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ArticleNutrients2023

Ellagic Acid Prevents α-Synuclein Spread and Mitigates Toxicity by Enhancing Autophagic Flux in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease.

Nada Radwan, Engila Khan, Mustafa T Ardah, Tohru Kitada, M Emdadul Haque

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nada RadwanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-6877-6911
Engila KhanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-2769-7886
Mustafa T ArdahDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-6903-9929
Tohru KitadaOtawa-Kagaku, Parkinson Clinic and Research, Kamakura 247-0061, Japan.
M Emdadul HaqueDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7156-7069
United Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

The research grant support from UPAR and Zayed Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain to MEH, TK are duly acknowledged. (Grant code: 12M104), (Grant number: 31R234)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disorder, pathologically characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) as well as the formation of Lewy bodies composed mainly of α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates. It has been documented that abnormal aggregation of α-syn is one of the major causes of developing PD. In the current study, administration of ellagic acid (EA), a polyphenolic compound (10 mg/kg bodyweight), significantly decreased α-syn spreading and preserved dopaminergic neurons in a male C57BL/6 mouse model of PD. Moreover, EA altered the autophagic flux, suggesting the involvement of a restorative mechanism meditated by EA treatment. Our data support that EA could play a major role in the clearing of toxic α-syn from spreading, in addition to the canonical antioxidative role, and thus preventing dopaminergic neuronal death.

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Parkinson Diseasealpha-SynucleinAnimalsEllagic AcidMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, Animalalpha-SynucleinEllagic Acidautophagyellagic acidParkinson’s diseasePD mouse modelα-synuclein

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PMID38201915
PMCPMC10780534
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