In vitro activity: Wogonin induced a G1 phase cell cycle arrest in HCT116 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Meanwhile, the cell cycle-related proteins, such as cyclin A, E, D1, and CDK2, 4 were down-regulated in wogonin-induced G1 cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, we showed that the anti-proliferation and G1 arrest effect of wogonin on HCT116 cells was associated with deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Wogonin could potently promote Aβ clearance in the primary neural astrocytes and significantly decrease Aβ secretion in SH-SY5Y-APP and BACE1 cells through the mTOR/autophagy signaling pathway. wogonin not only inhibited the expression and interaction of TLR4, MyD88, and TAK1, but also reduced the activation of nuclear factor kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinases pathway in LPS-treated DRG neurons. Moreover, wogonin significantly suppressed the release of pro-inflammatory mediators in LPS-induced DRG neurons, including cyclooxygenase-2, inducible nitric oxide synthases, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Wogonin up-regulated transcription factor GATA-1 and enhanced binding between GATA-1 and FOG-1, thereby increasing expression of erythroid-differentiation genes. Wogonin also up-regulated the expression of p21 and induced cell cycle arrest.

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