Passiflora cincinnata Extract Delays the Development of Motor Signs and Prevents Dopaminergic Loss in a Mice Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Passiflora cincinnata Masters is a Brazilian native species of passionflower. This genus is known in the American continent folk medicine for its diuretic and analgesic properties. Nevertheless, few studies investigated possible biological effects of P. cincinnata extracts. Further, evidence of anti...

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Main Authors: Luiz Eduardo Mateus Brandão, Diana Aline Morais Ferreira Nôga, Aline Lima Dierschnabel, Clarissa Loureiro das Chagas Campêlo, Ywlliane da Silva Rodrigues Meurer, Ramón Hypolito Lima, Rovena Clara Galvão Januário Engelberth, Jeferson Souza Cavalcante, Clésio Andrade Lima, Murilo Marchioro, Charles dos Santos Estevam, José Ronaldo Santos, Regina Helena Silva, Alessandra Mussi Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8429290