A review of the pharmacology and toxicology of Astragalus

JL Rios, PG Waterman - … to Medical and Scientific Research on …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Some Astragalus species are used as forage for livestock and wild animals. Many species
are used in folk medicine for their hepatoprotective, antioxidative, immunostimulant, and …

Protective effect of astaxanthin on experimental ovarian damage in rats

A Kükürt, M Karapehlivan - Journal of Biochemical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of astaxanthin (AS) on 3‐nitropropionic
acid (3‐NPA) induced experimental ovarian damage in rats. Thirty two female Wistar rats …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of 3-nitropropionic acid on physiological and behavioral responses in zebrafish larvae and adults

MT Wiprich, R Zanandrea, S Altenhofen… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term treatment with 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA), a toxin derived from plants and
fungi, may reproduce symptoms and biochemical characteristics of Huntington's disease …

3-NP-induced Huntington's-like disease impairs Nrf2 activation without loss of cardiac function in aged rats

A Silva-Palacios, M Ostolga-Chavarría… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading causes of death in patients over 60
years with Huntington's disease (HD). Here, we investigated if age-related oxidative stress …

Dietary safety of cycloastragenol from Astragalus spp.: Subchronic toxicity and genotoxicity studies

NJ Szabo - Food and chemical toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracts, teas, and other preparations of Astragalus roots (eg, Radix Astragali) are
historically recognized traditional medicines and foods. Cycloastragenol (CAG), a bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activity on Astragalus chrysostachys boiss. roots

J Ghasemian-Yadegari, S Hamedeyazdan… - Iranian Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Astragalus is a well-known genus in Leguminosae family that represented more than 800
species growing in Iran. Nevertheless, there are a few reports on Astragalus plants endemic …

An expeditious synthesis of 3-nitropropionic acid and its ethyl and methyl esters

PC Silva, JS Costa, VLP Pereira - Synthetic Communications, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Full article: AN EXPEDITIOUS SYNTHESIS OF 3-NITROPROPIONIC ACID AND ITS ETHYL
AND METHYL ESTERS Skip to Main Content Taylor and Francis Online homepage Taylor …

Secondary metabolites from the roots of Astragalus maximus

J Ghasemian-Yadegari, H Nazemiyeh… - Research Journal of …, 2017 - rjpharmacognosy.ir
Background and objectives: Astragalus is one of the most abundant genera of flowering
plants in Iran. There are a few reports on phytochemical investigation of this valuable genus …

Analysis of some phytochemical characteristics of Astragalus fasciculifolius Boiss. in natural habitats of South Sistan and Baluchistan province, Iran.

F Nosrati, B Fakheri, M Solouki, NM Nezhad… - 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Sarcocolla (Astragalus fasciculifolius Boiss.), belonging to Fabaceae family, is a
medicinal plant distributed in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Due to presence …

Characterization of 3-nitropropionic acid-induced bradycardia in isolated atria

PS Lopez, CH Castillo, GH Pastelı́n… - Toxicology and applied …, 1998 - Elsevier
3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NPA) was identified as the toxic component of several plants and
fungi. Recently, it was described that 3-NPA produced hypotension, accompanied by a …