Fisetin / ATF4 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


ATF4, Activating Transcription Factor 4: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: protein
ATF4 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) is a protein that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including stress response, cell growth, and differentiation.
ATF4 is overexpressed in several types of cancer, including breast, lung, colon, and pancreatic cancer. The overexpression of ATF4 can contribute to cancer cell growth, survival, and resistance to chemotherapy.
ATF4 promotes cancer cell growth by regulating the expression of genes involved in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. It also inhibits apoptosis (programmed cell death) by regulating the expression of anti-apoptotic genes.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2855- FIS,    Fisetin Induces Apoptosis Through p53-Mediated Up-Regulation of DR5 Expression in Human Renal Carcinoma Caki Cells
- in-vitro, RCC, Caki-1
TumCCA↑, cl‑PARP↑, Apoptosis↑, Casp↑, P53↑, DR5↑, CHOP↑, ROS↑, ER Stress↑, ATF4↑, XBP-1↑, eff∅,
2860- FIS,    Fisetin induces autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress- and mitochondrial stress-dependent pathways
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3 - in-vitro, Nor, hTERT-HPNE - in-vivo, NA, NA
AMPK↑, mTOR↑, UPR↑, ER Stress↑, selectivity↑, TumCP↓, PERK↑, ATF4↑, ATF6↑,
2825- FIS,    Exploring the molecular targets of dietary flavonoid fisetin in cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*Inflam↓, *antiOx↓, *ERK↑, *p‑cMyc↑, *NRF2↑, *GSH↑, *HO-1↑, mTOR↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, TumCCA↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, P21↑, p27↑, JNK↑, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, NF-kB↓, cFos↓, cJun↓, E-cadherin↑, Vim↓, N-cadherin↓, EMT↓, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Diablo↑, Casp↑, cl‑PARP↑, P53↑, COX2↓, PGE2↓, HSP70/HSPA5↓, HSP27↓, DNAdam↑, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, ROS↑, AMPK↑, NO↑, Ca+2↑, mTORC1↓, p70S6↓, ROS↓, ER Stress↑, IRE1↑, ATF4↑, GRP78/BiP↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, RadioS↑, ChemoSen↑, Half-Life↝,
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↑,
2841- FIS,    Fisetin, an Anti-Inflammatory Agent, Overcomes Radioresistance by Activating the PERK-ATF4-CHOP Axis in Liver Cancer
- in-vitro, Nor, RAW264.7 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, Liver, Hep3B - in-vitro, Liver, HUH7
*Inflam↓, *TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *IL6↓, Apoptosis↓, ER Stress↑, Ca+2↑, PERK↑, ATF4↑, CHOP↑, GRP78/BiP↑, tumCV↓, LDH↑, Casp3↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑Casp8↑, cl‑Casp9↑, p‑eIF2α↑, RadioS↑,

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 ⓘ

lipid-P↓, 1,   ROS↓, 3,   ROS↑, 4,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   EGF↓, 1,   MMP↓, 2,   mtDam↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 3,   LDH↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 3,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 2,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   BID↑, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   Casp↑, 3,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 2,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 2,   cl‑Casp9↑, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 3,   Diablo↑, 2,   DR5↑, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   p27↑, 2,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

p70S6↓, 1,   TSC2↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

cJun↓, 3,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ATF6↑, 1,   CHOP↑, 2,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 6,   GRP78/BiP↑, 4,   HSF1↓, 1,   HSP27↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   IRE1↑, 3,   PERK↑, 2,   UPR↑, 1,   XBP-1↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

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

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 3,   CDK4↓, 3,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 3,   cycE/CCNE↓, 3,   P21↑, 3,   TumCCA↑, 4,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

cFos↓, 3,   EMT↓, 3,   ERK↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   mTOR↑, 1,   mTORC1↓, 2,   mTORC2↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 2,   TCF-4↓, 2,   TOP1↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 2,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 2,   Ca+2↑, 2,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP7↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 3,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TumCA↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   TumMeta↓, 1,   Twist↓, 1,   uPA↓, 3,   Vim↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

ATF4↑, 6,   EGFR↓, 1,   NO↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   NF-kB↓, 3,   PGE2↓, 2,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CDK6↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↑, 5,   eff∅, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 4,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   LDH↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 104

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

p‑cMyc↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 11

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: ATF4, Activating Transcription Factor 4
6 Fisetin
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