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Mitoprotective Effects of Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.: Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Opportunities in Neurodegenerative Disease

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Wong, Jia Hui, Barron, Anna M., Abdullah, Jafri Malin·2021·Frontiers in Pharmacology

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Natural products remain a crucial source of drug discovery for accessible and affordable solutions for healthy aging. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (CA) is an important medicinal plant with a wide range of ethnomedicinal uses. Past in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that the plant extract and its key components, such as asiatic acid, asiaticoside, madecassic acid and madecassoside, exhibit a range of anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and cognitive benefits mechanistically linked to mitoprotective and antioxidant properties of the plant. Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are key drivers of aging and neurodegenerative disease, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Here we appraise the growing body of evidence that the mitoprotective and antioxidative effects of CA may potentially be harnessed for the treatment of brain aging and neurodegenerative disease.

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  • Preclinical studies have demonstrated that Centella asiatica compounds exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, promote fibroblast proliferation, enhance collagen synthesis, and protect extracellular matrix integrity.

    “Preclinical studies have demonstrated that these compounds exhibit potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, promote fibroblast proliferation, enhance collagen synthesis, and protect extracellular matrix integrity [16,17,19,22,23,24].”

    From A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Assessing the Effects of Oral Centella asiatica Extract on Skin Aging-Related Parameters in Middle-Aged Korean Women. (2026) · cites this paper as [22]

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  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information (2021a). PubChem Compound Summary for CID 119034, Asiatic acid. Retrieved at https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Asiatic-acid (Retrieved June 8, 2021)
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Authors
Wong, J. H., Barron, A. M., & Abdullah, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Nanyang Technological University (SG)
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
Corresponding author
Abdullah, Jafri Malin
Venue
Frontiers in Pharmacology
Published
2021-06-29
Volume
12
Pages
687935-687935
ISSN
1663-9812 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3174616071
Cited by
79
References
123
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
2.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Pharmacology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
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  • Greater South Information System
Funders
Nanyang Technological University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
Keywords
Centella asiatica, neuroprotection, anti-inflammatory activity, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, brain aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, asiatic acid, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, madecassoside, antioxidant activity, medicinal plants, natural products

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