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ReviewNutrients2017

Phytomedicine in Joint Disorders.

Dorin Dragos, Marilena Gilca, Laura Gaman, Adelina Vlad, Liviu Iosif, Irina Stoian, Olivera Lupescu

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Review in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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

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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

7 authors.

Dorin DragosMedical Semiology Department, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-dul "Eroilor Sanitari" nr. 8, Sector 6, 76241 Bucharest, Romania. dordrag@drdorindragos.ro.
Marilena GilcaBiochemistry Department, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-dul "Eroilor Sanitari" nr. 8, Sector 6, 76241 Bucharest, Romania. marilenagilca@gmail.com.
Laura GamanBiochemistry Department, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-dul "Eroilor Sanitari" nr. 8, Sector 6, 76241 Bucharest, Romania. glauraelena@gmail.com.
Adelina VladPhysiology Department, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-dul "Eroilor Sanitari" nr. 8, Sector 6, 76241 Bucharest, Romania. adelina_munteanu@yahoo.com.
Liviu IosifR&D IRIST LABMED SRL, Str. Miraslau, nr. 24, Sector 3, 031235 Bucharest, Romania. iristlabmed@gmail.com.
Irina StoianBiochemistry Department, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-dul "Eroilor Sanitari" nr. 8, Sector 6, 76241 Bucharest, Romania. irina.stoian@umf.ro.
Olivera LupescuOrthopaedic and Trauma Clinic 2, Faculty of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020022 Bucharest, Romania. olivera_lupescu@yahoo.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic joint inflammatory disorders such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have in common an upsurge of inflammation, and oxidative stress, resulting in progressive histological alterations and disabling symptoms. Currently used conventional medication (ranging from pain-killers to biological agents) is potent, but frequently associated with serious, even life-threatening side effects. Used for millennia in traditional herbalism, medicinal plants are a promising alternative, with lower rate of adverse events and efficiency frequently comparable with that of conventional drugs. Nevertheless, their mechanism of action is in many cases elusive and/or uncertain. Even though many of them have been proven effective in studies done in vitro or on animal models, there is a scarcity of human clinical evidence. The purpose of this review is to summarize the available scientific information on the following joint-friendly medicinal plants, which have been tested in human studies:

Indexed as

PhytotherapyAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsArthritis, RheumatoidEthnopharmacologyHumansJoint DiseasesOsteoarthritisOxidative StressPlant ExtractsPlant PreparationsPlants, MedicinalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsPlant ExtractsPlant Preparationsherbsmedicinal plantsosteoarthritisrheumatoid arthritis

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PMID28275210
PMCPMC5295114

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