Curcumin / P53 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



P53, P53-Guardian of the Genome: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: TCGA
Type: Proapototic
TP53 is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer. TP53 is a gene that encodes for the p53 tumor suppressor protein ; TP73 (Chr.1p36.33) and TP63 (Chr.3q28) genes that encode transcription factors p73 and p63, respectively, are TP53 homologous structures.
p53 is a crucial tumor suppressor protein that plays a significant role in regulating the cell cycle, maintaining genomic stability, and preventing tumor formation. It is often referred to as the "guardian of the genome" due to its role in protecting cells from DNA damage and stress.
TP53 gene, which encodes the p53 protein, is one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancers.
Overexpression of MDM2, an inhibitor of p53, can lead to decreased p53 activity even in the presence of wild-type p53.
In some cancers, particularly those with mutant p53, there may be an overexpression of the p53 protein.
Cancers with overexpression: Breast, lung, colorectal, overian, head and neck, Esophageal, bladder, pancreatic, and liver.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
4831- CUR,    The dual role of curcumin and ferulic acid in counteracting chemoresistance and cisplatin-induced ototoxicity
- in-vitro, NA, NA
*NRF2↑, We reported that both polyphenols show antioxidant and oto-protective activity in the cochlea by up-regulating Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway and downregulating p53 phosphorylation.
*P53↓,
*NF-kB↓, only curcumin is able to influence inflammatory pathways counteracting NF-κB activation
ROS↑, In human cancer cells, curcumin converts the anti-oxidant effect into a pro-oxidant and anti-inflammatory one
Inflam↓,
ChemoSen↑, Curcumin exerts permissive and chemosensitive properties by targeting the cisplatin chemoresistant factors Nrf-2, NF-κB and STAT-3 phosphorylation.

6227- CUR,    Revisiting Curcumin in Cancer Therapy: Recent Insights into Molecular Mechanisms, Nanoformulations, and Synergistic Combinations
- Review, Var, NA
Wnt↓, By targeting multiple molecular pathways, including Wnt/β-catenin, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, JAK/STAT3, MAPK, NF-κB, and Notch, curcumin suppresses cancer growth and induces apoptosis.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
JAK↓,
STAT3↓,
MAPK↓,
NF-kB↓,
NOTCH↓,
TumCG↓,
Apoptosis↑,
GSK‐3β↓, curcumin directly targets β-catenin and key Wnt/β-catenin regulators, including Dvl-2, Dvl-3, and GSK-3β.
cMyc↓, curcumin downregulates downstream oncogenic effectors such as c-Myc and Survivin while upregulating Axin-2, thereby inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
survivin↓,
Axin2↑,
TumCCA↑,
PTEN↑, curcumin upregulates PTEN expression, restoring its negative regulatory effect on the PI3K/Akt pathway.
P53↑, Curcumin’s activation and stabilization of p53 have been demonstrated in multiple cancer cell lines
ROS↑, In cervical cancer cells, curcumin induced apoptosis and ROS accumulation. Curcumin treatment elevated cleaved caspase-3 and PARP levels, markers of apoptosis.
Casp3↑,
PARP↑,
Ferroptosis↑, Ferroptosis Induction by Curcumin
angioG↓, Curcumin Inhibits Angiogenesis, Invasion, and Metastasis in Cancer Cells
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
BioAv↓, curcumin’s clinical translation is limited by its poor bioavailability, rapid metabolism, and low systemic stability.
Half-Life↓,
ChemoSen↑, Synergistic Effects of Curcumin with Chemotherapy and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems

6223- CUR,    Curcumin Rewires the Tumor Metabolic Landscape: Mechanisms and Clinical Prospects
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, including the induction of ferroptosis by regulating the SLC7A11/GPX4 axis
GutMicro↑, and modulating gut microbiota metabolism. I
Akt↓, it inhibits pro-tumorigenic signals such as Akt/mTOR, NF-κB, Wnt/β-catenin, and STAT3, thereby blocking tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastasis
mTOR↓,
NF-kB↓,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
STAT3↓,
TumCP↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
AMPK↑, activates tumor-suppressive and cytoprotective pathways, including AMPK, p53, and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
P53↑,
NRF2↑,
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Casp↑, activation of the Caspase cascade
GPx4↓, as well as ferroptosis by inhibiting the solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11)/glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) axis [5]
DNMTs↓, inhibiting epigenetic regulatory mechanisms such as DNMTs and HDACs.
HDAC↓,
VEGF↓, inhibiting VEGF signaling and enhances the immune microenvironment by improving T cell and NK cell function
Imm↑,
NK cell↑,
Warburg↓, Curcumin effectively reverses the Warburg effect and interferes with glucose metabolism by targeting HIF-1α and inhibiting key enzymes, including hexokinase 2 (HK2), pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA)
Hif1a↓,
HK2↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
GLUT1↓, as well as the functions of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) and monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) [12].
MCT1↓,
AMPK↑, curcumin activates signaling pathways such as AMPK, downregulates fatty acid synthase (FASN) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1),
FASN↓,
SCD1↓,
GLS↓, Curcumin extensively intervenes in amino acid metabolism by inhibiting the activity of glutaminase (GLS), ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), and other enzymes,
Apoptosis↑, inducing apoptosis through mechanisms such as disrupting the electron transport chain, reducing membrane potential, and promoting the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
ETC↓,
MMP↓,
ROS↑,
lipid-P↑, curcumin induces lipid peroxidation and collapses redox homeostasis, thereby activating the ferroptosis program [
ChemoSen↑, blocking invasion and metastasis, and enhancing chemosensitivity.
PDK1↓, In hypoxic pancreatic cancer cells, curcumin downregulates the expression of GLUT1, HK2, LDHA, and PDK1 by inhibiting the Beclin1/HIF-1α axis, which results in reduced ATP production and inhibited cell proliferation [
Beclin-1↓,
ATP↓,
Glycolysis↓, inhibiting glycolysis
GlucoseCon↓, decreased glucose uptake and increased lactate production
lactateProd↑,
MMPs↓, reduces MMP, GSH, and G6PD activities
GSH↓, inhibition of SLC7A11 to limit GSH synthesis, thereby triggering the collapse of the antioxidant defense system
G6PD↓,
OXPHOS↓, downregulate OXPHOS and glycolysis activities
SREBP2↓, curcumin treatment leads to a marked downregulation of the mRNA expression of SREBP and its target genes. inhibiting the expression of NPC1L1, SREBP-2, and HNF1α
COX2↓, curcumin exerts anti-tumor effects by downregulating the expression of NF-κB, COX-2, and AP-1
AP-1↓,
NADH↓, decreased GPx4 and FSP1 expression, induced ferroptosis by inhibiting GSH-GPx4 and FSP1-CoQ 10-NADH pathways
NRF2↑, it inhibits GPX4 and activates Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). This results in an abnormal accumulation of intracellular Fe2+, ROS, lipid peroxides, and malondialdehyde (MDA), along with a depletion of GSH
HO-1↑,
Iron↑,
MDA↑,
*ROS↓, studies have demonstrated that the topical application of curcumin on the skin exerts antitumor effects by synergistically downregulating COX-2 and ODC activities, alleviating oxidative damage, and concurrently inhibiting inflammatory proliferation i
*Inflam↓,

6216- CUR,    Role of Turmeric and Curcumin in Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, Curcumin can prevent tumor growth, angiogenesis, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, invasion, and metastasis by modulating the expression of tumor-related non-coding RNA (ncRNA)
angioG↓,
EMT↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
*GutMicro↑, curcumin plays a crucial role in regulating the gut microbiota via biotransformation of curcumin and its metabolites.
*BioAv↓, one of the primary drawbacks of taking curcumin alone is its low bioavailability, which appears to be caused by poor absorption, fast metabolism, and excretion
*HO-1↑, Curcumin is an efficient inducer of hemoxygenase-1 and a powerful inhibitor of reactive oxygen-generating enzymes, such as cyclooxygenase (COX), inducible nitric oxygen synthase (iNOS), lipoxygenase, and xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase
*ROS↓,
*COX2↓,
*iNOS↓,
PKCδ↓, Curcumin is also a powerful inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), tyrosine kinase, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and IB kinase.
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓, It suppresses NF-κB activation and the expression of oncogenes, such as c-jun, c-fos, c-myc, Akt, PI3K, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)
cJun↓,
cFos↓,
cMyc↓,
Akt↓,
PI3K↓,
CDK4↓,
*TNF-α↓, Continuous supplementation with nanocurcumin (two 40 mg capsules/day after a meal) for 3 months suppressed expression of inflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), high sensitive protein with C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6)
*CRP↓,
*IL6↓,
MMP9↓, curcumin suppressed metastasis to the lung by suppressing NF-κB, MMP-9, COX-2, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression.
VEGF↓,
JAK↓, Curcumin remarkably inhibits JAK/STAT signaling by downregulating pro-inflammatory interleukins, such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and MCP-1.
STAT↓,
IL1↓,
IL2↓,
IL6↓,
IL8↓,
IL12↓,
MCP1↓,
Apoptosis↑, It promotes apoptosis and ER stress by targeting phosphorylated protein kinase-like ER-resident kinase,
ER Stress↑,
5LO↓, inhibiting lipoxygenase and xanthine oxidase activity
XO↓,
*NRF2↑, The expression of nuclear factors erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is boosted by curcumin
*HO-1↑,
*AChE↓, Curcumin also inhibits the key enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and p300, a positive regulator of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway
*neuroP↑, Curcumin has also been suggested to prevent and cure neurotoxicity by replenishing dopamine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid levels.
*glucose↓, remarkably lowers blood glucose levels and improves insulin resistance by reducing hepatic glucose synthesis, inhibiting inflammatory reactions produced by hyperglycemia,
*GLUT2↑, boosting glucose transporters 2 (GLUT2), 3 (GLUT3), and 4 (GLUT4) gene expression, enhancing glucose uptake, and activating the AMPK signaling pathway.
*GLUT3↑,
*GLUT4↑,
*GlucoseCon↑,
*AMPK↑,
*BMD↑, Supplementation with nanomicelle curcumin (80 mg) alone or in combination with Nigella sativa oil (1000 mg) for 2–6 months increased plasma levels of miRNA-21 in postmenopausal women with low bone mass density.
*MDA↓, (1000 mg/day) for 8 weeks reduced serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) and increased the total antioxidant capacity in 81 healthy postmenopausal women
*eff↑, Loriczova et al. demonstrated that iron (18 mg and 65 mg) supplementation along with curcumin (500 mg) reduces iron-induced systemic inflammation by reducing plasma levels of TNF-α
eff↑, high-dose vitamin C (25–100 g/day) along with oral nutrient supplementation including curcumin (1–3 g/day) had improved QoL and survival
P53↑, Curcumin was also reported to induce p53 and Bax expression in patients with colorectal cancer, causing apoptosis and DNA fragmentation and suppressing TNF-α and Bcl-2.
BAX↑,
DNAdam↑,
Bcl-2↓,
CSCs↓, The combination of curcumin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) in colorectal liver metastases reduced stem cell markers, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase and CD133.
ALDH↓,
CD133↑,

6212- CUR,  Rad,    Radiosensitization and Radioprotection by Curcumin in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers
- Review, Var, NA
RadioS↑, Although curcumin can sensitize cancer cells to irradiation, healthy cells are much less sensitive to this effect, and thus, curcumin is thought to be a potent, yet safe anti-cancer agent
*radioP↑, curcumin has been found to possess radioprotective properties, since it can lessen inflammatory toxicities associated with radiotherapy, like dermatitis, mucositis, and myelosuppression
EGFR↓, Curcumin can suppress the gene expression of EGFR, and downregulate the TGF-β pathway, thus leading to inhibition of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF)
TGF-β↓,
ROS↑, Curcumin can induce ROS generation and suppress DNA repair machinery, thus leading to increased radiation-induced cell death
P53↑, upregulation of both the expression and activity of p53, regulation of the anti-apoptotic PI3K signaling, and suppression of the activity of NF-κB and COX-2
PI3K↓,
NF-kB↓, curcumin increased radiation-induced apoptotic death primarily through inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway
COX2↓,
EMT↓, Curcumin was found to suppress radiation-induced EMT resulting in the inhibition of NSCLC migration and invasion
Hif1a↓, inhibition of the expression of both hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1a) and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) proteins and increase in the levels of ROS
HSP90↓,
mTOR↓, In cervical cancer, curcumin has been studied as a potent mTOR inhibitor when given together with irradiation.
*Catalase↑, 40 rats were exposed to curcumin 1 day before irradiation to 3 consecutive days after irradiation, the levels of antioxidant enzymes, including catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA), were found to be considerably eleva
*SOD↑,
*MDA↑,
*Wound Healing↑, treatment with curcumin stimulated wound healing,
*hepatoP↑, curcumin treatment prior to radiation can prevent liver damages, mainly through the modulation of the NF-κB pathway and reduction of oxidative stress (upregulation of SOD, CAD and GSH levels in the curcumin-treated group)
*NF-kB↓,
*ROS↓,

6050- CUR,  SeNPs,    Efficacy of curcumin-selenium nanoemulsion in alleviating oxidative damage induced by aluminum chloride in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, Treatment with a curcumin-selenium nanoemulsion has been shown to enhance behavioural performance and mitigate degenerative changes induced by aluminium chloride (AlCl3)
*AChE↓, This nanoemulsion also reduced the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and lowered levels of key proteins, including Aβ, p53, tau, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α).
*Aβ↓,
*P53↓,
*tau↓,
*NRF2↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*NO↑, it significantly decreased nitric oxide (NO) levels in the brain while enhancing the activity of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD).
*Catalase↑,
*antiOx↑, The study highlights the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the curcumin-selenium nanoemulsion, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic option for alleviating AD induced by AlCl3.
*Inflam↓,

2974- CUR,    Curcumin Suppresses Metastasis via Sp-1, FAK Inhibition, and E-Cadherin Upregulation in Colorectal Cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT15 - in-vitro, CRC, COLO205 - in-vitro, CRC, SW-620 - in-vivo, NA, NA
TumCMig↓, Curcumin significantly inhibits cell migration, invasion, and colony formation in vitro and reduces tumor growth and liver metastasis in vivo.
TumCI↓,
TumCG↓,
TumMeta↓,
Sp1/3/4↓, curcumin suppresses Sp-1 transcriptional activity and Sp-1 regulated genes including ADEM10, calmodulin, EPHB2, HDAC4, and SEPP1 in CRC cells.
HDAC4↓,
FAK↓, Curcumin inhibits focal adhesion kinase (FAK) phosphorylation
CD24↓, Curcumin reduces CD24 expression in a dose-dependent manner in CRC cells
E-cadherin↑, E-cadherin expression is upregulated by curcumin and serves as an inhibitor of EMT.
EMT↓,
TumCP↓,
NF-kB↓, CUR prevents cancer cells migration, invasion, and metastasis through inhibition of PKC, FAK, NF-κB, p65, RhoA, MMP-2, and MMP-7 gene expressions
AP-1↝,
STAT3↓, downregulation of CD24 reduces STAT and FAK activity, decreases cell proliferation, metastasis in human tumor
P53?,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, CUR could activate protein kinase D1 (PKD1) suggesting that suppressing of β-catenin transcriptional activity prevents growth of prostate cancer
NOTCH1↝,
Hif1a↝,
PPARα↝,
Rho↓, CUR prevents cancer cells migration, invasion, and metastasis through inhibition of PKC, FAK, NF-κB, p65, RhoA, MMP-2, and MMP-7 gene expressions
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,

2308- CUR,    Counteracting Action of Curcumin on High Glucose-Induced Chemoresistance in Hepatic Carcinoma Cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
GlucoseCon↓, Curcumin obviated the hyperglycemia-induced modulations like elevated glucose consumption, lactate production, and extracellular acidification, and diminished nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production
lactateProd↓,
ECAR↓,
NO↓,
ROS↑, Curcumin favors the ROS production in HepG2 cells in normal as well as hyperglycemic conditions. ROS production was detected in cancer cells treated with curcumin, or doxorubicin, or their combinations in NG or HG medium for 24 h
HK2↓, HKII, PFK1, GAPDH, PKM2, LDH-A, IDH3A, and FASN. Metabolite transporters and receptors (GLUT-1, MCT-1, MCT-4, and HCAR-1) were also found upregulated in high glucose exposed HepG2 cells. Curcumin inhibited the elevated expression of these enzymes, tr
PFK1↓,
GAPDH↓,
PKM2↓,
LDHA↓,
FASN↓,
GLUT1↓, Curcumin treatment was able to significantly decrease the expression of GLUT1, HKII, and HIF-1α in HepG2 cells either incubated in NG or HG medium.
MCT1↓,
MCT4↓,
HCAR1↓,
SDH↑, Curcumin also uplifted the SDH expression, which was inhibited in high glucose condition
ChemoSen↑, Curcumin Prevents High Glucose-Induced Chemoresistance
ROS↑, Treatment of cells with doxorubicin in presence of curcumin was found to cooperatively augment the ROS level in cells of both NG and HG groups.
BioAv↑, Curcumin Favors Drug Accumulation in Cancer Cells
P53↑, An increased expression of p53 in curcumin-treated cells can be suggestive of susceptibility towards cytotoxic action of anticancer drugs
NF-kB↓, curcumin has therapeutic benefits in hyperglycemia-associated pathological manifestations and through NF-κB inhibition
pH↑, Curcumin treatment was found to resist the lowering of pH of culture supernatant both in NG as well in HG medium.

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↓, LC3I
BAX↑,
Beclin-1↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
LC3II↑,
ATG3↑,
ATG5↑,

462- CUR,    Curcumin promotes cancer-associated fibroblasts apoptosis via ROS-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Bcl-2↓,
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
p‑PARP↑,
PUMA↑,
p‑P53↑,
ROS↑,
p‑ERK↑,
p‑eIF2α↑,
CHOP↑,
ATF4↑,

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↑,

1609- CUR,  EA,    Curcumin and Ellagic acid synergistically induce ROS generation, DNA damage, p53 accumulation and apoptosis in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, NA
eff↑, combination of Curcumin and Ellagic acid at various concentrations showed better anticancer properties than either of the drug when used alone as evidenced by MTT assay
Dose∅, IC50 value for Curcumin is calculated as 16.52 mM and for Ellagic acid the IC50 Value is 19.47 mM. The combination of Curcumin and Ellagic acid has IC50 value 10.9 mM.
ROS↑, Curcumin alone increases the ROS level significantly. Similarly the C + E treated cells exhibited a very high magnitude of ROS level.
DNAdam↑, Curcumin and Ellagic acid show mild degree of DNA damage at this concentration but the C + E treated cells shows greater degree of DNA damage
P53↑, C + E treated cells show greater degree of stabilization of p53
P21↑, Elevated expression of p21 in response to Curcumin and C + E treatment
BAX↑, But the C + E treated cells showed higher expression of Bax
Dose∅, Curcumin daily shows detectable levels of Curcumin in plasma and urine and the concentration is close to 11.1 nMol/l

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↑, Inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
CycB/CCNB1↓, cyclins B1
CDC25↓,
ROS↑,
p62↑,
LC3‑Ⅱ/LC3‑Ⅰ↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑,
P21↑,

136- CUR,  docx,    Combinatorial effect of curcumin with docetaxel modulates apoptotic and cell survival molecules in prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Bcl-2↓, combined treatment with curcumin with docetaxel down-regulates the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins BCL-2, BCL-XL and MCL-1 in DU145 and PC3 cells
Bcl-xL↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑, Whereas, the expression of the pro-apoptotic markers BAK and BID were significantly up-regulated in curcumin with docetaxel treated group compared to curcumin and docetaxel-treated group alone
BID↑,
PARP↑, combined treatment with curcumin and docetaxel in DU145 and PC3 cells enhanced proteolysis of PARP compared
NF-kB↓, Curcumin blocks NF-κB activation in docetaxel-treated PCa cells
CDK1↓, treatment of curcumin and docetaxel significantly reduced the expression of the proliferation marker CDK-1 and inflammatory marker COX-2
COX2↓,
RTK-RAS↓,
PI3K/Akt↓, combined treatment of curcumin and docetaxel reduced the expression of PI3K, phospho-AKT, EGFR and HER2 in both DU145 and PC3 cells
EGFR↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, docetaxel in combination with curcumin down-regulates the expression of HER2 and EGFR resulting inhibition of the expression of PI3K kinase and phospho-AKT
P53↑,
ChemoSen↑, The combined treatment of curcumin and docetaxel inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis significantly higher than the curcumin and docetaxel-treated group alone.

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↓, Notch 1 signaling was down regulated in Notch 1 siRNA or Notch 1 plasmid transfected 145 cells after curcumin treatment.
cycD1/CCND1↓, s Cyclin D1 and CDK2 expressions were inhibited.
CDK2↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
P53↑, apoptosis related protein p53 expression was increased, and apoptosis suppressor Bcl-2 was inhibited in DU-145 after curcumin treatment
Bcl-2↓,
Casp3↑, Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 were activated by curcumin
Casp9↑,
TumCCA↑, Curcumin induced G0/G1 arrest in DU-145 cells,
TumCP↓, Curcumin inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in DU-145 cells
Apoptosis↑,

13- CUR,    Role of curcumin in regulating p53 in breast cancer: an overview of the mechanism of action
- Review, BC, NA
P53↑, upregulated other targets including p53, death receptor (DR-5), JN-kinase, Nrf-2, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) factors
DR5↑,
JNK↑,
NRF2↑,
PPARγ↑,
HER2/EBBR2↓, (Her-2, IR, ER-a, and Fas receptor)
IR↓,
ER(estro)↓,
Fas↑,
PDGF↓, (PDGF, TGF, FGF, and EGF)
TGF-β↓,
FGF↓,
EGFR↓,
JAK↓,
PAK↓,
MAPK↓,
ATPase↓, (ATPase, COX-2, and matrix metalloproteinase enzyme [MMP])
COX2↓,
MMPs↓,
IL1↓, inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and IL-18)
IL2↓,
IL5↓,
IL6↓,
IL8↓,
IL12↓,
IL18↓,
NF-kB↓,
NOTCH1↓,
STAT1↓,
STAT4↓,
STAT5↓,
STAT3↓,

15- CUR,  UA,    Effects of curcumin and ursolic acid in prostate cancer: A systematic review
- Review, Pca, NA
NF-kB↝, involve NF-κB, Akt, androgen receptors, and apoptosis pathways.
Akt↝, see figure 5
AR↝,
Apoptosis↝,
Bcl-2↝,
Casp3↝,
BAX↝,
P21↝,
ROS↝,
Bcl-xL↝,
JNK↝,
MMP2↝,
P53↝,
PSA↝,
VEGF↝,
COX2↝,
cycD1/CCND1↝,
EGFR↝,
IL6↝,
β-catenin/ZEB1↝,
mTOR↝,
NRF2↝,
AP-1↝,
Cyt‑c↝,
PI3K↝,
PTEN↝,
Cyc↝,
TNF-α↝,

424- CUR,    Curcumin inhibits autocrine growth hormone-mediated invasion and metastasis by targeting NF-κB signaling and polyamine metabolism in breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Src↓,
p‑STAT1↓, pSTAT-1
p‑Akt↓,
p‑p44↓, p-p44
p‑p42↓, p-p42
RAS↓,
Raf↓, c-RAF
Vim↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
P53↓,
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
PIAS-3↑,
SOCS-3↑,
SOCS1↑,
ROS↑,
NF-kB↓, NF-kB inactivation, ROS generation and PA depletion in MCF-7, MDA-MB-453 and MDA-MB-231 breast can- cer cells
PAO↑,
SSAT↑,
P21↑,
Bak↑,


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 18 of 18

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 18

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

Ferroptosis↑, 2,   GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   Iron↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NADH↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 3,   NRF2↝, 1,   OXPHOS↓, 1,   PAO↑, 1,   ROS↑, 11,   ROS↝, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ATP↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   ETC↓, 1,   MMP↓, 2,   mtDam↑, 1,   p‑p42↓, 1,   Raf↓, 1,   SDH↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AMPK↑, 2,   cMyc↓, 2,   ECAR↓, 1,   FASN↓, 2,   G6PD↓, 1,   GAPDH↓, 1,   GLS↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 2,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   HK2↓, 2,   IR↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   lactateProd↑, 1,   LDHA↓, 2,   MCT4↓, 1,   PDK1↓, 1,   PFK1↓, 1,   PI3K/Akt↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 2,   PPARα↝, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,   SCD1↓, 1,   SREBP2↓, 1,   SSAT↑, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 3,   Akt↝, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 2,   Apoptosis↑, 8,   Apoptosis↝, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 5,   BAX↝, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 6,   Bcl-2↝, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↝, 1,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   Casp3↝, 1,   cl‑Casp3↑, 3,   Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↝, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 2,   JNK↑, 1,   JNK↝, 1,   MAPK↓, 2,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   MCT1↓, 2,   p27↑, 1,   PUMA↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

HER2/EBBR2↓, 2,   PAK↓, 1,   RTK-RAS↓, 1,   Sp1/3/4↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

cJun↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

CHOP↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

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

DNA Damage & Repair

ATR↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 3,   DNMTs↓, 1,   GADD45A↑, 1,   P53?, 1,   P53↓, 1,   P53↑, 11,   P53↝, 1,   p‑P53↑, 2,   PARP↑, 2,   p‑PARP↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 2,   p‑γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   Cyc↝, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↝, 1,   P21↑, 6,   P21↝, 1,   TumCCA↑, 4,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

ALDH↓, 1,   Axin2↑, 1,   CD133↑, 1,   CD24↓, 1,   cFos↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 3,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   FGF↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   HDAC4↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   mTOR↝, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 2,   NOTCH1↝, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   PI3K↝, 1,   PIAS-3↑, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   PTEN↝, 1,   RAS↓, 1,   Src↓, 1,   STAT↓, 1,   STAT1↓, 1,   p‑STAT1↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 4,   STAT4↓, 1,   STAT5↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 3,   Wnt↓, 2,  

Migration

5LO↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 1,   AP-1↝, 2,   ATPase↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   FAK↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP2↝, 1,   MMP9↓, 2,   MMPs↓, 2,   p‑p44↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TumCI↓, 4,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 6,   TumMeta↓, 4,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 4,   β-catenin/ZEB1↝, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 2,   ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 4,   EGFR↝, 1,   Hif1a↓, 2,   Hif1a↝, 1,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 2,   VEGF↝, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT1↓, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 4,   COX2↝, 1,   HCAR1↓, 1,   IL1↓, 2,   IL12↓, 2,   IL18↓, 1,   IL2↓, 2,   IL5↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   IL6↝, 1,   IL8↓, 2,   Imm↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   JAK↓, 3,   MCP1↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 9,   NF-kB↝, 1,   NK cell↑, 1,   PSA↝, 1,   SOCS-3↑, 1,   SOCS1↑, 1,   TNF-α↝, 1,  

Cellular Microenvironment

pH↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

XO↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↝, 1,   ER(estro)↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 5,   Dose∅, 2,   eff↑, 2,   Half-Life↓, 1,   RadioS↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↝, 1,   EGFR↓, 4,   EGFR↝, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 2,   IL6↓, 2,   IL6↝, 1,   PSA↝, 1,  
Total Targets: 225

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 2,   HO-1↑, 2,   MDA↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 3,   SOD↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

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

Cell Death

iNOS↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

P53↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

NO↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

GLUT3↑, 1,   GLUT4↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   CRP↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

AChE↓, 2,   tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,   eff↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

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

Functional Outcomes

cognitive↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   Wound Healing↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 38

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: P53, P53-Guardian of the Genome
18 Curcumin
1 Radiotherapy/Radiation
1 Selenium NanoParticles
1 Ellagic acid
1 Docetaxel
1 Ursolic acid
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