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repin

Description

repin: isolated from knapweed Acroptilon repens; causes equine nigropallidial encephalomacia; structure given in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID146156429
MeSH IDM0177241

Synonyms (2)

Synonym
repin
11024-67-2

Research Excerpts

Overview

Repin is a sesquiterpene lactone found in Centaurea solstitialis, a plant responsible for Parkinson-like disease in horses.

ExcerptReference
"Repin is a sesquiterpene lactone found in Centaurea solstitialis, a plant responsible for Parkinson-like disease in horses. "( Effect of various pretreatments on the hypothermic activity of repin in naive rats.
Akbar, S; Fries, DS; Malone, MH, 1995
)

Toxicity

ExcerptReference
" We show in this study that repin is highly toxic to C57BL/6J mice and Sprague-Dawley rats and acutely induces uncoordinated locomotion associated with postural tremors, hypothermia, and inability to respond to sonic and tactile stimuli."( Repin-induced neurotoxicity in rodents.
Choi, BH; Han, B; Kim, RC; Robles, M; Santa Cruz, K, 1998
)
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (13)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19904 (30.77)18.7374
1990's4 (30.77)18.2507
2000's3 (23.08)29.6817
2010's1 (7.69)24.3611
2020's1 (7.69)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other15 (100.00%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]