Title:Fascinating Chemopreventive Story of Wogonin: A Chance to Hit on the Head in Cancer Treatment
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Author(s): Rajesh Kumar, Seetha Harilal, Della G.T. Parambi, Siju E. Narayanan, Md. Sahab Uddin, Akash Marathakam, Jobin Jose, Githa E. Mathew and Bijo Mathew*
Affiliation:
- Division of Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Research Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ahalia School of Pharmacy, Palakkad, 678557, Kerala,India
Keywords:
Wogonin, apoptosis, carcinogenesis diminution, anti-angiogenesis, metastasis, chemosensitizer, cell cycle arrest.
Abstract: Cancer, global havoc, is a group of debilitating diseases that strikes family as well as society. Cancer
cases are drastically increasing these days. Despite many therapies and surgical procedures available, cancer is
still difficult to control due to limited effective therapies or targeted therapies. Natural products can produce
lesser side effects to the normal cells, which are the major demerit of chemotherapies and radiation. Wogonin, a
natural product extracted from the plant, Scutellaria baicalensis has been widely studied and found with a high
caliber to tackle most of the cancers via several mechanisms that include intrinsic as well as extrinsic apoptosis
signaling pathways, carcinogenesis diminution, telomerase activity inhibition, metastasis inhibition in the inflammatory
microenvironment, anti-angiogenesis, cell growth inhibition and arrest of the cell cycle, increased
generation of H2O2 and accumulation of Ca2+ and also as an adjuvant along with anticancer drugs. This article
discusses the role of wogonin in various cancers, its synergism with various drugs, and the mechanism by which
wogonin controls tumor growth.