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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Potential Protection Against Parkinson's Disease by Ergothioneine-Nature's Multifactorial Neuroprotectant.

Teddy J W Tng, Irwin K Cheah, Barry Halliwell, Kah-Leong Lim

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Is Ergothioneine an Important Source of Plasma TrimethylamineAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Teddy J W TngLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-9878
Irwin K CheahNeurobiology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9817-468X
Barry HalliwellNeurobiology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-3560-7123
Kah-Leong LimLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5440-2588

Funding

Ministry of Education #023643-00001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of neuroprotective nutraceuticals as a strategy against neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) has gained considerable traction in recent years. In this review, we highlight ergothioneine (ET)-a naturally occurring thiol/thione derivative abundant in mushrooms-as a promising candidate, given its long half-life, blood-brain barrier penetration, and high bioavailability. Numerous population studies have linked low blood ET levels with increased risk and progression of neurological and other age-related disorders in humans, suggesting that dietary ET may confer neuroprotective benefits. Supporting this, several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of ET treatment in reducing PD-associated molecular damage across various pre-clinical models such as

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Alzheimer’s diseasebioavailabilityblood–brain barrierergothioneineneuroinflammationoxidative stressParkinson’s diseaseprotein aggregation

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PMID42072160
PMCPMC13113163

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