[HTML][HTML] Hypericins as potential leads for new therapeutics

A Karioti, AR Bilia - International journal of molecular sciences, 2010 - mdpi.com
70 years have passed since the first isolation of the naphthodianthrones hypericin and
pseudohypericin from Hypericum perforatum L. Today, they continue to be one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] The disruption of protein− protein interactions with co-chaperones and client substrates as a strategy towards Hsp90 inhibition

MA Serwetnyk, BSJ Blagg - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 90-kiloDalton (kD) heat shock protein (Hsp90) is a ubiquitous, ATP-dependent
molecular chaperone whose primary function is to ensure the proper folding of several …

St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Photomedicine: Hypericin-Photodynamic Therapy Induces Metastatic Melanoma Cell Death

B Kleemann, B Loos, TJ Scriba, D Lang, LM Davids - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Hypericin, an extract from St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.), is a promising
photosensitizer in the context of clinical photodynamic therapy due to its excellent …

Neurotrophic basis to the pathogenesis of depression and phytotherapy

H Wang, Y Yang, G Pei, Z Wang, N Chen - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Depression is a major neuropsychiatric disease that considerably impacts individuals'
psychosocial function and life quality. Neurotrophic factors are now connected to the …

Octacosanol isolated from Tinospora cordifolia downregulates VEGF gene expression by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-< kappa> B and its DNA binding …

G Thippeswamy, ML Sheela, BP Salimath - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Octacosanol is a long-chain aliphatic alcohol, which is the main component of policosanol
used as a normolipidemic agent. It is known that angiogenesis is involved in tumor growth …

Hypericin suppresses osteoclast formation and wear particle-induced osteolysis via modulating ERK signalling pathway

Z Ouyang, Z Zhai, H Li, X Liu, X Qu, X Li, Q Fan… - Biochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Osteoclast-induced bone resorption and wear-particle-induced osteolysis leads to prosthetic
loosening, one of the most common causes of joint implant failure, resulting in revision …

Anti-fatigue effect of hypericin in a chronic forced exercise mouse model

Y Sun, C Liang, L Zheng, L Liu, Z Li, G Yang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Hypericum perforatum L. is a traditional Chinese
medicine used to sooth the liver, relieve depression, reduce body temperature, reduce …

Degradation of HIF-1alpha under hypoxia combined with induction of Hsp90 polyubiquitination in cancer cells by hypericin: a unique cancer therapy

T Barliya, M Mandel, T Livnat, D Weinberger, G Lavie - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The perihydroxylated perylene quinone hypericin has been reported to possess potent anti-
metastatic and antiangiogenic activities, generated by targeting diverse crossroads of …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid-mediated preferential localization of hypericin in lipid membranes

YF Ho, MH Wu, BH Cheng, YW Chen… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2009 - Elsevier
Subcellular localization of a photosensitizer is critical to its therapeutic outcome during
photodynamic therapy (PDT). We delineated the distribution of hypericin, a new generation …

The effects of the subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab (Avastin®) on angiogenesis in the rat cornea

LFM Barros, R Belfort-Jr - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the use of the subconjunctival
injection of bevacizumab (Avastin®) on angiogenesis in the rat cornea. Corneas of 20 Wistar …