The invention provides compounds of structural formula I or a salt thereof, and total saponins comprising such compounds in the preparation of anti-tumor agents. The present study of this invention showed that the compounds of formula I and the related total saponins had strong inhibitory effects on the proliferation of several human tumor cell lines, such as hepatocarcinoma, gastric cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer and melanoma cell lines, also the combination of structural formula I and the chemical agents could fairly well reduce toxicity and increase treatment effects.
本发明提供了结构式I的化合物或其盐,以及由此类化合物组成的总
皂苷,用于制备
抗肿瘤药。本发明的研究表明,式Ⅰ化合物及相关总
皂苷对多种人类肿瘤细胞株,如肝癌、胃癌、结肠癌、乳腺癌和
黑色素瘤细胞株的增殖有较强的抑制作用,而且结构式Ⅰ与
化学制剂的组合能很好地降低毒性,提高治疗效果。