Kurarinone is a flavonoid extracted from the shrub Sophora flavescens, which has anti-tumor, estrogenic and anti-inflammatory activities, and also has a strong inhibitory effect on immune responses.
Sophoraflavanone G (Kushenol F) (Kushenol F), isolated from Sophora flavescens, induces MDA-MB-231 and HL-60 cells apoptosis through suppression of MAPK-related pathways.
Genistin (Genistoside) is the major isoflavonoid of soybeans and soy products.It has been reported to possess various therapeutic effects, including anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities
Oxymatrine (Oxysophoridine) is an alkaloid isolated from Sophora flavescens, used as the antibiotic. It is a traditional Chinese medicine used in the treatment against hepatitis B virus.It can also inhibit iNOS expression and TGF - β / Smad pathway.
Trifolirhizin exerts varying degrees of inhibition on tyrosinase-dependent melanin biosynthesis, and therefore, are candidates as skin-whitening agents.Trifolirhizin possesses potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities.Trifolirhizin shows in vitro inhibitory effects on the growth of human A2780 ovarian and H23 lung cancer cells. Trifolirhizin inhibits acetylcholine mediated airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction or directly relaxes pre-contracted ASM independent of β 2 -adrenoceptors.
(2S)-2'-Methoxykurarinone is isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens. (2S)-2'-Methoxykurarinone has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antidiabetic, and antineoplastic effects. (2S)-2'-Methoxykurarinone inhibits osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption through down-regulation of RANKL signaling. (2S)-2'-Methoxykurarinone displays cytotoxic activity against human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cells.
Sophoridine (Dihydro-5-episophocarpine), a natural anticancer drug, has been used in China for decades. A series of novel N-substituted Sophoridinic acid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity with 1 as the lead. The structure-activity relationship indicated that introduction of an aliphatic acyl on the nitrogen atom might significantly enhance the anticancer activity. Among the compounds, 6b bearing bromoacetyl side-chain afforded a potential effect against four human tumor cell lines (liver, colon, breast, and lung). The mechanism of action of 6b is to inhibit the activity of DNA topoisomerase I, followed by the S-phase arrest and then cause apoptotic cell death, similar to that of its parent 1.
1. N-Methylcytisine (Caulophylline)'s nicotinic receptors have high affinity (KD = 5 nM)to nAChR from squid optical ganglia. 2. N-Methylcytisine and N, N-dimethylcytisine did not displace 14C-tubocurarine at a concentration of .1 mM, cytisine was the only effective inhibitor of 14C-tubocurarine specific binding (Ki=7 nM).
Oxysophoridine (Sophoridine N-oxide) has a protective effect on focal cerebral ischemic injury through antioxidant and anti-apoptotic mechanisms; it may be a potential neuroprotective agent for cerebral ischemia injury, that the effect may be due to its ability to inhibit oxidative stress and expression of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR1.Oxysophoridine ameliorates cardiac damage in a rat model of AMI and that this cardioprotection may be linked with its anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties.
1. (2S)-Isoxanthohumol shows an antiviral activity towards herpes viruses (HSV1 and HSV2) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). 2. Isoxanthohumol is a polyphenol with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiangiogenic properties, seems to regulate in vivo vascular proliferation and stabilization and the EC-VSMC-inflammatory crosstalk.
Lumichrome is an endogenous compound in humans, produced by photodegradation of riboflavin. It utilizes a p53-dependent mechanism to inhibit growth and induce apoptosis in human lung cancer cells.
Kushenol E (Flemiphilippinin D) is a class of flavonoids isolated from Sophora flavescens. It is a non-competitive IDO1 inhibitor (IC50: 7.7 μM, Ki: 9.5 μM), has anti-tumor activity.
Isowighteone (3'-Prenylgenistein) is an isoflavone compound isolated from the hairy root of Cajanus cajan with cytotoxic and anticancer activity, and can be used in cancer research.
Sophoflavescenol is a mixed inhibitor of PDE5 with a K(i) value of 0.005 microM. Sophoflavescenol has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and apoptotic effects , these effects might contribute to the antitumor activity without severe side effects. Sophoflaves