title: Rottlerin: bases for a possible usage in psoriasis.
abstract: Rottlerin is a natural polyphenolic compound, which was initially indicated and marketed as a PKC delta inhibitor and recently proposed and patented as an anti-hypertensive drug. In vitro results from our Laboratory and data from the literature suggest a potential use of Rottlerin in the treatment/control of psoriasis, a skin disease characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation, abnormal angiogenesis and inflammation. Rottlerin, indeed, is an antioxidant and a potent inhibitor of the transcription factor NFkappaB, a key mediator of immune responses and a crucial regulator of cell cycle and apoptosis in immune cells, endothelial cells and keratinocytes. Herein, we will review the multiple activities of Rottlerin (antioxidant, antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory) that give to the drug the potential to be used as a new therapeutic approach against psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro, 7-53100 Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maioli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valacchi
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D055808:Drug Discovery; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000975:Antioxidants; D001578:Benzopyrans; D016328:NF-kappa B; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C085746:rottlerin