Health benefits of psoralidin and key molecular targets
Biological effect | Psoralidin source | In vitro/in vivo | Study model | Drug concentration | Test/Assay | Molecular targets | References |
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Anti-bacterial | Seed extract | In vivo | Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri | 200 µg/disc | Disc diffusion method | NA | [69] |
Hexane extract from seeds | In vivo | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus | 90–150 µg/mL | Inhibition assay | NA | [76] | |
Anti-diabetic | Ethanolic extract from seeds | In vitro | NA | 10 µM | PTP1B, VHR, PPase1 | ↓Tyrosine phosphatase 1B | [70] |
Anti-inflammatory | Methanolic extract from seeds | In vitro | RBL-2H3 | 30–100 µM | β-hexosaminidase bioassay | ↓Hexosaminidase release | [77] |
Methanolic extract from seeds | In vitro | Mice peritoneal exudate cells | 29 µM | NO production Assay | ↓NO | [78] | |
Commercial | In vitro, In vivo | HFL-1, MRC-5, BALB/c mice | 50–100 µM | Luciferase reporter gene assay, ITc assay | ↓COX-2, PGE2↓PI3K/Akt, NF-кB↓LTB4↑TNF-α, TGF-β, IL-6, IL-1α/β | [79] | |
Methanolic extract from seeds | In vitro | RAW 264.7 | 1–30 µM | - | ↓PI3K/Akt↓iNOS | [80] | |
Commercial | In vivo | Osteoarthritic chondrocytic pellet cultures | 1–50 µM | Biochemical, Immunological, Histological analysis | ↑Cartilaginous matrix↑GAG/DNA ratio↓MMP13, MMP1, MMP3 | [81] | |
Ethanolic extract from roots | In vitro | RAW 264.7 | 20 µM | NO production assay, α-glucosidase inhibitor assay | ↓α-glucosidase | [82] | |
Anti-depressant | Seed | In vivo | ICR mice | 20–60 mg/kg | Forced Swimming Test, Open Field Test | ↑Swimming behaviour↑5-HIAA, DA↓CRF, ACTH, corticosterone | [83] |
Seed | In vitro | N2A | 160 µM | CRF promoter activity assay | ↓CRF promoter acitivity↓ CRF transcription | [84] | |
SARS-CoV | Ethanolic extract from seeds | In vivo | E. coli | NA | PLpro inhibition assay | ↓PLpro | [85] |
NA | In silico | NA | NA | Molecular Docking | ↓Furin | [86] | |
Anti-protozoal | Methanolic extract from fruits | In vivo | Ichthyophthirius multifiliis | 1 mg/L | Efficacy assay | ↓Theronts number | [87] |
Neuroprotective | Ethanolic extract from seeds | In vitro | BV-2, HT22 | 1.25–5 µM | CCK assay | ↓NO | [88] |
Commercial | In vivo | Cerebral cortices and hippocampi from ICR mice | 1–20 µM | PSD 95/VGLUT1-positive clusters quantification | ↑Arc, Egr1, c-fos↑p-ERK1/2↑PSD 95/VGLUT1-cluster | [89] | |
Vasodilatory | Ethanolic extract from seeds | In vivo | Sprague Dawley rats, HEK293 | NA | Electrophysiology | Aortic ring relaxation↓hTRPC3 current | [90] |
Osteoprotective | Commercial | In vitro | Rat calvarial osteoblasts | 1 µM | ALP and TRAP activity | ↑Osterix, Runx-2, IGF-1, β-cateninOPG↓RANKL↓TRAP | [91] |
Commercial | In vitro, In vivo | Bone marrow macrophages, ICR mice | 1–50 µM5–50 mg/Kg | TRAP assay, Bone absorption assay, F-actin labelling | ↓TRAP-positive cells↓F-actin ring formation↓p-P38, p-JNK, p-ERK1/2, RANKL | [92] | |
Ethyl-acetate extract from seeds | In vitro, In vivo | BMSCs, Sprague Dawley rats | 10 mg/kg | DEXA, MicroCT, TRAP, ORO staining | ↓TRAP↑p-PI3K, p-Akt↑HO-1 | [93] | |
Commercial | In vitro | Rat chondrocytes | 1–20 µM | Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 activity assay, NO assay | ↑Bcl-2↓Bax↓NF-кB nuclear localization | [94] | |
Commercial | In vitro | BMSCs, MC3T3-E1, 3T3-L1 | 0.001–20 µM | ALP, ORO staining | ↑ALP↑BSP, OCN↓PPAR δ, CEBPα, LPL, Fabp4 | [95] | |
Commercial | In vitro, In vivo | BMSCs, C57BL/6J mice | 1–10 µM10 mg/kg | ARS, ALP, and ORO staining, MicroCT | ↑Runx-2, Osterix, OCN↓PPAR γ, Fabp4, LPL | [96] | |
Anti-vitiligo | Ethanolic extract from whole plant | In vitro | NA | NA | HPLC, tyrosinase activity | ↑Tyrosinase | [64] |
Psoriasis | Ethanolic extract from seeds | In vivo | Pigs and mice | NA | H&E staining | No effect | [97] |
Cardioprotective | Commercial | In vivo, In vitro | BALB/c mice, HL-1 | 25 mg/kg20–100 µM | Echocardiography evaluation, LDH release assessment | ↓CK, AST, BUN↑ALB↓ROS, LDH | [98] |
Anti-fungal | Hexane extract from seeds | In vivo | Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum | 160–180 µg/mL | Inhibition assay | NA | [76] |
Anti-septic | Ethanolic extract | In vivo | CLP-injured mice | 50 mg/kg | Sepsis score analysis | ↓Sepsis score↓LDH, AST, BUN, CK ↑ALB↑WBC, LYM, MID, GRA, PLT | [99] |
ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; ALB: albumin; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; Arc: activity-dependent cytoskeleton associated protein; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Bax: B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 protein associated X protein; Bcl-2: B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 protein; BMSCs: bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; BSP: bone sialoprotein; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CCK: cholecystokinin; CEBPα: CAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha; c-fos: fos proto-oncogene; CK: creatine kinase; CLP: cecal ligation and puncture; COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2; CRF: corticotropin releasing factor; DA: dopamine; Egr1: early growth response protein 1; Fabp4: fatty acid-binding protein 4; GRA: glucocorticoid receptor agonists; HEK: human embryonic kidney; 5-HIAA: 5-hydroxy indoleacetic acid; HO-1: heme oxygenase-1; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; p-JNK: phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; LYM: lymphocyte; NO: nitric oxide; OCN: osteocalcin; OPG: osteoprotegerin; p-Akt: phosphorylated protein kinase B; p-ERK1/2: phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2; p-PI3K: phosphorylated-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; PLpro: papain-like protease; PLT: platelet count; PPAR δ: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor delta; PSD 95: post-synaptic density 95; PTP1B: protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B; RANKL: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand; ROS: reactive oxygen species; Runx-2: runt-related transcription factor 2; SARS-CoV: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; TRAP: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase; VGLUT1: vesicular glutamate transporter 1; WBC: white blood cell; NA: not available
ACB: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing—review & editing. TT and ACB: Data curation, Visualization, Writing—original draft. TT, AC, DJ, UJ, NA, and CCK: Formal analysis. TT, DJ, AC, and UJ: Investigation. TT, UJ, DJ, AC, and NA: Methodology.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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The datasets that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
This work was funded by Indian Council of Medical Research-India Cancer Research Consortium (ICMR-ICRC) [No.5/13/4/ACB/ICRC/2020/NCD-III], ICMR AdHOC [2021-10573/GENOMIC/ADHOC-BMS]; Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH) [F.No.17-30/2023-24/CCRH/Tech/Coll./DU Cervical Cancer Phase-II/498]; Institution of Eminence, University of Delhi [Ref. No./IoE/2023-24/12/FRP] to ACB is thankfully acknowledged. In addition to the above funding support, the research has received several non-funding financial support such as Senior Research Fellowship to TT [764/(CSIR-UGC NET JUNE 2019)] by University Grants Commission (UGC), and Senior Research Fellowship to DJ [09/0045/(11635)/2021-EMR-1] and AC [09/0045(12901)/2022-EMR-1] by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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