title: Ecdysterone and its activity on some degenerative diseases.
abstract: Beside ecdysone (1), ecdysterone (2) is one of the most common 5beta-cholest-7-en-6-one (ecdysteroid) derivatives, which, besides having a hormonal effect on invertebrates, possesses a number of favorable non-hormonal biological effects on mammals. The most interesting of these is that on degenerative diseases, one of which, up to now not clarified in detail, is the so-called adaptogenic effect (protection of the organism against adverse stress factors) associated with anabolic, gastroprotective, and antioxidant effects. A second group of favorable effects is the possibility of suppression of neurodegenerative processes and protection of the cardiovascular system (metabolic syndrome symptom suppression, antidiabetic activity, and protection of heart and blood vessels). Because of these properties, ecdysterone has the potential to be developed as a medicinal agent.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Ecology, ADINACO Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors: Lucie
authors: L
authors: Cahlíková
authors: Katerina
authors: K
authors: Macáková
authors: Jakub
authors: J
authors: Chlebek
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Host'álková
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Kulhánková
authors: Lubomír
authors: L
authors: Opletal