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Review Article

Pharmacological Attributes of Fenugreek with Special Reference to Alzheimer’s Disease

Author(s): Himanshi Varshney and Yasir Hasan Siddique*

Volume 20, Issue 2, 2023

Published on: 12 June, 2023

Page: [71 - 79] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1567205020666230525154300

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Abstract

Background: An annual plant, Fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum-graecum L.) has well-known health care benefits in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. Its leaves and seeds have alkaloids, amino acids, caumarins, flavonoids, saponins, and other bioactive components. Various pharmacological properties such as antioxidants, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic have been attributed to fenugreek. Trigonelline, diosgenin, and 4- hydroxyisoleucine have shown neuroprotection against Alzheimer’s disease, and the extract have also been reported to act as an anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and also regulate cognitive functions. This review highlights various studies carried out on animals as well as on humans for the protective effect against Alzheimer’s disease.

Methods: The data presented in this review is taken from popular search engines, viz, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. This review highlights the studies and clinical trials performed to show the protective effect of Fenugreek on neurodegenerative diseases with special reference to AD from 2005 to 2023.

Results: Fenugreek improves cognitive deficits by Nrf2-mediated antioxidative pathway and provides neuroprotection against amyloid-beta-induced mitochondria dysfunction. It enhances SOD and catalase activities and scavenges reactive oxygen species to protect the cellular organelle from oxidative stress. It normalizes the tubulin protein and improved axonal growth by regulating nerve growth factors. Fenugreek can also influence metabolism.

Discussion: Fenugreek significantly improves the pathological symptoms of neurodegenerative disease, especially AD and can be used as a therapeutic agent to control disease conditions as evidenced by the review of the literature.

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