Database Query Results : Curcumin, , CSCs

CUR, Curcumin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in Tumeric. 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).
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
- 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


CSCs, Cancer Stem Cells: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Cancer Stem Cells

Phytochemicals (natural plant-derived compounds) that may affect CSCs:
Curcumin
— suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog).
Resveratrol
— shown to reduce CSC populations and sphere formation in multiple models.
Sulforaphane (from broccoli sprouts)
— reported to inhibit CSC properties and pathways; active in vitro and in vivo.
EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate, green tea)
— reduces CSC markers and sphere formation in several cancer types.
Quercetin
— reported to inhibit CSC proliferation, self-renewal and invasiveness (breast, endometrial, others).
Berberine
— shown to suppress CSC “stemness” and reduce tumorigenic properties in multiple models.
Genistein (soy isoflavone)
— decreases CSC markers, sphere formation and stemness signaling in prostate/breast/other models.
Honokiol (Magnolia bark)
— shown to eliminate or suppress CSC-like populations in oral, colon, glioma models.
Luteolin
— inhibits stemness/EMT and reduces CSC markers and self-renewal in breast, prostate and other models.
Withaferin A (from Withania somnifera / ashwagandha)
— multiple preclinical reports show WA targets CSCs and reduces tumor growth/metastasis in models.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
4656- CUR,  EGCG,    Curcumin and epigallocatechin gallate inhibit the cancer stem cell phenotype via down-regulation of STAT3-NFκB signaling
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
CSCs↓, CD44↓, p‑STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, TumCI↓,
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↓, BioAv↑, Hif1a↓, EMT↓, BioAv↓, PTEN↑, VEGF↓, Akt↑, EZH2↓, NOTCH1↓, TP53↑, NQO1↑, HO-1↑,
4655- CUR,    Inhibition of Cancer Stem-like Cells by Curcumin and Other Polyphenol Derivatives in MDA-MB-231 TNBC Cells
- in-vitro, BC, NA
CSCs↓, *BioAv↓,
4653- CUR,    Curcumin: a promising agent targeting cancer stem cells
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓,
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↑,
4651- CUR,    Targeting cancer stem cells by curcumin and clinical applications
- Review, Var, NA
CSCs↓, *toxicity↓, *BioAv↝, chemoP↑,
450- CUR,    Curcumin may be a potential adjuvant treatment drug for colon cancer by targeting CD44
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT8
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, CD44↓, CSCs↓,
437- CUR,    Anti-cancer activity of amorphous curcumin preparation in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids
- vitro+vivo, CRC, TCO1 - vitro+vivo, CRC, TCO2
cycD1↓, cMyc↓, p‑ERK↓, CD44↓, CD133↓, LGR5↓, TumCCA↑, TumVol↓, CSCs↓,

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 8

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
Akt↑,1,   Apoptosis↑,2,   Bcl-2↓,1,   BioAv↓,1,   BioAv↑,1,   Casp3↑,2,   Casp9↑,1,   CD133↓,1,   CD44↓,3,   chemoP↑,1,   ChemoSen↑,2,   cMyc↓,1,   CSCs↓,8,   CXCL12↓,1,   cycD1↓,2,   Cyt‑c↑,1,   DNAdam↑,1,   DNMT1↓,1,   E-cadherin↑,1,   eff↑,1,   EMT↓,1,   p‑ERK↓,1,   EZH2↓,1,   Hif1a↓,1,   HO-1↑,1,   IL6↓,1,   JAK2↓,1,   LAMs↓,1,   LC3II↓,1,   LGR5↓,1,   miR-21↓,1,   miR-27a-3p↓,1,   MMP2↓,1,   MMP9↓,1,   Nanog↓,1,   NF-kB↓,3,   NOTCH1↓,1,   NQO1↑,1,   OCT4↓,1,   p16↑,1,   PTEN↑,1,   ROS↑,1,   SOX2↓,1,   SOX9?,1,   Sp1/3/4↓,1,   STAT3↓,1,   p‑STAT3↓,1,   Telomerase↓,1,   TGF-β↓,1,   TP53↑,1,   TumCCA↑,2,   TumCI↓,1,   TumCMig↓,1,   TumCP↓,2,   TumMeta↓,1,   TumVol↓,1,   VEGF↓,2,   XIAP↓,1,   ZBTB10↑,1,   α-SMA↓,1,  
Total Targets: 60

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
antiOx↑,1,   BioAv↓,1,   BioAv↝,1,   cognitive↑,1,   Inflam↓,1,   MDA↓,1,   memory↑,1,   NO↑,1,   ROS↓,2,   SOD↑,1,   toxicity↓,1,  
Total Targets: 11

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: CSCs, Cancer Stem Cells
8 Curcumin
1 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
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