oleuropein-aglycone and Disease-Models--Animal

Numerous studies highlighted the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet (MD) in maintaining health, especially during ageing. Even neurodegeneration, which is part of the natural ageing process, as well as the foundation of ageing-related neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease (PD), was successfully targeted by MD. In this regard, olive oil and its polyphenolic constituents have received increasing attention in the last years. Thus, this study focuses on two main olive oil polyphenols, hydroxytyrosol (HT) and oleuropein aglycone (OLE), and their effects on ageing symptoms with special attention to PD. In order to avoid long-lasting, expensive, and ethically controversial experiments, the established invertebrate model organism

Topics: Acetates; alpha-Synuclein; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Caenorhabditis elegans; Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; Disease Models, Animal; Dopaminergic Neurons; Parkinson Disease; Phenylethyl Alcohol; Polyphenols; Pyrans; Treatment Outcome