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Abstract Title:

Polyphenols in Alzheimer's Disease and in the Gut-Brain Axis.

Abstract Source:

Microorganisms. 2020 Jan 31 ;8(2). Epub 2020 Jan 31. PMID: 32023969

Abstract Author(s):

V Prakash Reddy, Puspa Aryal, Sara Robinson, Raheemat Rafiu, Mark Obrenovich, George Perry

Article Affiliation:

V Prakash Reddy

Abstract:

Polyphenolic antioxidants, including dietary plant lignans, modulate the gut-brain axis, which involves transformation of these polyphenolic compounds into physiologically active and neuroprotector compounds (called human lignans) through gut bacterial metabolism. These gut bacterial metabolites exert their neuroprotective effects in various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), and also have protective effects against other diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. For example, enterolactone and enterodiol, the therapeutically relevant polyphenols, are formed as the secondary gut bacterial metabolites of lignans, the non-flavonoid polyphenolic compounds found in plant-based foods. These compounds are also acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, and thereby have potential applications as therapeutics in AD and other neurological diseases. Polyphenols are also advanced glycation end product (AGE) inhibitors (antiglycating agents), and thereby exert neuroprotective effects in cases of AD. Thus, gut bacterial metabolism of lignans and other dietary polyphenolic compounds results in the formation of neuroprotective polyphenols-some of which have enhanced blood-brain barrier permeability. It is hypothesized that gut bacterial metabolism-derived polyphenols, when combined with the nanoparticle-based blood-brain barrier (BBB)-targeted drug delivery, may prove to be effective therapeutics for various neurological disorders, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), AD, and PD. This mini-review addresses the role of polyphenolic compounds in the gut-brain axis, focusing on AD.

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