waltonitone

Uses

Waltonitone is a pentacyclic triterpenoid compound isolated from waltonione. Some studies shown that Waltonitone is a potential anti-tumor drug which can inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer A549 cells and promote their apoptosis.

Biological Activity

Waltonitone is a kind of ursane-type pentacyclic triterpenes that can be extracted from the long-stemmed chinensis, which has antitumor activity.

in vitro

waltonitone (10 μM, 25 μM; for 48 hours) results in an increment of sub-G1 population in BEL-7402 cells.
Waltonitone (25 μM; for 48 hours) induces BEL-7402 apoptosis cells.
Waltonitone (25 μM; for 48 hours) can effectively activate caspase-3 in BEL-7402 cells.

in vivo

Waltonitone (iv; 20 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg; once every two days for 16 days) inhibits BEL-7402 tumor growth in male athymic mice (BALB/c nu/nu) in vivo. < br/>

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