As a plant outside the Araliaceae family that contains saponins, which are similar in structure to ginsenosides, its saponin components have pharmacological effects, including protecting the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, and anti-cerebral hypoxia, antitumor, and anti-aging effects, with therapeutic value in the clinical treatment of hyperlipidemia, vascular dementia, peptic ulcer, and stroke
MT-1 is a straight, longer peptide whereas MT-2 is a shorter, circular peptide
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The FOXO4 factor is considered to regulate various cell pathways, including insulin signaling, cell cycle progression, and other functions that regulate growth and differentiation