A potential alternative against neurodegenerative diseases: Phytodrugs

J Pérez-Hernández… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases (ND) primarily affect the neurons in the human brain
secondary to oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. ND are more common and have a …

Discovery of monoamine oxidase inhibitors by medicinal chemistry approaches

R Hong, X Li - MedChemComm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD)
and depression, have seriously inconvenienced the lives of patients. Growing evidence …

Medicinal plants with bioprospecting potential used in semi-arid northeastern Brazil

SL Cartaxo, MM de Almeida Souza… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Many species of the Caatinga flora are used as medicines in local
communities. In recent decades, the knowledge and use of these species has been …

Effect of melatonin on α-synuclein self-assembly and cytotoxicity

K Ono, H Mochizuki, T Ikeda, T Nihira, J Takasaki… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
α-Synuclein (αS) assembly has been implicated as a critical step in the development of
Lewy body diseases such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies …

Melatonin, protocatechuic acid and hydroxytyrosol effects on vitagenes system against alpha-synuclein toxicity

M Gallardo-Fernández, R Hornedo-Ortega… - Food and Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Preventing the abnormal assembly of α-synuclein (α-Syn) and the correct modulation of
vitagenes system exercise strong neuroprotective effects. It has been reported that …

The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties of the synthetic chalcone derivative AN07

YF Chen, SN Wu, JM Gao, ZY Liao, YT Tseng, F Fülöp… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chalcones belong to a class of biologically active polyphenolic natural products. As a result
of their simple chemical nature, they are easily synthesized and show a variety of promising …

Selected furanochalcones as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase

SJ Robinson, JP Petzer, A Petzer, JJ Bergh… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2013 - Elsevier
The validity of the chalcone scaffold for the design of inhibitors of monoamine oxidase has
previously been illustrated. In a systematic attempt to investigate the effect of heterocyclic …

[HTML][HTML] Medicamentos Fitoterápicos na odontologia: evidências e perspectivas sobre o uso da aroeira-do-sertão (Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão)

AC Machado, RC Oliveira - Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Nas pesquisas com fitoterápicos o uso popular pode sugerir espécies potencialmente
importantes, porém, faz-se necessário uma série de estudos, entre eles, a identificação de …

Gastroprotective and anti-inflammatory activities integrated to chemical composition of Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão-A conservationist proposal for the species

WRA Galvão, R Braz Filho, KM Canuto… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (Aroeira-do-
Sertão), Anacardiaceae, is one of the most used plants in folk medicine in Northeastern …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotective activity of pongamia pinnata in monosodium glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in rats

AHMV Swamy, NL Patel, PC Gadad… - Indian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study was designed to evaluate the neuroprotective activity of ethanol extract of
Pongamia pinnata stem bark in monosodium glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in rats …