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ReviewJournal of cellular physiology2018

Quercetin: A functional dietary flavonoid with potential chemo-preventive properties in colorectal cancer.

Saber G Darband, Mojtaba Kaviani, Bahman Yousefi, Shirin Sadighparvar, Firouz G Pakdel, Javad A Attari, Iraj Mohebbi, Somayeh Naderi, Maryam Majidinia

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Review in Journal of cellular physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

80 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 187 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Saber G DarbandDanesh Pey Hadi Co., Health Technology, Development Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Mojtaba KavianiSchool of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Bahman YousefiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Shirin SadighparvarNeurophysiology Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Firouz G PakdelNeurophysiology Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Javad A AttariDepartment of Neurosurgery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Iraj MohebbiSocial Determinants of Health Center, Occupational Medicine Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Somayeh NaderiDanesh Pey Hadi Co., Health Technology, Development Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Maryam MajidiniaSolid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9776-5816
Urmia University · IRUrmia University of Technology · IRAcadia University · CATabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, an intense attention has been paid to the application of natural compounds as a novel therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment. Quercetin, a natural flavonol present in many commonly consumed food items, is widely demonstrated to exert inhibitory effects on cancer progression through various mechanisms. Since there is a strong association with diets containing abundant vegetables, fruits, and grains, and significant decline in the risk of colon cancer, accumulation studies have focused on the anticancer potential of quercetin in colorectal cancer. Cell cycle arrest, increase in apoptosis, antioxidant replication, modulation of estrogen receptors, regulation of signaling pathways, inhibition of and metastasis and angiogenesis are among various mechanisms underlying the chemo-preventive effects of quercetin in colorectal cancer. This review covers various therapeutic interactions of Quercetin as to how targets cellular involved in cancer treatment.

Indexed as

AnimalsChemopreventionColorectal NeoplasmsDietFlavonoidsHumansQuercetinSignal TransductionFlavonoidsQuercetinapoptosiscolorectal cancerflavonoidsquercetin

Identifiers

PMID29663361
PMCPMC13482535
OpenAlexW2799518051

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