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Effects of cinnamon oil and its main constituents, cinnamic acid and cinnamaldehyde, on 1 - methyl - 4 - phenyl - 1,2,3,6 - tetrahydropyridine - induced neurodegeneration in PC - 12 cells

Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum verum J. Presl) is a well - known medicinal plant considered as an effective treatment for neurological disorders based on Persian medicine . The aim of the present study was assessing the effect of cinnamon oil, cinnamic acid, and cinnamaldehyde,...

Uso terapêutico da cannabis medicinal em pessoas com doença neurológica degenerativa

Objetivo: apresentar o estado da arte das publicações expressas na literatura cientifica mundial sobre a temática, bem como identificar os benefícios terapêuticos da Cannabis medicinal no tratamento dos sintomas das doenças neurodegenerativas especificamente doenças de Parkinson, esc...

Neuroprotective natural products: promising candidates against neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegeneration is a progressive loss of neurons both structurally and functionally causing neuronal cell death ultimately leading to development of various neurodegenerative diseases. Due to poor pharmacokinetic profile of neurotrophins, there still remains a challenge in their...

Medicinal plants used in Brazil Public Health System with neuroprotective potential: a systematic review

Current pharmacological therapies to treat neurological diseases are at best palliative and manage only the symptoms. Unfortunately, few therapies can affect diseases outcomes and alternative strategies such as stem cell therapy, neurotransplantation and deep brain stimulation are still in progress. Dise...

Mecanismos neuroprotectores de los canabinoides en la isquemia cerebral y las enfermedades neurodegenerativas

Invest. clín; 56 (2), 2015
Una de las causas más importantes de morbilidad y mortalidad es la disfunción neurológica; su alta incidencia ha estimulado una intensa búsqueda de mecanismos para proteger al sistema nervioso central de situaciones que producen hipoxia e isquemia. El mayor reto es interrumpir los eventos bioquímico...

Consumo de aminoácido de cadeia ramificada na esclerose lateral amiotrófica: suplemento proteico ou substância neurotóxica?

Rev. bras. neurol; 50 (4), 2014
Estudos demonstraram efeito positivo principalmente no ganho ponderalem pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA), suplementadoscom aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada (AACR). Achados recentes têm mostrado que o consumo excessivo e crônico de AACR pode contribuir para a progressão da doença, p...