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The Effects and Mechanisms of Pomegranate on Regulating Lipid Metabolism
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.This study established a high‐fat diet‐induced hyperlipidemia rat model to investigate the lipid‐lowering effects of pomegranate. Pomegranate intervention significantly reduced serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) levels, while alleviating hepatic steatosis by decreasing liver weight and fat ...
Hao Wang +9 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 Achyranthes bidentata is a popular perennial medicine herb used for thousands of years in China to treat various diseases. Although this herb has multiple pharmaceutical purposes in China, no transcriptomic information has been reported for this species.
Jinting Li +9 more
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Ecdysterone Regulatory Elements Function as Both Transcriptional Activators and Repressors. [PDF]
, 1991 A synthetic, 23-bp ecdysterone regulatory element (EcRE), derived from the upstream region of the Drosophila melanogaster hsp27 gene, was inserted adjacent to the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase promoter fused to a bacterial gene for ...
Rudolph, Karen +2 more
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, 2023 Phytoecdysteroids are a group of naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormones found in certain plant families and used for centuries for their adaptogenic, tonifying, and antioxidant properties. Ecdysterone and turkesterone are the dominant phytoecdysteroids
Kalin Ivanov +3 more
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Molecules, 2022 Plants are sources of sunscreen ingredients that prevent cellular mutations involved in skin cancer and aging. This study investigated the sunscreen properties of the extracts from some ornamental plants growing in Colombia.
Jorge Luis Fuentes +6 more
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Effects and Mechanisms of Dietary Natural Products on Ischemic Stroke: An Updated Review
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.This review mainly summarizes the effects and mechanisms of dietary natural products on ischemic stroke, and highlights future research directions. Overall, this review provides a useful reference for the application of dietary natural products in the prevention and management of ischemic stroke.
Kai‐Yi Zhong +5 more
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Ecdysterone Use and Misuse in Sports: Diagnostic Markers in Human Specimen and Determination in Supplements [PDF]
, 2020 The focus of this study is ecdysterone, a steroid hormone naturally occurring in plants and invertebrates [19, 20]. Ecdysterone is contained in a wide range of dietary supplements available on internet, and there are many rumors on ecdysterone misuse by ...
Ambrosio, Gabriella
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Ecdysterone: A Component of Dietary Supplements with Ergogenic Potential?
NutraceuticalsEcdysterone is a natural compound proposed as an alternative to anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) due to its comparable ergogenic potential and more favorable safety profile.
Sareli Alonso León +3 more
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International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 AIM:To investigate the protective effects of the natural medicinal monomer ecdysterone (ECR) with estrogenic activity against oxidative damage in human lens epithelial cells B3 (HLE-B3) caused by hydrogen peroxide 21(H2O2) and to pursue the possible ...
Chun-Yan Feng +7 more
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Folia Neuropathologica, 2023 Oxidative stress is a pivotal stimulating factor in neurocyte apoptosis and has been involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study, we have demonstrated that the improvement in the motor disorder of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6 ...
Hua Rong +8 more
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