Phytochemical Name : Saikosaponin-d (SSd)

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1731
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Saikosaponin-d (SSd)
PMID 19819234
Literature evidence Co-incubation of MCF-7 cells with 1 microM of ER antagonist ICI-182780 abolished the inductive effects of SSd on estrogen response element (ERE)-luciferase activity, suggesting that the estrogenic effects of SSd were mediated through the estrogen receptors.
IUPAC name (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,2R,4S,5R,8R,9R,10S,13S,14R,17S,18R)-2-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Saponin
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Bupleurum falcatum
Geographical availability Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways 1) The present study revealed that SSD induced apoptosis through the activation of the p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. 2) The results showed that SSd could activate ERE-luciferase activity via the ERalpha-mediated pathway in a dose-dependent manner (10 nM to 10 microM), whereas, the activation of ERbeta-mediated ERE-luciferase activity by SSd only occurred at a high concentration (10 microM).
IC50 NA
Potency In conclusion, the results of the present study indicated that SSd may represent a potent reversal agent for P-gp-mediated MDR in breast cancer therapy.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, HeLa, MDA-MB-231
Additional information  Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance is induced by saikosaponin D in breast cancer MCF-7/adriamycin cells.
PubChem ID 129637783
Additional PMIDs 32468000 19819234 28554760
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839147-1
Safety NA