Bile acids and apoptosis modulation

The potential role of apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been an area of intense research in recent years. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and its taurine-conjugate, tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) are endogenous bile acids that act as potent inhibitors of apoptosis. Their therapeutic effe...

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Main Author: Ramalho, Rita M. (author)
Other Authors: Viana, Ricardo J. S. (author), Low, Walter C. (author), Steer, Clifford J. (author), Rodrigues, Cecilia M. P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/21098
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/21098