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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2021

The Beneficial Role of Natural Endocrine Disruptors: Phytoestrogens in Alzheimer's Disease.

Anita Domańska, Arkadiusz Orzechowski, Anna Litwiniuk, Małgorzata Kalisz, Wojciech Bik, Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anita DomańskaDepartment of Neuroendocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Marymoncka 99/103, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-6023
Arkadiusz OrzechowskiDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-2823
Anna LitwiniukDepartment of Neuroendocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Marymoncka 99/103, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1115-733X
Małgorzata KaliszDepartment of Neuroendocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Marymoncka 99/103, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-1141
Wojciech BikDepartment of Neuroendocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Marymoncka 99/103, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5925-8573
Agnieszka Baranowska-BikDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Cegłowska 80, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-8485
Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine · PLWarsaw University of Life Sciences · PLGrochowski Hospital · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia with a growing incidence rate primarily among the elderly. It is a neurodegenerative, progressive disorder leading to significant cognitive loss. Despite numerous pieces of research, no cure for halting the disease has been discovered yet. Phytoestrogens are nonestradiol compounds classified as one of the endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), meaning that they can potentially disrupt hormonal balance and result in developmental and reproductive abnormalities. Importantly, phytoestrogens are structurally, chemically, and functionally akin to estrogens, which undoubtedly has the potential to be detrimental to the organism. What is intriguing, although classified as EDCs, phytoestrogens seem to have a beneficial influence on Alzheimer's disease symptoms and neuropathologies. They have been observed to act as antioxidants, improve visual-spatial memory, lower amyloid-beta production, and increase the growth, survival, and plasticity of brain cells. This review article is aimed at contributing to the collective understanding of the role of phytoestrogens in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Importantly, it underlines the fact that despite being EDCs, phytoestrogens and their use can be beneficial in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsEndocrine DisruptorsFlavonoidsHormone Replacement TherapyHumansNervous SystemPhytoestrogensAmyloid beta-PeptidesEndocrine DisruptorsFlavonoidsPhytoestrogens

Identifiers

PMID34527172
PMCPMC8437597
OpenAlexW3197516339

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