Fisetin / TumMeta 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
TumMeta, Cancer Metastasis: Click to Expand ⟱
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Cancer metastasis is the process by which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to other parts of the body, forming new (secondary) tumors. This occurs when cancer cells invade surrounding tissues, enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system, and travel to distant organs or tissues.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
6915- FIS,  SRF,    Fisetin, a dietary flavonoid, augments the anti-invasive and anti-metastatic potential of sorafenib in melanoma
- in-vitro, Melanoma, NA
EMT↓, We have shown that fisetin, a flavonoid, reduces human melanoma cell invasion by inhibiting EMT.
TumCP↓, fisetin inhibited melanoma cell proliferation and tumor growth by downregulating the PI3K pathway.
PI3K↓,
eff↑, We found that combination treatment (fisetin + sorafenib) more effectively reduced the migration and invasion of BRAF-mutated melanoma cells both in vitro and in raft cultures compared to individual agents.
N-cadherin↓, Combination treatment also effectively inhibited EMT as observed by a decrease in N-cadherin, vimentin and fibronectin and an increase in E-cadherin both in vitro and in xenograft tumors.
Vim↓,
Fibronectin↓,
E-cadherin↑,
Snail↓, combination therapy effectively inhibited Snail1, Twist1, Slug and ZEB1 protein expression compared to monotherapy.
Twist↓,
Slug↓,
Zeb1↓,
MMP2↓, expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in xenograft tumors was further reduced in combination treatment compared to individual agents.
MMP9↓,
TumCI↓, Our findings demonstrate that fisetin potentiates the anti-invasive and anti-metastatic effects of sorafenib
TumMeta↓,
ChemoSen↑,

6912- FIS,    Cancer chemopreventive role of fisetin: Regulation of cell signaling pathways in different cancers
- Review, Var, NA
TumMeta↓, Fisetin has also been shown to inhibit the metastatic spread of cancer cells in tumor-bearing mice.
chemoPv↑, Fisetin has remarkable potential as chemopreventive agent and future studies must converge on the identification of additional regulatory roles of fisetin for inhibition and prevention of cancers.
VEGF↓, fisetin-mediated regulation of VEGF/VEGFR, EGFR, necroptosis and Hippo pathway.
VEGFR1↓,
EGFR↓,
Necroptosis↑,
Hippo↝,

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

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/CDKN1B↑,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
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/PTGS2↓, 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↓,

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/PTGS2↓, 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/CCND1↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
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


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 5 of 5

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 5

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

GSTs↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 2,   mt-ROS↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics(tgid=3) ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   EGF↓, 1,   MMP↓, 3,   mtDam↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4) ⓘ

ACC↑, 1,   AMPK↑, 2,   p‑AMPK↑, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Akt↓, 4,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAD↑, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 2,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 2,   Diablo↑, 2,   Hippo↝, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 2,   Myc↓, 1,   Necroptosis↑, 1,   p27/CDKN1B↑, 1,   p38↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

cJun↓, 2,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress(tgid=8) ⓘ

ER Stress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSF1↓, 1,   HSP27↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,   IRE1↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10) ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 2,   P53↑, 2,   cl‑PARP↑, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11) ⓘ

CDK2↓, 2,   CDK4↓, 2,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   P21↑, 2,   TumCCA↑, 2,  

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

cFos↓, 2,   EMT↓, 3,   mTOR↓, 3,   PI3K↓, 3,   TCF-4↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 2,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 3,   Fibronectin↓, 2,   MET↓, 1,   MMP1↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 3,   MMP3↓, 1,   MMP7↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 2,   TumMeta↓, 5,   Twist↓, 3,   uPA↓, 2,   VEGFR1↓, 1,   Vim↓, 3,   Zeb1↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

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

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

COX2/PTGS2↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 2,   p65↓, 1,   PGE2↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors(tgid=20) ⓘ

CDK6↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↑, 2,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22) ⓘ

EGFR↓, 2,   Myc↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

chemoPv↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 101

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 3

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TumMeta, Cancer Metastasis
5 Fisetin
1 Sorafenib (brand name Nexavar)
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