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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Thymoquinone Prevents Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration by Attenuating Oxidative Stress Via the Nrf2/ARE Pathway.

Jianjian Dong, Xiaoming Zhang, Shijing Wang, Chenchen Xu, Manli Gao, Songyang Liu, Xiaoxiao Li, Nan Cheng, Yongsheng Han, Xun Wang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jianjian DongHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China.
Xiaoming ZhangHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China.
Shijing WangThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Chenchen XuThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Manli GaoThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Songyang LiuThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Xiaoxiao LiThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Nan ChengThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Yongsheng HanThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Xun WangThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Yongzhu HanThe Affiliated Hospital of the Neurology Institute, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies have indicated that oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative conditions. Research has also revealed that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) triggers the expression of antioxidant genes via a series of antioxidant response elements (AREs), thus preventing oxidative stress. Thymoquinone (TQ) is the bioactive component of

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neurodegenerationNrf2/ARE signaling pathwayoxidative stressParkinson’ s diseasethymoquinone

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PMCPMC7840486
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