Green Tea (Camellia sinensis): A Review of Its Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

T Zhao, C Li, S Wang, X Song - Molecules, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Objectives Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is a kind of unfermented tea that retains the natural
substance in fresh leaves to a great extent. It is regarded as the second most popular drink …

Addressing neurodegeneration in glaucoma: Mechanisms, challenges, and treatments

GOB Ghanem, LK Wareham, DJ Calkins - Progress in Retinal and Eye …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The disease causes vision
loss due to neurodegeneration of the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) projection to the brain …

Targeting apoptosis and autophagy following spinal cord injury: Therapeutic approaches to polyphenols and candidate phytochemicals

F Abbaszadeh, S Fakhri, H Khan - Pharmacological Research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder associated with the loss of sensory and
motor function. Understanding the precise dysregulated signaling pathways, especially …

Nutrition and the Risk of Alzheimer′ s Disease

N Hu, JT Yu, L Tan, YL Wang, L Sun… - BioMed research …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that accounts for
the major cause of dementia, and the increasing worldwide prevalence of AD is a major …

Molecular mechanisms of vascular dementia: what can be learned from animal models of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion?

SQ Du, XR Wang, LY **ao, JF Tu, W Zhu, T He… - Molecular …, 2017‏ - Springer
Vascular dementia (VD) is defined as a progressive neurodegenerative disease of cognitive
decline, attributable to cerebrovascular factors. Numerous studies have demonstrated that …

Improving public health?: The role of antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetable beverages

PC Wootton-Beard, L Ryan - Food Research International, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Recent evaluations of diet quality in the UK reveal that two thirds of people still do not
consume the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day. Fruit and …

Effects of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and its Active Constituent, Crocin, on Recognition and Spatial Memory after Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion in Rats

H Hosseinzadeh, HR Sadeghnia… - Phytotherapy …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral ischemia produces brain damage and related behavioral deficits such as memory.
In this study, a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion was used to determine whether …

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate provides protection against Alzheimer's disease-induced learning and memory impairments in rats

S Nan, P Wang, Y Zhang, J Fan - Drug Design, Development and …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Recent evidence has highlighted the anti-inflammatory properties of the constituent
of Green Tea Polyphenols (GTP), epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) which has been …

The role of dietary polyphenols on adult hippocampal neurogenesis: molecular mechanisms and behavioural effects on depression and anxiety

GP Dias, N Cavegn, A Nix… - Oxidative medicine …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although it has been long believed that new neurons were only generated during
development, there is now growing evidence indicating that at least two regions in the brain …

Cerebral hypoperfusion and cognitive impairment: the pathogenic role of vascular oxidative stress

H Liu, J Zhang - International Journal of Neuroscience, 2012‏ - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most frequent causes of
cognitive impairment in the elderly. In the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment, the …