Inflammatory processes and proinflammatory cytokines have a key role in the cellular processes of neurodegenerative diseases and are linked to the pathogenesis of functional and mental health disorders.Tumor necrosis ...Inflammatory processes and proinflammatory cytokines have a key role in the cellular processes of neurodegenerative diseases and are linked to the pathogenesis of functional and mental health disorders.Tumor necrosis factor alpha has been reported to play a major role in the central nervous system in Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and many other neurodegenerative diseases.Therefore,a potent proinflammatory/proapoptotic tumor necrosis factor alpha could be a strong candidate for targeted therapy.Plant derivatives have now become promising candidates as therapeutic agents because of their antioxidant and chemical characteristics,and anti-inflammatory features.Recently,phytochemicals including flavonoids,terpenoids,alkaloids,and lignans have generated interest as tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor candidates for a number of diseases involving inflammation within the nervous system.In this review,we discuss how phytochemicals as tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors are a therapeutic strategy targeting neurodegeneration.展开更多
Neurodegenerative diseases(NDs)are a growing health problem associated with a high burden due to destructive and longterm clinical effects.Cellular aggregations of misfolded proteins are the most common pathological h...Neurodegenerative diseases(NDs)are a growing health problem associated with a high burden due to destructive and longterm clinical effects.Cellular aggregations of misfolded proteins are the most common pathological hallmark of many late-onset NDs called proteinopathies including Parkinson’s disease(PD),Alzheimer’s disease(AD),tauopathies,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS),and polyglutamine(polyQ)expansion diseases such as Huntington’s disease(HD)and various spinocerebellar ataxias(SCA)such as SCA3(Renna et al.,2010).Misfolded proteins can be generated by posttranslational conjugation(e.g.,hyperphosphorylated tau in AD),or endoproteolytic cleavage(e.g.,amyloidβpeptides)or genetic mutations in specific proteins(such as HTT in HD,α-synuclein in PD,PrPC in prion disease and SOD1 and TDP-43 in ALS)leading to the formation of oligomers.展开更多
文摘Inflammatory processes and proinflammatory cytokines have a key role in the cellular processes of neurodegenerative diseases and are linked to the pathogenesis of functional and mental health disorders.Tumor necrosis factor alpha has been reported to play a major role in the central nervous system in Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and many other neurodegenerative diseases.Therefore,a potent proinflammatory/proapoptotic tumor necrosis factor alpha could be a strong candidate for targeted therapy.Plant derivatives have now become promising candidates as therapeutic agents because of their antioxidant and chemical characteristics,and anti-inflammatory features.Recently,phytochemicals including flavonoids,terpenoids,alkaloids,and lignans have generated interest as tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor candidates for a number of diseases involving inflammation within the nervous system.In this review,we discuss how phytochemicals as tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors are a therapeutic strategy targeting neurodegeneration.
文摘Neurodegenerative diseases(NDs)are a growing health problem associated with a high burden due to destructive and longterm clinical effects.Cellular aggregations of misfolded proteins are the most common pathological hallmark of many late-onset NDs called proteinopathies including Parkinson’s disease(PD),Alzheimer’s disease(AD),tauopathies,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS),and polyglutamine(polyQ)expansion diseases such as Huntington’s disease(HD)and various spinocerebellar ataxias(SCA)such as SCA3(Renna et al.,2010).Misfolded proteins can be generated by posttranslational conjugation(e.g.,hyperphosphorylated tau in AD),or endoproteolytic cleavage(e.g.,amyloidβpeptides)or genetic mutations in specific proteins(such as HTT in HD,α-synuclein in PD,PrPC in prion disease and SOD1 and TDP-43 in ALS)leading to the formation of oligomers.
