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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2020

Identifying Plant-Based Natural Medicine against Oxidative Stress and Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Rahul Chandran, Heidi Abrahamse

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 47 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahul ChandranLaser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028 Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6807-5621
Heidi AbrahamseLaser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028 Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-827X
University of Johannesburg · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free radicals and oxidative stress are among the most studied factors leading to the imbalance in mental health. With no exception, free radicals also damage neuronal cells, leading to various degenerative diseases. With existing modern medications, around 80% of the world population relies on herbal medicine for various ailments. Phytochemicals in plants have a wide range of pharmacological properties, the major being their ability to scavenge free radicals. Plant polyphenols are among the major class of antioxidants identified in plants. This antioxidative property of plant compounds and their ability to downgrade the process of oxidative stress can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases. However, selecting plants and their active compounds is a crucial step in framing the mechanism of action underlying their therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

AntioxidantsHumansNADPH OxidasesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNF-kappa BOxidative StressPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalPolyphenolsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsNADPH OxidasesNF-kappa BPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID33014278
PMCPMC7519196
OpenAlexW3090948172

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