Myrosinase Bioactivated Gglucoraphanin for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases (GRA-MYR-ND)

Summary

Glucosinolates (GLs) are phytocompounds mainly found in the Cruciferae (Brassicacea) and Moringa oleifera plants. The hydrolysis of GLs by myrosinase led to the production of isothiocyanate (ITCs). ITCs consumption was associated with different health promoting effects, including to neuroprotective, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities. In particular, they showed neuroprotective effects in experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD). From different GLs, different ITCs are originated. In particular, from glucoraphanin (GRA) the ITC sulforaphane (SFN) is obtained. The PI of the project is one of the proprietor of a patent (EP2908850B1) for the application of (Rs)-GRA with myrosinase in a buffered solution for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this project is to evaluate the effects of the administration of bioactivated GRA in different cohorts of adult patients, affected by MS and PD, but also a cohort of pediatric patients affected by neuromuscolar and degenerative diseases. The effects of bioactivated (Rs)-GRA administration will be evaluated with a combination of clinical evaluations and a multiomic (metabolomic, genomic) approach.

Timeline

Start

2026-01

Primary completion

2026-05-19

Completion

2026-05-19

Publications

• Background Deuschl G, Beghi E, Fazekas F, Varga T, Christoforidi KA, Sipido E, Bassetti CL, Vos T, Feigin VL. The burden of neurological diseases in Europe: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Oct;5(10):e551-e567. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30190-0.
• Background Klomparens EA, Ding Y. The neuroprotective mechanisms and effects of sulforaphane. Brain Circ. 2019 Apr-Jun;5(2):74-83. doi: 10.4103/bc.bc_7_19. Epub 2019 Jun 27.
• Background Yadav SK, Soin D, Ito K, Dhib-Jalbut S. Insight into the mechanism of action of dimethyl fumarate in multiple sclerosis. J Mol Med (Berl). 2019 Apr;97(4):463-472. doi: 10.1007/s00109-019-01761-5. Epub 2019 Feb 28.
• Background Kamal RM, Abdull Razis AF, Mohd Sukri NS, Perimal EK, Ahmad H, Patrick R, Djedaini-Pilard F, Mazzon E, Rigaud S. Beneficial Health Effects of Glucosinolates-Derived Isothiocyanates on Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Molecules. 2022 Jan 19;27(3):624. doi: 10.3390/molecules27030624.
• Background Schepici G, Bramanti P, Mazzon E. Efficacy of Sulforaphane in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 16;21(22):8637. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228637.
• Background Lotti C, Rubert J, Fava F, Tuohy K, Mattivi F, Vrhovsek U. Development of a fast and cost-effective gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the quantification of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids in human biofluids. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2017 Sep;409(23):5555-5567. doi: 10.1007/s00216-017-0493-5. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
• Background Garcia-Aloy M, Ulaszewska M, Franceschi P, Estruel-Amades S, Weinert CH, Tor-Roca A, Urpi-Sarda M, Mattivi F, Andres-Lacueva C. Discovery of Intake Biomarkers of Lentils, Chickpeas, and White Beans by Untargeted LC-MS Metabolomics in Serum and Urine. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Jul;64(13):e1901137. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201901137. Epub 2020 Jun 22.
• Background Ulaszewska, M.M., Trost, K., Stanstrup, J. et al. Urinary metabolomic profiling to identify biomarkers of a flavonoid-rich and flavonoid-poor fruits and vegetables diet in adults: the FLAVURS trial
• Background Anesi A, Berding K, Clarke G, Stanton C, Cryan JF, Caplice N, Ross RP, Doolan A, Vrhovsek U, Mattivi F. Metabolomic Workflow for the Accurate and High-Throughput Exploration of the Pathways of Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, and Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Human Biofluids. J Proteome Res. 2022 May 6;21(5):1262-1275. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00946. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

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