Zhao-Li Zhou, Ya-Xi Yang, Jian Ding, Yuan-Chao Li and Ze-Hong Miao
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2012,29, 457-475
DOI:
10.1039/C2NP00088A,
Review Article
Covering: 1972 to 2011
Triptolide, a principal bioactive ingredient of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has attracted extensive exploration due to its unique structure of a diterpenoid triepoxide and multiple biological activities. This review will focus on the structural modifications, structure–activity relationships, pharmacology, and clinical development of triptolide in the last forty years.