Title
Medicinal plants as protective strategies against parkinson’s disease
Date Issued
01 August 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Mazo N.A.
Echeverria V.
Cabezas R.
Ávila-Rodriguez M.
Tarasov V.V.
Yarla N.S.
Aliev G.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Publisher(s)
Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta region. An important mechanism contributing to its development is oxidative stress, induced by the imbalance between the endogenous antioxidant defenses and free radicals production. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds exhibit high antioxidant capacity that may help reducing oxidative stress and even reverse the damage induced by ROS. Fruits are particularly rich in phytochemicals with antioxidant effect, and their properties against the development of neurodegenerative diseases are of great interest. This review discusses how the fruits bioactive compounds and synthetic analogs have been assessed for their ability to regulate molecular pathways involved in neuronal survival such as MAPK, Nrf2, and NF-kB, thus elucidating the possible therapeutic and neuroprotective actions of these compounds.
Start page
4180
End page
4188
Volume
23
Issue
28
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Neurociencias
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85026505069
PubMed ID
Source
Current Pharmaceutical Design
ISSN of the container
13816128
Sponsor(s)
GEB work is supported by Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. VE is supported by Universidad San Sebastián, Chile.
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