Tumor necrosis factor α-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a promising anticancer agent with cancer cell-selective cell death inducing effect. However, the major limitation in the usage of TRAIL as a chemotherapeutic agent is the development of TRAIL resistance in many cancer types
Medicarpin, a pterocarpan class of naturally occurring benzopyran furanobenzene compound was synthesized in gram scale to investigate its effects on murine bone cells and in ovariectomized (OVx) mice. Medicarpin, at as low as 10(-10)M suppressed osteoclastogenesis in bone marrow cells (BMCs).
Polyphenolic complexes (PPCs) extracted from core wood and cell culture of Maackia amurensis decrease the acute toxicity of tetrachloromethane, suppress the necrosis of hepatocytes and the cellular infiltration in liver parenchyma, prevent the development of fatty and protein dystrophy in the liver,
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