Ginkgetin

1. Ginkgetin has anti-influenza virus and anti-fungal activities. 2. Ginkgetin has anti-inflammatory activity, can down-regulates COX-2 induction in vivo against skin inflammatory responses. 3. Ginkgetin is a good STAT3 inhibitor and may be a useful lead molecule for development of a therapeutic STAT3 inhibitor. 4. Ginkgetin induces apoptosis in PC-3 cells via activation of caspase 3 and inhibition of survival genes as a potent chemotherapeutic agent for prostate cancer treatment. 5. Ginkgetin has neuroprotective activity against neurological injury induced by MPTP occurs via regulating iron homeostasis, it may provide neuroprotective therapy for Parkinson's disease and iron metabolism disorder related diseases.