Title:Current Trends on Repurposing and Pharmacological Enhancement of Andrographolide
Volume: 28
Issue: 12
Author(s): Xuan Ren, Wenzhou Xu, Jiao Sun, Biao Dong, Hussein Awala*Lin Wang*
Affiliation:
- Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Nabatieh,Lebanon
- Department of Oral Implantology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021,China
Keywords:
Andrographolide, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, anti-microorganism, antioxidation, bioavailability,
drug delivery, drug repurposing.
Abstract: Andrographolide, the main bioactive component separated from Andrographis paniculata in
1951, has been scrutinized with a modern drug discovery approach for anti-inflammatory properties
since 1984. Identification of new uses of existing drugs can be facilitated by searching for evidence linking
them to known or yet undiscovered drug targets and human disease states to develop new therapeutic
indications.Furthermore, a wide spectrum of biological properties of andrographolide such as anticancer,
antibacterial, antiviral, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, anti-malarial, anti-atherosclerosis are also
reported. However, poor water solubility and instability limit its clinical application. It becomes crucial
to enhance its pharmacological function and find a new treatment option for more diseases. Therefore,
this article reviews the major recent developments in andrographolide, including repurposing applications
in different diseases and underlying mechanisms, particularly focusing on pharmacological enhancement
of andrographolide such as derivatives, chemical modifications with potent biological activity
and drug delivery. The repurposing and pharmacological enhancement of andrographolide would not
only have exciting therapeutic potential to different diseases to facilitate drug marketing, but also decrease
the economic burden on healthcare worldwide.