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ReviewNutrients2020

The Effect of Natural Antioxidants in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: Focus on Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction.

Cristina Carresi, Micaela Gliozzi, Vincenzo Musolino, Miriam Scicchitano, Federica Scarano, Francesca Bosco, Saverio Nucera, Jessica Maiuolo, Roberta Macrì, Stefano Ruga and 9 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
46citing 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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 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

19 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina CarresiInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Micaela GliozziInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Vincenzo MusolinoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Miriam ScicchitanoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Federica ScaranoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Francesca BoscoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Saverio NuceraInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Jessica MaiuoloInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Roberta MacrìInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Stefano RugaInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Francesca OppedisanoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Maria Caterina ZitoInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Lorenza GuarnieriInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Rocco MollaceInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Annamaria TaverneseInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Ernesto PalmaInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4199-207X
Ezio BombardelliInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Massimo FiniNutramed S.c.a.r.l., Complesso Ninì Barbieri, Roccelletta di Borgia, 88021 Catanzaro, Italy.
Vincenzo MollaceInstitute of Research for Food Safety & Health IRC-FSH, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a set of clinical findings that include visceral adiposity, insulin-resistance, high triglycerides (TG), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and hypertension, which is linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The pathogenesis of MetS involves both genetic and acquired factors triggering oxidative stress, cellular dysfunction and systemic inflammation process mainly responsible for the pathophysiological mechanism. In recent years, MetS has gained importance due to the exponential increase in obesity worldwide. However, at present, it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. The present review will summarize the pathogenesis of MetS and the existing pharmacological therapies currently used and focus attention on the beneficial effects of natural compounds to reduce the risk and progression of MetS. In this regard, emerging evidence suggests a potential protective role of bergamot extracts, in particular bergamot flavonoids, in the management of different features of MetS, due to their pleiotropic anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering effects.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCitrusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceMetabolic SyndromeObesityObesity, AbdominalOxidative StressPlant ExtractsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHypoglycemic AgentsPlant Extractsbergamotmetabolic syndromenatural antioxidantplant extractspolyphenols

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PMID32455840
PMCPMC7284500
OpenAlexW3027530623

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