Synthesis, biology and clinical significance of pentacyclic triterpenes: a multi-target approach to prevention and treatment of metabolic and vascular diseases

H Sheng, H Sun - Natural product reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to May 2010 This review (with 335 references cited) is devoted to pentacyclic
triterpenes. The total synthesis, semi-synthesis, structural modification, and metabolic …

The pentacyclic triterpenoids in herbal medicines and their pharmacological activities in diabetes and diabetic complications

A Alqahtani, K Hamid, A Kam, KH Wong… - Current Medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Pentacyclic triterpenoids including the oleanane, ursane and lupane groups are widely
distributed in many medicinal plants, such as Glycyrrhiza species, Gymnema species …

Oleanolic, ursolic, and betulinic acids as food supplements or pharmaceutical agents for type 2 diabetes: promise or illusion?

FSG Silva, PJ Oliveira, MF Duarte - Journal of agricultural and …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Oleanolic (OA), ursolic (UA), and betulinic (BA) acids are three triterpenic acids (TAs) with
potential effects for treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Mechanistic studies showed that …

Oleanolic acid improves hepatic insulin resistance via antioxidant, hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory effects

X Wang, R Liu, W Zhang, X Zhang, N Liao… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2013 - Elsevier
Insulin resistance is the hallmark of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is closely related
to disorder of lipid metabolism. The study was designed to evaluate the effects of oleanolic …

Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Review on Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.: A Special Insight to Antidiabetic Property

GC Nille, SK Mishra, AK Chaudhary… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Avartaki (Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb. syn. Cassia auriculata L.; Family-Fabaceae) is a
traditional medicinal plant, widely used for the treatment of various ailments in Ayurveda and …

[HTML][HTML] Antidiabetic potential of commonly available fruit plants in Bangladesh: updates on prospective phytochemicals and their reported MoAs

S Alam, A Dhar, M Hasan, FT Richi, NU Emon, MA Aziz… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening disorder affecting people of all ages and adversely
disrupts their daily functions. Despite the availability of numerous synthetic-antidiabetic …

Anti-diabetic agents from natural products—an update from 2004 to 2009

LW Qi, EH Liu, C Chu, YB Peng… - Current Topics in …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetes mellitus (DM), the third killer of the mankind health along with cancer,
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, is one of the most challenging diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Pentacyclic triterpene oleanolic acid protects against cardiac aging through regulation of mitophagy and mitochondrial integrity

Y Gong, Y Luo, S Liu, J Ma, F Liu, Y Fang, F Cao… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced aging exhibits altered cardiac geometry and function involving mitochondrial
anomaly. Natural compounds display promises in the regulation of cardiac homeostasis via …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoglycemic natural products with in vivo activities and their mechanisms: a review

W Ma, L **ao, H Liu, X Hao - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder disease, and the number of diabetic patients
will reach 578 million by 2030 predictably. Currently, 8 classes of small molecular drugs are …

The effect and mechanism of oleanolic acid in the treatment of metabolic syndrome and related cardiovascular diseases

Q Luo, Y Wei, X Lv, W Chen, D Yang, Q Tuo - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndromes (MetS) and related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) pose a serious
threat to human health. MetS are metabolic disorders characterized by obesity, dyslipidemia …