Open AccessREVIEW ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS MEDIATED BY OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Author(s) -
Aarti Sati,
Priyanka Bhatt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i2.22435
Subject(s) - docosahexaenoic acid , neurotoxicity , polyunsaturated fatty acid , disease , therapeutic approach , omega 3 fatty acid , biochemistry , amyloid (mycology) , amyloid precursor protein , fatty acid , pharmacology , chemistry , medicine , biology , alzheimer's disease , toxicity , pathology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with relevant unmet therapeutic needs. Both natural aging and AD have been associated with a significant decline in the Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and accordingly, administration of DHA has been proposed as a possible treatment for this pathology. DHA and its derivatives like 2-hydroxy DHA-(OHDHA) have a strong therapeutic potential to treat AD. Studies have demonstrated that DHA induced lipid modifications are paralleled with a reduction in amyloid-beta (Αβ) accumulation and full recovery of cognitive impairment. Omega-3 fatty acids also caused alterations in the subcellular distribution of secretases and reduced Αβ-induced tau protein phosphorylation as well. Furthermore, OHDHA enhanced the survival of neuron-like differentiated cells exposed to different insults such as oligomeric Αβ and N-methyl-D-aspartate-mediated neurotoxicity. In conclusion, this review focuses on the pleiotropic effects of Omega-3 fatty acids that might prove beneficial to treat AD.