Peimine

Peimine (Verticine; Dihydroisoimperialine) is an orally active natural product. Peimine has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and cough relieving effects. Peimine can be used in cancer and inflammation related research[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].

[1]Yi PF, et al. Peimine impairs pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion through the inhibition of the activation of NF-κB and MAPK in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2013 Oct;35(5):567-72.|[2]Chen K, Lv ZT, Zhou CH, et al. Peimine suppresses interleukin‑1β‑induced inflammation via MAPK downregulation in chondrocytes. Int J Mol Med. 2019;43(5):2241-2251. |[3]Tan H, et al. Peimine inhibits the growth and motility of prostate cancer cells and induces apoptosis by disruption of intracellular calcium homeostasis through Ca2+ /CaMKII/JNK pathway. J Cell Biochem. 2020 Jan;121(1):81-92. |[4]Liu C, et al. Synergistic anti-inflammatory effects of peimine, peiminine, and forsythoside a combination on LPS-induced acute lung injury by inhibition of the IL-17-NF-κB/MAPK pathway activation. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Sep 15;295:115343. |[5]Chen LH, et al. Sex dependent pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and excretion of peimine and peiminine in rats assessed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Jan 9;145(1):77-84. |[6]Yi PF, et al. Peimine impairs pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion through the inhibition of the activation of NF-κB and MAPK in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2013 Oct;35(5):567-72. |[7]Xu J, et al. Peimine, a main active ingredient of Fritillaria, exhibits anti-inflammatory and pain suppression properties at the cellular level. Fitoterapia. 2016 Jun;111:1-6.