Description
EvodiamineisanindolealkaloidoriginallyfoundinEvodiarutaecarpa.Thiscompoundexhibitsanticancer,anti-diabetic,antiviral,anti-angiogenic,andgastrointestinalmotilitymodulatingactivities.Inbladdercancercells,evodiaminedecreaseslevelsofMcl-1,inhibitssignalingofmTOR,andenhancesTRAIL-inducedapoptosis.EvodiaminedirectlyinhibitstopoisomerasesIandII(topoI,topoII),inducingG2/Mphasecellcyclearrestinleukemiacells.Inotherinvitromodels,evodiaminedecreasesVEGFreleaseandtubeformation.Indiabetic/obeseanimalmodels,evodiaminedecreasesmTORsignalingandincreasesphosphorylationofAMPK,improvingglucosetolerance.Additionally,thiscompoundinhibitsviralreplicationofInfluenzaAandsuppressesgastricemptyingandtransit.