Tesmilifene is a small-molecule antineoplastic drug and chemopotentiator that was under development by YM BioSciences for the treatment of breast cancer. Tesmilifene was developed as a selective ligand of the antiestrogen binding sites without estrogen receptor affinity. Tesmilifene potentiates the cytotoxicity of a variety of chemotherapy drugs in vitro and in vivo. Tesmilifene in combination with doxorubicin provides an unexpected and very large survival advantage over doxorubicin alone in a randomized trial in phase III clinical trial in advanced breast cancer. Unfortunately, Tesmilifene application associated with high rate disease and treatment-related adverse events and poor quality of life. Based on these results further development of Tesmilifene was discontinued

Corticosterone is an adrenocortical steroid, the major glucocorticoid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. Corticosterone is of minor importance in humans but is known, that it has a profound effect on the structure and function of the hippocampus. Brain corticosterone may involve memory storage and emotional stress might cause increases in plasma corticosterone.

Proadifen is an inhibitor of drug metabolism and cytochrome P450 enzyme system activity. It stimulated the release of prostacyclin (PGI2) from the rabbit aorta, bovine aorta and human umbilical vein in vitro, but had no effect on cultured smooth muscle from the bovine aortic media. In human platelets, proadifen inhibited prostaglandin and thromboxane production induced by A23187, thrombin, and ADP. Proadifen might thus constitute the prototype of a new class of antiplatelet drugs.

Harmine (aka telepathine) is a fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the beta-carboline family of compounds. It is a naturally occurring metabolite in a number of plants, notably the Middle Eastern plant harmal or Syrian rue (Peganum harmala) and the South American vine Banisteriopsis caapi. Harmine is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), but not MAO-B. Harmine has been found to have potential anti-cancer and neuroprotective properties, and also promotes differentiation of osteoblasts and chondrocytes while inhibiting osteoclastogenesis. Harmine has also been used as a C-11 labeled probe in positron emission tomography.

Sodium taurodeoxycholate is a bile salt-related, anionic detergent used for isolation of membrane proteins including inner mitochondrial membrane proteins. It is formed by the conjugation of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) with taurine. Sodium taurodeoxycholate and ursodeoxycholic acid are major constituents of black bear bile, which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Bear bile was historically employed to treat a number of diseases including jaundice, summer diarrhea, abdominal pain due to hepatobiliary diseases and gastric malfunction, biliary ascariasis, infectious skin diseases, the common cold, intestinal worms, and inflammation of the throat. Sodium taurodeoxycholate has been shown to inhibit apoptosis by modulating mitochondrial membrane perturbation and pore formation, B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)-associated protein X (BAX) translocation, cytochrome c release, and caspase activation. Sodium taurodeoxycholate inhibits amyloid beta (Ab)-induced apoptosis and attenuates the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which are thought to be key components of the pathological process in certain diseases. In clinical studies, Sodium taurodeoxycholate is shown to be very safe with oral administration of 1500 mg/day for up to 6 months. In a more recent clinical study, a dose of 1750 mg/day for up to 4 weeks was well tolerated in healthy obese persons. One of the major adverse effects of Sodium taurodeoxycholate is diarrhea. Based on the related information from ursodeoxycholic acid, other gastrointestinal side effects are possible including abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea, dyspepsia, and anorexia.

Trimedoxime is the only one of the major bispyridinium oxime with a propylene linked between the two pyridinium rings. Trimedoxime is an oxime cholinesterase (AChE) reactivator. It was shown that trimedoxime is a more potent reactivator of the DFP-inhibited AChE than pralidoxime and a better reactivator than obidoxime in the case of the tabun-inhibited enzyme. It can be used parenterally as an antidote adjunct to atropine in treating human or animal (organophosphate group) anticholinesterase pesticide toxicity. Trimedoxime was the first oxime that was efficient in the treatment of animals intoxicated with tabun. It could also protect animals poisoned with sarin or VX, but not the ones intoxicated with soman.

Sophocarpine is a dehydrogenation derivative of the bis-quinolizidine alkaloid matrine. Sophocarpine is also an active component in sophora alkaloids, which possess a variety of pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammation, immunity regulation, antivirus, and anti-tumor actions. Sophocarpine is able to block HERG K+ channel. It is Na+ channel inward current inhibitor. It activates the AMPK signaling pathway and inhibits the TLR4-downstream pathway.

Sophocarpine is a dehydrogenation derivative of the bis-quinolizidine alkaloid matrine. Sophocarpine is also an active component in sophora alkaloids, which possess a variety of pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammation, immunity regulation, antivirus, and anti-tumor actions. Sophocarpine is able to block HERG K+ channel. It is Na+ channel inward current inhibitor. It activates the AMPK signaling pathway and inhibits the TLR4-downstream pathway.