Fisetin / β-catenin/ZEB1 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 effect on Cancer Cells
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 Fisetin consistently suppresses pro-survival PI3K/AKT signaling, supporting growth inhibition and sensitization to stress
2 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Driver Suppression of inflammatory survival transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to anti-inflammatory effects and reduced tumor-supportive signaling
3 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (context- & dose-dependent) ↓ ROS Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Fisetin can act as a pro-oxidant in cancer cells at higher stress/dose while remaining antioxidant in normal cells
4 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Secondary Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial apoptosis occurs downstream of signaling and redox disruption
5 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1 or G2/M arrest ↔ spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream pathway inhibition rather than direct CDK blockade
6 Senescence / senolytic action ↑ senescence clearance (senescent-like tumor/stroma subsets) ↓ senescent cell burden (selective) Secondary Selective vulnerability of senescent-like cells Fisetin is commonly described as senolytic; in cancer context this may impact tumor microenvironment and therapy-induced senescence
7 MAPK stress signaling (JNK / p38) ↑ JNK / ↑ p38 (context-dependent) ↔ minimal Secondary Stress-mediated apoptosis signaling MAPK activation often follows ROS increase and supports apoptotic signaling
8 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ NRF2 (adaptive, context-dependent) ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress compensation NRF2 activation reflects redox buffering responses rather than primary cytotoxicity
9 Migration / invasion (EMT, MMP axis) ↓ migration & invasion ↔ Phenotypic Anti-metastatic phenotype Reduced EMT and protease activity limit invasive behavior downstream of signaling changes


β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1: Click to Expand ⟱
Source: HalifaxProj (inactivate)
Type:
β-catenin and ZEB1 are two important proteins that play significant roles in cancer biology, particularly in the processes of cell adhesion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and tumor progression.
β-catenin is a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, which is crucial for cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. It also plays a role in cell-cell adhesion by linking cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton.
Role in Cancer: ZEB1 is often upregulated in cancer and is associated with increased invasiveness and metastasis. It can repress epithelial markers (like E-cadherin) and promote mesenchymal markers (like N-cadherin and vimentin), facilitating the transition to a more aggressive cancer phenotype.

(MMP)-2 and MMP-9, which are the down-stream targets of β-catenin and play a crucial role in cancer cell metastasis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2852- FIS,    A comprehensive view on the fisetin impact on colorectal cancer in animal models: Focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms
- Review, CRC, NA
Risk↓, P53↑, MDM2↓, COX2↓, Wnt↓, NF-kB↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, p‑RB1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, P21↑, NRF2↓, ROS↑, Casp8↑, Fas↑, TRAIL↑, DR5↑, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, selectivity↑, P450↝, GSTs↝, RadioS↑, Inflam↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, EGFR↓, TumCCA↑, ChemoSen↑,
2857- FIS,    A review on the chemotherapeutic potential of fisetin: In vitro evidences
- Review, Var, NA
COX2↓, PGE2↓, EGFR↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, TCF↑, Apoptosis↑, Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, Bcl-2↓, Mcl-1↓, BAX↑, BIM↑, BAD↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, ACC↑, Cyt‑c↑, Diablo↑, cl‑Casp8↑, Fas↑, DR5↑, TRAIL↑, Securin↓, CDC2↓, CDC25↓, HSP70/HSPA5↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, MMP2↓, uPA↓, NF-kB↓, cFos↓, cJun↓, MEK↓, p‑ERK↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, Snail↓, Fibronectin↓, E-cadherin↓, NF-kB↑, ROS↑, DNAdam↑, MMP↓, CHOP↑, eff↑, ChemoSen↑,
1113- FIS,    Fisetin suppresses migration, invasion and stem-cell-like phenotype of human non-small cell lung carcinoma cells via attenuation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Lung, H1299
TumCI↓, TumCMig↓, EMT↓, E-cadherin↑, ZO-1↑, Vim↓, N-cadherin↓, MMP2↓, CD44↓, CD133↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, NF-kB↓, EGFR↓, STAT3↓, CSCs↓,
2830- FIS,    Biological effects and mechanisms of fisetin in cancer: a promising anti-cancer agent
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, angioG↓, *ROS↓, TumCMig↓, VEGF↓, MAPK↑, NF-kB↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, NRF2↑, HO-1↑, ROS↓, Inflam↓, ER Stress↑, ROS↑, TumCP↓, ChemoSen↑, PTEN↑, P53↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, COX2↓, Wnt↓, EGFR↓, Mcl-1↓, survivin↓, IAP1↓, IAP2↓, PGE2↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, DR5↑, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, FAK↓, uPA↓, EMT↓, ERK↓, JNK↑, p38↑, PKCδ↓, BioAv↓, BioAv↑, BioAv↑,
2832- FIS,    Fisetin's Promising Antitumor Effects: Uncovering Mechanisms and Targeting for Future Therapies
- Review, Var, NA
MMP↓, mtDam↑, Cyt‑c↑, Diablo↑, Casp↑, cl‑PARP↑, Bak↑, BIM↑, Bcl-xL↓, Bcl-2↓, P53↑, ROS↑, AMPK↑, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, BID↑, AIF↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, MAPK↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, TumCCA↑, P21↑, p27↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, TumMeta↓, uPA↓, E-cadherin↑, Vim↓, EMT↓, Twist↓, DNAdam↑, ROS↓, COX2↓, PGE2↓, HSF1↓, cFos↓, cJun↓, AP-1↓, Mcl-1↓, NF-kB↓, IRE1↑, ER Stress↑, ATF4↑, GRP78/BiP↑, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TCF-4↓, MMP7↓, RadioS↑, TOP1↓, TOP2↓,
2839- FIS,    Dietary flavonoid fisetin for cancer prevention and treatment
- Review, Var, NA
DNAdam↑, ROS↑, Apoptosis↑, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, cl‑Casp9↑, cl‑Casp3↑, Cyt‑c↑, lipid-P↓, TumCG↓, TumCA↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, uPA↓, ERK↓, MMP9↓, NF-kB↓, cFos↓, cJun↓, AP-1↓, TumCCA↑, AR↓, mTORC1↓, mTORC2↓, TSC2↑, EGF↓, TGF-β↓, EMT↓, P-gp↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, eff↑, ROS↓, ER Stress↑, IRE1↑, ATF4↑, GRP78/BiP↑, ChemoSen↑, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, cycE/CCNE↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, P21↑, COX2↓, Wnt↓, EGFR↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, TCF-4↓, MMP7↓, RadioS↑, eff↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 6 of 6

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 6

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSTs↝, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 3,   ROS↑, 5,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   EGF↓, 1,   MEK↓, 1,   MMP↓, 3,   mtDam↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ACC↑, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 4,   Apoptosis↑, 2,   BAD↑, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 2,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 2,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 2,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 4,   Diablo↑, 2,   DR5↑, 3,   Fas↑, 2,   IAP1↓, 1,   IAP2↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 3,   MDM2↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   TRAIL↑, 2,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

TSC2↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

cJun↓, 3,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 3,   GRP78/BiP↑, 2,   HSF1↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   IRE1↑, 2,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 3,   P53↑, 3,   cl‑PARP↑, 2,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 4,   CDK4↓, 4,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   cycE/CCNE↓, 3,   P21↑, 3,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   Securin↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 3,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD133↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   cFos↓, 3,   CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 4,   ERK↓, 2,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   mTORC1↓, 1,   mTORC2↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 2,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TCF↑, 1,   TCF-4↓, 2,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 2,   Wnt↓, 5,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 2,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   FAK↓, 1,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 4,   MMP7↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TumCA↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,   Twist↓, 1,   uPA↓, 4,   Vim↓, 3,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 6,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   ATF4↑, 2,   EGFR↓, 5,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 5,   Inflam↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 6,   NF-kB↑, 1,   PGE2↓, 3,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 2,   ChemoSen↑, 4,   eff↑, 3,   P450↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 5,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Risk↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 129

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 1

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1
6 Fisetin
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