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ArticleAnnals of neurosciences2026

Cyclodextrin-enabled δ-Tocotrienol for Treating Stress and Memory Dysfunction: Molecular Insights, Biotechnological Applications and Biomanufacturing Implications.

Arpita Konar, Priyanshu Bhargava, Kazumi Hirano, Yoshiyuki Ishida, Daisuke Nakata, Keiji Terao, Sunil C Kaul, Renu Wadhwa

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Article in Annals of neurosciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Arpita KonarInstitute of Health Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-1065
Priyanshu BhargavaAIST-INDIA DAILAB, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kazumi HiranoAIST-INDIA DAILAB, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yoshiyuki IshidaCycloChem Bio Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Daisuke NakataCycloChem Bio Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Keiji TeraoCycloChem Bio Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Sunil C KaulAIST-INDIA DAILAB, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Renu WadhwaAIST-INDIA DAILAB, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Antioxidants possess substantial health benefits owing to their ability to alleviate cellular oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species generation and inflammation. Vitamins, dietary fatty acids, minerals, micronutrients and plant-derived flavonoids have attracted significant attention for their primary role in maintaining brain health by attenuating oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, the key culprits in neurodegenerative pathologies and age-related cognitive decline. Purpose: Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant with isomers categorised as tocopherols and tocotrienols. Delta-tocotrienol (δ-T3) is an isomer with an unsaturated isoprenoid side chain that confers better membrane penetration and enhanced bioactivities, including scavenging of free radicals, anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering effects. However, the neurodifferentiation and neurocognitive potential of δ-T3 and its bioactive conjugate δ-T3-γCD beyond its classical antioxidant properties is not known. Methods: In the present study, using rodent-derived PC12 neuroblastoma and C6 glioblastoma cell lines, we assessed the Results: Here, we report that brain-derived cells cultured in low, nontoxic doses of δ-T3 exhibit differentiation. In the SC-induced amnesic mouse model, δ-T3 reversed object recognition memory impairment, concomitantly increasing cortical and hippocampal neural progenitor and differentiation markers, mature neuron markers and neurotrophic factors. Of note, δ-T3-γCD (δ-T3 complexed with γCyclodextrin), containing only 20.7% δ-T3, showed a stronger effect. Conclusion: δ-T3 showed neurodifferentiation and anti-amnesic potential with improved efficacy when complexed with γCyclodextrin (δ-T3-γCD) in both cellular and mouse model systems. Cyclodextrin-enabled δ-T3 might be a useful resource for the treatment of stress- and age-related memory dysfunction.

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Delta-tocotrienolmemory dysfunctionstresstherapyγCyclodextrin

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PMID42865782
PMCPMC13655280

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