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Abstract
Background
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, as currently available medications such as riluzole and edaravone aim to slow disease progression and manage symptoms, they are often expensive, have adverse side effects, and offer limited therapeutic outcomes. Therefore, it is crucial to explore complementary and alternative medicines in ALS treatment along with their possible mechanism(s). This paper investigates the potential benefits of herbal remedies in ALS management, focusing on their ability to alleviate symptoms, improve quality of life, and potentially delay disease progression.
Method
The review includes articles published from 1999 to 2024 and were searched using various databases including Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and Clinical trial. The search was performed using different keywords such as ‘amyotrophic lateral sclerosis’, ‘pathogenesis’, ‘prevalence’, ‘herbal products’, ‘natural medicines’, ‘safety’, ‘efficacy’, ‘clinical trials’, ‘herbal-drug interaction’, ‘in vitro’, ‘in vivo’, phytochemicals, ‘alternative medicine’. Further studies were screening by assessing abstracts, cross references and previously published review and research articles.
Results
A number of herbal products are reported in preclinical and clinical studies indicating their efficacy against ALS. These prominent phytoconstituents exhibiting anti- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis effect are mainly present in different parts of the plant and include curcumin, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin, resveratrol, tetrahydrocannabidiol, diallyl trisulfide, withanolides, genistein, and madecassoside. The plant extract containing these phytoconstituents exert their therapeutic effect via modulating inflammatory mediators, trapping free radicals, targeting various enzymes and/or by harnessing autophagy.
Conclusion
Although, various preclinical studies have shown beneficial effects of herbs in treating this debilitating disease. Further investigation is necessary to confirm the safety and efficacy of these botanical therapies in clinics.
背景肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症(ALS)是一种致命的神经退行性疾病,目前可用的药物(如利鲁唑和依达拉奉)旨在延缓疾病进展和控制症状,但这些药物通常价格昂贵,有不良副作用,而且治疗效果有限。因此,探索辅助和替代药物在 ALS 治疗中的作用及其可能的机制至关重要。本文研究了草药在 ALS 治疗中的潜在益处,重点关注草药缓解症状、改善生活质量和潜在延缓疾病进展的能力。方法该综述包括 1999 年至 2024 年发表的文章,并使用各种数据库进行检索,包括 Web of Science、Scopus、Google Scholar 和 Clinical trial。检索时使用了不同的关键词,如 "肌萎缩侧索硬化症"、"发病机制"、"患病率"、"草药产品"、"天然药物"、"安全性"、"有效性"、"临床试验"、"草药与药物的相互作用"、"体外"、"体内"、植物化学物质、"替代医学"。通过评估摘要、交叉参考文献和以前发表的综述和研究文章,筛选出更多的研究结果。这些具有抗肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症功效的植物成分主要存在于植物的不同部位,包括姜黄素、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯、槲皮素、白藜芦醇、四氢大麻酚、二烯丙基三硫化物、山檀内酯、染料木素和马德拉苷。含有这些植物成分的植物提取物通过调节炎症介质、捕获自由基、靶向各种酶和/或利用自噬作用发挥其治疗效果。有必要开展进一步调查,以确认这些植物疗法在临床中的安全性和有效性。