Description
PuerarinisanisoflavonederivativeofdaidzeinfoundinPueraria(RADIx);itexhibitsanxiolytic,cardioprotective,neuroprotective,andantioxidativeactivities.Thiscompoundalsoactsasaphytoestrogen.PuerarinactsasanantagoNISTat5-HT2CreceptorsandatthebenzodiazepinesiteonGABA-Areceptors.PuerarinincreasessocialinteractiontimeandlocomotoractivityinanimalmodelsofsubstancewithdrawalandinhibitscognitiveimpairmentintheMorriswatermazeparadigminanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdisease.Additionally,puerarindecreasessystolicbloodpressureandheartrateanddownregulatesexpressionofP2X3receptorsinanimalmodelsofmyocardialischemia/reperfusion.ThiscompoundalsoprotectsneuronsagainstH2O2-inducedoxidativestressinvitro.
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