Database Query Results : Honokiol, , β-catenin/ZEB1

HNK, Honokiol: Click to Expand ⟱

Features:

Honokiol is a Lignan isolated from bark, seed cones and leaves of trees of Magnolia species. Honokiol was traditionally used for anxiety and stroke treatment, as well as the alleviation of flu symptoms.
-considered to have antioxidant properties
-low oral bioavailability and difficulty in intravenous administration
-the development of various formulations of honokiol, including microemulsion, liposomes, nanoparticles and micelle copolymers have successfully solved the problem of low water solubility.

Pathways:
-Inhibit NF-κB activation
-Downregulate STAT3 signalin
-Inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway,
-Inhibition of mTOR
-Influences various MAPK cascades—including ERK, JNK, and p38
-Inhibition of EGFR
-Inhibiting Notch pathway (CSCs)
-GPx4 inhibit
-Can induce ER stress in cancer cells, which contributes to the activation of unfolded protein response (UPR) pathways
-Disrupt the mitochondrial membrane potential in cancer cells.
-Reported to increase ROS production in cancer cells
-Can exhibit antioxidant properties in normal cells. - has some inhibitor activity but Not classified as HDAC inhibitor as weaker and may work more indirectly.
- is well-known in the research community for its role in activating SIRT3

-Note half-life 40–60 minutes
BioAv
Pathways:
- induce ROS production in cancer cells, and typically lowers ROS in normal cells
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, 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 : IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓,
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, EMT↓,
- inhibits glycolysis and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PDKs↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, EGFR↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CD133↓, β-catenin↓, sox2↓, nestin↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**, - Shown to modulate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 (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	Mitochondrial integrity / intrinsic apoptosis	↓ ΔΨm; ↑ cytochrome-c release; ↑ caspases	↔ largely preserved	Driver	Mitochondria-directed cytotoxicity	Honokiol directly accumulates in mitochondria and initiates intrinsic apoptosis in cancer cells
2	Reactive oxygen species (ROS)	↑ ROS (secondary, stress-amplifying)	↔ buffered	Secondary	Mitochondrial stress amplification	ROS elevation follows mitochondrial perturbation rather than acting as the initiating trigger
3	STAT3 signaling	↓ STAT3 activation	↔ minimal	Driver	Loss of survival and stemness signaling	STAT3 suppression contributes to apoptosis, CSC targeting, and reduced proliferation
4	PI3K → AKT → mTOR axis	↓ AKT / ↓ mTOR	↔ adaptive suppression	Secondary	Growth and anabolic inhibition	AKT/mTOR inhibition reinforces mitochondrial and apoptotic stress
5	NF-κB signaling	↓ NF-κB activation	↓ inflammatory NF-κB tone	Secondary	Suppression of survival transcription	NF-κB inhibition contributes to chemosensitization and anti-inflammatory effects
6	Cell cycle regulation	↑ G0/G1 or G2/M arrest	↔ spared	Phenotypic	Cytostatic growth control	Cell-cycle arrest reflects upstream signaling disruption
7	Autophagy	↑ autophagy (context-dependent)	↑ adaptive autophagy	Adaptive	Stress response vs death cooperation	Autophagy may precede apoptosis or act as a transient survival response

β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1: Click to Expand ⟱

Source: HalifaxProj (inactivate)

Type:

β-catenin and ZEB1 are two important proteins that play significant roles in cancer biology, particularly in the processes of cell adhesion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and tumor progression.
β-catenin is a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, which is crucial for cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. It also plays a role in cell-cell adhesion by linking cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton.
Role in Cancer: ZEB1 is often upregulated in cancer and is associated with increased invasiveness and metastasis. It can repress epithelial markers (like E-cadherin) and promote mesenchymal markers (like N-cadherin and vimentin), facilitating the transition to a more aggressive cancer phenotype.

(MMP)-2 and MMP-9, which are the down-stream targets of β-catenin and play a crucial role in cancer cell metastasis.

Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱

2883-

HNK,

Honokiol targets mitochondria to halt cancer progression and metastasis

Review,

Var,

ChemoSen↑, Combination of HNK with many traditional chemotherapeutic drugs as well as radiation sensitizes cancer cells to apoptotic death
BBB↓, HNK is also capable of crossing the BBB
Ca+2↑, HNK promotes human glioblastoma cancer cell apoptosis via regulation of Ca(2+) channels
Cyt‑c↑, release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and activation of caspase-3
Casp3↑,
chemoPv↑, potent chemopreventive agent against lung SCC development in a carcinogen-induced lung SCC murine model
OCR↓, HNK treatment results in a decreased oxygen consumption rate (OCR) in whole intact cells, rapidly, and persistently inhibiting mitochondrial respiration, which leads to the induction of apoptosis
mitResp↓,
Apoptosis↑,
RadioS↑, Honokiol as a chemo- and radiosensitizer
NF-kB↓, HNK as an anticancer drug is its potential to inhibit multiple important survival pathways, such as NF-B and Akt
Akt↓,
TNF-α↓, by inhibiting TNF-induced nerve growth factor IB expression in breast cancer cells
PGE2↓, reduced prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion levels
VEGF↓,
NO↝, HNK inhibits cancer cell migration by targeting nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase-2 or Ras GTPase-activating-like protein (IQGAP1) [
COX2↓,
RAS↓,
EMT↓, HNK can reverse the epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) process, which is a key step during embryogenesis, cancer invasion, and metastasis,
Snail↓, HNK reduced the expression levels of Snail, N-cadherin and -catenin, which are mesenchymal markers, but increased E-cadherin,
N-cadherin↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
E-cadherin↑,
ER Stress↑, induction of ER stress
p‑STAT3↓, HNK inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation
EGFR↓, inhibiting EGFR phosphorylation and its downstream signaling pathways such as the mTOR signaling pathway
mTOR↓,
mt-ROS↑, We demonstrated that HNK treatment suppresses mitochondrial respiration and increases generation of ROS in the mitochondria, leading to the induction of apoptosis in lung cancer cells
PI3K↓, inhibition of PI3K/Akt/ mTOR, EMT, and Wnt signaling pathways.
Wnt↓,

4659-

HNK,

Honokiol Eliminates Human Oral Cancer Stem-Like Cells Accompanied with Suppression of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Apoptosis Induction

in-vitro,

Oral,

cl‑Casp3↑, Apoptosis of honokiol-treated SP cells was evidenced by increased annexin V staining and cleaved caspase-3 as well as decreased Survivin and Bcl-2.
survivin↓,
Bcl-2↓,
CD44↓, Mechanistically, honokiol inhibited the CD44 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling of SP cells
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
EMT↓, EMT markers such as Slug and Snail were markedly suppressed by honokiol.
Slug↓,
Snail↓,
CSCs↓, Our findings indicate honokiol may be able to eliminate oral cancer stem cells through apoptosis induction, suppression of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and inhibition of EMT.
Apoptosis↑, Honokiol-Induced Apoptosis of SAS SP Cells

4688-

HNK,

Honokiol Suppresses Renal Cancer Cells’ Metastasis via Dual-Blocking Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Properties through Modulating miR-141/ZEB2 Signaling

vitro+vivo,

RCC,

A498

CSCs↓, honokiol suppressed renal cancer cells’ metastasis via dual-blocking epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cell (CSC) properties
EMT↓,
TumCG↓, In addition, honokiol inhibited tumor growth in vivo
PI3K↓, Honokiol was able to attenuate PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling by down-regulation of Akt phosphorylation and upregulation of PTEN expression
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
p‑Akt↓,
PTEN↑,
Wnt↓, In oral cancer cells, honokiol eliminated stem-like cells and suppressed Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,

1087-

HNK,

Honokiol Inhibits Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Migration by Targeting PGE2-Mediated Activation of β-Catenin Signaling

in-vitro,

Lung,

A549

in-vitro,

Lung,

H1299

in-vitro,

Lung,

H460

in-vitro,

Lung,

H226

TumCMig↓,
COX2↓,
PGE2↓,
NF-kB↓,
p65↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,

2877-

HNK,

Targeting histone deacetylase-3 blocked epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity and metastatic dissemination in gastric cancer

in-vitro,

GC,

AGS

HDAC3↓, Honokiol significantly abolished HDAC3 activity (Y298) via inhibition of NFκBp65/CEBPβ signaling,
NF-kB↓,
CEBPB↓,
ER Stress↑, Honokiol increased ER stress markers and inhibited EMT-associated epithelial markers, but decreased Wnt/β-catenin activity
EMT↓,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,

2869-

HNK,

Nature's neuroprotector: Honokiol and its promise for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Review,

AD,

Review,

Park,

*neuroP↑, neuroprotective, anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, neuromodulating, anti-inflammatory, and many more qualities, honokiol,
*Inflam↓,
*motorD↑, degradation of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease and improving motor function.
*Aβ↓, Alzheimer's disease, honokiol showed promise in lowering the production of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, phosphorylating tau, and enhancing cognitive performance
*p‑tau↓,
*cognitive↑,
*memory↑, prevented Acetylcholinesterase activity from elevation as well as improved acetylcholine levels, and improved learning, and memory deficits via increased ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation
*ERK↑,
*p‑Akt↑,
*PPARγ↑, honokiol has been reported to elevate PPARγ levels in APPswe/PS1dE9 mice as PPARγ is related to ani-inflammatory
*PGC-1α↑, honokiol boosted the expression of PGC1α and PPARγ
*MMP↑, as well as reduced elevated mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial ROS
*mt-ROS↓,
*SIRT3↑, Honokiol has been found as a dual SIRT-3 activator and PPAR-γ agonist that reduced oxidative stress markers within cells and changed the AMPK pathway
*IL1β↓, honokiol prevented restraint stress-induced cognitive dysfunction by reducing the hippocampus's production of IL-1β, TNF-α, glucose-regulated protein (GRP78), and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP)
*TNF-α↓,
*GRP78/BiP↓,
*CHOP↓,
*NF-kB↓, Additionally, the neuroprotective benefits of honokiol in mice with Aβ-induced learning and memory impairment have been attributed to the inactivation of NF-κB
*GSK‐3β↓, Treatment of honokiol in PC12 cells resulted in reduced GSK-3β and induced β-catenin which effectively showed the neuroprotective and anti-oxidant effect in AD therapy
*β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
*Ca+2↓, , anti-apoptotic effect via reduced caspase 3 levels, and protected membrane injury by reduced calcium level has been investigated in PC12 cells of AD models
*AChE↓, protective effects by serving as an antioxidant, reduced AchE levels, repaired neurofibrillary tangles, reduced NF-kB which downregulates Aβ plaque
*SOD↑, fig1
*Catalase↑,
*GPx↑,

2864-

HNK,

Honokiol: A Review of Its Anticancer Potential and Mechanisms

Review,

Var,

TumCCA↑, induction of G0/G1 and G2/M cell cycle arrest
CDK2↓, (via the regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and cyclin proteins),
EMT↓, epithelial–mesenchymal transition inhibition via the downregulation of mesenchymal markers
MMPs↓, honokiol possesses the capability to supress cell migration and invasion via the downregulation of several matrix-metalloproteinases
AMPK↑, (activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and KISS1/KISS1R signalling)
TumCI↓, inhibiting cell migration, invasion, and metastasis, as well as inducing anti-angiogenesis activity (via the down-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
TumCMig↓,
TumMeta↓,
VEGFR2↓,
*antiOx↑, diverse biological activities, including anti-arrhythmic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-depressant, anti-thrombocytic, and anxiolytic activities
*Inflam↓,
*BBB↑, Due to its ability to cross the blood–brain barrier
*neuroP↑, beneficial towards neuronal protection through various mechanism, such as the preservation of Na+/K+ ATPase, phosphorylation of pro-survival factors, preservation of mitochondria, prevention of glucose, reactive oxgen species (ROS), and inflammatory
*ROS↓,
Dose↝, Generally, the concentrations used for the in vitro studies are between 0–150 μM
selectivity↑, Interestingly, honokiol has been shown to exhibit minimal cytotoxicity against on normal cell lines, including human fibroblast FB-1, FB-2, Hs68, and NIH-3T3 cells
Casp3↑, ↑ Caspase-3 & caspase-9
Casp9↑,
NOTCH1↓, Inhibition of Notch signalling: ↓ Notch1 & Jagged-1;
cycD1/CCND1↓, ↓ cyclin D1 & c-Myc;
cMyc↓,
P21?, ↑ p21WAF1 protein
DR5↑, ↑ DR5 & cleaved PARP
cl‑PARP↑,
P53↑, ↑ phosphorylated p53 & p53
Mcl-1↑, ↓ Mcl-1 protein
p65↓, ↓ p65; ↓ NF-κB
NF-kB↓,
ROS↑, ↑ JNK activation ,Increase ROS activity:
JNK↑,
NRF2↑, ↑ Nrf2 & c-Jun protein activation
cJun↑,
EF-1α↓, ↓ EFGR; ↓ MAPK/PI3K pathway activity
MAPK↓,
PI3K↓,
mTORC1↓, ↓ mTORC1 function; ↑ LKB1 & cytosolic localisation
CSCs↓, Inhibit stem-like characteristics: ↓ Oct4, Nanog & Sox4 protein; ↓ STAT3;
OCT4↓,
Nanog↓,
SOX4↓,
STAT3↓,
CDK4↓, ↓ Cdk2, Cdk4 & p-pRbSer780;
p‑RB1↓,
PGE2↓, ↓ PGE2 production ↓ COX-2 ↑ β-catenin
COX2↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↑,
IKKα↓, ↓ IKKα
HDAC↓, ↓ class I HDAC proteins; ↓ HDAC activity;
HATs↑, ↑ histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity; ↑ histone H3 & H4
H3↑,
H4↑,
LC3II↑, ↑ LC3-II
c-Raf↓, ↓ c-RAF
SIRT3↑, ↑ Sirt3 mRNA & protein; ↓ Hif-1α protein
Hif1a↓,
ER Stress↑, ↑ ER stress signalling pathway activation; ↑ GRP78,
GRP78/BiP↑,
cl‑CHOP↑, ↑ cleaved caspase-9 & CHOP;
MMP↓, mitochondrial depolarization
PCNA↓, ↓ cyclin B1, cyclin D1, cyclin D2 & PCNA;
Zeb1↓, ↓ ZEB2 Inhibit
NOTCH3↓, ↓ Notch3/Hes1 pathway
CD133↓, ↓ CD133 & Nestin protein
Nestin↓,
ATG5↑, ↑ Atg7 protein activation; ↑ Atg5;
ATG7↑,
survivin↓, ↓ Mcl-1 & survivin protein
ChemoSen↑, honokiol potentiated the apoptotic effect of both doxorubicin and paclitaxel against human liver cancer HepG2 cells.
SOX2↓, Honokiol was shown to downregulate the expression of Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2 which were known to be expressed in osteosarcoma, breast carcinoma and germ cell tumours
OS↑, Lipo-HNK was also shown to prolong survival and induce intra-tumoral apoptosis in vivo.
P-gp↓, Honokiol was shown to downregulate the expression of P-gp at mRNA and protein levels in MCF-7/ADR, a human breast MDR cancer cell line
Half-Life↓, For i.v. administration, it has been found that there was a rapid rate of distribution followed by a slower rate of elimination (elimination half-life t1/2 = 49.22 min and 56.2 min for 5 mg or 10 mg of honokiol, respectively
Half-Life↝, male and female dogs was assessed. The elimination half-life (t1/2 in hours) was found to be 20.13 (female), 9.27 (female), 7.06 (male), 4.70 (male), and 1.89 (male) after administration of doses of 8.8, 19.8, 3.9, 44.4, and 66.7 mg/kg, respectively.
eff↑, Apart from that, epigallocatechin-3-gallate functionalized chitin loaded with honokiol nanoparticles (CE-HK NP), developed by Tang et al. [224], inhibit HepG2
BioAv↓, extensive biotransformation of honokiol may contribute to its low bioavailability.

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 7

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

chemoPv↑, 1, OS↑, 1,
Total Targets: 104

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1, Catalase↑, 1, GPx↑, 1, ROS↓, 1, mt-ROS↓, 1, SIRT3↑, 1, SOD↑, 1,

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↑, 1, PGC-1α↑, 1,

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

PPARγ↑, 1,

Cell Death ⓘ

p‑Akt↑, 1,

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↓, 1, GRP78/BiP↓, 1,

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↑, 1, GSK‐3β↓, 1,

Migration ⓘ

Ca+2↓, 1, β-catenin/ZEB1↑, 1,

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IL1β↓, 1, Inflam↓, 2, NF-kB↓, 1, TNF-α↓, 1,

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

AChE↓, 1, p‑tau↓, 1,

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cognitive↑, 1, memory↑, 1, motorD↑, 1, neuroP↑, 2,
Total Targets: 29

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: β-catenin/ZEB1, β-catenin/ZEB1

7 Honokiol

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Database Query Results : Honokiol, , β-catenin/ZEB1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Kinase & Signal Transduction ⓘ

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Cell Death ⓘ

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

Migration ⓘ

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

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