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Natural Product (NP) Details

General Information of the NP (ID: NP7687)
Name
Pterostilbene
Synonyms
4-(3,5-Dimethoxystyryl)phenol; 3',5'-Dimethoxy-4-stilbenol; trans-pterostilbene; 4-[(E)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]phenol; pterostilben; 4-[(E)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)vinyl]phenol; UNII-26R60S6A5I; 3,5-Dimethoxy-4'-hydroxy-trans-stilbene; 3,5-Dimethoxy-4'-hydroxystilbene; 18259-15-9; trans-3,5-dimethoxy-4'-hydroxystilbene; CHEMBL83527; CHEBI:8630; VLEUZFDZJKSGMX-ONEGZZNKSA-N; 4-((E)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl)phenol; 26R60S6A5I; Pterostilbene, Pterocarpus; pterostilbene; 537-42-8
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Species Origin Vitis vinifera ...     Click to Show/Hide
Vitis vinifera
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Species: Vitis vinifera
Pterocarpus indicus
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species: Pterocarpus indicus
Disease Cardiomyopathy [ICD-11: BC43] Investigative [1]
Structure
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Formula
C16H16O3
PubChem CID
5281727
Canonical SMILES
COC1=CC(=CC(=C1)C=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)OC
InChI
1S/C16H16O3/c1-18-15-9-13(10-16(11-15)19-2)4-3-12-5-7-14(17)8-6-12/h3-11,17H,1-2H3/b4-3+
InChIKey
VLEUZFDZJKSGMX-ONEGZZNKSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 537-42-8
Herb ID
HBIN041217
SymMap ID
SMIT12801
TTD Drug ID
D00AII
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Drug(s) Whose Efficacy can be Enhanced by This NP
          3-methyladenine      Cardiac injury     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
Down-regulation Expression VIM  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model MDA-MB-231 CVCL_0062 Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
BT-549 CVCL_1092 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The anti-tumor efficiency of pterostilbene is promoted with a combined treatment of Fas signaling or autophagy inhibitors in triple negative breast cancer cells.
          Osimertinib      Lung 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 [3]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Phosphorylation CDCP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation STAT3  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation YAP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model MDA-MB-231 CVCL_0062 Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
PC-9 CVCL_B260 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
NCI-H1975 CVCL_1511 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The combination of osimertinib and pterostilbene reversed the osimertinib-induced STAT3, YAP1, and CUB domain-containing protein-1 (CDCP1) phosphorylation and slightly suppressed Src phosphorylation in PC9 and H1975 cells.
          TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand      Lung 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 [4]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression BCL-2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression BCL-xL  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression BIRC5  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Activity DDIT3  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression XIAP  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model BT-20 CVCL_0178 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
MCF-7 CVCL_0031 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
MDA-MB-468 CVCL_0419 Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
HL-60 CVCL_0002 Adult acute myeloid leukemia Homo sapiens
SK-OV-3 CVCL_0532 Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
MDA-MB-231 CVCL_0062 Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
PC-3 CVCL_0035 Prostate carcinoma Homo sapiens
DU145 CVCL_0105 Prostate carcinoma Homo sapiens
A-549 CVCL_0023 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
NCI-H1299 CVCL_0060 Lung large cell carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Pterostilbene enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis through the induction of death receptors and downregulation of cell survival proteins in TRAIL-resistance triple negative breast cancer cells.
          Vorinostat      Mycosis fungoides     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
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression HIF-1A  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression IL1B  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression MTA1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression VEGFA  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model LNCaP CVCL_0395 Prostate carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model Female C57BL/6J mouse homozygous with "floxed" allele of Pten gene were used in this study.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Pterostilbene sensitized tumor cells to SAHA treatment resulting in inhibiting tumor growth and additional decline of tumor progression. These effects were dependent on the reduction of MTA1-associated proangiogenic factors HIF-1Alpha, VEGF, and IL-1Beta leading to decreased angiogenesis.
          Sorafenib      Renal cell carcinoma     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Augmenting Drug Sensitivity     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [6]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression BCL-2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage CASP3  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage CASP9  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CCND1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CDK2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CDK4  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CDK6  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Expression MAP1LC3A  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage PARP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model NCI-N87 CVCL_1603 Gastric tubular adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
MKN45 CVCL_0434 Gastric adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model N87 cells (3*105 cells) were suspended in 0.1 mL of PBS and inoculated subcutaneously into the right flank of five-week-old male BALB/c nude mice.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
PET enhanced sorafenib's antitumour effects against GAC through inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing autophagy and promoting apoptosis.
          5-fluorouracil      Solid tumour/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 [7]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression BAX  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression BCL-2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Expression FOXO1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Expression IFI27  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage PARP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Caco-2 CVCL_0025 Colon adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
HCT 116 CVCL_0291 Colon carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Pterostilbine sensitizes colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity.
          Tamoxifen      Breast 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 [8]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    In-vitro Model MCF-7 CVCL_0031 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
ZR-75-1 CVCL_0588 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Pterostilbene shows an additive inhibitory effect on breast cancer cells when combined with tamoxifen, most likely from augmented cancer cell apoptosis.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Fusion protein Bcr-Abl (Bcr-Abl)  Molecule Info  [9]
PPAR-alpha (PPARA)  Molecule Info  [10]
KEGG Pathway PPAR signaling pathway Click to Show/Hide
2 cAMP signaling pathway
3 Adipocytokine signaling pathway
4 Glucagon signaling pathway
5 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
6 Hepatitis C
Pathway Interaction Database RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor Click to Show/Hide
Reactome RORA activates gene expression Click to Show/Hide
2 BMAL1:CLOCK,NPAS2 activates circadian gene expression
3 PPARA activates gene expression
4 YAP1- and WWTR1 (TAZ)-stimulated gene expression
5 Transcriptional activation of mitochondrial biogenesis
6 Activation of gene expression by SREBF (SREBP)
7 Transcriptional regulation of white adipocyte differentiation
8 Nuclear Receptor transcription pathway
9 Regulation of lipid metabolism by Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha)
10 Circadian Clock
WikiPathways Nuclear Receptors in Lipid Metabolism and Toxicity Click to Show/Hide
2 Nuclear Receptors Meta-Pathway
3 Estrogen Receptor Pathway
4 PPAR Alpha Pathway
5 Regulation of Lipid Metabolism by Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha)
6 Transcriptional Regulation of White Adipocyte Differentiation
7 YAP1- and WWTR1 (TAZ)-stimulated gene expression
8 Activation of Gene Expression by SREBP (SREBF)
9 Adipogenesis
10 SREBF and miR33 in cholesterol and lipid homeostasis
11 Circadian Clock
12 Nuclear Receptors
References
Reference 1 Pterostilbene Attenuates Fructose-Induced Myocardial Fibrosis by Inhibiting ROS-Driven Pitx2c/miR-15b Pathway. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019 Dec 4;2019:1243215.
Reference 2 The anti-tumor efficiency of pterostilbene is promoted with a combined treatment of Fas signaling or autophagy inhibitors in triple negative breast cancer cells. Food Funct. 2014 Aug;5(8):1856-65.
Reference 3 Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Int J Biol Sci. 2019 Sep 7;15(12):2607-2614.
Reference 4 Pterostilbene Enhances TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis through the Induction of Death Receptors and Downregulation of Cell Survival Proteins in TRAIL-Resistance Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Dec 27;65(51):11179-11191.
Reference 5 Targeting MTA1/HIF-1Alpha signaling by pterostilbene in combination with histone deacetylase inhibitor attenuates prostate cancer progression. Cancer Med. 2017 Nov;6(11):2673-2685.
Reference 6 Pterostilbene enhances sorafenib's anticancer effects on gastric adenocarcinoma. J Cell Mol Med. 2020 Nov;24(21):12525-12536.
Reference 7 Pterostilbine, an active component of blueberries, sensitizes colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity. Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 16;5:15239.
Reference 8 Pterostilbene and tamoxifen show an additive effect against breast cancer in vitro. Am J Surg. 2010 Nov;200(5):577-80.
Reference 9 Identification of a terphenyl derivative that blocks the cell cycle in the G0-G1 phase and induces differentiation in leukemia cells. J Med Chem. 2006 May 18;49(10):3012-8.
Reference 10 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Target id: 593).
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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