Betulin and its derivatives as novel compounds with different pharmacological effects

S Amiri, S Dastghaib, M Ahmadi, P Mehrbod… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Betulin (B) and Betulinic acid (BA) are natural pentacyclic lupane-structure triterpenoids
which possess a wide range of pharmacological activities. Recent evidence indicates that B …

Neuroprotective properties of Betulin, Betulinic acid, and Ursolic acid as triterpenoids derivatives: A comprehensive review of mechanistic studies

M Farzan, M Farzan, M Shahrani, SP Navabi… - Nutritional …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cognitive deficits are the main outcome of neurological disorders whose occurrence has
risen over the past three decades. Although there are some pharmacologic approaches …

Betulin inhibits lung metastasis by inducing cell cycle arrest, autophagy, and apoptosis of metastatic colorectal cancer cells

YH Han, JG Mun, HD Jeon, JY Kee, SH Hong - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the diseases with high prevalence and
mortality worldwide. In particular, metastatic CRC shows low probability of surgery and lacks …

Using a Caenorhabditis elegans Parkinson's Disease Model to Assess Disease Progression and Therapy Efficiency

S Hughes, M van Dop, N Kolsters, D van de Klashorst… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite Parkinson's Disease (PD) being the second most common neurodegenerative
disease, treatment options are limited. Consequently, there is an urgent need to identify and …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue regeneration effect of betulin via inhibition of ROS/MAPKs/NF-ĸB axis using zebrafish model

T Ouyang, H Yin, J Yang, Y Liu, S Ma - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Betulin is the primary anti-inflammatory component of Betula platyphylla suk. cortex (birch
bark), a time-honored Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for healing trauma and tissue …

Betulinic acid, a natural PDE inhibitor restores hippocampal cAMP/cGMP and BDNF, improve cerebral blood flow and recover memory deficits in permanent BCCAO …

M Kaundal, S Zameer, AK Najmi, S Parvez… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of senile dementia, embraces
memory deficits, neuroinflammation, executive function damage, mood and behavioral …

Using Caenorhabditis elegans to Model Therapeutic Interventions of Neurodegenerative Diseases Targeting Microbe-Host Interactions

C Wang, C Zheng - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Emerging evidence from both clinical studies and animal models indicates the importance of
the interaction between the gut microbiome and the brain in the pathogenesis of …

Neuroprotective Effects of Betulin in Pharmacological and Transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Parkinson's Disease

CW Tsai, RT Tsai, SP Liu, CS Chen… - Cell …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common degenerative disorder of the central
nervous system in the elderly. It is characterized by progressive loss of dopaminergic …

Betula utilis extract prolongs life expectancy, protects against amyloid-β toxicity and reduces Alpha Synuclien in Caenorhabditis elegans via DAF-16 and SKN-1

S Pandey, SC Phulara, SK Mishra, R Bajpai… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Betula utilis (BU), an important medicinal plant that grows in high altitudes of the Himalayan
region, has been utilized traditionally due to it's antibacterial, hepatoprotective, and anti …

Protective effect of betulinic acid against intracerebroventricular streptozotocin induced cognitive impairment and neuronal damage in rats: possible neurotransmitters …

M Kaundal, R Deshmukh, M Akhtar - Pharmacological Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of the study was to explore the therapeutic potential of Betulinic
acid (BA) in streptozotocin (STZ) induced memory damage in experimental rats. Methods …