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Okanin from Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. alleviates cognitive impairment in bilateral common carotid artery occlusion mice by regulating the miR-7/NLRP3 axis in microglia.

Researchers investigated the effects of okanin, the main active ingredient in Nutt. flower, on cognitive impairment following stroke. They found that okanin was able to improve cognitive impairment, inhibit microglial activation, decrease inflammasome activation, and increase miR-7 expression. Okanin was also able to suppress NLRP3 inflammasome activation in stimulated microglia and prevent microglia-induced neuronal injury. These results suggest that okanin could be a potential functional food for stroke recovery.

Mi Y et al (2023).
Food Funct.
PubMed:
36511396

The combined analgesic, sedative, and anti-gastric cancer mechanisms of Tinospora sagittata var. yunnanensis (S. Y. Hu) H. S. Lo based on integrated ethnopharmacological data.

Tinospora sagittata var. yunnanensis (TSY) is widely used in traditional medicine for pain relief, but its mechanism and active components are unclear.

Wang QQ et al (2023).
J Ethnopharmacol.
PubMed:
36509262