Cafestol

Cafestol, one of the major components of coffee, is a coffee-specific diterpene from. Cafestol is a ERK inhibitor for AP-1-targeted activity against PGE2 production and the mRNA expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 in LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells. Cafestol has strong inhibitory activity on PGE2 production by suppressing the NF-kB activation pathway. Cafestol contributes to its beneficial effects through various biological activities such as chemopreventive, antitumorigenic, hepatoprotective, antioxidative and antiinflammatory effects[1].

Research Areas >> Cancer

Research Areas >> Inflammation/Immunology

Signaling Pathways >> Immunology/Inflammation >> PGE synthase

Signaling Pathways >> Immunology/Inflammation >> COX

Signaling Pathways >> MAPK/ERK Pathway >> ERK

Signaling Pathways >> Stem Cell/Wnt >> ERK

ERK

COX-2

NF-κB

[1]. Shen T, et al. Cafestol, a coffee-specific diterpene, is a novel extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibitor with AP-1-targeted inhibition of prostaglandin E2 production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages. Biol Pharm Bull. 2010;33(1):128-32.