Crenulatin has dual- direction effects on apoptosis of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells, inhibitive effect in 25 mg/L and stimulative effect in 100 mg/L group, respectively; the mechanism is related to the alterations of Fas/Bcl-2 expression and caspase-3 activity.

Bisacodyl 是一种刺激性缓泻剂，可直接作用于结肠以产生排便。Bisacodyl 通过直接激活结肠巨噬细胞来增加 PGE2 的分泌。PGE2 充当旁分泌因子并降低结肠中 AQP3 的表达，从而抑制水从腔向血管一侧的转移并导致通便作用。

(Rac)-GSK 372475 may be investigated for the treatment of Parkinson's syndrome, depression and obesity.