"Mevalonic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid and precursor in the biosynthetic pathway known as the mevalonate pathway, which produces terpenes and steroids that are vital for diverse cellular functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D008798
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.511.579
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mevalonic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Jameson JM, Cruz J, Costanzo A, Terajima M, Ennis FA. A role for the mevalonate pathway in the induction of subtype cross-reactive immunity to influenza A virus by human gammadelta T lymphocytes. Cell Immunol. 2010; 264(1):71-7.
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Yang Z, Xiao H, Jin H, Koo PT, Tsang DJ, Yang CS. Synergistic actions of atorvastatin with gamma-tocotrienol and celecoxib against human colon cancer HT29 and HCT116 cells. Int J Cancer. 2010 Feb 15; 126(4):852-63.
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Yeger-Lotem E, Riva L, Su LJ, Gitler AD, Cashikar AG, King OD, Auluck PK, Geddie ML, Valastyan JS, Karger DR, Lindquist S, Fraenkel E. Bridging high-throughput genetic and transcriptional data reveals cellular responses to alpha-synuclein toxicity. Nat Genet. 2009 Mar; 41(3):316-23.
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Hrboticky N, Becker A, Kruse HJ, Weber PC. Increased cellular triglyceride levels in human monocytic and rat smooth muscle cells after lovastatin. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Nov 30; 1349(3):211-21.
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Weber C, Erl W, Weber PC. Lovastatin induces differentiation of Mono Mac 6 cells. Cell Biochem Funct. 1995 Dec; 13(4):273-7.