Arctigenin is a lignan found in the root of Arctium lappa L. It has been used in pharmacologic, as well as cosmetic, research and has demonstrated several antiviral and anticancer effects.
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Dibenzylbutyrolactone ligand, natural product, viral integrase and topoisomerase II inhibitor, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulator.
Journal of cellular physiology, 224(1), 33-40 (2010-03-17)
Cancer cells in poorly vascularized solid tumors are constantly or intermittently exposed to stressful microenvironments, including glucose deprivation, hypoxia, and other forms of nutrient starvation. These tumor-specific conditions, especially glucose deprivation, activate a signaling pathway called the unfolded protein response
Because heat shock proteins (Hsps) are involved in protecting cells and in the pathophysiology of diseases such as inflammation, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders, the use of regulators of the expression of Hsps in mammalian cells seems to be useful as
International immunopharmacology, 11(8), 1095-1102 (2011-03-24)
Arctigenin has been demonstrated to have an anti-inflammatory function, but the precise mechanisms of its action remain to be fully defined. In the present study, we determined the effects of arctigenin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of proinflammatory mediators and the
Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated that consumption of certain natural products can lower cancer risk in humans. For example, plant-derived lignans have been shown to exert chemopreventive effects against cancer in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, the
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 61(3), 679-688 (2008-01-31)
OBJECTIVES; To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of arctigenin in an experimental model of Japanese encephalitis (JE). Four- to 5-week-old BALB/c mice of either sex were infected intravenously with lethal dose of 3 x 10(5) pfu of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). By
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