Bioactivity | Dehydrocorydaline chloride (13-Methylpalmatine chloride) is an alkaloid that regulates protein expression of Bax, Bcl-2; activates caspase-7, caspase-8, and inactivates PARP[1]. Dehydrocorydaline chloride elevates p38 MAPK activation. Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities[2]. Dehydrocorydaline chloride shows strong anti-malarial effects (IC50 =38 nM), and low cytotoxicity (cell viability > 90%) using P. falciparum 3D7 strain[3]. |
Invitro | Treatment of C2C12 myoblasts with 500 nM Dehydrocorydaline increases the expression levels of muscle-specific proteins, including MyoD, myogenin and myosin heavy chain. Treatment with Dehydrocorydaline elevates p38 MAPK activation and the interaction of MyoD with an E protein. Furthermore, defects in differentiation-induced p38 MAPK activation and myoblast differentiation induced by depletion of the promyogenic receptor protein Cdo in C2C12 myoblasts are restored by Dehydrocorydaline treatment[2]. Dehydrocorydaline significantly inhibits MCF-7 cell proliferation in a dose- dependent manner, which can be reversed by a caspase-8 inhibitor, Z-IETD-FMK. Dehydrocorydaline increases DNA fragments without affecting ΔΨm. Western blotting assay shows that dehydrocorydaline dose-dependently increases Bax protein expression and decreases Bcl-2 protein expression. Furthermore, dehydrocorydaline induces activation of caspase-7,-8 and the cleavage of PARP without affecting caspase-9. These results show that dehydrocorydaline inhibits MCF-7 cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis mediated by regulating Bax/Bcl-2, activating caspases as well as cleaving PARP[1]. |
Name | Dehydrocorydaline chloride |
CAS | 10605-03-5 |
Formula | C22H24ClNO4 |
Molar Mass | 401.88 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | 4°C, sealed storage, away from moisture *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture) |