Review Article

Biological Activities of 2,3,5,4′-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-Glucoside in Antiaging and Antiaging-Related Disease Treatments

Table 2

Summary of experiments of THSG in vitro.

ClassificationModelCell typesInductionTHSG concentrationPotential targets or/and pathwayReference number

AntioxidationROS accumulation3T3 cells; MCF-7Doxorubicin on MCF-760, 120, 180, and 240 mol/LSOD; ROS; MitoSOX[52]
Apoptosis; ROS accumulationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)0.1, 1, and 10 mol/LCaspase-3, Bcl-2, PARP-1, Bax, cytochrome C, SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and MDA[14]

Cardiovascular protectionVSMCs migrationVascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α)0.1–100 mol/LVimentin, TGFβ1, TGFβR1, and Smad2/3[53]
Endothelial dysfunctionHUVECsTNF-α1, 10, 25, 50, and 100 mol/LVimentin, TGFβ/Smad signaling, TGFβ1, phosphorylation of Smad2 and Smad3, and nuclear translocation of Smad4[54]
CardioprotectionPrimary rat cardiomyocytesDoxorubicin10–300 mol/LApoptosis pathway; ROS generation; mitochondrial membrane potential loss; intracellular [Ca2+][55]
Endothelial dysfunctionHUVECsOxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)1, 10, 25, 50, and 100 mol/LVimentin, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, TGFβ1, phosphorylation of Smad2 and Smad3, and nuclear translocation of Smad4, TGFβ/Smad pathway; caspase-3 activation[56]
VSMCs proliferationVSMCsAngiotensin II (Ang II)1, 10, 25, 50, and 100 mol/LPhosphorylated ERK1/2, MEK1/2, and Src; c-fos, c-jun, and c-myc; intracellular ROS; Src-MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signal pathway[16]
Cardiac fibroblast proliferationPrimary rat cardiac fibroblastAng II; hydrogen peroxide3–100 mol/L; 30 mol/LROS-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 pathway; ERK1/2 activation; MMP-2; MMP-9; MEK[57]
Endothelial dysfunction937 cellsOx-LDL30, 60, and 120 g/LICAM-1; VCAM-1[58]
VSMCs proliferationVSMCsPlatelet-derived growth factor- (PDGF-) BB0.1, 1, 10, and 100 mol/LNO-cGMP/PKG pathway[59]
VSMCs proliferationVSMCsPDGF-BB1–50 mol/LERK1/2[15]
VSMCs proliferation; oxidation of lipoproteinPorcine coronary arterial smooth cells (CASMCs)LDL, VLDL, ox-LDL, and ox-VLDL0.1–100 mol/LOxidation of lipoprotein, proliferation, and decrease of NO content[60]
InflammationRAW 264.7 macrophage cellsLipopolysaccharide (LPS)1, 10, and 100 mol/LCOX-2[61]
Endothelial dysfunctionECV304LPC10 mol/LVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)[62]
Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) proliferationRat CSCs1, 10, and 100 mol/LVEGF; T-box transcription factor (Tbx5), hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated 2 (HCN2), hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated 4 (HCN4), alpha myosin heavy chain (αMHC), beta myosin heavy chain (βMHC), stem cell antigen 1 (Sca-1), cardiac troponin-I, GATA-4, Nkx2.5, and connexin 43 protein[22]
Normal cellsPrimary hepatocytes; primary cardiomyocytes; C2C12 myoblasts1.5, 6, 25, and 100 mol/LEPO-EPOR; mitochondrial activity and Hb production[20]

Lipid metabolismSteatosis hepatic cellSteatosis hepatic L02 cell50, 100, and 300 mol/LHMG-CoA reductase; DGAT1; CYP7A; lipolysis[12]

Learning and memoryAstrocytes; PC12 cells0.4, 2, and 10 g/mLErythropoietin; PPAR-γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α); haemoglobin-β[29]
NeurotoxicityRat hippocampal neuronsStaurosporine200 mol/LPI3K/Akt signaling; mitochondrial apoptotic pathways[63]
NeuroinflammationMouse microglial BV2 cell linesLPS20–80 mol/LNF-κB signaling pathway; ROS production and NADPH oxidase activation[30]
NeuroinflammationMouse microglial BV2 cell linesLPS1, 10, 30, 50, and 100 μmol/LiNOS; reducing the binding activity of NF-κB[31]
Cell model of Parkinson's diseaseHuman dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)3.125, 6.25, 12.5, 25, and 50 μmol/LROS; mitochondrial membrane potential; the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2; caspase-3; apoptosis[38]
Differentiation of PC12 cellsPC12 cells1, 5 mol/LMEK and ERK signaling pathways; calcium, CaMKII[28]

Parkinson’s diseasePC12 cellsMPP+0.1, 1, and 10 mol/LPI3K/Akt signaling pathway; apoptotic[39]
PC12 cellsMPP+1, 5, and 10 mol/LROS generation; JNK[37]

BoneOxidative stressOsteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cellsHydrogen peroxide0.1, 1, and 10 mol/LALP; OCN; COL-I; RNAKL; IL-6; MDA; calcium[46]

PlateletPlatelet aggregation, secretionPlateletsCollagen; thrombin; U46619; ADP10, and 50 mol/LPlatelet Fc γ RIIa, Akt (Ser473), and GSK3β(Ser9) phosphorylation.[24]

PigmentationInduction of pigmentationB16F1 melanoma cells10 g/LMicrophthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF); cAMP response element (CRE) binding protein (CREB) activation; p38 MAPK pathway[50]
Induction of pigmentationB16 melanoma cells0.1–12.5 g/mLMurine tyrosinase[49]