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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Natural Polyphenols in Metabolic Syndrome: Protective Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.

Shiyao Zhang, Mengyi Xu, Wenxiang Zhang, Chang Liu, Siyu Chen

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shiyao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
Mengyi XuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
Wenxiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1077-8014
Chang LiuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9251-708X
Siyu ChenState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3809-1062
China Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771298National Natural Science Foundation of China 31800992National Natural Science Foundation of China 81800512National Natural Science Foundation of China 92057112Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20180554Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20180577Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions PAPD
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a chronic disease, including abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. It should be noted that the occurrence of MetS is closely related to oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, ectopic fat accumulation, and the impairment of the antioxidant system, which in turn further aggravates the intracellular oxidative imbalance and inflammatory response. As enriched anti-inflammatory and antioxidant components in plants, natural polyphenols exhibit beneficial effects, including improving liver fat accumulation and dyslipidemia, reducing blood pressure. Hence, they are expected to be useful in the prevention and management of MetS. At present, epidemiological studies indicate a negative correlation between polyphenol intake and MetS incidence. In this review, we summarized and discussed the most promising natural polyphenols (including flavonoid and non-flavonoid drugs) in the precaution and treatment of MetS, including their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, as well as their regulatory functions involved in glycolipid homeostasis.

Indexed as

AnimalsClinical Trials as TopicDisease ProgressionHumansMetabolic SyndromePolyphenolsProtective AgentsSignal TransductionPolyphenolsProtective Agentsapplicationmetabolic syndromenatural polyphenolprotective effect

Identifiers

PMID34204038
PMCPMC8201163
OpenAlexW3172552842

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