Nutraceuticals as Modulators of Autophagy: Relevance in Parkinson’s Disease |
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Authors: | Michał Rakowski,Szymon Porę bski,Agnieszka Grzelak |
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Affiliation: | 1.The Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland;2.Cytometry Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; (S.P.); (A.G.) |
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Abstract: | Dietary supplements and nutraceuticals have entered the mainstream. Especially in the media, they are strongly advertised as safe and even recommended for certain diseases. Although they may support conventional therapy, sometimes these substances can have unexpected side effects. This review is particularly focused on the modulation of autophagy by selected vitamins and nutraceuticals, and their relevance in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson’s disease (PD). Autophagy is crucial in PD; thus, the induction of autophagy may alleviate the course of the disease by reducing the so-called Lewy bodies. Hence, we believe that those substances could be used in prevention and support of conventional therapy of neurodegenerative diseases. This review will shed some light on their ability to modulate the autophagy. |
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Keywords: | nutraceuticals, vitamins, autophagy, neurodegeneration, Parkinson’ s disease |
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