ExcisaninA may be a potent inhibitor of AKT signaling pathway in tumor cells, it can inhibit invasion by suppressing MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression, it may be a potential anti-metastatic chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of breast cancer. Excisanin A shows comparable inhibitory effects on the LPS-induced production of NO and PGE2, and activation of NF-kappaB without affecting cell viability.Excisanin A induces apoptosis in colon cancer cell line SW620 as determined by Annexin V staining, the cleavage of caspase-3 and the proteolytic degradation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one exhibits cytotoxic activity against human gastric cancer cells and can induce G2 M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells, offering potential for future therapeutic applications in humans.
Santamarine has significant anticancer activity, can inhibit L1210 cells because of its cytotoxic,cytostatic and blocking mitosis and reducing uptake of thymidine. Santamarine and reynosin show bactericidal activity against clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.