Luteolin / FASN 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


FASN, Fatty acid synthase: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of fatty acids, which are essential for cell growth and proliferation. Overexpression of FASN has been observed in various types of cancer, and it is often associated with poor prognosis.
-fatty acid synthase (FAS) has been demonstrated to play an important role in carcinogenesis by protecting cells from apoptosis

FASN (fatty acid synthase) is a key enzyme in the de novo synthesis of fatty acids and has been widely studied in cancer due to its role in lipid metabolism and energy production. Altered FASN expression has been reported in various malignancies, and its prognostic implications have been explored across several tumor types.

FASN is frequently overexpressed in a variety of cancers, including breast, prostate, colorectal, ovarian, and others.
• Many cancers require high levels of fatty acid synthesis for the generation of new membranes and for signaling lipid molecules.
• Higher FASN expression is generally associated with more aggressive cancer phenotypes, increased metastatic potential, and poorer patient outcomes.
• Its role in promoting de novo fatty acid synthesis links it directly to the metabolic demands of rapidly dividing cancer cells, making it both a prognostic biomarker and a promising therapeutic target.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1200- LT,    Inhibition of Fatty Acid Synthase by Luteolin Post-Transcriptionally Downregulates c-Met Expression Independent of Proteosomal/Lysosomal Degradation
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145
FASN↓, cMET↓, HGF/c-Met↓,
2906- LT,    Luteolin, a flavonoid with potentials for cancer prevention and therapy
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, AntiCan↑, antiOx⇅, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, TumMeta↓, angioG↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, NF-kB↓, XIAP↓, P53↑, *ROS↓, *GSTA1↑, *GSR↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *other↓, ROS↑, Dose↝, chemoP↑, NF-kB↓, JNK↑, p27↑, P21↑, DR5↑, Casp↑, Fas↑, BAX↑, MAPK↓, CDK2↓, IGF-1↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, PKCδ↓, TOP1↓, TOP2↓, Bcl-xL↓, FASN↓, VEGF↓, VEGFR2↓, MMP9↓, Hif1a↓, FAK↓, MMP1↓, Twist↓, ERK↓, P450↓, CYP1A1↓, CYP1A2↓, TumCCA↑,

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 ⓘ

antiOx⇅, 1,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   ROS↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

FASN↓, 2,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   HGF/c-Met↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

cMET↓, 1,   ERK↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

FAK↓, 1,   MMP1↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   PDGF↓, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,   Twist↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

NF-kB↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

CYP1A2↓, 1,   Dose↝, 1,   P450↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

EGFR↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 46

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Catalase↑, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   GSTA1↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Inflam↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 7

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: FASN, Fatty acid synthase
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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