Icariin is a flavonol glycoside and a PDE5 inhibitor (IC50 = 5.9 μM) with 67-fold selectivity for PDE5 over PDE4. It exhibits antioxidant and anticancer activity. At a concentration of 1 x 107 mol/L, Icariin induces differentiation of cardiomyocytes and upregulates the expression of cardiac genes. At 20 μg/ml, Icariin increases the proliferation and differentiation of cultured human osteoblasts.
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