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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Polyphenols Targeting MAPK Mediated Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Tapan Behl, Tanuj Upadhyay, Sukhbir Singh, Sridevi Chigurupati, Amal M Alsubayiel, Vasudevan Mani, Celia Vargas-De-La-Cruz, Diana Uivarosan, Cristiana Bustea, Cristian Sava and 3 more

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 130 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

13 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Tapan BehlDepartment of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0993-7708
Tanuj UpadhyayAmity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Gwalior, Gwalior 474005, Madhya Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1583-4820
Sukhbir SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
Sridevi ChigurupatiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1081-2964
Amal M AlsubayielDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.
Vasudevan ManiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah 52571, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8440-8366
Celia Vargas-De-La-CruzFaculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Academic Department of Pharmacology, Bromatology and Toxicology, Centro Latinoamericano de Enseñanza e Investigación en Bacteriología Alimentaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0001-9187-5504
Diana UivarosanDepartment of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Cristiana BusteaDepartment of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Cristian SavaDepartment of Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6456-5770
Manuela StoicescuDepartment of Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Andrei-Flavius RaduFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Simona Gabriela BungauFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3236-1292
University of Oradea · ROQassim University · SAChitkara University · INNational University of San Marcos · PE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disorder, predominantly symmetric, which causes joint inflammation, cartilage degeneration and bone erosion, resulting in deformity and the loss of physical function. Although the management of RA has steadily improved, the pathophysiological mechanism is incompletely elucidated, and therapeutic options are still limited. Due to shortcomings in the efficacy or safety profiles of conventional RA therapies, therapeutic alternatives have been considered. Therefore, natural extracts containing polyphenolic compounds can become promising adjuvant agents for RA global management, due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and apoptotic properties. Polyphenols can regulate intracellular signaling pathways in RA and can generate different immune responses through some key factors (i.e., MAPK, interleukins (ILs 1 and 6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), nuclear factor light k chain promoter of activated receptor (NF-κB), and c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK)). The critical function of the Toll like-receptor (TLR)-dependent mitogen-activating protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in mediating the pathogenic characteristics of RA has been briefly discussed. Oxidative stress can trigger a change in transcription factors, which leads to the different expression of some genes involved in the inflammatory process. This review aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the efficacy of polyphenols in mitigating RA by inhibiting signaling pathways, suggesting future research perspectives in order to validate their use.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidHumansMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesOxidative StressPolyphenolsSignal TransductionMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPolyphenolsflavonoidsinterleukinoxidativerheumatoid arthritisstilbenesTLR/MAPKTNF

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PMID34770980
PMCPMC8588006
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