Bile acids: regulation of apoptosis by ursodeoxycholic acid

JD Amaral, RJS Viana, RM Ramalho, CJ Steer… - Journal of lipid …, 2009 - ASBMB
Bile acids are a group of molecular species of acidic steroids with peculiar physical-
chemical and biological characteristics. At high concentrations they become toxic to …

The unexpected uses of urso-and tauroursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of non-liver diseases

S Vang, K Longley, CJ Steer… - Global advances in …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) is the taurine conjugate of ursodeoxycholic acid
(UDCA), a US Food and Drug Administration—approved hydrophilic bile acid for the …

Roles of bile acids signaling in neuromodulation under physiological and pathological conditions

C Xing, X Huang, D Wang, D Yu, S Hou, H Cui, L Song - Cell & bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Bile acids (BA) are important physiological molecules not only mediating nutrients
absorption and metabolism in peripheral tissues, but exerting neuromodulation effect in the …

Bile acids in neurodegenerative disorders

HD Ackerman, GS Gerhard - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Bile acids, a structurally related group of molecules derived from cholesterol, have a long
history as therapeutic agents in medicine, from treatment for primarily ocular diseases in …

Safety, tolerability, and cerebrospinal fluid penetration of ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GJ Parry, CMP Rodrigues, MM Aranha… - Clinical …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive degenerative disease, which
typically leads to death in 3 to 5 years. Neuronal cell death offers a potential target for …

Transplantation of tauroursodeoxycholic acid–inducing M2‐phenotype macrophages promotes an anti‐neuroinflammatory effect and functional recovery after spinal …

GH Han, SJ Kim, WK Ko, D Lee, IB Han… - Cell …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In this study, we study the transplantation of tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA)‐
induced M2‐phenotype (M2) macrophages and their ability to promote anti …

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid reduces glial cell activation in an animal model of acute neuroinflammation

N Yanguas-Casás, MA Barreda-Manso… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. The
bile acid conjugate tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) is a neuroprotective agent in …

The proteostasis network: a global therapeutic target for neuroprotection after spinal cord injury

SR Whittemore, S Saraswat Ohri, MD Forston, GZ Wei… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proteostasis (protein homeostasis) is critical for cellular as well as organismal survival. It is
strictly regulated by multiple conserved pathways including the ubiquitin-proteasome …

Inhibiting ER stress weakens neuronal pyroptosis in a mouse acute hemorrhagic stroke model

G Chen, C Gao, Y Yan, T Wang, C Luo, M Zhang… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a form of stroke, characterized by high morbidity and
mortality and currently lacks specific therapy. ICH leads to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …

Anti-inflammatory effect of Tauroursodeoxycholic acid in RAW 264.7 macrophages, Bone marrow-derived macrophages, BV2 microglial cells, and spinal cord injury

SJ Kim, WK Ko, MJ Jo, Y Arai, H Choi, H Kumar… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of tauroursodeoxycholic acid
(TUDCA) after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. We induced an inflammatory process in RAW …