Application of Medicinal Plant in Neurodegenerative Disorders
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 67
Editors
Interests: neurodegenerative disorders; microbiome; neuroplasticity; ageing; bioactive compounds
Interests: phenolic compounds; antioxidant capacity; mushrooms; cosmeceuticals; nasal polyposis; E-prostanoid receptors; aspirin intolerance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and other age-related neurological conditions, represent a growing global health challenge due to their increasing prevalence, socioeconomic burden, and the limited availability of effective disease-modifying therapies.
Over the past decades, medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds have emerged as valuable sources of novel neuroprotective agents. Increasing evidence suggests that plant-derived molecules may modulate key pathological processes involved in neurodegeneration, including oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, protein aggregation, apoptosis, and impaired neurotransmission.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the discovery, characterization, and therapeutic application of medicinal plants, plant extracts, and bioactive compounds for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. We welcome the contribution of original research articles, reviews, and other contributions covering topics ranging from phytochemical and pharmacological studies to preclinical, clinical, and translational research in this field.
By bringing together multidisciplinary contributions from pharmacology, neuroscience, natural products research, biotechnology, and medicine, this Special Issue seeks to provide new insights into the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants and to support the development of innovative approaches for combating neurodegenerative disorders.
Dr. Nádia Rei
Dr. Liliana Machado-Carvalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal plants
- neurodegenerative disorders
- neuroprotection
- phytochemicals
- plant-based therapeutics
- bioactive compounds
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