Beneficial effects of green tea catechins on neurodegenerative diseases

M Pervin, K Unno, T Ohishi, H Tanabe, N Miyoshi… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. Green tea, black tea, and oolong
tea are made from the same plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Among them, green tea …

Emerging evidence for astrocyte dysfunction in schizophrenia

EC de Oliveira Figueiredo, C Calì, F Petrelli, P Bezzi - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic mental health disorder whose heterogeneous genetic
and neurobiological background influences early brain development, and whose precise …

Green tea catechins attenuate neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive deficits

O Afzal, MH Dalhat, ASA Altamimi, R Rasool… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases exert an overwhelming socioeconomic burden all around the
globe. They are mainly characterized by modified protein accumulation that might trigger …

DYRK1A and cognition: A lifelong relationship

ML Arbones, A Thomazeau… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The dosage of the serine threonine kinase DYRK1A is critical in the central nervous system
(CNS) during development and aging. This review analyzes the functions of this kinase by …

[PDF][PDF] Ts66Yah, a mouse model of Down syndrome with improved construct and face validity

A Duchon, M del Mar Muñiz Moreno… - Disease Models & …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Down syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy of human chromosome 21 (Hsa21). The
understanding of genotype–phenotype relationships, the identification of driver genes and …

EGCG ameliorates high‐fat–and high‐fructose‐induced cognitive defects by regulating the IRS/AKT and ERK/CREB/BDNF signaling pathways in the CNS

Y Mi, G Qi, R Fan, Q Qiao, Y Sun, Y Gao… - The FASEB …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity, which is caused by an energy imbalance between calorie intake and consumption,
has become a major international health burden. Obesity increases the risk of insulin …

Down syndrome: Neurobiological alterations and therapeutic targets

RA Vacca, S Bawari, D Valenti, D Tewari… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease that occurs due to an aneuploidy of human
chromosome 21. Trisomy of chromosome 21 is a primary genetic cause of developmental …

Stress-reducing function of matcha green tea in animal experiments and clinical trials

K Unno, D Furushima, S Hamamoto, K Iguchi… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Theanine, a major amino acid in green tea, exhibits a stress-reducing effect in mice and
humans. Matcha, which is essentially theanine-rich powdered green tea, is abundant in …

De novo variants in GRIA4 lead to intellectual disability with or without seizures and gait abnormalities

S Martin, A Chamberlin, DN Shinde, M Hempel… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Using trio whole-exome sequencing, we have identified de novo heterozygous pathogenic
variants in GRIA4 in five unrelated individuals with intellectual disability and other …

Therapeutic effects of catechins in less common neurological and neurodegenerative disorders

G Sebastiani, L Almeida-Toledano, M Serra-Delgado… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, neurological and neurodegenerative disorders research has focused on
altered molecular mechanisms in search of potential pharmacological targets, eg …