Fusaric acid是口服有效的多通路抑制剂，核心作用与应用如下：可螯合二价金属阳离子、损伤线粒体膜，激活Caspase-3/7、-8、-9并调节Bax/Bcl-2蛋白，诱导氧化应激和凋亡；同时抑制NF-κB、TGF-β1/SMADs、PI3K/AKT/mTOR纤维化通路，减少胶原沉积；还能抑制多巴胺β-羟化酶，降低脑、心脏等组织中去甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素水平，可用于心肌纤维化、心脏肥厚改善及食管癌、肝癌等相关研究。

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