Levodopa-Reduced Mucuna pruriens Seed Extract Shows Neuroprotective Effects against Parkinson’s Disease in Murine Microglia and Human Neuroblastoma Cells, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila melanogaster

Mucuna pruriens (Mucuna) has been prescribed in Ayurveda for various brain ailments including ‘kampavata’ (tremors) or Parkinson’s disease (PD). While Mucuna is a well-known natural source of levodopa (L-dopa), published studies suggest that other bioactive compounds may also be responsible for its...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Shelby L., Park, Hyun Y., DaSilva, Nicholas A., Vattem, Dhiraj A., Ma, Hang, Seeram, Navindra P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6164394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131460
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10091139

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6164394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131460
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10091139

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