Neuroinflammation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Are Coregulated by Crocin To Prevent Demyelination and Neurodegeneration

orange crocusCrocin is derived from crocuses and is the chemical mainly responsible for the colour of saffron, long esteemed for its culinary and medicinal uses: In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (EAE) crocin suppressed ER stress and inflammatory gene expression in the spinal cord, maintained myelination and  reduced T cell infiltration and macrophage activation.
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