Talatisamine is an orally active cyclophilin D activator isolated from the roots of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. Talatisamine exerts biological functions by activating cyclophilin D, inhibiting Ca2+-dependent opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) (IC50=78 µM), and blocking delayed rectifier K+ channels (IC50=146 µM). Talatisamine possesses both antioxidant and membrane-stabilizing properties, effectively inhibits lipid peroxidation and protects mitochondrial membrane function. Talatisamine exhibits multiple activities including antiarrhythmic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and neuroprotective effects. Talatisamine finds applications in the research of ischemic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation-related diseases and Alzheimers disease[1][2][3].
