Therapeutic Potential of Capsaicin in various Neurodegenerative Diseases with Special Focus on Nrf2 Signaling

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Neurodegenerative disease is mainly characterized by the accumulation of misfolded proteins, contributing to mitochondrial impairments, increased production of proinflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species, and neuroinflammation resulting in synaptic loss and neuronal loss. These pathophysiological factors are a serious concern in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Based on the symptoms of various neurodegenerative diseases, different treatments are available, but they have serious side effects and fail in clinical trials, too. Therefore, treatments for neurodegenerative diseases are still a challenge at present. Thus, it is important to study an alternative option. Capsaicin is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in capsicum. Besides the TRPV1 receptor activator in nociception, capsaicin showed a protective effect in brain-related disorders. Capsaicin also reduces the aggregation of misfolded proteins, improves mitochondrial function, and decreases ROS generation. Its antioxidant role is due to increased expression of an nrf2-mediated signaling pathway. Nrf2 is a nuclear erythroid 2-related factor, a transcription factor, which has a crucial role in maintaining the normal function of mitochondria and the cellular defense system against oxidative stress. Intriguingly, Nrf2 mediated pathway improved the upregulation of antioxidant genes and inhibition of microglial-induced inflammation, improved mitochondrial resilience and functions, leading to decreased ROS in neurodegenerative conditions, suggesting that Nrf2 activation could be a better therapeutic approach to target pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disease. Therefore, the present review has evaluated the potential role of capsaicin as a pharmacological agent for the treatment and management of various neurodegenerative diseases via the Nrf2-mediated signaling pathway.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - (2024) vom: 01. Jan.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Varshney, Vibhav [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Abhishek [VerfasserIn]
Parashar, Vikas [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Ankit [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Ahsas [VerfasserIn]
Garabadu, Debapriya [VerfasserIn]

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Alzheimer
Capsaicin
Journal Article
Neurodegenerative diseases
Nrf2
Oxidative stress
Parkinson

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Date Revised 04.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.2174/0113892010277933231122111244

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NLM366636782