Description
GossypolisapolyphenolfoundinGossypiumthatexhibitsanti-fertility,antimalarial,immunosuppressive,antiviral,andanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Gossypolinhibitscalcineurin,PKC,andotherkinases.Gossypolisunderconsiderationforuseasamalecontraceptiveasitinducesspermatogenesisarrest.GossypolalsoinactivatesHIV-1invitroandinhibitsviralentryofH5N1influenzavirus.Invitro,gossypolinhibitsConA-inducedincreasesinNF-κB,NFAT,andAP-1signaling,suppressingTcellactivationinvitro.GossypolalsoactsasaBH3mimetic,inhibitingBcl-2andBcl-xl,inducingG2/MphasecellcyclearrestinwildtypeandB-RAFmutantmelanomaandmyelomacells.
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