Apigenin
Apigenin is a plant-derived flavonoid that has significant promise as a skin cancer chemopreventive agent. Apigenin inhibits the expression of involucrin (hINV), a marker of keratinocyte differentiation, is increased by differentiating agents via a protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta), Ras, MEKK1, MEK3 cascade that increases AP1 factor level and AP1 factor binding to DNA elements in the hINV promoter. Apigenin suppresses the 12-O-tetradeconylphorbol-13-acetate-dependent increase in AP1 factor expression and binding to the hINV promoter and the increase in hINV promoter activity. Apigenin also inhibits the increase in promoter activity observed following overexpression of PKCdelta, constitutively active Ras, or MEKK1. The suppression of PKCdelta activity is associated with reduced phosphorylation of PKCdelta-Y311. Activation of hINV promoter activity by the green tea polyphenol, (-)-epigellocathecin-3-gallate, is also inhibited by apigenin, suggesting that the two chemopreventive agents can produce opposing actions in keratinocytes. (PMID: 16982614 ). Apigenin, a flavone abundantly found in fruits and vegetables, exhibits antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and antimetastatic activities through poorly defined mechanisms. This flavonoid provides selective activity to promote caspase-dependent-apoptosis of leukemia cells and uncover an essential role of PKCdelta during the induction of apoptosis by apigenin. (PMID: 16844095 ). Apigenin markedly induces the expression of death receptor 5 (DR5) and synergistically acts with exogenous soluble recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) to induce apoptosis in malignant tumor cells. On the other hand, apigenin-mediated induction of DR5 expression is not observed in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Moreover, apigenin does not sensitize normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. (PMID: 16648565 ).
Structure for HMDB02124 (Apigenin)
C15H10O5
270.2369
270.05282343
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
chamomile
520-36-5
KZNIFHPLKGYRTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as flavones. These are flavonoids with a structure based on the backbone of 2-phenylchromen-4-one (2-phenyl-1-benzopyran-4-one).
Organic compounds
Phenylpropanoids and polyketides
Flavonoids
Flavones
Flavones
Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
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Solid
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228
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FDB002798
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4444100
C01477
CPD-431
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Apigenin
HMDB02124
HMDB02124
3397
5280443
AGI
18388
- Balasubramanian S, Zhu L, Eckert RL: Apigenin inhibition of involucrin gene expression is associated with a specific reduction in phosphorylation of protein kinase Cdelta Tyr311. J Biol Chem. 2006 Nov 24;281(47):36162-72. Epub 2006 Sep 18. [PubMed:16982614 ]
- Vargo MA, Voss OH, Poustka F, Cardounel AJ, Grotewold E, Doseff AI: Apigenin-induced-apoptosis is mediated by the activation of PKCdelta and caspases in leukemia cells. Biochem Pharmacol. 2006 Sep 14;72(6):681-92. Epub 2006 Jul 17. [PubMed:16844095 ]
- Horinaka M, Yoshida T, Shiraishi T, Nakata S, Wakada M, Sakai T: The dietary flavonoid apigenin sensitizes malignant tumor cells to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand. Mol Cancer Ther. 2006 Apr;5(4):945-51. [PubMed:16648565 ]