ReviewNutrients2018
Zinc, Carnosine, and Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Review in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 128 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Zinc Status and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Polaprezinc-Based Therapy versus the Standard Triple Therapy forNutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Circulating Magnesium Levels in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease From 1991 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Association between zinc consumption and chronic diarrhea based on NHANES 2005 to 2010 data.Medicine · 2026Article
- Dietary Supplementation of L-Carnosine Attenuates High Starch-Induced Disorders of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolisms in Zebrafish.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The Impact of Zinc on Cellular Dynamics, Brain Function, and its Therapeutic Potential in Neuronal Regeneration.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Trace Elements and Depression.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Overview of the Zinc Functional Interactome Through Health Hallmarks and Medical Conditions.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Metallothioneins in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Metal Homeostasis, Autoimmunity, and Therapeutic Potential.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- β-Alanine Is an Unexploited Neurotransmitter in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.NeuroSci · 2026Review
- Neurotoxicity of heavy metals across the lifespan: The beneficial role of nutrition from fetus to the elderly.Advances in neurotoxicology · 2026Article
- Toward a Unified Framework in Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Revisiting the Pathophysiological Hypotheses.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Emerging Nanonutraceuticals against Obesity.Small science · 2025Review
- Zinc in psychosis (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
- Dietary Carnosine Supplementation in Healthy Human Volunteers: A Safety, Tolerability, Plasma and Brain Concentration Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- A comprehensive review on physiological and biological activities of carnosine: turning from preclinical facts to potential clinical applications.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Preclinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives on carnosine for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.AIMS neuroscience · 2025Review
- Zinc, Copper, and Calcium: A Triangle in the Synapse for the Pathogenesis of Vascular-Type Senile Dementia.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- The protective role of carnosine against type 2 diabetes-induced cognitive impairment.Food science & nutrition · 2024Review
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Zinc (Zn) is abundantly present in the brain, and accumulates in the synaptic vesicles. Synaptic Zn is released with neuronal excitation, and plays essential roles in learning and memory. Increasing evidence suggests that the disruption of Zn homeostasis is involved in various neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, a vascular type of dementia, and prion diseases. Our and other numerous studies suggest that carnosine (β-alanyl histidine) is protective against these neurodegenerative diseases. Carnosine is an endogenous dipeptide abundantly present in the skeletal muscles and in the brain, and has numerous beneficial effects such as antioxidant, metal chelating, anti-crosslinking, and anti-glycation activities. The complex of carnosine and Zn, termed polaprezinc, is widely used for Zn supplementation therapy and for the treatment of ulcers. Here, we review the link between Zn and these neurodegenerative diseases, and focus on the neuroprotective effects of carnosine. We also discuss the carnosine level in various foodstuffs and beneficial effects of dietary supplementation of carnosine.
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