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nimbolide

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Description

Nimbolide is a natural product isolated from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica). It exhibits a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, and anti-malarial properties. Its complex structure and diverse pharmacological activities make it a target for extensive research. Nimbolide has been studied for its potential to treat various diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and infections. The compound's mechanism of action often involves modulating various cellular signaling pathways and interacting with specific proteins.'

nimbolide: isolated from Nigerian medicinal plant Azadirachta indica; RN given refers to 4alpha,5alpha,6alpha,7alpha,15beta,17alpha-isomer; structure given in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
AzadirachtagenusA plant genus of the family MELIACEAE. Members contain azadirachtin A (a limonoid commonly referred to as azadirachtin) and other TRITERPENES. They have been used in PESTICIDES. The old name of Melia azadirachta is very similar to a related plant, MELIA AZEDARACH.[MeSH]MeliaceaeThe mahogany plant family of the order Sapindales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID100017
CHEMBL ID1968854
SCHEMBL ID16561839
MeSH IDM0124710

Synonyms (15)

Synonym
NCI60_002662
nsc-309909
25990-37-8
NSC309909 ,
nimbolide
MEGXP0_001495
FT-0672734
CHEMBL1968854
SCHEMBL16561839
J-016215
methyl 2-[6-(furan-3-yl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-12,16-dioxo-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadeca-7,13-dien-10-yl]acetate
methyl 2-[(1r,2s,4r,6r,9r,10s,11r,15r,18r)-6-(furan-3-yl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-12,16-dioxo-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadeca-7,13-dien-10-yl]acetate
F82256
XN164985
A934941

Research Excerpts

Overview

Nimbolide (NIB) is a limonoid extracted from the neem tree. It has been found to be effective against many diseases, including cancer, scleroderma, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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"Nimbolide is a promising phytochemical constituent of neem Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae)."( Nimbolide inhibits 2D and 3D prostate cancer cells migration, affects microtubules and angiogenesis and suppresses B-RAF/p.ERK-mediated in vivo tumor growth.
Dawood, M; Efferth, T; Huang, Q; Mahmoud, N; Ng, JPL; Ren, F; Wong, VKW, 2022
)
2.89
"Nimbolide (NIB) is a limonoid extracted from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) that has been found to be effective against many diseases, including cancer, scleroderma, and acute respiratory distress syndrome."( Nimbolide attenuated the inflammation in the liver of autoimmune hepatitis's mice through regulation of HDAC3.
Cai, T; Chen, D; Chen, Y; Lin, Y; Wang, X; Xia, D; Xu, L; Yu, S; Zhu, K; Zhu, L, 2022
)
2.89
"Nimbolide (NMB) is a potent anticancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic agent whose potential has been demonstrated in various pre-clinical models."( Co-treatment of Nimbolide augmented the anti-arthritic effects of methotrexate while protecting against organ toxicities.
Anchi, P; Godugu, C; Mahajan, RB; Panda, B, 2022
)
1.79
"Nimbolide is an active principal compound from Azadirachta indica, which is an Asian traditional medicinal plant utilized historically as a remedy for a variety of diseases due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antimicrobial properties."( Molecular Targets of Nimbolide for Anti-Cancer Therapy: An Updated Review.
Elumalai, P; Ezhilarasan, D; Raghunandhakumar, S, 2022
)
1.76
"Nimbolide is an active constituent of Azadirachta indica and is known for its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, immune-modulatory, and anti-cancer effects. "( Nimbolide attenuates complete Freund's adjuvant induced arthritis through expression regulation of toll-like receptors signaling pathway.
Aftab, U; Akhtar, T; Faheem, MA; Israr, M; Naseem, N; Shahzad, M; Zafar, MS, 2023
)
3.8
"Nimbolide is a tetranortriterpenoid derived from the leaves and flowers of Azadirachta indica (Neem). "( Nimbolide induces cell death in T lymphoma cells: Implication of altered apoptosis and glucose metabolism.
Gupta, VK; Jaiswara, PK; Kumar, A; Kumar, S; Pathak, C; Rawat, SG; Sonker, P; Tiwari, RK, 2021
)
3.51
"Nimbolide is a tetranotriterpenoid that has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-proliferative properties; however, its anticancer effects and molecular mechanism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains obscure."( Nimbolide inhibits tumor growth by restoring hepatic tight junction protein expression and reduced inflammation in an experimental hepatocarcinogenesis.
Ram, AK; Srinivas, BH; Vairappan, B, 2020
)
2.72
"Nimbolide is a bioactive compound found in Azadirachta indica. "( Nimbolide attenuate the lipid accumulation, oxidative stress and antioxidant in primary hepatocytes.
Alshammari, GM; Balakrishnan, A; Chinnasamy, T, 2017
)
3.34
"Nimbolide is known to be an antioxidant found in neem plant. "( Protective role of nimbolide against chemotherapeutic drug hydroxyurea induced genetic and oxidative damage in an animal model.
Ahmad, MF; Ansari, MO; Jameel, S; Parveen, N; Shadab, GGHA; Siddique, HR; Wani, AL, 2018
)
2.25
"Nimbolide is a chemical constituent of Azadirachta indica, which contains multiple biological properties, while its role in ARDS is elusive."( Nimbolide protects against endotoxin-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome by inhibiting TNF-α mediated NF-κB and HDAC-3 nuclear translocation.
Bale, S; Bathini, NB; Godugu, C; Pattnaik, B; Pooladanda, V; Sigalapalli, DK; Singh, SB; Thatikonda, S, 2019
)
2.68
"Nimbolide is an important constituent of neem, and it acts as a potent inhibitor for many cancer cells."( Anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing effect of nimbolide by altering molecules involved in apoptosis and IGF signalling via PI3K/Akt in prostate cancer (PC-3) cell line.
Arunakaran, J; Arunkumar, R; Brindha Mercy, A; Elumalai, P; Raja Singh, P; Senthilkumar, K; Sharmila, G; Sivakamasundari, V; Suganthapriya, E, 2014
)
1.37
"Nimbolide is a potent cytotoxic limnoid isolated from Azadirachta indica."( Nimbolide inhibits invasion and migration, and down-regulates uPAR chemokine gene expression, in two breast cancer cell lines.
Arunakaran, J; Arunkamar, R; Balakrishnan, S; Bhat, FA; Brindha Mercy, A; Elumalai, P; Raja Singh, P; Sharmila, G, 2014
)
2.57
"Nimbolide is a tetranortriterpenoid isolated from the leaves and flowers of Azadirachta indica which has been shown to exhibit anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-invasive properties in a variety of cancer cells. "( Induction of cell cycle arrest, DNA damage, and apoptosis by nimbolide in human renal cell carcinoma cells.
Chen, HY; Hsieh, SC; Hsieh, YH; Lee, CH; Lin, CL; Tsai, JP, 2015
)
2.1
"Nimbolide is a limonoid extracted from neem tree (Azadirachta indica) that has antiinflammatory properties. "( Nimbolide Inhibits Nuclear Factor-КB Pathway in Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Macrophages and Alleviates Experimental Colitis in Mice.
Chun, J; Hwang, SW; Im, JP; Kim, JS; Lee, C; Seo, JY, 2016
)
3.32
"Nimbolide is a known constituent of neem leaves, but was found for the first time here in the flowers."( Quinone reductase inducers in Azadirachta indica A. Juss flowers, and their mechanisms of action.
Bunyapraphatsara, N; Hiransalee, A; Kuakulkiat, W; Kusamran, T; Kusamran, WR; Sritanaudomchai, H; Tepsuwan, A,
)
0.85

Effects

Nimbolide has potential as an anti-tumor drug given its multifunctional effects in OS.

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"Nimbolide has significant bactericidal activity against H. "( In vitro antibacterial activity of nimbolide against Helicobacter pylori.
Blum, FC; Merrell, DS; Windham, IH; Wu, H; Wylie, MR, 2022
)
2.44
"Nimbolide has potential as an anti-tumor drug given its multifunctional effects in OS."( Nimbolide Induces ROS-Regulated Apoptosis and Inhibits Cell Migration in Osteosarcoma.
Hou, CH; Hou, SM; Lin, FL; Liu, JF; Tsao, YT, 2015
)
2.58

Actions

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"Nimbolide plays an important role in treating human diseases. "( Nimbolide suppresses non-small cell lung cancer cell invasion and migration via manipulation of DUSP4 expression and ERK1/2 signaling.
Lin, H; Liu, C; Qiu, S; Sun, S; Xie, L, 2017
)
3.34

Treatment

Nimbolide treatment showed significant reduction in the severity of inflammation and destruction of joints. The drug showed comparable effects to piroxicam, which is a standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

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"The nimbolide treatment-induced ROS production by suppressing the expression of antioxidant regulatory enzymes, namely superoxide dismutase and catalase."( Nimbolide retards T cell lymphoma progression by altering apoptosis, glucose metabolism, pH regulation, and ROS homeostasis.
Jaiswara, PK; Kumar, A, 2022
)
2.64
"Nimbolide treatment significantly (p < .001) improved the fetuses level and suppressed the fetal weight and implantation loss. "( Protective effect of nimbolide against streptozotocin induced gestational diabetes mellitus in rats via alteration of inflammatory reaction, oxidative stress, and gut microbiota.
Li, L; Ma, Y; Meng, J; Xu, S, 2022
)
2.48
"Nimbolide treatment attenuated the gut microbiota imbalance by decreasing 16 s rRNA levels of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, Bacteroides and increasing Bifidobacterium, and Lactobacillus in the intestinal tissue, which was otherwise altered in HCC mice."( Nimbolide attenuates gut dysbiosis and prevents bacterial translocation by improving intestinal barrier integrity and ameliorating inflammation in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Ram, AK; Srinivas, BH; Vairappan, B, 2022
)
2.89
"Nimbolide treated groups significantly (p < 0.001) suppressed the body weight at dose dependent manner."( Protective Effect of Nimbolide against High Fat Diet-induced Obesity in Rats via Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway.
Bai, F; Li, Y; Sun, D; Zhang, L, 2022
)
1.76
"Nimbolide treated group exhibited the enhancement of bone metabolic, bone structure markers, and histomophometric dynamic markers, which was suppressed during the GCs-induced osteoporosis."( Antiosteoporosis and bone protective effect of nimbolide in steroid-induced osteoporosis rats.
Chen, Q; Ding, Y; Huo, J; Wei, X; Zhao, B, 2022
)
1.7
"Nimbolide treatment showed significant reduction in the severity of inflammation and destruction of joints and showed comparable effects to piroxicam, which is a standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis."( Nimbolide attenuates complete Freund's adjuvant induced arthritis through expression regulation of toll-like receptors signaling pathway.
Aftab, U; Akhtar, T; Faheem, MA; Israr, M; Naseem, N; Shahzad, M; Zafar, MS, 2023
)
3.07
"Nimbolide (0.5-2 μM) treatment resulted in 50% inhibition at a dose of 2 μM in the PC-3 cell line."( Anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing effect of nimbolide by altering molecules involved in apoptosis and IGF signalling via PI3K/Akt in prostate cancer (PC-3) cell line.
Arunakaran, J; Arunkumar, R; Brindha Mercy, A; Elumalai, P; Raja Singh, P; Senthilkumar, K; Sharmila, G; Sivakamasundari, V; Suganthapriya, E, 2014
)
1.37
"Nimbolide treatment of cells at 2.5 - 10 microM resulted in moderate to very strong growth inhibition."( Inhibition of colon cancer (HT-29) cell proliferation by a triterpenoid isolated from Azadirachta indica is accompanied by cell cycle arrest and up-regulation of p21.
Kobori, M; Nakahara, K; Roy, MK; Shinmoto, H; Takenaka, M; Tsushida, T, 2006
)
1.06
"Rats treated with nimbolide showed a significant reduction in inflammatory cells, rheumatoid factor, ESR, and improved the body weight."( Nimbolide attenuates complete Freund's adjuvant induced arthritis through expression regulation of toll-like receptors signaling pathway.
Aftab, U; Akhtar, T; Faheem, MA; Israr, M; Naseem, N; Shahzad, M; Zafar, MS, 2023
)
2.68
"Rats treated with nimbolide displayed marked reduction in arthritic score, organ indices, volume of paw, edema formation, along with substantial enhancement in body weight."( Evaluation of antiarthritic activity of nimbolide against Freund's adjuvant induced arthritis in rats.
Bian, P; Cui, X; Liu, L; Seshadri, VDD; Wang, R; Wu, Q, 2019
)
1.1
"Treatment with nimbolide lasted from day 1 to day 28."( Nimbolide ameliorates fibrosis and inflammation in experimental murine model of bleomycin-induced scleroderma.
Bale, S; Diddi, S; Godugu, C; Pulivendala, G, 2019
)
2.3
"Treatment with nimbolide resulted in dose- and time-dependent inhibition of growth of BeWo cells with IC(50) values of 2.01 and 1.19 microM for 7 and 24 h respectively, accompanied by downregulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen."( Nimbolide a limonoid from Azadirachta indica inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human choriocarcinoma (BeWo) cells.
Chandra Mohan, KV; Harish Kumar, G; Jagannadha Rao, A; Nagini, S, 2009
)
2.14
"Treatment with nimbolide resulted in dose and time-dependent inhibition of growth of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells."( Induction of apoptosis in human breast cancer cells by nimbolide through extrinsic and intrinsic pathway.
Arunakaran, J; Arunkumar, R; Banudevi, S; Benson, CS; Elumalai, P; Gunadharini, DN; Senthilkumar, K; Sharmila, G, 2012
)
0.97

Pharmacokinetics

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" Although multiple pharmacodynamic (PD) studies have been carried out, nimbolide is still at the infant stage in the drug development pipeline due to the lack of systematic pharmacokinetic (PK) studies and long-term toxicological studies."( Anticancer properties of nimbolide and pharmacokinetic considerations to accelerate its development.
Goh, BC; Ho, PC; Lee, SC; Ong, PS; Phan, DD; Sethi, G; Soo, R; Thuya, WL; Wang, L; Wong, AL; Yong, WP; Zhang, J, 2016
)
0.97

Dosage Studied

An improved and sensitive High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) method has been developed for determination of anticancer compound, nimbolide in different parts of Azadirachta indica. Preclinical PK and toxicological studies are vital in determining the dosage range to support the safety of nimblide for first-in-human clinical trials.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"An improved and sensitive High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) method has been developed for determination of anticancer compound, nimbolide in different parts of Azadirachta indica and its dosage form."( Development of a sensitive HPTLC method for quantification of nimbolide in Azadirachta indica and its dosage form.
Mishra, SK; Rout, KK, 2014
)
0.84
" Preclinical PK and toxicological studies are vital in determining the dosage range to support the safety of nimbolide for first-in-human clinical trials."( Anticancer properties of nimbolide and pharmacokinetic considerations to accelerate its development.
Goh, BC; Ho, PC; Lee, SC; Ong, PS; Phan, DD; Sethi, G; Soo, R; Thuya, WL; Wang, L; Wong, AL; Yong, WP; Zhang, J, 2016
)
0.95
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (90)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19903 (3.33)18.7374
1990's2 (2.22)18.2507
2000's6 (6.67)29.6817
2010's52 (57.78)24.3611
2020's27 (30.00)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 39.32

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index39.32 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.56 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.55 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index53.70 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (39.32)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews6 (6.32%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other89 (93.68%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]