Blood–brain barrier breakdown: an emerging biomarker of cognitive impairment in normal aging and dementia

B Hussain, C Fang, J Chang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a vital role in maintaining the specialized
microenvironment of the neural tissue. It separates the peripheral circulatory system from the …

Oxidative stress and aging as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: the role of the antioxidant melatonin

J Tchekalarova, R Tzoneva - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging and neurodegenerative diseases share common hallmarks, including mitochondrial
dysfunction and protein aggregation. Moreover, one of the major issues of the demographic …

Cannabidiol: State of the art and new challenges for therapeutic applications

S Pisanti, AM Malfitano, E Ciaglia, A Lamberti… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past years, several lines of evidence support a therapeutic potential of Cannabis
derivatives and in particular phytocannabinoids. Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol (CBD) are the …

Rutin as a potent antioxidant: Implications for neurodegenerative disorders

AB Enogieru, W Haylett, DC Hiss… - Oxidative medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), including Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and prion diseases, share common mechanisms …

Cannabidiol (CBD) and its analogs: a review of their effects on inflammation

S Burstein - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
First isolated from Cannabis in 1940 by Roger Adams, the structure of CBD was not
completely elucidated until 1963. Subsequent studies resulted in the pronouncement that …

Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

Z Chen, C Zhong - Neuroscience bulletin, 2014 - Springer
Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a
devastating disease of the elderly. The brain is more vulnerable than other organs to …

The role of adipose tissue and adipokines in obesity‐related inflammatory diseases

CR Balistreri, C Caruso… - Mediators of inflammation, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is an energy‐rich condition associated with overnutrition, which impairs systemic
metabolic homeostasis and elicits stress. It also activates an inflammatory process in …

The impact of obesity on neurodegenerative diseases

JN Mazon, AH de Mello, GK Ferreira, GT Rezin - Life sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are a growing health concern. The increasing incidences of
these disorders have a great impact on the patients' quality of life. Although the mechanisms …

Mechanistic link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer's disease

AA Lauer, HS Grimm, B Apel, N Golobrodska, L Kruse… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly population,
affecting over 55 million people worldwide. Histopathological hallmarks of this multifactorial …

Oxidative Stress and β-Amyloid Protein in Alzheimer's Disease

Z Cai, B Zhao, A Ratka - Neuromolecular medicine, 2011 - Springer
Oxidative stress has been proposed to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and contributed to β-amyloid (A β) generation. Interaction between …