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  1. Neuroprotective effects of vildagliptin on drug induced Alzheimer's disease in rats with metabolic syndrome: Role of hippocampal klotho and AKT signaling pathways 2020-10-06
  2. Topical ocular administration of the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide arrests hyperphosphorylated tau-triggered diabetic retinal neurodegeneration via activation of GLP-1R/Akt/GSK3β signaling 2019-04-20

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Date range

2019 to 2020

Top journals

  • European journal of pharmacology 1
  • Neuropharmacology 1

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  1. Neuroprotective effects of vildagliptin on drug induced Alzheimer's disease in rats with metabolic syndrome: Role of hippocampal klotho and AKT signaling pathways

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. European journal of pharmacology 2020-10-06 Drug development

    Growing evidences suggest the presence of several similarities in the molecular mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic abnormalities.

  2. Diabetic retinal neurodegeneration, in particular synaptic neurodegeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) occurring before RGCs apoptosis, may represent the earliest event in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR).

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