Abstract
Gallic acid (GA) is a phenolic molecule found naturally in a wide range of fruits as well as in medicinal plants. It has many health benefits due to its antioxidant properties. This study focused on finding out the neurobiological effects and mechanisms of GA using published data from reputed databases. For this, data were collected from various sources, such as PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, SpringerLink, and Web of Science. The findings suggest that GA can be used to manage several neurological diseases and disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, strokes, sedation, depression, psychosis, neuropathic pain, anxiety, and memory loss, as well as neuroinflammation. According to database reports and this current literature-based study, GA may be considered one of the potential lead compounds to treat neurological diseases and disorders. More preclinical and clinical studies are required to establish GA as a neuroprotective drug.
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Introduction
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), there were 32.9 fatalities per 100,000 population (age-standardized), 33.1 deaths per 100,000 population in males, and 32.2 deaths per 100,000 population in women due to neurological conditions in 2019 [1]. Considering the high mortality and morbidity rates in many developed and developing nations, many of these neurological disorders must respond unsatisfactorily to standard treatments. As conventional drugs are inadequate, neuroscientists are increasingly interested in developing new therapies based on traditional medicines with fewer side effects [57, 103]. Polyphenols are probably the most common type of compound found in natural resources [153]. Phenolic acids are phytochemicals called polyphenols that are often observed in plants as secondary metabolites (Rahaman et al.). To date, a significant range of biological activities have been identified for polyphenolic compounds [53, 90]. Gallic acid (GA), a type of phenolic acid, has been associated with a wide range of neurological ailments. It is a secondary metabolite found in many different parts of the upper plant kingdom in free-state or ester form [61]. It is a colorless to slightly yellow crystalline substance and is used in the food and medicine industries [52]. Oils and fats can be prevented from oxidizing and becoming rancid by using GA and its derivatives, such as lauryl and propyl gallate. GA and some of its derivatives can be used as preservatives and dietary ingredients, directly or indirectly, for human consumption. It can be used in cosmetics because it protects cells from radiation [32]. Aside from the previously mentioned application, several in vitro and in vivo neuropharmacological activities have been reported for GA, such as Alzheimer’s disease [175], Parkinson’s disease [134], anxiety [110], depression [140], epilepsy [65], neuropathic pain [82], sedation [105], cerebral ischemia [164], and psychosis [185]. It has also been revealed to be anti-inflammatory [178] and effective against cancer [186], gastrointestinal diseases [14], and cardiovascular diseases [79]. The purpose of this study is to summarize the neurological effects of GA and its derivatives based on database reports.
Methodology
A search was done in the following databases: PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, SpringerLink, Web of Science, and numerous patent offices (as-USPTO, CIPO, WIPO) using the next MeSH terms: “Gallic Acid/pharmacology”, “Gallic Acid/administration & dosage”, “Cerebral Cortex/drug effects”, “Cerebral Cortex/pathology”, “Hippocampus/drug effects”, “Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology”, “Disease Models, Animal”, “Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy”, “Parkinson Disease/psychology”, “Brain Ischemia/drug therapy”, “Plant Extracts/administration & dosage”, “Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology”, “Antidepressive Agents/administration & dosage”. The articles were evaluated for information about the neuropharmacological activity of GA, concentration or dose, route of administration, test procedures either in vivo or in vitro, results or possible mechanisms of action, and a final summary, as well as the underlying reasons for various neurodegenerative diseases. The taxonomy of the plant has been validated according to the World Flora Online and the chemical structures according to PubChem [127, 180]. The most representative data have been included in tables and figures.
Inclusion criteria
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Studies carried out in vitro, in silico, ex vivo, or in vivo with or without utilizing laboratory animals, including mice, rats, rabbits, and humans, and their derived tissues or cells.
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Studies with GA or its derivatives or preparations.
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GA or its derivatives provide joint activity with other chemical compounds.
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Studies with or without suggesting possible mechanisms of action.
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Studies demonstrated data duplication and titles and/or abstracts not meeting the inclusion criteria.
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GA with other studies uncovering the current issue.
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Papers written in other languages than English.
Phytochemistry and natural sources of gallic acid
GA, also known as 3,4,5-trihydroxy benzoic acid (Fig. 1), an organic acid having phenol and carboxylic acid properties, has only one benzene ring structure. The chemical formula of GA is C7H6O5 with a MW of 170.12 g. It is either a colorless or slightly yellow crystalline powder with melting temperatures ranging from 235 to 240 °C (it decomposes). When heated to 100–120 °C, it loses crystal water due to structural instability [126]. GA is generated chemically through the hydrolysis of tannic acid with the aid of sulfuric acid at temperatures between 110 and 120 °C [92].
Chemical structure of gallic acid (3,4,5-trihydroxy benzoic acid)
There are various natural sources of GA, such as strawberries, blueberries, tea, blackberries, grapes, mangoes, walnuts, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, wine, plums, and other foods that contain GA [38]. It is also found in many plants, including bearberry leaves, pomegranate root bark, sumac, witch hazel, oak bark, tea leaves, and many more, both free and as part of the tannin molecule [11]. Some plant species that have GA include the bark of Quercus robur, the root of Pueraria lobata, the fruits of Guazuma ulmifolia, the fruits of Sambucus nigra, the fruit and peels of Syzygium malaccense, the leaves of Sorocea guilleminina, the stem and bark of Abutilon pannosum, the leaves and stem of Barringtonia racemosa, the seeds of Camellia japonica, fruits of Antidesma bunius, and so on [12].
Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of gallic acid
Drug discovery relies on pharmacokinetics (PK) to aid in the optimization of lead compounds’ absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) properties, with the result being a clinical candidate with an appropriate concentration–time profile in the body to achieve the desired therapeutic effect without unacceptable adverse effects [24, 135, 171]. In clinical practice, medications are used if they have desirable pharmacokinetic features; for example, peptide drugs are becoming more widely used because of their efficacy [139, 170, 184]. Most therapeutic compounds in clinical development have problems with bioavailability because of their low solubility and absorption [35, 169].
Although GA is insoluble in chloroform, benzene, and petroleum ether, it dissolves in ether, glycerol, alcohol, and acetone in addition to water. Approximately 70 percent of GA is absorbed after oral treatment, with the remainder eliminated as 4-OMeGA in the urine. Reports indicate that treatment with Polygonum capitatum extracts at a dose of 60 mg/kg resulted in the highest GA content in the kidneys of rats, followed by the lungs, which demonstrated the second-highest level of GA, with only trace amounts found in the spleen, heart, and liver. No GA was detected in the brain tissue. Additionally, of the metabolite 4-OMeGA, approximately 16.67% of the ingested GA was eliminated unchanged in urine samples. Moreover, GA is converted into several derivatives upon digestion, thereby hindering its pharmacological efficacy due to widespread metabolism and clearance [113].
Using the HPLC method, Shahrzad et al. [146] determined the PK of tea and Acidum gallicum tablets (each occupying 0.3 mM of GA) in healthy individuals. The result of this study demonstrated that GA from both the tea and tablets was expeditiously absorbed and excreted with mean half-lives of 1.06 ± 0.06 and 1.19 ± 0.07 h and mean maximum concentrations of 2.09 ± 0.22 and 1.83 ± 0.16 μM/L (plasma), respectively. After administration of the black tea and tablets orally, 39.6 ± 5.1 and 36.4 ± 4.5% of the GA dose were excreted in urine as its metabolite (4OMGA) and GA, respectively. Where more than 60% of GA excreted was converted to 4OMGA [146]. Another study reported that alteration of the PK process in GA may occur in a normal or pathogenic condition. For example, oral administration of GA monohydrate at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg to MI (myocardial infraction) rats exhibited slower absorption into the bloodstream than normal rats. Additionally, remarkable prolonged t1/2 and MRT, as well as diminished CL, were also registered in MI rats. This investigation suggests that MI can alter the PK procedure of GA [188].
Many studies have shown that GA is safe and effective, but its pharmacokinetic features (such as low absorption, poor bioavailability, and rapid elimination) severely restrict its use [48, 189]. The use of nanoformulation can improve these poor PKs [123]. It has been shown that using nanotechnology-based techniques improves the pharmacokinetic aspects of drugs [155]. Nanocarriers can increase the drug’s bioavailability and lipophilicity, which in turn improves the drug’s therapeutic effect (Javad SHARIFI-RAD 2022) The stability profile of a drug was another target of nanocarriers; they were also designed to improve encapsulation efficiency and allow for more precise control over drug release, all of which are essential for treating a variety of diseases [129, 130]. This means that nanotechnology has the potential to improve the therapeutic efficacy of medicine, leading to the desired pharmacological response that helps treat or cure humans. Practically distinct nanoformulation approaches applied to GA improved its pharmacokinetic characteristics. In a study, for instance, nanoformulation of the GA–phospholipid complex improved its bioavailability and hepatoprotective efficacy [16]. According to another study, elastic niosomes are particularly effective in enhancing the stability and permeability of GA for topical anti-aging use [102]. Managing neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) is complicated by the fact that drugs typically cannot enter the CNS without first penetrating the blood–brain barrier (BBB) [22, 46]. Nanomaterials pass across the BBB through both invasive and non-invasive processes. The BBB is ruptured using invasive physical methods, and nanomaterials are delivered across it via paracellular pathways such as intracerebroventricular or intracerebral injection, i.e., intranasal delivery strategy, receptor-mediated BBB crossing technique, cell-mediated BBB crossing strategy, shuttle peptide-mediated BBB crossing strategy, and cell-penetrating peptide (CPP). However, the BBB’s fundamental structure is maintained and not compromised by non-invasive drug delivery methods [183]. Because of advances in molecular-level monitoring, control, construction, repair, and diagnosis, nanotechnology, and more especially nanomedicine or pharmaceutical nanotechnology, offers a superior drug delivery strategy for NDs management [151] Nanoformulations of natural substrates are an efficient strategy for overcoming such obstacles and increasing the bioavailability of medications like GA [133].
Neuropharmacological activities of gallic acid: underlying molecular mechanisms
Effects on neurodegenerative diseases
Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an advancing neurological condition, which implies the symptoms develop over time and get progressively worse, causing the brain to atrophy and brain cells to die [70]. AD is the most common type of dementia and is associated with a cognitive decline drastic enough to interfere with everyday activities [160]. The disease is associated with the presence of abnormal neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Plaques are spherical, microscopic defects with an extracellular amyloid beta-peptide (Aβ) layer that is generated by axonal terminal enlargement. An abnormal state of beta-amyloid 42 causes amyloid to aggregate, which promotes neuronal damage and loss of forebrain cholinergic neurons and commonly tends to dementia [144, 179]. Current treatment procedures are insufficient for adequately avoiding AD symptoms [72]. The current therapeutic paradigm for AD combines pharmaceutical and nonpharmacological methods to reduce increased cognitive and functional decline [9]. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) performs a regulatory function in synaptic plasticity, neural differentiation, and cell death procedures. Multiple regions of the brain, especially the hippocampus, have been found to contain BDNF [117], and there is a correlation between low BDNF levels and AD [88]. A higher level of BDNF increases brain performance. Trimethyltin (TMT) chloride is a toxin that contributes to the progression of AD and is frequently liable for BDNF level decreases [15]. However, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays a remarkable function in the CNS's response to damage [15, 158]. The leading risk factor for AD is the rise in TNF-α in persons with mild cognitive deprivation [74]. GA at the doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg in rats increased the hippocampal level of BDNF more than the TMT toxic rats as well as the hippocampal level of TNF-α to benefit AD patients [15]. GA at the dose of 30 mg/kg also increased passive avoidance and memory performance as well as enhanced non-enzymatic or enzymatic functions such as dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities with diminishing the level of thiobarbituric acid (TBARS) substance in the hippocampus areas in intracerebroventricular- streptozotocin (STZ) (ICV-STZ) induced AD rates [104].
Possible mechanisms of action for GA in Alzheimer’s disease are shown in Fig. 2.
Schematic representation of the possible action pathways of gallic acid in Alzheimer’s disease. Abbreviations and symbols: ↑ increase, ↓decrease, GA gallic acid, BACE1 beta secretase-1, κ-CN kappa-casein, Aβ amyloid beta, ROS reactive oxygen species, ChEt cholinergic transmitter, ChEs cholinesterase, NF-κB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by rigidity, tremor, and bradykinesia, with some patients acquiring postural instability as the disease progresses [40]. It is related mostly to the gradual loss of dopaminergic neurons (DPNs) in the substantia nigra of the brain [39, 43].
Involuntary mouth motions (IMMs) are significant symptoms of a variety of disorders or pharmacological situations, including PD and tardive dyskinesia, respectively [6, 39, 97]. GA prevents IMMs, such as in an in vivo experiment in which GA at the doses of 13.5 and 40.5 mg/kg diminished vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) in rats induced by reserpine at a dose of 1 mg/kg [134]; in another investigation, GA also reduced VCMs and catalepsy at the dose of 150 mg/kg, where VCMs and catalepsy were induced by tacrine and haloperidol at the doses of 2.5 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg, respectively, in rats [81]. Some investigations have demonstrated that administering reserpine to animals reduces the degree of certain antioxidant defenses and enhances oxidative indicators in rats [2, 166], and recent research has shown that several naturally occurring antioxidants can reduce involuntary spasm in reserpine-mediated animals [13, 21, 26, 134]. The effect of GA against VCMs and catalepsy is due to its antioxidant properties [81, 86].
6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) induces apoptosis in human DPNs, SH-SY5Y [168]. The 6-OHDA promotes the generation of free radicals such as O2•, OH•, and NO•, resulting in nigrostriatal DPgc lesions [69]. By provoking multiple signaling cascades, including Nrf2, Keap-1, PI (3)K, caspases, MAPKs, and p53, excessive ROS generation may cause damage to DPNs [76, 112]. Pretreatment by GA at the concentration of 0.25–2.5 μg/ml reverts the up-regulation of Keap-1 and caspase-3 and, down-regulation of Nrf2, BDNF and p-CREB as well as also diminished the ratio of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins resulting protection of DPNs benefiting PD patients [27]. In another in vivo investigation, GA at the doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg prevents memory deficit and cerebral oxidative stress mediated by 6-OHDA injected in the medial forebrain bundle in rates of the PD model. The antioxidant feature of GA is mostly responsible for its anti-PD action, which enhances the total thiol, and GPx, as well as diminishes malondialdehyde (MDA) and TBARS levels [103]. The possible anti-Parkinson mechanism of GA is shown in Fig. 3.
Possible anti-Parkinson mechanism of gallic acid
Effects on psychiatric disorders
Anxiety
Anxiety is an involuntary neurophysiological condition that plays a fundamental role in negative emotions [8, 37]. It is believed that norepinephrine, serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DP), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are the mediators of anxiety in the CNS [31, 136]. Additionally, anxiety and chronic stress are significantly associated with memory issues, and the risk of AD and other kinds of dementia owing to chronic stress reduces the volume of the hippocampus (HIP), a brain area that is severely affected in individuals with memory loss [54, 100].
Recent studies reported that GA can generate anxiolytic-like activity in STZ-induced diabetes rats by elevating lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels and enhancing the reduction of glutathione (GSH) in the HIP and PFC (prefrontal cortex) [124]. GA can also diminish anxiety by increasing brain TCA and lowering elevated levels of serum and brain MDA in mice at doses of 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg b.w. [137]. An investigation by Mansouri et al. [105], reported that GA at lower doses (20 or 300 mg/kg) demonstrated a 5-HT1A receptor agonistic effect, resulting in an increase in the time spent and entries in the open arms of the elevated plus maze (EPM) test, which characterizes the anxiolytic activity [105]. GA-Nps and GA at the dose of 10 mg/kg in Swiss mice diminished plasma nitrite (PN) levels [110]. And in another investigation, GA at the doses of 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg administered to stressed and unstressed albino mice produced significant anxiolytic activity by inhibiting neuronal nitric oxide synthase in unstressed mice and by inhibiting iNOS and lowering plasma corticosterone levels in stressed mice [42]. Possible anxiolytic and memory-enhancing pathways of GA are shown in Fig. 4.
Anxiolytic and memory enhancing pathways of gallic acid. ↑ increase, ↓decrease, GA gallic acid, ROS reactive oxygen species, TCA tricarboxylic acid, MDA malondialdehyde, 5HT1A 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1A, PN plasma nitrite, Nos nitric oxide synthase, CoS corticosterone, iNOs Inducible nitric oxide synthase, LPO lipid peroxidation, GSH glutathione, HIP hippocampus
Depression
Depression is a potentially fatal condition that affects hundreds of millions of people and is primarily caused by environmental stressors such as immobility. Depression is believed to be triggered by an efficacious shortage of the monoaminergic neurotransmitters 5-HT, DP, or norepinephrine, while mania is characterized by an efficacious abundance of monoamines at key synapses [36, 143]. Monoaminergic systems are liable for numerous behavioral manifestations, including mood, alertness, motivation, and weariness, as well as psychomotor agitation or interruption. Unusual activity and behavioral repercussions of depression or mania may result from deflected neurotransmitter production, storage, or secretion as well as a receptor or intracellular messenger sensitivity [162]. Today, therapies with antidepressant drugs have become a formidable obstacle because of their low effectiveness rate and numerous unwanted effects. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to discover better natural adjuvant therapies for these interrelated conditions [37].GA exhibited antidepressant-like activity in mice at the doses of 30 and 60 mg/kg b.w. by reducing immobility duration due to a binary M/A by enhancing not only 5HT but also DP or norepinephrine (catecholamine) levels in synaptic clefts of the CNS [25]. Post-stroke depression in mice was also inhibited at the doses of 25 and 50 mg/kg estimated through the reduction of immobility duration [108]. Antidepressant activity of GA in mice was also evaluated with the aid of the forced swim test (FST) and sucrose preference test by Chhillar and Dhingra [30], and the output of the study demonstrated that immobility in mice in the FST remarkably decreased due to the diminishing of monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) activity, MDA levels, and CAT function in unstressed mice and by preventing MAO-A activity, MDA, corticosterone, and PN levels in stressed mice [30]. In another investigation, GA nanoparticles at the dose of 10 mg/kg b.w. also ensured an antidepressant-like effect in mice by affecting immobility, MAO-A activity, MDA levels, as well as CAT function [111]. Figure 5 depicts possible anti-depressant pathways of GA.
Gallic acid against depression: possible molecular interaction. ↑ increase; ↓decrease, GA gallic acid, DP dopamine, 5HT serotonin, ADN adrenaline, MAO-A Monoamine oxidase A, MDA malondialdehyde, CAT catalase, HPO hydrogen peroxide, ROS reactive oxygen species, M/A-1 MAO-A inhibition, M-/A-2 antioxidant response
Psychosis
Psychosis is one of the incapacitating psychiatric conditions characterized by a cluster of symptoms, including hallucinations, alogia, delusions, avolition, anhedonia, flat affect, and memory loss [47, 109, 185]. NMDA receptor antagonists modulate neurotransmitter systems in the CNS, including GABAergic, cholinergic, dopaminergic (DPgc), serotonergic, and glutamatergic systems, which are involved in psychosis [20, 122, 159]. NMDA receptors (NMDARs) hypofunction causes aberrant DPgc activity via increasing GABA release [89]. Psychosis is well reported to be significantly influenced by DPgc dysfunctions in the frontal cortex and limbic system [107].
GA reduced LP, restored total brain proteins and DP levels, and serum TNF-α and AChE activity enhanced the levels of GSH and GABA at the doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, p.o. in psychotic mice, where psychosis was induced through the administration of an NMDA receptor antagonist (ketamine) at the dose of 50 mg/kg [185].
Effects on stroke
Stroke is a neurological condition that causes a significant loss of cerebral blood supply in a restricted region of the brain due to the abrupt or progressive occlusion of a major brain artery or the rupture of a brain blood artery [59, 66].
Ischemic stroke
Ischemic stroke/cerebral ischemia (CIS) is an acute cerebrovascular consequence linked with CNS tissue injury resulting from oxygen and glucose pauperism from a reduced or blocked brain artery [5, 29]; it involves cerebral hypoxia leading to ischemia neurons dying within a short time [23, 164]. Reperfusion may promote the anticipation of secondary brain injury because the newly incoming oxygen serves as a substrate for increased ROS creation [152, 164, 182]. Mitochondria played a key role in CIS injury with the aid of ROS production, mitochondrial malfunction, and type II apoptosis [34, 172]. In an in vitro investigation GA a the concentration of 0.1 or 1 μM reduced mitochondrial dysfunction, ROS production, and mitochondrial (type II) apoptosis resulting in reversed hypoxia/reoxygenation protection from cerebral ischemia and another in vivo investigation by the same investigator GA at the doses of 25, 37.5 and 50 mg/kg diminished infarct volume and the number of TUNEL (+) cells in MCAO rats prevents cerebral ischemia/reperfusion [164]. GA at dosages of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg increases the antioxidant defense against BCCA occlusion-mediated ischemia/reperfusion in rats, indicating that it possesses neuroprotective properties [49].
Hemorrhagic stroke
Intracerebral hemorrhage develops within neural tissue or ventricles and is a leading CNS health issue with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide [63, 91]. Microglia in the local area are activated (overactive) and liberate inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, aggravating brain tissue injury [3]. However, activated microglia can release TNF-α, IL, IFN, and TGF autocrine or paracrine [161]. Consequently, due to this secretion, inflammatory immune cells are also activated during an ischemia episode [181]. Moreover, these inflammatory cells subsequently exacerbate local tissue deterioration by increasing the development of free radicals, vasoactive amines, cytotoxic enzymes, and chemokines, which engage even additional immune cells at the location of damaged tissue [80]. GA administered at doses of 50, 100, and 150 mg/kg b.w. in C57BL/6 J mice reduced the level of M1 molecules (COX-2, iNOS, and MCP-1) and enhanced M2 molecules (CD206, Arg-1, and IL-10) of microglia, resulting in a reduction of brain edema, and increasing the integrity of the BBB to diminish ischemic brain injury [128].
Effects on neuropathic pain
Neuropathy is an illness, not a symptom. It is caused by CNS and PNS deterioration and characterized by painful sensation and/or loss of sensation [10]. Paclitaxel (PT) is appropriate for numerous cancer conditions, but it induces neurodegeneration of peripheral nerve endings, causing agonizing neuropathy [33, 58, 150]. The fundamental harmful mechanism of PT alters microtubulin polymerization through the generation of ROS, BCL2 proteins and TNF-α; change of cellular pro and anti-oxidant enzymes; Ca2+ dyshomeostasis; and activation of mitochondrial permeability transition pores [45, 121, 163]. Multiple complex pathways make the management of neuropathic pain disease extremely hard, and existing conventional medications provide only symptomatic alleviation [82, 83]. GA demonstrated protection against neuropathic pain in mice at the doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg by decreasing total calcium, TBARS, TNF-α, MPO activity, superoxide anion, and GSH level where the pain induced through paclitaxel administration [82].
Effects on brain tumors
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most prevalent malignant initial brain tumor in adults, arising from glial cells of the brain or spine [4, 41]. Normal brain tissue next to the tumor is invaded by diffuse glioma cells, which may render standard therapies such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy ineffective [17, 157]. The problem of drug resistance also hinders the efficacy of treatment for glioblastoma patients. Consequently, an efficacious therapy for glioblastoma must be established [167]. An in vitro investigation demonstrated that GA in both human glioma U251n and U87 cells inhibited glioma cell proliferation, viability, and invasiveness, as well as tube development in normal mouse brain endothelial cells, and it inhibited ADAM17 expression, which may be linked to the suppression of invasiveness through the deactivation of Ras/MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways [98].
Some studies have established the consequences of miRNAs on a distinctive set of physiological procedures, including cell development, proliferation, and apoptosis. Consequently, the deregulation of their expression is crucial for the beginning, development, and spread of malignant cells [7, 64, 154, 177]. In another in vitro investigation, GA at the higher dose of 100 µg/ml increased miR-17 levels, resulting in a reduction in mitochondrial antioxidant activity, slowed down T98G human glioblastoma proliferation, decreased the ability to repair the damage, and enhanced apoptosis [119]. GA also expressed cytotoxicity by influencing Ca2+ homeostasis and inducing Ca2+-linked cytotoxicity in DBTRG-05MG human glioblastoma cells, as well as subsequently, Ca2+ signal activating mitochondrial apoptotic pathways involving ROS generation [68].
Sedation
Sedation is the process of calming down the body through a slowdown in brain activity [19]. Among various types of sedatives, a major part stimulates the activity of GABA receptors in the brain, producing a stronger sedation effect by lowering locomotor activity [114, 191]. GA in Wistar rats produces anxiolytic activity at a lower dose, but at a higher dose (500 mg/kg b.w.), it diminishes locomotor activity in the rats, resulting in sedation [105].
Effects on neuroinflammation
Millions of people all around the world suffer from neuroinflammation after experiencing trauma or mental stress [149, 171]. Nearly every form of neurological disorder, including multiple sclerosis, stroke, AD, PD, and spinal cord injury, is a result of neuroinflammation [101]. The nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of the animal brain is affected by neuroinflammation as the disease progresses, as evidenced by glial cell activation, increases in proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IFN-γ), and enzymes ((iNOS, COX-2), as well as protein aggregation, inflammasome activation, and cell death [94, 174, 176], Zhang and An, 2007). There have been many suggestions for neuroprotective techniques based on anti-inflammatory medications to restore damaged brain function [55, 77].
Various studies have reported that the phytochemical GA is a potential therapeutic for managing neuroinflammation [95]. A recent in vivo study exhibited that giving GA at a dose of 50–100 mg/kg decreased iNOS, IL-1β, heme oxygenase-1, RIPK-1, and RIPK-3 levels, α-synuclein aggregation, ROS production, and caspase 3 expressions in rats with neuroinflammation caused by LPS resulting reduction of inflammation [95]. In an in vitro study of BV2 microglial cells that had been treated with LPS, the same group of researchers found that GA could lower NO levels and iNOS expression at a concentration of 25–100 M [95]. A study by Siddiqui et al. [156] reported that GA had a strong anti-inflammatory effect at 1.0 µM by reducing the expression of COX-2, NF-κB, tenascin-C, and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in LPC-induced inflammatory hippocampal neurons co-cultured with glial cells [156]. The drug also decreased the production and expression of the glial fibrillary acidic protein in astrocytes, which led to the production of proinflammatory mediators and neurotoxic ROS that may start neuronal apoptosis, which can lead to AD and PD [75, 156]. Several studies (both in vivo and in vitro) make it strongly evident that the neuroinflammatory activity of GA is due to its capability of inhibiting inflammatory cytokines. For example, GA reduced the release and expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, iNOS, COX-2, and NF-κB both in rats with traumatic brain injuries and oligomeric Aβ-mediated BV-2 and neuro-2A inflammatory cells resulting reduction of neuroinflammation [85, 142]. Table 1 and Fig. 6 displays the overall neuropharmacological activities of GA discovered in the literature.
Overall neurological activities of gallic acid against different diseases and states of different mediators or proteins. ↑increase, ↓decrease. Aβ amyloid β protein, TNF- α tumour necrosis factor-α, TBARS 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, κ-CN kappa-casein, NF-kB nuclear factor kappa B, GSH glutathione, MDA malondialdehyde, TCA tricarboxylic acid, 5-HT1A 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1A, DP dopamine, AChE acetylcholinesterase, GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid, COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2, IL-6 interleukin-6, IL-10 interleukin-10, IL-1β interleukin-1β, ROS reactive oxygen species, MPO myeloperoxidase, RIPK-1 receptor-interacting protein kinase-1, RIPK-3 receptor-interacting protein kinase-3,NO nitric oxide, iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase, LPO lipid peroxidation, MCP1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, HPO hydrogen peroxide, AND adrenaline; PN plasma nitrile, NOS nitric oxide synthase, CoS corticosterone
Clinical evidence
Clinical studies are an important step in discovering new treatments for diseases and the role of clinical trials is to inform about safety, accuracy, and evidence-based medicine [138, 147]. Recent years have seen a rise in clinical studies that make use of natural ingredients [28]. In recent years, a few clinical studies of GA-rich plants as a treatment for AD have been conducted [145]. NDs are tragically aided by oxidative stress, which causes free radicals to destroy brain cells. The toxicity of ROS plays a role in protein misfolding, glial cell activation, mitochondrial malfunction, and ultimately cellular demise [56]. So, the protective activity or antioxidant properties can prevent numerous NDs [106]. A human clinical study of GA for evaluating antioxidant value in diabetic patients (n = 19) found that GA diminished oxidized purines, pyrimidines, oxidized-LDL and C-reactive protein at 15 mg/person/day dose for 7 days of treatment resulting reduction of oxidative stress and this result suggests the capability of reflecting inflammation [51]. Another human intervention trial in Middle Europe by Ferk et al. [50] demonstrated that GA providing drinking water at a dose of 12.8 mg/p/d for 3 days to 16 volunteers reduced oxidized pyrimidines, purines, ROS and increased SOD, GPx as well as no alteration of total antioxidant capacity, MDA resulting reduction of oxidative damage [50].
Toxicity and safety data
Toxicological studies are a crucial and necessary part of the drug development process, as they are carried out to assure that medications are safe for use in humans before they are tested on human subjects in clinical studies [125]. A variety of methods, including those using animals, in vitro studies utilizing cells/cell lines, and accidental chemical exposure, are used to determine toxicity [120, 148]. As a promising therapeutic candidate, the toxicity profile of GA has been the focus of many researchers. Preclinical experimental pharmacological studies in cell lines and in vivo models have shown that GA is devoid of toxicity and embryotoxicity even at low concentrations, but can be mildly toxic at high doses.
In vitro toxicity
In the case of in vitro cytotoxicity, GA did not show any effect on the cell viability of neutrophils lower than 100 μM [62]. An in vitro study for evaluating the anti-Alzheimer activity of GA found that GA treatment on co-cultured Nerve-2A and BV-2 cells did not affect cell viability at 5–50 μM but higher concentrations (≥ 100 μM) are toxic [85].
In vivo toxicity
An investigation for assessing acute toxicity of GA by Techer et al. [165] reported that GA was rationally non-toxic (96-h lethal concentration (LC50) > 100 mg/L) to the zebrafish within 100 mg/L dose [165]. In another in vivo experiment, oral administration of GA at a dose of 5 g/kg b.w. did not exhibit any signs and symptoms of toxicity or fatality in albino mice. GA, at 1000 mg/kg b.w., did not also significantly affect hematological markers in a subacute trial. This study summarises that if GA is taken orally, it is found to be non-toxic up to the dose of 5000 mg/kg b.w. [132]. A recent in vivo investigation demonstrated that the LD50 of GA in rabbits is 5000 mg/kg, however, the chronic toxicity of GA is uncertain from the study [44]. In a repetitive acute toxicity test of GA in albino mice for 28 days, it was reported that 900 mg/kg/d b.w. dose (p.o) did not generate any remarkable alteration in behavioral and morphological parameters of the mice and the result suggested that the LD50 of GA was found to be higher than 2000 mg/kg in mice [173]. In the case of GA derivatives, the acute oral toxicity of propyl gallate in rabbits, rats, hamsters, and mice has been shown to range from 2000 to 3800 mg/kg by the FAO/WHAO committee in 1962, 1965, 1974, and 1976 [118]. A study by Booth et al. [18] demonstrated that GA (80%) with some other herbal drugs (rhubarb, red sage, astragalus, turmeric and ginger) did not show any reproductive toxicity in pregnant rats at 430 mg/kg/d or below [18].
Therapeutic perspectives and limitations
It has been found recently that the natural polyphenol antioxidant GA and its derivatives may have beneficial effects on health [99]. They provide protective activities against various NDs, inflammation and others due to their antioxidant capacity [86, 99], as they increase the antioxidant enzymes CAT and GPx [93]. GA provided strong evidence to become a lead compound against NDs based on different animal experiments. The most intriguing benefit has been reported to be an anti-Alzheimer drug by inhibiting Aβ formation [116]. Moreover, GA possesses the USFDA GRAS (generally recognized as safe) designation, indicating relatively low neurotoxicity and mortality at acute dosages in numerous animal models [84]. And literature demonstrated that its therapeutic window is large as it didn’t show toxicities up to 5000 mg/kg in different animal investigations [132]. Though the activities of GA are not widely clinically investigated, it provides a few positive potentials against various NDs and anticancer studies [78, 145].
Despite pharmacological evidence and scientific studies demonstrating the therapeutic benefits and safety of AG, its use is limited due to inadequate pharmacokinetic characteristics, including poor absorption, poor distribution, poor ability to cross the blood–brain barrier, low bioavailability, and rapid elimination. [48, 189]. Future measures are needed to enhance the bioavailability and biodegradability of this poorly water-soluble and non-biodegradable phenolic molecule. Also, no medicine contains gallic acid under testing or approval; as a result, future studies are needed regarding the development of nanoformulations and target release systems of AG. Another important therapeutic limitation is represented by the lack of translational pharmacological studies that accurately establish effective therapeutic doses in humans and the appropriate route of administration.
Conclusion
This study focused on the in vitro and in vivo neurological effects of GA and its mechanism. It is apparent that GA and its derivatives function in a pivotal way to protect from various diseases, mainly because of their antioxidant feature, and this capability is essential to dealing with the neurodegeneration caused by oxidative stress and some other neuroprotection mechanisms. This review provides insights into the significant neurological effects of GA as a potential lead compound to treat various neurogenerative diseases, including brain tumors, glioblastoma therapy, cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, anxiety and memory loss, depression, sedation, psychosis, neuropathic pain, AD, and PD as well as neuroinflammation. The study also demonstrated that nanoformulations of GA may vastly increase the bioavailability and efficacy through the crossing of the BBB, which may be considered a new technique to treat neurological diseases with GA. In future, more extensive clinical studies on the neurobiological effects of GA are required to establish its efficacy for long-term use in the field of neurological diseases.
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Bhuia, M.S., Rahaman, M.M., Islam, T. et al. Neurobiological effects of gallic acid: current perspectives. Chin Med 18, 27 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-023-00735-7
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