMT ↓; MMP2/MMP9 ↓; uPA ↓; FAK ↓; CXCR4/SDF-1 ↓; migration/invasion ↓ Inflammation-linked remodeling ↓; wound-healing effects context-dependent G Anti-invasive and anti-metastatic phenotype Strongly supported in models; clinical anti-metastatic efficacy is not established.
9 VEGF / angiogenesis / hypoxia interface VEGF ↓; HIF-1α ↓; angiogenic signaling ↓ Angiogenesis modulation ↔ or ↓ (context-dependent) G Reduced tumor vascular-support signaling Overlaps with NF-κB, HIF-1α, STAT3, and inflammatory cytokine suppression.
10 Epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming HDAC ↓; DNMT1/3A ↓; EZH2 ↓; Sp proteins ↓; p53 ↑ or restored in selected models Broad transcriptional effects possible; selectivity uncertain G Reactivation of growth-control and differentiation-associated programs Biologically plausible but highly model-dependent; direct target specificity is lower than pathway-level interpretation.
11 Ferroptosis and iron redox stress Iron/redox stress ↑; lipid peroxidation ↑; GPX4/GSH axis may ↓ (model-dependent) Iron-chelation and antioxidant protection may occur (context-dependent) R/G Potential ferroptosis contribution in susceptible tumor models Curcumin can behave as an iron chelator, antioxidant, or pro-oxidant depending on exposure, formulation, and cancer redox context.
12 NRF2 cytoprotection risk NRF2 ↑ may protect tumor cells; NRF2 depletion can enhance curcumin-induced ROS stress in some models NRF2 ↑ supports antioxidant and anti-inflammatory tissue protection G Dual-edged stress-response modulation Important caution for antioxidant matrix use: NRF2 activation is favorable in normal-cell protection but may be undesirable in NRF2-addicted tumors.
13 Chemosensitization and radiosensitization Chemo response ↑; radiation response ↑; apoptosis ↑; resistance pathways ↓ Chemo/radiation injury may ↓ in mucositis, dermatitis, and oxidative-stress contexts R/G Adjunct sensitization with possible normal-tissue protection Attractive translational axis, but clinical evidence remains mainly pilot/small-study; interaction risk should be checked per regimen.
14 Clinical Translation Constraint Free systemic exposure often insufficient for direct cytotoxic extrapolation from in-vitro micromolar data Enhanced formulations may improve exposure but may also alter safety, liver-risk profile, and interaction potential G Bioavailability and formulation dominate translational interpretation Separate ordinary curcumin, turmeric extract, piperine-enhanced, phytosomal, micellar, liposomal, nanoparticle, and IV/liposomal products where possible.

TSF legend:

P: 0–30 min

R: 30 min–3 hr

G: >3 hr
Apoptosis, Apoptosis: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: type of cell death
Situation in which a cell actively pursues a course toward death upon receiving certain stimuli.
Cancer is one of the scenarios where too little apoptosis occurs, resulting in malignant cells that will not die.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1024- Api,  CUR,    Apigenin suppresses PD-L1 expression in melanoma and host dendritic cells to elicit synergistic therapeutic effects
- vitro+vivo, Melanoma, A375 - in-vitro, Melanoma, A2058 - in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-7951
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, PD-L1↓, STAT1↓, tumCV↓, T-Cell↑,
1426- Bos,  CUR,  Chemo,    Novel evidence for curcumin and boswellic acid induced chemoprevention through regulation of miR-34a and miR-27a in colorectal cancer
- in-vivo, CRC, NA - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, RKO - in-vitro, CRC, SW480 - in-vitro, RCC, SW-620 - in-vitro, RCC, HT-29 - in-vitro, CRC, Caco-2
miR-34a↑, miR-27a-3p↓, TumCG↓, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, PARP1↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, cMyc↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, ChemoSen↑, miR-34a↑, miR-27a-3p↓,
4826- CUR,    The Bright Side of Curcumin: A Narrative Review of Its Therapeutic Potential in Cancer Management
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, *Inflam↑, *ROS↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, BioAv↓, Half-Life↓, eff↑, TumCCA↑, BAX↑, Bak↑, PUMA↑, BIM↑, NOXA↑, TRAIL↑, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, survivin↓, XIAP↓, cMyc↓, Casp↑, NF-kB↓, STAT3↓, AP-1↓, angioG↓, TumMeta↑, VEGF↓, MMPs↓, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, ROS↑,
4709- CUR,    Curcumin Regulates Cancer Progression: Focus on ncRNAs and Molecular Signaling Pathways
- Review, Var, NA
miR-21↓, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, miR-99↑, JAK↓, STAT↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, P21↑, ChemoSen↑, miR-192-5p↑, cMyc↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, miR-130a↓,
4830- CUR,    Curcumin and Its Derivatives Induce Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells by Mobilizing and Redox Cycling Genomic Copper Ions
- in-vitro, Var, NA
eff↑, ROS↑, DNAdam↑, TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, eff↓, Fenton↑, eff↑,
4652- CUR,    Anticancer effect of curcumin on breast cancer and stem cells
- Review, BC, NA
TumCP↓, TumMeta↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, CSCs↓, NF-kB↓, Telomerase↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, E-cadherin↑,
6231- CUR,    Curcumin induces apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by decreasing the expression of STAT3/VEGF/HIF-1α signaling
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, STAT3↓, VEGF↓, Hif1a↓,
6227- CUR,    Revisiting Curcumin in Cancer Therapy: Recent Insights into Molecular Mechanisms, Nanoformulations, and Synergistic Combinations
- Review, Var, NA
Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, JAK↓, STAT3↓, MAPK↓, NF-kB↓, NOTCH↓, TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, GSK‐3β↓, cMyc↓, survivin↓, Axin2↑, TumCCA↑, PTEN↑, P53↑, ROS↑, Casp3↑, PARP↑, Ferroptosis↑, angioG↓, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, BioAv↓, Half-Life↓, ChemoSen↑,
6223- CUR,    Curcumin Rewires the Tumor Metabolic Landscape: Mechanisms and Clinical Prospects
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, GutMicro↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, NF-kB↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, STAT3↓, TumCP↓, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, AMPK↑, P53↑, NRF2↑, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, Casp↑, GPx4↓, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, VEGF↓, Imm↑, NK cell↑, Warburg↓, Hif1a↓, HK2↓, PKM2↓, LDHA↓, GLUT1↓, MCT1↓, AMPK↑, FASN↓, SCD1↓, GLS↓, Apoptosis↑, ETC↓, MMP↓, ROS↑, lipid-P↑, ChemoSen↑, PDK1↓, Beclin-1↓, ATP↓, Glycolysis↓, GlucoseCon↓, lactateProd↑, MMPs↓, GSH↓, G6PD↓, OXPHOS↓, SREBP2↓, COX2↓, AP-1↓, NADH↓, NRF2↑, HO-1↑, Iron↑, MDA↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓,
6216- CUR,    Role of Turmeric and Curcumin in Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, angioG↓, EMT↓, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, *GutMicro↑, *BioAv↓, *HO-1↑, *ROS↓, *COX2↓, *iNOS↓, PKCδ↓, EGFR↓, NF-kB↓, cJun↓, cFos↓, cMyc↓, Akt↓, PI3K↓, CDK4↓, *TNF-α↓, *CRP↓, *IL6↓, MMP9↓, VEGF↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, IL1↓, IL2↓, IL6↓, IL8↓, IL12↓, MCP1↓, Apoptosis↑, ER Stress↑, 5LO↓, XO↓, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *AChE↓, *neuroP↑, *glucose↓, *GLUT2↑, *GLUT3↑, *GLUT4↑, *GlucoseCon↑, *AMPK↑, *BMD↑, *MDA↓, *eff↑, eff↑, P53↑, BAX↑, DNAdam↑, Bcl-2↓, CSCs↓, ALDH↓, CD133↑,
6214- CUR,    Curcumin Nanoparticles-related Non-invasive Tumor Therapy, and Cardiotoxicity Relieve
TumCD↓, TumCI↓, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↓, *AntiTum↓, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, Casp9↓, ROS↑, BioAv↑, RadioS↑, ChemoSen↑, Imm↑, PhotoS↑, sonoS↑, 5LO↓, iNOS↓, IL2↓, TNF-α↓, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, Apoptosis↑, ER Stress↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, CDK2↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, TumCCA↑, MMPs↓, *radioP↑, chemoP↑, hepatoP↑, cardioP↑, eff↑, PhotoS↑, eff↑, ROS↑, GSH↓,
6211- CUR,    The effect of curcumin on hypoxia in the tumour microenvironment as a regulatory factor in cancer
- Review, Var, NA
HIF-1↓, VEGF↓, angioG↓, RadioS↑, ChemoSen↑, other↝, Apoptosis↑, TumCG↓, TumMeta↓, BioAv↓, COX2↓, CD31↓, IL8↓, TGF-β↓, NF-kB↓, JAK2↓, STAT3↓,
2818- CUR,    Novel Insight to Neuroprotective Potential of Curcumin: A Mechanistic Review of Possible Involvement of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and PI3/Akt/ GSK3 or PI3/Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling Pathways
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓, *Apoptosis↓, *cognitive↑, *cardioP↑, other↑, *COX2↓, *IL1β↓, *TNF-α↓, NF-kB↓, *PGE2↓, *iNOS↓, *NO↓, *IL2↓, *IL4↓, *IL6↓, *INF-γ↓, *GSK‐3β↓, *STAT↓, *GSH↑, *MDA↓, *lipid-P↓, *SOD↑, *GPx↑, *Catalase↑, *GSR↓, *LDH↓, *H2O2↓, *Casp3↓, *Casp9↓, *NRF2↑, *AIF↓, *ATP↑,
2821- CUR,    Antioxidant curcumin induces oxidative stress to kill tumor cells (Review)
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, *NRF2↑, *ROS↓, *Inflam↓, ROS↑, p‑ERK↑, ER Stress↑, mtDam↑, Apoptosis↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, HO-1↑, Fenton↑, GSH↓, Iron↑, p‑JNK↑, Cyt‑c↑, ATF6↑, CHOP↑,
2688- CUR,    Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, *SOD↑, p16↑, JAK2↓, STAT3↓, CXCL12↓, IL6↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, LAMs↓, DNAdam↑, *memory↑, *cognitive↑, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *NO↑, *MDA↓, *ROS↓, DNMT1↓, ROS↑, Casp3↑, Apoptosis↑, miR-21↓, LC3II↓, ChemoSen↑, NF-kB↓, CSCs↓, Nanog↓, OCT4↓, SOX2↓, eff↑, Sp1/3/4↓, miR-27a-3p↓, ZBTB10↑, SOX9?, ChemoSen↑, VEGF↓, XIAP↓, Bcl-2↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, BioAv↑, Hif1a↓, EMT↓, BioAv↓, PTEN↑, VEGF↓, Akt↑, EZH2↓, NOTCH1↓, TP53↑, NQO1↑, HO-1↑,
2654- CUR,    Oxidative Stress Inducers in Cancer Therapy: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence
- Review, Var, NA
ROS↑, Catalase↓, SOD1↓, GLO-I↓, NADPH↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, Akt↓, ER Stress↑, JNK↑, STAT3↓, BioAv↑,
2808- CUR,    Iron chelation by curcumin suppresses both curcumin-induced autophagy and cell death together with iron overload neoplastic transformation
- in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
Ferritin↓, IronCh↑, TumAuto↑, Apoptosis↑, eff↝, Dose↝,
455- CUR,    Curcumin Affects Gastric Cancer Cell Migration, Invasion and Cytoskeletal Remodeling Through Gli1-β-Catenin
- in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901
Shh↓, Gli1↓, FOXM1↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, Wnt↓, EMT↓, E-cadherin↑, Vim↓,
472- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits ovarian cancer progression by regulating circ-PLEKHM3/miR-320a/SMG1 axis
- vitro+vivo, Ovarian, SKOV3 - vitro+vivo, Ovarian, A2780S
TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, PCNA↓, miR-320a↓, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑, circ‑PLEKHM3↑, SMG1↑,
457- CUR,    Curcumin regulates proliferation, autophagy, and apoptosis in gastric cancer cells by affecting PI3K and P53 signaling
- in-vitro, GC, SGC-7901 - in-vitro, GC, BGC-823
TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, P53↑, PI3K↓, P21↑, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, LC3I↓, BAX↑, Beclin-1↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, LC3II↑, ATG3↑, ATG5↑,
458- CUR,    Curcumin suppresses gastric cancer by inhibiting gastrin‐mediated acid secretion
- vitro+vivo, GC, SGC-7901
Casp3↑, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓,
459- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits cell proliferation and motility via suppression of TROP2 in bladder cancer cells
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24/HTB-9 - in-vitro, Bladder, RT4
Trop2↓, Apoptosis↑, cycE1↓, p27↑, TumCCA↑,
460- CUR,    Curcumin Suppresses microRNA-7641-Mediated Regulation of p16 Expression in Bladder Cancer
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24/HTB-9 - in-vitro, Bladder, TCCSUP - in-vitro, Bladder, J82
miR-7641↓, p16↑, Apoptosis↑, TumCI↓,
461- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits prostate cancer progression by regulating the miR-30a-5p/PCLAF axis
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, DU145
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, miR-30a-5p↑, PCLAF↓, Bcl-2↓, Casp3↓, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑,
467- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits liver cancer by inhibiting DAMP molecule HSP70 and TLR4 signaling
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
TumCP↓, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, Apoptosis↑, HSP70/HSPA5↓, e-HSP70/HSPA5↓, TLR4↓,
468- CUR,  5-FU,    Gut microbiota enhances the chemosensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma to 5-fluorouracil in vivo by increasing curcumin bioavailability
- vitro+vivo, Liver, HepG2 - vitro+vivo, Liver, 402 - vitro+vivo, Liver, Bel7
Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, p‑PI3K↓, Bacteria↑, cl‑Casp3↑,
471- CUR,    Curcumin induces apoptotic cell death and protective autophagy by inhibiting AKT/mTOR/p70S6K pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
- in-vitro, Ovarian, SKOV3 - in-vitro, Ovarian, A2780S
Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, p62↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, p‑P70S6K↓, Casp9↑, PARP↑, ATG3↑, Beclin-1↑, LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑,
435- CUR,    Antitumor activity of curcumin by modulation of apoptosis and autophagy in human lung cancer A549 cells through inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, Beclin-1↑, p62↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓,
9- CUR,    Curcumin Suppresses Malignant Glioma Cells Growth and Induces Apoptosis by Inhibition of SHH/GLI1 Signaling Pathway in Vitro and Vivo
- vitro+vivo, MG, U87MG - vitro+vivo, MG, T98G
HH↓, Shh↓, Gli1↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, FOXM1↓, Bax:Bcl2↑, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, TumVol↑, TumCCA↑, Casp3↑, OS↑,
439- CUR,    Curcumin suppresses LGR5(+) colorectal cancer stem cells by inducing autophagy and via repressing TFAP2A-mediated ECM pathway
- in-vitro, CRC, LGR5
Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, GP1BB↓, COL9A3↓, COMP↓, AGRN↓, ITGB4↓, LAMA5↓, COL2A1↓, ITGB6↓, LGR5↓, TFAP2A↓, ECM/TCF↓,
442- CUR,  5-FU,    Curcumin may reverse 5-fluorouracil resistance on colonic cancer cells by regulating TET1-NKD-Wnt signal pathway to inhibit the EMT progress
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, TET1↑, NKD2↑, Wnt↓, EMT↓, Vim↑, E-cadherin↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, TCF↓, AXIN1↓,
454- CUR,    Curcumin-Induced DNA Demethylation in Human Gastric Cancer Cells Is Mediated by the DNA-Damage Response Pathway
- in-vitro, GC, MGC803
TumCMig↓, TumCP↓, ROS↑, mtDam↑, DNAdam↑, Apoptosis↑, ATR↑, P21↑, p‑P53↑, GADD45A↑, p‑γH2AX↑,
444- CUR,  Cisplatin,    LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 is a key factor in the reversal effect of curcumin on cisplatin resistance in the colorectal cancer cells
- vitro+vivo, CRC, HCT8
TumVol↓, Apoptosis↑, Bcl-2↓, Cyt‑c↑, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑PARP1↑, miR-497↑, KCNQ1OT1↓,
448- CUR,    Heat shock protein 27 influences the anti-cancer effect of curcumin in colon cancer cells through ROS production and autophagy activation
- in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, p‑Akt↓, Akt↓, Bcl-2↓, p‑BAD↓, BAD↑, cl‑PARP↑, ROS↑, HSP27↑, Beclin-1↑, p62↑, GPx1↓, GPx4↓,
1410- CUR,    Curcumin induces ferroptosis and apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells by regulating Nrf2/GPX4 signaling pathway
- vitro+vivo, OS, MG63
tumCV↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCG↓, NRF2↓, GPx4↓, HO-1↓, xCT↓, ROS↑, MDA↑, GSH↓,
1505- CUR,    Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, NA, NA
TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, HATs↓, TumCP↓, p300↓, HDAC1↓, HDAC3↓, HDAC8↓, NF-kB↓,
483- CUR,  PDT,    Visible light and/or UVA offer a strong amplification of the anti-tumor effect of curcumin
- in-vivo, NA, A431
TumVol↓, TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑,
474- CUR,    Modification of radiosensitivity by Curcumin in human pancreatic cancer cell lines
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, MIA PaCa-2
TumCD↑, Apoptosis↑, DNAdam↑, γH2AX↑, TumCCA↑,
475- CUR,    Curcumin induces apoptotic cell death in human pancreatic cancer cells via the miR-340/XIAP signaling pathway
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1
Apoptosis↑, cl‑Casp3↑, miR-340↑, cl‑PARP↑, XIAP↓,
476- CUR,    The effects of curcumin on proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and NEDD4 expression in pancreatic cancer
- in-vitro, PC, PATU-8988 - in-vitro, PC, PANC1
TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, NEDD9↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, PTEN↑, p73↑, β-TRCP↑,
477- CUR,    Curcumin induces G2/M arrest and triggers autophagy, ROS generation and cell senescence in cervical cancer cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, SiHa
TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, CycB/CCNB1↓, CDC25↓, ROS↑, p62↑, LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, P53↑, P21↑,
479- CUR,    Curcumin Has Anti-Proliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects on Tongue Cancer in vitro: A Study with Bioinformatics Analysis and in vitro Experiments
- in-vitro, Tong, CAL27
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑,
480- CUR,    Curcumin exerts its tumor suppressive function via inhibition of NEDD4 oncoprotein in glioma cancer cells
- in-vitro, GBM, SNB19
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, NEDD9↓, NOTCH1↓, p‑Akt↓,
482- CUR,  PDT,    The Antitumor Effect of Curcumin in Urothelial Cancer Cells Is Enhanced by Light Exposure In Vitro
- in-vitro, Bladder, RT112 - in-vitro, Bladder, UMUC3
Apoptosis↑, TumCG↓, TumCP↓,
933- CUR,  EP,    Effective electrochemotherapy with curcumin in MDA-MB-231-human, triple negative breast cancer cells: A global proteomics study
- in-vitro, BC, NA
Apoptosis↑, ALDOA↓, ENO2↓, LDHA↓, LDHB↓, PFKP↓, PGK1↓, PGM1↓, PGAM1↓, OXPHOS↑, TCA↑,
990- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits aerobic glycolysis and induces mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis through hexokinase II in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT-29
HK2↓, Glycolysis↓, Apoptosis↑,
131- CUR,    Modulation of AKR1C2 by curcumin decreases testosterone production in prostate cancer
- vitro+vivo, Pca, LNCaP - vitro+vivo, Pca, 22Rv1
AKR1C2↓, CYP11A1↓, HSD3B↓, DHT↓, testos↓, StAR↓, SRD5A1↑, AR↓, tumCV↓, TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑,
134- CUR,  RES,  MEL,  SIL,    Thioredoxin 1 modulates apoptosis induced by bioactive compounds in prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, Trx1↓, TumCG↓, eff↓, TXNIP↑,
137- CUR,    Curcumin induces G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in hormone independent prostate cancer DU-145 cells by down regulating Notch signaling
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145
NOTCH1↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, CDK2↓, P21↑, p27↑, P53↑, Bcl-2↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, TumCCA↑, TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑,
141- CUR,    Effect of curcumin on Bcl-2 and Bax expression in nude mice prostate cancer
- in-vivo, Pca, PC3
BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, TumCG↓, TumVol↓, TumW↓, Apoptosis↑, AR↓, Ca+2↑, MPT↑,

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* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 68

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Catalase↓, 1,   Fenton↑, 2,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   GPx1↓, 1,   GPx4↓, 3,   GSH↓, 4,   HO-1↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 3,   Iron↑, 2,   lipid-P↑, 1,   MDA↑, 2,   NADH↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   OXPHOS↓, 1,   OXPHOS↑, 1,   ROS↑, 14,   SOD1↓, 1,   Trx1↓, 1,   xCT↓, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 1,   IronCh↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   ETC↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   MPT↑, 1,   mtDam↑, 2,   XIAP↓, 3,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALDOA↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 2,   cMyc↓, 5,   ENO2↓, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   G6PD↓, 1,   GLO-I↓, 1,   GLS↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 2,   HK2↓, 2,   lactateProd↑, 1,   LDHA↓, 2,   LDHB↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PDK1↓, 1,   PFKP↓, 1,   PGAM1↓, 1,   PGK1↓, 1,   PGM1↓, 1,   PI3k/Akt/mTOR↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   SCD1↓, 1,   SREBP2↓, 1,   TCA↑, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 7,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 6,   Apoptosis↑, 50,   BAD↑, 1,   p‑BAD↓, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 10,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 13,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 2,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 7,   cl‑Casp3↑, 8,   Casp9↓, 1,   Casp9↑, 4,   Cyt‑c↑, 3,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   p‑JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   MCT1↓, 1,   miR-497↑, 1,   miR-7641↓, 1,   NOXA↑, 1,   p27↑, 2,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,   Telomerase↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 1,   TumCD↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 1,   β-TRCP↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

SOX9?, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

cJun↓, 1,   COMP↓, 1,   EZH2↓, 1,   HATs↓, 1,   KCNQ1OT1↓, 1,   miR-192-5p↑, 1,   miR-21↓, 2,   miR-27a-3p↓, 3,   miR-30a-5p↑, 1,   other↑, 1,   other↝, 1,   PhotoS↑, 2,   sonoS↑, 1,   tumCV↓, 3,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ATF6↑, 1,   CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 4,   HSP27↑, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   e-HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

ATG3↑, 2,   ATG5↑, 1,   Beclin-1↓, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 4,   LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑, 3,   LC3I↓, 1,   LC3II↓, 1,   LC3II↑, 1,   p62↓, 2,   p62↑, 2,   TumAuto↑, 6,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

ATR↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 5,   DNMT1↓, 1,   DNMTs↓, 3,   GADD45A↑, 1,   p16↑, 2,   P53↑, 6,   p‑P53↑, 1,   p73↑, 1,   PARP↑, 2,   cl‑PARP↑, 4,   PARP1↓, 1,   cl‑PARP1↑, 1,   PCLAF↓, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,   SMG1↑, 1,   TP53↑, 1,   γH2AX↑, 1,   p‑γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 2,   CDK4↓, 2,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 2,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 6,   cycE1↓, 1,   P21↑, 5,   TFAP2A↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 20,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ALDH↓, 1,   AXIN1↓, 1,   Axin2↑, 1,   CD133↑, 1,   cFos↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 3,   EMT↓, 4,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   FOXM1↓, 2,   Gli1↓, 2,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 3,   HDAC1↓, 1,   HDAC3↓, 1,   HDAC8↓, 1,   HH↓, 1,   LGR5↓, 1,   miR-34a↑, 2,   miR-99↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   p‑mTOR↓, 4,   Nanog↓, 1,   NKD2↑, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 3,   OCT4↓, 1,   p300↓, 1,   p‑P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   circ‑PLEKHM3↑, 1,   PTEN↑, 3,   Shh↓, 2,   SOX2↓, 1,   STAT↓, 2,   STAT1↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 7,   TCF↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 11,   Wnt↓, 5,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 2,   AGRN↓, 1,   AKR1C2↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 2,   Ca+2↑, 1,   CD31↓, 1,   COL2A1↓, 1,   COL9A3↓, 1,   CXCL12↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   GP1BB↓, 1,   ITGB4↓, 1,   ITGB6↓, 1,   LAMA5↓, 1,   LAMs↓, 1,   miR-130a↓, 1,   miR-320a↓, 1,   miR-340↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 3,   NEDD9↓, 2,   PKCδ↓, 1,   TET1↑, 1,   TGF-β↓, 2,   Trop2↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 9,   TumCMig↓, 8,   TumCP↓, 19,   TumMeta↓, 6,   TumMeta↑, 1,   TXNIP↑, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   Vim↑, 1,   α-SMA↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 5,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 4,   ECM/TCF↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   HIF-1↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 3,   VEGF↓, 7,   ZBTB10↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   IL1↓, 1,   IL12↓, 1,   IL2↓, 2,   IL6↓, 2,   IL8↓, 2,   Imm↑, 2,   JAK↓, 3,   JAK2↓, 2,   MCP1↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 10,   NK cell↑, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   T-Cell↑, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

XO↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   CDK6↓, 1,   CYP11A1↓, 1,   DHT↓, 1,   HSD3B↓, 1,   SRD5A1↑, 1,   StAR↓, 1,   testos↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 4,   BioAv↑, 3,   ChemoSen↑, 8,   Dose↝, 1,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 7,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 2,   RadioS↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 1,   EZH2↓, 1,   Ferritin↓, 1,   FOXM1↓, 2,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   PD-L1↓, 1,   TP53↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cardioP↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 3,   TumVol↑, 1,   TumW↓, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Bacteria↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 288

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1,   antiOx↑, 3,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↓, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 2,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↓, 3,   NRF2↑, 3,   ROS↓, 7,   SOD↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↓, 1,   ATP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 1,   glucose↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↑, 1,   GLUT2↑, 1,   LDH↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 2,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 1,   STAT↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1,   NO↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT3↑, 1,   GLUT4↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 2,   CRP↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↓, 1,   IL4↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   INF-γ↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 5,   Inflam↑, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BMD↑, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   LDH↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiTum↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 2,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 2,   radioP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 55

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Apoptosis, Apoptosis
68 Curcumin
3 5-fluorouracil
2 Photodynamic Therapy
2 Resveratrol
2 Garcinol
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
1 Boswellia (frankincense)
1 Chemotherapy
1 Cisplatin
1 Electrical Pulses
1 Melatonin
1 Silymarin (Milk Thistle) silibinin
1 Ursolic acid
1 methylseleninic acid
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Genistein (soy isoflavone)
1 Selenium
1 Radiotherapy/Radiation
1 Tomatine
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