mesangial cell

Cassiaside C (Toralactone 9-O-β-D-gentiobioside), a naphthopyrone extracted from Cassia tora seeds, demonstrates in vitro inhibitory activity against the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGE).

Dracorhodin perchlorate inhibits cell growth, and induces apoptosis in fibroblasts in a dose-and time-dependent manner, arresting cell cycle at G1 phase, may as a candidate for anti-breast cancer. Dracorhodin perchlorate can inhibit high glucose-induced serum and glucocorticoid induced protein kinase 1 (SGK1) and fibronectin(FN) expression in human mesangial cells, and this may be part of the mechanism of preventing and treating renal fibrosis of DN.

Isoangustone A is a natural product that inhibits PI3K, MKK4, and MKK7 through ATP competition, suppresses the expression of G1 phase regulatory proteins, inhibits the phosphorylation of Akt, GSK-3β, and JNK1/2, and inhibits the proliferation of human melanoma cells and tumour growth in xenograft mouse models.