Description
ChelerythrineisabenzophenanthridinealkaloidfoundinChelidoniumandZanthoxylumthatexhibitsanti-inflammatoryandanticanceractivities.ChelerythrineinhibitsPKCandNa+/K+ATPases.InLPS-stimulatedanimalmodels,chelerythrinedecreaseslevelsofTNF-α,IL-6,andmyeloperoxidase.Inhepatomacells,thiscompounddecreasesthemitochondrialmembranepotential,increasesreleaseofcytochromeC,stimulatescleavageofPARP,alterstheBax/Bcl-xlratio,andinducesapoptosis.
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