Acetylshikonin exhibits weak cytotoxicity against human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with IC5 of over 2 microM, exhibits the antiangiogenic and antitumorigenic effects by suppressing proliferation and angiogenic factors.

Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B's the metabolic reaction of TDA in vivo is mainly occurred in blood and contributes to be the hydrolysis of plasma esterase to ester bond, as well as the glucosylation reaction.

Fresolimumab (GC1008) is a specific human anti-transforming growth factor β monoclonal antibody that binds to the active forms of human TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3 and can be used to study focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and cancer in adults.