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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2024

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid: a bile acid that may be used for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Honghu Song, Jiancheng Liu, Linjie Wang, Xiaomin Hu, Jiayu Li, Li Zhu, Rizhao Pang, Anren Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Honghu Song *School of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jiancheng Liu *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Linjie WangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Xiaomin HuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Jiayu LiSchool of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Li ZhuSchool of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Rizhao PangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Anren ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disease that has become one of the main factors affecting human health. It has serious impacts on individuals, families, and society. With the development of population aging, the incidence of AD will further increase worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests that many physiological metabolic processes, such as lipid metabolism, are implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. Bile acids, as the main undertakers of lipid metabolism, play an important role in the occurrence and development of Alzheimer's disease. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid, an endogenous bile acid, has been proven to possess therapeutic effects in different neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. This review tries to find the relationship between bile acid metabolism and AD, as well as explore the therapeutic potential of bile acid taurocursodeoxycholic acid for this disease. The potential mechanisms of taurocursodeoxycholic acid may include reducing the deposition of Amyloid-β protein, regulating apoptotic pathways, preventing tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation, protecting neuronal synapses, exhibiting anti-inflammatory properties, and improving metabolic disorders. The objective of this study is to shed light on the use of tauroursodeoxycholic acid preparations in the prevention and treatment of AD, with the aim of identifying effective treatment targets and clarifying various treatment mechanisms involved in this disease.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseasebile acidsmechanismsneurodegenerative diseasestauroursodeoxycholic acid

Identifiers

PMID38440398
PMCPMC10909943
OpenAlexW4391928876

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