Description
BilobalideisasesquiterpenelactonefoundinGinkgothatexhibitsneuroprotective,cognitionenhancing,anxiolytic,antioxidative,anti-inflammatory,andanalgesicactivities.BilobalideinhibitsGABA-Areceptors,decreasesanxiety,andimprovesspatiallearningandmemoryinvivo.Inanimalmodelsofcerebralischemia/reperfusion,bilobalidedecreasesedemaandinfarctvolume.InADIpocytes,thiscompoundinhibitshypoxia-inducedoxidativestressandinflammation.Additionally,bilobalideinhibitscarrageenan-andcapsaicin-inducedhyperalgesiainanimalmodels.
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