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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Role of Plant-Derived Flavonoids and Their Mechanism in Attenuation of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: An Update of Recent Data.

Ghulam Hussain, Longbin Zhang, Azhar Rasul, Haseeb Anwar, Muhammad Umar Sohail, Aroona Razzaq, Nimra Aziz, Asghar Shabbir, Muhammad Ali, Tao Sun

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Chronically administeredSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022
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  19. Polyphenolic Compounds fromAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  20. Potential of flavonoids as anti-Alzheimer's agents: bench to bedside.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghulam HussainDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. gh_azer@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9090-7789
Longbin ZhangCenter for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China. leocheung@hqu.edu.cn.
Azhar RasulDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. drazharrasul@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9669-7364
Haseeb AnwarDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. drhaseebanwar@gcuf.edu.pk.
Muhammad Umar SohailDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. umar.sohail@gcuf.edu.pk.
Aroona RazzaqDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. aroonarazzaq@yahoo.com.
Nimra AzizDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. nimra.aziz1794@gmail.com.
Asghar ShabbirDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. asghar.shabbir@comsats.edu.pk.
Muhammad AliDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. alisam007@hotmail.com.
Tao SunCenter for Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China. taosun@hqu.edu.cn.
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKHuaqiao University · CNCOMSATS University Islamabad · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegeneration is a progressive loss of neuronal cells in certain regions of the brain. Most of the neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) share the communal characteristic such as damage or reduction of various cell types typically including astrocytes and microglial activity. Several compounds are being trialed to treat NDDs but they possess solitary symptomatic advantages along with copious side effects. The finding of more enthralling and captivating compounds to suspend and standstill the pathology of NDDs will be considered as a hallmark of present times. Phytochemicals possess the potential to alternate the synthetic line of therapy against NDDs. The present review explores the potential efficacy of plant-derived flavonoids against most common NDDs including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Flavonoids are biologically active phytochemicals which possess potential pharmacological effects, including antiviral, anti-allergic, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidant effects and are able to attenuate the pathology of various NDDs through down-regulating the nitric oxide (NO) production, by reducing the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), by reducing the excitotoxicity of superoxide as well as acting as tyrosine kinase (TK) and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibiting enzyme.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAntioxidantsFlavonoidsHumansMonoamine OxidaseParkinson DiseaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntioxidantsFlavonoidsMonoamine OxidaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabiomoleculesflavonoidsmonoamine oxidasenatural compoundsneurodegenerative diseasesnitric oxidetumor necrosis factor-αtyrosine kinase

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PMID29614843
PMCPMC6017497
OpenAlexW2794523575

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