Due to the multi-drug resistance reversal activity of the less polar ecdysteroids, several new products( including 20-hydroxyecdysone,20-hydroxyecdysone 2,3;20,22-diacetonide) are promising for being tested against various cancer cell lines.
Turkesterone is a phytoecdysteroid possessing an 11alpha-hydroxyl group, also is an analogue of the insect steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone. It has immunomodulating and antistress activity, can increase the adaptation capacity of mice under immobilization-induced stress conditions.