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Extracts from two ubiquitous Mediterranean plants ameliorate cellular and animal models of neurodegenerative proteinopat

alzheimer’s disease parkinson’s disease amyloid-β α-synuclein

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Posted 12 January 2017 - 09:44 PM


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• 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.

 

 

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Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: alzheimer’s disease, parkinson’s disease, amyloid-β, α-synuclein

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