The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are the main cause of dementia in the elderly, having no cure to date, as the currently available therapies focus on symptom remission. Most NDDs will progress despite treatment and eventually result in the death of the patient after several years of a burden on bot...
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| description | Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are the main cause of dementia in the elderly, having no cure to date, as the currently available therapies focus on symptom remission. Most NDDs will progress despite treatment and eventually result in the death of the patient after several years of a burden on both the patient and the caregivers. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate agents that tackle the disease pathogenesis and can efficiently slow down or halt disease progression, with the hope of curing the patients and preventing further burden and mortality. Accordingly, recent research has focused on disease-modifying treatments with neuroregenerative or neuroprotective effects. For this purpose, it is necessary to understand the pathogenesis of NDDs. It has been shown that oxidative stress plays an important role in the damage to the central nervous system and the progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Furthermore, mitochondrial dysfunction and the accumulation of unfolded proteins, including beta-amyloid (Aβ), tau proteins, and α-synuclein, have been suggested. Accordingly, cellular and molecular studies have investigated the efficacy of several natural compounds (herbs and nutritional agents) for their neuroprotective and antioxidative properties. The most popular herbs suggested for the treatment and/or prevention of NDDs include <i>Withania somnifera</i> (ashwagandha), ginseng, curcumin, resveratrol, <i>Baccopa monnieri</i>, and <i>Ginkgo</i> <i>biloba</i>. In some herbs, such as ginseng, preclinical and clinical evidence are available for supporting its effectiveness; however, in some others, only cellular and animal studies are available. In line with the scant literature in terms of the effectiveness of herbal compounds on NDDs, there are also other herbal agents that have been disregarded. Picein is one of the herbal agents that has been investigated in only a few studies. Picein is the active ingredient of several herbs and can be thus extracted from different types of herbs, which makes it more available. It has shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in cellular and plant studies; however, to date, only one study has suggested its neuroprotective properties. Furthermore, some cellular studies have shown no anti-inflammatory effect of picein. Therefore, a review of the available literature is required to summarize the results of studies on picein. To date, no review study seems to have addressed this issue. Thus, in the present study, we gather the available information about the antioxidative and potential neuroprotective properties of picein and its possible effectiveness in treating NDDs. We also summarize the plants from which picein can be extracted in order to guide researchers for future investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35be75de8bb04f9aae84a3c2a480181c2023-11-23T21:07:10ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-09-012719618910.3390/molecules27196189The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the LiteratureLeila Elyasi0Jessica M. Rosenholm1Fatemeh Jesmi2Mehrdad Jahanshahi3Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan 4917955315, IranPharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20500 Turku, FinlandPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1415944911, IranNeuroscience Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan 4917955315, IranNeurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are the main cause of dementia in the elderly, having no cure to date, as the currently available therapies focus on symptom remission. Most NDDs will progress despite treatment and eventually result in the death of the patient after several years of a burden on both the patient and the caregivers. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate agents that tackle the disease pathogenesis and can efficiently slow down or halt disease progression, with the hope of curing the patients and preventing further burden and mortality. Accordingly, recent research has focused on disease-modifying treatments with neuroregenerative or neuroprotective effects. For this purpose, it is necessary to understand the pathogenesis of NDDs. It has been shown that oxidative stress plays an important role in the damage to the central nervous system and the progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Furthermore, mitochondrial dysfunction and the accumulation of unfolded proteins, including beta-amyloid (Aβ), tau proteins, and α-synuclein, have been suggested. Accordingly, cellular and molecular studies have investigated the efficacy of several natural compounds (herbs and nutritional agents) for their neuroprotective and antioxidative properties. The most popular herbs suggested for the treatment and/or prevention of NDDs include <i>Withania somnifera</i> (ashwagandha), ginseng, curcumin, resveratrol, <i>Baccopa monnieri</i>, and <i>Ginkgo</i> <i>biloba</i>. In some herbs, such as ginseng, preclinical and clinical evidence are available for supporting its effectiveness; however, in some others, only cellular and animal studies are available. In line with the scant literature in terms of the effectiveness of herbal compounds on NDDs, there are also other herbal agents that have been disregarded. Picein is one of the herbal agents that has been investigated in only a few studies. Picein is the active ingredient of several herbs and can be thus extracted from different types of herbs, which makes it more available. It has shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in cellular and plant studies; however, to date, only one study has suggested its neuroprotective properties. Furthermore, some cellular studies have shown no anti-inflammatory effect of picein. Therefore, a review of the available literature is required to summarize the results of studies on picein. To date, no review study seems to have addressed this issue. Thus, in the present study, we gather the available information about the antioxidative and potential neuroprotective properties of picein and its possible effectiveness in treating NDDs. We also summarize the plants from which picein can be extracted in order to guide researchers for future investigations.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/19/6189neurodegenerative diseasesneuroprotective agentspicein |
| spellingShingle | Leila Elyasi Jessica M. Rosenholm Fatemeh Jesmi Mehrdad Jahanshahi The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature Molecules neurodegenerative diseases neuroprotective agents picein |
| title | The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature |
| title_full | The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature |
| title_short | The Antioxidative Effects of Picein and Its Neuroprotective Potential: A Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | antioxidative effects of picein and its neuroprotective potential a review of the literature |
| topic | neurodegenerative diseases neuroprotective agents picein |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/19/6189 |
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