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Title
Natural products as a source of inspiration for novel inhibitors of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) formation
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Abstract
Protein glycation, a post-translational modification found in biological systems, is often associated with a core defect in glucose metabolism. In particular, advanced glycation endproducts are complex heterogeneous sugar-derived protein modifications implicated in the progression of pathological conditions such as atherosclerosis, diabetic complications, skin diseases, rheumatism, hypertension, and neurodegenerative diseases. Undoubtedly, there is the need to expand the knowledge about antiglycation agents that can offer a therapeutic approach in preventing and treating health issues of high social and economic importance. Although various compounds have been under consideration, little data from clinical trials are available, and there is a lack of approved and registered antiglycation agents. Next to the search for novel synthetic advanced glycation endproduct inhibitors, more and more the efforts of scientists are focusing on researching antiglycation compounds from natural origin. The main purpose of this review is to provide a thorough overview of the state of scientific knowledge in the field of natural products from plant origin (e.g., extracts and pure compounds) as inhibitors of advanced glycation endproduct formation in the period between 1990 and 2019. Moreover, the objectives of the summary also include basic chemistry of AGEs formation and classification, pathophysiological significance of AGEs, mechanisms for inhibiting AGEs formation, and examples of several synthetic anti-AGEs drugs.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Planta medica: natural products and medicinal plant research. - Stuttgart
Publication
Stuttgart : 2021
ISSN
0032-0943
DOI
10.1055/A-1527-7611
Volume/pages
87 :10/11 (2021) , p. 780-801
ISI
000680159900001
Pubmed ID
34341977
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UAntwerpen
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Investigations on selected natural product classes as inhibitors of Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) and modulators of autophagy
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Last edited 17.12.2024
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