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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Potential of Naturally Derived Alkaloids as Multi-Targeted Therapeutic Agents for Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Yew Rong Kong, Kai Ching Tay, Yi Xiang Su, Choon Kwang Wong, Wen Nee Tan, Kooi Yeong Khaw

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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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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, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 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.

Yew Rong KongBiofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
Kai Ching TayBiofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
Yi Xiang SuBiofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9289-9647
Choon Kwang WongBiofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
Wen Nee TanChemistry Section, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
Kooi Yeong KhawBiofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2360-6235
Monash University Malaysia · MYUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alkaloids are a class of secondary metabolites that can be derived from plants, fungi and marine sponges. They are widely known as a continuous source of medicine for the management of chronic disease including cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. For example, galanthamine and huperzine A are alkaloid derivatives currently being used for the symptomatic management of neurodegenerative disease. The etiology of neurodegenerative diseases is polygenic and multifactorial including but not limited to inflammation, oxidative stress and protein aggregation. Therefore, natural-product-based alkaloids with polypharmacology modulation properties are potentially useful for further drug development or, to a lesser extent, as nutraceuticals to manage neurodegeneration. This review aims to discuss and summarise recent developments in relation to naturally derived alkaloids for neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

AlkaloidsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiological ProductsHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressAlkaloidsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiological ProductsNeuroprotective Agentsalkaloidsamyloid betacholinesterasedrug likenessmulti-targeted agentneurogenesisneuroinflammationneuroprotectivetau protein

Identifiers

PMID33573300
PMCPMC7866829
OpenAlexW3126762324

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