A neuroprotective effect is an event that protects the central nervous system (CNS) by relatively preserving the neuronal structure and/or function.
Neurological diseases are the medical conditions of CNS disorders. Anything that involves structural, biochemical, or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord, or other nerves, including brain damage is considered as neuro disease.
The most common neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly are dementia. Depending on the brain regions that are damaged or dysfunctional, dementia can be Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disease.
There are many risk factors involved in the incidence of neurological disorders, including unhealthy lifestyle, infections, genetic preposition, and physical injury.
Genetic mutation inherited from parents such as the NOTCH3 gene is the most common autosomal dominant inherited that causes stroke and vascular dementia.
Oxidative stress is a result of an imbalance of the ratio of levels of free radicals and antioxidants caused either by overexpression of free radicals depletion of antioxidant enzymes or both.
Free radicals can be produced internally by normal cellular metabolism or from external sources such as the air we breathe, and smoking. Free radicals are unstable molecules with unpaired electrons on the outer ring.
In order for them to maintain stability, free radicals must either donate an electron or intercept an electron from other atoms, leading to a chain reaction that can not be stopped until the outer ring electron is paired or inhibited by antioxidants.
Oxidative stress has been found to be a major risk for the onset of neurological disorders in the Western world, particularly in North America.
Angelica or Dang Qui is a herb of Genus Angelica from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China.
The herb has been used as a Queen herb in traditional Chinese medicine antispasmodic and vasodilatory agent, and to balance the hormones in women for a normal menstrual cycle and menstruation and strengthen the heart, spleen, kidneys, and liver for both men and women, etc. In other words, it is used to treat gynecological ailments, fatigue, mild anemia, and high blood pressure. It has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, etc.
In finding a natural compound for the treatment of neurological diseases, the researchers examined the effects of Ligustilide (LIG) a principal active ingredient of Radix Angelica Sinensis on neuroprotective activity/
The aging model mice induced by subcutaneous (S.C.) injection of d-gal once daily for 8 weeks followed by LIG (80 mg/kg) were simultaneously administered orally.
Based on the experimental results,* LIG administration markedly improved the behavioral performance of d-gal-treated mice.
* LIG reduced the level of neuron stress markers MDA and increased the activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase in the promotion of neurophysiology in the brain of d-gal-induced aging mice.
* Moreover, LIG significantly raised the expression of GAP-43 associated with the development and axonal regeneration and reduced cleaved caspase-3 to promote cell death and GFAP levels in brain injury in the brain of d-gal-treated mice.
Collectively, researchers said, "These results demonstrated that LIG improves d-gal-induced cognitive dysfunction and brain toxicity, which suggests that LIG may be developed as a new medicine for the treatment of age-related conditions".
Taken altogether, Herbal Angelica may be considered a neuroprotective remedy, pending a larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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(1) Ligustilide prevents cognitive impairment and attenuates neurotoxicity in D-galactose-induced aging mice brain by Li JJ1, Zhu Q2, Lu YP3, Zhao P3, Feng ZB3, Qian ZM4, Zhu L. (PubMed)
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