Nootropic and anti-Alzheimer's actions of medicinal plants: molecular insight into therapeutic potential to alleviate Alzheimer's neuropathology

MS Uddin, A Al Mamun, MT Kabir, M Jakaria… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Medicinal plants are the backbone of modern medicine. In recent times, there is a great urge
to discover nootropic medicinal plants to reverse cognitive dysfunction owing to their less …

Iron deposits in the chronically inflamed central nervous system and contributes to neurodegeneration

HH Andersen, KB Johnsen, T Moos - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2014 - Springer
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the presence of inflammation in areas
with neuronal cell death and a regional increase in iron that exceeds what occurs during …

BDNF, TNFα, HSP90, CFH, and IL-10 serum levels in patients with early or late onset Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment

D Gezen-Ak, E Dursun, H Hanağası… - Journal of …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Identifying early-detection biomarkers have become an increasingly important approach in
the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we investigated the …

Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor sildenafil prevents neuroinflammation, lowers beta-amyloid levels and improves cognitive performance in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

J Zhang, J Guo, X Zhao, Z Chen, G Wang, A Liu… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Memory deficit is a marker of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that has been highly associated with
the dysfunction of cyclic GMP (cGMP) signaling and an ongoing inflammatory process …

Why vitamin D in Alzheimer's disease? The hypothesis

D Gezen-Ak, S Yılmazer… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Scientists have worked for over a century to uncover the basis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
with the ultimate goal of discovering a treatment. However, none of the approaches utilized …

[PDF][PDF] Propofol: an anesthetic possessing neuroprotective effects.

W Fan, X Zhu, L Wu, Z Wu, D Li… - European Review for …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Propofol is a short-acting intra-venous anaesthetic agent and widely used not only in
operating rooms but also in the intensive care unit (ICU). Apart from its multiple anaesthetic …

Preclinical evaluation of 18F-JNJ64349311, a novel PET tracer for tau imaging

L Declercq, F Rombouts, M Koole… - Journal of nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
In this study, we have synthesized and evaluated 18F-JNJ64349311, a tracer with high
affinity for aggregated tau (inhibition constant value, 8 nM) and high (≥ 500×) in vitro …

Pharmacogenomics of Alzheimer's disease: Novel therapeutic strategies for drug development

R Cacabelos, P Cacabelos, C Torrellas… - … in Drug Discovery and …, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major problem of health and disability, with a relevant
economic impact on our society. Despite important advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Artemisinin protects PC12 cells against β-amyloid-induced apoptosis through activation of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway

Z Zeng, J Xu, W Zheng - Redox biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence displays that an abnormal deposition of amyloid beta-peptide (Aβ) is
the primary cause of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). And therefore the …

Betaine—The dark knight of the brain

M Bhatt, A Di Iacovo, T Romanazzi… - Basic & Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The role of betaine in the liver and kidney has been well documented, even from the cellular
and molecular point of view. Despite literature reporting positive effects of betaine …