Category Archives: Medical Use of Food Dye

Ferreira 2016: Brilliant Blue Dyes in Daily Food: How Could Purinergic System be Affected?

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International Journal of Food Science. 2016:7548498  Ferreira, Faria, da Silva Ferreira, Soares-Bezerra.  Ferreira reviewed what was known about the medical uses of Blue 1. The purinergic system is widespread throughout the brain, nervous system and every other system in the … Continue reading →

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Ferrazoli 2017: Brilliant Blue G, But Not Fenofibrate, Treatment Reverts Hemiparkinsonian Behavior and Restores Dopamine Levels in an Animal Model of Parkinson’s Disease

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Cell Transplantation. 26: 669-677.   Ferrazoli, de Souza, Nascimento . . . & Ulrich This paper describes an effect of Blue 1 of  potential medical benefit in Parkinson’s disease.   Basically, it can be used to suppress a receptor that is over-active … Continue reading →

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Apolloni 2014: Spinal Cord Pathology is Ameliorated by P2X7 Antagonism in a SOD1-Mutant Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Disease Models and Mechanisms. 7(9): 1101-1109. This paper describes a neurological effect of Blue 1 that may be of medical benefit in treating spinal cord pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The receptor P2X7 is involved in the central nervous … Continue reading →

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