Phytochemical Name : Capillarisin

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-112
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Capillarisin
PMID 18088599
Literature evidence Capillarisin has been found to suppress PMA-induced MMP-9 expression through inhibition of the NF-kappaB-dependent transcriptional activity of MMP-9 gene via p38 MAPK and JNK signaling pathways.
IUPAC name 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-6-methoxychromen-4-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Flavonoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Artemisia capillaris
Geographical availability Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein MMP9
Gene or Protein evidence Capillarisin has been found to suppress PMA-induced MMP-9 expression through inhibition of the NF-kappaB-dependent transcriptional activity of MMP-9 gene via p38 MAPK and JNK signaling pathways.
Target pathways p38 MAPK and JNK signaling pathways
IC50 NA
Potency These results suggest that capillarisin represents a potential anti-metastatic agent suppressing cancer cell invasion through specific inhibition of NF-kappaB-dependent MMP-9 gene expression.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  Capillarisin has extensive pharmacological properties and has been considered to have promising ant-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities.
PubChem ID 5281342
Additional PMIDs 24495472
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179314-1
Safety NA