Protective effects of silk lutein extract from Bombyx mori cocoons on β-Amyloid peptide-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells

• Main Authors: Nongnuch Singhrang, Chainarong Tocharus, Sarinthorn Thummayot, Manote Sutheerawattananonda, Jiraporn Tocharus
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85045876128&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59094
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS Beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptide, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), invokes a cascade of oxidative damage to neurons and eventually leads to neuronal death. This study evaluated the protective effects of lutein extract from yellow cocoons of Bombyx mori, and its unde...