Pharmaceutical composition for treating and preventing degenerative neurological disorders, which contains, as an active ingredient, mixture extract of peony root bark, Chinese angelica root and gypsy herb root or a fraction thereof

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating and preventing degenerative neurological disorders, containing, as an active ingredient, a mixture extract of two or more types selected from the group consisting of Moutan Root Bark, Angelica Dahurica Root, and Bupleurum Root, or a fraction thereof. Specifically, the extract of the mixture of the present invention exhibits a recovery effect on mitochondrial function damage, a relieving effect on endoplasmic reticulum stress and also exhibits simultaneously an inhibitory effect on inflammatory response, which are remarkably improved compared with those exhibited in an in vitro single extract, and the extract of the mixture significantly exhibits an improvement effect on motor coordination and a protective effect on dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinson's disease animal model, and thus the extract of the mixture of the present invention or a fraction thereof can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating and preventing degenerative neurological disorders.