Description
Ellagicacidisaphenolfoundinvariousfruitsthatexhibitsneuroprotective,anti-angiogenic,anti-inflammatory,anti-asthma,anti-allergic,antiviral,antioxidative,anti-parasitic,antimalarial,anticancer,andanti-ulcerativeactivities.EllagicacidinhibitsHIF-1α-inducedPI3K/AktandVEGF/VEGFR2signaling,downregulatesexpressionofHDAC6,andsuppressesneovascularizationandangiogenesisinvitroandinvivo.InanimalmodelsofOVA-inducedallergy,ellagicaciddecreaseseosinophilinfiltration,Th4cytokinerelease,IgElevels,andNF-κBactivation,preventingairwayhyperresponsiveness.Invitro,ellagicacidupregulatesexpressionofHDAC9anddecreasesdifferentiationofADIpocytes.ThiscompoundinhibitsproliferationofPlasmodiumandRhinovirus.Inanimalmodelsofinflammation,ellagicacidincreaseslevelsofglutathioneandIL-10anddecreaseslevelsofNO,maldionaldehyde,IL-1β,TNF-α,COX-2,andNF-κB.Inpancreaticadenocarcinomacells,thiscompoundsuppressescellularproliferationandinducesapoptosis.Ellagicacidalsoinhibitstheformationofulcersinanimalmodels.