Garcinol / TumCCA Cancer Research Results

GAR, Garcinol: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Found in dried fruit rind of Garcinia Indica with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and antibacterial properties
Garcinia Cambogia Extract.
"We conclude that patients who are T-cadherin-positive could especially benefit from a therapy with garcinol."

🔬1) NF-κB & AP-1 Suppression
Garcinol inhibits NF-κB and AP-1 transcriptional activity in multiple cancer cell systems, reducing pro-inflammatory and pro-survival gene expression.
📚 2) Epigenetic Regulation
Garcinol is one of the few natural products shown to inhibit p300/CBP histone acetyltransferases, shifting chromatin acetylation and influencing gene expression (differentiation, apoptosis, EMT). This is more specific than general “HDAC modulation.”
💀 3) Apoptosis
Studies report modulation of the Bcl-2 family and increased caspase activity, but this is often downstream of transcription/epigenetic changes, not a direct redox trigger.
🧬 4) Cell Cycle & Proliferation
Lower Cyclin D1, higher p21/p27, and G1/S arrest are common phenotypes.
🧭 5) Invasion & Angiogenesis
Garcinol reduces MMP-2/9 and angiogenic markers in multiple tumor cell assays.

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 NF-κB / AP-1 signaling NF-κB ↓; AP-1 ↓; downstream pro-survival/inflammatory outputs ↓ ↔ or anti-inflammatory modulation in immune cells R, G Pro-survival & inflammatory transcription suppression Garcinol is reported to inhibit NF-κB and AP-1 transcriptional activity, reducing inflammation and pro-growth signaling in multiple models.
2 Epigenetic regulation (HAT/HDAC modulation) Inhibition of p300/CBP histone acetyltransferase; altered acetylation patterns ↔ baseline epigenetic state R, G Gene regulatory reprogramming Garcinol directly inhibits histone acetyltransferases (especially p300/CBP), influencing chromatin state and gene expression linked to differentiation and proliferation.
3 Intrinsic apoptosis (mitochondrial / caspase-linked) ↑ Bax/Bak; ↓ Bcl-2/Bcl-xL; ↑ caspase-9/3 ↔ minimal activation in normal cells G Execution of apoptosis Often downstream of stress and survival pathway modulation; not as dominant as classic pro-oxidant molecules but consistent in many cell lines.
4 Cell-cycle checkpoints (p21/p27; Cyclin D1) Cell-cycle arrest (often G1/S); Cyclin D1 ↓ ↔ G Cytostasis Frequently reported as later phenotypic outcome tied to reduced proliferation.
5 Invasion / metastasis programs (MMPs / EMT) MMP-2/9 ↓; invasion/migration ↓; EMT markers ↓ ↔ G Anti-invasive phenotype Linked mechanistically to NF-κB/AP-1 and epigenetic changes influencing MMP expression and EMT regulators.
6 Angiogenesis signaling (VEGF & pro-angiogenic factors) VEGF ↓; pro-angiogenic markers ↓ ↔ G Anti-angiogenic support Sometimes measured in later in vivo or emulated assay systems; reflects downstream gene expression changes.
7 PI3K/AKT / survival kinases ↓ PI3K/AKT signaling (model-dependent) ↔ R, G Survival/growth suppression Modulation of survival kinases is reported in some systems but not a universal primary mechanism.
8 ROS / oxidative stress (context–dependent) ROS modulation (inconsistent across models) ↔ P, R, G Conditional stress modulation Some studies report mild ROS changes, but garcinol is not a strong pro-oxidant driver like BetA or curcumin in cancer cells.
9 Chemo-sensitization / combination relevance Enhanced sensitivity to chemotherapeutics (context) — G Combination leverage Combination effects are reported in selected cell lines/model systems; not universal.
10 Bioavailability constraint (oral exposure / formulation dependence) Systemic exposure often limited without enhanced delivery — — Translation constraint Poor native bioavailability is common across polyphenols/bzp molecules; formulations improve systemic exposure.

Time-Scale Flag (TSF): P / R / G

  • P: 0–30 min (primary/physical-chemical effects; rapid signaling / kinase shifts)
  • R: 30 min–3 hr (acute stress-response and transcription signaling)
  • G: >3 hr (gene-regulatory adaptation and phenotype-level outcomes)
TumCCA, Tumor cell cycle arrest: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Tumor cell cycle arrest refers to the process by which cancer cells stop progressing through the cell cycle, which is the series of phases that a cell goes through to divide and replicate. This arrest can occur at various checkpoints in the cell cycle, including the G1, S, G2, and M phases. S, G1, G2, and M are the four phases of mitosis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
814- GAR,  PacT,    Garcinol sensitizes breast cancer cells to Taxol through the suppression of caspase-3/iPLA2 and NF-κB/Twist1 signaling pathways in a mouse 4T1 breast tumor model
- in-vivo, BC, NA
Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, EMT↓, TumCI↓,
817- GAR,    Garcinol inhibits esophageal cancer metastasis by suppressing the p300 and TGF-β1 signaling pathways
- vitro+vivo, SCC, KYSE150 - vitro+vivo, SCC, KYSE450
HATs↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, CBP↓, p300↓, TGF-β↓, Ki-67↓, SMAD2↓, SMAD3↓,
826- GAR,    Inhibition of STAT3 dimerization and acetylation by garcinol suppresses the growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
- vitro+vivo, HCC, HepG2 - vitro+vivo, Liver, HUH7
STAT3↓, TumCP↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, Mcl-1↓, survivin↓, VEGF↓, TumCCA↑, TumVol↓,
804- GAR,    Garcinol inhibits the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest
- in-vitro, EC, HEC1B - in-vitro, EC, ISH
TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, P53↑, P21↑, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, p‑cJun↑,
798- GAR,    Garcinol, an acetyltransferase inhibitor, suppresses proliferation of breast cancer cell line MCF-7 promoted by 17β-estradiol
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, ac‑H3↑, ac‑H4∅, NF-kB↓, ac‑p65↑, cycD1/CCND1↓, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓,
803- GAR,    Induction of p21(Waf1/Cip1) by garcinol via downregulation of p38-MAPK signaling in p53-independent H1299 lung cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, H1299 - in-vitro, Lung, H460
TumCP↓, TumCCA↑, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, CycD3↓, cycE/CCNE↑, CDK6↑, P21↑, p27↑, ERK↓, MAPK↓,
793- GAR,    Garcinol inhibits tumour cell proliferation, angiogenesis, cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis via NF-κB inhibition in oral cancer
- in-vitro, SCC, SCC9 - in-vitro, SCC, SCC4 - in-vitro, SCC, SCC25
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, NF-kB↓, COX2↓, VEGF↓,
805- GAR,  Cisplatin,  PacT,    Garcinol Exhibits Anti-Neoplastic Effects by Targeting Diverse Oncogenic Factors in Tumor Cells
- Review, NA, NA
ERK↓, PI3K/Akt↓, Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, STAT3↓, NF-kB↓, ChemoSen↑, COX2↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, VEGF↓, TGF-β↓, HATs↓, E-cadherin↑, Vim↓, Zeb1↓, ZEB2↓, Let-7↑, MMP9↓, TumCCA↑, ROS↑, MMP↓, IL6↓, NOTCH1↓,
806- GAR,    Garcinol exerts anti-cancer effect in human cervical cancer cells through upregulation of T-cadherin
- vitro+vivo, Pca, HeLa - vitro+vivo, Cerv, SiHa
TumCI↓, TumCMig↓, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑, T-cadherin↑,
807- GAR,    Garcinol inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1 - in-vitro, PC, Bxpc-3
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 10 of 10

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

PI3K/Akt↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 6,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   CBP↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   p27↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

p‑cJun↑, 1,   ac‑H3↑, 1,   ac‑H4∅, 1,   HATs↓, 2,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 2,   CDK4↓, 2,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   CycD3↓, 1,   cycE/CCNE↑, 1,   P21↑, 2,   TumCCA↑, 10,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   Let-7↑, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   p300↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   TumCG↓, 2,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↑, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   SMAD2↓, 1,   SMAD3↓, 1,   T-cadherin↑, 1,   TGF-β↓, 2,   TumCI↓, 3,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 4,   Vim↓, 1,   Zeb1↓, 1,   ZEB2↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

VEGF↓, 3,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 2,   IL6↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   ac‑p65↑, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

CDK6↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 1,   Ki-67↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 58

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TumCCA, Tumor cell cycle arrest
10 Garcinol
2 Paclitaxel
1 Cisplatin
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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