Editing Huntington's disease (section)

=== Plant-based medications ===
There has been a number of alternative therapies experimented in [[Ayurveda|ayurvedic]] medicine with plant-based products, although none have provided good evidence of efficacy. A recent study showed that the stromal processing peptidase (SPP), a synthetic enzyme found in plant [[chloroplast]]s, prevented the aggregation of proteins associated with Huntington's disease.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Llamas E, Koyuncu S, Lee HJ, Wehrmann M, Gutierrez-Garcia R, Dunken N, Charura N, Torres-Montilla S, Schlimgen E, Mandel AM, Theile EB, Grossbach J, Wagle P, Lackmann JW, Schermer B, Benzing T, Beyer A, Pulido P, Rodriguez-Concepcion M, Zuccaro A, Vilchez D | title = In planta expression of human polyQ-expanded huntingtin fragment reveals mechanisms to prevent disease-related protein aggregation | journal = Nature Aging | volume = 3 | issue = 11 | pages = 1345–1357 | date = November 2023 | pmid = 37783816 | pmc = 10645592 | doi = 10.1038/s43587-023-00502-1 }}</ref> However, repeat studies and clinical validation are needed to confirm its true therapeutic potential.