scholarly journals Corrigendum to “WS-5 Extract of Curcuma longa, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Zingiber officinale Contains Anti-AChE Compounds and Improves β-Amyloid-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice”

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Ju Eun Kim ◽  
Abinash Chandra Shrestha ◽  
Hyo Shin Kim ◽  
Ha Neul Ham ◽  
Jun Hyeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Chaenomeles Sinensis ◽  
Β Amyloid

scholarly journals WS-5 Extract of Curcuma longa, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Zingiber officinale Contains Anti-AChE Compounds and Improves β-Amyloid-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Eun Kim ◽  
Abinash Chandra Shrestha ◽  
Hyo Shin Kim ◽  
Ha Neul Ham ◽  
Jun Hyeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Senile Plaques ◽  
Total Antioxidant Status ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Chaenomeles Sinensis

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is linked to an extensive neuron loss via accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) as senile plaques associated with reactive astrocytes and microglial activation in the brain. The objective of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect of WS-5 ethanol extract in vitro and in vivo against Aβ-induced AD in mice and to identify the extract’s active constituents. In the present study, WS-5 exerted a significant inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Analysis by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that WS-5 prevented Aβ oligomerization via inhibition of Aβ1-42 aggregation. Evaluation of antioxidant activities using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) demonstrated that WS-5 possessed a high antioxidant activity, which was confirmed by measuring the total antioxidant status (TAS). Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory properties of WS-5 were examined using lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells. WS-5 significantly inhibited the lipopolysaccharide–induced production of nitric oxide and two proinflammatory cytokines, TNF-α and IL-6. The memory impairment in mice with Aβ-induced AD was studied using the Morris water maze and passive avoidance test. Immunohistochemistry was performed to monitor pathological changes in the hippocampus and cortex region of the mouse brain. The animal study showed that WS-5 (250 mg/kg) treatment improved learning and suppressed memory impairment as well as reduced Aβ plaque accumulation in Aβ-induced AD. HPLC analysis identified the extract’s active compounds that exert anti-AChE activity. In summary, our findings suggest that WS-5 could be applied as a natural product therapy with a focus on neuroinflammation-related neurodegenerative disorders.

scholarly journals Early stages of tau pathology and its associations with functional connectivity, atrophy and memory

Brain ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Berron ◽  
Jacob W Vogel ◽  
Philip S Insel ◽  
Joana B Pereira ◽  
Long Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Entorhinal Cortex ◽  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Medial Temporal Lobe ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Hippocampal Atrophy ◽  
Tau Pathology ◽  
Β Amyloid ◽  
With Memory

Abstract In Alzheimer’s disease, postmortem studies have shown that the first cortical site where neurofibrillary tangles appear is the transentorhinal region, a subregion within the medial temporal lobe that largely overlaps with area 35, and the entorhinal cortex. Here we used tau-PET imaging to investigate the sequence of tau pathology progression within the human medial temporal lobe and across regions in the posterior-medial system. Our objective was to study how medial temporal tau is related to functional connectivity, regional atrophy, and memory performance. We included 215 β-amyloid negative cognitively unimpaired, 81 β-amyloid positive cognitively unimpaired and 87 β-amyloid positive individuals with mild cognitive impairment, who each underwent [18]F-RO948 tau and [18]F-flutemetamol amyloid PET imaging, structural T1-MRI and memory assessments as part of the Swedish BioFINDER-2 study. First, event-based modelling revealed that the entorhinal cortex and area 35 show the earliest signs of tau accumulation followed by the anterior and posterior hippocampus, area 36 and the parahippocampal cortex. In later stages, tau accumulation became abnormal in neocortical temporal and finally parietal brain regions. Second, in cognitively unimpaired individuals, increased tau load was related to local atrophy in the entorhinal cortex, area 35 and the anterior hippocampus and tau load in several anterior medial temporal lobe subregions was associated with distant atrophy of the posterior hippocampus. Tau load, but not atrophy, in these regions was associated with lower memory performance. Further, tau-related reductions in functional connectivity in critical networks between the medial temporal lobe and regions in the posterior-medial system were associated with this early memory impairment. Finally, in patients with mild cognitive impairment, the association of tau load in the hippocampus with memory performance was partially mediated by posterior hippocampal atrophy. In summary, our findings highlight the progression of tau pathology across medial temporal lobe subregions and its disease-stage specific association with memory performance. While tau pathology might affect memory performance in cognitively unimpaired individuals via reduced functional connectivity in critical medial temporal lobe-cortical networks, memory impairment in mild cognitively impaired patients is associated with posterior hippocampal atrophy.

Anti-giardial therapeutic potential of dichloromethane extracts of Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa in vitro and in vivo

2016 ◽  
Vol 115 (7) ◽  
pp. 2637-2645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad K. Dyab ◽  
Doaa A. Yones ◽  
Zedan Z. Ibraheim ◽  
Tasneem M. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale

scholarly journals Inhibición de Colletotrichum gloeosporioides en cultivos de nañe en el Caribe colombiano usando aceites esenciales de Curcuma longa y Zingiber officinale

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Alexander Pérez Cordero ◽  
Leonardo Chamorro Anaya ◽  
Jorge Mercado Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Dioscorea Rotundata

Los aceites esenciales son compuestos orgánicos importantes en el sector farmacéutico debido a sus propiedades antimicrobianas, volviéndose una alternativa de solución para determinadas fitopatologías. En el presente estudio se evaluó in vitro la actividad inhibitoria de aceites esenciales de Curcuma longa y Zingiber officinale contra Colletotrichum sp. obtenidas a partir de cultivos de Dioscorea rotundata en Toluviejo (Sucre, Colombia). Concentraciones de 3,000; 5,000; 8,000 y 10,000 mg/L de extracciones de aceite (método de hidrodestilación asistida por microondas) fueron aplicados a cultivos in vitro del hongo. Además, se empleó un testigo absoluto y controles positivo y negativo. Los aceites fueron caracterizados por cromatografía de gases acoplado a espectrometría de masa. La actividad inhibitoria se realizó por medio de la prueba de siembra en superficie (porcentaje de índice de inhibición). Los mayores valores de índice antifúngico se observaron a 10,000 mg/L similar al obtenido con el control positivo por benomil. De la caracterización química de los aceites esenciales el metabolito secundario que se presentó con mayor rango fue el monoterpeno 3-Thujeno y el citral. Los aceites esenciales de C. longa y Z. officinale generaron actividad inhibitoria contra el crecimiento de Colletotrichum sp., y por lo tanto pueden ser empleados para reducir la antracnosis.

Extraction of selected prohealth substances from Curcuma longa and Zingiber officinale in artificial digestive juices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Krakowska ◽  
Katarzyna Kała ◽  
Bartłomiej Rospond ◽  
Agnieszka Szewczyk ◽  
Włodzimierz Opoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale

scholarly journals Noncanonical function of an autophagy protein prevents spontaneous Alzheimer’s disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (33) ◽  
pp. eabb9036
Author(s):  
Bradlee L. Heckmann ◽  
Brett J. W. Teubner ◽  
Emilio Boada-Romero ◽  
Bart Tummers ◽  
Clifford Guy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Human Disease ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Tau Hyperphosphorylation ◽  
Primary Microglia ◽  
Amyloid Aβ ◽  
Β Amyloid ◽  
Old Mice

Noncanonical functions of autophagy proteins have been implicated in neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The WD domain of the autophagy protein Atg16L is dispensable for canonical autophagy but required for its noncanonical functions. Two-year-old mice lacking this domain presented with robust β-amyloid (Aβ) pathology, tau hyperphosphorylation, reactive microgliosis, pervasive neurodegeneration, and severe behavioral and memory deficiencies, consistent with human disease. Mechanistically, we found this WD domain was required for the recycling of Aβ receptors in primary microglia. Pharmacologic suppression of neuroinflammation reversed established memory impairment and markers of disease pathology in this novel AD model. Therefore, loss of the Atg16L WD domain drives spontaneous AD in mice, and inhibition of neuroinflammation is a potential therapeutic approach for treating neurodegeneration and memory loss. A decline in expression of ATG16L in the brains of human patients with AD suggests the possibility that a similar mechanism may contribute in human disease.

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