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ArticleMalaria journal2020

Moringa oleifera treatment increases Tbet expression in CD4

Jennifer Pilotos, Kadra Abdu Ibrahim, Chishimba Nathan Mowa, Michael Makokha Opata

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Article in Malaria journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. HarnessingInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Antimalarial potential ofThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer PilotosDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, ASU Box 32027, Boone, NC, 28604, USA.
Kadra Abdu IbrahimDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, ASU Box 32027, Boone, NC, 28604, USA.
Chishimba Nathan MowaDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, ASU Box 32027, Boone, NC, 28604, USA.
Michael Makokha OpataDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, ASU Box 32027, Boone, NC, 28604, USA. opatamm@appstate.edu.
Appalachian State University · US

Funding

Appalachian State University StartUp funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalaria is a worldwide problem that affects millions of people yearly. In rural areas where anti-malarial drugs are not easily accessible, many people use herbal treatments, such as Moringa oleifera, to treat a variety of diseases and ailments including malaria. While Moringa is reported to possess potent and curative anti-malarial properties, previous studies have mostly been restricted to assessment of parasitaemia. In this study, the effect of Moringa on malaria immunity in a murine model was investigated.

methodsUsing a high dose (60 mg/mouse) for a short time (7 days) or low dose Moringa (30 mg/mouse) for a longer time (3 weeks), cytokine production, and Tbet expression by effector CD4

resultsMoringa-treated mice had increased numbers of effector CD4

conclusionsTaken together, these data suggest that Moringa treatment leads to increased CD4

Indexed as

AnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleFlow CytometryMalariaMalnutritionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMoringa oleiferaParasitemiaPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlasmodium chabaudiSpleenT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsPlant ExtractsT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsEffector T cellsImmunityMalariaMalnutritionMoringa

Identifiers

PMID32033605
PMCPMC7006207
OpenAlexW3008385417

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