Description
PaeonolwasoriginallyfoundinspeciesofPaeonia,Arisaema,andDioscorea.Paeonolexhibitsanti-inflammatory,analgesic,neuromodulatory,vasodilatory,anticancer,anti-atherosclerotic,andanti-angiogenicactivities.Paeonolinhibitscarrageenan-inducedthermalhyperalgesiaanddecreasesproductionofTNF-α,IL-1β,COX-2,andiNOS.Paeonolalsoinducesrelaxationinaorticrings,potentiallythroughinhibitionofvoltage-gatedandreceptor-gatedCa2+channels.Inovariancancercells,paeonoldecreasesviABIlitybyincreasingactivationofcaspase3,downregulatingexpressionofsurvivin,andinducingapoptosis.Thiscompoundalsodecreasesexpressionofmatrixmetalloproteinases2and9(MMP2/9),suppressesactivationofAkt,andpreventsmigration,tubeformation,andvesselformationinvivoandinvitro.Additionally,paeonoldecreasesreleaseoflactatedehydrogenase,expressionofVCAM-1,andactivationofJNK1/2,ERK1/2,andp38MAPK,preventingmonocyteadhesiontovascularendothelialcells.PaeonolalsoinhibitsmonoamineoxidasesAandB(MAO-A,MAO-B).