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  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,663 Views
17 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms of Apoptosis in HepaRG Cell Line Induced by Polyphyllin VI via the Fas Death Pathway and Mitochondrial-Dependent Pathway

  • Yi Liu,
  • Xiaoxv Dong,
  • Wenping Wang,
  • Longtai You,
  • Xingbin Yin,
  • Chunjing Yang,
  • Na Sai,
  • Xin Leng and
  • Jian Ni

15 May 2018

Polyphyllin VI, which is an active saponin, is mainly isolated from traditional medicinal plant Paris polyphylla, which causes liver damage in rats. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential cytotoxicity of polyphyllin VI on the growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,845 Views
16 Pages

PPDP: A Data Portal of Paris polyphylla for Polyphyllin Biosynthesis and Germplasm Resource Exploration

  • Qixuan Su,
  • Xuan Zhang,
  • Jing Li,
  • Wenjing Yang,
  • Qiang Ren,
  • Xiaoyang Gao and
  • Changning Liu

1 December 2022

Paris polyphylla Smith is a perennial medicinal herb with records from around 2000 years ago. Polyphyllins are the main bioactive compounds of this herb, which are found to have remarkable effects on bacteriostatic, antiphlogistic, sedative, and anti...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,619 Views
10 Pages

5 February 2021

Natural products have continued to offer tremendous opportunities for drug development, as they have long been used in traditional medicinal systems. SHP2 has served as an anticancer target. To identify novel SHP2 inhibitors with potential anticancer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,733 Views
24 Pages

Polyphyllin I Inhibits the Metastasis of Cervical Cancer Through the Regulation of the β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

  • Yingbin Chai,
  • Shaopeng Yu,
  • Guoqiang Lin,
  • Chunying Luo,
  • Xu Wang,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Jiawen Peng,
  • Yuying Zhu and
  • Jiange Zhang

Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer and cause of cancer-related mortality among women globally. It exhibits a recurrence/metastasis rate of approximately 30% and a dismal 5-year survival of only 17% in metastatic cases. Despite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
674 Views
20 Pages

Polyphyllin H Reverses Paclitaxel Resistance in Breast Cancer by Binding Membrane Cholesterol to Inhibit Both ABCB1 and ABCC3

  • Zheng Ye,
  • Chao Hong,
  • Min Jiang,
  • Wenkui Zou,
  • Yaning Ren,
  • Mingfang Li,
  • Xinyue Xue,
  • Xiaoting Xie,
  • Tong Zhang and
  • Yue Ding

9 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women, and paclitaxel (PTX) is a first-line chemotherapeutic, but chemoresistance driven by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters limits its efficacy. Single-target ABC inh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,287 Views
16 Pages

23 July 2022

Paris polyphylla is an important medicinal plant that can biosynthesize polyphyllins with multiple effective therapies, ranging from anti-inflammation to antitumor; however, the genetic diversity of Paris polyphylla is still unclear. To explore the g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,418 Views
14 Pages

The prevalence of colorectal cancer has increased world-wide with high rates of mortality and morbidity. In the absence of efficacious drugs to treat this neoplasia, there is an imminent need to discover molecules with multifaceted effects. To this e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
7,256 Views
17 Pages

In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Polyphyllin VII through Downregulating MAPK and NF-κB Pathways

  • Chao Zhang,
  • Chaoying Li,
  • Xuejing Jia,
  • Kai Wang,
  • Yanbei Tu,
  • Rongchun Wang,
  • Kechun Liu,
  • Tao Lu and
  • Chengwei He

Background: Polyphyllin VII (PP7), a steroidal saponin from Paris polyphylla, has been found to exert strong anticancer activity. Little is known about the anti-inflammatory property of PP7. In this study, the anti-inflammatory activity and its under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
294 Views
14 Pages

29 January 2026

Paris polyphylla (Chonglou), a medicinal herb documented in Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica and a key component of formulas such as Yunnan Baiyao, is a rare and endangered plant prized for its bioactive steroidal saponins, notably polyphyl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
643 Views
20 Pages

Polyphyllin II Triggers Pyroptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Modulation of the ROS/NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD Axis

  • Huating Huang,
  • Boran Ni,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Wenqi Wang,
  • Zishuo Guo,
  • Nan Wang,
  • Rui Chen,
  • Xingbin Yin,
  • Changhai Qu and
  • Xiaoxv Dong
  • + 1 author

Pyroptosis is a type of programmed cell death (PCD) with pro-inflammatory properties, which is characterized by the swelling with bubbles and the release of LDH and inflammatory cell cytokines. Polyphyllin II (PPII) is the main active ingredient of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,015 Views
14 Pages

RETRACTED: Polyphyllin I Promotes Autophagic Cell Death and Apoptosis of Colon Cancer Cells via the ROS-Inhibited AKT/mTOR Pathway

  • Qihui Luo,
  • Lanlan Jia,
  • Chao Huang,
  • Qi Qi,
  • Asad Jahangir,
  • Yu Xia,
  • Wentao Liu,
  • Riyi Shi,
  • Li Tang and
  • Zhengli Chen

19 August 2022

Colon cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract, and it is considered among the biggest killers. Scientific and reasonable treatments can effectively improve the survival rate of patients if performed in the early stages. Polyphyllin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,277 Views
16 Pages

Polyphyllin II Induces Protective Autophagy and Apoptosis via Inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and STAT3 Signaling in Colorectal Cancer Cells

  • Jun-Kui Li,
  • Hai-Tao Sun,
  • Xiao-Li Jiang,
  • Yi-Fei Chen,
  • Zhu Zhang,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Wen-Qing Chen,
  • Zhang Zhang,
  • Stephen Cho Wing Sze and
  • Ken Kin Lam Yung
  • + 1 author

6 October 2022

Polyphyllin II (PPII) is a natural steroidal saponin occurring in Rhizoma Paridis. It has been demonstrated to exhibit anti-cancer activity against a variety of cancer cells. However, the anti-colorectal cancer (CRC) effects and mechanism of action o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
308 Citations
17,200 Views
27 Pages

Polyphyllin VI Induces Caspase-1-Mediated Pyroptosis via the Induction of ROS/NF-κB/NLRP3/GSDMD Signal Axis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Jin-Feng Teng,
  • Qi-Bing Mei,
  • Xiao-Gang Zhou,
  • Yong Tang,
  • Rui Xiong,
  • Wen-Qiao Qiu,
  • Rong Pan,
  • Betty Yuen-Kwan Law,
  • Vincent Kam-Wai Wong and
  • An-Guo Wu
  • + 6 authors

13 January 2020

Trillium tschonoskii Maxim (TTM), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been demonstrated to have a potent anti-tumor effect. Recently, polyphyllin VI (PPVI), a main saponin isolated from TTM, was reported by us to significantly suppress the proliferat...

  • Retraction
  • Open Access
1 Citations
485 Views
1 Page

28 November 2025

The journal retracts the article titled “Polyphyllin I Promotes Autophagic Cell Death and Apoptosis of Colon Cancer Cells via the ROS-Inhibited AKT/mTOR Pathway” [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,643 Views
14 Pages

The process of extracting polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII by water-assisted extraction was established and optimized in this study. Response surface methodology was used to establish a prediction model to optimize the extraction conditions. Based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,126 Views
18 Pages

Separation and Purification of Two Saponins from Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis by a Macroporous Resin

  • Xiaoya Zhang,
  • Junli Wu,
  • Long Qin,
  • Guangxi Wang,
  • Ping Li,
  • Anmin Yu,
  • Aizhong Liu and
  • Rui Sun

6 October 2022

An effective method for separating and purifying critical saponins (polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII) from a Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis extract was developed in this study which was environmentally friendly and economical. Static adsorption...

  • Review
  • Open Access
166 Citations
11,798 Views
27 Pages

Saponins from Chinese Medicines as Anticancer Agents

  • Xiao-Huang Xu,
  • Ting Li,
  • Chi Man Vivienne Fong,
  • Xiuping Chen,
  • Xiao-Jia Chen,
  • Yi-Tao Wang,
  • Ming-Qing Huang and
  • Jin-Jian Lu

5 October 2016

Saponins are glycosides with triterpenoid or spirostane aglycones that demonstrate various pharmacological effects against mammalian diseases. To promote the research and development of anticancer agents from saponins, this review focuses on the anti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,933 Views
14 Pages

Study on Synthesis and Regulation of PPVI and PPVII in Paris polyphylla with UV

  • Dongjie Geng,
  • Yiqun Sun,
  • Shouzan Liu,
  • Wen Chen,
  • Fei Gao,
  • Yan Bai and
  • Shaobo Zhang

2 August 2024

Paris polyphylla Smith var. Chinensis (Franch.) Hara is a medicinal plant that belongs to the Liliaceae family. Its main components are parissaponins, which have excellent medicinal effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, etc. Improving the qu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,995 Views
11 Pages

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Gut microbiota are highly associated with CRC, and Fusobacterium nucleatum was found to be enriched in CRC lesions and correlated with CRC carcinogenesis and metastases. Paris polyp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,354 Views
14 Pages

Paris Polyphylla Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cells via Inducing Autophagy and Enhancing the Efficacy of Chemotherapeutic Drug Doxorubicin

  • Liang-Tzung Lin,
  • Wu-Ching Uen,
  • Chen-Yen Choong,
  • Yeu-Ching Shi,
  • Bao-Hong Lee,
  • Cheng-Jeng Tai and
  • Chen-Jei Tai

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and chemotherapy is the main approach for the treatment of advanced and recurrent cases. Developing an effective complementary therapy could help to improve tumor suppression efficiency an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,184 Views
13 Pages

Clonal Propagation and Assessment of Biomass Production and Saponin Content of Elite Accessions of Wild Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis

  • Mulan Wang,
  • Weiqi Li,
  • Qi Qiang,
  • Junchao Ma,
  • Jiaqi Chen,
  • Xudong Zhang,
  • Yanxia Jia,
  • Tie Zhang and
  • Liang Lin

18 August 2023

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is an endangered medicinal plant endemic to China with great economic importance for the pharmaceutical industry. Two significant barriers to its commercial development are the long duration of its seed germination a...