Database Query Results : Honokiol, , Wnt

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


Wnt, Wingless-related integration site: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
The Wnt signaling pathway is a complex network of proteins that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration. It is particularly important during embryonic development and tissue homeostasis. Dysregulation of the Wnt pathway has been implicated in various cancers, making it a significant area of research in oncology.
Wnt Ligands
Wnt1: Often overexpressed in breast cancer and some types of leukemia.
Wnt Receptors
Frizzled (Fzd) Receptors: Different Fzd receptors (e.g., Fzd1, Fzd2, Fzd7) have been implicated in various cancers:
Fzd1: Overexpressed in colorectal cancer.
Fzd2: Associated with breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Fzd7: Linked to gastric cancer and glioblastoma.


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2883- HNK,    Honokiol targets mitochondria to halt cancer progression and metastasis
- Review, Var, NA
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↑,
chemoP↑, 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, NA
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↓,

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↓,


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 4

Results for Effect on Cancer/Diseased Cells:
Akt↓,2,   p‑Akt↓,1,   Apoptosis↑,2,   BBB↓,1,   Bcl-2↓,1,   Ca+2↑,1,   Casp3↑,1,   cl‑Casp3↑,1,   CD44↓,1,   CEBPB↓,1,   chemoP↑,1,   ChemoSen↑,1,   COX2↓,1,   CSCs↓,2,   Cyt‑c↑,1,   E-cadherin↑,1,   EGFR↓,1,   EMT↓,4,   ER Stress↑,2,   HDAC3↓,1,   mitResp↓,1,   mTOR↓,2,   N-cadherin↓,1,   NF-kB↓,2,   NO↝,1,   OCR↓,1,   PGE2↓,1,   PI3K↓,2,   PTEN↑,1,   RadioS↑,1,   RAS↓,1,   mt-ROS↑,1,   Slug↓,1,   Snail↓,2,   p‑STAT3↓,1,   survivin↓,1,   TNF-α↓,1,   TumCG↓,1,   VEGF↓,1,   Wnt↓,4,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓,3,   β-catenin/ZEB1↑,1,  
Total Targets: 42

Results for Effect on Normal Cells:

Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Wnt, Wingless-related integration site
4 Honokiol
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