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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


Wnt, Wingless-related integration site: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type:
The Wnt signaling pathway is a complex network of proteins that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration. It is particularly important during embryonic development and tissue homeostasis. Dysregulation of the Wnt pathway has been implicated in various cancers, making it a significant area of research in oncology.
Wnt Ligands
Wnt1: Often overexpressed in breast cancer and some types of leukemia.
Wnt Receptors
Frizzled (Fzd) Receptors: Different Fzd receptors (e.g., Fzd1, Fzd2, Fzd7) have been implicated in various cancers:
Fzd1: Overexpressed in colorectal cancer.
Fzd2: Associated with breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Fzd7: Linked to gastric cancer and glioblastoma.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2845- FIS,    Fisetin: A bioactive phytochemical with potential for cancer prevention and pharmacotherapy
- Review, Var, NA
PI3K↓, block multiple signaling pathways such as the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) and p38
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p38↓,
*antiOx↑, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, hypolipidemic, neuroprotective, and antitumor effect
*neuroP↑,
Casp3↑, U266 cancer cell line through activation of caspase-3, downregulation of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1L, upregulation of Bax, Bim and Bad
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑,
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
AMPK↑, activation of 5'adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and decreased phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR were also observed
ACC↑,
DNAdam↑, DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial membrane depolarizatio
MMP↓,
eff↑, fisetin in combination with a citrus flavanone, hesperetin mediated apoptosis by mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspase-3 act
ROS↑, NCI-H460 human non-small cell lung cancer line, fisetin generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
cl‑PARP↑, fisetin treatment resulted in PARP cleavage
Cyt‑c↑, release of cyt. c
Diablo↑, release of cyt. c and Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria,
P53↑, increased p53 protein levels
p65↓, reduced phospho-p65 and Myc oncogene expression
Myc↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, fisetin causes inhibition of proliferation by the modulation of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), HSP27
HSP27↓,
COX2↓, anti-proliferative effects of fisetin through the activation of apoptosis via inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
TumCCA↑, The anti-proliferative effects of fisetin and hesperetin were shown to be occurred through S, G2/M, and G0/G1 phase arrest in K562 cell progression
CDK2↓, decrease in levels of cyclin D1, cyclin A, Cdk-4 and Cdk-2
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
cycA1↓,
P21↑, increase in p21 CIP1/WAF1 levels in HT-29 human colon cancer cell
MMP2↓, fisetin has exhibited tumor inhibitory effects by blocking matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP- 2) and MMP-9 at mRNA and protein levels,
MMP9↓,
TumMeta↓, Antimetastasis
MMP1↓, fisetin also inhibited the MMP-14, MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-7, and MMP-9
MMP3↓,
MMP7↓,
MET↓, promotion of mesenchymal to epithelial transition associated with a decrease in mesenchymal markers i.e. N-cadherin, vimentin, snail and fibronectin and an increase in epithelial markers i.e. E-cadherin
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↑,
uPA↓, fisetin suppressed the expression and activity of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)
ChemoSen↑, combination treatment of fisetin and sorafenib reduced the migration and invasion of BRAF-mutated melanoma cells both in in-vitro
EMT↓, inhibited epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as observed by a decrease in N-cadherin, vimentin and fibronectin and an increase in E-cadherin
Twist↓, inhibited expression of Snail1, Twist1, Slug, ZEB1 and MMP-2 and MMP-9
Zeb1↓,
cFos↓, significant decrease in NF-κB, c-Fos, and c-Jun levels
cJun↓,
EGF↓, Fisetin inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)
angioG↓, Antiangiogenesis
VEGF↓, decreased expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and VEGF, EGFR, COX-2
eNOS↓,
*NRF2↑, significantly increased nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE) luciferase activity, leading to upregulation of HO-1 expression
HO-1↑,
NRF2↓, Fisetin also triggered the suppression of Nrf2
GSTs↓, declined placental type glutathione S-transferase (GST-p) level in the liver of the fisetin- treated rats with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
ATF4↓, Fisetin also rapidly increased the levels of both Nrf2 and ATF4

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↓, 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↓,
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

2857- FIS,    A review on the chemotherapeutic potential of fisetin: In vitro evidences
- Review, Var, NA
COX2↓, fisetin altered the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) thereby suppressed the secretion of prostaglandin E2 ultimately resulting in the inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and NF-κB in human colon cancer cells HT29
PGE2↓,
EGFR↓,
Wnt↓, fisetin treatment inhibited the stimulation of Wnt signaling pathway via downregulating the expression of β-catenin and Tcell factor (TCF) 4
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TCF↑,
Apoptosis↑, fisetin triggers apoptosis in U266 cells through multiple pathways: enhancing the activation of caspase-3 and PARP cleavage, decreasing the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 L ),
Casp3↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Mcl-1↓,
BAX↑, ncreasing the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax, Bim, and Bad)
BIM↑,
BAD↑,
Akt↓, decreasing the phosphorylation of AKT and mTOR and elevating the expression of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC
mTOR↓,
ACC↑,
Cyt‑c↑, release the cytochrome c and Smac/Diablo into the cytosol
Diablo↑,
cl‑Casp8↑, fisetin exhibited an increased level of cleaved caspase-8, Fas/Fas ligand, death receptor 5/TRAIL, and p53 levels in HCT-116 cells
Fas↑,
DR5↑,
TRAIL↑,
Securin↓, Securin gets degraded on exposure to fisetin in colon cancer cells.
CDC2↓, fisetin decreased the expression of cell division cycle proteins (CDC2 and CDC25C)
CDC25↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↓, Fisetin induced apoptosis as a result of the downregulation of HSP70 and BAG3 and the inhibition of Bcl-2, Bcl-x L and Mcl-1. T
CDK2↓, AGS 0, 25, 50, 75 μM – 24 and 48 h ↓CDK2, ↓CDK4, ↓cyclin D1, ↑casapse-3 cleavage
CDK4↓,
cycD1↓,
MMP2↓, A549 0, 1, 5, 10 μM- 24 and 48 hr: ↓MMP-2, ↓u-PA, ↓NF- κB, ↓c-Fos, ↓c-Jun
uPA↓,
NF-kB↓,
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
MEK↓, ↓ MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, ↓N-cadherin, ↓vimentin, ↓snail, ↓fibronectin, ↑E-cadherin, ↑desmoglein
p‑ERK↓,
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
Snail↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↓,
NF-kB↑, increased expression of NF-κB p65 leading to apoptosis was due to ROS generation on exposure to fisetin
ROS↑,
DNAdam↑, increased ROS triggered cell death through PARP cleavage, DNA damage and mitochondrial membrane depolarization.
MMP↓,
CHOP↑, Though fisetin upregulated CHOP expression and increased the production of ROS, these events fail to induce apoptosis in Caki cells.
eff↑, 50 μM fisetin + 1 mM melatonin Sk-mel-28 Enhances anti-tumour activity [54] 20 μM fisetin + 1 mM melatonin MeWo Enhances anti-tumour activity [54] 10 μM fisetin + 0.1 μM melatonin A549 Induces autophagic cell death
ChemoSen↑, 20 μM fisetin + 5 μM sorafenib A375, SK-MEL-28 Suppresses invasion and metastasis [44] 40 μM fisetin + 10 μM cisplatin A549, A549-CR Enhances apoptosis

2859- FIS,    The Natural Flavonoid Fisetin Inhibits Cellular Proliferation of Hepatic, Colorectal, and Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Modulation of Multiple Signaling Pathways
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - NA, Colon, Caco-2
TumCG↓, fisetin induces growth inhibition, and apoptosis in hepatic (HepG-2), colorectal (Caco-2) and pancreatic (Suit-2) cancer cell lines.
other↝, activation of CDKN1A, SEMA3E, GADD45B and GADD45A and down-regulation of TOP2A, KIF20A, CCNB2 and CCNB1 genes.
Casp3↑, Fisetin caused significant increase in activation of caspase 3/7 compared to untreated control
Casp7↑,
PGE2↓, Fisetin inhibits PGE2 production
GSTs↓, GST enzyme activity assay has been carried out. The results showed that fisetin induced enzyme inhibition in a dose dependent manner
Wnt↓, inhibiting Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB and COX-2 signaling pathways
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
COX2↓,
P53↑, induction of p53 and p21
P21↑,
P450↓, Fisetin also was able to inhibit cyctochrome P450 (CYP450 3A4) and glutatihione -S-transferase activity

2843- FIS,    Fisetin and Quercetin: Promising Flavonoids with Chemopreventive Potential
- Review, Var, NA
NRF2↑, fisetin increased the protein level and accumulation Nrf2 and down regulated the protein levels of Keap1
Keap1↓,
ChemoSen↑, In vitro studies showed that fisetin and quercetin could also act against chemotherapeutic resistance in several cancers
BioAv↓, Fisetin has low aqueous solubility and bioavailability
Cyt‑c↑, release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA and protein expression, and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2 associated X (Bax) levels, were found to be regulated in the fisetin-treated cancer cell line
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
BAX↑,
tumCV↓, fisetin at 5–80 µM significantly reduced the viability of A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells by the release of cytochrome c,
Mcl-1↓, reducing the anti-apoptotic protein expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1 along with elevation of pro-apoptotic protein expression (Bax, Bak, and Bad) and caspase cleavage and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) protein
cl‑PARP↑,
IGF-1↓, fisetin promoted caspase-8 and cytochrome c expression, possibly by impeding the aberrant activation of insulin growth factor receptor 1 and Akt
Akt↓,
CDK6↓, fisetin binds with CDK6, which in turn blocks its activity with an inhibitory concentration (IC50) at a concentration of 0.85 μM
TumCCA↑, fisetin is identified as a regulator of cell cycle checkpoints, leading to cell arrest through CDK inhibition in HL60 cells and astrocyte cells over the G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases
P53?, exhibiting elevated levels of p53
cycD1↓, 10–60 μM fisetin concentration, prostate cancer cells PC3, LNCaP, and CWR22Ry1 had decreased cellular viability and decreased levels of D1, D2, and E cyclins and their activating partners CDK2, and CDKs 4/ 6,
cycE↓,
CDK2↓, decreased levels of D1, D2, and E cyclins and their activating partners CDK2, and CDKs 4/ 6,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
MMP2↓, fisetin displayed tumor inhibitory effects by blocking MMP-2 and MMP-9 at mRNA and protein levels in prostate PC-3 cells
MMP9↓,
MMP1↓, Similarly, fisetin can also inhibit MMP-1, MMP-9, MMP-7, MMP-3, and MMP-14 gene expression linked with ECM remodeling in human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) and HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells [9
MMP7↓,
MMP3↓,
VEGF↓, fisetin in a concentration-dependent manner (10–50 μM concentration) significantly inhibited regular serum, growth-enhancing supplement, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
PI3K↓, fisetin inhibited PI3K expression and phosphorylation of Akt
mTOR↓, fisetin treatment activated the apoptotic process through inhibiting both PI3K and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways
COX2↓, fisetin resulted in activation of apoptosis and inhibition of COX-2 and the Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB pathway
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
ERK↓, Fisetin is one of the flavonoids that has been found to suppress ERK1/2 signaling in human gastric (SGC7901), hepatic (HepG2), colorectal (Caco-2)
ROS↑, fisetin induced ROS generation and suppressed ERK through its phosphorylation
angioG↓, fisetin-induced anti-angiogenesis led to reduced VEGF and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression
TNF-α↓, Fisetin suppressed IL-1β-mediated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide, interleukin-6, tumor necrotic factor-α, prostaglandin E2, cyclooxygenase-2 (iNOS, NO, IL-6, TNF-α, PGE2, and COX-2),
PGE2↓,
iNOS↓,
NO↓,
IL6↓,
HSP70/HSPA5↝, fisetin-mediated inhibition of cellular proliferation by HSP70 and HSP27 regulation
HSP27↝,

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

2828- FIS,    Fisetin, a Potent Anticancer Flavonol Exhibiting Cytotoxic Activity against Neoplastic Malignant Cells and Cancerous Conditions: A Scoping, Comprehensive Review
- Review, Var, NA
*neuroP↑, As a hydrophobic agent, FIS readily penetrates cell membranes and accumulates in cells to exert neuroprotective, neurotrophic and antioxidant effects
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓, FIS treatment may include alleviating inflammation, cell apoptosis and oxidative stress
RenoP↑, alleviates cell apoptosis and inflammation in acute kidney injury
COX2↓, FIS induces apoptosis in various tumor cells by, for example, inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2, inhibiting the Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB pathway, activating the caspase-3 cascade
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
NF-kB↓,
Casp3↑,
Ca+2↑, activating the caspase-3 and Ca2+ dependent endonuclease, and activating the caspase-8/caspase-3 dependent pathway via ERK1/2.
Casp8↑,
TumCCA↑, FIS controls the cell cycle and inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in human cancer cell lines,
CDK1↓,
PI3K↓, by inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling [20], mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) [21], and nuclear transcription factor (NF-κB)
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
MAPK↓,
*P53↓, FIS inhibits aging by reducing p53, p21 and p16 expression in mouse and human tissues
*P21↓,
*p16↓,
mTORC1↓, FIS induces autophagic cell death by inhibiting both the mTORC1 and mTORC2 pathways
mTORC2↓,
P53↑, FIS significantly increases the expression of p53 and p21 proteins and lowers the levels of cyclin D1 [27,28], cyclin A, CDK4 and CDK2, thus contributing to cell-cycle arrest.
P21↑,
cycD1↓,
cycA1↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
BAX↑, FIS also increases Bax [27,28] and Bak [27] protein expression, but reduces the levels of Bcl-2 [27,28], Bcl-xL [27] and PCNA [28], and then starts the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Bcl-2↓,
PCNA↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓, FIS reduces HER2 tyrosine phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner and aids in proteasomal degradation of HER2 rather than lysosomal degradation
Cyt‑c↑, FIS cells causes destabilization of the mitochondrial membrane and an increase in cytochrome c levels, which is consistent with the loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity.
MMP↓,
cl‑Casp9↑,
MMP2↓, FIS reduces the enzymatic activity of both MMP-2 and MMP-9.
MMP9↓,
cl‑PARP↑, cell membrane, mitochondrial depolarization, activation of caspase-7, -8 and -9, and cleavage of PARP
uPA↓, interestingly, the promoter activity of the uPA gene is suppressed by FIS
DR4↑, induces upregulation of DR4 and DR5 death receptor expression in a dose-dependent manner
DR5↑,
ROS↓, FIS induces an increase in intracellular Ca2+ but reduces the production of ROS in WEHI-3 cells (myelomonocytic leukemia)
AIF↑, It also increases the levels of caspase-3 and AIF mRNA, but also increases necrosis markers including RIP3 and PARP1
CDC25↓, FIS reduces the expression of cdc25a, but increases the expression of p-p53, Chk1, p21 and p27, which may lead to a G0/G1 arrest.
Dose↑, FIS in concentrations from 0 to 10 μM does not affect cell viability; however, its use at concentrations of 20–40 μM significantly reduces the viability of lung cancer cells
CHOP↑, CaKi : FIS induces upregulation of CHOP expression and ROS production
ROS↑, NCI-H460 :FIS increases the ER stress signaling FIS increases the level of mitochondrial ROS FIS induces mitochondrial Ca2+ overloading and ER stress FIS induced ER stress-mediated cell death via activation of the MAPK pathway
cMyc↓, FIS influences proliferation related genes such as cyclin D1, c-myc and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 by downregulating them.
cardioP↑, cardioprotective activity

2830- FIS,    Biological effects and mechanisms of fisetin in cancer: a promising anti-cancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, suppressing cell growth, triggering programmed cell death, reducing the formation of new blood vessels, protecting against oxidative stress, and inhibiting cell migration.
angioG↓,
*ROS↓,
TumCMig↓,
VEGF↓, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), PI3K/Akt/mTOR, and Nrf2/HO-1.
MAPK↑, including the activation of MAPK. activation of MAPK is crucial for mediating cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion
NF-kB↓, ability of fisetin to suppress NF-κB activity has been demonstrated in various diseases
PI3K↓, fisetin has been shown to inhibit the metastasis of PC3 prostate cancer cells by reducing the activity of the PI3K/AKT
Akt↓,
mTOR↓, Fisetin has been shown to be effective against PI3K expression, AKT phosphorylation, and mTOR activation in various cancer cells,
NRF2↑, effects of fisetin on the activation of Nrf2 and upregulation of HO-1 have been demonstrated in various diseases
HO-1↑,
ROS↓, Liver cancer Resist proliferation, migration and invasion, induce apoptosis, attenuate ROS and inflammation
Inflam↓,
ER Stress↑, Oral cancer Induce apoptosis and autophagy, promote ER stress and ROS, suppress proliferation
ROS↑, Multiple studies have demonstrated that fisetin has the ability to induce apoptosis in cancer cells, and various mechanisms are involved, including the activation of MAPK, NF-κB, p53, and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
TumCP↓,
ChemoSen↑, Breast cancer Promote apoptosis and invasion and metastasis, enhance chemotherapeutic effects
PTEN↑,
P53↑, activation of MAPK, NF-κB, p53,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
COX2↓, fisetin inhibits COX2 expression
Wnt↓, regulating a number of important angiogenesis-related factors in cancer cells, such as VEGF, MMP2/9, eNOS, wingless and Wnt-signaling.
EGFR↓,
Mcl-1↓,
survivin↓, fisetin interferes with NF-κB signaling, resulting in the reduction of survivin, TRAF1, Bcl-xl, Bcl-2, and IAP1/2 levels, ultimately inhibiting apoptosis
IAP1↓,
IAP2↓,
PGE2↓, fisetin inhibits COX2 expression, leading to the down-regulation of PGE2 secretion and inactivation of β-catenin, thereby inducing apoptosis
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
DR5↑, fisetin markedly induces apoptosis in renal carcinoma through increased expression of DR5, which is regulated by p53.
MMP2↓, fisetin has been shown to inhibit the metastasis of PC3 prostate cancer cells by reducing the activity of the PI3K/AKT and JNK pathways, resulting in the suppression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression
MMP9↓,
FAK↓, fisetin can inhibit cell migration and reduce focal adhesion kinase (FAK) phosphorylation levels
uPA↓, fisetin significantly suppresses the invasion of U-2 cells by decreasing the expression of NF-κB, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), FAK, and MMP-2/9
EMT↓, Fisetin has been shown to have the ability to reverse EMT, thereby inhibiting the invasion and migration of cancer cells
ERK↓, fisetin has the ability to suppress ERK1/2 activation and activate JNK/p38 pathways
JNK↑,
p38↑,
PKCδ↓, fisetin reduces the expression of MMP-9 by inhibiting PKCα/ROS/ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK activation
BioAv↓, low water solubility of fisetin poses a significant challenge for its administration, which can limit its biological effects
BioAv↑, Compared to free fisetin, fisetin nanoemulsion has demonstrated a 3.9-fold increase in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induction of apoptosis, highlighting its enhanced efficacy
BioAv↑, Liposomal encapsulation has shown potential in enhancing the anticancer therapeutic effects of fisetin

2832- FIS,    Fisetin's Promising Antitumor Effects: Uncovering Mechanisms and Targeting for Future Therapies
- Review, Var, NA
MMP↓, fraction of cells with reduced mitochondrial membrane potential also increased, indicating that fisetin-induced apoptosis also destroys mitochondria.
mtDam↑,
Cyt‑c↑, Cytochrome c and Smac/DIABLO levels are also released when the mitochondrial membrane potential changes, and this results in the activation of the caspase cascade and the cleavage of poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase (PARP)
Diablo↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
Bak↑, Fisetin induced apoptosis in HCT-116 human colon cancer cells by upregulating proapoptotic proteins Bak and BIM and downregulating antiapoptotic proteins B cell lymphoma (BCL)-XL and -2.
BIM↑,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
P53↑, fisetin through the activation of p53
ROS↑, over generation of ROS, which is also directly initiated by fisetin, the stimulation of AMPK
AMPK↑,
Casp9↑, activating caspase-9 collectively, then activating caspase-3, leading to apopotosis
Casp3↑,
BID↑, Bid, AIF and the increase of the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2, causing the activation of caspase 3–9
AIF↑,
Akt↓, The inhibition of the Akt/mTOR/MAPK/
mTOR↓,
MAPK↓,
Wnt↓, Fisetin has been shown to degrade the Wnt/β/β-catenin signal
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
TumCCA↑, fisetin triggered G1 phase arrest in LNCaP cells by activating WAF1/p21 and kip1/p27, followed by a reduction in cyclin D1, D2, and E as well as CDKs 2, 4, and 6
P21↑,
p27↑,
cycD1↓,
cycE↓,
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
CDK6↓,
TumMeta↓, reduces PC-3 cells' capacity for metastasis
uPA↓, fisetin decreased MMP-2 protein, messenger RNA (mRNA), and uPA levels through an ERK-dependent route
E-cadherin↑, Fisetin can upregulate the epithelial marker E-cadherin, downregulate the mesenchymal marker vimentin, and drastically lower the EMT regulator twist protein level at noncytotoxic dosages, studies have revealed.
Vim↓,
EMT↓,
Twist↓,
DNAdam↑, Fisetin induces apoptosis in the human nonsmall lung cancer cell line NCI-H460, which causes DNA breakage, the growth of sub-G1 cells, depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane, and activation of caspases 9, 3, which are involved in prod of iROS
ROS↓, fisetin therapy has been linked to a reduction in ROS, according to other research.
COX2↓, Fisetin lowered the expression of COX-1 protein, downregulated COX-2, and decreased PGE2 production
PGE2↓,
HSF1↓, Fisetin is a strong HSF1 inhibitor that blocks HSF1 from binding to the hsp70 gene promoter.
cFos↓, NF-κB, c-Fos, c-Jun, and AP-1 nuclear levels were also lowered by fisetin treatment
cJun↓,
AP-1↓,
Mcl-1↓, inhibition of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 all contribute to an increase in apoptosis
NF-kB↓, Fisetin's ability to prevent NF-κB activation in LNCaP cells
IRE1↑, fisetin (20–80 µM) was accompanied by brief autophagy and the production of ER stress, which was shown by elevated levels of IRE1 α, XBP1s, ATF4, and GRP78 in A375 and 451Lu cells
ER Stress↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
MMP2↓, lowering MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins in melanoma cell xenografts
MMP9↓,
TCF-4↓, fisetin therapy reduced levels of β-catenin, TCF-4, cyclin D1, and MMP-7,
MMP7↓,
RadioS↑, fisetin treatment could radiosensitize human colorectal cancer cells that are resistant to radiotherapy.
TOP1↓, fisetin blocks DNA topoisomerases I and II in leukemia cells.
TOP2↓,

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DNAdam↑, Fisetin induced DNA fragmentation, ROS generation, and apoptosis in NCI-H460 cells via a reduction in Bcl-2 and increase in Bax expression
ROS↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
cl‑Casp9↑, Fisetin treatment increased cleavage of caspase-9 and caspase-3 thereby increasing caspase-3 activation
cl‑Casp3↑,
Cyt‑c↑, leading to cytochrome-c release
lipid-P↓, Fisetin (25 mg/kg body weight) decreased histological lesions and levels of lipid peroxidation and modulated the enzymatic and nonenzymatic anti-oxidants in B(a)P-treated Swiss Albino mice
TumCG↓, We observed that fisetin treatment (5–20 μM) inhibits cell growth and colony formation in A549 NSC lung cancer cells.
TumCA↓, Another study showed that fisetin inhibits adhesion, migration, and invasion in A549 lung cancer cells by downregulating uPA, ERK1/2, and MMP-2
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
uPA↓,
ERK↓,
MMP9↓,
NF-kB↓, Treatment with fisetin also decreased the nuclear levels of NF-kB, c-Fos, c-Jun, and AP-1 and inhibited NF-kB binding.
cFos↓,
cJun↓,
AP-1↓,
TumCCA↑, Our laboratory has previously shown that treatment of LNCaP cells with fisetin caused inhibition of PCa by G1-phase cell cycle arrest
AR↓, inhibited androgen signaling and tumor growth in athymic nude mice
mTORC1↓, induced autophagic cell death in PCa cells through suppression of mTORC1 and mTORC2
mTORC2↓,
TSC2↑, activated the mTOR repressor TSC2, commonly associated with inhibition of Akt and activation of AMPK
EGF↓, Fisetin also inhibits EGF and TGF-β induced YB-1 phosphorylation and EMT in PCa cells
TGF-β↓,
EMT↓, Fisetin also inhibits EGF and TGF-β induced YB-1 phosphorylation and EMT in PCa cells
P-gp↓, decrease the P-gp protein in multidrug resistant NCI/ADR-RES cells.
PI3K↓, Fisetin also inhibited the PI3K/AKT/NFkB signaling
Akt↓,
mTOR↓, Fisetin inhibited melanoma progression in a 3D melanoma skin model with downregulation of mTOR, Akt, and upregulation of TSC
eff↑, combinational treatment study of melatonin and fisetin demonstrated enhanced antitumor activity of fisetin
ROS↓, Fisetin inhibited ROS and augmented NO generation in A375 melanoma cells
ER Stress↑, induction of ER stress evidenced by increased IRE1α, XBP1s, ATF4, and GRP78 levels in A375 and 451Lu cells.
IRE1↑,
ATF4↑,
GRP78/BiP↑,
ChemoSen↑, combination of fisetin with sorafenib effectively inhibited EMT and augmented the anti-metastatic potential of sorafenib by reducing MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins in melanoma cell xenografts
CDK2↓, Fisetin (0–60 μM) was shown to inhibit activity of CDKs dose-dependently leading to cell cycle arrest in HT-29 human colon cancer cells
CDK4↓, Fisetin treatment decreased activities of CDK2 and CDK4 via decreased levels of cyclin-E, cyclin-D1 and increase in p21 (CIP1/WAF1) levels.
cycE↓,
cycD1↓,
P21↑,
COX2↓, fisetin (30–120 μM) induces apoptosis in colon cancer cells by inhibiting COX-2 and Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB -signaling pathways
Wnt↓,
EGFR↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Fisetin treatment inhibited Wnt/EGFR/NF-kB signaling via downregulation of β-catenin, TCF-4, cyclin D1, and MMP-7
TCF-4↓,
MMP7↓,
RadioS↑, fisetin treatment was found to radiosensitize human colorectal cancer cells which are resistant to radiotherapy
eff↑, Combined treatment of fisetin with NAC increased cleaved caspase-3, PARP, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential with induction of caspase-9 in COLO25 cells


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

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
ACC↑,2,   AIF↑,2,   Akt↓,8,   AMPK↑,2,   angioG↓,4,   AP-1↓,2,   Apoptosis↑,2,   AR↓,1,   ATF4↓,1,   ATF4↑,2,   BAD↑,2,   Bak↑,1,   BAX↑,5,   Bcl-2↓,5,   Bcl-xL↓,1,   BID↑,1,   BIM↑,3,   BioAv↓,3,   BioAv↑,3,   Ca+2↑,1,   cardioP↑,1,   Casp↑,1,   Casp3↑,7,   cl‑Casp3↑,1,   Casp7↑,2,   Casp8↑,4,   cl‑Casp8↑,1,   Casp9↑,4,   cl‑Casp9↑,2,   CDC2↓,1,   CDC25↓,2,   CDK1↓,1,   CDK2↓,7,   CDK4↓,7,   CDK6↓,3,   cFos↓,4,   ChemoSen↑,6,   CHOP↑,2,   cJun↓,4,   cMyc↓,1,   COX2↓,9,   cycA1↓,2,   cycD1↓,6,   cycE↓,4,   Cyt‑c↑,7,   Diablo↑,3,   DNAdam↑,4,   Dose↑,1,   DR4↑,1,   DR5↑,4,   E-cadherin↓,1,   E-cadherin↑,2,   eff↑,4,   EGF↓,2,   EGFR↓,9,   EMT↓,5,   eNOS↓,1,   ER Stress↑,3,   ERK↓,4,   p‑ERK↓,1,   FAK↓,1,   Fas↑,2,   Fibronectin↓,2,   GRP78/BiP↑,2,   GSTs↓,2,   GSTs↝,1,   Half-Life↝,1,   HER2/EBBR2↓,1,   HO-1↑,2,   HSF1↓,1,   HSP27↓,1,   HSP27↝,1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓,2,   HSP70/HSPA5↝,1,   IAP1↓,1,   IAP2↓,1,   IGF-1↓,1,   IL6↓,1,   Inflam↓,2,   iNOS↓,1,   IRE1↑,2,   JNK↑,1,   Keap1↓,1,   lipid-P↓,1,   MAPK↓,2,   MAPK↑,1,   Mcl-1↓,5,   MDM2↓,1,   MEK↓,1,   MET↓,1,   MMP↓,6,   MMP1↓,3,   MMP2↓,6,   MMP3↓,2,   MMP7↓,4,   MMP9↓,7,   mtDam↑,1,   mTOR↓,7,   mTORC1↓,2,   mTORC2↓,2,   Myc↓,1,   N-cadherin↓,2,   NF-kB↓,10,   NF-kB↑,1,   NO↓,1,   NRF2↓,2,   NRF2↑,2,   other↝,1,   P-gp↓,1,   P21↑,6,   p27↑,1,   p38↓,1,   p38↑,1,   P450↓,1,   P450↝,1,   P53?,1,   P53↑,6,   p65↓,1,   cl‑PARP↑,6,   PCNA↓,1,   PGE2↓,5,   PI3K↓,6,   PKCδ↓,1,   PTEN↑,1,   RadioS↑,3,   p‑RB1↓,1,   RenoP↑,1,   Risk↓,1,   ROS↓,4,   ROS↑,9,   Securin↓,1,   selectivity↑,2,   Snail↓,2,   survivin↓,1,   TCF↑,1,   TCF-4↓,2,   TGF-β↓,1,   TNF-α↓,1,   TOP1↓,1,   TOP2↓,1,   TRAIL↑,2,   TSC2↑,1,   TumCA↓,1,   TumCCA↑,6,   TumCG↓,3,   TumCI↓,2,   TumCMig↓,3,   TumCP↓,2,   tumCV↓,1,   TumMeta↓,2,   Twist↓,2,   uPA↓,7,   VEGF↓,4,   Vim↓,3,   Wnt↓,10,   Zeb1↓,1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,5,  
Total Targets: 157

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:
antiOx↑,3,   Inflam↓,2,   neuroP↑,3,   NRF2↑,1,   p16↓,1,   P21↓,1,   P53↓,1,   ROS↓,2,  
Total Targets: 8

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Wnt, Wingless-related integration site
10 Fisetin
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