Chemical Properties
White powder
Uses
A major steroidal sapogenin from Radix ophiopogon japonicus with robust anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic activities. Studies suggest that it inhibits adhesion of leukocytes to a human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (ECV304) injured by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in a concentration-dependent manner.
Definition
ChEBI: Ruscogenin is a triterpenoid.
Biological Activity
Ruscogenin is a well-known compound for down-regulating nuclear factor kappa B (NF-KB), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), tissue factor (TF), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), and modulating inflammatory pathways. It displays anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI), and improving diabetic nephropathy in in vivo studies. Ruscogenin also exerts neuroprotective properties and protects the brain against ischemic injury in mouse model. It elicits anti-tumor properties by inducing ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells in both in vitro and in vivo studies.
target
PGE | TNF-α | NF-kB | p65 | NO | NOS | COX | ERK | JNK | Akt | p38MAPK | PKA | cAMP | IL Receptor
