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Nutrition » Isovitexin

AI Overview

Isovitexin is a flavonoid that has many potential health benefits, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. 
Skin protection 
  • Isovitexin can protect skin from damage caused by PM2.5
  • It can restore cellular ROS levels in human keratinocyte cells
  • It can induce stemness signals in keratinocytes
Cardiovascular health 
  • Isovitexin may help with cardiovascular health by decreasing perfusion pressure and increasing nitric oxide bioavailability
  • It may play a cardioprotective role during ischemia-reperfusion injury and angiogenesis
Anti-inflammatory 
  • Isovitexin can suppress COX-1 and COX-2 mRNAs expression in macrophages
  • It can suppress PGE2 in macrophages
Anti-cancer 
  • Isovitexin may be a strong candidate for the prevention of liver cancer
  • It may have anti-neoplastic activities
Neurological and psychiatric health 
  • Isovitexin may have protective effects on neurological and psychiatric health
  • It may have neuroprotective activities
Anti-diabetic Isovitexin may have antidiabetic activities. 
Anti-arrhythmia 
  • Isovitexin may affect INa, Ito, and ICa-L currents in ventricular myocytes
Isovitexin is also known as homovitexin or saponaretin. It is an active component of Cannabis. 
Isovitexin

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