Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of vegetarian and vegan diets on gut microbiota

A Tomova, I Bukovsky, E Rembert, W Yonas… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The difference in gut microbiota composition between individuals following vegan or
vegetarian diets and those following omnivorous diets is well documented. A plant-based …

Towards an understanding of amyloid-β oligomers: characterization, toxicity mechanisms, and inhibitors

SJC Lee, E Nam, HJ Lee, MG Savelieff… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by an imbalance between production and
clearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) species. Aβ peptides can transform structurally from monomers …

Rosmarinic acid exhibits anticancer effects via MARK4 inhibition

S Anwar, A Shamsi, M Shahbaaz, A Queen, P Khan… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Microtubule affinity regulating kinase (MARK4) is a potential drug target for different types of
cancer as it controls the early step of cell division. In this study, we have screened a series of …

Flavonoids are determinants of freezing tolerance and cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana

E Schulz, T Tohge, E Zuther, AR Fernie, DK Hincha - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In plants from temperate climates such as Arabidopsis thaliana low, non-freezing
temperatures lead to increased freezing tolerance in a process termed cold acclimation. This …

[HTML][HTML] Ferulic acid: a hope for Alzheimer's disease therapy from plants

A Sgarbossa, D Giacomazza, M Di Carlo - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the deposition of
extracellular amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) and intracellular neurofibrillar tangles, associated …

Natural compounds as inhibitors of Aβ peptide aggregation: chemical requirements and molecular mechanisms

K Pagano, S Tomaselli, H Molinari… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, with no
cure and preventive therapy. Misfolding and extracellular aggregation of Amyloid-β (Aβ) …

Rosmarinic acid suppresses Alzheimer's disease development by reducing amyloid β aggregation by increasing monoamine secretion

T Hase, S Shishido, S Yamamoto, R Yamashita… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
A new mechanism is revealed by which a polyphenol, rosmarinic acid (RA), suppresses
amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation in mice. Here we examined the brains of mice (Alzheimer's …

Inhibition of protein misfolding and aggregation by natural phenolic compounds

Z Dhouafli, K Cuanalo-Contreras, EA Hayouni… - Cellular and molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Protein misfolding and aggregation into fibrillar deposits is a common feature of a large
group of degenerative diseases affecting the central nervous system or peripheral organs …

Protein folding and aggregation into amyloid: the interference by natural phenolic compounds

M Stefani, S Rigacci - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Amyloid aggregation is a hallmark of several degenerative diseases affecting the brain or
peripheral tissues, whose intermediates (oligomers, protofibrils) and final mature fibrils …