Description
Itraconazoleisatriazoleantifungalthatalsoexhibitsanti-angiogenicandanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Itraconazoleinhibitssynthesisofergosterol,preventingfungalcellwallformationinAspergillus.Itraconazolealsoinhibitshedgehog(Hh)signalingthroughactivityonSmo,preventinggrowthofmedulloblastomatumorsinvivo.Additionally,itraconazoleinhibitsVEGF-inducedangiogenesisinotheranimalmodels.ThiscompoundalsoinducesG1phasecellcyclearrestinendothelialcells.MostoftheBIOLOGicalactivityofitraconazoleislikelythroughtheinhibitionof14-αdemethylase.