Natural product derived privileged scaffolds in drug discovery

EK Davison, MA Brimble - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The biological activity and structural diversity of natural products are unsurpassed by any
available synthetic screening libraries. As such, these privileged scaffolds serve as …

[HTML][HTML] Oridonin: a review of its pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and toxicity

X Li, CT Zhang, W Ma, X Xie, Q Huang - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oridonin, as a natural terpenoids found in traditional Chinese herbal medicine Isodon
rubescens (Hemsl.) H. Hara, is widely present in numerous Chinese medicine preparations …

[HTML][HTML] Oridonin and its derivatives for cancer treatment and overcoming therapeutic resistance

X Liu, J Xu, J Zhou, Q Shen - Genes & diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the diseases with high morbidity and mortality on a global scale.
Chemotherapy remains the primary treatment option for most cancer patients, including …

Apoptotic pathway as the therapeutic target for anticancer traditional Chinese medicines

W An, H Lai, Y Zhang, M Liu, X Lin… - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Apoptosis is a process of
programmed cell death and it plays a vital role in human development and tissue …

Oridonin protects against the inflammatory response in diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting the TLR4/p38-MAPK and TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways

J Li, L Bao, D Zha, L Zhang, P Gao, J Zhang… - International …, 2018 - Elsevier
Inflammation plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of diabetic
nephropathy (DN). Oridonin (Ori), a component isolated from Rabdosia rubescens …

Oridonin‐induced mitochondria‐dependent apoptosis in esophageal cancer cells by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Ras/Raf pathways

JH Jiang, J Pi, H Jin, JY Cai - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oridonin, an active diterpenoid isolated from Rabdosia rubescens, has been reported for its
antitumor activity on several cancers. However, its effect on human esophageal cancer …

Oridonin, a Promising ent-Kaurane Diterpenoid Lead Compound

D Li, T Han, J Liao, X Hu, S Xu, K Tian, X Gu… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Oridonin belongs to ent-kaurane tetracyclic diterpenoid and was first isolated from Isodon
species. It exhibits inhibitory activities against a variety of tumor cells, and pharmacological …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in oridonin derivatives with anticancer activity

PJM Sobral, ATS Vicente, JAR Salvador - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, and its incidence is rapidly growing over
the years. In 2020, there were an estimated 10 million cancer deaths and 19.3 million new …

The antibacterial mechanism of oridonin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Z Yuan, P Ouyang, K Gu, T Rehman, T Zhang… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a very harmful
bacterium. Oridonin, a component in Rabdosia rubescens (Hemsl.) Hara (Lamiaceae), is …

Oridonin derivatives as potential anticancer drug candidates triggering apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway in the liver cancer cells

D Luo, Y Yi, K Peng, T Liu, J Yang, S Liu… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The biological function of the natural ent-kaurene diterpenoid isolated from genus Isodon,
oridonin, has been intensively studied. However, its mechanism studies and clinical …