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Beneficial Effects of Spirulina Consumption on Brain Health. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14030676. [PMID: 35277035 PMCID: PMC8839264 DOI: 10.3390/nu14030676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Spirulina is a microscopic, filamentous cyanobacterium that grows in alkaline water bodies. It is extensively utilized as a nutraceutical food supplement all over the world due to its high levels of functional compounds, such as phycocyanins, phenols and polysaccharides, with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulating properties both in vivo and in vitro. Several scientific publications have suggested its positive effects in various pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, obesity, hypertension, tumors and inflammatory diseases. Lately, different studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective role of Spirulina on the development of the neural system, senility and a number of pathological conditions, including neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. This review focuses on the role of Spirulina in the brain, highlighting how it exerts its beneficial anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, acting on glial cell activation, and in the prevention and/or progression of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis; due to these properties, Spirulina could be considered a potential natural drug.
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Li Z, Gan L, Yan S, Yan Y, Huang W. Effect of C-phycocyanin on HDAC3 and miRNA-335 in Alzheimer's disease. Transl Neurosci 2020; 11:161-172. [PMID: 33312721 PMCID: PMC7705988 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2020-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaque deposits and neurofibrillary tangles containing tau proteins are the key pathognomonic manifestations of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Lack of holistic drugs for AD has reinvigorated enthusiasm in the natural product-based therapies. In this study, our idea to decipher the beneficial effects of C-phycocyanin (CPC) in the management of AD is buoyed by its multifaceted and holistic therapeutic effects. METHODS We evaluated the effect of CPC treatment on epigenetic factors and inflammatory mediators in a mouse with oligomeric Aβ1-42-induced AD. Besides, the cognitive function was evaluated by the spatial memory performance on a radial arm maze. RESULTS The results showed cognitive deficit in the mice with AD along with upregulated HDAC3 expression and diminished miRNA-335 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expressions. In addition, inflammation was provoked (manifested by increased interleukins (IL)-6 and IL-1β) and neuronal apoptosis was accelerated (indicated by increased Bax, caspase-3, and caspase-9 along with decreased Bcl2) in the hippocampus of the mice with AD. Interestingly, CPC treatment in the mice with AD improved spatial memory performance and decreased the perturbations in the epigenetic and inflammatory biofactors. CONCLUSION These results underscore that mitigation of inflammation via regulation of epigenetic factors might be the key pathway underlying the ameliorative effect of CPC against the aberrations in AD. Our findings provide the rationale for considering CPC as a viable therapeutic option in the management of AD.
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- Zhengyu Li
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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Rana M, Sharma AK. Cu and Zn interactions with Aβ peptides: consequence of coordination on aggregation and formation of neurotoxic soluble Aβ oligomers. Metallomics 2019; 11:64-84. [DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00203g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The coordination chemistry of transition metal ions (Fe, Cu, Zn) with the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides has attracted a lot of attention in recent years due to its repercussions in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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- Monika Rana
- Department of Chemistry
- Central University of Rajasthan
- Ajmer 305817
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Central University of Rajasthan
- Ajmer 305817
- India
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Rygiel K. Novel strategies for Alzheimer's disease treatment: An overview of anti-amyloid beta monoclonal antibodies. Indian J Pharmacol 2017; 48:629-636. [PMID: 28066098 PMCID: PMC5155461 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.194867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial, progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a poor prognosis, and thus, novel therapies for AD are certainly needed in a growing population of elderly patients or asymptomatic individuals, who are at risk for AD, worldwide. It has been established that some AD biomarkers such as amyloid-beta load in the brain, precede the onset of the disease, by approximately 20 years. Therefore, the therapy to prevent or effectively treat AD has to be initiated before the emergence of symptoms. A goal of this review is to present the results of recent clinical trials on monoclonal antibodies against amyloid beta, used for the treatment of AD and also to address some of the current challenges and emerging strategies to prevent AD. In recent trials, a monoclonal antibody, i.e. solanezumab has shown some beneficial cognitive effects among mild AD patients. Ongoing studies with gantenerumab and crenezumab will examine when exactly the AD treatment, aimed at modifying the disease course has to be started. This review was based on Medline database search for trials on passive anti-AD immunotherapy, for which the main timeframe was set from 2012 to 2015.
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- Katarzyna Rygiel
- Department of Family Practice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice Zabrze, Poland
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Khodarahmi R, Ashrafi-Kooshk MR. Is there correlation between Aβ-heme peroxidase activity and the peptide aggregation state? A literature review combined with hypothesis. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 100:18-36. [PMID: 27664926 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder characterized by aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, formation of neurofibrillary tangles, synaptic loss and neuronal cell death, and is manifested clinically by progressive cognitive dysfunction and memory loss. Disease pathogenesis is mainly linked to the formation of Aβ insoluble or soluble oligomeric assemblies. Binding of heme to Aβ has been suggested as the origin of the heme deficiency, peroxidase activity, as well as some oxidative stress-mediated AD pathologies, and then differential affinity of heme for human and rodent Aβ peptide has been proposed to account for the susceptibility of humans to AD. This review highlights whether there is any dependency of peroxidase activity of heme-bound Aβ on the Aβ aggregation state or not, with focusing on emerging role of heme in neurodegeneration. Here, several lines of evidence supporting existing contradictory conjectures are discussed.
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- Reza Khodarahmi
- Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; Department of Pharmacognosy and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Kong MY, Chen QY, Yao L, Wang YB. Spectroscopic study on the interaction of Aβ42 with di(picolyl)amine derivatives and the toxicity to SH-S5Y5 cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 138:225-228. [PMID: 25498817 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In order to confirm the neurotoxicity of bifunctional chelators containing hydrophobic groups and metal chelating moiety, the interaction of di(picolyl)amine (dpa) derivatives toward Aβ42 peptide was investigated. Fluorescence titration reveals that a hydrophobic chelator (such as BODIPY) shows high binding affinity to amyloid Aβ42. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra confirm that the hydrophobic bifunctional chelator can decrease α-helix fraction and increase the β-sheet fraction of amyloid Aβ42. In particular, experimental results indicate that a bifunctional chelator can assemble with Cu(II)-Aβ42 forming chelator-Cu(II)-Aβ42 nanospheres, which are toxic to SH-S5Y5 cells. The hydrophobic interaction between the chelator and the amyloid peptide (Aβ42) has great contribution to the formation of neurotoxic chelator-Cu(II)-Aβ42 nanospheres. This work gives a general guide to the development of low cytotoxic inhibitors of Aβ42 aggregation.
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- Meng-Yun Kong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Sharma AK, Pavlova ST, Kim J, Kim J, Mirica LM. The effect of Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) on the Aβ42 peptide aggregation and cellular toxicity. Metallomics 2013; 5:1529-36. [PMID: 23995980 PMCID: PMC4060528 DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00161j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The coordination chemistry of Cu and Zn metal ions with the amyloid β (Aβ) peptides has attracted a lot of attention in recent years due to its implications in Alzheimer's disease. A number of reports indicate that Cu and Zn have profound effects on Aβ aggregation. However, the impact of these metal ions on Aβ oligomerization and fibrillization is still not well understood, especially for the more rapidly aggregating and more neurotoxic Aβ42 peptide. Here we report the effect of Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) on Aβ42 oligomerization and aggregation using a series of methods such as Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence, native gel and Western blotting, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and cellular toxicity studies. Our studies suggest that both Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) ions inhibit Aβ42 fibrillization. While presence of Cu(2+) stabilizes Aβ42 oligomers, Zn(2+) leads to formation of amorphous, non-fibrillar aggregates. The effects of temperature, buffer, and metal ion concentration and stoichiometry were also studied. Interestingly, while Cu(2+) increases the Aβ42-induced cell toxicity, Zn(2+) causes a significant decrease in Aβ42 neurotoxicity. While previous reports have indicated that Cu(2+) can disrupt β-sheets and lead to non-fibrillar Aβ aggregates, the neurotoxic consequences were not investigated in detail. The data presented herein including cellular toxicity studies strongly suggest that Cu(2+) increases the neurotoxicity of Aβ42 due to stabilization of soluble Aβ42 oligomers.
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- Anuj K Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899, USA.
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Sharma AK, Pavlova ST, Kim J, Finkelstein D, Hawco NJ, Rath NP, Kim J, Mirica LM. Bifunctional compounds for controlling metal-mediated aggregation of the aβ42 peptide. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:6625-36. [PMID: 22452395 PMCID: PMC3368506 DOI: 10.1021/ja210588m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Abnormal interactions of Cu and Zn ions with the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide are proposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Disruption of these metal-peptide interactions using chemical agents holds considerable promise as a therapeutic strategy to combat this incurable disease. Reported herein are two bifunctional compounds (BFCs) L1 and L2 that contain both amyloid-binding and metal-chelating molecular motifs. Both L1 and L2 exhibit high stability constants for Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) and thus are good chelators for these metal ions. In addition, L1 and L2 show strong affinity toward Aβ species. Both compounds are efficient inhibitors of the metal-mediated aggregation of the Aβ(42) peptide and promote disaggregation of amyloid fibrils, as observed by ThT fluorescence, native gel electrophoresis/Western blotting, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Interestingly, the formation of soluble Aβ(42) oligomers in the presence of metal ions and BFCs leads to an increased cellular toxicity. These results suggest that for the Aβ(42) peptide-in contrast to the Aβ(40) peptide-the previously employed strategy of inhibiting Aβ aggregation and promoting amyloid fibril dissagregation may not be optimal for the development of potential AD therapeutics, due to formation of neurotoxic soluble Aβ(42) oligomers.
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- Anuj K. Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4400
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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