title: Modulating TNF-alpha signaling with natural products.
abstract: Natural products have been, and continue to be, a major source of pharmacologically active substances from which drugs can be developed. Currently, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors from natural origins are being advanced for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. Elevated TNF-alpha synthesis has been associated with the development of diabetes, septic shock, tumorigenesis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Currently, only protein-based drugs are available for the clinical inhibition of TNF-alpha activity. Small-molecule drugs that can regulate TNF-alpha levels or activity might provide a cost-effective alternative to protein-based therapeutics. This review briefly highlights the physiological and pathological roles of TNF-alpha, and covers those natural compounds capable of interfering with TNF-alpha activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India.
authors.forename: Atish T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Vikrantsinh M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Gohil
authors.forename: Kamlesh K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bhutani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha