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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR3720)
Name
3,3'-diindolylmethane
Synonyms
diindolylmethane; di(1H-indol-3-yl)methane; 3,3'-Methylenebis-1H-indole; 3,3'-Methylenediindole; DIM; ARUNDINE; 1H-Indole, 3,3'-methylenebis-; Di(3-indolyl)methane; 3,3'-Di-indolylmethane; 3-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1H-indole; 3,3'-methylenebis(1H-indole); 3,3,-diindolylmethane; UNII-SSZ9HQT61Z; MFCD00195766; SSZ9HQT61Z; bis-1H-indol-3-ylmethane; CHEBI:50182; 3,3'-methanediylbis(1H-indole); 3-Diindolyl methane; 33'-Diindolylmethane; 3,3'-Diindolymethane; Diidolylmethane; Infemin; CCRIS 5806; Plant Indole; Di-3-indolylmethane; HB 236; NSC708486; PubChem8119; Spectrum2_001711; Spectrum3_001989; Spectrum5_001955; CBiol_001839; Oprea1_472633; Oprea1_740951; BSPBio_001290; BSPBio_003589; CBDivE_010856; KBioGR_000010; KBioSS_000010; MLS006011847; SCHEMBL325162; SPECTRUM1505331; SPBio_001722; ACMC-20976o; 3,3'-di(indol-3-yl)methane; BML3-F11; CHEMBL446452; 3,3'-Diindolylmethane (DIM); DTXSID8037047; GTPL11208; KBio2_000010; KBio2_002578; KBio2_005146; KBio3_000019; KBio3_000020; KBio3_003002; Bio1_000125; Bio1_000614; Bio1_001103; Bio2_000010; Bio2_000490; HMS1361A12; HMS1791A12; HMS1989A12; HMS3402A12; ZINC187911; 3,3'-diindolylmethane, AldrichCPR; ACT06989; ALBB-016048; BCP00470; ANW-13582; BBL015828; CCG-39861; GR-207; HSCI1_000069; s4728; STK263696; AKOS003627372; AM84671; CS-1652; DB11875; KS-5266; MCULE-3718375492; NSC-708486; SB16901; IDI1_033760; NCGC00095348-01; NCGC00095348-02; NCGC00095348-03; NCGC00095348-04; NCGC00095348-05; NCGC00095348-06; NCGC00095348-07; AC-11611; AK-45887; HY-15758; NCI60_038418; SMR001828114; SY038972; 3,3'-Diindolylmethane, >=98% (HPLC); 3,3'-Diindolylmethane, analytical standard; DB-011102; FT-0614061; M1399; A16321; D-3720; M-1632; 968D054; Q4634053; BRD-K37846922-001-05-2; BRD-K37846922-001-06-0; BRD-K37846922-001-09-4; C444299000
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Breast cancer [ICD-11: 2C60] Phase 2 [1]
Structure
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Formula
C17H14N2
PubChem CID
3071
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC3=CNC4=CC=CC=C43
InChI
1S/C17H14N2/c1-3-7-16-14(5-1)12(10-18-16)9-13-11-19-17-8-4-2-6-15(13)17/h1-8,10-11,18-19H,9H2
InChIKey
VFTRKSBEFQDZKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 1968-05-4
DrugBank ID
DB11875
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Enhance the Efficacy of This Drug
          Capsaicin      Capsicum annuum     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression BAK  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression BAX  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression BBC3  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression BID  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression CDK4  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression CDK6  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression CDKN1A  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression FAS  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression IFI27  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression p105  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression TP53  Molecule Info 
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                    In-vitro Model HCT 116 CVCL_0291 Colon carcinoma Homo sapiens
SW480 CVCL_0546 Colon adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
LoVo CVCL_0399 Colon adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
Caco-2 CVCL_0025 Colon adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
HT-29 CVCL_0320 Colon adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Capsaicin and DIM work synergistically to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in colorectal cancer through modulating transcriptional activity of NF-kappaB, p53, and target genes associated with apoptosis.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1)  Molecule Info  [3]
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)  Molecule Info  [3]
References
Reference 1 ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01612910) Oral Microencapsulated Diindolylmethane in Treating Patients With Stage II-III Triple Negative, Androgen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Who Have Undergone Chemotherapy and Surgery
Reference 2 Synergistic anticancer activity of capsaicin and 3,3'-diindolylmethane in human colorectal cancer. J Agric Food Chem. 2015 May 6;63(17):4297-304.
Reference 3 Chemopreventive properties of 3,3'-diindolylmethane in breast cancer: evidence from experimental and human studies. Nutr Rev. 2016 Jul;74(7):432-43.
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Cite NPCDR
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China