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SynthesisJournal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of MLC901 (NeuroAiD II

I G M Aswin R Ranuh, Gadis Meinar Sari, Budi Utomo, Nur Setiawan Suroto, Asra Al Fauzi

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Synthesis in Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

I G M Aswin R RanuhDepartment of Neurosurgery, 194160Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga-Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Gadis Meinar SariDepartment of Physiology and Medical Biochemistry, 194160Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Budi UtomoDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 194160Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Nur Setiawan SurotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, 194160Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga-Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Asra Al FauziDepartment of Neurosurgery, 194160Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga-Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0002-5155-2476
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMoleac (MLC) 901 is a traditional Chinese medication approved by the Sino Food and Drug Administration in 2001 for treating stroke. This study aims to analyze the efficacy of MLC901 in animal stroke models after medial cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO).

methodsLiterature selection was performed according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) 2015. Inclusion criteria for the experimental studies were the use of animal models, publication in English between 1990 and 2020, information regarding the intervention technique used, and outcomes regarding the efficacy of MLC901 administration.

resultsMLC901 administration resulted in significantly less infarction volume by a mean difference of 17.17 compared to the control group (p < .00001). The MLC901 group resulted in significant improvement in 5-bromo-20-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-positive cells expression by a mean difference of 662.79 (p < .00001) and neurological function, which was indicated by a mean difference in the Bederson Neurological Outcome Score of 1.40 (p < .00001).

conclusionsMLC901 administration in an animal stroke model resulted in a better reduction in infarction volume and improvement in BrdU expression and neurologic function. These data could help in further determining the efficacy of MLC901 for acute ischemic brain injury in humans.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrain InjuriesDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalIschemic StrokeMiddle Cerebral ArteryDrugs, Chinese HerbalNeuroaidBederson Neurological Outcome ScoreBrdU expressioninfarction volumeischemic strokeMLC901

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PMID34387107
PMCPMC8369951
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