Green tea catechins attenuate neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive deficits

O Afzal, MH Dalhat, ASA Altamimi, R Rasool… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases exert an overwhelming socioeconomic burden all around the
globe. They are mainly characterized by modified protein accumulation that might trigger …

DYRK1A and cognition: A lifelong relationship

ML Arbones, A Thomazeau… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The dosage of the serine threonine kinase DYRK1A is critical in the central nervous system
(CNS) during development and aging. This review analyzes the functions of this kinase by …

Mouse models of Down syndrome: gene content and consequences

M Gupta, AR Dhanasekaran, KJ Gardiner - Mammalian Genome, 2016 - Springer
Down syndrome (DS), trisomy of human chromosome 21 (Hsa21), is challenging to model in
mice. Not only is it a contiguous gene syndrome spanning 35 Mb of the long arm of Hsa21 …

The GABAergic hypothesis for cognitive disabilities in down syndrome

A Contestabile, S Magara, L Cancedda - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of
chromosome 21. DS affects multiple organs, but it invariably results in altered brain …

Rodent models in Down syndrome research: impact and future opportunities

Y Herault, JM Delabar, EMC Fisher… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. To date, a multiplicity of mouse
models with Down-syndrome-related features has been developed to understand this …

Down syndrome: Neurobiological alterations and therapeutic targets

RA Vacca, S Bawari, D Valenti, D Tewari… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease that occurs due to an aneuploidy of human
chromosome 21. Trisomy of chromosome 21 is a primary genetic cause of developmental …

DYRK1A protein, a promising therapeutic target to improve cognitive deficits in Down syndrome

A Feki, Y Hibaoui - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Down syndrome (DS) caused by a trisomy of chromosome 21 (HSA21), is the most common
genetic developmental disorder, with an incidence of 1 in 800 live births. Its phenotypic …

Plant polyphenols as natural drugs for the management of Down syndrome and related disorders

RA Vacca, D Valenti, S Caccamese, M Daglia… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyphenols are secondary metabolites of plants largely found in fruits, vegetables, cereals
and beverages, and therefore represent important constituents of the human diet. Increasing …

Therapeutic effects of catechins in less common neurological and neurodegenerative disorders

G Sebastiani, L Almeida-Toledano, M Serra-Delgado… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, neurological and neurodegenerative disorders research has focused on
altered molecular mechanisms in search of potential pharmacological targets, eg …

Anti-stress effects of drinking green tea with lowered caffeine and enriched theanine, epigallocatechin and arginine on psychosocial stress induced adrenal …

K Unno, A Hara, A Nakagawa, K Iguchi, M Ohshio… - Phytomedicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Theanine, an amino acid in tea, has significant anti-stress effects on animals
and humans. However, the anti-stress effects of drinking green tea have not yet been …