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Natural Product (NP) Details

General Information of the NP (ID: NP6954)
Name
Artesunate
Synonyms
Artesunate; Artesunic acid; Arsumax; Dihydroqinghasu hemsuccinate; 88495-63-0; Arinate; Artesunatum; Artesunato; Plasmotrin; Qinghaozhi; Saphnate; Asumax; Gsunate Forte; Plasmotrim; UNII-60W3249T9M; CHEBI:63918; Succinyl dihydroartemisinin; 60W3249T9M; Arsuamoon; Butanedioic acid, 1-[(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-yl] ester; cosunate; Artesunata; SM 804; Cosinate; Zysunate; 4-Oxo-4-(((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-12H-3,12-epoxy[1,2]dioxepino[4,3-i]isochromen-10-yl)oxy)butanoic acid; 4-oxo-4-(((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3H-3,12-epoxy[1,2]dioxepino[4,3-i]isochromen-10-yl)oxy)butanoic acid; 4-oxo-4-{[(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3,12-epoxypyrano[4,3-j][1,2]benzodioxepin-10-yl]oxy}butanoic acid; Armax 200; Artesunatum [INN-Latin]; Artesunato [INN-Spanish]; Artsuna; Nuartez; Artesunate [USAN:INN:BAN]; HSDB 7458; NSC-712571; Quinghaosu reduced succinate ester; D95; Dihydroartemisinine-12alpha-succinate; WR 256283; WR-256283; MLS006011590; CHEMBL361497; GTPL9956; SCHEMBL14552891; (3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-Decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-ol, hydrogen succinate; ACT02643; HY-N0193; STR09744; BDBM50248021; ZINC14096305; CS-8151; DB09274; NCGC00164600-10; SMR002499399; Q707939; BRD-K54634444-001-05-9; WR-256283;ART;Armax 200;SM-804;HSDB-7458; 4-Oxo-4-(((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3,12-epoxypyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-yl hydrogen butanedioate; 4-oxo-4-{[(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10S,12R,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.0?,(1)(3).0?,(1)(3)]hexadecan-10-yl]oxy}butanoic acid; Butanedioic acid, mono((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-yl) ester
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Species Origin Artemisia annua ...     Click to Show/Hide
Artemisia annua
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: Artemisia annua
Disease Malaria [ICD-11: 1F40] Approved [1]
Structure
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Formula
C19H28O8
PubChem CID
6917864
Canonical SMILES
CC1CCC2C(C(OC3C24C1CCC(O3)(OO4)C)OC(=O)CCC(=O)O)C
InChI
1S/C19H28O8/c1-10-4-5-13-11(2)16(23-15(22)7-6-14(20)21)24-17-19(13)12(10)8-9-18(3,25-17)26-27-19/h10-13,16-17H,4-9H2,1-3H3,(H,20,21)/t10-,11-,12+,13+,16-,17-,18-,19-/m1/s1
InChIKey
FIHJKUPKCHIPAT-AHIGJZGOSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 88495-63-0
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:63918
Herb ID
HBIN016977
SymMap ID
SMIT08872
TCMSP ID
MOL007434
TTD Drug ID
D0D4JO
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Drug(s) Whose Efficacy can be Enhanced by This NP
          Cisplatin      Bladder cancer     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 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 BAX  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression BCL-2  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression CASP3  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression CASP7  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression CASP9  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression CCNB1  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression CDKN1A  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation ERK1  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression GTF2H3  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation JNK1  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation p38 beta  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression TP53  Molecule Info 
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                    Biological
                    Regulation
Induction Cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase
                    In-vitro Model A-549 CVCL_0023 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model For a xenograft model, 1.0 * 107/mL A549 cell was injected into the right flanks of the five-week-old female nude mice (nu/nu) with weight of 13-16 g.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
ART exhibited significant anti-tumor effect on A549 cells and this efficiency could be enhanced by combination with CIS.
          Tetramethylpyrazine      Dissociative neurological symptom disorder     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [3]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression BDNF  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression GFAP  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression ICAM1  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression NGF  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression NTF3  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Expression VCAM1  Molecule Info 
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Up-regulation Expression VEGFA  Molecule Info 
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                    In-vivo Model For a xenograft model, 1 * 106 parasitized red blood cells (pRBCs) were injectedinto C57BL/6 mice via intraperitoneal (i.p.).
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The neuroprotective effects of artesunate + tetramethylpyrazine were mainly related to proteins involved in axon development and transportation between blood and brain.
          Sorafenib      Renal cell carcinoma     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [4]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Phosphorylation AKT1  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation c-RAF  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation ERK1  Molecule Info 
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Down-regulation Phosphorylation mTOR  Molecule Info 
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                    In-vitro Model SK-HEP-1 CVCL_0525 Hepatocellular carcinoma Homo sapiens
SMMC-7721 CVCL_0534 Hepatocellular carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model For a xenograft model, 1 * 107 SK-hep1 cells were injected subcutaneously into 4-6 weeks old BALB/c nu/nu mice.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Sor and Art combination promotes a dual inhibitory effect on both RAF/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways which contributes to apoptosis burst.
          Tafenoquine      Malaria     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [5]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Biological
                    Regulation
Increase Rapid clearance of B. microti
                    In-vitro Model Babesia bovis Microorganism model Babesia bovis
                    In-vivo Model 8-9-weeks-old BALB/c female mice were used in this study.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Tafenoquine (10 mg/kg, base), combined or not with artesunate, but not mefloquine, induced rapid clearance of B. microti in vivo by microscopy, but mice remained PCR-positive.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (ATP2A)  Molecule Info  [1]
References
Reference 1 The fight against drug-resistant malaria: novel plasmodial targets and antimalarial drugs. Curr Med Chem. 2008;15(2):161-71.
Reference 2 Artesunate exhibits synergistic anti-cancer effects with cisplatin on lung cancer A549 cells by inhibiting MAPK pathway. Gene. 2021 Jan 15;766:145134.
Reference 3 Synergistic Effect of Combined Artesunate and Tetramethylpyrazine in Experimental Cerebral Malaria. ACS Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 11;6(9):2400-2409.
Reference 4 Artesunate promotes sensitivity to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Oct 29;519(1):41-45.
Reference 5 Activities of artesunate-based combinations and tafenoquine against Babesia bovis in vitro and Babesia microti in vivo. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jul 20;13(1):362.
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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