Application of plumbagin in preparation of medicine for preventing or treating Parkinson's disease
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GUILIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
- Publication Date
- 2021-08-06
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of new applications of plumbagin, in particular to the application of plumbagin in the preparation of drugs for preventing or treating Parkinson's disease. Background technique
[0002] Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease commonly seen in the elderly. The prevalence rate of people over 65 years old in my country is about 1.7%. Its main clinical symptoms are resting tremor, muscle Rigidity, bradykinesia, and abnormal gait, non-motor symptoms manifest as sleep disturbance, constipation, depression, hyposmia, etc. The main pathological features of this disease are the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the formation of Lewy bodies mainly composed of α-synuclein. The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is complex and closely related to mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, abnormal aggregation of α-synuclein, neuroinflammation, autophagy ...