Description
PsoralidinisaphenoloriginallyfoundinPsoraleacoryfoliathatexhibitsantibacterial,antioxidative,anticancer,andantidepressantactivities.Psoralidinisabroadspectrumantibiotic,inhibitingbothgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria.Invariouscellularmodels,psoralidininhibitsphosphorylationofIκBkinase,inhibitstranslocationofNF-κB,downregulatesexpressionofiNOS,andinducesexpressionofquinonereductase.PsoralidinalsoinhibitsactivationofEGRF,downregulatingMAPKsignalingandinhibitingproliferationofandrogen-independentprostatecancercells.Inbreastcancerstemcells,thiscompounddownregulatesNotch1signalingandinducesapoptosis,inhibitingcellgrowth.Additionally,psoralidinmodulateslevelsofSEROtonin(5-HT)anddopamineanddecreasesstress-inducedexpressionofcorticotropin-releasingfactor(CRF)andadrenocorticotropichormone(corticotropin;ACTH).Intheforcedswimtest,ananimalmodelofdepression-likeactivity,psoralidindecreasedimmobilitytimeandincreasedswimmingbehaviorwithoutaffectinggenerallocomotoractivity.
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