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. 2021 Apr 21;12:531325. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.531325

TABLE 1.

Effect of herbal ingredients on anti-apoptosis related pathway molecular (excepted those mentioned in the text).

Herbal medicine Effects Related targets Endotoxemia related indications References
Punicalagin (PNG) Anti-apoptosis, nephroprotection, anti-inflammation, anti-oxidant ↓: Serum Cr, NGAL, KIM-1, IL-18, TNF-α, IL-6; MDA, NO, MPO, iNOS. Bax/Bcl2, caspase-3/-8/-9 Sepsis complication of acute kidney injury Fouad et al. (2016)
Thaliporphine Anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis; radioprotection ↓: p38/NF-κB pathway; TNF-a, caspase 3, serum cTnI, LDH, Reverse steeper EDPVR, Gentler ESPVR Cardiac depression Lee et al. (2010)
↑: PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
Apocynin Hepatocyte protection, anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidation ↓: Hydroperoxides, MDA, SOD, NADPH, POX Endotoxemia Ben et al. (2000)
↑: CAT, SOD, G-POX
Stevioside Anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, immunoregulation ↓: SOD, CAT, GSH, MDA, NO, DPPH; TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 Acute liver injury Latha et al. (2017)
↑: AST, ALT
Soybean oil, olive oil Anti-inflammation, immunoregulation ↓: Mitochondrial pathway, Apoptosis of lymphocyte, Caspase-8, Bax, Bcl-xl, caspase-3, TNF-α, IL-6 Sepsis complications of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome Bi et al. (2010)
↑: PI3K/Akt phosphorylation
Cordyceps sinensis Anti-apoptosis, anti-inflammation, immunoregulation ↓: NF-κB, TNF-α, AST, NO, AST, caspase-3/-6, PARP Sepsisshock complication of hepaticdysfunction Chen and Wu. (2014)
↑: Phosphorylation of MAPK (ERK1/2), SOD, IL-10
Garlic Anti-inflammation, pro-apoptosis, immunoregulation, anti-platelet, anti-hypertension, antioxidation ↓: TNF-a, IL-6 Preeclampsia Makris et al. (2005)
↑: IL-10, sTRAIL/Apo-2L
Salvia miltiorrhizae Improve microcirculation, anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-apoptosis, mucosal protection, macrophage protection ↓: p65NF-κB, PLA2, Bax Severe acute pancreatitis; obstructive jaundice Zhang et al. (2009)
Sophocarpine Anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis, antioxidation ↓: p38/JNK, NF-κB, PI3K/AKT, Bcl-xl, H2O2, O2, NO, CYP2E/NRF2, CYPE2, ROS, ALT, ALT, ALP, AST, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, Cyto-C, Apaf1, caspase-9/-3 Septicliver injury Zheng et al. (2018)
↑: SOD, CAT, GSH, SOD1, Nrf2
Astragalusroot Cytoprotection, anti-apoptosis, immunoregulation ↓: ROS, caspase-3, p53, mitochondrial membrane depolarization Endotoxemia Wu et al. (2019)
↑: Bcl2
Astragalin Antioxidation, anti-apoptosis, anti-inflammation, antianaphylaxis ↓: NF-κB, MAPK, TLR4, JNK pathways; eotaxin-1, ROS, caspase-3, NADPH, PLCγ1-PKCβ2-NADPH Allergic airway diseases; peribronchial eosinophilia Cho et al. (2014)
↑: Akt, ERK
Matrine Anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-fibrosis, antiviral ↓: NF-κB, MIP-2, MPO, MDA, TNF- α, IL-6, IL-8, ALT, AST, LDH, ALP, NO, sICAM-1, caspase-3 Acute liver injury, Hepaticischemia Zhang et al. (2011)
Green teapolyphenols, catechins, flavandiols, flavanols, phenolicacids Anti-apoptosis, geno protective, antioxidation ↓: AST, ALT, TB, ALB, NO Liver damage Allam et al. (2017)
↑: TAC
Siniinjection Anti-apoptosis ↓: MABP, iNOS, PI, IL-6, IL-18, ET-1, NO Septic shock Pei et al. (2013)
12-O-Tetradecanoyl-phorbol 13-Acetate (TPA) Anti-apoptosis ↓: NF-κB Endotoxemia Sunil et al. (2002)
↑: C/EBP, p38 MAPK
Strawberry Anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-apoptosis ↓: NF-κB, NO, iNOS, CAT, SOD, ROS, Caspase 3, PiκBα, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 Human dermalfibroblast Gasparrin et al. (2018)
↑: pAMPK, SIRT1463, PGC1α, GPX, GR, GST, IL-10, Nrf2-AMPK Inflammationliver injury
Betulinicacidderivative BA5 Immunoregulation ↓: NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-17A, IFN-γ, NO, Activated LY, CD4+ Tcellcalcineurin activity Delayed hypersensitivity Meira et al. (2017)
Garlic oildiallyldisulfide diallyl trisulfide Anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-apoptosis ↓: nitrate/nitrite Intestinaldamage Chiang et al. (2006)
Rubiaceae-typecyclo-peptide (RA-V) Anti-inflammation ↓: NF-κB, NO, IL-8, IL-6, MCP-1, P-p65, P-IκBα Septic shock Wang et al. (2018)
↓: PI3K/AKT, TAK1 + TAB2
Cinnamaldehyde (CA) Linalool (LIN) Anti-inflammation ↓: NF-κB, TLR4/MD2, MyD88, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-18, nitrate/nitrite, IFN-γ, HMGB-1 Endotoxemia Lee et al. (2018)
Gryllusbimaculatus Extracts (GBE) Anti-apoptosis, anti-inflammation, antioxidation ↓: ROS, NO, IL-6, TNF-α, TG, TLR4, P-JNK, P-p38, OHdG, p-MLCK, p-ROCK, p-srcFK Alcoholic liver diseases Hwang et al. (2019)
Intestinal inflammation
Scytonemin Antiproliferative ↓: cdc25C, p-cdc25C, Cell cycleregulatory kinases, GST-PLK, GST-Tie2, Protein kinase A, Protein kinase Cβ2, CDK1/cyclin B, GST-Myt1, GST-checkpoint kinase 1, GST-polo-like kinase 1 Endotoxemia Stevensonet al. (2002)