Procyanidine resists the fibril formation of human islet amyloid polypeptide

J Xu, T Zheng, X Huang, Y Wang, G Yin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is widely studied due to its close correlation with
the pathogenic mechanism of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Bioflavonoids have been …

Amentoflavone-loaded nanoparticles enhanced chemotherapy efficacy by inhibition of AKR1B10

F Zhao, Y Qian, H Li, Y Yang, J Wang, W Yu… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Therapeutic nanoparticles can be combined with different anticancer drugs to achieve a
synergistic therapy and avoid the limitations of traditional medicine and thus have clinical …

Inhibitory activities of biflavonoids against amyloid-β peptide 42 cytotoxicity in PC-12 cells

H Sasaki, Y Kitoh, M Tsukada, K Miki, K Koyama… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
A major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the cerebral accumulation and resulting
cytotoxicity of amyloid-β peptides, particularly Aβ42. In this study, we used an MTT assay to …

Extracts from two ubiquitous Mediterranean plants ameliorate cellular and animal models of neurodegenerative proteinopathies

M Briffa, S Ghio, J Neuner, AJ Gauci, R Cacciottolo… - Neuroscience …, 2017 - Elsevier
A signature feature of age-related neurodegenerative proteinopathies is the misfolding and
aggregation of proteins, typically amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and α …

Visible-light mediated radical alkylation of flavones: a modular access to nonsymmetrical 3, 3 ″-biflavones

D Fregoso-López, LD Miranda - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The first synthetic strategy for nonsymmetrical 3, 3 ″-biflavones is described. To this end, a
novel visible-light iridium-catalyzed radical C-3 alkylation of flavones with o-methoxy …

Physicochemical strategies for inhibition of amyloid fibril formation: an overview of recent advances

R Liu, R Su, M Liang, R Huang… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Protein aggregation and amyloid fibrillation can lead to several serious human diseases and
protein drug ineffectiveness. The complexity and dynamics of protein folding present unique …

Cognitive enhancers (nootropics). Part 3: drugs interacting with targets other than receptors or enzymes. disease-modifying drugs

W Froestl, A Pfeifer, A Muhs - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Cognitive enhancers (nootropics) are drugs to treat cognition deficits in patients suffering
from Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, stroke, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or …

Unraveling Amentoflavone's Therapeutic Potential in Alzheimer's Disease: A Preclinical Assessment

S Singh, N Agrawal, A Goyal - Combinatorial Chemistry & High …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease is one of the neurodegenerative diseases which causes cognition
deficit. There are currently few medications available to treat Alzheimer's disease, even …

A multifunctional peptide rescues memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice by inhibiting Aβ42-induced cytotoxicity and increasing microglial …

D Xue, M Zhao, Y Wang, L Wang, Y Yang, S Wang… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory loss due to extracellular
senile plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. The toxic β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregates …

Naturally occurring biflavonoids with amyloid β aggregation inhibitory activity for development of anti-Alzheimer agents

N Sirimangkalakitti, LD Juliawaty, EH Hakim… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Amyloid β (Aβ) aggregation plays an essential role in promoting the progression of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, the inhibition of Aβ aggregation is a potential …