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Effects and applications of arthropod steroid hormones (ecdysteroids) in mammals
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Zooecdysteroids (arthropod steroid hormones) regulate the development of arthropods and probably many other invertebrates. Phytoecdysteroids are analogues occurring in a wide range of plant species, where they contribute to the deterrence of phytophagous invertebrates. The purpose of this short review is to summarise findings on the occurrence, metabolism and pharmacological effects of ecdysteroids in mammalian systems and to draw attention to their potential applications, particularly in gene-switch technology, where ecdysteroid analogues (steroidal and non-steroidal) can be used as effective and potent elicitors.
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“Even ECD is not produced in mammalian tissues and has several physiological effects in mammals when taken externally [5].”
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“The Ecd is frequently used by body builders and from these users it is known that Ecd has no known adverse effects even when taken up in gram (~1 g) quantities [16].”
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“Cyanotis vaga and Cyanotis arachnoidea belong to monocot species, and several species of ferns that belong to Polypodium are rich sources of ECs [7,8,30,31,32,33,34,35].”
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“The taxons that are used in traditional medicines such as Leuzea carthamoides, Ajuga turkestanica, and several Pfaffia species have abundant ECs in their roots.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dinan, L., & Lafont, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Exeter (GB)
- ORCID
- Dinan, Laurence
- Venue
- Journal of Endocrinology
- Publisher
- Bioscientifica
- Published
- 2006-10
- Volume
- 191
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 0022-0795 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-6805
- OpenAlex
- W2107130601
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 72
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- FWCI
- 0.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Leverhulme Trust
- Ministère de l'Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Keywords
- ecdysteroids, phytoecdysteroids, elicitors, plant defense against herbivores
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Mammals, Phytotherapy, Phytosterols, Plants, Proteins, Dietary Supplements, Ecdysteroids, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism
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