Triptolide, a natural product derived from the Chinese plant Tripterygium wilfordii, is reported to exhibit antitumor effects in a broad range of cancers. Triptolide inhibits MDM2 at the transcriptional level by suppressing its mRNA synthesis. Triptolide is a promising immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agent.

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