Open AccessNeuroglobin and neuroprotection: the role of natural and synthetic compounds in neuroglobin pharmacological induction
Author(s) -
Lidia Ciccone,
Susanencetti,
Simone Socci,
Elisabetta Orlandini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neural regeneration research/neural regeneration research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.93
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1876-7958
pISSN - 1673-5374
DOI - 10.4103/1673-5374.300981
Subject(s) - neuroglobin , neuroprotection , globin , neuroscience , central nervous system , medicine , neurodegeneration , pharmacology , disease , biology , hemoglobin
Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a 17 kDa monomeric hexa-coordinated heme protein belonging to the globin family. Ngb is mainly expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system, although moderate levels of Ngb have been detected in non-nervous tissues. In the past decade, Ngb has been studied for its neuroprotective role in a large number of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, brain ischemia and hypoxia. This review discusses and summarizes the natural compounds and the small synthetic molecules capable of modulating Ngb expression that exhibits a protective role against various neurodegenerative diseases.