Yiorgos Paikopoulos

Mr. Yiorgos Paikopoulos

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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4 May 2023 in Biomedicines
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ARAIKATERINI EVANGELIA RIZOU
AIKATERINI EVANGELIA RIZOU
GNGeorgia Nasi
Georgia Nasi
YPYiorgos Paikopoulos
Yiorgos Paikopoulos
DBDimitra Bezantakou
Dimitra Bezantakou
KVKonstantina Vraila
Konstantina Vraila
Vassiliki IconomidouVassiliki Iconomidou
Vassiliki Iconomidou
Today, Alzheimer’s disease (AD)—the most common neurodegenerative disorder, which affects 50 million people—remains incurable. Several studies suggest that one of the main pathological hallmarks of AD is the accumulation of abnormal amyloid beta (Aβ) aggregates; therefore, many therapeutic approaches focus on anti-Aβ aggregation inhibitors. Taking into consideration that plant-derived secondary metabolites seem to have neuroprotective effects, we attempted to assess the effects of two flavones—eupatorin and scutellarein—on the amyloidogenesis of Aβ peptides. Biophysical experimental methods were employed to inspect the aggregation process of Aβ after its incubation with each natural product, while we monitored their interactions with the oligomerized Aβ through molecular dynamics simulations. More importantly, we validated our in vitro and in silico results in a multicellular organismal model—namely, Caenorhabditis elegans—and we concluded that eupatorin is indeed able to delay the amyloidogenesis of Aβ peptides in a concentration-dependent manner. Finally, we propose that further investigation could lead to the exploitation of eupatorin or its analogues as potential drug candidates.