TCM can play a therapeutic role in DN by regulating the PINK1/Parkin-guided mitophagy pathway, and it can also influence mitochondrial fusion and fission through the regulation of kinetic proteins, such as Mfn1, Mfn2, and Drp1
Mahgoub M, Monteggia LM
Shen, J., Deininger, P., Hunt, J
J Clin Pharm Ther (2017) 42(4):394403.10.1111/jcpt.12548 Summary Keywords riboflavin, Parkinsons disease, migraine, oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, pyridoxal phosphate, homocysteine, kynurenine Citation Marashly ET and Bohlega SA (2017) Riboflavin Has Neuroprotective Potential: Focus on Parkinsons Disease and Migraine
The GI side effects are present but manageable
In addition to the local control of blood flow, the autonomic nervous system mediates global control of blood flow including changes in cardiac output and control of arterial BP: while the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) controls arterial hypertension, the parasympathetic nervous system contributes primarily to the regulation of cardiac function