Description
Podophyllotoxinisanon-alkaloidlignanfoundinspeciesofPodophyllumthatexhibitsanticancerandantiviralactivities.Podophyllotoxindisplaysantimitoticaction,bindingtubulinandinhibitingmitoticspindleformation.DerivativesofthiscompoundinhibittopoisomeraseII.Ingastriccancercells,podophyllotoxininducesG2/Mphasecellcyclearrestandapoptosis,decreasesthemitochondrialmembranepotential,increasescytochromecrelease,andinhibitscellularproliferation.Podophyllotoxinisoccasionallyclinicallyusedtotreathumanpapillomavirus(HPV)infection,asitinhibitsviralreproductionthroughinhibitionofE2proteinactivity.