Depression, Diabetes and Dementia: Formaldehyde May Be a Common Causal Agent; Could Carnosine, a Pluripotent Peptide, Be Protective?

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Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Methylobacterium extorquens PA1 utilizes multiple strategies to maintain formaldehyde homeostasis during methylotrophic growth.PLoS genetics · 2025
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3. The therapeutic potential of carnosine: Focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms.Current research in pharmacology and drug discovery · 2023
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4. Unveiling the Hidden Therapeutic Potential of Carnosine, a Molecule with a Multimodal Mechanism of Action: A Position Paper.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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5. The Potential Use of Carnosine in Diabetes and Other Afflictions Reported in Long COVID Patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022
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6. A Comprehensive Review on Source, Types, Effects, Nanotechnology, Detection, and Therapeutic Management of Reactive Carbonyl Species Associated with Various Chronic Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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Corrections and comments

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  Brain Formaldehyde is Related to Water Intake behavior.2016

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