Review Article

Structural and Functional Properties of Activator Protein-1 in Cancer and Inflammation

Table 3

Representative examples of natural compounds analyzed for their anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties by altering cellular pathways in different cell lines.

FlavonoidSource speciesCell lineTargeted pathwayReferences

Sophoraflavanone MSophora flavescens AitMurine macrophage RAW264.7NF-κB and JNK/AP-1[50]
NaringeninCitrus paradisiA549JNK/AP-1[67]
QuercitrinFagopyrum tataricumJB6 P+AP-1 and MAPK[68]
KaempferolSmilax chinaRAW 264.7 macrophagesNF-κB, AP-1, and JAK-STAT[65]
OrientinAdonis vernalisMCF-7PKCα/ERK/AP-1/STAT3[64]
FisetinAcacia greggiiHuman osteosarcoma cellsJNK/ERK/AP-1[63]
EpicatechinAcacia catechu L.f.Mouse primary astrocytesNrf2 and AP-1[69]
ChrysinPassiflora caeruleaAGSMMP-9/AP-1/ERK/JNK[70]
GlabridinGlycyrrhiza glabraHuh7 and Sk-Hep-1NF-κB and AP-1[71]
AcacetinRobinia pseudoacaciaA549NF-κB and AP-1[72]