TABLE 2.
Natural-based nanoformulations and their implications for NDs.
| Component | Nano vehicle/method | Disease model | Results | References |
| Coenzyme Q10 6-coumarin | Trimethylated chitosan-conjugated PLGA nanoparticle | AD | ↓ Senile plaques ↓ Memory impairment, ↑ bioavailability | Wang et al., 2010 |
| HupA | lactoferrin-conjugated N-trimethylated chitosan nanoparticles (Lf-TMC NPs) | AD | Appropriate sustained-release, ↑ bioavailability, ↑ targeting ability | Meng et al., 2018 |
| Berberine | MWCNTs coated with phospholipid and polysorbate | AD | Remanded the memory impairment and quelled AChEI activity | Lohan et al., 2017 |
| Hesperetin | Nanocrystal | AD | Improve derecognition of memory consolidation ↑ Activity of antioxidant enzymes | Kheradmand et al., 2018 |
| Vitamin E | PEG-based nanospheres | AD | ↑ Antioxidant efficacy of vitamin E | Shea et al., 2005 |
| Retinoic acid (RA) | PNPs | PD | Significant neuroprotective effect on dopaminergic neurons | Esteves et al., 2015 |
| Chrysin | SLNs | AD | ↑ Oral bioavailability, ↑free radical scavenging, ↓ neuronal damage | Vedagiri and Thangarajan, 2016 |
| Sialic acid and peptide-B6 | Selenium nanoparticles | AD | Disaggregated the Aβ fibrils and inhibited the Aβ aggregation | Yin et al., 2015 |
| Cysteine | Selenium nanoparticles | AD | ↓ ROS, prevented Aβ aggregation | Zhou et al., 2015 |
| Nattokinase enzyme (NK) | PNPs | AD | Downregulate amyloid aggregation | Lohan et al., 2017 |