Blumeatin was first isolated from Blumea balsamifera DC, it can inhibit the increase of serum alanine aminotransferase (AAT) and liver triglyceride and increased serum triglyceride, beta-lipoprotein, and liver glycogen content in CCl4-intoxicated rats, and can shorten the pentobarbital sleeping time in CCl4-intoxicated mice; suggestes that blumeatin can protect liver against injury induced by CCl4 and TAA.[1]
Blumeatin can promote adipocyte differentiation as characterized by increased triglyceride levels in 3T3L1 cells, also enhances the accumulation of lipid droplets and induced upregulation of the expression of the adipocyte-specific genes aP2 and GLUT4.[2]
Blumeatin has antioxidant properties, free radical scavenging activity,and has xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitory activity.[3,4]

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