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Trichosanthes kirilowii Exerts Androgenic Activity via Regulation of PSA and KLK2 in 22Rv1 Prostate Cancer Cells.

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BACKGROUND The androgen comprises a group of hormones that play roles in male reproductive activity as well as personal characteristics. OBJECTIVE We investigated the androgenic activity of various herbal medicines in human prostate cancer 22Rv1 cells. METHODS Herbal extracts of Trichosanthes

(-)-Asarinin from the Roots of Asarum sieboldii Induces Apoptotic Cell Death via Caspase Activation in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells.

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Two tetrahydrofurofurano lignans (1 and 2), four phenylpropanoids (3⁻6), and two alkamides (7 and 8) were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble fraction of the roots of Asarum sieboldii. The chemical structures of the isolates were identified by analysis of spectroscopic data measurements, and by a

Suppression of microRNA-629 enhances sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to 1'S-1'-acetoxychavicol acetate via regulating RSU1.

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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent malignancy affecting women worldwide, but drug resistance and toxicities remain a major challenge in chemotherapy. The use of natural compounds is promising because they are less toxic and able to target multiple signaling pathways. The

Antibacterial and antitumour activities of some plants grown in Turkey.

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Screening of antibacterial and antitumour activities of 33 different extracts prepared with three types of solvents (water, ethanol and methanol) was conducted. The extracts were obtained from 11 different plant species grown in Turkey: Eryngium campestre L., Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm.,

Cytotoxic activity of Alpinia murdochii Ridl.: A mountain ginger species from Peninsular Malaysia.

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BACKGROUND Alpinia murdochii (Zingiberaceae) is a wild ginger species restricted to mountain areas of Peninsular Malaysia. Due to rapid development and deforestation activities, this species is becoming rare. This is the first report of the cytotoxic activity of A. murdochii. OBJECTIVE The present

Evaluation of the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of aristolochic acid I - a component of Aristolochiaceae plant extracts used in homeopathy.

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The medicinal plants Aristolochia clematitis L. as well as Asarum europaeum L., representatives of the plant family Aristolochiaceae and mentioned in the German Homeopathic Pharmacopeia, contain aristolochic acid. We found that the mother tinctures of A. clematitis and A. europaeum inhibited DNA

Molecular Mechanism of the Protective Effect of Zerumbone on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation of THP-1 Cell-Derived Macrophages.

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Unregulated inflammatory responses lead to massive production of macrophages-activating inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which may induce diabetes, cancer, and atherosclerosis. Macrophages differentiated from human monocyte (THP-1) have been extensively used in in vitro inflammation models in

Apoptotic and inhibitory effects on cell proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by methanol leaf extract of Costus speciosus.

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Costus speciosus is a medicinal plant commonly known as wild ginger distributed in South and Southeast Asian countries. Leaves of this plant are used for ayurvedic treatment regimes in malignancies and mental illness. Rhizome extract from the plant is used to treat malignancies, pneumonia, urinary

Bioactive diterpenes and sesquiterpenes from the rhizomes of wild ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf) B.L Burtt).

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Wild ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf) B.L Burtt) is used in traditional medicines in the West and South of Africa. In the present study, the crude hexane extract of wild ginger was evaluated for in vitro bioactivity. The components isolated from the plant for the first time are:

Evaluation of the genotoxicity of zerumbone in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes.

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The chromosomal aberrations (CA) assay and micronucleus (MN) test were employed to investigate the effect in vitro of zerumbone (ZER) on human chromosomes. ZER is a sesquiterpene compound isolated from the rhizomes of wild ginger, Zingiber zerumbet Smith. The rhizomes of the plant are employed as a

Histone deacetylase inhibitors from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet.

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Histone acetylation and deacetylation play fundamental roles in the modulation of chromatin topology and the regulation of gene transcription. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors that inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation and/or apoptosis of tumor cells in culture and in animal models

Anti-septic effects of pellitorine in HMGB1-induced inflammatory responses in vitro and in vivo.

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High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) acts as a late mediator of vascular inflammatory conditions. Pellitorine (PT), an active amide compound from Asarum sieboldii, is known to possess antibacterial and anticancer properties. In this study, we investigated the anti-septic effects of PT against

Antioxidant potential, cytotoxic activity and total phenolic content of Alpinia pahangensis rhizomes.

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BACKGROUND Alpinia pahangensis, a wild ginger distributed in the lowlands of Pahang, Malaysia, is used by the locals to treat flatulence. In this study, the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the crude aqueous methanol and fractionated extracts of Alpinia pahangensis against five different

Antithrombotic activities of epi-sesamin in vitro and in vivo.

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Sesamin (SM) and epi-sesamin (ESM) were isolated from Asarum sieboldii and their anticoagulant activities were examined by monitoring activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and the activities of cell-based thrombin and activated factor X (FXa). In addition, the effects

Zerumbone-Induced Analgesia Modulated via Potassium Channels and Opioid Receptors in Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain

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Zerumbone, a monocyclic sesquiterpene from the wild ginger plant Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith, attenuates allodynia and hyperalgesia. Currently, its mechanisms of action in neuropathic pain conditions remain unclear. This study examines the involvement of potassium channels and opioid

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