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Tauro-d4-ursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA-d4) is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of TUDCA (Item Nos. 20277 | 9003379) by GC- or LC-MS. TUDCA is a taurine-conjugated form of the secondary bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (Item No. 15121).1,2 TUDCA is found in small quantities in human bile but at a higher concentration in the bile of black bears.2 It demonstrates anti-apoptotic activity in rodent models of tauopathy, Huntington's disease, ischemic brain injury, and retinal disorders.2,3
WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.
1. Effects of bile acids on hepatocellular signaling and secretion. Yale J. Biol. Med. 70(4), 341-346 (1997).
2. Bile acids in treatment of ocular disease. J. Ocul. Biol. Dis. Infor. 2(3), 149-159 (2009).
3. The unexpected uses of urso-