Luteolin / IL18 Cancer Research Results

LT, Luteolin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Luteolin a Flavonoid found in celery, parsley, broccoli, onion leaves, carrots, peppers, cabbages, apple skins, and chrysanthemum flowers.
-MDR1 expression, MMP-9, IGF-1 and Epithelial to mesenchymal transition.

-Note half-life 2–3 hours
BioAv low, but could be improved with Res, or blend of castor oil, kolliphor and polyethylene glycol
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cell but a few reports of reduction. Always seems to reduce ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
- 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↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, GRP78↑,
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**, - Shown to modulate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Luteolin — Cancer vs Normal Cell Effects
Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR signaling ↔ adaptive suppression Driver Loss of survival and growth signaling Luteolin consistently suppresses PI3K/AKT signaling, explaining growth inhibition and apoptosis sensitization
2 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Driver Suppression of inflammatory survival transcription NF-κB inhibition is a core, repeatedly observed luteolin effect
3 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (context- & dose-dependent) ↓ ROS / buffered Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Luteolin can act as a pro-oxidant in cancer cells while remaining antioxidant in normal cells
4 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Secondary Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial apoptosis follows signaling and redox stress
5 STAT3 signaling ↓ STAT3 activation ↔ minimal Secondary Loss of proliferative and stemness signaling STAT3 suppression contributes to reduced invasion and CSC traits
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1 or G2/M arrest ↔ spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream pathway inhibition
7 Migration / invasion (EMT, MMP axis) ↓ migration & invasion ↔ Phenotypic Anti-metastatic phenotype Reduced EMT and protease activity limit invasiveness


IL18, Interleukin 18: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
High levels of IL-18 production may play a major role in the growth and metastasis of renal cancer. Higher expression of IL-18 is detected in various cancer cells.

IL-18 is often expressed in various cancers, including melanoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and gastric cancer. Its expression can vary depending on the tumor type and the immune context. Elevated levels of IL-18 are frequently associated with the presence of tumor-infiltrating immune cells and can be produced by both immune and tumor cells.

High levels of IL-18 expression are often associated with a favorable prognosis in various cancers. Elevated IL-18 levels in the tumor microenvironment can correlate with increased immune cell infiltration and better overall survival.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2921- LT,    Luteolin as a potential hepatoprotective drug: Molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies
- Review, Nor, NA
*hepatoP↑, *AMPK↑, *SIRT1↑, *ROS↓, STAT3↓, TNF-α↓, NF-kB↓, *IL2↓, *IFN-γ↓, *GSH↑, *SREBP1↓, *ZO-1↑, *TLR4↓, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, XIAP↓, Fas↑, Casp8↑, Beclin-1↑, *TXNIP↓, *Casp1↓, *IL1β↓, *IL18↓, *NLRP3↓, *MDA↓, *SOD↑, *NRF2↑, *ER Stress↓, *ALAT↓, *AST↓, *iNOS↓, *IL6↓, *HO-1↑, *NQO1↑, *PPARα↑, *ATF4↓, *CHOP↓, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *GutMicro↑,
2927- LT,    Luteolin Causes 5′CpG Demethylation of the Promoters of TSGs and Modulates the Aberrant Histone Modifications, Restoring the Expression of TSGs in Human Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
TumCMig↓, DNMTs↓, HDAC↓, HATs↓, ac‑H3↓, ac‑H4↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, HO-1↓, E-cadherin↑, EZH2↓, HER2/EBBR2↓, IL18↓, IL8↓, IL2↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 2 of 2

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 2

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

HO-1↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

XIAP↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

EZH2↓, 1,   ac‑H3↓, 1,   ac‑H4↓, 1,   HATs↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNMTs↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

HDAC↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IL18↓, 1,   IL2↓, 1,   IL8↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

EZH2↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 26

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   PPARα↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   SREBP1↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Casp1↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↓, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

TXNIP↓, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

ATF4↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL18↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

hepatoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 33

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: IL18, Interleukin 18
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

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