apigenin

apigenin is a lipid of Polyketides (PK) class. Apigenin is associated with abnormalities such as Morphologically altered structure, Chimera disorder, Hypertensive disease, infection induced and Infection. The involved functions are known as inhibitors, Gene Expression, Process, Metabolic Inhibition and Cell Death. Apigenin often locates in Vacuole, Cytoplasmic matrix, Cytoplasm, Tissue membrane and Membrane. The associated genes with apigenin are MSMP gene, BCL2 gene, PTGS2 gene, Chromatin and SLC33A1 gene. The related lipids are Lipopolysaccharides, Steroids, 1-Butanol, agosterol A and Butyrates. The related experimental models are Mouse Model, Tissue Model, Knock-out, Xenograft Model and Disease model.

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Introduction

To understand associated biological information of apigenin, we collected biological information of abnormalities, associated pathways, cellular/molecular locations, biological functions, related genes/proteins, lipids and common seen animal/experimental models with organized paragraphs from literatures.

What diseases are associated with apigenin?

apigenin is suspected in Pneumonia, Morphologically altered structure, Hypertensive disease, Dermatitis, Infection, Senile Plaques and other diseases in descending order of the highest number of associated sentences.

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Possible diseases from mapped MeSH terms on references

We collected disease MeSH terms mapped to the references associated with apigenin

MeSH term MeSH ID Detail
Adenocarcinoma D000230 166 associated lipids
Alzheimer Disease D000544 76 associated lipids
Asthma D001249 52 associated lipids
Astrocytoma D001254 15 associated lipids
Body Weight D001835 333 associated lipids
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung D002289 72 associated lipids
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic D002471 126 associated lipids
Brain Ischemia D002545 89 associated lipids
Colitis D003092 69 associated lipids
Colonic Neoplasms D003110 161 associated lipids
Cystic Fibrosis D003550 65 associated lipids
Cystitis D003556 23 associated lipids
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental D003921 85 associated lipids
Edema D004487 152 associated lipids
Encephalitis D004660 15 associated lipids
Gastritis D005756 27 associated lipids
Gastrointestinal Diseases D005767 20 associated lipids
Glioblastoma D005909 27 associated lipids
Glioma D005910 112 associated lipids
Hemolysis D006461 131 associated lipids
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular D006528 140 associated lipids
Hypercholesterolemia D006937 91 associated lipids
Hypertension D006973 115 associated lipids
Inflammation D007249 119 associated lipids
Insulin Resistance D007333 99 associated lipids
Leiomyoma D007889 8 associated lipids
Leukemia D007938 74 associated lipids
Lung Neoplasms D008175 171 associated lipids
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic D008180 43 associated lipids
Melanoma D008545 69 associated lipids
Memory Disorders D008569 33 associated lipids
Neoplasm Invasiveness D009361 23 associated lipids
Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent D009376 23 associated lipids
Nerve Degeneration D009410 53 associated lipids
Neuroblastoma D009447 66 associated lipids
Pain D010146 64 associated lipids
Pancreatic Neoplasms D010190 77 associated lipids
Parkinson Disease D010300 53 associated lipids
Precancerous Conditions D011230 48 associated lipids
Prostatic Neoplasms D011471 126 associated lipids
Seizures D012640 87 associated lipids
Spinal Cord Injuries D013119 34 associated lipids
Thrombosis D013927 49 associated lipids
Thyroid Neoplasms D013964 33 associated lipids
Tongue Neoplasms D014062 15 associated lipids
Translocation, Genetic D014178 20 associated lipids
Uterine Neoplasms D014594 18 associated lipids
Weight Gain D015430 101 associated lipids
Weight Loss D015431 56 associated lipids
Leukemia, T-Cell D015458 23 associated lipids
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What pathways are associated with apigenin

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What cellular locations are associated with apigenin?

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What functions are associated with apigenin?


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What lipids are associated with apigenin?

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What genes are associated with apigenin?

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What common seen animal models are associated with apigenin?

Mouse Model

Mouse Model are used in the study 'Apigenin blocks lipopolysaccharide-induced lethality in vivo and proinflammatory cytokines expression by inactivating NF-kappaB through the suppression of p65 phosphorylation.' (Nicholas C et al., 2007), Mouse Model are used in the study 'Plant flavonoid apigenin inactivates Akt to trigger apoptosis in human prostate cancer: an in vitro and in vivo study.' (Kaur P et al., 2008) and Mouse Model are used in the study 'Apigenin alleviates the symptoms of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia by inhibiting the production of alpha-hemolysin.' (Dong J et al., 2013).

Xenograft Model

Xenograft Model are used in the study 'Induction of caspase-dependent, p53-mediated apoptosis by apigenin in human neuroblastoma.' (Torkin R et al., 2005).

Tissue Model

Tissue Model are used in the study 'Dietary phytophenols curcumin, naringenin and apigenin reduce infection-induced inflammatory and contractile pathways in human placenta, foetal membranes and myometrium.' (Lim R et al., 2013).

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