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ReviewNeurotoxicity research2018

Salsolinol: an Unintelligible and Double-Faced Molecule-Lessons Learned from In Vivo and In Vitro Experiments.

Magdalena Kurnik-Łucka, Pertti Panula, Andrzej Bugajski, Krzysztof Gil

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Review in Neurotoxicity research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Salsolinol-ContainingPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  6. Salsolinol Protects SH-SY5Y Cells Against MPPNeurochemical research · 2023
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  11. Neurotoxicity and Underlying Mechanisms of Endogenous Neurotoxins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Salsolinol-neurotoxic or Neuroprotective?Neurotoxicity research · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Magdalena Kurnik-ŁuckaDepartment of Pathophysiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 30-121, Krakow, Poland. magdalena.kurnik@uj.edu.pl.
Pertti PanulaDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Andrzej BugajskiDepartment of Pathophysiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 30-121, Krakow, Poland.
Krzysztof GilDepartment of Pathophysiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 30-121, Krakow, Poland.
Jagiellonian University · PLUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salsolinol (1-methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) is a tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative whose presence in humans was first detected in the urine of Parkinsonian patients on L-DOPA (L-dihydroxyphenylalanine) medication. Thus far, multiple hypotheses regarding its physiological/pathophysiological roles have been proposed, especially related to Parkinson's disease or alcohol addiction. The aim of this review was to outline studies related to salsolinol, with special focus on in vivo and in vitro experimental models. To begin with, the chemical structure of salsolinol together with its biochemical implications and the role in neurotransmission are discussed. Numerous experimental studies are summarized in tables and the most relevant ones are stressed. Finally, the ability of salsolinol to cross the blood-brain barrier and its possible double-faced neurobiological potential are reviewed.

Indexed as

AlcoholismAnimalsBrainHumansIsoquinolinesParkinson DiseaseSynaptic TransmissionTetrahydroisoquinolines1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolineIsoquinolinessalsolinolTetrahydroisoquinolinesAcetaldehydeDMDHIQ+DopamineParkinson’s diseaseSalsolinolTetrahydroisoquinolines

Identifiers

PMID29063289
PMCPMC5766726
OpenAlexW2766260610

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