Doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin) 属于蒽环类抗生素,是人类 DNA 拓扑异构酶 I II 抑制剂 (IC50=0.8 2.67 μM)。Doxorubicin hydrochloride 具有细胞毒性和抗肿瘤活性。Doxorubicin hydrochloride 可降低 AMPK 及其下游靶蛋白乙酰辅酶 A 羧化酶的磷酸化,还可诱导凋亡和自噬。
Schisantherin A, B, C, and D show good effect in lowering the serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase level of the patients suffering from chronic virushepatitis.
Kadsulignan L shows in vitro antiviral effects on hepatitis B virus. It also shows moderate platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonistic activities with the IC50 value of 2.6 x 10(-5) M.
Acetylshikonin can effectively inhibit tumor cells, it can be used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma cells expressing hepatitis B virus X protein (HBX) by inducing ER stress , an oncoprotein from hepatitis B virus. Acetylshikonin inhibits the production of eicosanoid, is due to the attenuation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) membrane recruitment via the decrease in [Ca(2+)](i) and to the blockade of cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase activity.