Description
n-Octylcaffeateexhibitsantioxidative,anti-metastatic,anticancerchemotherapeutic,andchemopreventiveactivities.n-Octylcaffeatedecreaseslipidperoxidation,activityofxanthineoxidase,activationofJNKandERK,andproductionofNOandiNOSinratbrainhomogenate;italsopreventstheLPS-induceddropinmeanarterialpressureinaorticsmoothmusclecells.Inanimalmodelsoftumormetastasis,n-octylcaffeatedecreasestumornodules.
References
NagaokaT,BanskotaAH,TezukaY,etal.Inhibitoryeffectsofcaffeicacidphenethylesteranaloguesonexperimentallungmetastasisofmurinecolon26-L5carcinomacells.BiolPharmBull.2003May;26(5):638-41.PMID:12736504.
HsiaoG,ShenMY,ChangWC,etal.Anovelantioxidant,octylcaffeate,suppressionofLPS/IFN-gamma-inducedinducIBLenitricoxidesynthasegeneexpressioninrataorticsmoothmusclecells.BiochemPharmacol.2003Apr15;65(8):1383-92.PMID:12694879.