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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Protective Role of Dietary Berries in Cancer.

Aleksandra S Kristo, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Angelos K Sikalidis

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aleksandra S KristoDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Yilanli Ayasma Caddesi No. 26, Istanbul 34010, Turkey. aleksandra.kristo@yeniyuzyil.edu.tr.
Dorothy Klimis-ZacasFood Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA. Dorothy_Klimis_Zacas@umit.maine.edu.
Angelos K SikalidisDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Yilanli Ayasma Caddesi No. 26, Istanbul 34010, Turkey. as545@cornell.edu.
Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University · TRUniversity of Maine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dietary patterns, including regular consumption of particular foods such as berries as well as bioactive compounds, may confer specific molecular and cellular protection in addition to the overall epidemiologically observed benefits of plant food consumption (lower rates of obesity and chronic disease risk), further enhancing health. Mounting evidence reports a variety of health benefits of berry fruits that are usually attributed to their non-nutritive bioactive compounds, mainly phenolic substances such as flavonoids or anthocyanins. Although it is still unclear which particular constituents are responsible for the extended health benefits, it appears that whole berry consumption generally confers some anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory protection to humans and animals. With regards to cancer, studies have reported beneficial effects of berries or their constituents including attenuation of inflammation, inhibition of angiogenesis, protection from DNA damage, as well as effects on apoptosis or proliferation rates of malignant cells. Berries extend effects on the proliferation rates of both premalignant and malignant cells. Their effect on premalignant cells is important for their ability to cause premalignant lesions to regress both in animals and in humans. The present review focuses primarily on in vivo and human dietary studies of various berry fruits and discusses whether regular dietary intake of berries can prevent cancer initiation and delay progression in humans or ameliorate patients' cancer status.

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anthocyaninsantioxidantscancerchemopreventionedible berriesflavonoidsphytochemicals

Identifiers

PMID27775562
PMCPMC5187535
OpenAlexW2533328417

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