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. 2024 May 4;70:79–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.05.003

Table 2.

Natural products associated with AA benefit aging diseases.

Inhibitors Targets Disease Function Reference
Natural products
Capsaicin COX/5-LOX Inflammatory diseases; pain 5-HETE, PGE2↓; Pain↓ [256]
Gingerdione, Shogaol COX/5-LOX; TLR4 Cancer; inflammatory diseases TLR4; PGE2; Pain↓ [256], [257]
Daphnetin COX/5-LOX Rheumatic joint diseases LTB4, ROS↓ [258]
(−) Epicatechin 5-LOX Inflammatory disease Inhibit both dioxygenase and LTA4 synthase activities of human 5-LOX [259]
Esculetin 5-LOX Inflammatory diseases; pain 5-HETE, PGE2↓ [258]
Forsythiaside 5-LOX Asthma and allergic diseases noncompetitive inhibition of 5-HETE formation. [260]
Fraxetin 5-LOX Rheumatic joint diseases; rheumatic heart valve disease LTB4↓ [258]
Helenalin 5-LOX Inflammatory diseases, cancer 5-HETE, LTs↓ [261]
11α,13-Dihydrohelenalin acetate 5-LOX Inflammatory diseases, cancer 5-HETE, LTs↓ [261]
β-Hydroxyacteoside 5-LOX Rheumatic joint diseases 5-HETE, LTB4↓ [260]
Marchantin A COX/5-LOX Rheumatic joint diseases 5-HETE, ROS↓ [262]
Marchantin B COX/5-LOX
Marchantin D 5-LOX
Marchantin E COX/5-LOX
Paleatin B COX/5-LOX
Isoriccardin C COX/5-LOX
Perrottetin D COX/5-LOX
Radulanin H COX/5-LOX
4-Methylesculetin 5-LOX Rheumatic joint diseases; rheumatic heart valve disease LTB4, ROS↓ [258]
Panaxynol 5-LOX Asthma and allergic diseases Noncompetitive inhibition of 5-HETE formation. [260]
Apigenin COX Prostate cancer, oral cancer, gastric cancer Inhibit tumorigenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis; COX-2, NF-κB↓ [263]
Anthocyan COX Skin cancer, liver cancer Suppressed skin damage in mice; abrogate hepatocarcinogenesis in rats; ERK 1/2, JNK1/2, p38, NO↓ [264]
Baicalein 12-LOX Pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer Cancer cells↓; Bcl-2↓ [265]
Berberine COX-2 Colorectal cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, oral cancer Induce apoptosis in cancer cells; PGE2↓ [266]
Curcumin COX-2 Pancreas cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, cervix cancer, liver cancer, blood cancer, skin cancer Cell survival↓; apoptosis in cancer cells↑ [267]
Diallyl sulfide COX-2 Colon cancer, skin cancer PI3K, ERK1/2, JNK1/2, p38, NF-κB ↓ [268]
Ellagic acid COX-2 Pancreas cancer NF-κB, Vimentin↓; E-cadherin↑ [269]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate COX-2 Skin cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer Bcl-2↓; IGF-1↓; phospho-ERKs 1 and 2↓; iNOS↓ [270]
Eugenol COX-2 Colon cancer, skin cancer Proliferation of human colon cancer cells↓; skin damage↓ [271]
Fisetin COX-2 Colon cancer Wnt/EGFR/NF-κB-signaling pathways↓, PGE2↓ [272]
Garcinol COX/5-LOX Colon cancer LTB4↓; PGE2↓ [273]
Genistein COX-2 Liver cancer Migration hepatocellular carcinoma cell ↓; Inflammation↓ [274]
6-Gingerol 5-LOX Colon cancer LTA4 hydrolase↓ [275]
Guggulsterone COX-2 Esophagus cancer, blood cancer Esophageal adenocarcinoma cells↓; leukemic cells↓; PGE2↓ [276]
Indole-3-carbinol COX-2 Blood cancer MMP-9↓; Bcl-2↓; IL-1β↓; NF-Κb↓; cyclin D1↓; survivin↓; TRAF1↓ [277]
Lycopene COX-2 Colon cancer PGE2; phospho-ERKs 1 and 2↓ [278]
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid 12-LOX Prostate cancer 12-LOX, vascular endothelial growth factor, AKT, PI3K↓ [279]
C-phycocyanin COX-2 Liver cancer Inhibited MDR1-mediated drug resistance in HepG2 cells [280]
Quercetin COX Colon cancer Inflammation↓; inducible nitric oxide synthase in early stages↓ [281]
Resveratrol COX-2 Breast cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer PGE2, NF-κB↓ [282]
Sulforaphane COX-2 Oral cancer, Bladder cancer COX-2, MMP2, MMP9, ZEB1, Snail↓ [283];
Silibinin COX Colon cancer ERK1/2, p-Akt, VEGF, NOS↓ [284]
Thymoquinone COX-2 Bile duct cancer Cell proliferation↓; PI3K, Akt, NF-κB, p65, Bcl-2, VEGF↓ [285]
Triptolide COX-2/5-LOX Pancreatic cancer, colon cancer Cell proliferation↓; apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells↑ [286];
Ursolic acid COX-2 Colon Cancer, prostate cancer Cell proliferation↓; apoptosis in cancer cells↑ [287]
Wogonin COX-2 Osteosarcoma Tumor growth and metastasis and tumor-associated macrophages numbers↓ [288]
Sagittaria sagittifolia polysaccharide COX/LOX NAFLD Interfered AA metabolism via Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway [289]
Geniposide Glycerophospholipid, arginine, proline, and AA metabolism Liver fibrosis Methane dicarboxylic aldehyde levels in liver↓;the apoptosis of hepatocytes↓;cleaved-Caspase 3, cleaved-Caspase 9, Bcl-2 Associated X ↓;IL-6, IL-1β,TNF α↓; Bcl↑PGs and LTs↓; [290]
Other active compounds extracted from plants associated with AA
Radix Paeoniae Rubra COX-2 Chronic pelvic inflammation disease Inflammatory biomarker↓ [291]
Baicalein 12/15-LOX Renal injury 12-HETE↓; IL-6↓ [292]
The methanolic extract of Cyathula prostrata 5-LOX Inflammation and pain Histamine, serotonin, and kinin↓; 5-LOX derivatives↓ [293]
Hordeum vulgare L COX/LOX Various inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases SOD and glutathione peroxidase activity↑; COX and LOX↓; inflammation↓ [294]
Panax notoginseng saponins Tricarboxylic acid cycle, energy metabolism, and AA metabolism Cardiotoxicity of periplocin Cardiotoxicity biomarkers↓ [295]