Compound in strawberry can help prevent Alzheimer's disease

Recent research shows that natural compounds in strawberries and other vegetables can help prevent Alzheimer's disease and age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Scientists from the Salk Biological Research Institute found that treating rats with fisetin helped prevent cognitive decline and encephalitis.Fisetin is a substance found in many fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, yellow roses, apples, grapes, onions and cucumbers. Not only has the effect of coloring fruits and vegetables, studies have shown that fisetin also has antioxidant properties, which helps reduce cell damage from free radicals and reduce inflammation.

Fisetin is a substance found in many fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, yellow roses, apples, grapes .

In this study, the authors investigated whether randomized fisetin has a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease, the most common form that increases with age. The team tested fisetin in genetically modified mice to cause premature aging and Alzheimer's disease. At 3 months, these mice were divided into 2 groups. One group received fisetin daily for 7 months and the other group did not receive fisetin. Both groups were tested for awareness and behavior throughout the study period and were assessed for stress and inflammation-related indicators.

Results showed that 10-month-old mice without fisetin supplementation had increased indicators of stress and inflammation, and performed significantly less cognitive tests than mice treated. with fisetin. These results suggest that fisetin may help develop a new prevention strategy for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases associated with age. However, more human clinical trials are needed to confirm this result.

The study was published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A.