Phytochemical Name : Houttuyninum

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-962
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Houttuyninum
PMID 22525372
Literature evidence SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings showed that houttuyninum can inhibit the HER2/neu signalling pathway and the tumor growth of cancer cells that overexpress HER2/neu.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts NA
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Houttuynia cordata
Geographical availability Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein ERK1/2, AKT
Gene or Protein evidence Houttuyninum also inhibited the activation of ERK1/2 and AKT
Target pathways HER2/neu signalling pathway
IC50 5.52 μg/ml against MDA-MB-453
Potency Houttuyninum inhibited phosphorylation of HER2 in a dose-dependent manner with an IC50 of 5.52 μg/ml without reducing HER2/neu protein expression in MDA-MB-453 cells.
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-468, BT-474, A431, N87 xenografts
Additional information  Our findings showed that houttuyninum can inhibit the HER2/neu signalling pathway and the tumor growth of cancer cells that overexpress HER2/neu. This drug may provide therapeutic value in the treatment of cancers that involve overexpression of HER2/neu.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927252-1
Safety NA