Withaferin A
Catalog No: CFN91895
Withaferin A(WFA) has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, immune modulatory, cardioactive, antithrombotic and central nervous system effects, it could act as an anti-fibrotic compound against fibroproliferative diseases, including, but not limited to, cardiac interstitial fibrosis. WFA is a proteasomal inhibitor promotes healing after injury and exerts anabolic effect on osteoporotic bone. WFA is a potent breast cancer anti-metastatic agent and the anti-metastatic activity of WFA is, at least in part, mediated through its effects on vimentin and vimentin ser56 phosphorylation; it induces p53-dependent apoptosis by repression of HPV oncogenes and upregulation of tumor suppressor proteins in human cervical cancer cells, it can be exploited as a potent therapeutic agent for the treatment and prevention of cervical cancer without deleterious effects.
