A review on the ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Alpinia officinarum Hance

IB Abubakar, I Malami, Y Yahaya, SM Sule - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Alpinia officinarum Hance is a perennial plant that
has been traditionally used for many decades to treat several ailments including …

How serotonin receptors regulate morphogenic signalling in neurons

A Wirth, K Holst, E Ponimaskin - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonin (5-hydroxytrympamine or 5-HT) is one of the phylogenetically oldest
neurotransmitters, and the serotonergic system is among the earliest developed neuronal …

Self-powered smart patch promotes skin nerve regeneration and sensation restoration by delivering biological-electrical signals in program

M Tan, X Xu, T Yuan, X Hou, J Wang, Z Jiang, L Peng - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin wound is always accompanied with nerve destruction. Due to the limited clinical
treatment option, loss of skin sensation with unsatisfactory nerve regeneration is remained to …

Characterization of diarylheptanoids: an emerging class of bioactive natural products

Á Alberti, E Riethmüller, S Béni - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diarylheptanoids are a class of secondary plant metabolites with a wide variety of bioactivity.
Research on their phytochemistry and phytoanalysis is rapidly growing and the number of …

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and amyloid-β aggregation by piceatannol and analogs: Assessing in vitro and in vivo impact on a murine model of scopolamine …

YY Sie, LC Chen, CJ Li, YH Yuan, SH Hsiao, MH Lee… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, no drug is effective in delaying the cognitive impairment of Alzheimer's disease,
which ranks as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Hydroxylated stilbenes are …

Two Autism/Dyslexia Linked Variations of DOCK4 Disrupt the Gene Function on Rac1/Rap1 Activation, Neurite Outgrowth, and Synapse Development

M Huang, C Liang, S Li, J Zhang, D Guo… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and dyslexia are both neurodevelopmental disorders with
high prevalence in children. Both disorders have strong genetic basis, and share similar …

Proteomic analysis of Zika virus infected primary human fetal neural progenitors suggests a role for doublecortin in the pathological consequences of infection in the …

X Jiang, X Dong, SH Li, YP Zhou, S Rayner… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is associated with severe neurological defects in fetuses and
newborns, such as microcephaly. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be …

Regulation of neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation by natural compounds

J An, B Chen, D Tian, Y Guo, Y Yan… - Current Stem Cell …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Neuronal damage or degeneration is the main feature of neurological diseases. Regulation
of neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation is important in developing therapies to promote …

A natural diarylheptanoid protects cortical neurons against oxygen–glucose deprivation-induced autophagy and apoptosis

Q Shi, Q Zhang, Y Peng, X Zhang… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study aims to investigate the neuroprotective effects of curcumin analogues,
7-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-4 E-hepten-3-one (AO-2) on oxygen–glucose …

A review of the botany, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of galangal

YQ Zhou, H Liu, MX He, R Wang, QQ Zeng… - Natural and artificial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. and Alpinia officinarum Hance, commonly known as
greater galangal and lesser galangal, respectively, belong to the family of Zingiberaceae …