Gambogic Acid / Apoptosis Cancer Research Results

GamB, Gambogic Acid: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Gambogic acid is a naturally occurring xanthonoid extracted from the resin of trees belonging to the Garcinia genus—most notably, Garcinia hanburyi. This tree is native to regions in Southeast Asia, particularly found in areas of China, India, and neighboring countries.
Gambogic acid (GA; C38H44O8, MW: 628.76), a polyprenylated xanthone and a widely used coloring agent, is the main active ingredient of gamboges secreted from the Garcinia hanburyi tree ([3, 4], which mainly grows in Southeast Asia.
GA has been approved by the Chinese FDA for the treatment of solid cancers in Phase II clinical trials.

Pathways:
-evidence suggesting that it can inhibit thioredoxin reductase (TrxR).
-can indeed lead to an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels
-Gambogic acid can trigger mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to cytochrome c release
-influences death receptors
-Inhibition of NF-κB Signaling
-Inhibition of VEGF Pathway
-Cell Cycle Arrest:
-p53 Activation
Rank Pathway / Target Axis Direction Primary Effect Notes / Cancer Relevance Ref
1 Thioredoxin / Thioredoxin reductase (Trx / TrxR) ↓ Trx / TrxR activity Redox buffering collapse Primary molecular target; covalent cysteine interaction drives loss of antioxidant capacity (ref)
2 ROS accumulation ↑ ROS Oxidative stress overload Immediate consequence of Trx/TrxR inhibition; upstream of mitochondrial damage (ref)
3 Mitochondrial integrity (ΔΨm) ↓ ΔΨm Mitochondrial dysfunction GA reduces mitochondrial membrane potential prior to execution-phase death (ref)
4 Intrinsic apoptosis / pyroptosis (caspase-3, GSDME) ↑ programmed cell death Execution-phase killing Mitochondrial apoptosis and caspase-3/GSDME-dependent pyroptosis reported (ref)
5 NF-κB signaling ↓ NF-κB activation Reduced pro-survival transcription Redox-sensitive suppression of NF-κB nuclear activity and target genes (ref)
6 PI3K–AKT survival signaling ↓ AKT phosphorylation Survival pathway collapse Downstream of oxidative stress and chaperone disruption (ref)
7 HSP90 chaperone function ↓ client stabilization Oncoprotein destabilization GA disrupts HSP90–client interactions affecting AKT, HER2, etc. (ref)
8 ER stress / UPR ↑ ER stress signaling Proteotoxic stress Secondary ER stress response following redox and mitochondrial disruption (ref)
9 Cell cycle regulation ↑ cell-cycle arrest Proliferation blockade Checkpoint activation downstream of stress signaling (ref)
10 Autophagy (stress-induced) ↑ autophagy Adaptive or pro-death response Autophagy induction reported; role varies by context (ref)
11 Angiogenesis signaling (VEGF) ↓ VEGF expression Anti-angiogenic effect Suppression of pro-angiogenic transcription observed (ref)
12 Tumor growth in vivo ↓ tumor volume Integrated outcome Xenograft models show significant tumor growth inhibition (ref)


Apoptosis, Apoptosis: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type: type of cell death
Situation in which a cell actively pursues a course toward death upon receiving certain stimuli.
Cancer is one of the scenarios where too little apoptosis occurs, resulting in malignant cells that will not die.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
5152- GamB,    Gambogic Acid as a Candidate for Cancer Therapy: A Review
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Apoptosis↑, TumAuto↑, TumCCA↑, TumCI↓, TumMeta↓, angioG↓, eff↑, NF-kB↓, P53↑, P21↑, MDM2↓, HSP90↓, Bcl-2↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp↑, MMP↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, cl‑PARP↑, Bax:Bcl2↑, ROS↑, SIRT1↓, TrxR1↓, Fas↓, FasL↑, FADD↑, APAF1↑, DNAdam↑, NF-kB↓, STAT3↓, MAPK↓, cFos↓, EGFR↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓, AMPK↑, TumCCA↑, ChemoSen↑, P-gp↓, survivin↓,
5151- GamB,    Gambogic acid affects ESCC progression through regulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway
- in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE-30 - in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE450
TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, cl‑PARP1↑, cl‑Casp3↑, cl‑Casp9↑, PI3K↓, p‑Akt↓, p‑mTOR↓, PTEN↑,
5150- GamB,    Gambogic acid, a novel ligand for transferrin receptor, potentiates TNF-induced apoptosis through modulation of the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway
- in-vitro, CLL, KBM-5 - in-vitro, Nor, HEK293
Apoptosis↑, ChemoSen↑, IAP1↓, IAP2↓, Bcl-2↓, Bcl-xL↓, TRAF1↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, cMyc↓, COX2↓, MMP9↓, angioG↓, VEGF↓, NF-kB↓, eff↓,
5149- GamB,    Gambogic acid induces mitochondria-dependent apoptosis by modulation of Bcl-2 and Bax in mantle cell lymphoma JeKo-1 cells
- in-vitro, lymphoma, JeKo-1
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, selectivity↑, MMP↓, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, Casp8↑, Bax:Bcl2↑,
1973- GamB,    Gambogic acid deactivates cytosolic and mitochondrial thioredoxins by covalent binding to the functional domain
- in-vitro, Liver, SMMC-7721 cell
Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, Trx↓, Trx1↓, Trx2↓, Mich↑,
1969- GamB,    Gambogic acid promotes apoptosis and resistance to metastatic potential in MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231 - in-vivo, NA, NA
AntiTum↑, TumCI↓, Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, Cyt‑c↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, TumCG↓, TumMeta↓,
1954- GamB,    Gambogic acid induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells by targeting cytosolic thioredoxin reductase
- in-vitro, HCC, SMMC-7721 cell
AntiTum↑, TrxR↓, TrxR1↓, ROS↑, Apoptosis↑, Dose∅, Dose?,
1961- GamB,    Effects of gambogic acid on the activation of caspase-3 and downregulation of SIRT1 in RPMI-8226 multiple myeloma cells via the accumulation of ROS
- in-vitro, Melanoma, RPMI-8226
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, Casp3↑, cl‑PARP↑, SIRT1↓, eff↓,
1957- GamB,    Nanoscale Features of Gambogic Acid Induced ROS-Dependent Apoptosis in Esophageal Cancer Cells Imaged by Atomic Force Microscopy
- in-vitro, ESCC, EC9706
AntiCan↑, toxicity↓, TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCCA↑, MMP↓, ROS↑, eff↓, RadioS↑,
1956- GamB,    Gambogic Acid Inhibits Malignant Melanoma Cell Proliferation Through Mitochondrial p66shc/ROS-p53/Bax-Mediated Apoptosis
- in-vitro, Melanoma, A375
tumCV↓, Apoptosis↑, ROS↑, p66Shc↑,
1955- GamB,    Gambogic acid inhibits thioredoxin activity and induces ROS-mediated cell death in castration-resistant prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP - in-vitro, Pca, DU145
ROS↑, Apoptosis↑, Ferroptosis↑, Trx↓, eff↑, TrxR↓, Dose∅, MMP↓, eff↑, Casp↑, NADPH↓, TrxR↓, ChemoSen↑, AR↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 11 of 11

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 11

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

Ferroptosis↑, 1,   Mich↑, 1,   p66Shc↑, 1,   ROS↑, 8,   Trx↓, 2,   Trx1↓, 1,   Trx2↓, 1,   TrxR↓, 3,   TrxR1↓, 2,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

MMP↓, 4,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis

AMPK↑, 1,   cMyc↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   SIRT1↓, 2,  

Cell Death

Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 11,   BAX↑, 1,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp↑, 2,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 2,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 2,   FADD↑, 1,   Fas↓, 1,   FasL↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   IAP1↓, 1,   IAP2↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   survivin↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics

tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

HSP90↓, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

DNAdam↑, 1,   P53↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 2,   cl‑PARP1↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 3,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

cFos↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 2,   p‑mTOR↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 3,  

Migration

MMP9↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 3,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 2,   TumMeta↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature

angioG↓, 2,   EGFR↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport

P-gp↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

COX2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   TRAF1↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

ChemoSen↑, 3,   Dose?, 1,   Dose∅, 2,   eff↓, 3,   eff↑, 3,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers

AR↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes

AntiCan↑, 2,   AntiTum↑, 2,   toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 80

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Apoptosis, Apoptosis
11 Gambogic Acid
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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