The potentialities of phytotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Authors

  • Юрий Александрович Смирнов N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)
  • Татьяна Александровна Смирнова N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)
  • Залина Султановна Плиева N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)
  • Владимир Григорьевич Жуховицкий N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)

Keywords:

Alzheimer’s disease, β-amyloid (Aβ), medicinal plants, biologically active substances

Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the leading cause of cognitive and behavioral impairment in societies. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is unknown. Therefore, the search for new drugs is very important. Along with the search of new synthetic drugs surveys of substances of plant origin are conducted. Data on potentialities of phytotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease and effective substances from medicinal plants are summarized in the overview with attention for their mechanisms of action.

Author Biographies

Юрий Александрович Смирнов, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)

Y.A. Smirnov

Татьяна Александровна Смирнова, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)

T.A. Smirnova

Залина Султановна Плиева, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)

Z.S. Plieva

Владимир Григорьевич Жуховицкий, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow, Russia)

V.G. Zhukhovitsky

Традиционная медицина № 4 (55) 2018

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Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Смирнов, Ю. А., Т. А. Смирнова, З. С. Плиева, and В. Г. Жуховицкий. “The Potentialities of Phytotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease”. Traditional Medicine, no. 4(55) 2018, Dec. 2018, pp. 20-28, http://www.tradmed.ru/index.php/tm/article/view/1441.

Issue

No. 4(55) 2018

Section

Naturopathy

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