Extract from the Marine Seaweed <i>Padina pavonica</i> Protects Mitochondrial Biomembranes from Damage by Amyloidogenic Peptides

Extract from the Marine Seaweed <i>Padina pavonica</i> Protects Mitochondrial Biomembranes from Damage by Amyloidogenic Peptides

The identification of compounds which protect the double-membrane of mitochondrial organelles from disruption by toxic confomers of amyloid proteins may offer a therapeutic strategy to combat human neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we exploited an extract from the marine brown seaweed <i>Padin...

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Main Authors: Mario Caruana, Angelique Camilleri, Maria Ylenia Farrugia, Stephanie Ghio, Michaela Jakubíčková, Ruben J. Cauchi, Neville Vassallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
<i>Padina pavonica</i> seaweed extract
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
mitochondria
amyloidogenic proteins
membrane permeabilization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/5/1444

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