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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Potential Synergistic Action of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Extracts against Skin Infecting Microorganisms.

Przemysław Sitarek, Anna Merecz-Sadowska, Tomasz Kowalczyk, Joanna Wieczfinska, Radosław Zajdel, Tomasz Śliwiński

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Przemysław SitarekDepartment of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5495-3550
Anna Merecz-SadowskaDepartment of Economic Informatics, University of Lodz, 90-214 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9987-4573
Tomasz KowalczykDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Genetics, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4559-5015
Joanna WieczfinskaDepartment of Immunopathology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8830-1507
Radosław ZajdelDepartment of Economic Informatics, University of Lodz, 90-214 Lodz, Poland.
Tomasz ŚliwińskiLaboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8385-7744
University of Łódź · PLMedical University of Lodz · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The skin is an important organ that acts as a physical barrier to the outer environment. It is rich in immune cells such as keratinocytes, Langerhans cells, mast cells, and T cells, which provide the first line of defense mechanisms against numerous pathogens by activating both the innate and adaptive response. Cutaneous immunological processes may be stimulated or suppressed by numerous plant extracts via their immunomodulatory properties. Several plants are rich in bioactive molecules; many of these exert antimicrobial, antiviral, and antifungal effects. The present study describes the impact of plant extracts on the modulation of skin immunity, and their antimicrobial effects against selected skin invaders. Plant products remain valuable counterparts to modern pharmaceuticals and may be used to alleviate numerous skin disorders, including infected wounds, herpes, and tineas.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsDermatomycosesDrug SynergismHumansImmunologic FactorsPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalSkinSkin Diseases, BacterialSkin Diseases, InfectiousVirus DiseasesAnti-Infective AgentsImmunologic FactorsPlant Extractsimmunological responsemodulation of skin immunityplant extractsskin diseasesskin pathogens

Identifiers

PMID32707732
PMCPMC7403983
OpenAlexW3042757751

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