"Betaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring compound that has been of interest for its role in osmoregulation. As a drug, betaine hydrochloride has been used as a source of hydrochloric acid in the treatment of hypochlorhydria. Betaine has also been used in the treatment of liver disorders, for hyperkalemia, for homocystinuria, and for gastrointestinal disturbances. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1341)
| Descriptor ID |
D001622
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.077 D02.675.276.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Betaine- Betaine
- Lycine
- Oxyneurine
- Glycine Betaine
- Betaine, Glycine
C.B.B.- C.B.B.
- Citrate de Bétaïne Beaufour
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Betaine" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of altered methylation in cytokine signaling and proteasome function in alcohol and viral-mediated diseases. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jan; 37(1):1-7.
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Betaine feeding prevents the blood alcohol cycle in rats fed alcohol continuously for 1 month using the rat intragastric tube feeding model. Exp Mol Pathol. 2011 Oct; 91(2):540-7.
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Protective effect of quercetin, EGCG, catechin and betaine against oxidative stress induced by ethanol in vitro. Exp Mol Pathol. 2011 Jun; 90(3):295-9.
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The regulation of non-coding RNA expression in the liver of mice fed DDC. Exp Mol Pathol. 2009 Aug; 87(1):12-9.
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Betaine prevents Mallory-Denk body formation in drug-primed mice by epigenetic mechanisms. Exp Mol Pathol. 2009 Apr; 86(2):77-86.