The terrible Alzheimer’s disease currently remains without cure. In its advanced stages, it deprives individuals of most of their faculties. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have identified a substance that could potentially improve memory and treat Alzheimer’s disease. The results of their studies are published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementiareports Current WomanMay 28, 2024. The study in question was focused on mitophagya mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain, the magazine explains.
Alzheimer’s: an intestinal microbial metabolite as a cure?
Professor Vilhelm Bohr, speaking about mitophagy, explained in the press release: “This means that the brain has difficulty in eliminate weak mitochondriawhich accumulate and affect brain function”The aim of the research was thus toeliminate this anomaly at the level of cleaning mitochondria. The researchers identified urolithin A, a molecule mentioned in previous research, as a potential solution. Urolithin A is “an intestinal microbial metabolite of ellagic acid” able to eliminate weak mitochondria, specifies Current Woman.
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