Dehydroeffusol is a phenanthrene from medicinal herb Juncus effuses. Dehydroeffusol inhibits gastric cancer cell growth and tumorigenicity by selectively inducing tumor-suppressive endoplasmic reticulum stress and a moderate apoptosis. It shows very low toxicity[1][2].
Dehydroeffusol suppresses the expression of vasculogenic mimicry key gene VE-cadherin[2].Dehydroeffusol decreases the MMP2 expression and activity in gastric cancer cells[2].
[1]. Zhang B, et al. Dehydroeffusol inhibits gastric cancer cell growth and tumorigenicity by selectively inducing tumor-suppressive endoplasmic reticulum stress and a moderate apoptosis. Biochem Pharmacol. 2016 Mar 15;104:8-18. [2]. Liu W, et al. Dehydroeffusol effectively inhibits human gastric cancer cell-mediated vasculogenic mimicry with low toxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Sep 1;287(2):98-110.