Description
Naringeninisaphytoestrogenandflavanonefoundincitrusfruits.Naringeninexhibitsantioxidative,anti-inflammatory,hepatoprotective,neuroprotective,immunomodulatory,anti-metastatic,anti-asthma,anti-allergic,anti-fibrotic,anti-metastatic,antiviral,antidepressant,anticancer,andgastrointestinalmotilitymodulatingactivities.NaringenininhibitsoxidativedamageinanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdiseaseandprotectsagainst6-OHDA-inducedneurodegenerationbyincreasinglevelsofNrf2inanimalmodelsofParkinson’sdisease.InanimalmodelsofCCl4-inducedliverinjury,naringenininhibitslipidperoxidation,increaseslevelsofglutathione,HO-1,andNrf2,anddecreaseslevelsofTNF-α,COX-2,andiNOS.Inmacrophages,naringeninaltersexpressionoftoll-likereceptors2and4(TLR2,TLR4)andCD86;italsoinhibitsTreg-inducedsuppressionandlimitsmetastasisinanimalmodels.Inotheranimalmodels,naringenininhibitsallergen-inducedairwayinflammation.Naringeninalsodecreaseslevelsofα-SMA,collagentypeI,fibronectin,andERK1/2infibroblasts.Inleukemiacells,naringenininducesapoptosis,decreasesthemitochondrialmembranepotentialandlevelsofBcl-2,andincreaseslevelsofBax.ThiscompoundalsoshowsbenefitinthetailsUSPensiontestandinhibitshepatitisCviralassembly.