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Beneficial Effects of Flavonoids Against Parkinson's Disease

Jung, Un Ju, Kim, Sang Ryong·2018·Journal of Medicinal Food

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and decreases in striatal dopamine levels. These changes led to several clinical symptoms: rigidity, resting tremor, and bradykinesia. Although the cause of PD remains unclear, it is widely accepted that oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and insufficient support of neurotrophic factors are involved in the pathophysiology of the disease. However, novel regimens to prevent neurodegeneration and restore the degenerated nigrostriatal DA system are still required. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in naturally occurring phytochemicals, which are believed to reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. This review provides an overview of the scientific literature concerning the preventive and protective roles of flavonoids, one of the largest families of phytochemicals, against PD. In addition to providing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, flavonoids exhibit a neuroprotective effect by activating antiapoptotic pathways that target mitochondrial dysfunction and induce neurotrophic factors. This review suggests that flavonoids may be promising natural products for the prevention of PD and could potentially be utilized as therapeutic compounds against PD, even though there was no report showing that the treatment with flavonoids could restore the aberrant phenotypes of patients with PD.

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  • Polyphenols exhibit the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and have a wide range of bioactive properties including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and lipid-lowering properties.

    “There has been an increased interest in polyphenols for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases as they exhibit the ability to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and have a wide range of bioactive properties including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and lipid-lowering properties [8,9].”

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Authors
Jung, U. J., & Kim, S. R.
Affiliations
  • Pukyong National University (KR)
  • Kyungpook National University (KR)
Corresponding author
Kim, Sang Ryong
Venue
Journal of Medicinal Food
Published
2018-05
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
421-432
ISSN
  • 1096-620X (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-7600
OpenAlex
W2787688191
Cited by
150
References
134
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 2
FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Medicinal Food (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Flavonoids in Medical Research
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, flavonoids, neuroprotection, dopaminergic neurons, nigrostriatal pathway, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, neurotrophic factors, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, phytochemicals, neurodegeneration prevention
MeSH terms
Animals, Anthocyanins, Antioxidants, Antiparkinson Agents, Catechin, Cell Line, Corpus Striatum, Disease Models, Animal, Dopamine, Flavonoids, Humans, Isoflavones, Parkinson Disease, Oxidative Stress, Neuroprotective Agents, Flavonols, Kaempferols, Flavanones, Flavones

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