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. 2022 May 12;27(10):3099. doi: 10.3390/molecules27103099

Table 1.

Regulation effect of natural compounds from TCM on IS-related signaling pathways.

Natural Compounds Categories Plants Experiments Model Mechanisms Signaling Pathways Ref.
In Vivo In Vitro
Matrine Alkaloid Sophora flavescens Aiton. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD,
↓: MDA, p-JAK2, p-STAT3
JAK2/STAT3 [21]
Hydroxy saffron yellow A Flavonoid Carthamus tinctorius L. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOCS3
↓: p-JAK2, p-STAT3
JAK2/STAT3 [22]
Catalpol Terpenoid Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C. A. Mey. MCAO rats -- ↑: VEGF, EPO, EPOR
↓: p-JAK2, p-STAT3
JAK2/STAT3 [23]
Nicotiflorin Flavonoid Carthamus tinctorius L. MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2
↓: p-JAK2, p-STAT3, caspase-3, Bax
JAK2/STAT3 [24]
Atractylenolide III Terpenoid Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↓: IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, Drp1, p-JAK2, p-STAT3 JAK2/STAT3 [25]
Stachydrine Alkaloid Leonurus japonicus Houtt. MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: SOD
↓: p-65, p-iκB, p-JAK2, p-STAT3, MDA, IL-1β, TNF-α
JAK2/STAT3 [26]
Artesunate Terpenoid Artemisia annua L. MCAO mice -- ↑: IκB
↓: IL-1β, TNF-α, NF-κB
NF-κB [31]
Skullcapflavone II Flavonoid Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, GSH, VEGF, Ang-1,Tie-2,
↓: MDA, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, caspase-3 and -9, NF-ĸb, TLR4
NF-κB [32]
Syringin Saponin Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. MCAO rats -- ↑: p-FOXO3a
↓: NF-κB, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MPO
NF-κB [33]
Schisandrin B Lignan Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. MCAO rats -- ↓: NF-κB, TLR4, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α NF-κB [34]
Ephedrine Alkaloid Ephedra sinica Stapf Ephedra sinica Stapf MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2
↓: IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, Bax, NO, p-NF-κB
NF-κB [35]
Berberine Alkaloid Coptis chinensis Franch. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, GSH-Px, CD4+, CD8
↓: NO, TNF-α, IFN-β, IL-6, NF-κB p65, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-3
NF-κB [44]
Salvianolic acid D Polyphenol Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: Bcl-2
↓: Bax, Cyt c, caspase-3 and -9, TLR4, MyD88, TRAF6, NF-κB, HMGB1
NF-κB [36]
Triptolide Terpenoid Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. MCAO rats -- ↓: NF-κBp65, PUMA, caspase-3 NF-κB [37]
β-patchoulene Terpenoid Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. MCAO rats -- ↑: IκBα,SOD, GSH-Px, Bcl-2
↓: NF-κBp65, TLR4, caspase-3, Bax, TNF-α, IFN-β, IL-6
NF-κB [38]
Ginkgetin Flavonoid Ginkgo biloba L. MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2
↓: LC3-II/LC3-I, DRAM, Beclin 1, cathepsin B, cathepsin D, DRAM, PUMA, Beclin 1, p53, Bax
NF-κB [39]
Tanshinone IIA Terpenoid Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: SOD
↓: MDA, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, p-iκB, p-p65
NF-κB [40]
Breviscapine Flavonoid Erigeronbreviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, GSH-Px
↓: MDA, IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, PARP-1, COX2, iNOS, p65
NF-κB [41]
Diosgenin Saponin Dioscorea zingiberensis C. H. Wright MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: HIKESHI, HSP70, IκBα
↓: TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB
NF-κB [42]
Icariin Flavonoid Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. MCAO rats -- ↑: PPARα,PPARγ, IκBα
↓: TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB
NF-κB [43]
Berberine Alkaloid Coptis chinensis Franch. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, GSH-Px, CD4+, CD8
↓: NO, TNF-α, IFN-β, IL-6, NF-κB p65, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-3
NF-κB [44]
Nobiletin Flavonoid Citrus reticulata Blanco MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2, IL-10,
↓: TNF-α, IL-6, caspase-3, Bax, p-p38, MAPKAP-2
MAPK [52]
Coriolus versicolor polysaccharides Polysaccharide Coriolus versicolor (L. ex Fr.) Quel MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2, IL-10,
↓: Bax, TNF-α, IL-1β, caspase-3, p38 MAPK
MAPK [53]
Scrophularia ningpoensis polysaccharides Polysaccharide Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. MCAO rats -- ↑: p-ERK, SOD
↓: p-JNK, p-p38, TNF-α, IL-1β, MDA, NO, NOS
MAPK [54]
Emodin Quinone Rheum palmatum L. -- OGD/R cells ↑: p-ERK-1/2, GLT-1, Bcl-2
↓: caspase-3
MAPK [55]
Ginsenoside Rg1 Terpenoid Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2
↓: p-JNK, p-p38, caspase-3, Bax
MAPK [56]
Baicalin Flavonoid Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi -- OGD/R cells ↑: MAPK, ERK, MAP2, Bcl
↓: Bax, caspase-3 and -9
MAPK [57]
Curcumin Polyphenol Curcuma longa L. MCAO rats -- ↓: LC3-II/LC3-I, IL-1, TLR4, p-38, p-p38 MAPK [58]
Astragaloside IV Saponin Astragalus penduliflorus subsp. mongholicus var. dahuricus (Fisch. ex DC.) X. Y. Zhu MCAO rats -- ↑: HIF-1α, VEGF, Notch, DLL4 Notch [63]
Osthole Coumarin Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2, Notch, NICD, Hes 1
↓: Bax, caspase-3,
Notch [64]
Biochanin A Flavonoid Trifolium pratense L. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, GSH-Px, HO-1, Nrf2
↓: MDA
Nrf2 [71]
Rosmarinic acid Polyphenol Rosmarinus officinalis L. MCAO rats -- ↑: Bcl-2, HO-1, Nrf2, SOD
↓: MDA, Bax
Nrf2 [73]
Palmatine Alkaloid Coptis chinensis Franch MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: Bcl-2, HO-1, Nrf2, SOD, CAT, p-AMPK
↓: MDA, Bax, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6
Nrf2 [74]
Taraxasterol Terpenoid Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. OGD/R cells ↑: HO-1, NQO-1, GPx-3, Nrf2, Bcl-2
↓: ROS, MDA, Bax
Nrf2 [75]
Senkyunolide I Terpenoid Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. MCAO rats -- ↑: SOD, Erk1/2, Nrf2, NQO1, Bcl-2
↓: MDA, caspase-3, caspase-9, Bax
Nrf2 [76]
Ginkgolide B Terpenoid Ginkgo biloba L. MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: SOD, p-Akt, HO-1, Nqo1p-Nrf2
↓: ROS
Nrf2 [77]
Resveratrol Polyphenol Reynoutria japonica Houtt. MCAO rats -- ↑: p-AKT
↓: IL-1β, TNFα, COX2, MPO
PI3K/Akt [87]
Ligustrazine Alkaloid Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. MCAO rats OGD/R cells ↑: p-eNOS, p-AKT PI3K/Akt [88]
Polygalasaponin F Terpenoid Polygala tenuifolia Willd. OGD/R cells ↑: p-AKT, Nrf2, HO-1
↓: Bcl-2/Bax caspase-3
PI3K/Akt [89]
Puerarin Flavonoid Puerariae Lobata (Willd.) Ohwi 4-vessel occlusion
rats
-- ↑: p-GSK-3β, MCL-1, p-AKT
↓: caspase-3
PI3K/Akt [90]
Panax notoginseng Saponins Saponin Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F. H. Chen ex C. H. Chow -- OGD/R cells ↑: p-AKT, Nrf2, HO-1
↓: ROS
PI3K/Akt [91]
Salidroside Polyphenol Rhodiola rosea L. MCAO rats -- ↑: p-Akt
↓: IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, CD14, CD44, iNOs
PI3K/Akt [92]

↑: up regulation; ↓: down regulation.