Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Subject "Parkinson's disease"
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In vitro neuroprotective effects of boophone disticha, brunsvigia bosmaniae and strumaria truncata extracts in sh-sy5y cells.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease, is one of the leading disability disorders with about 10 million people affected worldwide. The pathological hallmarks ... -
Molecular modeling and simulation studies to prioritize sequence variants identified by whole-exome sequencing in a South African family with Parkinson's disease
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that occurs due to a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. It is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, ranking second only to Alzheimer’s ... -
Role of Rutin in 1-Mtthyl-4-Phenylpyridinium toxicity: Therapeutic implications for Parkinson's disease
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta of the midbrain. Although the etiology of PD is not ...