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ReviewJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2016

Vitamin Supplementation as an Adjuvant Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease.

Adnan Bashir Bhatti, Muhammad Usman, Farhan Ali, Siddique Akbar Satti

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Review in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Diet Associated with Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2019
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  19. Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Neurologic Conditions.The Medical clinics of North America · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adnan Bashir BhattiResearch Fellow, Department of Medicine, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Hospital , Islamabad, Pakistan .
Muhammad UsmanResearch Fellow, Department of Medicine, Jinnah Hospital Lahore (JHL)/Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) , Lahore, Pakistan .
Farhan AliAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Hospital , Islamabad, Pakistan .
Siddique Akbar SattiProfessor Head, Department of Medicine, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Hospital , Islamabad, Pakistan .
Water and Power Development Authority · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disorder representing a major health concern worldwide. This disorder is characterised by progressive dementia and cognitive decline. The pathological hallmarks of AD include the presence of Aβ plaques and tau neurofibrils. Research has shown that oxidative stress represents a major risk factor associated with AD pathology. Accumulation of Aβ plaques and relative lack of antioxidant defence mechanisms, including cellular antioxidant enzymes and dietary antioxidants like vitamins, assist in the exacerbation of oxidative stress. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) produced as the result of oxidative stress, that increase structural and functional abnormalities in brain neurons, which then manifests as dementia and decline in cognition. Data from numerous epidemiological studies suggests that nutrition is one of the most important yet modifiable risk factors for AD. Since oxidative stress contributes a great deal in the development and progression of AD, anything that could attenuate oxidative stress would help in decreasing the prevalence and incidence of AD. There is increasing evidence that supports the use of different antioxidant as an adjuvant treatment for AD. Vitamins are one such antioxidant that can be used as an adjuvant in AD treatment. This paper will focus on the evidence, based on current literature, linking the use of vitamin supplementations as an adjuvant treatment for AD.

Indexed as

Antioxidant vitaminsOxidative stressReactive oxygen species

Identifiers

PMID27656493
PMCPMC5028542
OpenAlexW2507940674

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