Impact of flavonoids on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Flanagan, Emma, Müller, Michael, Hornberger, Michael and Vauzour, David (2018) Impact of flavonoids on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. Current Nutrition Reports, 7 (2). 49–57. ISSN 2161-3311

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Abstract

Purpose of Review: This review summarises the most recent evidence regarding the effects of dietary flavonoids on age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent Findings: Recent evidence indicates that plant-derived flavonoids may exert powerful actions on mammalian cognition and protect against the development of age-related cognitive decline and pathological neurodegeneration. The neuroprotective effects of flavonoids have been suggested to be due to interactions with the cellular and molecular architecture of brain regions responsible for memory. Summary: Mechanisms for the beneficial effects of flavonoids on age-related cognitive decline and dementia are discussed, including modulating signalling pathways critical in controlling synaptic plasticity, reducing neuroinflammation, promoting vascular effects capable of stimulating new nerve cell growth in the hippocampus, bidirectional interactions with gut microbiota and attenuating the extracellular accumulation of pathological proteins. These processes are known to be important in maintaining optimal neuronal function and preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	polyphenols ,memory ,alzheimer’s disease ,signalling pathways,microbiome
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Mental Health and Social Care (fka Lifespan Health) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health (former - to 2025)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2018 13:30
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2025 00:38
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66850
DOI:	10.1007/s13668-018-0226-1

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