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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2020

Palmatine as an Agent Against Metabolic Syndrome and Its Related Complications: A Review.

Sophia Ogechi Ekeuku, Kok-Lun Pang, Kok-Yong Chin

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 40 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sophia Ogechi EkeukuDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5485-4592
Kok-Lun PangDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2219-6297
Kok-Yong ChinDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6628-1552
National University of Malaysia · MYShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palmatine is a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid with various pharmacological properties. Given its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, palmatine may be able to impede the effects of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its related diseases triggered by inflammation and oxidative stress. This review summarises the existing literature about the effects of palmatine supplementation on MetS and its complications. The evidence shows that palmatine could protect against MetS, and cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, which might be associated with MetS. These protective effects are mediated by the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of palmatine. Although preclinical experiments have demonstrated the efficacy of palmatine against MetS and its related diseases, no human clinical trials have been performed to validate these effects. This research gap should be bridged to validate the efficacy and safety of palmatine supplementation in protecting humans against MetS and its related diseases.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBerberine AlkaloidsHumansInflammationMetabolic SyndromeOxidative StressAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBerberine Alkaloidspalmatineanti-inflammationantioxidantmyocardial reperfusion injuryobesityosteoarthritisosteoporosis

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PMID33235437
PMCPMC7680161
OpenAlexW3098452084

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