Z-Guggulsterone, a component of the Ayurvedic medicinal plant Commiphora mukul, suppresses angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo with IC50 values of 1740, 1000, 220 and > 50000 nM for glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, androgen and farnesoid X receptors [1].
Bcl-2 protein expression was significantly decreased, and active caspase-3 and Bax protein expression was increased in SGC-7901 cells incubated with z-guggulsterone. The content of TNF-α was significantly increased, and the contents of VEGF and TGF-β1 were decreased in SGC-7901 cells incubated with z-guggulsterone[3]. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and DU145 cells, z-guggulsterone (5, 10 and 20 µM) significantly decrease cell migration in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, inhibiting capillary-like tube formation[4]. Z-guggulsterone (30 µM) simultaneously inhibited the expression of PXR and MDR1 at 24 h in human brain-derived microvessel endothelial cells (hBDMECs)[5].Z-guggulsterone attenuated TREM-1-mediated macrophage hyperactivation by suppressing TREM-1 expression and NF-κB and AP-1 activation[2].
Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an immune checkpoint molecule, that is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and has been associated with the response to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy.In vivo, Z-Guggulsterone treatment dose-dependently increased PD-L1 expression levels in mouse LLC tumor models[6]. Z-Guggulsterone significantly alleviated neurological deficits, infarct volume and histopathological damage in MCAO rats. Z-Guggulsterone successfully inhibited oxidative stress and inflammatory response in oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) treated neurons. Z-Guggulsterone exerted neuroprotective property through alleviated oxidative stress and inflammation via inhibiting the TXNIP/NLRP3 axis[7].
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