Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34504615›Full record

ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

Ionela D Popescu, Elena Codrici, Simona Mihai, Cristina-Mihaela Luntraru, Mihaela Neagu, Cristiana Tanase

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ionela D PopescuBiochemistry-Proteomics Department, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Elena CodriciBiochemistry-Proteomics Department, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Simona MihaiBiochemistry-Proteomics Department, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristina-Mihaela LuntraruDepartment of Research and Development Patents, SC Hofigal Export Import SA, 042124 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihaela NeaguDepartment of Research and Development Patents, SC Hofigal Export Import SA, 042124 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristiana TanaseBiochemistry-Proteomics Department, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Institutul National Victor Babes · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on the immunopharmacological activities of various plant species have provided evidence for the high therapeutic potential of different extracts. These represent a promising alternative to reduce the inflammatory processes and, thus, diseases related to inflammation. Numerous scientific studies strongly suggest that diet plays an essential role in inflammation, and that certain dietary factors can act as preventive or treatment methods to lower inflammation. In the present study, a novel lingonberry-based dietary supplement was investigated for the ability to suppress the inflammatory response in activated monocytes/macrophages. Based on cell viability/proliferation and cytotoxicity tests, concentrations between 40 and 130 µg/ml of the extracts showed a high viability/proliferation effect and no cytotoxic activity in monocyte/macrophage cells. To further investigate the anti-inflammatory potential of our novel lingonberry-based dietary supplement, we studied the effect of the extract on the inflammatory response in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages. We found that the extract exhibited a strong anti-inflammatory potential by inhibiting the expression of major inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α] in activated monocyte/macrophage cells. The expression of IL-6 and IL-8 was subsequently validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In conclusion, we demonstrated that our product exhibits no cytotoxicity and suppresses inflammation, and thus can be considered a natural important tool for inflammation control.

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bioactive compoundscytokinesdietary supplementinflammationlingonberry

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PMID34504615
PMCPMC8393499
OpenAlexW3192180058

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