Apoptosis Inducers

Homoharringtonine is a cephalotaxine alkaloid which inhibits the formation of diphenylalanine and acetylphenylalanyl-puromycin in liver ribosomes.

Difopein, dimeric version of R18 peptide that binds to 14.3.3 proteins with high affinity.

Episilvestrol is a derivative of Silvestrol, which can induce apoptosis in LNCaP cells through the mitochondrial/apoptosome pathway without activation of executioner caspase-3 or -7; 5'myc-UTR-LUC inhibtior (IC50= 0.8 nM).

SMIP004 is a novel inducer of cancer-cell selective apoptosis of human prostate cancer cells.

2,3 DCPE displays anticancer agent properties and induces ERK activation.

CHM 1 is a potent, selective antitumor agent in human hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro.

CFM 4, CARP-1 mimetic; interferes with CARP-1 binding to APC-2. Enhances CARP-1 expression and induces G2/M cell cycle arrest. Induces apoptosis and suppresses cell growth in cancer cells.

ONC212 is a fluorinated-ONC201 analogue, shows preclinical efficacy in melanoma and hepatocellular-cancer models. ONC212 is active in pancreatic cancer as single agent or in combination with 5-fluorouracil, irinotecan, oxaliplatin or RTK inhibitor crizotinib.

NUN82647, also known as QBS or 2-Amino-N-quinolin-8-yl-benzenesulfonamide, is an Inhibitor of cell cycle at G2 phase; apoptosis inducer.

Cinchonine prevents High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obesity through downregulation of Adipogenesis and Adipose inflammation.

Calcium dobesilate, a vasoprotective, is widely used in chronic venous disease, diabetic retinopathy and the symptoms of haemorrhoidal attack in many countries.

Taurolidine is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial for the prevention of central venous catheter-related infections. Taurolidine has a direct and selective antineoplastic effect on brain tumor cells by the induction of apoptosis.

Paris saponin VII (Chonglou Saponin VII) is a steroidal saponin isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Trillium tschonoskii Maxim. Paris saponin VII induces a robust autophagy in K562/ADR cells and provides a biochemical basis in the treatment of leukemia.

Dihydrokaempferol is isolated from Bauhinia championii (Benth). Dihydrokaempferol induces apoptosis and inhibits Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression. Dihydrokaempferol is a good candidate for new antiarthritic drugs.

Destruxin B, isolated from entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, is one of the cyclodepsipeptides with insecticidal and anticancer activities. Destruxin B induces apoptosis via a Bcl-2 Family-dependent mitochondrial pathway in human nonsmall cell lung cancer cells.

IV-23 (Compound 20) is a potent Noxa mediated apoptosis inducer, and it is a promising anticancer agent with potential. IV-23 inhibits cell growths in vitro and in vivo, reduces colony formation, arrests cell cycle at M phase, and induces esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Flavokawain B (Flavokavain B) is a chalcone isolated from the root extracts of kava-kava plant and a potent apoptosis inducer for inhibiting the growth of various cancer cell lines.

Glycochenodeoxycholic acid (Chenodeoxycholylglycine) is a bile acid formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholate and glycine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. Glycochenodeoxycholic acid (Chenodeoxycholylglycine) induces hepatocyte apoptosis.

Darinaparsin, also know as ZIO-101 and SP-02, is a small-molecule organic arsenical with potential antineoplastic activity.

4-Oxo-4-HPR is an inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, inducing marked G2-M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in fenretinide-sensitive and fenretinide-resistant cell lines. It is also a fenretinide metabolite.