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ReviewMediators of inflammation2014

Flavocoxid, a nutraceutical approach to blunt inflammatory conditions.

Alessandra Bitto, Francesco Squadrito, Natasha Irrera, Gabriele Pizzino, Giovanni Pallio, Anna Mecchio, Federica Galfo, Domenica Altavilla

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Baicalin in flavocoxid may act against hepatitis B virus via a pro-inflammatory pathway.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2018
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  9. Flavocoxid exerts a potent antiviral effect against hepatitis B virus.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2018
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  11. Effects of COX1-2/5-LOX blockade in Alzheimer transgenic 3xTg-AD mice.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2017
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  12. The Effects ofJournal of nutrition and metabolism · 2017
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  19. NSAIDs and Cardiovascular Diseases: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2015
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessandra BittoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9300-7532
Francesco SquadritoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Natasha IrreraDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1134-7080
Gabriele PizzinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7806-435X
Giovanni PallioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4187-2265
Anna MecchioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Federica GalfoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th Floor, AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8786-8042
Domenica AltavillaDepartment of Paediatric, Gynaecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1033-0527
University of Messina · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flavonoids, from Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap) and Acacia catechu (black catechu), have been shown to exert a variety of therapeutic effects, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer activities. Flavocoxid is a mixed extract containing baicalin and catechin and it acts as a dual balanced inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 peroxidase enzyme activities with a significant inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) enzyme activity in vitro. Flavocoxid downregulates gene or protein expression of several inflammatory markers and exerts also strong antioxidant activity in several experimental models. Controlled clinical trials and a postmarketing study have clearly shown that flavocoxid is as effective as naproxen in managing the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee and it has better upper gastrointestinal, renal, and respiratory safety profile than naproxen. Flavocoxid may therefore provide a potential therapeutic approach to the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions.

Indexed as

AcaciaAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArachidonate 5-LipoxygenaseCatechinDrug CombinationsHumansInflammationOsteoarthritisScutellaria baicalensisAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArachidonate 5-LipoxygenaseCatechinDrug Combinationsflavocoxid

Identifiers

PMID25242871
PMCPMC4158568
OpenAlexW2154122162

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