As part of our search for anti-arteriosclerosis agents from traditional Chinese medicines, the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA reductase (HCR)-inhibitory constituent, kakkalide, was isolated from the flower of Pueraria thunbergiana (PT, family Leguminosae). The antihyperlipidemic effects of
To understand the relationship between the metabolism and estrogenic activity of kakkalide and tectoridin, main isoflavones in the flower of Pueraria thunbergiana (family Leguminosae), these isoflavones and their metabolites by human intestinal microflora as well as their estrogenic effects were
The anti-inflammatory activities of kakkalide, a major constituent of the flower of Pueraria thunbergiana, and irisolidone, a metabolite of kakkalide produced by intestinal microflora, against carrageenan-induced inflammation in air pouches on the backs of mice and in lipopolysaccharide
Puerariae Flos is a traditional herbal medicine that has long been used as a treatment for colds, diabetes, and hangovers. The herbal medicine contains a wide variety of isoflavones such as kakkalide, tectoridin, and tectorigenin. This study demonstrates that the substances undergo a certain degree
Previously, we reported that the isoflavones tectorigenin and tectoridin, a glycosylated tectorigenin, isolated from the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis have an activity to inhibit prostaglandin (PG) E2 production in 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-stimulated rat peritoneal macrophages.
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