Monash University researchers have found in laboratory experiments that a drug which delivers copper to the brain significantly reduces toxic Alzheimer’s proteins and improves long-term spatial memory.
The mechanism cited in this study has uncomfortable implications for piperine, given that it’s a strong p-glycoprotein inhibitor that could make amyloid proteins harder to flush out of the brain. Must be other chemicals in black peppers that work against this adverse effect.
The mechanism cited in this study has uncomfortable implications for piperine, given that it’s a strong p-glycoprotein inhibitor that could make amyloid proteins harder to flush out of the brain. Must be other chemicals in black peppers that work against this adverse effect.