The application discloses a marine-derived compound Cpd-8 and application thereof in preparation of a
medicine for resisting TNF-induced
cell death. Through screening of an extract
library of marine-derived
sponge symbiotic fungi of a research group, a small-molecule inhibitor with a novel structure is obtained, which can
resist TNF-induced
cell death, and specifically, the marine-derived
sesquiterpene lactone nitrobenzene analogue Cpd-8 and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound can inhibit TNF-induced
cell death and formation of a complex II in a
signal pathway, thereby exerting an anti-cell death activity. In-vitro cell experiment results show that the compound of the application can significantly inhibit TNF-induced cell death. In-vivo animal experiment results show that the compound of the application can inhibit TNF-alpha / D-
GaIN (D-
galactosamine)-induced
acute liver injury, and significantly prolong the
survival period of mice.