Razna preliminarna ispitivanja indiciraju da on ima specifične farmaceutske osobine, mada nije potvrđeno da su one primenljive kod ljudi. Hesperidin redukuje novo holesterola[4] i krvnog pritiska[5] kod pacova. U jednoj studiji na miševima, velike doze hesperidina su snizile gubitak gustine kostiju.[6] Jedna druga studija na životinjama je pokazala protektivne efekte protiv sepse.[7] U in vitro i laboratorijskim istraživanjima, hesperidin pokazuje antiinflamatorno dejstvo.[8][9] Hesperidin je isto tako potencijalni sedativ. Moguće je da on deluje putem opioidnih ili adenozinskih receptora.[10][11] Hesperidin pokazuje izraženo antikancerno dejstvo protiv nekih ljudskih karcinomnihćelijskih linija.[12]
Deo in vitro rezultata je primenljiv samo na aglikonsku formu. Hesperidin takođe ima sposobnost penetracije krvno moždane barijere u in vitro modelima.[13]
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