Alzheimer's disease and its treatment by different approaches: A review

S Srivastava, R Ahmad, SK Khare - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs mental ability
development and interrupts neurocognitive function. This neuropathological condition is …

Piperine: A review of its biological effects

IU Haq, M Imran, M Nadeem, T Tufail… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Medicinal plants have been used for years as a source of food, spices, and, in traditional
medicine, as a remedy to numerous diseases. Piper nigrum, belonging to the family …

Piper Species: A Comprehensive Review on Their Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Applications

B Salehi, ZA Zakaria, R Gyawali, SA Ibrahim… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Piper species are aromatic plants used as spices in the kitchen, but their secondary
metabolites have also shown biological effects on human health. These plants are rich in …

Current and novel polymeric biomaterials for neural tissue engineering

R Boni, A Ali, A Shavandi, AN Clarkson - Journal of biomedical science, 2018 - Springer
The nervous system is a crucial component of the body and damages to this system, either
by of injury or disease, can result in serious or potentially lethal consequences. Restoring …

Nose-to-brain drug delivery: An update on clinical challenges and progress towards approval of anti-Alzheimer drugs

M Agrawal, S Saraf, S Saraf, SG Antimisiaris… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the Alzheimer Association Report (2017), Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
the 6th primary cause of death in the USA, which affects nearly 5.5 million people. In the …

Piperine—the bioactive compound of black pepper: from isolation to medicinal formulations

L Gorgani, M Mohammadi… - … reviews in food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Piperine is the major bio‐active component of pepper, which imparts pungency and biting
taste to it. This naturally occurring alkaloid has numerous demonstrated health effects and …

Crossing the blood–brain barrier: recent advances in drug delivery to the brain

MM Patel, BM Patel - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
CNS disorders are on the rise despite advancements in our understanding of their
pathophysiological mechanisms. A major hurdle to the treatment of these disorders is the …

Chitosan and chitosan coating nanoparticles for the treatment of brain disease

S Yu, X Xu, J Feng, M Liu, K Hu - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Since the application of chitosan magnetic cationic microspheres in brain drug delivery by
Gallo in 1993, chitosan has been extensively studied in brain drug delivery. As the only …

Progress in nasal drug delivery systems

F Laffleur, B Bauer - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the available drugs are usually administered orally (eg in tablets or capsules) or by
parenteral injection in the case of substances being destroyed in the gastric environment or …

Chronic diseases, inflammation, and spices: how are they linked?

AB Kunnumakkara, BL Sailo, K Banik, C Harsha… - Journal of translational …, 2018 - Springer
Extensive research within the last several decades has revealed that the major risk factors
for most chronic diseases are infections, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, radiation, environmental …