Description
Ecdysteroneisasteroidhormoneinitiallyproducedbyarthropodsthatcontrolsecdysisandmetamorphosis.Ecdysteronebindstheecdysonereceptor.Thiscompoundinducesautophagyandcaspaseactivityduringlarval-prepupaltransitionperiodsinDrosophila.Inmammals,ecdysteronemayexhibitanabolicactivity,decreasingchronicfatigueofnervesandmuscles.Ecdysteronemayalsoexhibitpro-angiogenicactivity,increasingmicrovesseldensityandenhancingangiogenesisinmodelsofcerebralischemia.
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