Fisetin / selectivity Cancer Research Results

FIS, Fisetin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Fisetin is a plant based flavonoid. Found in strawberries(160ug/g), apples, persimmons, onions, cucumbers, grapes.

-Note half-life 3-4hrs
- Oral BioAv low (40-50%)
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells, but also known to reduce it.
Also a claim Fisetin-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Production Has No Effect on Apoptosis in RCC cells
Also one claim (NAC 10-20mM levels) that NAC enhances ROS/apoptosis
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Does not appear to lower antioxidants in cancer cells
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓,
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, TGF-β↓, ERK↓
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits HIF-1α↓, cMyc↓, LDH↓, GRP78↑,
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, EGFR↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CD133↓, β-catenin↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Fisetin — a naturally occurring plant flavonol and polyphenolic bioactive compound, chemically identified as 3,3′,4′,7-tetrahydroxyflavone. It is classified as a dietary flavonoid, experimental senotherapeutic and preclinical anticancer agent; Fisetin occurs in strawberries, apples, persimmons, grapes, onions and cucumbers, with strawberries providing one of the higher concentrations among commonly consumed foods. Its reported anticancer, neuroprotective and senolytic actions remain predominantly preclinical, and it is not an approved cancer or Alzheimer’s disease therapy.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Suppression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and related survival signaling, reducing tumor-cell proliferation, stress tolerance and treatment resistance.
  2. Induction of intrinsic mitochondrial apoptosis through BAX/Bcl-2 rebalancing, mitochondrial membrane-potential loss, cytochrome-c release and caspase activation.
  3. Inhibition of NF-κB, STAT3 and inflammatory survival transcription, with reductions in COX-2 and tumor-supportive cytokine signaling.
  4. Cell-cycle arrest through reduced cyclin D1, cyclin E, CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6, accompanied in some models by increased p21 or p27.
  5. Suppression of Wnt/β-catenin, EMT, matrix metalloproteinases and focal-adhesion signaling, reducing cancer stemness, migration and invasion.
  6. Biphasic redox modulation: context-dependent ROS elevation and ER or mitochondrial stress in cancer cells, but antioxidant and NRF2-associated cytoprotection in many nonmalignant injury models.
  7. Senotherapeutic activity against selected senescent-cell populations through disruption of senescent-cell anti-apoptotic pathways; selectivity varies markedly by cell type and dosing regimen.
  8. Secondary inhibition of HIF-1α, VEGF and tumor-associated angiogenesis in responsive experimental models.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Native fisetin has very low aqueous solubility, rapid intestinal and hepatic conjugation, and limited systemic exposure to unconjugated fisetin after conventional oral administration. Glucuronide, sulfate and methylated metabolites can predominate in circulation. Human PK evidence remains limited, although formulated preparations can produce substantially greater exposure than unformulated fisetin. Liposomal, nanoemulsion, phospholipid, cyclodextrin and other delivery systems are therefore mechanistically relevant but cannot be assumed equivalent to ordinary supplements.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many anticancer experiments use approximately 10–100 µM fisetin, commonly 20–80 µM. These concentrations are substantially above the free-parent concentrations expected after ordinary dietary intake and may exceed those produced by conventional oral supplements. Direct translation of cytotoxic concentrations is therefore poor unless tumor accumulation, active metabolites or an exposure-enhancing formulation is demonstrated.

Clinical evidence status: Cancer evidence is predominantly cell-culture and animal evidence. Early human studies are evaluating fisetin as a senolytic or supportive intervention in aging, frailty and cancer-survivor populations, but there is no completed randomized evidence establishing antitumor efficacy. Fisetin should be categorized as preclinical for direct cancer treatment and investigational for adjunct or senotherapeutic use.

Safety / interaction constraints: Food-level exposure is generally regarded as low risk, and small short-term human studies have not identified a clear severe toxicity signal. However, high intermittent senolytic dosing and long-term supplemental dosing remain insufficiently characterized. Mechanistic concerns include antiplatelet or anticoagulant additivity, modulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, topoisomerase inhibition, and context-dependent interference with oxidative or cytotoxic cancer treatments. Product purity and formulation-dependent exposure are additional uncertainties.


Fisetin Mechanistic Ranking

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 PI3K AKT mTOR survival signaling ↓ PI3K, ↓ AKT, ↓ mTORC1 and mTORC2 ↔ or adaptive modulation R–G Reduced proliferation and survival A recurrent mechanistic axis across prostate, breast, colorectal, lung and other experimental cancer models.
2 Mitochondrial intrinsic apoptosis ↑ BAX and BIM, ↓ Bcl-2 and Mcl-1, ↓ mitochondrial membrane potential, ↑ cytochrome-c and caspases ↔ generally preserved or protected (model-dependent) R–G Apoptotic tumor-cell death Often downstream of survival-pathway inhibition, ER stress or redox disturbance rather than a single direct mitochondrial target.
3 NF-κB inflammatory survival signaling ↓ IKK and NF-κB activity, ↓ COX-2, ↓ anti-apoptotic transcription ↓ inflammatory NF-κB signaling R–G Reduced inflammation and stress resistance Potentially relevant to both cancer-cell survival and the inflammatory tumor microenvironment.
4 Cell-cycle control ↑ G1 or G2/M arrest, ↓ cyclin D1 and cyclin E, ↓ CDK2, ↓ CDK4 and ↓ CDK6, ↑ p21 or p27 ↔ or transient arrest (context-dependent) G Cytostatic growth suppression The arrest point varies by cancer lineage, genotype, dose and treatment duration.
5 Wnt β-catenin and cancer stemness ↓ Wnt signaling, ↓ β-catenin, ↓ CD44 and CD133 (model-dependent) ↔ G Reduced stem-like phenotype and tumor propagation Particularly relevant in colorectal and other tumors with active Wnt or β-catenin signaling.
6 EMT focal adhesion and matrix degradation ↓ EMT, ↓ FAK, ↓ RhoA and uPA, ↓ MMP-2 and MMP-9, ↑ E-cadherin ↔ G Reduced migration, invasion and metastasis Primarily preclinical phenotype data; suppression of several nodes is model-dependent.
7 ER stress and unfolded protein response ↑ PERK, ↑ eIF2α, ↑ ATF4 and CHOP, ↑ GRP78 or BiP (context-dependent) ↔ or ↓ pathological ER stress R–G Stress-mediated apoptosis GRP78 induction may indicate stress activation rather than beneficial suppression; prolonged CHOP signaling favors death.
8 Mitochondrial ROS increase ↑ ROS and mtROS (dose-dependent), but ↓ or neutral ROS in some models ↓ ROS in oxidative-injury models P–R Biphasic redox modulation ROS elevation is not universal or necessarily required for apoptosis. Direction depends on concentration, cell type and baseline oxidative state.
9 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ or ↓ NRF2 (context-dependent) ↑ NRF2, ↑ HO-1, ↑ GSH, ↑ SOD and catalase R–G Adaptive antioxidant regulation Predominantly protective in normal-tissue injury models; tumor-cell NRF2 activation could theoretically reduce treatment sensitivity.
10 Calcium ER mitochondrial stress ↑ cytosolic Ca²⁺ (model-dependent) ↔ P–R Amplification of ER and mitochondrial apoptosis Documented in selected models and should not be treated as a universal primary mechanism.
11 HIF-1α VEGF angiogenic signaling ↓ HIF-1α, ↓ VEGF and ↓ angiogenesis ↔ or vascular protection (injury-dependent) G Reduced hypoxic adaptation and neovascularization Evidence is preclinical and is not equivalent to clinically validated antiangiogenic activity.
12 Glycolysis and metabolic adaptation ↓ HIF-1α, ↓ c-Myc and altered LDH or glycolytic activity (model-dependent) ↔ G Reduced metabolic flexibility The database claim that fisetin uniformly inhibits glycolysis is too broad; direct evidence for comprehensive HK2, GLUT1, PKM2 and LDHA suppression is not consistent across models.
13 Senescent-cell survival networks ↓ survival of selected senescent tumor or stromal cells ↓ senescent-cell burden while sparing many nonsenescent cells (model-dependent) G Senolytic or senomorphic activity Activity is heterogeneous and cannot be generalized to every senescent cell type. Effects on therapy-induced tumor senescence may be beneficial or contextually complex.
14 Chemosensitization and radiosensitization ↑ treatment response through ↓ AKT, ↓ NF-κB, apoptosis priming and possible DNA-damage enhancement ↔ or tissue protection (agent-dependent) R–G Potential adjunct sensitization Preclinical only. Antioxidant effects in normal or tumor cells create treatment-specific uncertainty and require schedule-dependent evaluation.
15 Clinical Translation Constraint Common effective in-vitro concentrations exceed ordinary systemic free-fisetin exposure Human high-dose and long-term safety remain incompletely defined G Limited clinical translatability Poor solubility, rapid conjugation, formulation dependence, tumor heterogeneity, uncertain active-metabolite contribution and absence of established anticancer efficacy are major constraints.

P: 0–30 min    R: 30 min–3 hr    G: >3 hr



Alzheimer’s disease relevance: Fisetin has significant but predominantly preclinical relevance to Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Experimental studies report preservation of synaptic function and cognition, suppression of microglial inflammatory signaling, reduction of oxidative stress, promotion of autophagic clearance of phosphorylated tau, and modulation of amyloid-associated toxicity. Senescent-cell clearance provides an additional emerging rationale, but the relative contribution of senolysis versus direct neuroprotective signaling is unresolved. A pilot clinical study in mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer’s disease is registered, but no completed trial currently establishes cognitive efficacy.

Exposure constraint: Most neurological evidence comes from cell and animal models. Native fisetin’s poor solubility, rapid conjugation and uncertain free-brain exposure materially limit direct translation. CMS121 and other fisetin-derived compounds are being developed partly to improve potency, metabolic stability and neuroprotective exposure.

Fisetin in Alzheimer’s Disease

Rank Pathway / Axis Modulation TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Neuroinflammation and microglial activation ↓ NF-κB, ↓ inflammatory microglial activation, ↓ pro-inflammatory mediators R–G Reduced chronic neuroinflammatory stress One of the more consistent neuroprotective mechanisms in cellular and animal models.
2 Synaptic plasticity and ERK CREB signaling ↑ ERK-dependent synaptic signaling and long-term potentiation (context-dependent) R–G Preservation of learning and memory Neuronal ERK activation differs from the ERK suppression reported in many cancer models.
3 Tau autophagic clearance ↑ TFEB and autophagic processing, ↓ phosphorylated tau accumulation G Improved proteostasis Demonstrated preclinically; human relevance and required brain exposure remain unknown.
4 Amyloid β toxicity and aggregation ↓ amyloid-associated oxidative injury and fibril formation (model-dependent) G Reduced amyloid-mediated neuronal stress Evidence does not establish clinically meaningful plaque removal.
5 NRF2 antioxidant defense ↑ NRF2, ↑ HO-1 and endogenous antioxidant capacity R–G Protection from oxidative neuronal injury Protective signaling may cooperate with TFEB-mediated proteostasis.
6 Neuronal mitochondria and apoptosis ↓ mitochondrial dysfunction, ↓ ROS and ↓ apoptotic signaling R–G Improved neuronal survival Direction is opposite to the pro-oxidant mitochondrial stress sought in many cancer models.
7 Cellular senescence and SASP ↓ selected senescent-cell burden and ↓ senescence-associated inflammatory signaling G Potential reduction of age-related neuroinflammation Mechanistically plausible but not yet clinically validated in Alzheimer’s disease.
8 Clinical Translation Constraint Limited and formulation-dependent systemic and brain exposure; no established therapeutic dose G Uncertain human efficacy Registered pilot testing does not yet constitute efficacy evidence. Native fisetin may not reproduce the exposure or pharmacology of optimized derivatives.

P: 0–30 min    R: 30 min–3 hr    G: >3 hr
selectivity, selectivity: Click to Expand ⟱
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The selectivity of cancer products (such as chemotherapeutic agents, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and novel cancer drugs) refers to their ability to affect cancer cells preferentially over normal, healthy cells. High selectivity is important because it can lead to better patient outcomes by reducing side effects and minimizing damage to normal tissues.

Achieving high selectivity in cancer treatment is crucial for improving patient outcomes. It relies on pinpointing molecular differences between cancerous and normal cells, designing drugs or delivery systems that exploit these differences, and overcoming intrinsic challenges like tumor heterogeneity and resistance

Factors that affect selectivity:
1. Ability of Cancer cells to preferentially absorb a product/drug
-EPR-enhanced permeability and retention of cancer cells
-nanoparticle formations/carriers may target cancer cells over normal cells
-Liposomal formations. Also negatively/positively charged affects absorbtion

2. Product/drug effect may be different for normal vs cancer cells
- hypoxia
- transition metal content levels (iron/copper) change probability of fenton reaction.
- pH levels
- antiOxidant levels and defense levels

3. Bio-availability
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
6901- FIS,    Fisetin induces G2/M phase arrest and caspase-mediated cleavage of p21Cip1 and p27Kip1 leading to apoptosis and tumor growth inhibition in HNSCC
- in-vivo, HNSCC, CAL33
TumCG↓, fisetin (25-75 µM for 24-48 h) dose-dependently inhibited growth and induced death in HNSCC Cal33 and UM-SCC-22B cells
TumCD↑,
selectivity↑, without showing any death in normal cells
TumCCA↑, Fisetin (25-50 µM) induced G2/M phase arrest via decrease in Cdc25C, CDK1, cyclin B1 expression, and an increase in p53(
CDC25↓,
CDK1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
P53↑,
DNAdam↑, concentration-dependent increase in fisetin-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in HNSCC cells was authenticated by comet assay, gamma-H2A.X
Apoptosis↑,
γH2AX↑,
cl‑PARP↑, marked cleavage of PARP protein
other↝, Interestingly, fisetin-induced cell death occurred independently of p53 and reactive oxygen species production.
JNK↑, activation of JNK and inhibition of PI3K/Akt, ERK1/2, EGFR, and STAT-3 signaling were identified.
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
EGFR↓,
STAT3↓,
TumAuto↑, fisetin was also found to induce autophagy; nevertheless, autophagy attenuation exaggerated apoptosis.
Dose↝, Oral fisetin (50 mg/kg body weight) treatment to establish Cal33 xenograft in mice for 19 days showed 73% inhibition in tumor volume (p < 0.01) along with a decrease in Ki67-positive cells and an increase in cleaved caspase-3 level in tumors.
TumVol↓,
Ki-67↓,
cl‑Casp3↑,
P21↓, protein levels of p21Cip1 and P27Kip1 were also decreased by fisetin in tumors.
p27/CDKN1B↓,

6899- FIS,    Fisetin, a novel dietary flavonoid, causes apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1
Dose↝, Treatment of fisetin (10–60 μM, 48 h) was found to result in a decrease in the viability of LNCaP, CWR22Rυ1 and PC-3 cells but had only minimal effects on normal prostate epithelial cells
tumCV↓,
selectivity↑,
TumCCA↑, Treatment of LNCaP cells with fisetin also resulted in G1-phase arrest that was associated with a marked decrease in the protein expression of cyclins D1, D2 and E
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDK2↑, activating partner cyclin-dependent kinases 2, 4 and 6 with concomitant induction of WAF1/p21 and KIP1/p27.
CDK4↑,
CDK6↑,
P21↑,
p27/CDKN1B↑,
Apoptosis↑, Fisetin treatment also resulted in induction of apoptosis, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage
cl‑PARP↑,
Cyt‑c↑, induction of mitochondrial release of cytochrome c into cytosol, downregulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
XIAP↓,
Casp3↑, significant activation of caspases-3, -8 and -9
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
Bcl-2↓, In sharp contrast, the protein expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased by fisetin treatment in a dose-dependent fashion
PI3K↓, Inhibition of PI3K and phosphorylation of Akt protein expression by fisetin in LNCaP cells
Akt↓,

6896- FIS,    Fisetin is a senotherapeutic that extends health and lifespan
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*AntiAge↑, Administration of fisetin to wild-type mice late in life restored tissue homeostasis, reduced age-related pathology, and extended median and maximum lifespan.
*cellSen↑, Of the 10 flavonoids tested, fisetin was the most potent senolytic
*selectivity⇅, Fisetin reduced senescence in a subset of cells in murine and human adipose tissue, demonstrating cell-type specificity.

2860- FIS,    Fisetin induces autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress- and mitochondrial stress-dependent pathways
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3 - in-vitro, Nor, hTERT-HPNE - in-vivo, NA, NA
AMPK↑, We found that the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway was enhanced after fisetin treatment
mTOR↑,
UPR↑, RNA-seq analysis revealed that the unfolded protein response pathway, which is activated by ER stress, was enriched
ER Stress↑, Fisetin induced ER stress in pancreatic cancer cells
selectivity↑, results showed that fisetin was less cytotoxic to normal cells compared with pancreatic cancer cells
TumCP↓, fisetin inhibited the proliferation of PANC-1 cells
PERK↑, expression of PERK, ATF4, and ATF6 were also upregulated by fisetin
ATF4↑,
ATF6↑,

6911- FIS,    New Mitochondria-Targeted Fisetin Derivative Compromises Mitophagy and Limits Survival of Drug-Induced Senescent Breast Cancer Cells
- vitro+vivo, BC, NA
MMP↓, Mito-fisetin, when used at low micromolar concentrations, stimulated the dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential and oxidative stress, and affected mitochondrial function, resulting in apoptosis induction in senescent breast cancer cells.
mt-ROS↑, Mito-Fisetin mF3 Induces Oxidative Stress in Mitochondria
Apoptosis↑,
p‑AMPK↑, Mito-fisetin-mediated cytotoxicity was due to increased levels of phosphorylated AMPK, decreased levels of AKT and HSP90,
Akt↓,
HSP90↓,
PI3K↓, Fisetin may interfere with the activity of cell survival promoting signaling pathways such as PI3K/AKT/mTOR and mitochondrial function to stimulate anticancer effects by the inhibition of cell proliferation, metastatic potential, and angiogenesis and
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
TumCP↓,
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
TumCD↑,
selectivity↑, Normal cells were less sensitive to mito-fisetin treatment
TumVol↓, Mito-Fisetin mF3 Inhibits Tumor Size and Induces Cytotoxicity In Vivo

2842- FIS,    Fisetin inhibits cellular proliferation and induces mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
TumCCA↑, Fisetin (25-100 μM) caused significant decrease in the levels of G1 phase cyclins and CDKs, and increased the levels of p53 and its S15 phosphorylation in gastric cancer cells.
CDK2↓,
P53↑,
selectivity↑, observed that growth suppression and death of non-neoplastic human intestinal FHs74int cells were minimally affected by fisetin
MMP↓, Fisetin strongly increased apoptotic cells and showed mitochondrial membrane depolarization in gastric cancer cells
DNAdam↑, DNA damage was observed as early as 3 h after fisetin treatment which was accompanied with gamma-H2A.X(S139) phosphorylation and cleavage of PARP
cl‑PARP↑,
mt-ROS↑, showed an increase in mitochondrial ROS generation in time- and dose-dependent fashion
eff↓, Pre-treatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) inhibited ROS generation and also caused protection from fisetin-induced DNA damage
survivin↓, We observed a decrease in the levels of survivin by fisetin in gastric cancer cells which further strengthens our results that fisetin decreases antiapoptotic proteins to promote apoptosis.

2833- FIS,  AgNPs,    Glucose-capped fisetin silver nanoparticles induced cytotoxicity and ferroptosis in breast cancer cells: A molecular perspective
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
MMP↓, MDA-MB-231 cells treated with glucose-capped fisetin silver nanoparticles showed signs of apoptosis, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and elevated Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.
ROS↑,
NRF2↑, upregulation of SLC7A11, SLC40A1, NRF2F, NOX2, and NOX5 genes that are associated with various crucial cellular events
NOX↑,
selectivity↑, Glucose nanoparticles selectively deliver cytotoxic agents to cancer cells by targeting the glucose transporters overexpressed in cancer cells, resulting in minimal toxicity to healthy tissues

2824- FIS,    Fisetin in Cancer: Attributes, Developmental Aspects, and Nanotherapeutics
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Fisetin is one such naturally derived flavone that offers numerous pharmacological benefits, i.e., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and anticancer properties.
*Inflam↓,
angioG↓,
BioAv↓, poor bioavailability associated with its extreme hydrophobicity hampers its clinical utility
BioAv↑, The issues related to fisetin delivery can be addressed by adapting to the developmental aspects of nanomedicines, such as formulating it into lipid or polymer-based systems, including nanocochleates and liposomes
TumCP↓, fisetin also inhibits tumor proliferation by repressing tumor mass multiplication, invasion, migration, and autophagy.
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
*neuroP↑, figure 2
EMT↓, It affects the cell cycle and thereby cell proliferation, microtubule assembly, cell migration and invasion, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), and cell death
ROS↑, cell death caused by fisetin is possibly due to the induction of apoptosis by fisetin or other signaling molecules and reactive oxygen species (ROS)
selectivity↑, Without influencing the growth of normal cells, fisetin has the capability to hinder the formation of colonies and inhibit the multiplication of cancer cells.
EGFR↓, fisetin restricts the multiplication of EGFR 2-overexpressing SK-BR-3 breast tumor masses
NF-kB↓, fisetin inhibits cancer metastasis by reducing the expressions of nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB)-modulated metastatic proteins in a variety of tumor cell types, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP)
VEGF↓,
MMP9↓,
MMP↓, rupturing the plasma membrane, depolarizing mitochondria, cleaving PARP, and activating caspase-7, -8, and -9.
cl‑PARP↑,
Casp7↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
*ROS↓, Fisetin is a bioactive flavonol molecule that can easily penetrate the cell membrane due to its hydrophobic nature [51,52], reducing the generation of inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in microglial cells, (normal cells)
uPA↓, Perhaps fisetin lowers angiogenesis, consequently suppressing tumor multiplication by urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibition
MMP1↓, powerful matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 inhibitor
Wnt↓, Fisetin works on several cellular pathways, such as Wnt, Akt-PI3K, and ERK, as an inhibitor
Akt↓,
PI3K↓,
ERK↓,
Half-Life↝, Fisetin exhibits a very short terminal half-life of approximately 3 hrs in its free form. This half-life is found to be less than that of its metabolites

2852- FIS,    A comprehensive view on the fisetin impact on colorectal cancer in animal models: Focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms
- Review, CRC, NA
Risk↓, Flavonoids, including fisetin, have been linked to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC)
P53↑, increased levels of p53 and decreased levels of murine double minute 2, contributing to apoptosis induction
MDM2↓,
COX2/PTGS2↓, fisetin inhibits the cyclooxygenase-2 and wingless-related integration site (Wnt)/epidermal growth factor receptor/nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
NF-kB↓,
CDK2↓, regulating the activities of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 and cyclin-dependent kinase 4, reducing retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation, decreasing cyclin E levels, and increasing p21 levels
CDK4↓,
p‑RB1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
P21↑,
NRF2↓, Pandey and Trigun revealed that fisetin induces apoptosis in CRC cells by inhibiting autophagy and suppressing Nrf2
ROS↑, Furthermore, fisetin elevated ROS levels and downregulated Nrf2 expression, indicating Nrf2 suppression in fisetin-induced apoptosis in CRC cells.
Casp8↑, fisetin treatment resulted in the upregulation of various molecular pathways, including cleaved caspase-8, Fas ligand, TRAIL, and DR5 levels, in the cancer cells
Fas↑,
TRAIL↑,
DR5↑,
MMP↓, Fisetin also caused mitochondrial membrane depolarization, leading to the release of Smac/DIABLO and cytochrome c
Cyt‑c↑,
selectivity↑, enhanced cellular uptake, and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells
P450↝, Fisetin also affected the activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP450 3A4) and glutathione-S-transferase
GSTs↝,
RadioS↑, fisetin pretreatment heightened the radiosensitivity of p53-mutant HT29 human CRC cells
Inflam↓, Fisetin suppresses inflammation in the colon and CRC
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, fisetin in treating colon cancer, revealing its capability to effectively downregulate β-catenin and COX-2
EGFR↓, fisetin decreased EGFR and NF-κB activation in HT29 cells
TumCCA↑, It induces cell cycle arrest, disrupting the transition from the G1 to the S phase, as well as causing G2/M phase arrest
ChemoSen↑, intervention with fisetin and 5-FU appeared to extend the lifespan of the experimental animals

2851- FIS,    Apoptosis induction in breast cancer cell lines by the dietary flavonoid fisetin
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-468 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vitro, BC, MCF7 - in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vitro, BC, SkBr3 - in-vitro, Nor, NA
tumCV↓, Fisetin exhibited a dose- and time-dependent cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cell lines (e.g., 100 µM fisetin decreased MDA-MB-468 cell viability by 70% at 72h
selectivity↑, In contrast, the viability of normal cells was not substantially affected by concentrations of fisetin that killed breast cancer cells.
TumCCA↑, Fisetin-treated breast cancer cells showed cell cycle arrest (MDA-MB-468 cells arrested at G2/M phase; MDA-MB-231 cells arrested in S-phase) and death by apoptosis
Apoptosis↑,
ROS∅, fisetin did not cause ROS production in MDA-MB-468 or 231 cells, indicating that ROS do not contribute to the cytotoxic effect of fisetin


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 10 of 10

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

GSTs↝, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↑, 3,   ROS∅, 1,   mt-ROS↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3) ⓘ

CDC25↓, 1,   MMP↓, 5,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4) ⓘ

AMPK↑, 1,   p‑AMPK↑, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Akt↓, 5,   Apoptosis↑, 4,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp7↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 3,   Casp9↑, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 2,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   p27/CDKN1B↓, 1,   p27/CDKN1B↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 1,   TumCD↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

other↝, 1,   tumCV↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8) ⓘ

ATF6↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,   PERK↑, 1,   UPR↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes(tgid=9) ⓘ

TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10) ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 2,   P53↑, 3,   cl‑PARP↑, 4,   γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11) ⓘ

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK2↓, 2,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   CDK4↑, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   cycE/CCNE↓, 2,   P21↓, 1,   P21↑, 2,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 5,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12) ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   mTOR↓, 1,   mTOR↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   STAT3↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 2,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP1↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 3,   TumMeta↓, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

angioG↓, 2,   ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 3,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

COX2/PTGS2↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,  

Cellular Microenvironment(tgid=17) ⓘ

NOX↑, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors(tgid=20) ⓘ

CDK6↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   eff↓, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,   P450↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 9,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22) ⓘ

EGFR↓, 3,   Ki-67↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

Risk↓, 1,   TumVol↓, 2,  
Total Targets: 92

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

cellSen↑, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

selectivity⇅, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

AntiAge↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 7

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: selectivity, selectivity
10 Fisetin
1 Silver-NanoParticles
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

Filter Conditions: Pro/AntiFlg:%  IllCat:%  CanType:%  Cells:%  prod#:78  Target#:1110  State#:%  Dir#:%
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