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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Magnolol: A Neolignan from the Magnolia Family for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer.

Abhishek Manoj Ranaware, Kishore Banik, Vishwas Deshpande, Ganesan Padmavathi, Nand Kishor Roy, Gautam Sethi, Lu Fan, Alan Prem Kumar, Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.0field-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

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuroprotective Potency of Neolignans inFrontiers in pharmacology · 2022
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  7. Using Lignans fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. Magnolol Inhibits the Growth ofThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025
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  20. Detection of antibiotic-resistant canine originFrontiers in veterinary science · 2023
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16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Abhishek Manoj RanawareDepartment of Zoology, Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra 415001, India. abhishekranaware@gmail.com.
Kishore BanikCancer Biology Laboratory and DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India. kishore.banik@iitg.ac.in.
Vishwas DeshpandeDepartment of Zoology, Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra 415001, India. vydzoo@gmail.com.
Ganesan PadmavathiCancer Biology Laboratory and DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India. padmavathi@iitg.ac.in.
Nand Kishor RoyCancer Biology Laboratory and DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India. r.nand@iitg.ernet.in.
Gautam SethiDepartment for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam. gautam.sethi@tdt.edu.vn.
Lu FanDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore. phcfanl@nus.edu.sg.
Alan Prem KumarCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore. csiapk@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-3754-5712
Ajaikumar B KunnumakkaraCancer Biology Laboratory and DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India. kunnumakkara@iitg.ac.in.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati · INNational University of Singapore · SGTon Duc Thang University · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The past few decades have witnessed widespread research to challenge carcinogenesis; however, it remains one of the most important health concerns with the worst prognosis and diagnosis. Increasing lines of evidence clearly show that the rate of cancer incidence will increase in future and will create global havoc, designating it as an epidemic. Conventional chemotherapeutics and treatment with synthetic disciplines are often associated with adverse side effects and development of chemoresistance. Thus, discovering novel economic and patient friendly drugs that are safe and efficacious is warranted. Several natural compounds have proved their potential against this dreadful disease so far. Magnolol is a hydroxylated biphenyl isolated from the root and stem bark of Magnolia tree. Magnolol can efficiently prevent or inhibit the growth of various cancers originating from different organs such as brain, breast, cervical, colon, liver, lung, prostate, skin, etc. Considering these perspectives, the current review primarily focuses on the fascinating role of magnolol against various types of cancers, and the source and chemistry of magnolol and the molecular mechanism underlying the targets of magnolol are discussed. This review proposes magnolol as a suitable candidate that can be appropriately designed and established into a potent anti-cancer drug.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBiphenyl CompoundsHumansLignansMagnoliaNeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBiphenyl CompoundsLignansmagnololcancerchemoresistancemagnololmolecular targetsphytochemicals

Identifiers

PMID30103472
PMCPMC6121321
OpenAlexW2886600771

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