[HTML][HTML] Amyloid β-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease: Challenges, successes and future

Y Zhang, H Chen, R Li, K Sterling… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is the main component of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), and its accumulation has been considered as the molecular driver of Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] The PI3K/Akt signaling axis in Alzheimer's disease: a valuable target to stimulate or suppress?

E Razani, A Pourbagheri-Sigaroodi… - Cell Stress and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Among the long list of age-related complications, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has the most
dreadful impact on the quality of life due to its devastating effects on memory and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Oral berberine improves brain dopa/dopamine levels to ameliorate Parkinson's disease by regulating gut microbiota

Y Wang, Q Tong, SR Ma, ZX Zhao, LB Pan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The phenylalanine–tyrosine–dopa–dopamine pathway provides dopamine to the brain. In
this process, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme that hydroxylates tyrosine …

Coptidis Rhizoma: a comprehensive review of its traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology

J Wang, L Wang, GH Lou, HR Zeng, J Hu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Coptidis rhizome (CR), also known as Huanglian in Chinese, is the
rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch., C. deltoidea CY Cheng et Hsiao, or C. teeta Wall …

Current knowledge and pharmacological profile of berberine: an update

A Kumar, K Chopra, M Mukherjee… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Berberine, a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, occurs as an active constituent in numerous
medicinal plants and has an array of pharmacological properties. It has been used in …

Natural products attenuate PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway: A promising strategy in regulating neurodegeneration

S Fakhri, A Iranpanah, MM Gravandi, SZ Moradi… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As common, progressive, and chronic causes of disability and death,
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) significantly threaten human health, while no effective …

[HTML][HTML] Association between autophagy and neurodegenerative diseases

N Fujikake, M Shin, S Shimizu - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a phylogenetically conserved mechanism that controls the degradation of
subcellular constituents, including misfolded proteins, and damaged organelles. The …

[HTML][HTML] Berberine: a review of its pharmacokinetics properties and therapeutic potentials in diverse vascular diseases

X Ai, P Yu, L Peng, L Luo, J Liu, S Li, X Lai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Traditional Chinese medicine plays a significant role in the treatment of various diseases
and has attracted increasing attention for clinical applications. Vascular diseases affecting …

Targeting apoptosis and autophagy following spinal cord injury: Therapeutic approaches to polyphenols and candidate phytochemicals

F Abbaszadeh, S Fakhri, H Khan - Pharmacological Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder associated with the loss of sensory and
motor function. Understanding the precise dysregulated signaling pathways, especially …

Neuroprotective role of polyphenols against oxidative stress-mediated neurodegeneration

MS Uddin, A Al Mamun, MT Kabir, J Ahmad… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are characterized by disorders with progressive
deterioration of the structure and/or function of neurons. Genetic mutations can lead to many …