Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25574819›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Pharmacological profile of xanthohumol, a prenylated flavonoid from hops (Humulus lupulus).

Ming Liu, Poul Erik Hansen, Genzhu Wang, Lin Qiu, Jianjun Dong, Hua Yin, Zhonghua Qian, Mei Yang, Jinlai Miao

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
106citing papers in PubMed
20.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

106 citing papers in PubMed, 243 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Antioxidant Constituents of Hops (Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  10. Purification of Spent Hop Cone (Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  19. Biotransformation of Xanthohumol by Entomopathogenic Filamentous Fungi.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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46 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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ming LiuKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China. lmouc@hotmail.com.
Poul Erik HansenDepartment of Science, Systems and Models, Roskilde University, P.O. Box 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark. poulerik@ruc.dk.
Genzhu WangKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China. wanggenzhu_890813@163.com.
Lin QiuInstitute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China. qiulin@sibs.ac.cn.
Jianjun DongState Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266061, China. 15133634098@163.com.
Hua YinState Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266061, China. yinhua@tsingtao.com.cn.
Zhonghua QianState Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266061, China. qianzh@tsingtao.com.cn.
Mei YangState Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266061, China. yangmei@tsingtao.com.cn.
Jinlai MiaoState Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266061, China. miaojinlai@fio.org.cn.
Ocean University of China · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNFirst Institute of Oceanography · CNRoskilde University · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The female inflorescences of hops (Humulus lupulus L.), a well-known bittering agent used in the brewing industry, have long been used in traditional medicines. Xanthohumol (XN) is one of the bioactive substances contributing to its medical applications. Among foodstuffs XN is found primarily in beer and its natural occurrence is surveyed. In recent years, XN has received much attention for its biological effects. The present review describes the pharmacological aspects of XN and summarizes the most interesting findings obtained in the preclinical research related to this compound, including the pharmacological activity, the pharmacokinetics, and the safety of XN. Furthermore, the potential use of XN as a food additive considering its many positive biological effects is discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsFlavonoidsFood AdditivesHep G2 CellsHumansHumulusPropiophenonesRatsFlavonoidsFood AdditivesPropiophenonesxanthohumol

Identifiers

PMID25574819
PMCPMC6272297
OpenAlexW2076752671

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