Database Query Results : Quercetin, , AMPKα

QC, Quercetin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Plant pigment (flavonoid) found in red wine, onions, green tea, apples and berries.
Quercetin is thought to contribute to anticancer effects through several mechanisms:
-Antioxidant Activity:
-Induction of Apoptosis:modify Bax:Bcl-2 ratio
-Anti-inflammatory Effects:
-Cell Cycle Arrest:
-Inhibition of Angiogenesis and Metastasis: (VEGF)

Cellular Pathways:
-PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway: central to cell proliferation, survival, and metabolism.
-MAPK/ERK Pathway: influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
-NF-κB Pathway: downregulate NF-κB
-JAK/STAT Pathway: interfere with the activation of STAT3
-Apoptotic Pathways: intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (death receptor-mediated) pathways

Quercetin has been used at doses around 500–1000 mg per day
Quercetin’s bioavailability from foods or standard supplements can be low.

-Note half-life 11 to 28 hours.
BioAv low 1-10%, poor water-solubility, consuming with fat may improve bioavialability. also piperine or VitC.
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells (higher dose). Typicallys Lowers ROS in normal cells(unless it is high dose?)or depends on Redox status?. "quercetin paradox"
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Confusing info about Lowering AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(some contrary), TrxR↓**, SOD↓(contrary), GSH↓ Catalase↓(contrary), HO1↓(some contrary), GPx↓(some contrary)
- 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↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, 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↓, TOP1↓, TET1,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓,
- some indication of inhibiting Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, Notch2↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, α↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (dose-, metal-, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Conditional Driver Biphasic redox modulation Quercetin exhibits pro-oxidant behavior in cancer cells while protecting normal cells
2 Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis ↓ ΔΨm; ↑ caspase activation ↔ preserved Driver Execution of intrinsic apoptosis Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central apoptosis route in cancer cells
3 PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis ↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR ↔ adaptive suppression Driver Growth and survival inhibition AKT/mTOR suppression is a consistently reported upstream effect in cancer models
4 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation ↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone Secondary Reduced survival and inflammatory transcription NF-κB inhibition contributes to chemosensitization and apoptosis susceptibility
5 MAPK signaling (JNK / p38) ↑ JNK / ↑ p38 ↔ minimal Secondary Stress-mediated apoptosis signaling MAPK activation supports apoptosis downstream of redox stress
6 Cell cycle regulation ↑ G1/S or G2/M arrest ↔ largely spared Phenotypic Cytostatic growth control Cell-cycle arrest reflects disruption of growth signaling
7 HIF-1α hypoxia signaling ↓ HIF-1α ↔ minimal Secondary Reduced hypoxia tolerance Quercetin interferes with hypoxia-driven transcriptional programs
8 NRF2 antioxidant response ↑ NRF2 (adaptive, context-dependent) ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress compensation NRF2 induction reflects redox buffering rather than primary cytotoxicity


AMPKα, AMP-activated protein kinase: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
AMPK is a heterotrimeric protein complex consisting of three subunits: AMPKα, AMPKβ, and AMPKγ. AMPKα is expressed in two isoforms, AMPKα1 and AMPKα2, and these isoforms are encoded by the genes PRKAA1 and PRKAA2, respectively.
In many cancers, AMPKα acts as a tumor suppressor, and its downregulation is often associated with worse clinical outcomes.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
919- QC,    Quercetin Regulates Sestrin 2-AMPK-mTOR Signaling Pathway and Induces Apoptosis via Increased Intracellular ROS in HCT116 Colon Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
Apoptosis↑,
ROS↑,
SESN2↑,
P53↑,
AMPKα↑,
mTOR↓,

914- QC,    Quercetin and Cancer Chemoprevention
- Review, NA, NA
GSH↓, high Qu concentration, causes a reduction in GSH content
ROS↑, in tumor cells
TumCCA↑, Depending on the cell type and tumor origin, Qu is able to block the cell cycle at G2/M or at the G1/S transition
Ca+2↑, Qu treatment increases cytosolic Ca2+ levels
MMP↓,
Casp3↑,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
AMPKα↑,
ASK1↑,
p38↑,
TRAIL↑, Qu is a potent enhancer of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis, through the induction of the expression of death receptor (DR)-5, a phenomenon that specifically occurs in prostate cancer cells
DR5↑,
cFLIP↓,
Apoptosis↑, tumor cell lines are prone to cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis at Qu concentrations that have no or little effect on non-transformed cells ****

82- QC,  ATG,    Arctigenin in combination with quercetin synergistically enhances the anti-proliferative effect in prostate cancer cells
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
AR↓,
PI3K/Akt↓, The combination treatment significantly inhibited both AR and PI3K/Akt pathways compared to control.
miR-21↓,
STAT3↓,
BAD↓,
PRAS40↓,
GSK‐3β↓,
PSA↓,
NKX3.1↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑, a significantly increased ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 protein expression was observed in LAPC-4 cells by the combination treatment compared to Q alone, and a trend to increase in LNCaP cells
miR-19b↓,
miR-148a↓,
AMPKα↓,
TumCP↓, The anti-proliferative activity of arctigenin was 10-20 fold stronger than quercetin in both cell lines.
chemoPv↑, combination of arctigenin and quercetin, that target similar pathways, at low physiological doses, provides a novel regimen with enhanced chemoprevention in prostate cancer.
TumCMig↓, Enhanced inhibition of cell migration


* 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

GSH↓, 1,   ROS↑, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

MMP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

PI3K/Akt↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Apoptosis↑, 2,   ASK1↑, 1,   BAD↓, 1,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   cFLIP↓, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   TRAIL↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction

AMPKα↓, 1,   AMPKα↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

miR-21↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

SESN2↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

NKX3.1↑, 1,   P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

GSK‐3β↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2↑, 1,   miR-148a↓, 1,   miR-19b↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

PSA↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

chemoPv↑, 1,   PRAS40↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 37

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: AMPKα, AMP-activated protein kinase
3 Quercetin
1 Arctigenin
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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