Frontiers in Chemistry (Apr 2022)

Research Advances on Matrine

  • Xiao-Ying Sun,
  • Li-Yi Jia,
  • Zheng Rong,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Lu-Qi Cao,
  • Ai-Hong Li,
  • Meng Guo,
  • Jie Jin,
  • Yin-Di Wang,
  • Ling Huang,
  • Yi-Heng Li,
  • Zhong-Jing He,
  • Long Li,
  • Rui-Kang Ma,
  • Yi-Fan Lv,
  • Ke-Ke Shao,
  • Juan Zhang,
  • Hui-Ling Cao,
  • Hui-Ling Cao,
  • Hui-Ling Cao,
  • Hui-Ling Cao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.867318
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Matrine is an alkaloid extracted from traditional Chinese herbs including Sophora flavescentis, Sophora alopecuroides, Sophora root, etc. It has the dual advantages of traditional Chinese herbs and chemotherapy drugs. It exhibits distinct benefits in preventing and improving chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and tumors. The review introduced recent research progresses on extraction, synthesis and derivatization of Matrine. The summary focused on the latest research advances of Matrine on anti-atherosclerosis, anti-hypertension, anti-ischemia reperfusion injury, anti-arrhythmia, anti-diabetic cardiovascular complications, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterium, anti-virus, which would provide new core structures and new insights for new drug development in related fields.

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