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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2017

Effects of a supplement combining Pycnogenol

Hiroshi Yagi, Ryo Sato, Kojiro Nishio, Gaku Arai, Shigehiro Soh, Hiroshi Okada

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Article in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroshi YagiDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Ryo SatoDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Kojiro NishioDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Gaku AraiDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Shigehiro SohDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Hiroshi OkadaDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual dysfunction (SDys) are common problems that affect quality of life (QOL) in elderly men. In addition to prescribed drugs, many over-the-counter medications including supplements are used to treat QOL diseases. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors are reported to be effective for both LUTS and SDys by increasing nitric oxide levels. French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol

designOpen-labeled, randomized study. The effects of two supplements, Nokogiriyashi EX

results19 subjects were instructed to take two tablets of SP, on the other 20 were on four tablets of PAA for 16 weeks. IPSS and IPSS-QOL showed statistically significant improvements in both groups. OABSS and IIEF5 were significantly improved in the PAA group. Conversely, ICIQ-SF, 8-OHdG and UFM did not change in either group.

conclusionsPAA might be an effective therapeutic alternative for elderly patients with LUTS and SDys.

Indexed as

Lower urinary tract symptomsOxidative stressPycnogenol®Saw palmettoSexual dysfunction

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PMID28053897
PMCPMC5198833
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