Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Abstract: Abstract In most western countries, the symptomatic management of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is usually achieved with medicinal products including levodopa (LD), dopamine agonists, MAO‐B inhibitors, COMT inhibitors, antimuscarinics and amantadine. The control of the quality of the production...

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Autores principales: Pérez Lloret, Santiago, Rey, Verónica, Rascol, Olivier
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Publicado: InTech 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/1622
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topic MEDICINA AYURVEDA
ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON
TRATAMIENTO
ENFERMEDADES NEUROGENERATIVAS
spellingShingle MEDICINA AYURVEDA
ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON
TRATAMIENTO
ENFERMEDADES NEUROGENERATIVAS
Pérez Lloret, Santiago
Rey, Verónica
Rascol, Olivier
Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
topic_facet MEDICINA AYURVEDA
ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON
TRATAMIENTO
ENFERMEDADES NEUROGENERATIVAS
description Abstract: Abstract In most western countries, the symptomatic management of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is usually achieved with medicinal products including levodopa (LD), dopamine agonists, MAO‐B inhibitors, COMT inhibitors, antimuscarinics and amantadine. The control of the quality of the production of such medications is strict and the assessment of the benefit‐risk ratio of these interventions is regulated by official recommendations which follow an evidence‐based approach. Ayurveda Indian medicine has used Mucuna Pruriens (MP) for the treatment of PD since ancient times. MP includes LD as an active moiety, among many others. A literature search was conducted between 1978‐2012 with the keywords Parkinson’s disease, ayurveda or mucuna pruriens. MP antagonized the effects of 6OHDA lesions in rats and when administered chronically it showed lower dyskinetic potential compared to L‐DOPA. MP also reduced Parkinsonian symptoms in an MPTP treated monkey with less dyskinesias compared to L‐DOPA. Four clinical trials of MP for PD treatment were found. Initially they were open‐label, uncontrolled studies, suggesting that MP might reduce parkinsonism severity. One double‐blind randomized crossover study was conducted in 8 PD patients, employing acute challenges of levodopa or MP. It showed that the effect of MP had a faster onset than LD, with shorter latencies to peak and increased on‐time. No other medium‐term (i.e., 6 months) randomized‐controlled trials (RCT) are available. According to the MDS EBM taskforce working procedures, an intervention is considered as “efficacious” when there is at least one high quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) showing a positive effect on studied outcomes with no conflicting data from other RCTs. Based on these premises, there is insufficient evidence to conclude the efficacy of MP in the treatment of PD. Thus its use in clinical practice remains open to investigation. It must also be emphasized that various MP formulations can be used, raising concerns about their quality, which is difficult to control, as regulation is limited. Impurities or variations in active moieties, can lead to unexpected adverse drug reactions. In conclusion, the use of MP in PD treatment remains open to investigation and thus cannot be recommended for clinical use
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author Pérez Lloret, Santiago
Rey, Verónica
Rascol, Olivier
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Rey, Verónica
Rascol, Olivier
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title Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
title_short Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
title_full Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
title_fullStr Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
title_full_unstemmed Ayurveda medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
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