Biological properties and applications of betalains

I Sadowska-Bartosz, G Bartosz - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Betalains are water-soluble pigments present in vacuoles of plants of the order
Caryophyllales and in mushrooms of the genera Amanita, Hygrocybe and Hygrophorus …

[HTML][HTML] The potential applications of traditional Chinese medicine in Parkinson's disease: A new opportunity

J Chen, J Xu, P Huang, Y Luo, Y Shi, P Ma - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) presents a common challenge for people all over the world and
has become a major research hotspot due to the large population affected by the illness and …

Natural food dyes on dairy products: A critical approach between 2012-2023 literature regarding the technological and functional aspects, health benefits and future …

MEM Soutelino, G de Paiva Vieira, MB Goulart… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Synthetic dyes consumption, such as tartrazine, quinoline yellow, sunset
yellow, azorubine, ponceau 4 R, erythrosine, allura red, patent blue, indigo carmine, brilliant …

Vitamin B12 ameliorates the pathological phenotypes of multiple Parkinson's disease models by alleviating oxidative stress

Y Wu, Z Zhao, N Yang, C Xin, Z Li, J Xu, B Ma, KL Lim… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease
characterized by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the …

[HTML][HTML] Betanin improves motor function and alleviates experimental Parkinsonism via downregulation of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway: molecular docking and …

MH ElSayed, HM Atif, MA Eladl, SM Elaidy… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neuroinflammatory and degenerative disease. In
this study, we investigated the neuroprotective action of betanin in the rotenone-induced …

IRE1/JNK Is the Leading UPR Pathway in 6-OHDA-Induced Degeneration of Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells

N Siwecka, G Galita, Z Granek, W Wiese… - … journal of molecular …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder which affects dopaminergic
neurons of the midbrain. Accumulation of α-synuclein or exposure to neurotoxins like 6 …

The neuroprotective effect of betanin in trimethyltin-induced neurodegeneration in mice

W Thong-Asa, S Prasartsri, N Klomkleaw… - Metabolic Brain …, 2020 - Springer
Betanin, a natural food colorant with powerful antioxidative properties, has not been studied
in terms of neurodegenerative disease intervention. Therefore, the present study aimed to …

Betalains: colours for human health

P Calvi, S Terzo, A Amato - Natural Product Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the last years, the use of natural phytochemical compounds as protective agents in the
prevention and treatment of obesity and the related-metabolic syndrome has gained much …

Protective effects of betanin, a novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, against H2O2-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells

Z Tayarani-Najaran, M Dehghanpour Farashah… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Dysfunction of the cholinergic system and increased oxidative stress have a
crucial role in cognitive disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we have …

In Vitro Antioxidant Capacity of Opuntia spp. Fruits Measured by the LOX-FL Method and its High Sensitivity Towards Betalains

A Gómez-Maqueo, M Soccio, MP Cano - Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 2021 - Springer
Current in vitro methodologies neglect or subestimate the contribution of betalains to
antioxidant capacity in foods because they do not reflect their in vivo biological mechanisms …