Angeloni, Cristina <br/><br/>
Natural Products and Neuroprotection 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2020 
 - 1 electronic resource (338 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are the most common pathologies of the central nervous system currently without a cure. They share common molecular and cellular characteristics, including protein misfolding, mitochondrial dysfunction, glutamate toxicity, dysregulation of calcium homeostasis, oxidative stress, inflammation, and ageing, which contribute to neuronal death. Efforts to treat these diseases are often limited by their multifactorial etiology. Natural products, thanks to their multitarget activities, are considered promising alternatives for the treatment of neurodegeneration. This book deals with two different forms of natural products: extracts and isolated compounds. The study of the bioactivity of the extracts is extremely important as many studies have demonstrated the synergistic effect of the combination of different natural products. On the other hand, the investigation of the activity of specifically isolated natural products can be also important to understand their cellular and molecular mechanisms and to define the specific bioactive components in extracts or foods. This book can be considered an important contribution to knowledge of the neuroprotective effect of natural products and presents a great deal of information, related to both the benefits but also the limitations of their use in counteracting neurodegeneration. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03936-217-2 9783039362165 9783039362172 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03936-217-2  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research & information: general<br/>Biology, life sciences
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Vitamin D Multiple Sclerosis symptom neurodegeneration oxidative injury Parkinson’s disease terpenes, rotenone thymol Alzheimer’s disease Centella asiatica hippocampus protein poshophatase 2 glycogen synthase kinase 3 B-cell lymphoma 2 neuroprotection nutraceuticals bioavailability stress response neurodegenerative disease bioactive compound natural extract β-amyloid peptide tau protein clinical trial human studies animal studies in vitro studies curcumin free radicals heme oxygenase safety profile type 2 diabetes inflammation vascular damage learning memory natural compound oxidative stress cognitive dysfunction cell death synapse loss protein aggregation neuroinflammation algae seaweeds neurodegenerative diseases auraptene dopamine neuron antioxidant mitochondria Chionanthus retusus flavonoid flower HO-1 NO Lippia citriodora VEE Vs relaxation depression cyclic AMP calcium blood–brain barrier catechin cognition epigallocatechin gallate green tea microbiota 5-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone ascaroside pheromone C. elegans dauer neuronal signaling sexual behavior survival signals proteostasis chaperones autophagy ubiquitin-proteasome unfolded protein response natural compounds natural products ethics patients’ autonomy beneficence nonmaleficence medical liability Parkinson’s disease (PD) mitochondrial dysfunction dynamics hormesis ubiquitin‒proteasome system (UPS) mitophagy n/a