ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Bioactivity-Guided Isolation of Neuritogenic Factor from the Seeds of the Gac Plant (
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- Production, characterization, and functional properties of protein concentrate from Momordica cochinchinensis seeds.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Neuroprotective Effect of Fresh Gac Fruit Parts Against β-Amyloid-Induced Toxicity and Its Influence on Synaptic Gene Expression in HT-22 Cell Model.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Momordicae Semen: A Review of Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Herbal Processing, Clinical Applications, and Q-Markers Prediction.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
- Selected Seeds as Sources of Bioactive Compounds with Diverse Biological Activities.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- A Potential Anti-Tumor Herb Bred in a Tropical Fruit: Insight into the Chemical Components and Pharmacological Effects of Momordicae Semen.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is an endogenously produced protein with the capacity to induce central nervous system (CNS) neuronal differentiation and repair. NGF signaling involves its binding to tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) receptors, internalization, and initiation of phosphorylation cascades which cause microtubule reorganization and neuronal outgrowth. Because NGF cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, its therapeutic use is limited. Synthetic peptides that can act as NGF receptor agonists (NGF mimetics) are known to attenuate neurodegenerative pathologies in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease; however, the existence of plant-based NGF mimetics is uncertain. For this reason, we recently completed a high throughput screening of over 1100 nutraceuticals (vitamins, herbal plant parts, polyphenolics, teas, fruits, and vegetables) to identify neuritogenic factor using a PC-12 cell model. Remarkably we found only one, commonly known as the seed of Gac plant (
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