Neuroprotective effects of berberine on stroke models in vitro and in vivo.
Zhou XQ, Zeng XN, Kong H, Sun XL.
Neurosci Lett. 2008 Dec 5;447(1):31-6. Epub 2008 Sep 30.
PMID: 18838103
doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.064
Findings of this study suggest that berberine protects against ischemic brain injury by decreasing the intracellular ROS level and subsequently inhibiting mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Loren DJ, Seeram NP, Schulman RN, Holtzman DM. \nMaternal dietary supplementation with pomegranate juice is neuroprotective in an animal model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.\nPediatr Res. 2005 Jun;57(6):858-64. Epub 2005 Mar 17.\nPMID: 1577483
Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people who fall.
Dhesi JK, Jackson SH, Bearne LM, Moniz C, Hurley MV, Swift CG, Allain TJ.
Age Ageing. 2004 Nov;33(6):589-95.
PMID: 15501836
doi:10.1093/ageing/afh20 9
CONCLUSIONS: vitamin D supplementation, in fallers with vitamin D insufficiency, has a significant beneficial effect on functional performance, reaction time and balance, but not muscle strength. This suggests that vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular or neuroprotective function, which may in part explain the mechanism whereby vitamin D reduces falls and fractures.
Is Vitamin E Toxic to Neuron Cells?\nThen SM, Mazlan M, Mat Top G, Wan Ngah WZ.\nCell Mol Neurobiol. 2009 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print]\nPMID: 19172392
ScienceDaily (July 1, 2005) - St. Louis, June 28, 2005 -- Expectant mothers at risk of premature birth may want to consider drinking pomegranate juice to help their babies resist brain injuries from low oxygen and reduced blood flow, a new mouse study from Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Resolvins, docosatrienes, and neuroprotectins, novel omega-3-derived mediators, and their aspirin-triggered endogenous epimers: an overview of their protective roles in catabasis.
Serhan CN, Gotlinger K, Hong S, Arita M.
Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2004 Apr;73(3-4):155-72. Review.
PMID: 15290791
One of the major building blocks of the brain, the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is critical for optimal brain health and function at all ages of life. Researchers are now finding that DHA provides brain-boosting benefits in infants and aging adults.
Reducing the Burden of Disease Through Adequate Intake of Vitamin D3.
A presentation at University of California, San Diego,
April 9, 2008
by William B. Grant, Ph.D