Multiple biological functions and pharmacological effects of lycorine  

作　　者：CAO ZhiFei YANG Ping ZHOU QuanSheng 

机构地区：[1]Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University [2]Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, Soochow University

出　　处：《Science China Chemistry》2013年第10期1382-1391,共10页中国科学（化学英文版）

基　　金：supported by Chinese Academy of Science Special National Strategic Leader Project(XDA01040200);Suzhou City Scientific Research Funds(SS201004 and SS201138);the priority academic program development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD);Cultivation Base of State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Biomaterials built together by Ministry of Science and Technology and Jiangsu Province,Jiangsu Province’s Key Discipline of Medicine(XK201118);Research and Innovation Project for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province(CXZZ13_0824)

摘　　要：Lycorine is the major active component from the amaryllidaceae family plant Lycoris radiate,a represent traditional Chinese medicinal herb,and is one of the typical alkaloids with pyrrolophenanthridine nucleus core.Lycorine has drawn great interest in medicinal field due to its divergent chemical structures and multiple biological functions,as well as pharmacological effects on various diseases.Accumulated evidence shows that lycorine not only possesses strong pharmacological effects on many diseases,including anti-leukemia,anti-tumor,anti-angiogenesis,anti-virus,anti-bacteria,anti-inflammation,and anti-malaria,but also exerts many other biological functions,such as inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and topoisomerase,suppression of ascorbic acid biosynthesis,and control of circadian period length.Notably,lycorine exhibits its numerous pharmacological effects on various diseases with very low toxicity and mild side effects.The divergent chemical structures,multiple biological functions,and very low toxicity of lycorine imply that the agent is a potential drug candidate that warrants for further preclinical and clinic investigation.Lycorine is the major active component from the amaryllidaceae family plant Lycoris radiate, a represent traditional Chinese medicinal herb, and is one of the typical alkaloids with pyrrolophenanthridine nucleus core. Lycorine has drawn great interest in medicinal field due to its divergent chemical structures and multiple biological functions, as well as pharmacological effects on various diseases. Accumulated evidence shows that lycorine not only possesses strong pharmacological effects on many diseases, including anti-leukemia, anti-tumor, anti-angiogenesis, anti-virus, anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation, and anti- malaria, but also exerts many other biological functions, such as inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and topoisomerase, suppression of ascorbic acid biosynthesis, and control of circadian period length. Notably, lycorine exhibits its numerous pharmacological ef- fects on various diseases with very low toxicity and mild side effects. The divergent chemical structures, multiple biological functions, and very low toxicity of lycorine imply that the agent is a potential drug candidate that warrants for further preclini- cal and clinic investigation.

关 键 词：traditional Chinese medicinal herbs LYCORINE ANTI-CANCER ANTI-VIRUS ANGIOGENESIS NEOVASCULARIZATION 

分 类 号：R285[医药卫生—中药学]