RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACTS AND ISOLATED COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

摘要

This invention relates to extract, fractions and isolated compound of Rhodiola rosea, and uses thereof for treating neuropathological and neurodegenerative diseases. The extracts and compounds of the present invention inhibit the aggregation of alpha-synuclein. In one embodiment, Rhodiola rosea extracts and compounds of the present invention can be used to treat synucleinopathies including PD, dementia with Lewy bodies, pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy, and Alzheimer's disease.