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Gomisin A alters substrate interaction and reverses P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance in HepG2-DR cells.
- Chi-Keung Wan, Guo-Yuan Zhu, X. Shen, A. Chattopadhyay, S. Dey, W. Fong
- Biology, Medicine
- Biochemical pharmacology
- 28 September 2006
Through an extensive herbal drug screening program, we found that gomisin A, a dibenzocyclooctadiene compound isolated from Schisandra chinensis, reversed multidrug resistance (MDR) in… Expand
20(S)-Protopanaxadiol, a metabolite of ginsenosides, induced cell apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress in human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells.
- Guo-Yuan Zhu, Ying-wei Li, +4 authors W. Fong
- Biology, Medicine
- European journal of pharmacology
- 1 October 2011
20(S)-Protopanaxadiol (PPD), a metabolite of ginsenosides, has been demonstrated to possess cytotoxic effects on several cancer cell lines. The molecular mechanism is, however, not well understood.… Expand
1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits transcriptional potential of nuclear factor kappa B in breast cancer cells.
- A. Tse, Guo-Yuan Zhu, Chi-Keung Wan, X. Shen, Zhi-Ling Yu, W. Fong
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular immunology
- 1 May 2010
1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (VD(3)), the biologically active form of vitamin D, may have either pro- or anti-inflammatory activities because of its diverse actions on nuclear factor kappa B… Expand
Proteomic identification of proteins involved in the anticancer activities of oridonin in HepG2 cells.
- H. Wang, Y. Ye, +4 authors Zhi-Ling Yu
- Biology, Medicine
- Phytomedicine : international journal of…
- 15 January 2011
Oridonin is the main bioactive constituent of the Chinese medicinal herb Isodon rubescens and has been shown to have anti-neoplastic effects against a number of cancers in vitro and in vivo. Here we… Expand
Saussurea involucrata: A review of the botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology of a rare traditional herbal medicine.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
Saussurea involucrata Matsum. & Koidz. is an endangered species of the Asteraceae family, growing in the high mountains of central Asia. It has been, and is, widely… Expand
Cytotoxic dehydromonacolins from red yeast rice.
- L. Zhu, L. Yau, +5 authors Zhihong Jiang
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 18 January 2012
Two new dehydromonacolins (1 and 3), together with nine known monacolins (4-12), were isolated from red yeast rice. Compounds 4-6 were isolated from a natural resource for the first time. Their… Expand
7-deacetylgedunin suppresses inflammatory responses through activation of Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling.
- Jianyu Chen, Guo-Yuan Zhu, +6 authors Liang Liu
- Medicine
- Oncotarget
- 5 July 2017
Macrophages play a critical role in a variety of inflammatory diseases. Activation of Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling results in inactivation of macrophages and amelioration of inflammatory and autoimmune… Expand
Acylated Protopanaxadiol‐Type Ginsenosides from the Root of Panax ginseng
- Guo-Yuan Zhu, Ying-wei Li, Desmond Kwok‐Po Hau, Zhi-Hong Jiang, Zhi-Ling Yu, W. Fong
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Chemistry & biodiversity
- 1 October 2011
Six new protopanaxadiol‐type ginsenosides, named ginsenosides Ra4–Ra9 (1–6, resp.), along with 14 known dammarane‐type triterpene saponins, were isolated from the root of Panax ginseng, one of the… Expand
Dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpene polyesters isolated from the stems of Tripterygium regelii.
- D. Fan, Guo-Yuan Zhu, +4 authors L. Bai
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Fitoterapia
- 1 July 2016
Twelve new dihydro-β-agarofuran polyesters, triptregelines A-J (1-3 and 5-11) and triptregelols A, B (4, 12), together with five known ones (13-17) were isolated from the stems of Tripterygium… Expand
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces biphasic NF-kappaB responses during HL-60 leukemia cells differentiation through protein induction and PI3K/Akt-dependent phosphorylation/degradation of IkappaB.
- A. Tse, Chi-Keung Wan, +4 authors W. Fong
- Medicine, Biology
- Experimental cell research
- 1 May 2007
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (VD(3)) induces differentiation in a number of leukemia cell lines and under various conditions is able to either stimulate or inhibit nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB)… Expand