Luteolin / STAT3 Cancer Research Results

LT, Luteolin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Luteolin a Flavonoid found in celery, parsley, broccoli, onion leaves, carrots, peppers, cabbages, apple skins, and chrysanthemum flowers.
-MDR1 expression, MMP-9, IGF-1 and Epithelial to mesenchymal transition.

-Note half-life 2–3 hours
BioAv low, but could be improved with Res, or blend of castor oil, kolliphor and polyethylene glycol
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cell but a few reports of reduction. Always seems to reduce ROS in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
- 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↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, VEGF↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, GRP78↑,
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**, - Shown to modulate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Luteolin — Cancer vs Normal Cell Effects
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 Luteolin consistently suppresses PI3K/AKT signaling, explaining growth inhibition and apoptosis sensitization
2 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Driver Suppression of inflammatory survival transcription NF-κB inhibition is a core, repeatedly observed luteolin effect
3 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (context- & dose-dependent) ↓ ROS / buffered Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Luteolin can act as a pro-oxidant in cancer cells while remaining antioxidant in normal cells
4 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Secondary Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial apoptosis follows signaling and redox stress
5 STAT3 signaling ↓ STAT3 activation ↔ minimal Secondary Loss of proliferative and stemness signaling STAT3 suppression contributes to reduced invasion and CSC traits
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1 or G2/M arrest ↔ spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream pathway inhibition
7 Migration / invasion (EMT, MMP axis) ↓ migration & invasion ↔ Phenotypic Anti-metastatic phenotype Reduced EMT and protease activity limit invasiveness


STAT3, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: Oncogene
Stat3 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3) is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, survival, differentiation, and immune response.
Stat3 is frequently found to be constitutively activated in many types of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and head and neck cancers. (associated with poor prognosis and reduced survival.)

-STAT3 is typically activated by cytokines (such as IL-6) and growth factors binding to their respective receptors.
-Activated STAT3 upregulates the expression of genes that promote cell cycle progression (e.g., cyclin D1) and anti-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bcl-2, Bcl-xL).
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2919- LT,    Luteolin as a potential therapeutic candidate for lung cancer: Emerging preclinical evidence
- Review, Var, NA
RadioS↑, ChemoSen↑, chemoP↑, *lipid-P↓, *Catalase↑, *SOD↑, *GPx↑, *GSTs↑, *GSH↑, *TNF-α↓, *IL1β↓, *Casp3↓, *IL10↑, NRF2↓, HO-1↓, NQO1↓, GSH↓, MET↓, p‑MET↓, p‑Akt↓, HGF/c-Met↓, NF-kB↓, Bcl-2↓, SOD2↓, Casp8↑, Casp3↑, PARP↑, MAPK↓, NLRP3↓, ASC↓, Casp1↓, IL6↓, IKKα↓, p‑p65↓, p‑p38↑, MMP2↓, ICAM-1↓, EGFR↑, p‑PI3K↓, E-cadherin↓, ZO-1↑, N-cadherin↓, CLDN1↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, Snail↓, Vim↑, ITGB1↓, FAK↓, p‑Src↓, Rac1↓, Cdc42↓, Rho↓, PCNA↓, Tyro3↓, AXL↓, CEA↓, NSE↓, SOD↓, Catalase↓, GPx↓, GSR↓, GSTs↓, GSH↓, VitE↓, VitC↓, CYP1A1↓, cFos↑, AR↓, AIF↑, p‑STAT6↓, p‑MDM2↓, NOTCH1↓, VEGF↓, H3↓, H4↓, HDAC↓, SIRT1↓, ROS↑, DR5↑, Cyt‑c↑, p‑JNK↑, PTEN↓, mTOR↓, CD34↓, FasL↑, Fas↑, XIAP↓, p‑eIF2α↑, CHOP↑, LC3II↑, PD-1↓, STAT3↓, IL2↑, EMT↓, cachexia↓, BioAv↑, *Half-Life↝, *eff↑,
2921- LT,    Luteolin as a potential hepatoprotective drug: Molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies
- Review, Nor, NA
*hepatoP↑, *AMPK↑, *SIRT1↑, *ROS↓, STAT3↓, TNF-α↓, NF-kB↓, *IL2↓, *IFN-γ↓, *GSH↑, *SREBP1↓, *ZO-1↑, *TLR4↓, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, XIAP↓, Fas↑, Casp8↑, Beclin-1↑, *TXNIP↓, *Casp1↓, *IL1β↓, *IL18↓, *NLRP3↓, *MDA↓, *SOD↑, *NRF2↑, *ER Stress↓, *ALAT↓, *AST↓, *iNOS↓, *IL6↓, *HO-1↑, *NQO1↑, *PPARα↑, *ATF4↓, *CHOP↓, *Inflam↓, *antiOx↑, *GutMicro↑,
2925- LT,    Luteolin Induces Carcinoma Cell Apoptosis through Binding Hsp90 to Suppress Constitutive Activation of STAT3
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
HSP90↓, p‑STAT3↓, Apoptosis↑, selectivity↑,
2916- LT,    Antioxidative and Anticancer Potential of Luteolin: A Comprehensive Approach Against Wide Range of Human Malignancies
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
proCasp9↓, CDC2↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, Casp9↑, Casp3↑, Cyt‑c↑, cycA1/CCNA1↑, CDK2↓, APAF1↑, TumCCA↑, P53↑, BAX↑, VEGF↓, Bcl-2↓, Apoptosis↑, p‑Akt↓, p‑EGFR↓, p‑ERK↓, p‑STAT3↓, cardioP↑, Catalase↓, SOD↓, *BioAv↓, *antiOx↑, *ROS↓, *NO↓, *GSTs↑, *GSR↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *lipid-P↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, CDK2↓, BNIP3↑, hTERT/TERT↓, DR5↑, Beclin-1↑, TNF-α↓, NF-kB↓, IL1↓, IL6↓, EMT↓, FAK↓, E-cadherin↑, MDM2↓, NOTCH↓, MAPK↑, Vim↓, N-cadherin↓, Snail↓, MMP2↓, Twist↓, MMP9↓, ROS↑, MMP↓, *AChE↓, *MMP↑, *Aβ↓, *neuroP↑, Trx1↑, ROS↓, *NRF2↑, NRF2↓, *BBB↑, ChemoSen↑, GutMicro↑,
2924- LT,    Luteolin selectively kills STAT3 highly activated gastric cancer cells through enhancing the binding of STAT3 to SHP-1
- in-vitro, GC, NA - in-vivo, NA, NA
p‑STAT3↓, STAT3↓, Mcl-1↓, survivin↓, Bcl-xL↓, HSP90↓,
1025- LT,  Api,    Luteolin and its derivative apigenin suppress the inducible PD-L1 expression to improve anti-tumor immunity in KRAS-mutant lung cancer
- in-vivo, Lung, NA
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, PD-L1↓, p‑STAT3↓,

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 ⓘ

Catalase↓, 2,   CYP1A1↓, 1,   GPx↓, 1,   GSH↓, 2,   GSR↓, 1,   GSTs↓, 1,   HO-1↓, 1,   NQO1↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 2,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 2,   SOD↓, 2,   SOD2↓, 1,   Trx1↑, 1,   VitC↓, 1,   VitE↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↑, 1,   CDC2↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   XIAP↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

SIRT1↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 2,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 3,   BAX↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp1↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 1,   proCasp9↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 2,   DR5↑, 2,   Fas↑, 2,   FasL↑, 1,   HGF/c-Met↓, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   p‑JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   p‑MDM2↓, 1,   p‑p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

H3↓, 1,   H4↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   p‑eIF2α↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 2,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 2,   BNIP3↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↑, 1,   PARP↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 2,   cycA1/CCNA1↑, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD34↓, 1,   cFos↑, 1,   EMT↓, 2,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↓, 1,   p‑Src↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 3,   p‑STAT3↓, 4,   p‑STAT6↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AXL↓, 1,   Cdc42↓, 1,   CEA↓, 1,   CLDN1↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   FAK↓, 2,   ITGB1↓, 1,   MET↓, 1,   p‑MET↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP9↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   Rac1↓, 1,   Rho↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   Twist↓, 1,   Tyro3↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   Vim↑, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

EGFR↑, 1,   p‑EGFR↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 2,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

ASC↓, 1,   ICAM-1↓, 1,   IKKα↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL2↑, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   NF-kB↓, 3,   p‑p65↓, 1,   PD-1↓, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 2,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   CEA↓, 1,   EGFR↑, 1,   p‑EGFR↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   hTERT/TERT↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   NSE↓, 1,   PD-L1↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cachexia↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 132

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 2,   Catalase↑, 2,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 2,   GSR↑, 1,   GSTs↑, 2,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 2,   MDA↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 2,   SOD↑, 3,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AMPK↑, 1,   PPARα↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   SREBP1↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Casp1↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↓, 1,   ER Stress↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

TXNIP↓, 1,   ZO-1↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

ATF4↓, 1,   NO↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IFN-γ↓, 1,   IL10↑, 1,   IL18↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 2,   IL2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,   NLRP3↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   eff↑, 1,   Half-Life↝, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ALAT↓, 1,   AST↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 50

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: STAT3, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
6 Luteolin
1 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
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  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
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