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alkannin and naphthoquinones

alkannin has been researched along with naphthoquinones in 68 studies

Research

Studies (68)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (5.88)18.7374
1990's5 (7.35)18.2507
2000's17 (25.00)29.6817
2010's30 (44.12)24.3611
2020's12 (17.65)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Papageorgiou, VP1
Cong, PZ1
Hoshi, A; Iitaka, Y; Kataoka, Y; Kuretani, K; Otsuka, H; Sankawa, U1
Ohno, A; Ozaki, Y; Saito, Y; Satake, M1
Ai, KH; Jin, J; Liu, H1
Abe, K; Ohno, A; Ozaki, Y; Saito, Y; Satake, M1
Ikeda, N; Kato, Y; Nakayama, M; Ozaki, Y; Sakaguchi, I; Satake, M; Suzuki, H; Tujimura, M1
Kohno, M; Maitani, Y; Masumizu, T; Nagai, T; Sekine, T; Takayama, K1
Assimopoulou, AN; Gavalas, A; Kourounakis, AP; Kourounakis, PN; Papageorgiou, VP1
Lee, GH; Li, SY; Lin, CH; Shen, CC; Sun, CM; Syu, WJ1
Andrikopoulos, NK; Assimopoulou, AN; Kaliora, AC; Papapeorgiou, VP1
Cheng, HW; Cheng, YW; Hu, CM; Kang, JJ1
Assimopoulou, AN; Papageorgiou, VP5
Chan, AS; Duan, ZF; Feng, GK; Gu, LQ; Huang, ZS; Li, YM; Liu, ZC; Wu, HQ; Xie, BF1
Assimopoulou, AN; Papageorgiou, VP; Spyros, A1
Bu, XZ; Chan, AS; Gu, LQ; Huang, ZS; Liu, ZC; Shen, YD; Wu, HQ; Xie, BF; Zhang, ZL1
Assimopoulou, AN; Karapanagiotis, I; Kokkini, S; Papageorgiou, VP; Vasiliou, A1
Assimopoulou, AN; Ganzera, M; Papageorgiou, VP; Stuppner, H1
Cristalli, G; Giardinà, D; Gioventù, G; Maggi, F; Ricciutelli, M; Sagratini, G; Vittori, S1
Assimopoulou, AN; Papageorgiou, VP; Stuppner, H; Sturm, S1
Assimopoulou, AN; Ballis, AC; Papageorgiou, VP1
Akgun, IH; Bedir, E; Deliloglu-Gurhan, I; Korkmaz, KS; Sevimli-Gur, C1
Assimopoulou, AN; Noula, E; Papadoyannis, IN; Papageorgiou, VP; Samanidou, VF1
Jiang, Hda G; Li, SS; Peng, Y; Zhou, W1
Assimopoulou, AN; Kontogiannopoulos, KN; Panayiotou, C; Papageorgiou, VP; Tsivintzelis, I1
Anagnostou, TL; Giannakas, N; Kaldrymidou, E; Karayannopoulou, M; Loukopoulos, P; Papazoglou, LG; Savvas, I; Tsioli, V1
Chen, J; Hu, X; Jiang, Z; Wang, B; Wang, Y; Xie, J1
Bedir, E; Bogurcu, N; Korkmaz, KS; Ozmen, B; Sevimli-Gur, C1
Akbari Noghabi, K; Haghbeen, K; Hosseini Shirazi, F; Mareftjo, MJ; Meshkat, A; Mousavi, A; Pourmolaei, S1
Ali, A; Assimopoulou, AN; Kolodziej, H; Papageorgiou, VP1
Bai, LP; He, H; Jiang, ZH1
Du, GJ; Huu Tung, N; Shoyama, Y; Wang, CZ; Yuan, CS1
Furusawa, Y; Hassan, MA; Kondo, T; Shimizu, T; Tabuchi, Y; Yoshihisa, Y1
Du, GJ; Shoyama, Y; Tung, NH; Wang, CZ; Yuan, CS1
Assimopoulou, AN; Fessas, D; Ganzera, M; Papageorgiou, VP; Stuppner, H; Tappeiner, J; Vasiliou, A1
Cichosz, M; Pietrosiuk, A; Pilarek, M; Sykłowska-Baranek, K1
HATOS, G; ROM, P1
Li, S; Song, H; Wang, R; Zhang, X; Zhou, S1
Cui, JH; Ding, J; Li, SS; Meng, QQ; Song, HL; Wang, RB; Xu, Y; Yang, K; Zhang, X; Zhou, W1
Chhaya, G; Nikita, G; Vivek, P1
Maheshwari, DK; Shukla, S; Singh, LK1
Babu, UV; Dilmel, K; Mohapatra, S; Nishant, M; Patki, PS; Sandeep Varma, R; Sharath Kumar, LM; Thiyagarajan, OS; Vijaykumar, M1
Di, T; Li, P; Lin, Y; Liu, X; Wang, Y; Zeng, Z; Zhang, L; Zhao, J1
Hosokawa, I; Hosokawa, Y; Matsuo, T; Ohta, Y; Ozaki, K; Shindo, S1
Cui, JH; Li, SS; Meng, QQ; Xiao, S; Zhang, X; Zhou, W1
Durán, AG; Gutiérrez, MT; Macías, FA; Molinillo, JMG; Rial, C; Skoneczny, D; Torres, A; Valdivia, MM; Varela, RM; Weston, LA1
Cao, Y; Deng, X; Fan, R; Fan, Z; Li, L; Li, Y; Lian, J; Lu, J; Ma, B; Song, X; Sun, D; Xue, W; Zhai, Y; Zhang, C; Zhang, T; Zhao, J; Zhu, Z1
Chen, Y; Li, H1
Demirezer, LO; Guvenalp, Z; Kazaz, C; Kuruuzum-Uz, A; Salih, B; Saracoglu, I; Yuzbasioglu Baran, M1
Cui, J; Dong, J; Huang, G; Li, S; Meng, Q; Sun, G; Zhang, Q; Zhang, X1
Guan, L; Liu, M; Sun, B; Zhang, J1
Hou, Q; Li, B; Li, Y; Lin, Q; Yin, C; Zhang, L1
Ma, J; Mo, F; Su, J; Yang, X; Zhang, J; Zhang, P1
Li, S; Tang, CY; Wang, X; Wang, YT1
Zhai, N; Zhang, G; Zhang, X1
Gong, D; Guo, Y; Li, K; Li, Q; Lin, P; Liu, X; Yuan, H; Zhang, J; Zhao, G; Zheng, Q1
Liu, T; Song, W; Zhuang, Y1
Fan, W; Huang, R; Liu, G; Yang, X1
Tang, C1
Cañamares, MV; Leona, M; Mieites-Alonso, MG1
Valipour, M1
Ahmad, M; Assimopoulou, AN; Declerck, S; Koletti, AE; Molin, EM; Paun, O; Reichelt, M; Rödel, P; Rodić, N; Schneider, C; Varela Alonso, A1
Dai, ZQ; Gao, F; Gao, S; Gu, YH; Guo, ZQ; Lei, HM; Lu, MJ; Luo, YJ; Shang, BX; Xu, B; Zeng, Q; Zhang, T; Zhang, ZJ1
Ahmad, Z; Harb, C; Lakhani, M; Saitis, T; Shareef, R; Watson, M1

Reviews

3 review(s) available for alkannin and naphthoquinones

ArticleYear
Alkannins and shikonins: a new class of wound healing agents.
    Current medicinal chemistry, 2008, Volume: 15, Issue:30

    Topics: Animals; Computer Simulation; Humans; Models, Chemical; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Stereoisomerism; Wound Healing

2008
Advance in Anti-tumor Mechanisms of Shikonin, Alkannin and their Derivatives.
    Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2018, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Humans; Lithospermum; Naphthoquinones; Neoplasms; Reactive Oxygen Species

2018
Recent advances of antitumor shikonin/alkannin derivatives: A comprehensive overview focusing on structural classification, synthetic approaches, and mechanisms of action.
    European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2022, May-05, Volume: 235

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Humans; Naphthoquinones; Neoplasms

2022

Trials

1 trial(s) available for alkannin and naphthoquinones

ArticleYear
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an ointment based on Alkannins/Shikonins on second intention wound healing in the dog.
    Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire, 2011, Volume: 75, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Dogs; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Combinations; Female; Forelimb; Isotonic Solutions; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; Male; Naphthoquinones; Ringer's Lactate; Skin; Soft Tissue Injuries; Therapeutic Irrigation; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing

2011

Other Studies

64 other study(ies) available for alkannin and naphthoquinones

ArticleYear
Wound healing properties of naphthaquinone pigments from Alkanna tinctoria.
    Experientia, 1978, Nov-15, Volume: 34, Issue:11

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Humans; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plants, Medicinal; Salmonella; Varicose Ulcer; Wound Healing

1978
[Mass spectrometric studies on alkannins].
    Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica, 1984, Volume: 19, Issue:6

    Topics: China; Mass Spectrometry; Naphthoquinones; Plants, Medicinal

1984
Antitumor activity of shikonin, alkannin and their derivatives. II. X-ray analysis of cyclo-alkannin leucoacetate, tautomerism of alkannin and cyclo-alkannin and antitumor activity of alkannin derivatives.
    Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1981, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Mice; Naphthols; Naphthoquinones; Stereoisomerism; X-Ray Diffraction

1981
Accelerative effect of shikonin, alkannin and acetylshikonin on the proliferation of granulation tissue in rats.
    Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1994, Volume: 17, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Anthraquinones; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Cell Division; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Gossypium; Granulation Tissue; Isomerism; Male; Naphthoquinones; Rats; Rats, Wistar

1994
[Studies on CD spectra of derivatives of shikonin and alkannin].
    Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica, 1993, Volume: 28, Issue:4

    Topics: Circular Dichroism; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Molecular Conformation; Naphthoquinones; Species Specificity; Stereoisomerism

1993
Comparative study on the accelerative effect of "koushikon" and "nanshikon" and their constituents on proliferation of granuloma tissue in rats.
    Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1993, Volume: 16, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; Cell Division; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Granuloma; Male; Naphthoquinones; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Stereoisomerism

1993
Study of the accelerating effect of shikonin and alkannin on the proliferation of granulation tissue in rats.
    Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1998, Volume: 21, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; CD3 Complex; Flow Cytometry; Gossypium; Granulation Tissue; Granuloma, Foreign-Body; Lymphocytes; Macrophage-1 Antigen; Male; Naphthoquinones; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Skin; Stimulation, Chemical

1998
[Effect of shikonin and alkannin on hydroxyl radical generation system concerned with iron ion].
    Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 1998, Volume: 118, Issue:12

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Cyclic N-Oxides; Depression, Chemical; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hydroxyl Radical; Iron; Isomerism; Naphthoquinones; Spin Trapping

1998
Alkannin and shikonin: effect on free radical processes and on inflammation - a preliminary pharmacochemical investigation.
    Archiv der Pharmazie, 2002, Volume: 335, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Edema; Female; Free Radical Scavengers; Freund's Adjuvant; Lipid Peroxidation; Naphthoquinones; Rats; Rats, Inbred F344

2002
Antimicrobial activities of naphthazarins from Arnebia euchroma.
    Journal of natural products, 2002, Volume: 65, Issue:12

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Boraginaceae; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; China; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; Enterococcus faecalis; Female; HeLa Cells; Humans; Methicillin Resistance; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Ovarian Neoplasms; Plant Bark; Plants, Medicinal; Staphylococcus aureus; Stereoisomerism; Tumor Cells, Cultured; Vancomycin

2002
Biological activity of some naturally occurring resins, gums and pigments against in vitro LDL oxidation.
    Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2003, Volume: 17, Issue:5

    Topics: Cholesterol, LDL; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gum Arabic; Humans; Karaya Gum; Mastic Resin; Naphthoquinones; Oils, Volatile; Oxidation-Reduction; Pigments, Biological; Pistacia; Plant Extracts; Resins, Plant; Structure-Activity Relationship; Triterpenes

2003
Impairment of vascular function of rat thoracic aorta in an endothelium-dependent manner by shikonin/alkannin and derivatives isolated from roots of Macrotomia euchroma.
    Planta medica, 2004, Volume: 70, Issue:1

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Boraginaceae; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endothelium, Vascular; Histamine; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Muscle Contraction; Naphthoquinones; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Rats; Rats, Wistar

2004
Encapsulation of isohexenylnaphthazarins in cyclodextrins.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2004, Volume: 18, Issue:4

    Topics: 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin; beta-Cyclodextrins; Biological Availability; Capsules; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; Cyclodextrins; Dosage Forms; Drug Carriers; Microscopy, Electron; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Solubility

2004
Preparation and release studies of alkannin-containing microcapsules.
    Journal of microencapsulation, 2004, Volume: 21, Issue:2

    Topics: Capsules; Cellulose; Drug Compounding; Drug Stability; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Naphthoquinones; Particle Size; Pistacia; Polymers; Resins, Plant; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Surface Properties; Surface-Active Agents; Waxes

2004
Synthesis and cytotoxicity study of alkannin derivatives.
    European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2004, Volume: 39, Issue:9

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Humans; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Structure-Activity Relationship

2004
Study on isohexenylnaphthazarins polymerization in alkaline media.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2004, Volume: 18, Issue:8

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, Gel; Cosmetics; Drug Stability; Esters; Food Additives; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrolysis; Naphthoquinones; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Plant Roots; Polymers

2004
Study on polymerization of the pharmaceutical substances isohexenylnaphthazarins.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2004, Volume: 18, Issue:8

    Topics: Air; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry, Physical; Chromatography, Gel; Light; Models, Molecular; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Polymers; Solvents; Temperature

2004
Study on the enantiomeric ratio of the pharmaceutical substances alkannin and shikonin.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2004, Volume: 18, Issue:10

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Capsules; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Naphthoquinones; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Stereoisomerism; Temperature

2004
Structure determination of oligomeric alkannin and shikonin derivatives.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2005, Volume: 19, Issue:7

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, Gel; Dimerization; Naphthoquinones; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Polymers

2005
The molecular mechanisms involved in the cytotoxicity of alkannin derivatives.
    European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2005, Volume: 40, Issue:12

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; HeLa Cells; Humans; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxygen; Structure-Activity Relationship

2005
Analysis of alkannin derivatives from Alkanna species by high-performance liquid chromatography/photodiode array/mass spectrometry.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2006, Volume: 20, Issue:12

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Geography; Greece; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

2006
Simultaneous determination of monomeric and oligomeric alkannins and shikonins by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection-mass spectrometry.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2008, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

2008
Alkannin/shikonin mixture from roots of Onosma echioides (L.) L.: extraction method study and quantification.
    Journal of separation science, 2008, Volume: 31, Issue:6-7

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Solvents; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

2008
Preparative isolation and purification of alkannin/shikonin derivatives from natural products by high-speed counter-current chromatography.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2009, Volume: 23, Issue:2

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Mass Spectrometry; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots

2009
Cytotoxic naphthoquinones from Alkanna cappadocica ( perpendicular).
    Journal of natural products, 2010, May-28, Volume: 73, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Boraginaceae; Chlorocebus aethiops; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; HeLa Cells; Humans; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Plants, Medicinal; Turkey; Vero Cells

2010
Solid-phase extraction for purification of alkannin/shikonin samples and isolation of monomeric and dimeric fractions.
    Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2010, Volume: 397, Issue:6

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Chromatography, Liquid; Dextrans; Naphthoquinones; Solid Phase Extraction

2010
Comparative study on enantiomeric excess of main akannin/shikonin derivatives isolated from the roots of three endemic Boraginaceae plants in China.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2011, Volume: 25, Issue:10

    Topics: Boraginaceae; China; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Circular Dichroism; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Stereoisomerism

2011
Electrospun fiber mats containing shikonin and derivatives with potential biomedical applications.
    International journal of pharmaceutics, 2011, May-16, Volume: 409, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Administration, Cutaneous; Bandages; Cellulose; Drug Combinations; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Electrochemical Techniques; Excipients; Humans; Lactic Acid; Naphthoquinones; Polyesters; Polyglycolic Acid; Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; Polymers; Wound Healing

2011
Shikonin and its analogs inhibit cancer cell glycolysis by targeting tumor pyruvate kinase-M2.
    Oncogene, 2011, Oct-20, Volume: 30, Issue:42

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Line, Tumor; Enzyme Inhibitors; Glucose; Glycolysis; Humans; Lactic Acid; Naphthoquinones; Neoplasms; Pyruvate Kinase

2011
ALCAPs induce mitochondrial apoptosis and activate DNA damage response by generating ROS and inhibiting topoisomerase I enzyme activity in K562 leukemia cell line.
    Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2011, Jun-17, Volume: 409, Issue:4

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Apoptosis; Boraginaceae; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; DNA Damage; DNA Topoisomerases, Type I; Histones; Humans; Mitochondria; Naphthoquinones; Reactive Oxygen Species; Topoisomerase I Inhibitors

2011
Detailed investigations on the solid cell culture and antimicrobial activities of the Iranian Arnebia euchroma.
    Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology, 2011, Volume: 2011

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Boraginaceae; Fungi; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Seeds; Tissue Culture Techniques

2011
Structure/antileishmanial activity relationship study of naphthoquinones and dependency of the mode of action on the substitution patterns.
    Planta medica, 2011, Volume: 77, Issue:18

    Topics: Amphotericin B; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Bignoniaceae; Boraginaceae; Culture Media; Drosera; Flow Cytometry; Glutathione; Green Fluorescent Proteins; Hydroxylation; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Leishmania; Macrophages; Mammals; Naphthoquinones; Organisms, Genetically Modified; Parasitic Sensitivity Tests; Structure-Activity Relationship

2011
Synthesis and human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA-binding activity of glucosaminosides of shikonin/alkannin.
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2012, Feb-15, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Aminoglycosides; DNA; G-Quadruplexes; Glycosylation; Humans; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

2012
Naphthoquinone components from Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch show significant antiproliferative effects on human colorectal cancer cells.
    Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Apoptosis; Boraginaceae; Cell Cycle; Cell Proliferation; Colorectal Neoplasms; HCT116 Cells; Humans; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Rats

2013
Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
    PloS one, 2012, Volume: 7, Issue:10

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Apoptosis; Benzhydryl Compounds; Blotting, Western; Caspase 3; Cell Line; DNA Fragmentation; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Keratinocytes; Naphthoquinones; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Pyrrolidinones; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Ultraviolet Rays

2012
Isolation and chemopreventive evaluation of novel naphthoquinone compounds from Alkanna tinctoria.
    Anti-cancer drugs, 2013, Volume: 24, Issue:10

    Topics: Anticarcinogenic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Apoptosis; Boraginaceae; Caspases; Cell Culture Techniques; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Colorectal Neoplasms; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Humans; Molecular Docking Simulation; Naphthoquinones; Plant Roots; Structure-Activity Relationship

2013
Quantitative determination of alkannins and shikonins in endemic Mediterranean Alkanna species.
    Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 2014, Volume: 28, Issue:7

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots

2014
Liquid perfluorodecalin application for in situ extraction and enhanced naphthoquinones production in Arnebia euchroma cell suspension cultures.
    Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2014, Volume: 172, Issue:5

    Topics: Biomass; Boraginaceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Culture Media; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Ethylenes; Fluorocarbons; Naphthoquinones; Plant Growth Regulators; Plant Somatic Embryogenesis Techniques

2014
[Alkannin as a substitute for litmus].
    A Gyogyszeresz, 1951, Jun-01, Volume: 6, Issue:6

    Topics: Humans; Indicators and Reagents; Naphthoquinones

1951
Synthesis and evaluation of novel alkannin and shikonin oxime derivatives as potent antitumor agents.
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2014, Sep-01, Volume: 24, Issue:17

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Humans; K562 Cells; MCF-7 Cells; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Oximes; Structure-Activity Relationship

2014
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of shikonin and alkannin derivatives as potential anticancer agents via a prodrug approach.
    ChemMedChem, 2014, Volume: 9, Issue:12

    Topics: Alkylation; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Drug Design; Female; Male; Mice; Microsomes, Liver; Naphthoquinones; Neoplasms; Prodrugs; Rats; Reactive Oxygen Species; Stereoisomerism; Structure-Activity Relationship; Transplantation, Heterologous; Transplantation, Homologous

2014
Wound-healing activity of an oligomer of alkannin/shikonin, isolated from root bark of Onosma echioides.
    Natural product research, 2015, Volume: 29, Issue:16

    Topics: Animals; Boraginaceae; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Rats; Wound Healing

2015
Antibacterial effect of butyryl alkannin from Arnebia euchroma against vancomycin-resistant pathogens of Enterococcus faecalis causing urinary tract infections.
    Natural product research, 2015, Volume: 29, Issue:24

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Boraginaceae; Enterococcus faecalis; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Urinary Tract Infections; Vancomycin Resistance

2015
Anti-skin ageing activity of napthoquinones from Arnebia nobilis Reichb.f.
    Natural product research, 2016, Volume: 30, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Boraginaceae; Cellular Senescence; Collagen Type I; Cosmetics; Elastin; Fibroblasts; Hemolysis; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Keratinocytes; Mice; Naphthoquinones; NIH 3T3 Cells; Plant Roots; Protein Precursors; Skin Aging; Up-Regulation

2016
Suppressive effect of β, β-dimethylacryloyl alkannin on activated dendritic cells in an imiquimod-induced psoriasis mouse model.
    International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2015, Volume: 8, Issue:6

    Topics: Aminoquinolines; Animals; Cell Proliferation; Cells, Cultured; Coculture Techniques; Cytokines; Dendritic Cells; Dermatologic Agents; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Imiquimod; Inflammation Mediators; Lymphocyte Activation; Lymphocytes; Male; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Naphthoquinones; Psoriasis; Severity of Illness Index; Skin; Time Factors

2015
Alkannin inhibits CCL3 and CCL5 production in human periodontal ligament cells.
    Cell biology international, 2016, Volume: 40, Issue:12

    Topics: Cells, Cultured; Chemokine CCL3; Chemokine CCL5; Humans; I-kappa B Proteins; Interleukin-1beta; Ligands; Naphthoquinones; Periodontal Ligament; Phosphorylation; Proteolysis; Transcription Factor RelA

2016
Bioactivity and quantitative analysis of isohexenylnaphthazarins in root periderm of two Echium spp.: E. plantagineum and E. gaditanum.
    Phytochemistry, 2017, Volume: 141

    Topics: Australia; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Echium; Humans; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Spain; Triticum

2017
Alkannin Inhibited Hepatic Inflammation in Diabetic Db/Db Mice.
    Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, 2018, Volume: 45, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cell Survival; Cytokines; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus; Hep G2 Cells; Humans; Inflammation; Liver; Liver Diseases; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Naphthoquinones; rho-Associated Kinases; Signal Transduction

2018
RETRACTED: Alkannin protects human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells from LPS-induced inflammatory injury by regulation of microRNA-210.
    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2018, Volume: 108

    Topics: Apoptosis; Cell Line; Cell Survival; Cytokines; Epithelial Cells; Humans; Inflammation; Kidney Tubules, Proximal; Lipopolysaccharides; MicroRNAs; Naphthoquinones; NF-kappa B; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Protective Agents; Signal Transduction; Up-Regulation

2018
Cytotoxic naphthoquinones from
    Natural product research, 2020, Volume: 34, Issue:12

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Boraginaceae; Caspase 3; Cell Line; DNA Fragmentation; Humans; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts

2020
DMAKO-20 as a New Multitarget Anticancer Prodrug Activated by the Tumor Specific CYP1B1 Enzyme.
    Molecular pharmaceutics, 2019, 01-07, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; HCT116 Cells; Hep G2 Cells; Humans; K562 Cells; Mice; Naphthoquinones; Prodrugs; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

2019
RETRACTED: Alkannin inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via regulation of miR-92a.
    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2019, Volume: 114

    Topics: Apoptosis; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Down-Regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; MicroRNAs; Naphthoquinones; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; PTEN Phosphohydrolase; Signal Transduction

2019
Alkannin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury in mice via Rho/ROCK/NF-κB pathway.
    Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology, 2019, Volume: 33, Issue:7

    Topics: A549 Cells; Acute Lung Injury; Animals; Humans; Lipopolysaccharides; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Naphthoquinones; NF-kappa B; rho GTP-Binding Proteins; rho-Associated Kinases; Signal Transduction

2019
Thermosensitive hydrogels as a controlled release system for alkannin to improve localized treatment of Candida vaginitis after external beam radiotherapy in vitro and in vivo.
    Pathogens and disease, 2019, 06-01, Volume: 77, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Topical; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Candida albicans; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Carriers; Female; Hydrogels; Naphthoquinones; Radiotherapy; Rats; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

2019
Comparative genome/transcriptome analysis probes Boraginales' phylogenetic position, WGDs in Boraginales, and key enzyme genes in the alkannin/shikonin core pathway.
    Molecular ecology resources, 2020, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Biosynthetic Pathways; Gene Duplication; Gene Expression Profiling; Genome, Plant; Magnoliopsida; Naphthoquinones; Phylogeny; Plant Proteins; Transcriptome

2020
Alkannin represses growth of pancreatic cancer cells based on the down regulation of miR-199a.
    BioFactors (Oxford, England), 2020, Volume: 46, Issue:5

    Topics: Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Glucuronidase; Humans; Klotho Proteins; MAP Kinase Signaling System; MicroRNAs; Naphthoquinones; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Signal Transduction; TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

2020
Alkannin induces cytotoxic autophagy and apoptosis by promoting ROS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of JNK pathway.
    Biochemical pharmacology, 2020, Volume: 180

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Boraginaceae; Cell Survival; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; HCT116 Cells; HEK293 Cells; Hep G2 Cells; Humans; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Nude; Mitochondria; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Reactive Oxygen Species

2020
CYP82AR Subfamily Proteins Catalyze C-1' Hydroxylations of Deoxyshikonin in the Biosynthesis of Shikonin and Alkannin.
    Organic letters, 2021, 04-02, Volume: 23, Issue:7

    Topics: Boraginaceae; Catalysis; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; Hydroxylation; Molecular Structure; Naphthoquinones; Plant Extracts; Terpenes

2021
β-acetoxyisovaleryl alkannin (AAN-II) from Alkanna tinctoria promotes the healing of pressure-induced venous ulcers in a rabbit model through the activation of TGF-β/Smad3 signaling.
    Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2021, Jul-31, Volume: 26, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Boraginaceae; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Naphthoquinones; Pressure; Rabbits; Signal Transduction; Smad3 Protein; Transforming Growth Factor beta1; Varicose Ulcer; Wound Healing

2021
Exploring the evolutionary process of alkannin/shikonin O-acyltransferases by a reliable Lithospermum erythrorhizon genome.
    DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes, 2021, Sep-13, Volume: 28, Issue:5

    Topics: Acyltransferases; Lithospermum; Naphthoquinones

2021
Raman, SERS and DFT analysis of the natural red dyes of Japanese origin alkannin and shikonin.
    Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 2022, Jan-15, Volume: 265

    Topics: Coloring Agents; Japan; Naphthoquinones; Spectrum Analysis, Raman

2022
Dynamics of alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis in response to jasmonate and salicylic acid in Lithospermum officinale.
    Scientific reports, 2022, 10-12, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Acetates; Cyclopentanes; Lithospermum; Mevalonic Acid; Naphthoquinones; Oxylipins; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Plant Growth Regulators; Salicylic Acid

2022
Anti-tumor effects of novel alkannin derivatives with potent selectivity on comprehensive analysis.
    Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 2023, Volume: 117

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Mice; Naphthoquinones; Pyruvate Kinase

2023
Shikonin and Alkannin inhibit ATP synthase and impede the cell growth in Escherichia coli.
    International journal of biological macromolecules, 2023, Dec-31, Volume: 253, Issue:Pt 4

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Escherichia coli; Naphthoquinones; Phytochemicals

2023