Database Query Results : Apigenin (mainly Parsley), , TumCI

Api, Apigenin (mainly Parsley): Click to Expand ⟱
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Apigenin — a plant-derived flavone (4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone) abundant in parsley/celery/chamomile and other dietary sources, often abbreviated APG (or “Api” in some indexes). It is a small-molecule polyphenol classified as a dietary phytochemical/nutraceutical candidate with broad pleiotropic signaling effects in oncology models (cell-cycle control, apoptosis, inflammatory signaling, metabolic stress, and invasion/angiogenesis programs), but with important translation constraints driven by low aqueous solubility and extensive phase-II conjugation.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Pleiotropic pro-apoptotic / cell-cycle checkpoint engagement (mitochondrial apoptosis, caspases; CDK/cyclin suppression; p53 context-dependent)
  2. PI3K–AKT–MAPK signaling suppression with downstream anti-proliferative and anti-migration effects
  3. Inflammation axis suppression (NF-κB; COX-2 and pro-inflammatory cytokine programs)
  4. Redox stress reprogramming (often ROS↑ in cancer models; antioxidant/NRF2 effects are context-dependent and can diverge between cancer vs normal cells)
  5. HIF-1α–glycolysis downshift with ATP stress (model-dependent)
  6. Anti-invasive / anti-EMT programs (FAK/integrins; MMP/uPA; EMT markers)
  7. Epigenetic modulation (HDAC/DNMT/EZH2 axes; context-dependent)
  8. Anti-angiogenic signaling (VEGF/related programs; model-dependent)
  9. Stemness pathway pressure (Hh/GLI, CK2; model-dependent)
  10. Chemo-/death-ligand sensitization (e.g., TRAIL sensitization reported in preclinical systems)

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Oral apigenin exposure is commonly limited by poor water solubility and extensive first-pass metabolism (glucuronidation/sulfation). Human data indicate circulating apigenin is largely present as conjugated metabolites, and dietary intake can yield only low (typically sub-µM) systemic levels; lipidic/self-emulsifying formulations can increase exposure in vivo (formulation-dependent). Reported half-life/kinetic parameters vary widely across studies and matrices.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many anti-cancer in vitro studies use ~10–50+ µM apigenin, which can exceed typical achievable free aglycone systemic levels after oral intake; some effects may therefore be high-concentration or formulation-enabled rather than diet-achievable. Tissue-local exposure (GI lumen, local mucosa) may be higher than plasma, and conjugate biology may contribute (context-dependent).

Clinical evidence status: Predominantly preclinical oncology evidence (cell and animal models) with limited, non-definitive human cancer interventional data; at least one pilot clinical study concept exists/has been registered (status-dependent). Strongest human evidence base is for non-cancer indications and general bioactivity rather than oncology efficacy.

Apigenin present in parsley, celery, chamomile, oranges and beverages such as tea, beer and wine.
"It exhibits cell growth arrest and apoptosis in different types of tumors such as breast, lung, liver, skin, blood, colon, prostate, pancreatic, cervical, oral, and stomach, by modulating several signaling pathways."
-Note half-life reports vary 2.5-90hrs?.
-low solubility of apigenin in water : BioAv (improves when mixed with oil/dietary fat or lipid based formulations)
-best oil might be MCT oils (medium-chain fatty acids)


Pathways:
- Often considered an antioxidant, in cancer cells it can paradoxically induce ROS production
(one report that goes against most others, by lowering ROS in cancer cells but still effective)
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, UPR↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓, GSH↓ (Conflicting evidence about Nrf2)
        - Combined with Metformin (reduces Nrf2) amplifies ROS production in cancer cells while sparing normal cells.
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : , MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, 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↓, TumCI↓, FAK↓, ERK↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, PDK1↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, Glucose↓, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, GLi↓, GLi1↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, 1, 2, 3, STAT↓, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓,, α↓,, ERK↓, 5↓, JNK↓,
- Shown to modulate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes)
        -Ex: other flavonoids(chrysin, Luteolin, querectin) curcumin, metformin, sulforaphane, ASA
Neuroprotective, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,
- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Apigenin exhibits biological effects (anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, etc.) typically at concentrations roughly in the range of 1–50 µM.

Parsley microgreens can contain up to 2-3 times more apigenin than mature parsley.
Apigenin is typically measured in the range of 1-10 μM for biological activity. Assuming a molecular weight of 270 g/mol for apigenin, we can estimate the following μM concentrations:
10uM*5L(blood)*270g/mol=13.5mg apigenin (assumes 100% bioavailability)
then an estimated 10-20 mg of apigenin per 100 g of fresh weight parlsey
2.2mg/g of apigenin fresh parsley
45mg/g of apigenin in dried parsley (wikipedia)
so 100g of parsley might acheive 10uM blood serum level (100% bioavailability)
BUT bioavailability is only 1-5%
(Supplements available in 75mg liposomal)( Apigenin Pro Liposomal, 200 mg from mcsformulas.com)

A study had 2g/kg bw (meaning 160g for 80kg person) delivered a maximum 0.13uM of plasma concentration @ 7.2hrs.
Assuming parsley is 90-95% water, then that would be ~16g of dried parsley
Conclusion: to reach 10uM would seem very difficult by oral ingestion of parsley.
Other quotes:
      “4g of dried parsley will be enough for 50kg adult”
      5mg/kg BW yields 16uM, so 80Kg person means 400mg (if dried parsley is 130mg/g, then would need 3g/d)
In many cancer cell lines, concentrations in the range of approximately 20–40 µM have been reported to shift apigenin’s activity from mild antioxidant effects (or negligible ROS changes) toward a clear pro-oxidant effect with measurable ROS increases.

Low doses: At lower concentrations, apigenin is more likely to exhibit its antioxidant properties, scavenging ROS and protecting cells from oxidative stress.
In normal cells with robust antioxidant systems, apigenin’s antioxidant effects might prevail, whereas cancer cells—often characterized by an already high level of basal ROS—can be pushed over the oxidative threshold by increased ROS production induced by apigenin.
In environments with lower free copper levels, this pro-oxidant activity is less pronounced, and apigenin may tilt the balance toward its antioxidant function.

Apigenin — cancer-relevant mechanistic pathway matrix

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Mitochondrial apoptosis program ΔΨm ↓, Cyt-c ↑, Caspase cascade ↑, apoptosis ↑ ↔ to protective (model-dependent) R Pro-apoptotic stress commitment Frequently reported core phenotype across tumor models; may be downstream of ROS and kinase-network suppression.
2 Cell-cycle control Cyclin D1/E ↓, CDK2/4/6 ↓, arrest ↑ ↔ G Anti-proliferative checkpointing Often couples to p53/p21 context and growth-factor signaling downshift.
3 PI3K / AKT / MAPK PI3K ↓, AKT ↓, ERK ↓ (model-dependent) ↔ R Growth and survival signaling suppression High industry relevance; provides a convergent explanation for anti-growth and anti-migration phenotypes.
4 NF-κB / COX-2 inflammatory axis NF-κB ↓, COX-2 ↓, inflammatory cytokine programs ↓ Inflammatory tone ↓ G Anti-inflammatory microenvironment pressure Relevant to tumor-promoting inflammation and stromal signaling (context-dependent).
5 ROS modulation ROS ↑ (often), DNA damage ↑, ER stress ↑ (model-dependent) ROS injury ↓ / antioxidant support ↑ (context-dependent) P Redox stress bifurcation (tumor vs normal) Frequently described “paradox”: pro-oxidant stress in tumors while normal cells may show antioxidant protection; not universal.
6 NRF2 / antioxidant defense NRF2 ↓, GSH ↓ (often) ↔ (conflicting) NRF2 ↑, SOD ↑, GSH ↑ (context-dependent) G Antioxidant program reprogramming Direction is context- and model-dependent; important for interpreting chemo-compatibility and ROS claims.
7 HIF-1α / glycolysis HIF-1α ↓, glycolysis ↓, ATP ↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Metabolic stress / Warburg pressure Reported suppression of glycolysis nodes (e.g., GLUT1/LDHA/HK2/PKM2/PDK1) in some models; may be concentration-sensitive.
8 Migration / invasion and EMT EMT ↓, FAK ↓, integrin signaling ↓, MMPs ↓, uPA ↓ ↔ G Anti-metastatic phenotypes Often downstream of kinase-network suppression and inflammatory tone changes.
9 Angiogenesis programs VEGF ↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Anti-angiogenic signaling pressure Usually indirect via HIF-1α / inflammatory signaling and tumor-stromal coupling.
10 Epigenetic regulation HDAC ↓, DNMTs ↓, EZH2 ↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Transcriptional reprogramming Mechanistically plausible but often secondary to upstream stress/kinase changes; evidence varies by model.
11 Cancer stemness pathways Hh/GLI ↓, CK2 ↓, CSC phenotypes ↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Stemness pressure Typically preclinical; may matter for recurrence-resistance hypotheses.
12 Chemosensitization / death-ligand sensitization Sensitization ↑ (model-dependent) ↔ R Combination leverage Examples include TRAIL sensitization in vitro; translation depends on achievable exposure and interaction risk.
13 Clinical Translation Constraint Low solubility; conjugation-heavy PK; in-vitro concentration gap; potential CYP/UGT/SULT interactions Drug–supplement interaction risk relevant to both — Delivery and interaction limitations Oral free-aglycone systemic levels are often low; formulation can change exposure. In vitro CYP inhibition is reported (notably CYP3A4/2C9); apigenin can also inhibit conjugation pathways in models—caution with narrow-therapeutic-index drugs.

TSF

P: 0–30 min
R: 30 min–3 hr
G: >3 hr
TumCI, Tumor Cell invasion: Click to Expand ⟱
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Tumor cell invasion is a critical process in cancer progression and metastasis, where cancer cells spread from the primary tumor to surrounding tissues and distant organs. This process involves several key steps and mechanisms:

1.Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT): Many tumors originate from epithelial cells, which are typically organized in layers. During EMT, these cells lose their epithelial characteristics (such as cell-cell adhesion) and gain mesenchymal traits (such as increased motility). This transition is crucial for invasion.

2.Degradation of Extracellular Matrix (ECM): Tumor cells secrete enzymes, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), that degrade the ECM, allowing cancer cells to invade surrounding tissues. This degradation facilitates the movement of cancer cells through the tissue.

3.Cell Migration: Once the ECM is degraded, cancer cells can migrate. They often use various mechanisms, including amoeboid movement and mesenchymal migration, to move through the tissue. This migration is influenced by various signaling pathways and the tumor microenvironment.

4.Angiogenesis: As tumors grow, they require a blood supply to provide nutrients and oxygen. Tumor cells can stimulate the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) through the release of growth factors like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This not only supports tumor growth but also provides a route for cancer cells to enter the bloodstream.

5.Invasion into Blood Vessels (Intravasation): Cancer cells can invade nearby blood vessels, allowing them to enter the circulatory system. This step is crucial for metastasis, as it enables cancer cells to travel to distant sites in the body.

6.Survival in Circulation: Once in the bloodstream, cancer cells must survive the immune response and the shear stress of blood flow. They can form clusters with platelets or other cells to evade detection.

7.Extravasation and Colonization: After traveling through the bloodstream, cancer cells can exit the circulation (extravasation) and invade new tissues. They may then establish secondary tumors (metastases) in distant organs.

8.Tumor Microenvironment: The surrounding microenvironment plays a significant role in tumor invasion. Factors such as immune cells, fibroblasts, and signaling molecules can either promote or inhibit invasion and metastasis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1565- Api,    Apigenin-7-glucoside induces apoptosis and ROS accumulation in lung cancer cells, and inhibits PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Nor, BEAS-2B - in-vitro, Lung, H1975
TumCP↓, AGL significantly reduced proliferation, promoted cell apoptosis, and attenuated the migration and invasion of A549 or H1975 cell
Apoptosis↑,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Cyt‑c↑, elevated the levels of cytochrome C and MDA
MDA↑,
GSH↓, but reduced the production of GSH in A549 and H1975 cells.
ROS↑, AGL enhanced the accumulation of ROS
PI3K↓, induces ROS accumulation in lung cancer cells by repressing PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

1548- Api,    A comprehensive view on the apigenin impact on colorectal cancer: Focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms
- Review, Colon, NA
*BioAv↓, Apigenin is not easily absorbed orally because of its low water solubility, which is only 2.16 g/mL
*Half-Life∅, Apigenin is slowly absorbed and eliminated from the body, as evidenced by its half‐life of 91.8 h in the blood
selectivity↑, selective anticancer effects and effective cell cytotoxic activity while exhibiting negligible toxicity to ordinary cells
*toxicity↓, intentional consumption in higher doses, as the toxicity hazard is low
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, inhibiting the Wnt/β‐catenin
P53↑,
P21↑,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
TumCCA↑, G2/M
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
STAT3↓, apigenin can activate p53, which improves catalase and inhibits STAT3,
PKM2↓,
EMT↓, reversing increases in epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT)
cl‑PARP↑, apigenin increases the cleavage of poly‐(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP) and rapidly enhances caspase‐3 activity,
Casp3↑,
Bax:Bcl2↑,
VEGF↓, apigenin suppresses VEGF transcription
Hif1a↓, decrease in hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha (HIF‐1α
Dose∅, effectiveness of apigenin (200 and 300 mg/kg) in treating CC was evaluated by establishing xenografts on Balb/c nude mice.
GLUT1↓, Apigenin has been found to inhibit GLUT1 activity and glucose uptake in human pancreatic cancer cells
GlucoseCon↓,

1545- Api,    The Potential Role of Apigenin in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
TNF-α↓, Apigenin downregulates the TNFα
IL6↓,
IL1α↓,
P53↑,
Bcl-xL↓,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Hif1a↓, Apigenin inhibited HIF-1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor expression
VEGF↓,
TumCCA↑, Apigenin exposure induces G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, DNA damage, apoptosis and p53 accumulation
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CDK1↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
IKKα↓, , decreases IKKα kinase activity,
ERK↓,
p‑Akt↓,
p‑P70S6K↓,
p‑S6↓,
p‑ERK↓, decreased the expression of phosphorylated (p)-ERK1/2 proteins, p-AKT and p-mTOR
p‑P90RSK↑,
STAT3↓,
MMP2↓, Apigenin down-regulated Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3target genes MMP-2, MMP-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor
MMP9↓,
TumCP↓, Apigenin significantly suppressed colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and organoid growth through inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,

2641- Api,    Apigenin inhibits HGF-promoted invasive growth and metastasis involving blocking PI3K/Akt pathway and beta 4 integrin function in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
TumCMig↓, apigenin presents the most potent anti-migration and anti-invasion properties
TumCI↓,
ITGB4↓, Apigenin inhibits the HGF-induced clustering of beta 4 integrin at actin-rich adhesive site and lamellipodia through PI3K-dependent manner.

2640- Api,    Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention
- Review, Var, NA
chemoPv↑, considerable potential for apigenin to be developed as a cancer chemopreventive agent.
ITGB4↓, apigenin inhibits hepatocyte growth factor-induced MDA-MB-231 cells invasiveness and metastasis by blocking Akt, ERK, and JNK phosphorylation and also inhibits clustering of β-4-integrin function at actin rich adhesive site
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓,
p‑JNK↓,
*Inflam↓, The anti-inflammatory properties of apigenin are evident in studies that have shown suppression of LPS-induced cyclooxygenase-2 and nitric oxide synthase-2 activity and expression in mouse macrophages
*PKCδ↓, Apigenin has been reported to inhibit protein kinase C activity, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), transformation of C3HI mouse embryonic fibroblasts and the downstream oncogenes in v-Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells (43, 44).
*MAPK↓,
EGFR↓, Apigenin treatment has been shown to decrease the levels of phosphorylated EGFR tyrosine kinase and of other MAPK and their nuclear substrate c-myc, which causes apoptosis in anaplastic thyroid cancer cells
CK2↓, apigenin has been shown to inhibit the expression of casein kinase (CK)-2 in both human prostate and breast cancer cells
TumCCA↑, apigenin induces a reversible G2/M and G0/G1 arrest by inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity, accompanied by increased p53 protein stability
CDK1↓, inhibiting p34 (cdc2) kinase activity
P53↓,
P21↑, Apigenin has also been shown to induce WAF1/p21 levels resulting in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer
Bax:Bcl2↑, Apigenin treatment has been shown to alter the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in favor of apoptosis, associated with release of cytochrome c and induction of Apaf-1, which leads to caspase activation and PARP-cleavage
Cyt‑c↑,
APAF1↑,
Casp↑,
cl‑PARP↑,
VEGF↓, xposure of endothelial cells to apigenin results in suppression of the expression of VEGF, an important factor in angiogenesis via degradation of HIF-1α protein
Hif1a↓,
IGF-1↓, oral administration of apigenin suppresses the levels of IGF-I in prostate tumor xenografts and increases levels of IGFBP-3, a binding protein that sequesters IGF-I in vascular circulation
IGFBP3↑,
E-cadherin↑, apigenin exposure to human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells caused increase in protein levels of E-cadherin and inhibited nuclear translocation of β-catenin and its retention to the cytoplasm
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
HSPs↓, targets of apigenin include heat shock proteins (61), telomerase (68), fatty acid synthase (69), matrix metalloproteinases (70), and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity (71) HER2/neu (72), casein kinase 2 alpha
Telomerase↓,
FASN↓,
MMPs↓,
HER2/EBBR2↓,
CK2↓,
eff↑, The combination of sulforaphane and apigenin resulted in a synergistic induction of UGT1A1
AntiAg↑, Apigenin inhibit platelet function through several mechanisms including blockade of TxA
eff↑, ex vivo anti-platelet effect of aspirin in the presence of apigenin, which encourages the idea of the combined use of aspirin and apigenin in patients in which aspirin fails to properly suppress the TxA
FAK↓, Apigenin inhibits expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), migration and invasion of human ovarian cancer A2780 cells.
ROS↑, Apigenin generates reactive oxygen species, causes loss of mitochondrial Bcl-2 expression, increases mitochondrial permeability, causes cytochrome C release, and induces cleavage of caspase 3, 7, 8, and 9 and the concomitant cleavage of the inhibitor
Bcl-2↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp7↑,
cl‑Casp8↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
cl‑IAP2↑,
AR↓, significant decrease in AR protein expression along with a decrease in intracellular and secreted forms of PSA. Apigenin treatment of LNCaP cells
PSA↓,
p‑pRB↓, apigenin inhibited hyperphosphorylation of the pRb protein
p‑GSK‐3β↓, Inhibition of p-Akt by apigenin resulted in decreased phosphorylation of GSK-3beta.
CDK4↓, both flavonoids exhibited cell growth inhibitory effects which were due to cell cycle arrest and downregulation of the expression of CDK4
ChemoSen↑, Combination therapy of gemcitabine and apigenin enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in pancreatic cancer cells (MiaPaca-2, AsPC-1)
Ca+2↑, apigenin in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells resulted in increased apoptosis, which was associated with increases in intracellular free [Ca(2+)] and Bax:Bcl-2 ratio, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c and activation of caspase-9, calpain, caspase-3,12
cal2↑,

2632- Api,    Apigenin inhibits migration and induces apoptosis of human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cells via PI3K-AKT-GSK-3β pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress
- in-vitro, EC, NA
TumCP↓, We found that API could inhibit the proliferation of Ishikawa cells at IC50 of 45.55 μM, arrest the cell cycle at G2/M phase, induce apoptosis by inhibiting Bcl-xl and increasing Bax, Bak and Caspases.
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Bak↑,
Casp↑,
ER Stress↑, Further, API could induce apoptosis by activating the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway by increasing the Ca2+, ATF4, and CHOP.
Ca+2↑, after API treatment for 48 h, the intracellular Ca2+ concentration increased in cells in a dose-dependent manner.
ATF4↑,
CHOP↑,
ROS↑, the level of intracellular ROS increased gradually with the increase of API concentration.
MMP↓, mitochondrial membrane potential of 30 μM, 50 μM, and 70 μM groups decreased by 2.19%, 11.32%, and 14.91%, respectively.
TumCMig↓, API inhibits the migration and invasion of Ishikawa cells and the migration and invasion related gene and protein.
TumCI↓,
eff↑, In our study, API restrained the viability of Ishikawa cells, and the inhibition effect of API on Ishikawa cells was better than that of 5-FU.
P53↑, API induces p53 tumor suppressor proteins at the translational level and the induces p21
P21↑,
Cyt‑c↑, After the mitochondria release the Cyto-c, the Caspase-9 is activated, resulting in increased activity of Caspases
Casp9↑, In our study, the expression levels of Bad, Bax, Cyto-c, Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 proteins were up-regulated,
Casp3↑,
Bcl-xL↓, while the expression level of Bcl-xl was down-regulated

2593- Api,    Apigenin promotes apoptosis of 4T1 cells through PI3K/AKT/Nrf2 pathway and improves tumor immune microenvironment in vivo
- in-vivo, BC, 4T1
TumCP↓, API suppresses 4T1 cells proliferation
TumCMig↓, API restraints 4T1 cells migration and invasion
TumCI↓,
Apoptosis↑, API triggers 4T1 apoptosis and modulates the expression levels of apoptotic-associated proteins in 4T1 cells
MMP↑, API triggers the depolarization of ΔΨm in 4T1 cells
ROS↑, API induces ROS generation
p‑PI3K↓, The results revealed a significant downregulation of p-PI3K/PI3K, p-AKT/AKT, and Nrf2 in 4T1 cells following API treatment
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
NRF2↓,
AntiTum↑, API exhibits anti-tumor activity in mice
OS↑, results of animal survival experiments show that API can appropriately prolong the survival of mice with mammary gland tumors

175- Api,    Apigenin up-regulates transgelin and inhibits invasion and migration of colorectal cancer through decreased phosphorylation of AKT
- vitro+vivo, CRC, SW480 - vitro+vivo, CRC, DLD1 - vitro+vivo, CRC, LS174T
MMP↓,
p‑Akt↓,
TumCP↓, Apigenin inhibits cell proliferation and invasion
TumCI↓,
NADH↓, down-regulated proteins by apigenin included NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulphur protein 3, heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha, stress-70 protein and NADH dehydrogenase
HSP90↓,
other↑, whereas the up-regulated proteins include Transgelin, Ras-related protein Rab-3D and 28S ribosomal protein S22
talin?,

174- Api,    Downregulation of NEDD9 by apigenin suppresses migration, invasion, and metastasis of colorectal cancer cells
- in-vitro, CRC, SW480 - in-vitro, CRC, DLD1
NEDD9↓, Inhibition of apigenin on cell migration, invasion, and metastasis through downregulation of NEDD9 in vitro and in vivo
TumCMig↓, Apigenin attenuates NEDD9 expression, resulting in inhibition on cell migration, invasion, and metastasis of those cells.
TumCI↓,

172- Api,    Apigenin suppresses colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion via inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
- in-vitro, CRC, SW480 - in-vitro, CRC, HTC15
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, Apigenin inhibits β‑catenin/TCF/LEF signal activation.
TCF↓,
LEF1↓, LEF
TumCP↓, Apigenin inhibits CRC cell line proliferation
TumCMig↓, Apigenin inhibits migration and invasion of SW480 cells and growth of intestinal organoids.
TumCI↓,


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSH↓, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NADH↓, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   ROS↑, 4,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 2,   MMP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

FASN↓, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   p‑S6↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 5,   p‑Akt↓, 2,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 4,   Bak↑, 1,   BAX↑, 2,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 2,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Bcl-xL↓, 2,   Casp↑, 2,   Casp3↑, 2,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   cl‑Casp7↑, 1,   cl‑Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   CK2↓, 2,   Cyt‑c↑, 4,   cl‑IAP2↑, 1,   p‑JNK↓, 1,   Telomerase↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↑, 1,   p‑pRB↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,   HSPs↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

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

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 2,   CDK4↓, 1,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   P21↑, 3,   TumCCA↑, 4,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   p‑GSK‐3β↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 1,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   mTOR↓, 3,   p‑P70S6K↓, 1,   p‑P90RSK↑, 1,   PI3K↓, 4,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   TCF↓, 1,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 3,  

Migration ⓘ

AntiAg↑, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   cal2↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   FAK↓, 1,   ITGB4↓, 2,   LEF1↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   NEDD9↓, 1,   talin?, 1,   TumCI↓, 10,   TumCMig↓, 8,   TumCP↓, 6,   TumMeta↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

ATF4↑, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   Hif1a↓, 3,   VEGF↓, 3,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IKKα↓, 1,   IL1α↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

AR↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 1,   Dose∅, 1,   eff↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

AR↓, 1,   EGFR↓, 1,   HER2/EBBR2↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   PSA↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiTum↑, 1,   chemoPv↑, 1,   OS↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 103

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

MAPK↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

PKCδ↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Inflam↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   Half-Life∅, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 6

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TumCI, Tumor Cell invasion
10 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
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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