Quercetin / IGF-1R Cancer Research Results

QC, Quercetin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Plant pigment (flavonoid) found in red wine, onions, green tea, apples and berries.
Quercetin is thought to contribute to anticancer effects through several mechanisms:
-Antioxidant Activity:
-Induction of Apoptosis:modify Bax:Bcl-2 ratio
-Anti-inflammatory Effects:
-Cell Cycle Arrest:
-Inhibition of Angiogenesis and Metastasis: (VEGF)

Cellular Pathways:
-PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway: central to cell proliferation, survival, and metabolism.
-MAPK/ERK Pathway: influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
-NF-κB Pathway: downregulate NF-κB
-JAK/STAT Pathway: interfere with the activation of STAT3
-Apoptotic Pathways: intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (death receptor-mediated) pathways

Quercetin has been used at doses around 500–1000 mg per day
Quercetin’s bioavailability from foods or standard supplements can be low.

-Note half-life 11 to 28 hours.
BioAv low 1-10%, poor water-solubility, consuming with fat may improve bioavialability. also piperine or VitC.
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells (higher dose). Typicallys Lowers ROS in normal cells(unless it is high dose?)or depends on Redox status?. "quercetin paradox"
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Confusing info about Lowering AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(some contrary), TrxR↓**, SOD↓(contrary), GSH↓ Catalase↓(contrary), HO1↓(some contrary), GPx↓(some contrary)
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMTs↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓, TET↑
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓,
- some indication of inhibiting Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, Notch2↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose-, metal-, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Quercetin exhibits pro-oxidant behavior in cancer cells while protecting normal cells
2 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central apoptosis route in cancer cells
3 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ adaptive suppression Driver Growth and survival inhibition AKT/mTOR suppression is a consistently reported upstream effect in cancer models
4 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Secondary Reduced survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to chemosensitization and apoptosis susceptibility
5 MAPK signaling (JNK / p38) ↑ JNK / ↑ p38 ↔ minimal Secondary Stress-mediated apoptosis signaling MAPK activation supports apoptosis downstream of redox stress
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1/S or G2/M arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects disruption of growth signaling
7 HIF-1α hypoxia signaling ↓ HIF-1α ↔ minimal Secondary Reduced hypoxia tolerance Quercetin interferes with hypoxia-driven transcriptional programs
8 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ NRF2 (adaptive, context-dependent) ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress compensation NRF2 induction reflects redox buffering rather than primary cytotoxicity


IGF-1R, insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: HalifaxProj(inhibit)
Type:
Also IGF1R
A link between elevated IGF levels and the development of solid tumors, such as breast, colon, and prostate cancer. Gene amplification of IGF1R, which encodes insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, is a frequent event across cancer types. Upregulation of IGF1R protein expression in tumor samples and serum in NSCLC patients. Upregulation of IGF-IR signaling can help cancer cells resist anoikis by inhibiting p53 and p21 activation.
Many cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers, have been found to exhibit overexpression of IGF-1R. This overexpression can contribute to increased cell proliferation and survival, promoting tumor growth.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
86- QC,  PacT,    Quercetin regulates insulin like growth factor signaling and induces intrinsic and extrinsic pathway mediated apoptosis in androgen independent prostate cancer cells (PC-3)
- vitro+vivo, Pca, PC3
BAD↑, IGFBP3↑, Cyt‑c↑, cl‑Casp9↑, Casp10↑, cl‑PARP↑, Casp3↑, IGF-1R↓, PI3K↓, p‑Akt↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, IGF-1↓, IGF-2↓, IGF-1R↓, MMP↓, Apoptosis↑, NA?,
76- QC,    Multifaceted preventive effects of single agent quercetin on a human prostate adenocarcinoma cell line (PC-3): implications for nutritional transcriptomics and multi-target therapy
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
aSmase↝, Diablo↑, Fas↓, Hsc70↓, Hif1a↓, Mcl-1↓, HSP90↓, FLT4↓, EphB4↓, DNA-PK↓, PARP1↓, ATM↓, XIAP↝, PLC↓, GnT-V↝, heparanase↝, NM23↑, CSR1↑, SPP1↓, DNMT1↓, HDAC4↓, CXCR4↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, FBXW7↝, AMACR↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, IGF-1R↓, IMPDH1↓, IMPDH2↓, HEC1↓, NHE1↓, NOS2↓,
79- QC,    Chemopreventive Effect of Quercetin in MNU and Testosterone Induced Prostate Cancer of Sprague-Dawley Rats
- in-vivo, Pca, NA
GSH↑, SOD↑, Catalase↑, GPx↑, GSR↑, IGF-1R↓, Akt↓, AR↓, TumCP↓, lipid-P↓, H2O2↓, Raf↓, p‑MEK↓, Bcl-2↑, Bcl-xL↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑,
3341- QC,    Antioxidant Activities of Quercetin and Its Complexes for Medicinal Application
- Review, Var, NA - Review, Stroke, NA
*antiOx↑, *BioAv↑, *GSH↑, *AChE↓, *BChE↓, *H2O2↓, *lipid-P↓, *SOD↑, *SOD2↑, *Catalase↑, *GPx↑, *neuroP↑, *HO-1↑, *cardioP↑, *MDA↓, *NF-kB↓, *IKKα↓, *ROS↓, *PI3K↑, *Akt↑, *hepatoP↑, P53↑, BAX↑, IGF-1R↓, Akt↓, AR↓, TumCP↓, GSH↑, SOD↑, Catalase↑, lipid-P↓, *TNF-α↓, *Ca+2↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 4 of 4

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 4

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


NA, unassigned

NA?, 1,  

Redox & Oxidative Stress

Catalase↑, 2,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 2,   GSR↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   lipid-P↓, 2,   SOD↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

p‑MEK↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   Raf↓, 1,   XIAP↝, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AMACR↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   aSmase↝, 1,   BAD↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↑, 1,   Casp10↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   CSR1↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   Diablo↑, 1,   Fas↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

SPP1↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

Hsc70↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

ATM↓, 1,   DNA-PK↓, 1,   DNMT1↓, 1,   P53↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,   PARP1↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

FBXW7↝, 1,   HDAC4↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 1,   IGF-1R↓, 5,   IGF-2↓, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,  

Migration

EphB4↓, 1,   GnT-V↝, 1,   heparanase↝, 1,   NM23↑, 1,   TumCP↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

FLT4↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

NHE1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

CXCR4↓, 1,  

Cellular Microenvironment

PLC↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 2,   HEC1↓, 1,   NOS2↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

IMPDH1↓, 1,   IMPDH2↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 65

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

PI3K↑, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

IKKα↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

AChE↓, 1,   BChE↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

cardioP↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 23

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: IGF-1R, insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
4 Quercetin
1 Paclitaxel
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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