Toona sinensis: a comprehensive review on its traditional usages, phytochemisty, pharmacology and toxicology

Abstract Toona sinensis (Juss.) M.Roem, Meliaceae, a deciduous plant native to eastern and southeastern Asia, is widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This paper was aimed to summarize the current advances in traditional usage, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of T. sinensis. In this review, various types of data of T. sinensis are discussed in the corresponding parts of this paper, and perspectives for possible future studies of this plant are discussed. The main constituents of T. sinensis are terpenoids, phenylpropanoids and flavonoids, etc., and its pharmacological activities include anti-tumor effects, antioxidant activities, anti-diabetic effects and anti-inflammatory effects. Although a series of phytochemical and pharmacological researches of this plant have been conducted, the active constituents and action mechanism of these activities should be also further explored. Furthermore, the present review also indicates that T. sinensis has potentials to develop into drugs for treating various diseases with high efficacy and low toxicity, particularly in cancer, diabetes and inflammatory disorders. In conclusion, the paper provides a full-scale profile of the traditional usage, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of T. sinensis, and also provides potential therapeutic uses and drug development prospects of this plant.

Research Status of GRP7 8 / 现代检验医学杂志

GRP78/Bip,which was first identified by scientists in 1977,is a major endoplasmic reticulum (ER)chaperone that has a variety of function.In tumor tissue,GRP78 is high expression and ectopic expression;participate in the development of tumor,ER-stress state and ectopic distribution on the cell surface,in the form of receptors involved in signal transduction. Therefore,GRP78 as an tumor therapeutic targets,biomarkers of tumor and prognosis of tumor biological markers,plays an important role in the tumor research.In recent years,domestic and foreign scholars have found that in the non-cancer disease (viral infectious disease cardiovascular disease diabetes neurodegenerative disease etc),GRP78 is high expression,indicate its application prospect.This article makes a brief overview on the molecular biological characteristics of GRP78,role in tumor pathogenesis and therapeutic significance and application prospect in non-tumor disease.