Meysam Amidfar, Michelle Lima Garcez, Gholamreza Askari, Mohammad Bagherniya, Fariborz Khorvash, Sahar Golpour-Hamedani, Jade de Oliveira
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Abstract
Background: Foods rich in flavonoids are associated with a reduced risk of various chronic diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). In fact, growing evidence suggests that consuming flavonoid- rich foods can beneficially affect normal cognitive function. Animal models have shown that many flavonoids prevent the development of AD-like pathology and improve cognitive deficits.
Objective: Identifying the molecular causes underlying the memory-enhancing effect of flavonoid-rich foods makes it possible to provide the best diet to prevent cognitive decline associated with aging and Alzheimer's disease. Based on the most recent scientific literature, this review article critically examines the therapeutic role of dietary flavonoids in ameliorating and preventing the progression of AD and enhancement of memory with a focus on the role of the BDNF signaling pathway.
Methods: The databases of PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched up to March 2023 and limited to English language. Search strategies were using the following keywords in titles and abstracts: (Flavonoid-rich foods OR Flavonoids OR Polyphenols); AND (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor OR BDNF OR CREB OR) AND (Alzheimer's disease OR memory OR cognition OR).
Results: Flavonoid-rich foods including green tea, berries, curcumin and pomegranate exert their beneficial effects on memory decline associated with aging and Alzheimer's disease mostly through the direct interaction with BDNF signaling pathway.
Conclusion: The neuroprotective effects of flavonoid-rich foods through the CREB-BDNF mechanism have the potential to prevent or limit memory decline due to aging and Alzheimer's disease, so their consumption throughout life may prevent age-related cognitive impairment.
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CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets aims to cover all the latest and outstanding developments on the medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, genomics and biochemistry of contemporary molecular targets involved in neurological and central nervous system (CNS) disorders e.g. disease specific proteins, receptors, enzymes, genes.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets publishes guest edited thematic issues written by leaders in the field covering a range of current topics of CNS & neurological drug targets. The journal also accepts for publication original research articles, letters, reviews and drug clinical trial studies.
As the discovery, identification, characterization and validation of novel human drug targets for neurological and CNS drug discovery continues to grow; this journal is essential reading for all pharmaceutical scientists involved in drug discovery and development.