Hecogenin is a steroidal sapogenin isolated from the leaves of Agave genus species that plays an important role in the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-arthritic activity of hecogenin in Complete Freund's adjuvant-induced
Hecogenin is a steroidal sapogenin plays important role in treatment of variety of inflammatory diseases. We have investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of Hecogenin (50 µg/animal) (HG), Fluticasone (50 µg/animal) (FC) and Hecogenin+Fluticasone (HG+FC) combination (25 µg/animal, each) on various
Lyophilized aqueous extracts obtained from Agave americana L (Agavaceae) collected in the north of Sardinia were characterized with regard to their steroidal sapogenin content. Extracts of A. americana and genins isolated from them were evaluated for anti-inflammatory properties by testing their
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