Ononin ameliorates depression-like behaviors by regulating BDNF-TrkB-CREB signaling in vitro and in vivo.
Summary
Ononin, found in medicinal plants, has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor effects. Flavonoids, like ononin, treat major depression, but the exact mechanisms are unknown.
Phenolic Content and Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Solidago virga-aurea, Phyllanthus niruri, Epilobium angustifolium, Peumus boldus, and Ononis spinosa Extracts.
Using principle component analysis to compare genetic diversity across polyploidy levels within plant complexes: an example from British Restharrows (Ononis spinosa and Ononis repens).