Pleiotropic Protective Effects of Phytochemicals in Alzheimer's Disease

Pleiotropic Protective Effects of Phytochemicals in Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a severe chronic neurodegenerative disorder of the brain characterised by progressive impairment in memory and cognition. In the past years an intense research has aimed at dissecting the molecular events of AD. However, there is not an exhaustive knowledge about AD pathogenesis and a limited number of therapeutic options are available to treat this neurodegenerative...

Phytochemicals in Vegetables and Health Protective Effects

Chemical Investigation and Protective Effects of Bioactive Phytochemicals from Artemisia ciniformis

The present study evaluates the phytochemical constituents, antimicrobial, antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, ferrous ion chelating, tyrosinase inhibition, superoxide anion and nitric oxide radical scavenging activity of the leaf essential oil of Artemisia ciniformis Krasch. & Popov ex Poljakov.,from Iran. Oxygenated monoterpenes (92.4%), especially camphor (32....

Glucose Role in Treatment of Alzheimers’ Disease

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Effects of hyperoxia in alzheimers transgenic mice