COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

摘要

A method of treating Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) has been discovered. The treatment includes administering an effective amount of a natural product that increases soluble amyloid precursor protein (APPs) expression. Examples of a natural product suitable for the method include, but are not limited to, resveratrol, capsaisin, olvanil, resiniferatoxin, arvanil, linvanil, capsazepine, or combinations of these naturally occurring substances. The treatment can also be used to prevent or alleviate the dementia, or to delay its onset. Moreover, a foodstuff is disclosed that incorporates a natural product useful in treating MCI.