Description
15,16-Dehydrocafestolisaditerpenefoundinroastedcoffee.Thiscompoundisareductionproductofcafestol,whichinhibitsincreasesinpro-fibroticcytokineTGF-βinmodelsofliverdamageandinducesapoptosisthroughregulationofSp1signaling.15,16-Dehydrocafestolexhibitsanti-fibrotic,hepatoprotective,andanticanceractivities.Itmayalsoinduceapoptosisinmalignantpleuralmesotheliomacells.
References
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