Recent advances of diosgenin in its pharmacologic activities and mechanism

Abstract

Abstract: Diosgenin, an important steroid sapogenin, is one of major precursors of synthetic steroids. It is rich in natural resources and has various significant activities such as anti-tumor, anti-inflammation, and cardiovascular-protection and so on. Recently, it causes increasing attention of scholars all over the world due to its valuable application in medicine. In this paper, thelatest international research advances of diosgenin in its pharmacologic activities and mechanism were reviewed.

Key words: Diosgenin, Pharmacological activity, Anti-tumor, Cardiovascular protection, Anti-inflammation

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YUE Lei, CHEN Ling, KOU Jun-ping, YU Bo-yang. Recent advances of diosgenin in its pharmacologic activities and mechanism[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2010, 15(2): 233-237.

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