Therapeutic agents with dramatic antiretroviral activity and little toxicity at effective doses: aromatic polycyclic diones hypericin and pseudohypericin: D. Meruelo, et al.; PNAS 85, 5230 (1988) Abstract
Hypericin and pseudohypericin specifically inhibit protein kinase C: possible relation to their antiretroviral activity: I. Takahashi, et al.; BBRC 165, 1207 (1989) Abstract
Evaluation of the antiviral activity of anthraquinones, anthrones and anthraquinone derivatives against human cytomegalovirus: D.L. Barnard, et al.; Antiviral Res. 17, 63 (1992) Abstract
Photosensitized inhibition of growth factor-regulated protein kinases by hypericin: P. Agostinis, et al.; Biochem. Pharmacol. 49, 1615 (1995) Abstract
Growth inhibition and apoptosis in human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells induced by hypericin, a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C: W. Zhang, et al.; Cancer Lett. 96, 31 (1995) Abstract
Hypericin-induced photosensitization of HeLa cells leads to apoptosis or necrosis. Involvement of cytochrome c and procaspase-3 activation in the mechanism of apoptosis: A. Vantieghem, et al.; FEBS Lett. 440, 19 (1998) Abstract
The activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways protects HeLa cells from apoptosis following photodynamic therapy with hypericin: Z. Assefa, et al.; J. Biol. Chem. 274, 8788 (1999) Abstract; Full Text
Over-expression of Bcl-2 does not protect cells from hypericin photo- induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization, but delays subsequent events in the apoptotic pathway: R. Chaloupka, et al.; FEBS Lett. 462, 295 (1999) Abstract
Hypericin induces both differentiation and apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells: K.T. Lee, et al.; Biol. Pharm. Bull. 22, 1271 (1999) Abstract
Apoptotic and anti-apoptotic signaling pathways induced by photodynamic therapy with hypericin: P. Agostinis, et al.; Adv. Enzyme Regul. 40, 157 (2000) Abstract
Hypericin--a new antiviral and antitumor photosensitizer: mechanism of action and interaction with biological macromolecules: P. Miskovsky; Curr. Drug Targets 3, 55 (2002), (Review) Abstract
Hypericin--the facts about a controversial agent: A. Kubin, et al.; Curr. Pharm. Des. 11, 233 (2005), (Review) Abstract
Cellular mechanisms and prospective applications of hypericin in photodynamic therapy: T. Kiesslich, et al.; Curr. Med. Chem. 13, 2189 (2006), (Review) Abstract
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