Drug development for Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment is challenging due to its complex pathogenesis. Tetradecyl 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate (ABG-001), a leading compound identified in our prior research, has shown promising NGF-mimicking activity and anti-aging properties. In the present study, both high-fat diet (HFD)-induced AD mice and naturally aging AD mice were used to evaluate anti-AD effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, formerly known as NAFLD) is a global chronic liver disease, and no licensed drugs are currently available for its treatment. The incidence of MASLD is increasing, which could lead to a huge clinical and economic burden. As a multifactorial disease, MASLD involves a complex set of metabolic changes, and many monotherapies for it are not clinically effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In our previous study, we found that gentiopicroside (GPS) isolated from Gentiana rigescens Franch has a significant antiaging activity via regulation of mitophagy and oxidative stress. In order to increase the anti-aging activity of GPS, several compounds based on the chemical structure of GPS were synthesized and evaluated for bioactivity with yeast replicative lifespan assay, and 2H-gentiopicroside (2H-GPS) as leading compound was selected for AD treatment.
Purpose And Methods: To investigate whether 2H-GPS has anti- Alzheimer's disease effects, we used D-galactose (Dgal)-induced model mice to evaluate the effect of 2H-GPS on AD mice.
In the present study, mice with high-fat-diet-induced obesity were used in investigating the anti-obesity effects of an aqueous extract and isoquercitrin from L. The aqueous extract and the signal molecule isoquercitrin significantly reduced the body weight gain, food intake, water consumption, and fasting blood glucose, plasma triglyceride and total cholesterol levels of the obese mice. Furthermore, the mechanism of action of isoquercitrin was explored through RT-PCR analyses and uptake experiments of adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and sterol regulatory-element binding protein (SREBP-1c) inhibitors and glucose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrodin (Gas) is known to exhibit neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the detailed mechanism of action is still unclear. In the present study, we focused on the microbiome-gut-brain axis to investigate the mechanism of action of Gas using a D-galactose (Dgal)-induced AD model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical and experimental data have demonstrated that diabetes is associated with neurological complications. Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is a phenolic phytochemical widely reported to possess antidiabetic property. However, there is no scientific information on the influence of PCA on diabetes-induced neurotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtocatechuic acid (PCA; 3, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid) is a phenolic compound widely found in many edible fruits, vegetables, grape wine and plant-derived beverages. The present study investigated the impact of PCA on the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis of rats orally treated with PCA during the period of prepubertal development to adulthood. Protocatechuic acid was administered to prepubertal male rats at doses of 0, 5, 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg body for 45 consecutive days.
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