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ArticleBrain, behavior, & immunity - health2021

Ursodeoxycholic acid as a potential alternative therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative disorders: Effects on cell apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain.

Fei Huang

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Article in Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 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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17citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Biological synthesis of ursodeoxycholic acid.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Fei HuangStress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
King's College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G108/603Medical Research Council MR/J002739/1Medical Research Council MR/N029488/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a bile acid component with anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It has been used in clinical medicine for liver diseases for centuries. In neurodegenerative diseases, increased cell apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation are frequently observed as well. Due to those beneficial effects of UDCA, recent studies have started to investigate the effects of UDCA in pre-clinical models of neurodegeneration. On this account, I review the data reported so far to investigate the role of UDCA in regulating apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in pre-clinical models of neurodegeneration, as well as in homeostatic state. Evidence have shown that UDCA can reduce apoptosis, inhibit reactive oxygen species and tumor necrosis factor -

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ApoptosisInflammationNeurodegenerationOxidative stressUrsodeoxycholic acid

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PMID34632427
PMCPMC7611783
OpenAlexW3203455970

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