Tormentic Acid

Tormentic Acid

CAT N°: 30696
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Tormentic acid is a triterpene that has been found in P. frutescens and has diverse biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidative, and antidiabetic properties.{42870,49711,49712} It reduces hydrogen peroxide-induced increases in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and NADPH oxidase (NOX1), as well as the production of TNF-?, IL-6, and IL-1? in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (RVSMCs) when used at concentrations of 12.5, 25, and 50 µM.{49711} Tormentic acid (25 and 50 µM) decreases hydrogen peroxide-induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in RVSMCs. It reduces ear edema induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (TPA; Item No. 10008014) in mice (ID50 = 0.03 mg/ear).{42870} Topical application of tormentic acid (1.7 nmol) reduces the number of papillomas formed per mouse in a DMBA-TPA two-stage model of mouse skin carcinogenesis. It also reduces increases in blood glucose, insulin, and leptin levels, as well as hepatic triglyceride levels, in mice fed a high-fat diet in a model of diabetes and hyperlipidemia when administered at doses of 60 and 120 mg/kg per day.{49712}

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