Spirostans
"Spirostans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cholestane derivatives containing a fused lactone ring at the 16,17-position and a spiroglycosidic linkage at C-22. Members include sarsaponin, DIOSGENIN and yamogenin.
| Descriptor ID |
D013150
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.515
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spirostans" by people in Profiles.
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Clayton ZS, Hutton DA, Brunt VE, VanDongen NS, Ziemba BP, Casso AG, Greenberg NT, Mercer AN, Rossman MJ, Campisi J, Melov S, Seals DR. Apigenin restores endothelial function by ameliorating oxidative stress, reverses aortic stiffening, and mitigates vascular inflammation with aging. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 07 01; 321(1):H185-H196.