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ArticleNutrients2022

L-Citrulline Supplementation Restrains Ferritinophagy-Mediated Ferroptosis to Alleviate Iron Overload-Induced Thymus Oxidative Damage and Immune Dysfunction.

Tongtong Ba, Dai Zhao, Yiqin Chen, Cuiping Zeng, Cheng Zhang, Sai Niu, Hanchuan Dai

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tongtong BaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Dai ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Yiqin ChenCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Cuiping ZengCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Cheng ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Sai NiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Hanchuan DaiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32172808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

L-citrulline (L-cit) is a key intermediate in the urea cycle and is known to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammation characteristics. However, the role of L-cit in ameliorating oxidative damage and immune dysfunction against iron overload in the thymus remains unclear. This study explored the underlying mechanism of the antioxidant and anti-inflammation qualities of L-cit on iron overload induced in the thymus. We reported that L-cit administration could robustly alleviate thymus histological damage and reduce iron deposition, as evidenced by the elevation of the CD8

Indexed as

FerroptosisIron OverloadAntioxidantsAutophagyCitrullineDietary SupplementsHumansIronNF-kappa BOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsCitrullineIronNF-kappa BReactive Oxygen Speciesferritinophagyferroptosisiron overloadL-citrullinethymus

Identifiers

PMID36364817
PMCPMC9655478
OpenAlexW4307939958

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