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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Medicinal Plants with Anti-Leukemic Effects: A Review.

Tahani Maher, Raha Ahmad Raus, Djabir Daddiouaissa, Farah Ahmad, Noor Suhana Adzhar, Elda Surhaida Latif, Ferid Abdulhafiz, Arifullah Mohammed

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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 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tahani MaherBiotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P.O. Box 10, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur 50728, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9669-6457
Raha Ahmad RausBiotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P.O. Box 10, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur 50728, Malaysia.
Djabir DaddiouaissaBiotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P.O. Box 10, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur 50728, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9999-162X
Farah AhmadBiotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P.O. Box 10, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur 50728, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-8127-2259
Noor Suhana AdzharFaculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia, Pekan Pahang, Kuantan 26600, Malaysia.
Elda Surhaida LatifCentre for Toxicology and Health Risk Studies (CORE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia.
Ferid AbdulhafizFaculty of Agro-Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kelantan 17600, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-6482
Arifullah MohammedFaculty of Agro-Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kelantan 17600, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-7793-8134
International Islamic University Malaysia · MYUniversiti Malaysia Kelantan · MYNational University of Malaysia · MYUniversiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leukemia is a leukocyte cancer that is characterized by anarchic growth of immature immune cells in the bone marrow, blood and spleen. There are many forms of leukemia, and the best course of therapy and the chance of a patient's survival depend on the type of leukemic disease. Different forms of drugs have been used to treat leukemia. Due to the adverse effects associated with such therapies and drug resistance, the search for safer and more effective drugs remains one of the most challenging areas of research. Thus, new therapeutic approaches are important to improving outcomes. Almost half of the drugs utilized nowadays in treating cancer are from natural products and their derivatives. Medicinal plants have proven to be an effective natural source of anti-leukemic drugs. The cytotoxicity and the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of these plants to leukemic cells and their isolated compounds were investigated. Effort has been made throughout this comprehensive review to highlight the recent developments and milestones achieved in leukemia therapies using plant-derived compounds and the crude extracts from various medicinal plants. Furthermore, the mechanisms of action of these plants are discussed.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCell Line, TumorClinical Trials as TopicHumansLeukemiaPlants, MedicinalAntineoplastic Agents, Phytogenicalternative medicineanti-leukemiadrug discoveryleukemiamedicinal plants

Identifiers

PMID34066963
PMCPMC8124366
OpenAlexW3160376776

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