Chimaphilin

Uses

Chimaphilin is an IGF-1R inhibitor (IC50: 0.086 μM). Chimaphilin has antifungal, antioxidant and anticancer activities. Chimaphilin inhibits the growth of both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant osteosarcoma cell lines. Chimaphilin can induce cancer cell apoptosis. Chimaphilin is a main component of pyrola[1][2].

Definition

ChEBI: Chimaphylin is a member of 1,4-naphthoquinones.

References

[1] Daqian W, et al. Chimaphilin inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in multidrug resistant osteosarcoma cell lines through insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) signaling. Chem Biol Interact. 2015 Jul 25;237:25-30. DOI:10.1016/j.cbi.2015.05.008
[2] Ma WD, et al. Chimaphilin induces apoptosis in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells through a ROS-mediated mitochondrial pathway. Food Chem Toxicol. 2014 Aug;70:1-8. DOI:10.1016/j.fct.2014.04.014