Stevioside hydrate

Noncaloric natural sweetener, 300 times more potent than sucrose - Antidiabetic. Antihyperglycaemic and antihypoglycaemic. Potentiates insulin secretion. Enhances acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) gene expression. Increases insulin sensitivity - Antihypertensive. Ca2 influx inhibitor - Anticancer compound - Chemopreventive - Anti-inflammatory. IKKbeta, NF-kappaB and MAPK signaling inhibitor. Induces TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and nitric oxide release - Immunomodulator. Increasees phagocytic activity, haemagglutination antibody titre, delayed type hypersensitivity - Increased proliferation in LPS and Con A stimulated B and T cells - Peripheral µ-opioid receptors activator. Important for regulation of glucose homeostasis - Anti-atherosclerotic.