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ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2018

Natural Products for Promoting Joint Health and Managing Osteoarthritis.

Yves Henrotin, Ali Mobasheri

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Review in Current rheumatology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Yves HenrotinPhysical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Institute of Pathology, Bone and Cartilage Research Center, University of Liège, Place du 20 Août 7, 4000, Arthropôle, Liège, Belgium. yhenrotin@uliege.be.
Ali MobasheriDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania.
State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine · LTUniversity of Liège · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewOsteoarthritis, the most common joint disease, is associated with substantial medical costs, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life. However, available pharmaceutical treatments have limitations in terms of efficacy and long-term safety. RECENT

findingsIn vitro evidence suggests that some natural products may possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties and may inhibit the release of key osteoarthritis-related cytokines. There is, therefore, ongoing interest in identifying natural products that safely promote joint health and treat osteoarthritis. Numerous plant extracts, including curcumin, Boswellia extract, and pycnogenol, have shown effect sizes (ES) for reducing pain and functional disability larger than those observed with analgesics and products such as glucosamine and chondroitin. The ES for methylsulfonylmethane and avocado/soybean unsaponifiables are also considered to be clinically relevant. Data from a small number of studies using natural products for treating osteoarthritis are promising but require confirmation in further well-designed clinical trials.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBiological ProductsBoswelliaChondroitinCurcuminDietary SupplementsDimethyl SulfoxideFlavonoidsGlucosamineHumansOsteoarthritisPain ManagementPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsSalixSulfonesAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBiological ProductsChondroitinCurcumindimethyl sulfoneDimethyl SulfoxideFlavonoidsGlucosaminePlant ExtractspycnogenolsSulfonesBoswellia serrata extractCurcuminOsteoarthritisPlant extractsPycnogenol

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PMID30232562
OpenAlexW2889947704

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