3-Deoxysappanone B

Deoxysappanone B (3-Deoxysappanone B) is a homoisoflavone compound isolated from Caesalpinia sappan L (Lignum Sappan). Deoxysappanone B has anti-neuroinflammatory and neuroprotective effects and inhibits the production of neuroinflammatory mediators by blocking the IκB kinase (IKK)-NF-κB and p38/ERK MAPK pathways. Deoxysappanone B can be used in disease studies of neuritis and inflammation-related neurological damage[1].

[1] Ke-Wu Zeng, et al. Deoxysappanone B, a homoisoflavone from the Chinese medicinal plant Caesalpinia sappan L., protects neurons from microglia-mediated inflammatory injuries via inhibition of IκB kinase (IKK)-NF-κB and p38/ERK MAPK pathways. Eur J Pharmacol. 2015 Feb 5;748:18-29. DOI:10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.12.013