Conclusion: This systematic review demonstrated that TUDCA has neuroprotective effect on in vivo and in vitro models of retinal disorders, reinforcing the currently available evidence that TUDCA could be a promising therapeutic agent in retinal diseases treatment. However, well designed clinical trials are necessary to appraise the efficacy of TUDCA in clinical setting.
PubMed 37691227 ↗Tudca
People mainly take Tudca for digestion. Based on 41 first-hand reports and 4 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #402 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 92% are positive.
What Tudca does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
5 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Because no source report documents blinding of outcome assessment, the pooled estimate should be read as an upper bound. In conclusion, TUDCA and 4-PBA act as chemical chaperones that alleviate ER stress and may prevent terminal UPR activation and preserve the beta-cell exocytotic machinery, positioning them as candidate disease-modifying agents that merit confirmatory clinical evaluation.
PubMed 42653271 ↗Conclusion: In addition, findings suggest that all the three bile acids would be equally beneficial in models of Huntington's disease, whereas UDCA and TUDCA would be more beneficial in models of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, while GUDCA in models of bilirubin encephalopathy and TUDCA in models of depression. Overall, this review confirms the therapeutic potential of UDCA, GUDCA and TUDCA in neurological, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, proposing bile acids as potential alternative therapeutic approaches for patients suffering from these disorders.
PubMed 34601012 ↗Conclusion: Retinal injury is a significant but under-recognized consequence of severe OAB. Preclinical studies demonstrate that treatments which offer neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties mitigate retinal damage in OAB models. However, clinical evidence remains limited. These findings underscore the importance of early retinal evaluation in OAB and highlight the need for future clinical studies to validate and implement effective treatment strategies.
PubMed 42387427 ↗Dosage people report
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How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
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“TUDCA - chemical chaperone”
“TUDCA before bed.”
“Tudca (recommended here)”
“While I do take TUDCA primarily for liver health, anecdotally I've noticed... Slight increase in sense of overall wellbeing.”
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