LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Effect of Dioscorea villosa extract and the phytoestrogen diosgenin on ovariectomized mice with zymosan-induced arthritis

Silva, Luiz André Santos; Araújo, Jéssica Maria Dantas; Almeida, Damião Rabelo de; Araújo, Luiz Felipe Lobo Mascarenhas Fratel de; Souza, Eloísa Portugal Barros Silva Soares de; Matos, Saulo Santos; Lima, Cláudio Moreira de; Araújo, Adriano Antunes de Souza; Camargo, Enilton Aparecido; Grespan, Renata.

Braz. J. Pharm. Sci. (Online); 60 (), 2024

Abstract Humans are exposed to natural compounds such as phytoestrogens primarily through diet and supplements. These compounds promote health by alleviating the symptoms and illnesses associated with menopause and arthritis. Diosgenin (DSG) occurs naturally in plants such as Dioscorea villosa (DV) and b...

Dioscorea/efectos adversos, Diosgenina/efectos adversos, Artritis/inducido químicamente, Zimosan/administración & dosificación, Extractos Vegetales/agonistas, Osteoartritis/inducido químicamente

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