Mechanism of protective effect of lettuce against glucose/serum deprivation-induced neurotoxicity

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Authors

Ahmad Ghorbani · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Hamid Reza Sadeghnia · Mashreq University

Elham Asadpour · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

The present study revealed that lettuce exerts neuroprotective effect through decrease of oxidative stress and inhibition of proapoptotic pathways. Therefore, it has the potential to be used for the management of ischemia-induced neuronal damage.

Topics & Keywords

Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Nutritional Neuroscience

Volume 18, Issue 3, pp. 103-109

DOI: 10.1179/1476830513y.0000000107

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