Research Article

Remedying the Mitochondria to Cure Human Diseases by Natural Products

Table 2

Neuroprotection activity of natural products.

Types of nature productsNatural productsMitochondrial regulationTypes of diseasesExperimental models

MixtureSolanum melongena extract [46]Prevents apoptosis, reduces SOD, and increases ATP production and upregulates SOD and catalase activityRotenone-induced neurotoxicityRotenone-induced neurotoxicity in PC-12 cells
Ganoderma lucidum [47]Regulates ΔΨm, radical oxygen species accumulation, and ATP depletion and activates the AMPK/mTOR and Pink1/Parkin signaling pathwaysParkinson’s diseaseMPTP- (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridine-) induced mouse model

MonomerLinalool [48]Reduces mitochondrial ROS and calcium levels and maintains ΔΨm to reduce oxidative stressGlutamate-induced nerve injuryGlutamate-induced mitochondrial oxidative stress in immortalized neuronal HT-22 cells
Cinnamic acid derivatives [49]Blocks apoptosis and protects mitochondrial physiological functionsNeuroprotection and angiogenesisH2O2-induced injury model in HBMEC-2 and SH-SY5Y cells
Proanthocyanidins [50]Inhibits signaling pathways involved in mitochondrial-mediated apoptosisMethyl mercuric chloride-induced neurotoxicityCortical neuron cells from rats
α-Arbutin [51]Reduces oxidative stress, stabilizes ΔΨm, and enhances adenosine triphosphateParkinson’s diseaseRotenone-treated human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) and drosophila Parkinson’s disease model
Naringenin [52]Reduces oxidative load, which in turn maintains mitochondrial function and prevent neuronal cell deathH2O2-induced neurotoxicityHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells
Apigenin [53]Reduces oxidative stress, downregulates the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway, and inhibits mitochondrial-mediated neuronal apoptosisAcrylonitrile-induced neuroinflammationAcrylonitrile-induced neurotoxicity in rats
Auraptene [54]Enhances mitochondrial respiration and attenuates ROS productionParkinson’s disease-like behaviorRotenone-treated SN4741 cells
Naringenin [55]Inhibits HO-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, including a decrease in membrane potential and Bcl-2/Bax ratio, cytochrome c release, and caspase-3 cleavageH2O2-induced neurotoxicityHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells
Ulmoside A [56]Induction of translocation of cytochrome-c, decrease of Bcl-2 level, increase of Bax level, and cleavage of caspase-3 in neuronal cellsLipopolysaccharides- (LPS-) induced neurotoxicityLPS-treated mouse neuroblastoma N2A cell line
Celastrol [57]Inhibits apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons by activating mitosis and degrading damaged mitochondriaParkinson’s disease1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium- (MPP+-) induced SH-SY5Y cell model and MPTP-induced mouse model