Description
ForskolinisalaBDanediterpenefoundinColeusthatexhibitsvasodilatory,immunomodulatory,antihypertensive,anti-inflammatory,andanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Forskolinactivatesadenylylcyclase,increasinglevelsofcAMPandactivatingPKA.Forskolindecreasesintraocularpressureinanimalmodelsofglaucoma.Additionally,forskolininhibitsIL-2-inducedphosphorylationofSTAT5andactivationofJAK3,decreasingTcellproliferationinvivo.ThiscompoundalsodecreaseslevelsofGli1mRNAandinhibitsSmoactivity,suppressingsonichedgehog(Shh)signaling;thisinhibitsbasalcellcarcinomatumorgrowthinanimalmodels.Forskolinalsoactivatesproteinphosphatase2A(PP2A)andenhancesproteasomeactivity.Inairwaysmoothmusclecells,forskolininhibitsIL-1β-inducedexpressionofIL-8.
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