Isoliensinine: A Natural Compound with "Drug-Like" Potential

Overview

Journal Front Pharmacol

Date 2021 May 10

PMID 33967765

Citations 9

Authors

Yan Cheng

Hong-Li Li

Zi-Wei Zhou

Hui-Zhi Long

Hong-Yu Luo

Dan-Dan Wen

Lin Cheng

Li-Chen Gao

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Abstract

Isoliensinine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Gaertn, exerts a variety of beneficial effects, such as antitumor, cardioprotective, antioxidant, antidepressant, and anti-HIV effects, and ameliorates T2DM with hyperlipidemia and Alzheimer's disease. In this article, the recent literature on isoliensinine, including its pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and synthesis and extraction, is summarized. Moreover, possible future prospects and research directions are also discussed. Studies on isoliensinine were found by searching a combination of keywords including "pharmacology," "pharmacokinetics," and "synthesis and extraction" in the main databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, NCBI, and Wan Fang. Many studies have pointed out that a major limitation of isoliensinine is its poor solubility in aqueous media. Considering its advantages and limitations, isoliensinine can be used as a lead compound to develop novel efficient and low-toxicity derivatives. The available literature indicates that isoliensinine displays "drug-like" potential. Additionally, there are many related issues and novel mechanisms that need to be explored.

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