Extracts from two ubiquitous Mediterranean...
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12 Jan 2017
Highlights
• Extract of Padina pavonica (EPP) and Opuntia ficus-indica (EOFI) investigated.
• EOFI or EPP improved viability of a yeast model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
• EOFI or EPP treatment ameliorated lifespan and mobility defects in AD flies.
• Survival of Parkinson’s disease but not wild-type flies is enhanced by EOFI or EPP.
• Either extract mitigates toxicity of Amyloid-β and α-synuclein aggregates.
