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Jujube fruit promotes the growth of nerve cells and boosts anti-oxidant enzyme production in brain cells.
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Antidepressant effects of the traditional Chinese herbal formula Xiao-Yao-San and its bioactive ingredients
2023 Jan Phytomedicine Wang YT, Wang XL, Wang ZZ, Lei L, Hu D, Zhang Y
Xiao-Yao-San (XYS) demonstrates effective antidepressant mechanisms correlated with the regulation of monoamine neurotransmitters, synaptic plasticity, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels, brain-gut axis, and other pathways. While XYS plays a critical role in treating depression, further clinical and animal studies are needed to provide additional evidence and recommendations for its clinical application.
Review Article Xiao Yao SanAnti-Depressant Properties of Crocin Molecules in Saffron
2022 Mar 23 Molecules Siddiqui SA, Ali Redha A, Snoeck ER, Singh S, Simal-Gandara J, Ibrahim SA, et al.
Experimental Study Review Article Saffron DepressionSaffron and its bioactive molecules, notably crocins, have been found to be as effective as common antidepressants in treating depression disorders.
Neuroprotective Effect of Acupuncture against Single Prolonged Stress-Induced Memory Impairments and Inflammation in Rat Brain via Modulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression
2022 Feb 23 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Lee B
Our results suggest that acupuncture is a potential treatment for PTSD-induced fear memory and impairments of both cognitive function and spatial memory in an SPS model. They also show that acupuncture inhibits neuroinflammation by reversing changes in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and by regulating the levels of COX-2 and BDNF in the Hipp.
Animal Study Acupuncture NeuroprotectiveA Chemically Standardized Extract of Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube) Stimulates Expressions of Neurotrophic Factors and Anti‐oxidant Enzymes in Cultured Astrocytes
2014 Jul 28 Phytotherapy Research Chen J, Yan AL, Lam KYC, Lam CTW, Li N, Yao P, et al.
Experimental Study Jujube Neurotrophic Factor Nerve Growth Factor Brain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorJujube fruit promotes the growth of nerve cells and boosts anti-oxidant enzyme production in brain cells.
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Saffron and its bioactive molecules, notably crocins, have been found to be as effective as common antidepressants in treating depression disorders.
2022 Molecules Anti-Depressant Properties of Crocin Molecules in Saffron Siddiqui SA, Ali Redha A, Snoeck ER, Singh S, Simal-Gandara J, Ibrahim SA, et al.
Experimental Study Depression Saffron
The methodology of the research centered on the incredible therapeutic properties of saffron, more specifically its bioactive molecules known as crocins. These molecules were singled out as they have shown a capacity to inhibit monoamine oxidase type A and B. The researchers also conducted experiments with saffron petal extracts, observing their impact on contractile response in electrical field stimulation. There were further investigations into saffron's ability to inhibit the reuptake of monoamines, display -methyl-d-aspartate antagonism, and enhance brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling.
The discussion of the results highlighted the effectiveness of saffron and its crocins in treating depressive disorders. From several experimental studies, it became apparent that saffron and crocins might perform similarly to fluoxetine and imipramine, both widely accepted antidepressant drugs. As such, the paper suggests that these natural elements found in saffron could offer an alternative treatment method for depression. The limitations, however, as highlighted in the study, were issues surrounding stability and delivery of the herbal treatment.
Jujube fruit promotes the growth of nerve cells and boosts anti-oxidant enzyme production in brain cells.
2014 Phytotherapy Research A Chemically Standardized Extract of Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube) Stimulates Expressions of Neurotrophic Factors and Anti‐oxidant Enzymes in Cultured Astrocytes Chen J, Yan AL, Lam KYC, Lam CTW, Li N, Yao P, et al.
Experimental Study Jujube Nerve Growth Factor Neurotrophic Factor
The methodology focused on the application of a water extract from the jujube fruit to cultured astrocytes (star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord) and observing any resulting changes over a 24-hour period. Researchers utilized a protein kinase A inhibitor, H89, to ascertain if it lessened the apparent jujube-induced expression of neurotrophic factors, assessed in a concentration-dependent manner.
In the discussion of results, it was established that the jujube extract effectively stimulated the expression of several key neurotrophic factors including nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. These are pivotal in neural survival, growth, and differentiation. Concurrently, the extract also enhanced the transcriptional expressions of various significant enzymes responsible for anti-oxidation in a comparable concentration-dependent manner, indicating that jujube not only contributes to neural growth but also fosters the astrocytes' resistance to oxidative stress.
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Antidepressant effects of the traditional Chinese herbal formula Xiao-Yao-San and its bioactive ingredients
2023 Jan Phytomedicine Wang YT, Wang XL, Wang ZZ, Lei L, Hu D, Zhang Y
Xiao-Yao-San (XYS) demonstrates effective antidepressant mechanisms correlated with the regulation of monoamine neurotransmitters, synaptic plasticity, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels, brain-gut axis, and other pathways. While XYS plays a critical role in treating depression, further clinical and animal studies are needed to provide additional evidence and recommendations for its clinical application.
Review Article Xiao Yao SanAnti-Depressant Properties of Crocin Molecules in Saffron
2022 Mar 23 Molecules Siddiqui SA, Ali Redha A, Snoeck ER, Singh S, Simal-Gandara J, Ibrahim SA, et al.
Experimental Study Review Article Saffron DepressionSaffron and its bioactive molecules, notably crocins, have been found to be as effective as common antidepressants in treating depression disorders.
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Experimental Study
Saffron and its bioactive molecules, notably crocins, have been found to be as effective as common antidepressants in treating depression disorders.
Siddiqui SA, Ali Redha A, Snoeck ER, Singh S, Simal-Gandara J, Ibrahim SA, Jafari SM
Experimental Study
Jujube fruit promotes the growth of nerve cells and boosts anti-oxidant enzyme production in brain cells.
Chen J, Yan AL, Lam KYC, Lam CTW, Li N, Yao P, Xiong A, Dong TTX, Tsim KWK
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A Experimental Study published in 2022 in the journal Molecules found that Saffron and its bioactive molecules, notably crocins, have been found to be as effective as common antidepressants in treating depression disorders. The methodology of the research centered on the incredible therapeutic properties of saffron, more specifically its bioactive molecules known as crocins. These molecules were singled out as they have shown a capacity to inhibit monoamine oxidase type A and B. The researchers also conducted experiments with saffron petal extracts, observing their impact on contractile response in electrical field stimulation. There were further investigations into saffron's ability to inhibit the reuptake of monoamines, display -methyl-d-aspartate antagonism, and enhance brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling. The discussion of the results highlighted the effectiveness of saffron and its crocins in treating depressive disorders. From several experimental studies, it became apparent that saffron and crocins might perform similarly to fluoxetine and imipramine, both widely accepted antidepressant drugs. As such, the paper suggests that these natural elements found in saffron could offer an alternative treatment method for depression. The limitations, however, as highlighted in the study, were issues surrounding stability and delivery of the herbal treatment.
A Experimental Study published in 2014 in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that Jujube fruit promotes the growth of nerve cells and boosts anti-oxidant enzyme production in brain cells. The methodology focused on the application of a water extract from the jujube fruit to cultured astrocytes (star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord) and observing any resulting changes over a 24-hour period. Researchers utilized a protein kinase A inhibitor, H89, to ascertain if it lessened the apparent jujube-induced expression of neurotrophic factors, assessed in a concentration-dependent manner. In the discussion of results, it was established that the jujube extract effectively stimulated the expression of several key neurotrophic factors including nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. These are pivotal in neural survival, growth, and differentiation. Concurrently, the extract also enhanced the transcriptional expressions of various significant enzymes responsible for anti-oxidation in a comparable concentration-dependent manner, indicating that jujube not only contributes to neural growth but also fosters the astrocytes' resistance to oxidative stress.
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