NGF and Parkinson disease: Indeed, 1-octacosanol showed beneficial activities, such as antiradical activity, protection from parkinsonism by regulating the proNGF (precursor of nerve growth factor) and NGF (nerve growth factor) signals [83], the stimulation of the activity of creatine phosphokinase in plasma and citrate synthetase in the muscle of rats subjected to stress [84], and the reduction of plasma triglycerides [85].