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Description

ukrain: a phytogenic antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic product from alkaloids of Chelidonium majus L. & thiophosphoric triaciridide acid [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
ChelidoniumgenusA plant genus in the family PAPAVERACEAE, order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae.[MeSH]PapaveraceaeThe poppy plant family of the order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. These have bisexual, regular, cup-shaped flowers with one superior pistil and many stamens; 2 or 3 conspicuous, separate sepals and a number of separate petals. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually deeply cut or divided into leaflets.[MeSH]
Chelidonium majusspecies[no description available]PapaveraceaeThe poppy plant family of the order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. These have bisexual, regular, cup-shaped flowers with one superior pistil and many stamens; 2 or 3 conspicuous, separate sepals and a number of separate petals. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually deeply cut or divided into leaflets.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID160027
MeSH IDM0169036

Synonyms (11)

Synonym
ukrain
nsc-631570
uksr-222
ccris 6300
138069-52-0
ukrain compound
unii-6251q9uk1s
6251q9uk1s ,
chelidoninium, 5,5',5''-(phosphinothioylidynetris(imino-2,1-ethanediyl))tris(5-methyl-, trihydroxide
Q502728
[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-i]phenanthridinium, 13,13',13''-[phosphinothioylidynetris(imino-2,1-ethanediyl)]tris[5b,6,7,12b,13,14-hexahydro-6-hydroxy-13-methyl-, hydroxide (1:3), (5br,5'br,5''br,6s,6's,6''s,12bs,12'bs,12''bs)-

Research Excerpts

Overview

Ukrain (NSC 631570) is a synthetic thiophosphate derivative of alkaloids from the extract of the celandine (Chelidonium majus L.) plant. Ukrain turned out to be a potent inducer of apoptosis. It is a new effective drug in the therapy of colorectal cancer.

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"Ukrain (NSC 631570) is a synthetic thiophosphate derivative of alkaloids from the extract of the celandine (Chelidonium majus L.) plant."( Ukrain (NSC 631570) ameliorates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion-induced acute lung injury by reducing oxidative stress.
Akcilar, A; Akcilar, R; Bayat, Z; Bayhan, Z; Kocak, C; Kocak, FE; Savran, B; Zeren, S, 2016
)
2.6
"Ukrain (NSC-631570) is a cytostatic and immunomodulating semisynthetic compound of thiophosphate-modified alkaloids of Chelidonium majus L. "( Comparative investigation of the effect of ukrain on growth of ascites and solid forms of Ehrlich's carcinoma.
Liubunya, AV; Pozur, VV; Rudik, MP; Skivka, LM; Susak, YM, 2010
)
2.07
"Ukrain is a reaction product of different alkaloids from Chelidoniummajus L."( Effect of ukrain on cell survival and apoptosis in the androgen-independent prostate cancer cell line PC-3.
Govindaraj, S; Jagadeesan, A; Kalimuthu, S; Perumal, E; Ramachandran, A; Velayutham, S; Venkatesh, K, 2011
)
1.49
"Ukrain is an anticancer drug based on the extract of the plant Chelidonium majus L. "( Ukrain - a new cancer cure? A systematic review of randomised clinical trials.
Ernst, E; Schmidt, K, 2005
)
3.21
"Ukrain turned out to be a potent inducer of apoptosis. "( Proapoptotic activity of Ukrain is based on Chelidonium majus L. alkaloids and mediated via a mitochondrial death pathway.
Bamberg, M; Belka, C; Cordes, N; Daniel, PT; Eldh, T; Gruber, C; Habermehl, D; Handrick, R; Jendrossek, V; Kammerer, B; Plasswilm, L, 2006
)
2.08
"Ukrain is a reaction product of different alkaloids from Chelidonium majus L. "( NF-kappaB does not influence the induction of apoptosis by Ukrain.
Aldana, A; Ceballos, G; Espinosa, M; Gallardo, JC; Maldonado, V; Melendez-Zajgla, J; Mendoza, J; Zamora, R, 2006
)
2.02
"Ukrain is a semisynthetic compound consisting of alkaloids from Chelidonium majus L. "( Modulation of immune effector cell cytolytic activity and tumour growth inhibition in vivo by Ukrain (NSC 631570).
Liepins, A; Nowicky, JW, 1996
)
1.96
"Ukrain is a new effective drug in the therapy of colorectal cancer."( Comparison of chemotherapy and X-ray therapy with Ukrain monotherapy for colorectal cancer.
Korsh, OB; Kravchenco, OB; Susak, YM; Yaremchuk, OY; Yatsyk, IM; Zemskov, VS, 1996
)
1.27
"Ukrain is a semisynthetic drug with immunomodulatory properties derived from Chelidonium majus L. "( Estimation of direct influence of Ukrain preparation on influenza viruses and the bacteria E. coli and S. aureus.
Ciebiada, I; Denys, A; Korczak, E; Nowicky, JW, 1996
)
2.02
"Ukrain was proved to be an effective antitumor agent on biological and mathematical models in accordance with standardized instructions for screening."( Morphometric and kinetic analysis of the growth of experimental sarcoma-45 in the presence of Ukrain.
Deneka, ER, 1998
)
1.24
"Ukrain is a promising drug proved to be efficient in the treatment of different tumors when used either before, during or after radiation therapy."( A comparative evaluation of the influence of the complex drug Ukrain and its components on the effects of radiation.
Boyko, VN; Zholus, RB, 1998
)
1.26
"Ukrain is alleged to be an effective chemotherapeutic drug which causes minimal side-effects as a result of selective toxicity towards malignant cells only. "( The antimitotic effects of Ukrain, a Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, are reversible in vitro.
Bianchi, PC; Joubert, AM; Panzer, A; Seegers, JC, 2000
)
2.05
"Ukrain is a semisynthetic drug with immunomodulatory properties, derived from Chelidonium majus L. "( Enhancement of macrophage tumouricidal activity by the alkaloid derivative Ukrain. In vitro and in vivo studies.
Liepins, A; Lopez, DM; Rao, K; Sotomayor, EM, 1992
)
1.96
"Ukrain is a semisynthetic compound consisting of alkaloids from Chelidonium majus L. "( Activation of spleen cell lytic activity by the alkaloid thiophosphoric acid derivative: Ukrain.
Liepins, A; Nowicky, JW, 1992
)
1.95

Effects

Ukrain is a semi-synthetic Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, consisting of three chelidonine alkaloids combined to triaziridide. It exhibits selective toxicity towards malignant cells only.

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"Ukrain has been demonstrated to possess antineoplastic and immunomodulatory properties."( Ukrain (NSC-631570) in experimental and clinical studies: a review.
Jagiello-Wójtowicz, E; Kleinrok, Z; Urbanska, EM, 1998
)
2.46
"Ukrain(TM) has been described as a semisynthetic Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, which exhibits selective toxicity towards malignant cells only. "( Ukrain(TM), a semisynthetic Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, acts by inhibition of tubulin polymerization in normal and malignant cell lines.
Bianchi, PC; Hamel, E; Joubert, AM; Panzer, A; Seegers, JC, 2000
)
3.19
"Ukrain has been described as a semi-synthetic Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, consisting of three chelidonine alkaloids combined to triaziridide. "( Chemical analyses of Ukrain, a semi-synthetic Chelidonium majus alkaloid derivative, fail to confirm its trimeric structure.
Albrecht, CF; Eloff, JN; Erasmus, E; Joubert, AM; Panzer, A; Seegers, JC, 2000
)
2.07
"Ukrain has previously been demonstrated to exert a malignotoxic effect in vivo. "( Chitotriosidase as a new marker of macrophage stimulation in a tumor model treated with cyclophosphamide and Ukrain.
Buzueva, II; Djanayeva, SJ; Falameyeva, OV; Filjushina, EE; Kaledin, VI; Korolenko, TA; Nowicky, J; Sandula, J; Wevers, RA, 2000
)
1.96
"(Ukrain) has been produced since 1978 by Nowicky."( In vitro effects of Chelidonium majus L. alkaloid thiophosphoric acid conjugates (Ukrain) on the phenotype of normal human lymphocytes.
Harłozinska, A; Nowicky, JW; Slesak, B, 1992
)
1.13

Actions

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"Ukrain was found to increase the survival rate of mice by 50-60 percent at irradiation doses from 6.00 to 6.75 Gy with no effect at the dose of 7.5 Gy."( Action of Ukrain, a cytostatic and immunomodulating drug, on effects of irradiation.
Boyko, VN; Bubnov, VP; Petrov, AS; Voltchek, IV, 1996
)
1.42

Treatment

Ukrain treatment of LS lymphosarcoma was also followed by increased levels of cystatin C in tumor tissue (4-fold) Treatment with Ukrain was without serious negative effects and the number of side effects of IFN in individual therapy was significantly reduced.

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"Ukrain treatment was well tolerated. "( Efficacy of ukrain in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Hodysh, Y; Nowicky, W; Prokopchuk, O; Susak, Y; Tkachenko, O; Zemskov, S; Zemskov, V, 2002
)
2.14
"Ukrain treatment was well tolerated."( Ukrain (NSC-631570) in the treatment of pancreas cancer.
Hodysh, YY; Procopchuk, OL; Susak, YM; Zemskov, SV; Zemskov, VS; Zemskova, MV, 2000
)
2.47
"Ukrain treatment was well tolerated by the patient and there were no complications in the postoperative period."( Ukrain treatment of a patient with retroperitoneal synovial sarcoma. Case report.
Prokopchuk, OL; Susak, YM; Zemskov, SV, 2000
)
2.47
"Ukrain treatment of LS lymphosarcoma was also followed by increased levels of cystatin C in tumor tissue (4-fold); cyclophosphane plus Ukrain had a similar positive effect."( Cysteine proteinase inhibitor level in tumor and normal tissues in control and cured mice.
Djanayeva, SJ; Falameyeva, OV; Kaledin, VI; Korolenko, TA; Nowicky, JW; Poteryaeva, ON; Sandula, J, 2000
)
1.03
"Treatment with Ukrain was without serious negative effects and the number of side effects of IFN in individual therapy was significantly reduced."( Preliminary results of individual therapy of chronic hepatitis C by Ukrain and interferon-alpha.
Belopolskaya, M; Belozyorova, L; Grigoryeva, T; Lamanova, E; Nowicky, JW; Semenyako, N; Sologub, T; Voltchek, I, 2000
)
0.88

Toxicity

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" Morphological studies of toxic changes in 40 different organs of rats were performed on macro- and microscopic levels."( Study of acute toxicity of Ukrain in rats after intravenous injection.
Deneka, ER; Karmozina, LG; Kulik, GI; Todor, IN, 1998
)
0.6
" It was found that the intravenous LD50 was greater than 43 mg active ingredient/kg body weight in the males and 76 mg active ingredient/kg body weight in the females."( Ukrain: acute toxicity after intravenous, intramuscular and oral administration in rats.
Hruby, R, 2000
)
1.75

Compound-Compound Interactions

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"To carry out comparative investigation of the effect of Ukrain used alone and in combination with pathogen associated molecules (PAM) on mitotic cycle and apoptosis induction in mouse melanoma cell lines with different biological properties."( The effect of NSC-631570 (ukrain) alone and in combination with pathogen-associated molecules on cell cycle distribution and apoptosis induction of mouse melanoma cells with different biological properties.
Bezdenezhnykh, NA; Kudryavets, YI; Skivka, LM; Susak, YM; Trompak, OO, 2010
)
0.91

Dosage Studied

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" A clear dose-response effect was found for Ukrain."( Influence of Ukrain on human xenografts in vitro.
Hiesmayr, W; Liepins, A; Nowicky, JW; Nowicky, W, 1996
)
0.92
" The interrelation between toxicity (death of animals) and dosage was determined by nonlinear regression method."( Study of acute toxicity of Ukrain in rats after intravenous injection.
Deneka, ER; Karmozina, LG; Kulik, GI; Todor, IN, 1998
)
0.6
" The rate of apoptotic cells rose steadily with increased drug concentration in a dose-dependent manner and reached 20% at a dosage of 17."( Induced apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP by Ukrain.
Haake, AR; Ludlow, JW; Polevoda, BV; Roublevskaia, IN, 2000
)
0.55
" Dosage range, methods of introduction and duration of administration of the drug vary."( Comparative investigation of the effect of ukrain on growth of ascites and solid forms of Ehrlich's carcinoma.
Liubunya, AV; Pozur, VV; Rudik, MP; Skivka, LM; Susak, YM, 2010
)
0.62
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (172)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19901 (0.58)18.7374
1990's94 (54.65)18.2507
2000's52 (30.23)29.6817
2010's20 (11.63)24.3611
2020's5 (2.91)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 152.67

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 very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index152.67 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.33 (2.92)
Research Growth Index6.91 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index282.17 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (152.67)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials23 (12.64%)5.53%
Reviews4 (2.20%)6.00%
Case Studies21 (11.54%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other134 (73.63%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]