05/21/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
Researchers at the Central South University in China examined the potential protective effects of aucubin, a compound found in eucommia (Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.), on neurons against epilepsy in the hippocampus using a rat model. Their findings were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
The researchers concluded that aucubin can potentially be used in the treatment or prevention of epilepsy-related neuronal damages.
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Journal Reference:
Wang J, Li Y, Huang WH, Zeng XC, Li XH, Li J, Zhou J, Xiao J, Xiao B, Ouyang DS, Hu K. THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF AUCUBIN FROM EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES AGAINST STATUS EPILEPTICUS BY INDUCING AUTOPHAGY AND INHIBITING NECROPTOSIS. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 7 April 2017;45(03):557-573. DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X17500331
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