Pair Name	Crocin, Sorafenib
Disease Info	[ICD-11: 2C12]	Hepatocellular carcinoma		Investigative
Biological Phenomena	Induction-->Apoptosis
Gene Regulation	Up-regulation	Expression	BAX	hsa581
	Down-regulation	Expression	BCL2	hsa596
	Down-regulation	Expression	COX2	hsa4513
	Down-regulation	Expression	PARP1	hsa142
	Down-regulation	Expression	PCNA	hsa5111
	Down-regulation	Expression	RELA	hsa5970
In Vivo Model	Diethylnitrosamine was administered intraperitoneally to rats once a week for 15 weeks, leading to cirrhosis, and then 19 weeks later, leading to multifocal HCC. After 16 weeks of cancer induction, CR (200 mg/kg daily) and SB (10 mg/kg daily) were given orally to rats for three weeks, either separately or in combination.
Result	CR potentiates the suppressive effects of SB on tumor growth and provides the opportunity to strengthen the therapeutic effects of SB in the treatment of HCC.