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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Activity of Selected Group of Monoterpenes in Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms in Experimental Model Studies-A Non-Systematic Review.

Karolina Wojtunik-Kulesza, Monika Rudkowska, Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd, Anna Oniszczuk, Kinga Borowicz-Reutt

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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 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 45 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karolina Wojtunik-KuleszaDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Monika RudkowskaIndependent Experimental Neuropathophysiology Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
Kamila Kasprzak-DrozdDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6282-6313
Anna OniszczukDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5109-3302
Kinga Borowicz-ReuttIndependent Experimental Neuropathophysiology Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia and cognitive function impairment. The multi-faced character of AD requires new drug solutions based on substances that incorporate a wide range of activities. Antioxidants, AChE/BChE inhibitors, BACE1, or anti-amyloid platelet aggregation substances are most desirable because they improve cognition with minimal side effects. Plant secondary metabolites, used in traditional medicine and pharmacy, are promising. Among these are the monoterpenes-low-molecular compounds with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, analgesic, sedative, as well as other biological properties. The presented review focuses on the pathophysiology of AD and a selected group of anti-neurodegenerative monoterpenes and monoterpenoids for which possible mechanisms of action have been explained. The main body of the article focuses on monoterpenes that have shown improved memory and learning, anxiolytic and sleep-regulating effects as determined by in vitro and in silico tests-followed by validation in in vivo models.

Indexed as

PhytotherapyAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsApolipoproteins ECholinesterase InhibitorsComputer SimulationDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEncephalitisHumansIridoidsLearningAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAnti-Anxiety AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsApolipoproteins ECholinesterase InhibitorsIridoidsMonoterpenesNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsNootropic AgentsPolyphenolsAlzheimer’s diseaseanxiolytic activityinsomniamemorymonoterpenessleep regulatory

Identifiers

PMID34298986
PMCPMC8306454
OpenAlexW3178810889

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