How nutrients and natural products act on the brain: Beyond pharmacology

Aurelie de Rus Jacquet; Sophie Layé; Frédéric Calon

doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101243

How nutrients and natural products act on the brain: Beyond pharmacology

Cell Rep Med. 2023 Oct 17;4(10):101243. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101243.

Authors

Aurelie de Rus Jacquet¹, Sophie Layé², Frédéric Calon³

Affiliations

¹ Neurosciences Axis, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. Electronic address: aurelie.jacquet@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca.
² Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux INP, NutriNeuro, UMR 1286, Bordeaux, France; OptiNutriBrain - Laboratoire International Associé, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
³ Neurosciences Axis, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; OptiNutriBrain - Laboratoire International Associé, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.

Abstract

Understanding how natural products promote brain health is key to designing diverse strategies to improve the lives of people with, or at risk of developing, neurodegenerative disorders. The mechanisms of action involved and recent technological progress are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biological Products* / pharmacology
Biological Products* / therapeutic use
Brain
Humans

Substances

Biological Products