Description
Benzylisothiocyanate(BITC)isanisothiocyanateoriginallyfoundincruciferousvegetablesthatexhibitsimmunomodulatory,anti-parasitic,antibiotic,antioxidative,anti-atherosclerotic,anti-angiogenic,anti-metastatic,anticancerchemotherapeutic,andchemopreventiveactivities.BITCinhibitsIL-13expressioninbasophils.BITCinducesphaseIIenzymes,increasinglevelsofhemeoxygenase1(HO-1),glutathione,andglutamatecysteineligase;italsodecreaseslevelsofROS,activationofNF-κB,adhesionofmonocytes,andexpressionofICAM-1,VCAM-1,andE-selectin.ThiscompoundinhibitsgrowthofTrypanosomaanddisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstCampylobacterbydisruptingmetabolicprocesses.Invitroandinvivo,BITCdecreaseshighfatdiet-inducedtumorgrowthandmultiplicity,alsoinhibitingmacrophagemigrationandlipiddropletaccumulation.Thiscompoundinhibitssquamouscellcarcinomacellinvasionandmigrationandinducesapoptosisandautophagyinprostatecancercells.Invariousanimalmodels,BITCinhibitsdevelopmentofmammaryglandtumorsanddecreasesactivationofSTAT3andsecretionofVEGF,MMP-2,andHIF-1α.