Modern pharmacological studies have discovered various beneficial effects of ophiopogonis , including anti-heart failure and anti-tumor properties, regulation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle and intestinal flora, protection of the nervous system, improvement of liver and lung injuries, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, hypoglycemic and anti-aging properties, as well as immune regulation (Shen et al., 2020)
For instance, taurine depletion can provoke abnormal protein folding, thereby affecting longevity and cellular senescence ( After its uptake, hypotaurine is oxidized into taurine by the hypotaurine dehydrogenase (Vitvitsky et al., 2011)
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Recent insights into ferroptosis, a unique form of irondependent cell death characterized by lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system failures, open new avenues for understanding the neurobiological foundation of schizophrenia
Feduniw, S., Korczyska, L., Grski, K., Zgliczyska, M., Bczkowska, M., Byrczak, M., Kociuba, J., Ali, M., & Ciebiera, M