Database Query Results : Quercetin, , AMPK

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

AMPK, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase: Click to Expand ⟱

Source:

Type:

AMPK: guardian of metabolism and mitochondrial homeostasis; Upon changes in the ATP-to-AMP ratio, AMPK is activated. (AMPK) is a key metabolic sensor that is pivotal for the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. It is well documented that AMPK possesses a suppressor role in the context of tumor development and progression by modulating the inflammatory and metabolic pathways.

-Activating AMPK can inhibit anabolic processes and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway reducing glycolysis shifting toward Oxidative Phosphorlylation.

AMPK activators:
-metformin or AICAR
-Resveratrol: activate AMPK indirectly
-Berberine
-Quercetin: may stimulate AMPK
-EGCG: thought to activate AMPK
-Curcumin: may activate AMPK

-Ginsenosides: Some ginsenosides have been associated with AMPK activation -Beta-Lapachone: A natural naphthoquinone compound found in the bark of Tabebuia avellanedae (also known as lapacho or taheebo). It has been observed to activate AMPK in certain models.
-Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA): associated with AMPK activation

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱

3336-

QC,

Neuroprotective Effects of Quercetin in Alzheimer’s Disease

Review,

AD,

*neuroP↑, Neuroprotection by quercetin has been reported in several in vitro studies
*lipid-P↓, It has been shown to protect neurons from oxidative damage while reducing lipid peroxidation.
*antiOx↑, In addition to its antioxidant properties, it inhibits the fibril formation of amyloid-β proteins, counteracting cell lyses and inflammatory cascade pathways.
*Aβ↓,
*Inflam↓,
*BBB↝, It also has low BBB penetrability, thus limiting its efficacy in combating neurodegenerative disorders.
*NF-kB↓, downregulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as NF-kB and iNOS, while stimulating neuronal regeneration
*iNOS↓,
*memory↑, Quercetin has shown therapeutic efficacy, improving learning, memory, and cognitive functions in AD
*cognitive↑,
*AChE↓, Quercetin administration resulted in the inhibition of AChE
*MMP↑, quercetin ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction by restoring mitochondrial membrane potential, decreases ROS production, and restores ATP synthesis
*ROS↓,
*ATP↑,
*AMPK↑, It also increased the expression of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which is a key cell regulator of energy metabolism.
*NADPH↓, Activated AMPK can decrease ROS generation by inhibiting NADPH oxidase activity
*p‑tau↓, Inhibition of AβAggregation and Tau Phosphorylation

3381-

QC,

Quercetin induces cell death in cervical cancer by reducing O-GlcNAcylation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase

in-vitro,

Cerv,

HeLa

SREBP1↓, quercetin treatment decreased the immunoreactivities of OGT and SREBP-1 in HeLa cells. Our
TumCP↓, Quercetin decreased cell proliferation and induced cell death, but its effect on HaCaT cells was lower than that on HeLa cells.
TumCD↑,
AMPK↑, Quercetin decreased the expression of global O-GlcNAcylation and increased AMPK activation by reducing the O-GlcNAcylation of AMPK
SREBP1↓, Once activated, AMPK regulates various proteins involved in metabolism, which suppress energy consumption and cellular growth, such as sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1
FASN↓, FAS and ACC were significantly decreased in cells treated with quercetin
ACC↓,

4297-

QC,

Quercetin attenuates tau hyperphosphorylation and improves cognitive disorder via suppression of ER stress in a manner dependent on AMPK pathway

in-vitro,

AD,

SH-SY5Y

*AMPK↑, administration of quercetin enhanced AMPK activity, inhibited IRE1α and PERK phosphorylation, NLRP3 expression and tau phosphorylation
*IRE1↓,
*p‑PERK↓,
*p‑tau↓,
*cognitive↑, and improved cognitive disorder in mice exposed to high fat diets
*antiOx↑, exert anti-oxidative, anti-ER stress, anti-inflammatory activities and regulating glucose homeostasis, which can prevent neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, and obesity
*ER Stress↓,
*Inflam↓,
*neuroP↑,
*TXNIP↓, Quercetin and quercetin-3-O-glucuronide suppressed ER stress with decreased phosphorylation of IRE1α and PERK, thereby inhibited TXNIP and NLRP3 inflammasome activation,
*NLRP3↓, effectively protected neuronal cells from inflammatory insult by blocking ER stress/NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

3365-

QC,

Quercetin attenuates sepsis-induced acute lung injury via suppressing oxidative stress-mediated ER stress through activation of SIRT1/AMPK pathways

in-vivo,

Sepsis,

*ER Stress↓, quercetin could inhibit the level of ER stress as evidenced by decreased mRNA expression of PDI, CHOP, GRP78, ATF6, PERK, IRE1α
*PDI↓,
*CHOP↓,
*GRP78/BiP↓,
*ATF6↓,
*PERK↓,
*IRE1↓,
*MMP↑, and improve mitochondrial function, as presented by increased MMP, SOD level and reduced production of ROS, MDA.
*SOD↑,
*ROS↓,
*MDA↓,
*SIRT1↑, quercetin upregulated SIRT1/AMPK mRNA expression.
*AMPK↑,
*Sepsis↓, quercetin could protect against sepsis-induced ALI by suppressing oxidative stress-mediated ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction via induction of the SIRT1/AMPK pathways.

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 4

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ACC↓, 1, AMPK↑, 1, FASN↓, 1, SREBP1↓, 2,

Cell Death ⓘ

TumCD↑, 1,

Migration ⓘ

TumCP↓, 1,
Total Targets: 6

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

Sepsis↓, 1,
Total Targets: 31

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: AMPK, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase

4 Quercetin

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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Database Query Results : Quercetin, , AMPK

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

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