Thymoquinone / MMP7 Cancer Research Results

TQ, Thymoquinone: Click to Expand ⟱
Features: Anti-oxidant, anti-tumor
Thymoquinone is a bioactive compound found in the seeds of Nigella sativa, commonly known as black seed or black cumin.
Pathways:
-Cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction, ROS generation in cancer cells
-inhibit the activation of NF-κB, Suppress the PI3K/Akt signaling cascade
-Inhibit angiogenic factors such as VEGF, MMPs
-Inhibit HDACs, UHRF1, and DNMTs

-Note half-life 3-6hrs.
BioAv low oral bioavailability due to its lipophilic nature. Note refridgeration of Black seed oil improves the stability of TQ.
DIY: ~1 part lecithin : 2–3 parts black seed oil : 4–5 parts warm water. (chat ai)
Pathways:
- usually induce ROS production in Cancer cells, and lowers ROS in normal cells
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- May Low AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(usually contrary), GSH↓ HO1↓(contrary), GPx↓
- 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↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, TGF-β↓, 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↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PDKs↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Target Axis Direction Label Primary Effect Notes / Cancer Relevance Ref
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS Driver Upstream cytotoxic trigger Primary studies show TQ rapidly increases ROS; antioxidant/ROS modulation attenuates downstream effects, supporting ROS as an initiating mechanism in multiple cancer contexts (ref)
2 Glutathione (GSH) redox buffering ↓ GSH Driver Redox-collapse amplification Same prostate cancer study reports early GSH depletion alongside ROS rise; together these form a redox “one-two punch” that helps explain selective stress in tumor cells (ref)
3 Mitochondrial integrity (ΔΨm) ↓ ΔΨm Driver Mitochondrial dysfunction (MOMP axis) Primary leukemia/cancer study reports disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential after TQ exposure (mitochondrial events central to TQ-mediated death) (ref)
4 Intrinsic apoptosis (caspase-9 → caspase-3; PARP) ↑ caspases / ↑ apoptosis Driver Execution-phase cell death Same primary paper reports activation of caspases (8/9/3) with mitochondrial involvement—core evidence for apoptosis as the major outcome pathway (ref)
5 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activity Secondary Reduced pro-survival / inflammatory transcription Colon cancer work: TQ induces cell death and chemosensitizes cells by inhibiting NF-κB signaling (explicit pathway-direction support) (ref)
6 STAT3 signaling ↓ p-STAT3 / ↓ STAT3 activation Secondary Reduced survival/proliferation signaling Gastric cancer study explicitly reports TQ suppresses constitutive STAT3 activation and related signaling readouts (ref)
7 NRF2 antioxidant-response axis (NRF2/HO-1 program) ↑ NRF2 pathway (often as stress-response) Adaptive Cellular antioxidant counter-response In TNBC context, a primary study reports TQ upregulates NRF2 (and evaluates downstream immune/checkpoint consequences), consistent with NRF2 acting as an adaptive response to redox stress (ref)
8 HIF-1α hypoxia signaling ↓ HIF-1α protein / ↓ HIF-1α program Adaptive Loss of hypoxia survival signaling Renal cancer hypoxia paper identifies TQ as suppressing HIF-1α and links this to selective killing under hypoxia (ref)
9 Glycolysis / Warburg output (hypoxia-linked) ↓ glycolysis (↓ HIF-1α–mediated glycolytic genes; ↓ glycolytic metabolism) Phenotypic Metabolic suppression In hypoxic renal cancer, TQ suppresses HIF-1α–mediated glycolysis; in CRC, TQ inhibits glycolytic metabolism alongside tumor growth limitation (ref)  |  (ref)


MMP7, metalloproteinase-7: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
MMP-7, or matrix metalloproteinase-7, is an enzyme that plays a significant role in the degradation of extracellular matrix components. It is part of a larger family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that are involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including tissue remodeling, wound healing, and inflammation.
MMP-7 can facilitate tumor invasion and metastasis by breaking down the extracellular matrix, allowing cancer cells to migrate and invade surrounding tissues.
Elevated levels of MMP-7 have been associated with poor prognosis in various cancers, including colorectal, breast, and lung cancers.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
3411- TQ,    Anticancer and Anti-Metastatic Role of Thymoquinone: Regulation of Oncogenic Signaling Cascades by Thymoquinone
- Review, Var, NA
p‑STAT3↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, JAK2↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, cMyc↓, MMP7↓, MET↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, CXCR4↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, ROS↑, Cyt‑c↑, Twist↓, Zeb1↓, E-cadherin↑, p‑p38↑, p‑MAPK↑, ERK↑, eff↑, ERK↓, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓,
3427- TQ,    Chemopreventive and Anticancer Effects of Thymoquinone: Cellular and Molecular Targets
ROS⇅, Fas↑, DR5↑, TRAIL↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, P53↑, mTOR↓, Bcl-2↓, BID↓, CXCR4↓, JNK↑, p38↑, MAPK↑, LC3II↑, ATG7↑, Beclin-1↑, AMPK↑, PPARγ↑, eIF2α↓, P70S6K↓, VEGF↓, ERK↓, NF-kB↓, XIAP↓, survivin↓, p65↓, DLC1↑, FOXO↑, TET2↑, CYP1B1↑, UHRF1↓, DNMT1↓, HDAC1↓, IL2↑, IL1↓, IL6↓, IL10↓, IL12↓, TNF-α↓, iNOS↓, COX2↓, 5LO↓, AP-1↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, cMET↓, VEGFR2↓, CXCL1↓, ITGA5↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, GSK‐3β↓, Myc↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, N-cadherin↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, Vim↓, Twist↓, Zeb1↓, MMP2↓, MMP7↓, MMP9↓, JAK2↓, STAT3↓, NOTCH↓, cycA1/CCNA1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, CDC2↓, CDC25↓, Mcl-1↓, E2Fs↓, p16↑, p27↑, P21↑, ChemoSen↑,
2132- TQ,    Thymoquinone treatment modulates the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and abrogates the inflammatory response in an animal model of lung fibrosis
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*Weight∅, *antiOx↑, *lipid-P↓, *MMP7↓, *Casp3↓, *BAX↓, *TGF-β↓, *Diff↑, *NRF2↓, *HO-1↓, *NF-kB↓, *IκB↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 3 of 3

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 3

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↑, 1,   ROS⇅, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

CDC2↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 1,   ATG7↑, 1,   cMyc↓, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   BID↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   p‑MAPK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   Myc↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   p‑p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

eIF2α↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

CYP1B1↑, 1,   DNMT1↓, 1,   p16↑, 1,   P53↑, 1,   UHRF1↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   E2Fs↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

cMET↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   ERK↑, 1,   FOXO↑, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC1↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   P70S6K↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 1,   AP-1↓, 1,   DLC1↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   ITGA5↓, 1,   MET↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP7↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   Twist↓, 2,   Vim↓, 1,   Zeb1↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

VEGF↓, 1,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   CXCL1↓, 1,   CXCR4↓, 2,   IL1↓, 1,   IL10↓, 1,   IL12↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   JAK2↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 1,   p65↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

CDK6↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 1,   eff↑, 1,   TET2↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 1,   Myc↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 98

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

BAX↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Diff↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

MMP7↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IκB↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Weight∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 12

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: MMP7, metalloproteinase-7
3 Thymoquinone
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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