Phytochemical Name : Paris saponin VII

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-2160
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Paris saponin VII
PMID 24818584
Literature evidence Saponins of several herbs are known to induce apoptosis in some cancer cells and are proposed to be promising modulators of drug resistance.
IUPAC name (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8S,9S,12S,13R,16S)-8-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Saponin
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Trillium tschonoskii
Geographical availability China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Myanmar, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tibet
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NFR1, TRAIL R1/DR4, TRAIL R2/DR5, FADD, PARP, Caspase 8, Caspase 3, P-gp
Gene or Protein evidence Further results showed that PS VII treatment in MCF-7/ADR cells led to increased TNFR1, TRAIL R1/DR4, TRAIL R2/DR5, and FADD expression, and activation of PARP, caspase-8, and 3. In parallel to the alterations, P-glycoprotein expression and activity were also reduced.
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency These findings showed that PS VII might be an effective tumouristatic agent for the treatment of MDR breast cancer.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7/ADR
Additional information  PS VII dose dependently suppressed cell viability as well as triggered apoptosis and modulated drug resistance of MCF-7/ADR cells.
PubChem ID 176233
Additional PMIDs 30552993
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542611-1
Safety NA