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ReviewBiomolecules2019

Fructans as Immunomodulatory and Antiviral Agents: The Case of

Erin Dobrange, Darin Peshev, Bianke Loedolff, Wim Van den Ende

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Review in Biomolecules, 2019. 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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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Fructose-Containing Plant Carbohydrates: Biological Activities and Medical Applications.Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections · 2023
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  19. Bioactive Carbohydrate Polymers-Between Myth and Reality.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Erin DobrangeLaboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. erin.dobrange@kuleuven.be.
Darin PeshevLaboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. darinpeshev@gmail.com.
Bianke LoedolffInstitute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa. bianke@sun.ac.za.
Wim Van den EndeLaboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. wim.vandenende@kuleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0003-1137-3614

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Throughout history, medicinal purposes of plants have been studied, documented, and acknowledged as an integral part of human healthcare systems. The development of modern medicine still relies largely on this historical knowledge of the use and preparation of plants and their extracts. Further research into the human microbiome highlights the interaction between immunomodulatory responses and plant-derived, prebiotic compounds. One such group of compounds includes the inulin-type fructans (ITFs), which may also act as signaling molecules and antioxidants. These multifunctional compounds occur in a small proportion of plants, many of which have recognized medicinal properties.

Indexed as

ImmunomodulationAntioxidantsAntiviral AgentsEchinaceaFructansImmune SystemPlant ExtractsVirusesAntioxidantsAntiviral AgentsFructansPlant ExtractsantioxidantsEchinaceafructansherbal medicineimmunomodulationprebiotics

Identifiers

PMID31623122
PMCPMC6843407

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