Exploring the multifaceted nexus of uric acid and health: a review of recent studies on diverse diseases

M Kuwabara, T Fukuuchi, Y Aoki, E Mizuta, M Ouchi… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of patients with hyperuricemia or gout is increasing worldwide.
Hyperuricemia and gout are primarily attributed to genetic factors, along with lifestyle factors …

Evidence of disturbed insulin signaling in animal models of Alzheimer's disease

SS Alves, G Servilha-Menezes, L Rossi… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since glucose reuptake by neurons is mostly independent of insulin, it has been an
intriguing question whether insulin has or not any roles in the brain. Consequently, the …

Inosine attenuates 3-nitropropionic acid-induced Huntington's disease-like symptoms in rats via the activation of the A2AR/BDNF/TrKB/ERK/CREB signaling pathway

MES El-Shamarka, AE El-Sahar, MA Saad, N Assaf… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant inherited neurodegenerative disease
characterized by involuntary bizarre movements, psychiatric symptoms, dementia, and early …

Inosine in neurodegenerative diseases: from the bench to the bedside

MS Basile, P Bramanti, E Mazzon - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer′ s disease (AD), Parkinson's disease
(PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), currently represent …

Neuroprotection elicited by taurine in sporadic Alzheimer-like disease: benefits on memory and control of neuroinflammation in the hippocampus of rats

F Huf, JM Gutierres, GN da Silva, AM Zago… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to analyze whether taurine has a nootropic effect on short-term and long-
term memory in a model of sporadic dementia of the Alzheimer's type (SDAT). Moreover, we …

Exendin-4 prevents memory loss and neuronal death in rats with sporadic Alzheimer-like disease

AM Zago, FB Carvalho, FL Rahmeier, M Santin… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated the neuroprotective effects of exendin-4 (EXE-4), an analog of the
glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) on memory and on the neuronal populations that …

Dopaminergic neuroprotective effects of inosine in MPTP-induced parkinsonian mice via brain-derived neurotrophic factor upregulation

S Khanal, E Bok, J Kim, GH Park, DY Choi - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease.
However, no curative or modifying therapy is known. Inosine is a purine nucleoside that …

Uric acid in health and disease: From physiological function to pathogenic mechanism

S Wen, H Arakawa, I Tamai - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to renal reabsorption and the loss of uricase activity, uric acid (UA) is strictly
maintained at a higher physiological level in humans than in other mammals, which …

Inosine: a bioactive metabolite with multimodal actions in human diseases

IS Kim, EK Jo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The nucleoside inosine is an essential metabolite for purine biosynthesis and degradation; it
also acts as a bioactive molecule that regulates RNA editing, metabolic enzyme activity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Thiazolidin-4-one prevents against memory deficits, increase in phosphorylated tau protein, oxidative damage and cholinergic dysfunction in Alzheimer …

A Dos Santos, FC Teixeira, DS da Silva, TA Veleda… - Brain Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized mostly by memory decline. The current
therapeutic arsenal for treating AD is limited, and the available drugs only produce …