Ecdysterone

Intervention

2 papers4 findings

PubChemMeSH

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: Anhui Provincial Key Research and Development Plan and 1 more
  • Animals1
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

4

Healthspan

upin worms1

1 study
  1. Ecdysterone improves healthspan in worms.

    “treatment with ecdysterone, the most abundant compound in the root extract, improved healthspan by enhancing stress response.”

    Model organisms

    Maral Root Extract and Its Main Constituent 20-Hydroxyecdysone Enhance Stress Resilience in Caenorhabditis elegans

    International journal of molecular sciences15 Apr 2025

Oxidative stress and ROS signalling

downin mice1

1 study
  1. Ecdysterone decreases oxidative stress and ROS signalling in mice.

    “decreased oxidative stress, apoptosis and neuronal damage in the hippocampus”

    Animalsin SAMP8 micehippocampus

    The Protective Effects of Ecdysterone on Cognitive Impairment through Regulating Akt/GSK-3β/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway and Oxidative Stress in Cognitive Mice Model and Aβ-Induced Cell Neurotoxicity

    Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)18 Mar 2024

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Neuronal damage

downin mice1

1 study
  1. Ecdysterone decreases neuronal damage in mice.

    “decreased oxidative stress, apoptosis and neuronal damage in the hippocampus”

    Animalsin SAMP8 micehippocampus

    The Protective Effects of Ecdysterone on Cognitive Impairment through Regulating Akt/GSK-3β/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway and Oxidative Stress in Cognitive Mice Model and Aβ-Induced Cell Neurotoxicity

    Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)18 Mar 2024

Learning and memory capabilities

upin mice1

1 study
  1. Ecdysterone improves learning and memory capabilities in mice.

    “ECR effectively improved cognitive impairment in SAMP8 via enhancement of learning and memory capabilities”

    Animalsin SAMP8 micehippocampus

    The Protective Effects of Ecdysterone on Cognitive Impairment through Regulating Akt/GSK-3β/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway and Oxidative Stress in Cognitive Mice Model and Aβ-Induced Cell Neurotoxicity

    Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)18 Mar 2024

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