Pharmaceutical Values of Calycosin: One Type of Flavonoid Isolated from Astragalus

Table 2

Antioxidative functions.

Biomarkers	Model	Reference
Enhance glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase enzymatic activities	H9C2 cells and male Kunming mice	Zhai et al. [36]
Reduced H2O2-induced cell apoptosis rate	H9C2	Chen et al. [37]; Liu et al. [38]
Downregulation of cytokine levels and IL33/ST2 mRNA level	Type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model	Wang & Zhao [39]; EIsherbiny et al. [40]
Stimulating Nrf2 expression and SOD levels	Intracerebral hemorrhage mouse	Ma et al. [41]; Chen et al. [42]
Prolong lifespan and stimulate SOD levels	C. elegans	Lu et al. [43]