Panaxatriol is an inducer of thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1), which exhibits anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-arrhythmic, and antioxidative activities. It has pluripharmacological properties in the protection against Parkinson's disease (PD) including enhancing antioxidant activity, acting as neurotrophic factor, modulating inflammation and inhibiting mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Panaxatriol has been shown to be efficacious in the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in China, it may activate endogenous cytoprotective mechanism against OGD-Rep induced oxidative injury via the activation of PI3K/Akt and Nrf2 signaling pathway.