Description
CorosolicacidisapentacyclictriterpeneextractedfromtheleavesofLagerstroemiaspeciosa.Corosolicacidexhibitsantioxidative,anti-diabetic,anti-atherosclerotic,andanticanceractivitiesinvitroandinvivo.Thiscompounddecreasesbloodsugarandincreasesglucoseuptakeinvivo,anddecreasesoverallcholesterollevelspotentiallythroughinhibitionofcholesterolacyltransferase.Inlungadenocarcinomacells,corosolicacidincreasesreactiveoxygenspeciesandinducescaspase-mediatedapoptosis;italsoinhibitsactivationofSTAT3,NF-kBactivity,andMCP-1.