hepatitis

Catalpol (Catalpinoside) is an iridoid glycoside with neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hepatitis virus effects.

4-Hydroxyacetophenone (4-Acetylphenol) is a potent xanthine oxidase inhibitor.

Apoptosis Inhibitor was a novel inhibitor of programmed cell death associate with caspase-3 inhibition.

Punicalin exerts anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-hepatotoxic activities, it shows inhibitory activity on HIV-1 reverse transcriptase in a dose-dependent manner, with an IC50 of 0.11 microg ml (0.14 microM).

Punicalagin is a major ellagitannin found in pomegranates that is reported to produce antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. It has been shown to prevent high-fat diet-induced obesity-associated accumulation of cardiac triglyceride and ch

ß-Thujaplicinol, a hydroxylated thujaplicinone isolated from western red cedar heartwood, has antiviral activity, inhibits hepatitis B virus replication by blocking viral ribonuclease H activity, and can be used in the study of viral infections.

Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) is a natural product, a sesquiterpene lactone, derived from Artemisia annua. Artemisinin has anti-malarial activity, as well as neuroprotective and anti-tumor activity.

Quinine is a natural cinchona alkaloid that has been used for centuries in the prevention and therapy of malaria. Quinine is also used for idiopathic muscle cramps. Quinine therapy has been associated with rare instances of hypersensitivity reactions which can be accompanied by hepatitis and mild jaundice.

Mizoribine (NSC-289637) belongs to the family of 1-Ribosyl-imidazolecarboxamides. Mizoribine has been investigated for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Erythromycin estolate is a semi-synthetic derivative of erythromycin with good oral absorption and bioavailability tolerance. As a macrolide antibiotic, Erythromycin exerts its antibacterial action by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly used in studies for the treatment of respiratory, skin and soft tissue infections caused by susceptible bacteria. Erythromycin estolate may cause liver injury, including mild cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice, and paucity of bile ducts.

Gentiopicroside (Gentiopicrin), a naturally occurring iridoid glycoside, extracted from Gentiana manshurica Kitag, inhibits P450 activity, with an IC50 and a Ki of 61 μM and 22.8 μM for CYP2A6; has antianti-inflammatoryand antioxidative effects.

Osthole (Osthol), a potential inhibitor of histamine H1 receptor, has been shown to stimulate osteoblast proliferation and differentiation.

Honokiol (NSC-293100) is the active principle of magnolia extract. It inhibits the activation of Akt and enhances the phosphorylation of ERK1 ERK2.

Bifendate (Bifendatatum) is commonly used to treat the transaminase elevation that caused by viral hepatitis and drug-induced liver injury.

DL-Pyroglutamic acid exhibited a strong inactivating effect on hepatitis B surface antigen.

Picroside I (6'-Cinnamoylcatalpol), a hepatoprotective agent, is reported to be antimicrobial and used against hepatitis B. It has antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities, it may be the valuable anti-invasive drug candidates for cancer therapy by suppressing Collagenases and Gelatinases. Picroside I can enhance basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)-, staurosporine- or dbc-mitogen-activated protein (MAP)-induced neurite outgrowth from PC12D cells.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Pentagalloylglucose (Penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose) and gallic acid from Pistacia lentiscus have antimutagenic and antioxidant activities. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose (PGG) possesses potent anti-proliferative and anti-invasive effects, it also has inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 activity. 3. PGG may serve as a model for the development of new types of anti-diabetic and anti-metabolic syndrome therapeutics. 4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Penta- O -galloyl-β- d -glucose has vasodilatory and anti-inflammatory effects, it dilates vascular smooth muscle and suppresses the vascular inflammatory process via endothelium-dependent nitric oxide (NO) cGMP signaling. 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose can decrease the level of extracellular hepatitis B virus (HBV) (IC5, 1. microg ml) in a dose-dependent manner, it also can reduce the HBsAg level by 25% at a concentration of 4 microg ml; the gallate structure of PGG may play a critical role in the inhibition of anti-HBV activity, suggests that PGG could be a candidate for developing an anti-HBV agent. 6. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose has anti-parasitic activity, displays an EC5 value of 67 μM, at least 6.6-fold more effective than the standard drug benznidazole against trypomastigote forms of T. cruzi.

Isochlorogenic acid A (3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid), a natural phenolic acid, exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

1. Mulberroside C has antioxidant activity.

Platycodin D3 is a NF-κB inhibitor, it could as expectorants in diverse inflammatory pulmonary diseases, it can regulate the production and secretion of airway mucin; it can significantly enhance mitogen- and OVA-induced splenocyte proliferation in the OVA-immunized mice. Platycodin D3 also exerts anti-Hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity.

Oenothein B is a specific inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase. Oenothein B shows antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, anti-HCV, and antitumor properties.

PSI-6130 (R 1656) is a potent and selective HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitor. PSI-6130 inhibits HCV replication with a mean IC50 of 0.6 μM.

Pseudolaric acid B, a natural diterpenoid compound, is isolated from Pseudolarix kaempferi.

Pyrithioxin dihydrochloride (Pyrithioxine HCl) has anti-nociceptive and anti-allodynic effects, can promote the metabolism of glucose and amino acids in the brain, improve systemic assimilation, and can be used to study neurological diseases such as atherosclerosis. Pyrithioxin dihydrochloride can induce severe cholestatic hepatitis.