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. 2020 Apr 7;8:238. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00238

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