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| Curcumin is the main active ingredient in Tumeric. Member of the ginger family.Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from turmeric with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. - Has iron-chelating, iron-chelating properties. Ferritin. But still known to increase Iron in Cancer cells. - GSH depletion in cancer cells, exhaustion of the antioxidant defense system. But still raises GSH↑ in normal cells. - Higher concentrations (5-10 μM) of curcumin induce autophagy and ROS production - Inhibition of TrxR, shifting the enzyme from an antioxidant to a prooxidant - Strong inhibitor of Glo-I, , causes depletion of cellular ATP and GSH - Curcumin has been found to act as an activator of Nrf2, (maybe bad in cancer cells?), hence could be combined with Nrf2 knockdown -may suppress CSC: suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog). Clinical studies testing curcumin in cancer patients have used a range of dosages, often between 500 mg and 8 g per day; however, many studies note that doses on the lower end may not achieve sufficient plasma concentrations for a therapeutic anticancer effect in humans. • Formulations designed to improve curcumin absorption (like curcumin combined with piperine, nanoparticle formulations, or liposomal curcumin) are often employed in clinical trials to enhance its bioavailability. -Note half-life 6 hrs. BioAv is poor, use piperine or other enhancers Pathways: - induce ROS production at high concentration. Lowers ROS at lower concentrations - ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓ - Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓ but conversely is known as a NRF2↑ activator in cancer - Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑, - lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓ - inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓ - reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓, - cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓, - inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓, - inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, HK2↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓ - inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓, - inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, GLi1↓, CD133↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, n-myc↓, sox2↓, OCT4↓, - Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**, - Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective, - Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells |
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| Hypoxia-Inducible-Factor 1A (HIF1A gene, HIF1α, HIF-1α protein product) -Dominantly expressed under hypoxia(low oxygen levels) in solid tumor cells -HIF1A induces the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -High HIF-1α expression is associated with Poor prognosis -Low HIF-1α expression is associated with Better prognosis -Functionally, HIF-1α is reported to regulate glycolysis, whilst HIF-2α regulates genes associated with lipoprotein metabolism. -Cancer cells produce HIF in response to hypoxia in order to generate more VEGF that promote angiogenesis Key mediators of aerobic glycolysis regulated by HIF-1α. -GLUT-1 → regulation of the flux of glucose into cells. -HK2 → catalysis of the first step of glucose metabolism. -PKM2 → regulation of rate-limiting step of glycolysis. -Phosphorylation of PDH complex by PDK → blockage of OXPHOS and promotion of aerobic glycolysis. -LDH (LDHA): Rapid ATP production, conversion of pyruvate to lactate; HIF-1α Inhibitors: -Curcumin: disruption of signaling pathways that stabilize HIF-1α (ie downregulate). -Resveratrol: downregulate HIF-1α protein accumulation under hypoxic conditions. -EGCG: modulation of upstream signaling pathways, leading to decreased HIF-1α activity. -Emodin: reduce HIF-1α expression. (under hypoxia). -Apigenin: inhibit HIF-1α accumulation. |
| 2688- | CUR, | Effects of resveratrol, curcumin, berberine and other nutraceuticals on aging, cancer development, cancer stem cells and microRNAs |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA | - | Review, | AD, | NA |
| 2974- | CUR, | Curcumin Suppresses Metastasis via Sp-1, FAK Inhibition, and E-Cadherin Upregulation in Colorectal Cancer |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HT29 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT15 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | COLO205 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | SW-620 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 466- | CUR, | Curcumin circumvent lactate-induced chemoresistance in hepatic cancer cells through modulation of hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor-1 |
| - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HepG2 | - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HuT78 |
| 2304- | CUR, | Curcumin decreases Warburg effect in cancer cells by down-regulating pyruvate kinase M2 via mTOR-HIF1α inhibition |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1299 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF-7 | - | in-vitro, | Cerv, | HeLa | - | in-vitro, | Pca, | PC3 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HEK293 |
| 2307- | CUR, | Cell-Type Specific Metabolic Response of Cancer Cells to Curcumin |
| - | in-vitro, | Colon, | HT29 | - | in-vitro, | Laryn, | FaDu |
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