Beg T, Jyoti S, Naz F, Rahul, Ali F, Ali SK, Reyad AM, Siddique YH. Protective effect of kaempferol on the transgenic Drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2018 May 8. PMID: 29745345.
From the abstract: "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation and deposition of β-amyloid peptides leading to a progressive neuronal damage and cell loss. Besides several hypotheses for explaining the neurodegenerative mechanisms, oxidative stress has been considered to be one of them. Till date, there is no cure for AD, but the pathogenesis of the disease could be delayed by the use of natural antioxidants. In this context, we decided to study the effect of kaempferol against the transgenic Drosophila expressing human Aβ-42. ...The AD flies were allowed to feed on the diet having 10, 20, 30 and 40µM of kaempferol for 30 days. After 30 days of exposure, the Aβ-flies were studied ... The results of the present study reveal that the exposure of AD flies to kaempferol delayed the loss of climbing ability, memory, reduced the oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase activity."
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