Asiaticoside

Описание

Asiaticoside is the main saponin constituent of C. asiatica, a plant long used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine to treat a variety of ailments including dermatitis, diabetes, cough, cataract, hypertension, as well as for wound healing and improving memory. In various wound healing models, topical application (0.2-0.4%), injection (1 mg), or ingestion (1 mg/kg) of asiaticoside has been shown to increase hydroxyproline content, improve tensile strength, increase collagen synthesis and remodeling of the collagen matrix, promote epithelialization, stimulate glycosaminoglycan synthesis, and elevate antioxidant levels.

Химические свойства

White powder

Использование

Asiatic Acid is a terpenoid saponin component isolated from Centella asiatica with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Asiaticoside has been shown to possess strong wound-healing properties and reduces scar formation.

Биологическая активность

Asiaticoside, a triterpenoid compound from Centella asiatica, has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-renal fibrosis and tissue repair promoting effects. Asiaticoside has been shown through ex vivo and in vivo studies to reduce blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr) levels in a renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) model ^[1]. Meanwhile, Asiaticoside decreased the secretion of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α, but increased the secretion of IL-10 using a dose-dependent manner. Treatment of Raw264.7 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced an inflammatory response, but the LPS-induced effect was attenuated by the administration of asiaticoside. In addition, asiaticoside significantly inhibits LPS-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and promotes expression of the polarisation marker protein arginase 1. It is also a potential candidate for use as a dental wound healing agent with a maximum tolerated concentration of 0.25 mg/ml, and its mechanism of action may be related to increased Col1A1 gene expression ^[2].

Профиль безопасности

Questionable carcinogen withexperimental tumorigenic data. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes. Promoteshealing of wounds.