Magnetic Fields / Casp3 Cancer Research Results

MF, Magnetic Fields: Click to Expand ⟱
Features: Therapy
Magnetic Fields can be Static, or pulsed. The most common therapy is a pulsed magnetic field in the uT or mT range.
The main pathways affected are:
Calcium Signaling: -influence the activity of voltage-gated calcium channels.
Oxidative Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Pathways
Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) and Cellular Stress Responses
Cell Proliferation and Growth Signaling: MAPK/ERK pathway.
Gene Expression and Epigenetic Modifications: NF-κB
Angiogenesis Pathways: VEGF (improving VEGF for normal cells)
PEMF was found to have a 2-fold increase in drug uptake compared to traditional electrochemotherapy in rat melanoma models

Pathways:
- most reports have ROS production increasing in cancer cells , while decreasing in normal cells.
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓, Prx,
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, VEGF↓(mostly regulated up in normal cells),
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, Glucose↓, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, cytoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Non-Static Magnetic Fields (AC / Pulsed / Oscillating MF)
Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (P→R); often sustained (G) ↑ ROS (P); ↔/↓ net ROS (R→G) P, R, G Upstream redox perturbation MF perturbs electron/radical dynamics: normal cells often adapt (ROS setpoint ↓), cancer cells less so
2 NRF2 antioxidant response ↔ / insufficient NRF2 induction (R→G) ↑ NRF2 activation (R→G) R, G Adaptive redox defense Explains mixed ROS direction in normal cells (initial ↑ then adaptive ↓)
3 Glutathione (GSH) homeostasis ↓ GSH (R→G) ↔ or transient ↓ (R) with recovery (G) R, G Redox buffering capacity GSH depletion reflects sustained oxidative load; recovery indicates successful adaptation
4 Superoxide dismutase (SOD) / antioxidant enzymes ↔ or inadequate enzyme upshift (G) ↑ SOD/GPx/CAT capacity (G) G Longer-term antioxidant remodeling Often the “endpoint” readout that correlates with ROS-normalization in normal tissue
5 Mitochondrial ETC / respiration ↓ ETC efficiency; ↑ electron leak (P→R) ↔ mild, reversible ETC perturbation (P→R) P, R Bioenergetic destabilization ETC perturbation is a mechanistic bridge between MF exposure and ROS/ΔΨm changes
6 Mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm / MMP) ↓ ΔΨm (R); may progress (G) ↔ preserved or reversible dip (R) R, G Mitochondrial dysfunction thresholding ΔΨm loss typically follows ROS/ETC disruption rather than preceding it
7 Ca²⁺ signaling (VGCC / ER–mitochondria Ca²⁺ flux) ↑ dysregulated Ca²⁺ influx/transfer (P→R); overload may persist (G) ↑ transient Ca²⁺ signaling (P); homeostasis restored (R→G) P, R, G Stress signal amplification Ca²⁺ dysregulation links ROS/ETC perturbation to ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction (amplifies ΔΨm loss and UPR commitment)
8 Mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) ↑ MPTP opening propensity (R); sustained opening possible (G) ↔ transient or closed (R→G) P, R, G Commitment point for mitochondrial failure MPTP opening integrates ROS, Ca²⁺ overload, and ΔΨm loss; acts as a threshold event converting reversible stress into irreversible mitochondrial dysfunction
9 ER stress / UPR ↑ ER stress (R); CHOP-commitment possible (G) ↑ adaptive UPR (R); resolves (G) R, G Proteostasis stress Often downstream of ROS + Ca²⁺ handling perturbations
10 DNA damage (oxidative) ↑ damage markers (R→G) ↔ or repaired (G) R, G Checkpoint pressure Generally secondary to ROS; interpret as stress consequence not “direct genotoxicity”
11 LDH / glycolytic flux ↓ glycolytic performance (R→G) ↔ flexible substrate switching (R→G) R, G Metabolic vulnerability Redox imbalance can destabilize high-rate glycolysis in cancer-biased contexts
12 Thioredoxin system (Trx / TrxR) ↓ functional reserve / overload (R→G) ↔ preserved capacity (G) R, G Parallel antioxidant system stress Useful when GSH-only does not explain redox phenotype
Time-Scale Flag: TSF = P / R / G
  P: 0–30 min (physical / electron / radical effects)
  R: 30 min–3 hr (redox signaling & stress response)
  G: >3 hr (gene-regulatory adaptation)
MPTP: opening represents a mitochondrial commitment event integrating ROS and Ca²⁺ stress; sustained opening indicates irreversible bioenergetic failure.


Casp3, CPP32, Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type:
Also known as CP32.
Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3 (Caspase-3) is a common key protein in the apoptosis and pyroptosis pathways, and when activated, the expression level of tumor suppressor gene Gasdermin E (GSDME) determines the mechanism of tumor cell death.
As a key protein of apoptosis, caspase-3 can also cleave GSDME and induce pyroptosis. Loss of caspase activity is an important cause of tumor progression.
Many anticancer strategies rely on the promotion of apoptosis in cancer cells as a means to shrink tumors. Crucial for apoptotic function are executioner caspases, most notably caspase-3, that proteolyze a variety of proteins, inducing cell death. Paradoxically, overexpression of procaspase-3 (PC-3), the low-activity zymogen precursor to caspase-3, has been reported in a variety of cancer types. Until recently, this counterintuitive overexpression of a pro-apoptotic protein in cancer has been puzzling. Recent studies suggest subapoptotic caspase-3 activity may promote oncogenic transformation, a possible explanation for the enigmatic overexpression of PC-3. Herein, the overexpression of PC-3 in cancer and its mechanistic basis is reviewed; collectively, the data suggest the potential for exploitation of PC-3 overexpression with PC-3 activators as a targeted anticancer strategy.
Caspase 3 is the main effector caspase and has a key role in apoptosis. In many types of cancer, including breast, lung, and colon cancer, caspase-3 expression is reduced or absent.
On the other hand, some studies have shown that high levels of caspase-3 expression can be associated with a better prognosis in certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer. This suggests that caspase-3 may play a role in the elimination of cancer cells, and that therapies aimed at activating caspase-3 may be effective in treating certain types of cancer.
Procaspase-3 is a apoptotic marker protein.
Prognostic significance:
• High Cas3 expression: Associated with good prognosis and increased sensitivity to chemotherapy in breast, gastric, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
• Low Cas3 expression: Linked to poor prognosis and increased risk of recurrence in colorectal, hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian, and prostate cancers.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
400- AgNPs,  MF,    Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Silver Nanostructures for Fortified Apoptotic Potential Against Human Laryngeal Carcinoma Cells Hep-2 Using Extremely-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field
- in-vitro, Laryn, HEp2
TumCP↓, Casp3↑, P53↑, Beclin-1↑, TumAuto↑, GSR↑, ROS↑, MDA↑, ROS↑, SIRT1↑, Ca+2↑, Endon↑, DNAdam↑, Apoptosis↑, NF-kB↓,
401- GoldNP,  MF,    In vitro evaluation of electroporated gold nanoparticles and extremely-low frequency electromagnetic field anticancer activity against Hep-2 laryngeal cancer cells
- in-vitro, Laryn, HEp2
Casp3↑, P53↑, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓,
1762- MF,  Fe,    Triggering the apoptosis of targeted human renal cancer cells by the vibration of anisotropic magnetic particles attached to the cell membrane
- in-vitro, RCC, NA
Dose∅, Apoptosis↑, Casp↑, tumCV↓, Casp3↑, Casp7↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑,
497- MF,    In Vitro and in Vivo Study of the Effect of Osteogenic Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Breast and Lung Cancer Cells
- vitro+vivo, NA, MCF-7 - vitro+vivo, NA, A549
TumCG↓, TumVol↓, Casp3↑, Casp7↑, Apoptosis↑, DNAdam↑, TumCCA↑, ChemoSen↑, EPR↑,
496- MF,    Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields (LF-MFs) Inhibit Proliferation by Triggering Apoptosis and Altering Cell Cycle Distribution in Breast Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, BC, ZR-75-1 - in-vitro, BC, T47D - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
ROS↑, PI3K↓, Akt↓, GSK‐3β↑, Apoptosis↑, cl‑PARP↑, cl‑Casp3↑, BAX↑, Bcl-2↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, TumCCA↑, p‑Akt↓, TumCP↓, selectivity↑, eff↓,
194- MF,    Electromagnetic Field as a Treatment for Cerebral Ischemic Stroke
- Review, Stroke, NA
*BAD↓, *BAX↓, *Casp3↓, *Bcl-xL↑, *p‑Akt↑, *MMP9↓, *p‑ERK↑, *HIF-1↓, *ROS↓, *VEGF↑, *Ca+2↓, *SOD↑, *IL2↑, *p38↑, *HSP70/HSPA5↑, *Apoptosis↓, *ROS↓, *NO↓,
506- MF,  doxoR,    Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation Promotes Anti-cell Proliferative Activity in Doxorubicin-treated Mouse Osteosarcoma Cells
- in-vitro, OS, LM8
TumCP↓, p‑CHK1↓, Ca+2↑, Casp3↓, Casp7↓, p‑BAD↓, ChemoSen↑,
4147- MF,    PEMFs Restore Mitochondrial and CREB/BDNF Signaling in Oxidatively Stressed PC12 Cells Targeting Neurodegeneration
- in-vitro, AD, PC12
*ROS↓, *Catalase↑, *MMP↑, *Casp3↓, *p‑ERK↓, *cAMP↑, *p‑CREB↑, *BDNF↑, *neuroP↑,
2259- MFrot,  MF,    Method and apparatus for oncomagnetic treatment
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
MMP↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, Bak↑, Cyt‑c↑, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, DNAdam↑, ROS↑, lactateProd↑, Apoptosis↑, MPT↑, *selectivity↑, eff↑, MMP↓, selectivity↑, TCA?, H2O2↑, eff↑, *antiOx↑, H2O2↑, eff↓, GSH/GSSG↓, *toxicity∅, OS↑,
198- MFrot,  MF,    Biological effects of rotating magnetic field: A review from 1969 to 2021
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, breath↑, Pain↓, Appetite↑, Strength↑, BowelM↑, TumMeta↓, TumCCA↑, ETC↓, MMP↓, TumCD↑, selectivity↑, ROS↑, Casp3↑, TumCG↓, TumCCA↑, ChrMod↑, TumMeta↓, Imm↑, DCells↑, Akt↓, OS⇅, toxicity↓, QoL↑, hepatoP↑, Pain↓, Weight↑, Strength↑, Sleep↑, IL6↓, CD4+↑, CD8+↑, Ca+2↑, radioP↑, chemoP↑, *BMD↑, *AntiAge↑, *AMPK↑, *P21↓, *P53↓, *mTOR↓, *OS↑, *β-Endo↑, *5HT↓,
186- MFrot,  MF,    Selective induction of rapid cytotoxic effect in glioblastoma cells by oscillating magnetic fields
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM - in-vitro, Lung, NA
mt-ROS↑, Casp3↑, selectivity↑, TumCD↑, ETC↓, H2O2↑, eff↓, GSH↑, MMP↓,
188- MFrot,  MF,    Spinning magnetic field patterns that cause oncolysis by oxidative stress in glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM115 - in-vitro, GBM, DIPG
ROS↑, SDH↓, eff↓, RPM↑, eff↓, eff↑, eff↝, eff↝, Casp3↑, eff↝, SOD↓, ETC↓,
184- MFrot,  MF,    Rotating Magnetic Fields Inhibit Mitochondrial Respiration, Promote Oxidative Stress and Produce Loss of Mitochondrial Integrity in Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, GBM
ROS↑, mitResp↓, mtDam↑, Dose↝, MMP?, OCR↓, mt-H2O2↑, eff↓, SDH↓, Thiols↓, GSH↓, TumCD↑, Casp3↑, Casp7↑, MPT↑, Cyt‑c↑, selectivity↑, GSH/GSSG↓, ETC↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 13 of 13

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 13

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

GSH↓, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   GSH/GSSG↓, 2,   GSR↑, 1,   H2O2↑, 3,   mt-H2O2↑, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   ROS↑, 7,   mt-ROS↑, 1,   RPM↑, 1,   SOD↓, 1,   Thiols↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

ETC↓, 4,   mitResp↓, 1,   MMP?, 1,   MMP↓, 4,   MPT↑, 2,   mtDam↑, 1,   OCR↓, 1,   SDH↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

lactateProd↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   TCA?, 1,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 5,   p‑BAD↓, 1,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 3,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 9,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp7↓, 1,   Casp7↑, 3,   Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 3,   Endon↑, 1,   TumCD↑, 3,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

BowelM↑, 1,   ChrMod↑, 1,   tumCV↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

Beclin-1↑, 1,   TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

p‑CHK1↓, 1,   DNAdam↑, 3,   P53↑, 2,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 4,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

GSK‐3β↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 2,  

Migration

Ca+2↑, 4,   TumCP↓, 3,   TumMeta↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

EPR↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

CD4+↑, 1,   DCells↑, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   Imm↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

ChemoSen↑, 2,   Dose↝, 1,   Dose∅, 1,   eff↓, 6,   eff↑, 3,   eff↝, 3,   selectivity↑, 5,  

Clinical Biomarkers

IL6↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 1,   Appetite↑, 1,   breath↑, 1,   chemoP↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,   OS⇅, 1,   Pain↓, 2,   QoL↑, 1,   radioP↑, 1,   Sleep↑, 1,   Strength↑, 2,   toxicity↓, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,   Weight↑, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome

CD8+↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 87

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   ROS↓, 3,   SOD↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

MMP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AMPK↑, 1,   cAMP↑, 1,   p‑CREB↑, 1,  

Cell Death

p‑Akt↑, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   BAD↓, 1,   BAX↓, 1,   Bcl-xL↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 2,   p38↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

P53↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

P21↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

p‑ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,  

Migration

Ca+2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   β-Endo↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

HIF-1↓, 1,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

IL2↑, 1,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission

5HT↓, 1,   BDNF↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

BMD↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiAge↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,  
Total Targets: 36

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Casp3, CPP32, Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3
13 Magnetic Fields
5 Magnetic Field Rotating
1 Silver-NanoParticles
1 Gold NanoParticles
1 Iron
1 doxorubicin
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  -different cell line effects
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  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells
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