Article ; Online: Nutraceutical and therapeutic potential of Phycocyanobilin for treating Alzheimer's disease.
2021 Volume 46
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition provoking the loss of cognitive and memory performances. Despite huge efforts to develop effective AD therapies, there is still no cure for this neurological condition. Here, we review ...
Abstract | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition provoking the loss of cognitive and memory performances. Despite huge efforts to develop effective AD therapies, there is still no cure for this neurological condition. Here, we review the main biological properties of Phycocyanobilin (PCB), accounting for its potential uses against AD. PCB, given individually or released in vivo from C-Phycocyanin (C-PC), acts as a bioactive-molecule-mediating antioxidant, is anti-inflammatory and has immunomodulatory activities. PCB/C-PC are able to scavenge reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, to counteract lipid peroxidation and to inhibit enzymes such as NADPH oxidase and COX-2. In animal models of multiple sclerosis and ischemic stroke, these compounds induce remyelination as demonstrated by electron microscopy and the expression of genes such as |
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MeSH term(s) | Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology ; Antioxidants/pharmacology ; Dietary Supplements/analysis ; Disease Models, Animal ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Humans ; Immunologic Factors/pharmacology ; Microglia/drug effects ; Microglia/metabolism ; Microglia/pathology ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Oxidative Stress/drug effects ; Phycobilins/pharmacology ; Phycocyanin/pharmacology ; Rats ; Reactive Nitrogen Species ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Remyelination/drug effects |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; Antioxidants ; Immunologic Factors ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; Phycobilins ; Reactive Nitrogen Species ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Phycocyanin (11016-15-2) ; phycocyanobilin (36NUT04V2K) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-12-01 |
Publishing country | India |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 756157-x |
ISSN | 0973-7138 ; 0250-5991 |
ISSN (online) | 0973-7138 |
ISSN | 0250-5991 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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