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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2025

Neuroprotective Potential of Phytocompounds in the Treatment of Dementia: The State of Knowledge from the Scopolamine-Induced Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Joanna Szala-Rycaj, Mirosław Zagaja, Aleksandra Szewczyk, Jolanta Polak, Marta Andres-Mach

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Joanna Szala-RycajDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2277-1140
Mirosław ZagajaDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0079-0490
Aleksandra SzewczykDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8013-3361
Jolanta PolakDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6117-1450
Marta Andres-MachDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4107-9184

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia is a broad category of neurodegenerative pathologies characterized by a progressive decline in two or more cognitive domains, including memory, language, executive and visuospatial functions, personality, and behavior, resulting in the loss of the ability to perform instrumental and/or basic daily activities. One of the most common types of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Current approved treatments for Alzheimer's disease are mainly limited to alleviating cognitive, behavioral, and psychological deficits. To date, four drugs belonging to two families have been approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine) and antiglutamatergic drugs (memantine). Drugs delay the progression of the disease, but they cause a number of side effects. Many scientific studies have focused on finding natural products with potential neuroprotective properties and no or minimal cytotoxicity that can support current drug therapy. The main objective of this review is to analyze and describe the neuroprotective potential of selected groups of natural substances (polyphenols, alkaloids, terpenoids) in one of the commonly performed in vivo studies, the scopolamine-induced animal model of Alzheimer's disease. The article is a review of literature reports from the last 5 years, and the information collected indicates that the neuroprotective activity of natural compounds may prove to be a potential alternative or add-on for Alzheimer's disease therapy.

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alkaloidsAlzheimer’s diseasedementiaflavonoidspolyphenolsscopolamineterpenoids

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PMID40864789
PMCPMC12384394

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