Phillyrin (Forsythin) is a novel AMPK activator, has anti-obesity effects in nutritive obesity mice, it can prevent lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells by blocking the expression of SREBP-1c and FAS through LKB1 AMPK activation. Phillyrin(Forsythin) may be a new preventive agent of acute lung injury in the clinical setting, it potentially contributes to the suppression of the activation of MAPK and NF-κB pathways, it also has protective effects on H2O2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in PC12 cells.
Arjunglucoside I has anti-inflammatory activity, it exhibits significant activity against carrageenan-induced paw edema in rat. It also shows antiproliferative activity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line with an IC(50) value of 1.2 microM.
Rengyol is a natural product of Forsythia, Oleaceae. The catalog number is TN4907 and the CAS number is 93675-85-5. Rengyol can be used as a reference standard.