Gossypin: A flavonoid with diverse pharmacological effects |
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| Authors: | Bocui Song Xue Shen Chunyu Tong Shuang Zhang Qian Chen Yuqi Li Shuang Li |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China;2. Molecular Mechanism of Disease & Research and Development of Bioactive Substances, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultura University, Daqing, China;3. Department of Biological Science, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China;4. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station of Yongji Economic Development Zone, Jilin, China |
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| Abstract: | Gossypin is a flavonoid compound prepared from chinese medicine Hibiscus, which not only has significant pharmacological activities in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic aspects, but also has the advantages of small side effects and easy preparation because it is extracted from traditional chinese medicine, so it has received widespread attention from scholars and researchers. This paper reviews the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of gossypin in recent years, and hopes to provide a theoretical basis for its clinical application. |
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| Keywords: | anti-cancer anti-inflammatory anti-tumor gossypin neuroprotective pharmacological activity |
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