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ReviewNutrients2016

Antioxidants and Dementia Risk: Consideration through a Cerebrovascular Perspective.

Virginie Lam, Mark Hackett, Ryusuke Takechi

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Review in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Virginie LamCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth WA 6845, Australia. Virginie.Lam@curtin.edu.au.
Mark HackettCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth WA 6845, Australia. Mark.J.Hackett@curtin.edu.au.
Ryusuke TakechiCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth WA 6845, Australia. R.Takechi@curtin.edu.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of natural and chemical compounds that exert anti-oxidative properties are demonstrated to be beneficial for brain and cognitive function, and some are reported to reduce the risk of dementia. However, the detailed mechanisms by which those anti-oxidative compounds show positive effects on cognition and dementia are still unclear. An emerging body of evidence suggests that the integrity of the cerebrovascular blood-brain barrier (BBB) is centrally involved in the onset and progression of cognitive impairment and dementia. While recent studies revealed that some anti-oxidative agents appear to be protective against the disruption of BBB integrity and structure, few studies considered the neuroprotective effects of antioxidants in the context of cerebrovascular integrity. Therefore, in this review, we examine the mechanistic insights of antioxidants as a pleiotropic agent for cognitive impairment and dementia through a cerebrovascular axis by primarily focusing on the current available data from physiological studies. Conclusively, there is a compelling body of evidence that suggest antioxidants may prevent cognitive decline and dementia by protecting the integrity and function of BBB and, indeed, further studies are needed to directly examine these effects in addition to underlying molecular mechanisms.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntioxidantsBlood-Brain BarrierCapillary PermeabilityCognitionCognition DisordersDementiaHumansOxidative StressAntioxidantsantioxidantsblood-brain barriercognitive impairmentdementia

Identifiers

PMID27999412
PMCPMC5188481

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