The Role of Natural Compounds in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Authors:

Hassanpour SH¹*, Dehghani MA² and Karami SZ³

Volume 2, Issue 1

Abstract

Diseases related to aging burden irreparable damage to elderly. Interestingly, aging has an increasing trend in world population. Therefore, there is a dire need to solve problem. Alzheimer disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in worldwide. Based on previous studies, there is no promising treatment for Alzheimer disease and this treatment cannot inhibit disease progress. Given that induction of oxidative stress and inflammation during Alzheimer disease, thus their abrogation is an ideal strategy to treat Alzheimer disease. It have been reported that natural products have therapeutic effects against Alzheimer disease and in other word they are promising therapeutic options for patients with Alzheimer disease. In addition, they can use in all patients due to simple access and low cost. In this review study, we describe effects of natural products in treatment of Alzheimer disease.

Keywords:

Aging; Alzheimer disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Natural products

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