Paeoniflorigenone, isolated as an active ingredient from the root of moutan cortex, induces apoptosis selectively in the cancer cell lines and exhibits antiproliferative effect[1].

Paeoniflorigenone (0-30 μM; 0-72 hours) significantly decreases the cell proliferation of tumor cell lines and inhibits the proliferation of normal cell lines[1].Paeoniflorigenone (0-30 μM; 24-72 hours) significantly induces apoptotic DNA fragmentation selectively in tumor cells[1]. Cell Proliferation Assay[1] Cell Line: TIG-1, 3T3-L1, HL60, Jurkat and HeLa cells

[1]. Huang Y, et al. Apoptosis-inducing activity and antiproliferative effect of Paeoniflorigenone from moutan cortex. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2017;81(6):1106-1113.