Description
A steroid glycoside with diverse biological activities; inhibits the replication of MHV-68 (IC50 = 2.77 µM) and the lytic replication of human gammaherpes virus in BC3 cells; reduces levels of NO, PGE2, ROS, and pro-MMP-9 in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells; reduces ROS production and MMP-9 and MMP-2 activity in HaCat human keratinocytes; induces tumor cell apoptosis and reduces tumor growth in an H22 hepatocellular carcinoma mouse xenograft model at 4 mg/kg