Brazilin: biological activities and therapeutic potential in chronic degenerative diseases and cancer

DA Nava-Tapia, L Cayetano-Salazar… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Caesalpinia sappan and Haematoxylum brasiletto belong to the Fabaceae family,
predominantly distributed in Southeast Asia and America. The isoflavonoid brazilin has …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of cytotoxic amyloid fibrillation and mitochondrial damage of α-synuclein by catechols mediated conformational changes

T Zohoorian-Abootorabi, AA Meratan, S Jafarkhani… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The interplay between α-synuclein (α-syn) and catechols plays a central role in Parkinson's
disease. This may be related to the modulating effects of catechols on the various aspects of …

[HTML][HTML] VCP suppresses proteopathic seeding in neurons

J Zhu, S Pittman, D Dhavale, R French… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Neuronal uptake and subsequent spread of proteopathic seeds, such as αS
(alpha-synuclein), Tau, and TDP-43, contribute to neurodegeneration. The cellular …

Controlling amyloid formation of intrinsically disordered proteins and peptides: slowing down or speeding up?

Y Xu, R Maya-Martinez, SE Radford - Essays in Biochemistry, 2022 - portlandpress.com
The pathological assembly of intrinsically disordered proteins/peptides (IDPs) into amyloid
fibrils is associated with a range of human pathologies, including neurodegeneration …

Myricetin inhibits α‐synuclein amyloid aggregation by delaying the liquid‐to‐solid phase transition

B Xu, X Mo, J Chen, H Yu, Y Liu - Chembiochem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) is a critical pathological hallmark of Parkinson's
disease (PD). Prevention of α‐Syn aggregation has become a key strategy for treating PD …

The food additive fast green FCF inhibits α-synuclein aggregation, disassembles mature fibrils and protects against amyloid-induced neurotoxicity

F Wang, Y Wang, L Jiang, W Wang, J Sang, X Wang… - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
α-Synuclein (α-syn) aggregates into cytotoxic amyloid fibrils, which are recognized as the
defining neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Therefore, inhibiting α-syn …

Tetracyclic homoisoflavanoid (+)-brazilin: a natural product inhibits c-di-AMP-producing enzyme and Streptococcus mutans biofilms

EM Rojas, H Zhang, SE Velu, H Wu - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The tenacious biofilms formed by Streptococcus mutans are resistant to conventional
antibiotics and current treatments. There is a growing need for novel therapeutics that …

Molecular docking of brazilin and its analogs to barrier‐to‐autointegration factor 1 (BAF1)

MN Correia Soeiro, G Vergoten… - Annals of the New York …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tetracyclic phenolic compound brazilin, derived from the wood of Caesalpinia sappan,
has been shown to bind to the chromatin protein BAF1 (barrier‐to‐autointegration factor 1) …

Tannic Acid Inhibits α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibril Formation via Binding to the Monomer N-terminal Domain

J Stoeber, JK Williams, PV Moghe, J Baum - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Abstract α-Synuclein (αS) is an intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) that aggregates into
amyloid fibrils during the progression of Parkinson's Disease and other synucleinopathies …

VCP protects neurons from proteopathic seeding

J Zhu, S Pittman, D Dhavale, R French, JN Patterson… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Uptake and spread of proteopathic seeds, such as αS, Tau, and TDP-43, contribute to
neurodegeneration. The cellular machinery necessary for this process is poorly understood …