Jervine (11-Ketocyclopamine) is a naturally occuring steroidal alkaloid is derived from the Veratrum plant species. Jervine is a teratogen implicated in birth defects when consumed by animals during a certain period of their gestation. Over the Hedgehog signaling pathway Jervine effectively inhibit the tumor growth using three human tumor xenograft models including lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and basal cell carcinoma. Jervine has the potential to advance to a treatment for different tumors.

Glycodeoxycholic acid (GDCA), a bile acid, is formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholate and glycine. GDCA was one of twenty-five plasma metabolites, which were significantly different among asthma and healthy controls. Besides, GDCA was elevated in patients with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (AALF) and was significantly increased in non-surviving AALF patients compared with survivors. Thus GDCA level could serve as a prognostic biomarker for AALF patients.