Trigonelline: A plant alkaloid with therapeutic potential for diabetes and central nervous system disease

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 3523-3531

  Zhou, J ^a,b   Chan, L ^b   Zhou, S ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Anti tumor; Antibacterial; Antihyperlipidemia; Central nervous system disease; Diabetes; Diabetic complications; Hypoglycemia; Neuroprotective; Pharmacokinetics; Toxicology; Trigonella foenum graecum L; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INCRETIN; TRIGONELLINE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL REGENERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

EID: 84863746781     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986712801323171     Document Type: Review

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