epalrestat

Epalrestat (ONO2235) 是醛糖还原酶抑制剂，在长期治疗中具有良好的耐受性。 它可以有效改善糖尿病神经病变的相关症状并延缓疾病的进展，特别是在微血管病变有限且血糖控制良好的患者中。

Danshenol A has strong aldose reductase (AR) inhibitory activity, has IC50 of 0.10 microM which is comparable to that of epalrestat in clinical use. Danshenol A also has antitumor activity in T-24, QGY, K562, Me180 and BIU87 cell lines, shows inhibited growth of K562 (IC50 = 0.53 μg mL), T-24 (IC50 = 7.94 μg mL), QGY (IC50 = 4.65 μg mL) and Me180 (IC50 = 6.89 μg mL) cell lines.