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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2021

κ‑opioid receptor agonist, U50488H, inhibits pyroptosis through NLRP3 via the Ca

Xiaofu Song, Zhiqiang Cui, Jiahuan He, Tuo Yang, Xiaohong Sun

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaofu SongDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, P.R. China.
Zhiqiang CuiDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, P.R. China.
Jiahuan HeDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, P.R. China.
Tuo YangDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, P.R. China.
Xiaohong SunDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, P.R. China.
Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University · CNChina Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder with slow onset in most cases. Clinically, dementia associated with AD is characterized by memory disorders, aphasia, executive dysfunction and personality and behavior changes. Currently, treatment strategies attempt to reduce certain symptoms, however there is no cure for AD. The aim of the present study was to identify a novel treatment strategy for AD. Thus, the protective effects of a κ‑opioid receptor (KOR) agonist, U50488H on neural damage in AD mice were investigated. The underlying mechanism of the Ca

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PMCPMC8170177
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