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ReviewChinese medicine2018

Psoriasis therapy by Chinese medicine and modern agents.

Shikang Meng, Zibei Lin, Yan Wang, Zhenping Wang, Ping Li, Ying Zheng

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Review in Chinese medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Network Pharmacology-Based Analysis on the Mechanism of Action of Ephedrae Herba-Cinnamomi Ramulus Couplet Medicines in the Treatment for Psoriasis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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  17. Influence of phytochemicals in induced psoriasis (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020
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  18. Chinese Medicine for Psoriasis Vulgaris Based on Syndrome Pattern: A Network Pharmacological Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
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  19. Investigation on the Mechanism of Qubi Formula in Treating Psoriasis Based on Network Pharmacology.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shikang MengState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Zibei LinState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Yan Wang2Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhenping Wang3Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA.
Ping Li2Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ying ZhengState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macau, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4555-2143
University of Macau · MOCapital Medical University · CNUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and non-contagious skin disease that has globally affected at least 200 million patients. In general, mild to moderate psoriasis patients will be treated by chemical drugs or Chinese medicine, while targeting systemic biological drugs have been successfully developed with good efficacy but high cost burden to patients with severe psoriasis. Since the underlying mechanisms of psoriasis are not well understood, in this review, psoriasis pathogenesis and clinical therapeutic principles by modern medicine and Chinese medicine are extensively described. Based on the data from the China Food and Drug Administration, the majority of chemical drugs are utilized as the topical formulations, while Chinese medicines are mainly delivered by an oral route, suggesting that the market for topical preparations of Chinese medicine to treat psoriasis is worth to exploration. Moreover, considering the unique clinical therapeutic theory and successful clinical application of Chinese medicine in the treatment of psoriasis, we believe that development of new small molecule drugs based on Chinese medicine will be a promising strategy to reduce therapeutic costs and improve safety for psoriatic patients.

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Chinese medicinePsoriasisTherapy

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PMID29588654
PMCPMC5865286
OpenAlexW2797642941

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