Biochemical Basis of the Antidiabetic Activity of Oleanolic Acid and Related Pentacyclic Triterpenes

Oleanolic acid (OA), a natural component of many plant food and medicinal herbs, is endowed with a wide range of pharmacological properties whose therapeutic potential has only partly been exploited until now. Throughout complex and multifactorial mechanisms, OA exerts beneficial effects against dia...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Castellano, Jose M., Guinda, Angeles, Delgado, Teresa, Rada, Mirela, Cayuela, Jose A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3661625/