Use of steroidal compound and total steroidal extract for preparing anti-depression drug
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BIOPHARML TECH SHANGHAI
- Publication Date
- 2008-12-10
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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Technical field:
[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of natural medicinal chemistry. It specifically relates to the application of sterol compounds and total sterol extracts in the preparation of antidepressant drugs. Background technique:
[0002] Sterol compounds, especially sterol compounds in plants, mainly include sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, brassicasterol, sterol glycosides, sterol esters and acylated sterol glycosides. Many plants contain sterol compounds, which mainly exist in the form of mixtures in plants.
[0003] There are also a lot of reports about the biological activity of sterols. For example, sterol glycosides have complement activation and anti-inflammatory activities; mixtures of sterol glycosides including β-sitosterol glucoside and other β-sitosterol glycosides have immunomodulatory effects; Exzema, psoriasis, asthma and tumors all play a role. Sterols lower cholesterol. However, the effects of sterol components on the ce...