Description
Carnosolisaditerpenecompoundoriginallyfoundinrosemaryplants.Carnosolexhibitsantidepressant,anti-inflammatory,anti-angiogenic,andanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.CarnosolinhibitsmicrosomalprostaglandinE2(PGE2)synthaseanddecreasesproductionofpro-inflammatoryPGE2;invivo,itinhibitsPMA-inducededemaanddecreasesexpressionofIL-1βandTNF-α.Carnosolinhibitstheepithelial-to-mesenchymaltransition(EMT)inovariancancercellsanddecreasesgrowthandviABIlityinbreast,ovarian,andintestinalcancercells.Incoloncancercells,carnosolincreasesactivationofcaspases3and9,inducescleavageofPARP,upregulatesexpressionofp53,downregulatesexpressionofMDM2,andsuppressesactivationofSTAT3,JAK2,andSrc.Additionally,thiscompoundinhibitsandrogenandestrogenreceptors,suppressingtumorgrowthandPSAlevelsinanimalmodelsofprostatecancer.