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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2015

Role of Polyphenols and Other Phytochemicals on Molecular Signaling.

Swapna Upadhyay, Madhulika Dixit

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. The Oxidative Stress: Origin and Role in Aging and Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Swapna UpadhyayLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences and Bioengineering Building, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India.
Madhulika DixitLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences and Bioengineering Building, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optimized nutrition through supplementation of diet with plant derived phytochemicals has attracted significant attention to prevent the onset of many chronic diseases including cardiovascular impairments, cancer, and metabolic disorder. These phytonutrients alone or in combination with others are believed to impart beneficial effects and play pivotal role in metabolic abnormalities such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hypertension, glucose intolerance, systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress. Epidemiological and preclinical studies demonstrated that fruits, vegetables, and beverages rich in carotenoids, isoflavones, phytoestrogens, and phytosterols delay the onset of atherosclerosis or act as a chemoprotective agent by interacting with the underlying pathomechanisms. Phytochemicals exert their beneficial effects either by reducing the circulating levels of cholesterol or by inhibiting lipid oxidation, while others exhibit anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet activities. Additionally, they reduce neointimal thickening by inhibiting proliferation of smooth muscle cells and also improve endothelium dependent vasorelaxation by modulating bioavailability of nitric-oxide and voltage-gated ion channels. However, detailed and profound knowledge on specific molecular targets of each phytochemical is very important to ensure safe use of these active compounds as a therapeutic agent. Thus, this paper reviews the active antioxidative, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, or antiangiogenesis role of various phytochemicals for prevention of chronic diseases.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCardiovascular DiseasesCell DifferentiationCell MovementHumansMetabolic DiseasesNeoplasmsPhytochemicalsPolyphenolsSignal TransductionAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsPhytochemicalsPolyphenols

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PMID26180591
PMCPMC4477245

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