A natural triterpene which stimulates wound healing; induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in breast cancer cells (IC50 = 5.9 µM for MCF-7 cells); blocks angiogenesis in glioblastomas; down regulates BACE1 while increasing ADAM10 maturation in primary rat cortical neurons; protects against…

Asiatic acid is a triterpene aglycone originally found in Centella; it exhibits cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antihypertensive, anticancer, anti-fibrotic, and anti-osteoporotic activities. In vitro and in vivo, asiatic acid inhibits TGF-β1-induced and…