A comparative evaluation of polyphenols from virgin coconut oil against EGR-1 for memory consolidation and reconsolidation in Alzheimer’s disease
Vinu Varghese,
Dhanya Mol T Saraswathy
Abstract:Virgin coconut oil (VCO) possesses antioxidant properties that may help to manage Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent kind of dementia and an incurable neurodegenerative disease marked by progressive synaptic dysfunction, neuronal death, and cognitive decline. When mitochondria are severely damaged, the antioxidant defense lowers, which increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that further damage mitochondria and increase the generation of free radicals. Additionally, altered mitochon… Show more
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