Description
EchinacosideisaphenylethanoidglycosidefoundinEchinacea,amongothersources;itexhibitsneuroprotectiveandvasodilatoryactivities.Invivo,echinacosideinhibitscytochromecreleaseandcaspase-3activationthroughmodulationofERKsignaling,resultinginneuroprotectioninamodelofmiddlecerebralarteryocclusion.EchinacosidealsodisplaysneuroprotectivebenefitinaMTPT-inducedmousemodelofParkinson’sDisease,decreasingtheBax/Bcl-2ratioandinhibitingsuppressionofdopamineanddopaminetransporter(DAT)levels.ThiscompoundincreasescGMPinrataorticrings,inducingvasodilation.Additionally,echinacosideimprovesbonemineraldensityandmicroarchitecture,decreasingRANKLexpressionandincreasingesteoprotegerinlevelsinanimalmodelsofosteopenia.
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