Inula L. Secondary Metabolites against Oxidative Stress-Related Human Diseases.

ABSTRACT: An imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species in the body can cause an increase of oxidative stress that leads to oxidative damage to cells and tissues, which culminates in the development or aggravation of some chronic diseases, such as inflammation, diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Secondary metabolites from Inula species can play an important role in the prevention and treatment of the oxidative stress-related diseases mentioned above. The databases Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science and the combining terms Inula, antioxidant and secondary metabolites were used in the research for this review. More than 120 articles are reviewed, highlighting the most active compounds with special emphasis on the elucidation of their antioxidative-stress mechan

SUBMITTER: Tavares WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature