Curdione ((+)-Curdione) inhibits CYP3A4 activity and the production of prostaglandin E2. Curdione inhibits proliferation of MCF-7 cells by inducing apoptosis. Curdione may be a candidate for anti-inflammatory and Y chemopreventive agents.

Guanfu base A is a potent noncompetitive CYP2D6 inhibitor (Ki: 1.20 μM in HLMs; Ki: 0.37 μM for rCYP2D6). It also inhibits HERG channel current.

BI 653048 is a selective and orally active agonist of nonsteroidal glucocorticoid (IC50: 55 nM). BI 653048 is also an HCV NS3 protease inhibitor.

1. Schisandrol B (Besigomsin) may exert neuroprotective effects by attenuating the microglia-mediated neuroinflammatory response via inhibiting the TLR4-mediated NF-κB and MAPKs signaling pathways. 2. Schisandrol B has anti-inflammatory property, potentially result from the inhibition of COX-2, iNOS, IL-6, TNF-α and NO through the down-regulation of RIP2 and NF-κB activation. 3. Schisandrol B induces marked protective effects against hepatic and renal injury induced by CCl(4) exposure through differential regulation of the MAPK signal transduction pathway. 4. Schisandrol B significantly inhibits cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner, due to cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase with the downregulation of cyclin D1 expression and Retinoblastoma (RB) phosphorylation.

Galeterone (VN 124) is an orally bioavailable small-molecule androgen receptor modulator and CYP17 lyase inhibitor with potential antiandrogen activity. Galeterone exhibits three distinct mechanisms of action: 1) as an androgen receptor antagonist, 2) as a CYP17 lyase inhibitor and 3) by decreasing overall androgen receptor levels in prostate cancer tumors, all of which may result in a decrease in androgen-dependent growth signaling. Localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP17 (P450C17 or CYP17A1) exhibits both 17alpha-hydroxylase and 17, 20-lyase activities, and plays a key role in the steroidogenic pathway that produces progestins, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.