Description
A triterpenoid sapogenin; inhibits IL-1β and ROS production from LPS-induced mouse BV2 microglia at 4 μM; decreases NLRP3 inflammasome activation and prevents dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in the mouse substantia nigra pars compacta in an MPTP-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease at 25 mg/kg per day; reduces increases in lung edema and BALF IL-1β and TNF-α levels in a mouse model of intranasal S. aureus-induced pneumonia at 2 mg/kg
Formal name: (2β,3β,4α,12α)-12-(chloromethyl)-2,3-dihydroxy-27-norolean-13-ene-23,28-dioic acid
Synonyms: Senegenin
Molecular weight: 537.1
CAS: 2469-34-3
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid