Dicentrine (hydrochloride)

Dicentrine hydrochloride is a drug with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity. Dicentrine hydrochloride exerts its effects by enhancing TNF-α-induced apoptosis in A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells. Dicentrine hydrochloride increases caspase-8, -9, -3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activities. Dicentrine hydrochloride inhibits TNF-α-induced invasion and migration of A549 cells. Dicentrine hydrochloride significantly inhibited the TNF-α-activated TAK1, p38, JNK and Akt signaling pathways, and reduced the transcriptional activities of NF-κB and AP-1[1].

[1]Sheu-Meei Yu, et al. Effects of dicentrine, a novel α1-adrenoceptor antagonist, on human hyperplastic prostates. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1994 Jan; 252(1):29-34.|[2]Dicentrine Potentiates TNF-α-Induced Apoptosis and Suppresses Invasion of A549 Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells via Modulation of NF-κB and AP-1 Activation