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SynthesisMolecular biology reports2020

The anti-inflammatory properties of Acanthus Ebracteatus, Barleria Lupulina and Clinacanthus Nutans: a systematic review.

Naomi Temitope Olubusola Ilori, Crystal Xiao-Qi Liew, Chee-Mun Fang

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Synthesis in Molecular biology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effects ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  4. New Insights onMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Naomi Temitope Olubusola IloriSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Crystal Xiao-Qi LiewDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chee-Mun FangDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia. CheeMun.Fang@nottingham.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4934-5697

Funding

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) FRGS/1/2018/SKK08/UNIM/02/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This appraisal is comprised of the inflammatory studies that have been conducted on Clinacanthus nutans, Acanthus ebracteatus, and Barleria lupulina. The review aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the supporting and contradictory evidence on each plants' anti-inflammatory properties, whilst addressing the gaps in the current literature. The databases used to obtain relevant studies were Google Scholar, ResearchGate, PubMed and Nusearch (University of Nottingham). A total of 13 articles were selected for this review. A. ebracteatus was found to suppress neutrophil migration and weakly inhibits chronic inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, B. lupulina and C. nutans were shown to possess very similar anti-inflammatory properties. The studies on C. nutans indicated that its anti-inflammatory effect is strongly related to the inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Moreover, several phytoconstituents isolated from B. lupulina were shown to activate the anti-inflammatory Nrf2 pathway. Overall, all the studies have provided evidence to support the use of these plants as anti-inflammatory herbal remedies. However, their exact mechanism of action and the responsible phytoconstituents are yet to be established.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsPlant ExtractsAcanthaceaeAnimalsCell LineHumansInflammationNF-E2-Related Factor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Anti-Inflammatory AgentsNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2Plant ExtractsTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 4Acanthus ebracteatusAnti-inflammatoryBarleria lupulinaClinacanthus nutans

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