The available
drug therapy for post-ischemic neurodegeneration of the brain is symptomatic. This review provides an evaluation of possible dietary
therapy for post-ischemic neurodegeneration with
myricetin. The purpose of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview of what scientists have done regarding the benefits of
myricetin in post-ischemic neurodegeneration. The data in this article contribute to a better understanding of the potential benefits of
myricetin in the treatment of post-ischemic brain neurodegeneration, and inform physicians, scientists and patients, as well as their caregivers, about treatment options. Due to the pleiotropic properties of
myricetin, including anti-
amyloid, anti-phosphorylation of
tau protein, anti-inflammatory,
anti-oxidant and autophagous, as well as increasing
acetylcholine,
myricetin is a promising candidate for treatment after
ischemia brain neurodegeneration with full-blown
dementia. In this way, it may gain interest as a potential substance for the prophylaxis of the development of post-ischemic brain neurodegeneration. It is a safe substance, commercially available, inexpensive and registered as a pro-health product in the US and Europe. Taken together, the evidence available in the review on the therapeutic potential of
myricetin provides helpful insight into the potential clinical utility of
myricetin in treating
neurodegenerative disorders with full-blown
dementia. Therefore,
myricetin may be a promising complementary agent in the future against the development of post-ischemic brain neurodegeneration. Indeed, there is a scientific rationale for the use of
myricetin in the prevention and treatment of brain neurodegeneration caused by
ischemia.