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. 2023 Jan 19;24(3):1954. doi: 10.3390/ijms24031954

Table 2.

The effect of baicalein on inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.

Disease Animal/Cell Models Dose and Times Up-Regulation Down-Regulation Refs.
UC DSS-induced UC mice 25 mg/kg, 7 days IκBα COX-2, iNOS, cyclin D1, p-IκBα, p-p65, p65, IKKβ,
NF-κB, p-STAT3, STAT3
[85]
20 mg/kg,
10 days
IL-4 IFN-γ [116]
40 mg/kg,
10 days
CYP1A1 IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, IL-22, TNF-α, TNF-β [117]
20 mg/kg,
13 days
CDX2, MDR1 (colon), Cyp3a11 (colon) TNF-α, IL-6 [100]
UC rats of various complex factors 100 mg/kg, 7 days SOD, ATP AST, ALT, GGT, TG, MDA, NO, cAMP/cGMP, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-17, NF-κB p65, p38 [107]
CD TNBS-induced CD mice 20 mg/kg/d, 10 days iNOS, ICAM-1, MCP-1, COX-2, TNF-α, IL-1β, TLR4, MyD88, p-p65, p-IκBα, p-p38 [118]
CRC HCT116 cells 60 µM, 48
h
apoptosis, caspase-3 and - 9 [119]
100 µM, 24 h cleavage of PARP, PPARγ pro-caspase-3, -8, and -9, p-IκBα, iNOS, p50 (nuclear), p65 (nuclear), MMP-2 and -9 [120]
40 µM, 4
h
p-Nrf2/Nrf2 [121]
40 µmol/L, 24 or 48 h p53, p21 Ezrin, cyclin D1, CDK4 [122]
HCT116, A549, and Panc-1 cells 40 µM, 48 h apoptotic rate, cleaved of caspase-3 and -9, DEPP, GADD45A, p-JNK, p-ERK, p-p38 [123]
HCT116, SW480, and HT29 cells 20 µM, 72 h apoptotic cells, hTERT, p-ERK, p-p38 [89]
HT29 cells 100 µM, 48 h cleavage of PARP and
caspase-3, Bax, p53
Bcl-2, p-AKT, p-caspase-
9, p-GSK-3β, survivin,
cyclin D1, cyclin B1
[124]
HT29 xenograft 10 mg/kg three times/week, 43 days apoptotic cells, p53, p21 [124]
LS174T cells 25 µM, 48 h PXR, CDX2 [100]
DLD-1 cells 30 µM, 24 h MMP-2 and -9, p-AKT [125]
HT29 and DLD1 cells 30 µM, 24 h MMP-2 and -9, p-ERK [126]
DLD1 xenograft 20 mg/kg/day, 21 days MMP-2 and -9, p-ERK [126]
HCT116 xenograft 50 mg/kg, 3 weekly cycle Ki67 [122]
Miscellaneous RAW 264.7cells (LPS-treated) 50 μM, 2 h or 48 h TLR4, MyD88, IRAK-1,
COX-2, NO, iNOS,
p-JNK, p-ERK1/2, p-p38, MD-2/TLR4
[118]
80 μM, 2 h p-ERK, p-p38, p-JNK, p- JAK1, p-JAK2 iNOS, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, NO, PGE2, p-STAT1(Tyr701), p-STAT3(Tyr705), p-STAT3(Ser727) [127]
10 μM, 2 h TNF-α, COX-2, iNOS,
NO, IL-1β, PGE2, p-IκBα
[128]
RAW 264.7 cells (polyinosinic–polycytidylic-acid-treated) 100 µM, 24 h NO, calcium release, IL-1α, IL-6, G-CSF, GM-CSF, VEGF, MCP-1, IP-10, LIX, RANTES,
STAT1, LIX, STAT3, CHOP, Fas
[129]
THP-1 cells (LPS-treated) 50 μM, 2 h iNOS, COX-2, IL-1α, IL-1β, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1 [118]
EL-4 cells 50 μM, 24 h CYP1A1, AHR (nuclear) AHR (cytosol) [117]
colonic lamina propria lymphocyte 40 mg/kg,
10 days
CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells CD4+IL-17+ T cells [117]
mesenteric lymph of mice 40 mg/kg,
10 days
CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells CD4+IL-17+ T cells [117]

AHR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; AKT, protein kinase B; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ASC, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; Bax, Bcl-2-associated X protein; Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma-2; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; CD, Crohn’s disease; CDK4, cyclin-dependent kinase4; CDX2, caudal-type homeobox 2; cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; CHOP, C/EBP-homologous protein; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; CRC, colorectal cancer; CYP1A1, Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1; DEPP, decidual protein induced by progesterone; DSS, dextran sulfate sodium; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; GADD45A, growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 alpha; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; GM-CSF, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor; GSK-3β, glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta; hTERT, human telomerase reverse transcriptase; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; IKKβ, inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta; IL-, interleukin; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; IRAK-1, inhibition of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1; IκBα, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha; p-, phosphorylation; JAK, Janus protein tyrosine kinase; JNK, c- Jun N-terminal kinase; LIX, lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1; MDA, malondialdehyde; MDR1, multidrug resistance protein 1; MD-2, myeloid differentiation protein-2; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; MyD88, myeloid differentiation factor 88; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; NO, nitric oxide; NLRP3, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3; Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2; RANTES, regulated upon activation, expressed by normal T cell and presumably secreted; p-, phosphorylation; PARP, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; PGE2, prostaglandin E2; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ; PXR, pregnane X receptor; RANTES, chemokine ligand 5; SOD, superoxide dismutase; STAT, signal transducer and activator of transcription; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TLR4, toll-like receptor 4; TNBS, trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid; TG, triglyceride; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; UC, ulcerative colitis.