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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Role of Withaferin A and Its Derivatives in the Management of Alzheimer's Disease: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives.

Rajib Das, Abdur Rauf, Saima Akhter, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Talha Bin Emran, Saikat Mitra, Ishaq N Khan, Mohammad S Mubarak

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07724873 (A Phase I/II Trial to Assess Safety and Activity of Standardized Withaferin A as GvHD Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Matched Related Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07724873 phase1 / phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I/II Trial to Assess Safety and Activity of Standardized Withaferin A as GvHD Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Matched Related Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

TypeinterventionalSponsorTata Memorial CentreRan2025 to 2029Enrolled54ConditionsHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT), GVHD - Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Hematological MalignancyArmsSWA (standardized root extract of Withania somnifera)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 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 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Rajib DasDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-7852-4080
Abdur RaufDepartment of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Anbar 23561, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2429-5491
Saima AkhterDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Nazmul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-4021-106X
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-2272
Saikat MitraDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
Ishaq N KhanInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar 25100, Pakistan.
Mohammad S MubarakDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-9782-0835
International Islamic University Chittagong · BDUniversity of Dhaka · BDBGC Trust University Bangladesh · BDKhyber Medical University · PKUniversity of Jordan · JOUniversity of Swabi · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent age-related neurodegenerative disorders associated with cognitive decline and memory deficits due to beta-amyloid deposition (Aβ) and tau protein hyperphosphorylation. To date, approximately 47 million people worldwide have AD. This figure will rise to an estimated 75.6 million by 2030 and 135.5 million by 2050. According to the literature, the efficacy of conventional medications for AD is statistically substantial, but clinical relevance is restricted to disease slowing rather than reversal. Withaferin A (WA) is a steroidal lactone glycowithanolides, a secondary metabolite with comprehensive biological effects. Biosynthetically, it is derived from

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCognitive DysfunctionHumansNeuroprotective AgentsPeptide FragmentsPlaque, AmyloidSolanaceaetau ProteinsWithaniaWithanolidesAmyloid beta-PeptidesNeuroprotective AgentsPeptide Fragmentstau Proteinswithaferin AWithanolidesAlzheimer’s diseasebeta-amyloidmevalonatenon-mevalonate pathwaywithaferin A

Identifiers

PMID34204308
PMCPMC8234716
OpenAlexW3172540966

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