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Natural Compounds as Beneficial Antioxidant Agents in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
Flavia MulèAntonella AmatoSimona Terzosubject
0301 basic medicineAntioxidantsilymarincurcuminoidsPhysiologymedicine.medical_treatmentchlorogenic acidClinical BiochemistryAphanizomenon flos-aquae (dietary supplement)ReviewDiseasePharmacologymedicine.disease_causeBiochemistrySettore BIO/09 - Fisiologia03 medical and health sciencesDietary interventions0302 clinical medicineneurodegenerative diseasemedicineneurodegenerative diseasesMolecular BiologyBeneficial effectsbusiness.industrymicroalgaeNeurodegenerationCell Biologymedicine.disease030104 developmental biologyAphanizomenon flos aquaecurcuminoidbusinessAlzheimer’s disease030217 neurology & neurosurgeryOxidative stressdescription
The positive role of nutrition in chronic neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) suggests that dietary interventions represent helpful tools for preventing NDs. In particular, diets enriched with natural compounds have become an increasingly attractive, non-invasive, and inexpensive option to support a healthy brain and to potentially treat NDs. Bioactive compounds found in vegetables or microalgae possess special properties able to counteract oxidative stress, which is involved as a triggering factor in neurodegeneration. Here, we briefly review the relevant experimental data on curcuminoids, silymarin, chlorogenic acid, and compounds derived from the microalga Aphanizomenon flos aquae (AFA) which have been demonstrated to possess encouraging beneficial effects on neurodegeneration, in particular on Alzheimer’s disease models.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-01 |