[Research advances in pharmacology of aucubin and aucubigenin].
The advances in the research on pharmacological activities of aucubin have been summarized in the last ten years. Aucubin is one of active components of Chinese medicinal herbs such as Eucommia ulmoides and has been shown wide pharmacological activities including hepatoproective, antitoxicanti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiaging, antiosteoporosis and neurotrophic and should be further researched and utilized.
Kang
Zhen
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Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University Changsha 410078, China.
Wu
Wei-Hua
WH
Wang
Jun-Jie
JJ
Ouyang
Dong-Sheng
DS
D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031283:Eucommiaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011714:Pyrans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D005960:Glucosides; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids; D011714:Pyrans; C006650:aucubin; C036921:aucubigenin