Title:Therapeutic Potential and Pharmacological Activities of Moscatilin in
Medicine for the Treatment of Cancers and other Human Complication: A
Review of the Active Components of Dendrobium Species
Volume: 20
Issue: 5
Author(s): Dinesh Kumar Patel*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences,
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
Keywords:
Dendrobium, moscatilin, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, hepatic cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, neck squamous cell cancer, apoptosis, anti-angiogenesis, inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, diabetic neuropathy, ischemia.
Abstract:
Background: Plant-derived byproducts have been used to treat numerous kinds of human
complications in medicine since a very early age. Moscatilin is a bibenzyl compound found to be present
in Dendrobium. Moscatilin, also called 4,4′-dihydroxyl-3,3′,5-trimethoxybibenzyl has potential
benefits in medicine for the treatment of ovarian, lung, breast, esophageal, hepatic, colorectal, pancreatic
and neck squamous cancer.
Methods: The present work summarized the health-beneficial aspects of moscatilin for its effectiveness
against numerous kinds of cancerous disorders in medicine. Pharmacological activities and analytical
aspects of moscatilin have been analyzed in the present work through available scientific data
on Google, Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed.
Results: Scientific data analysis of moscatilin signified their therapeutic effectiveness against ovarian
cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, hepatic cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic
cancer, neck squamous cell cancer, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. Further, moscatilin has a significant
effect on inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, diabetic neuropathy, and retinal ischemia. However,
analytical data on moscatilin were also discussed in the present work in order to know the effective
separation, isolation and identification of moscatilin.
Conclusion: Scientific information on moscatilin presented in this work will be helpful to all
scientific people to understand the biological importance and therapeutic potential of moscatilin in
medicine.