Echinacoside

Echinacoside, one of the phenylethanoids isolated from the stems of Cistanche deserticola, effectively inhibits Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Echinacoside elicits neuroprotection by activating Trk receptors and their downstream signal pathways. Antiosteoporotic activity[1][2][3].

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[3]Li F, et al. Antiosteoporotic activity of echinacoside in ovariectomized rats. Phytomedicine. 2013 Apr 15;20(6):549-57.|[4]Li F, et al. Echinacoside promotes bone regeneration by increasing OPG/RANKL ratio in MC3T3-E1 cells. Fitoterapia. 2012 Dec;83(8):1443-50.|[5]Li X, et al. Echinacoside ameliorates D-galactosamine plus lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury in mice via inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014 Aug;49(8):993-1000.|[6]Tang C, et al. Echinacoside inhibits breast cancer cells by suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Mar 19. pii: S0006-291X(20)30530-1.|[1]Zhang D, et al. Echinacoside inhibits amyloid fibrillization of HEWL and protects against Aβ-induced neurotoxicity. Int J Biol Macromol. 2014 Sep 2;72C:243-253.|[2]Zhu M, et al. Transient exposure to echinacoside is sufficient to activate Trk signaling and protect neuronal cells from rotenone. J Neurochem. 2013 Feb;124(4):571-80.