Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20298168›Full record

ReviewCurrent aging science2010

Polyphenols and aging.

Brannon L Queen, Trygve O Tollefsbol

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Review in Current aging science, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
61citing papers in PubMed
10.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Neuro-Nutraceutical Polyphenols: How Far Are We?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  14. Health Benefits of Quercetin in Age-Related Diseases.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brannon L QueenDepartment of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Trygve O Tollefsbol
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Epigenetics of Tea Polyphenols in Cancer PreventionR01CA129415 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI TOLLEFSBOL, TRYGVE O · 2008 to 2011
$956k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA129415
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-associated changes within an individual are inherently complex and occur at multiple levels of organismal function. The overall decline in function of various tissues is known to play a key role in both aging and the complex etiology of certain age-associated diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer. Continuing research highlights the dynamic capacity of polyphenols to protect against age-associated disorders through a variety of important mechanisms. Numerous lines of evidence suggest that dietary polyphenols such as resveratrol, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), and curcumin have the capacity to mitigate age-associated cellular damage induced via metabolic production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, recently acquired evidence also demonstrates a likely role for these polyphenols as anticancer agents capable of preventing formation of new vasculature in neoplastic tissues. Polyphenols have also been shown to possess other anticancer properties such as specific cell-signaling actions that may stimulate the activity of the regulatory protein SIRT1. Additionally, polyphenolic compounds have demonstrated their inhibitory effects against chronic vascular inflammation associated with atherosclerosis. These increasingly well-documented results have begun to provide a basis for considering the use of polyphenols in the development of novel therapies for certain human diseases. And while the mechanisms by which these effects occur are yet to be fully understood, it is evident that further investigation may yield a potential use for polyphenols as pharmacological interventions against specific age-associated diseases.

Indexed as

AgingAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsCardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaFlavonoidsHumansNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPhenolsPolyphenolsRisk FactorsFlavonoidsPhenolsPolyphenols

Identifiers

PMID20298168
PMCPMC2896035
OpenAlexW2016130239

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Registered trials

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