title: [Research advances in pharmacology of aucubin and aucubigenin].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University Changsha 410078, China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Wei-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dong-Sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D005960:Glucosides; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids; D011714:Pyrans; C006650:aucubin; C036921:aucubigenin