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SynthesisInflammopharmacology2022

Therapeutic benefits of flavonoids against neuroinflammation: a systematic review.

Hamsalakshmi, Ann Maria Alex, Mahalakshmi Arehally Marappa, Suresh Joghee, Saravana Babu Chidambaram

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Synthesis in Inflammopharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 64 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

HamsalakshmiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, 570015, Karnataka, India.
Ann Maria AlexDepartment of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, 570015, Karnataka, India.
Mahalakshmi Arehally MarappaDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, 570015, Karnataka, India.
Suresh JogheeDepartment of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, 570015, Karnataka, India. jsuresh@jssuni.edu.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2346-3801
Saravana Babu ChidambaramDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, 570015, Karnataka, India. saravanababu.c@jssuni.edu.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-056X
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flavonoids are an important class of natural polyphenolic compounds reported to exert beneficial effects in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, autoimmune and neurological disorders. Flavonoids possess potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic and immuno-modulation properties. Intriguingly, the importance of flavonoids in different neurological disorders is gaining more attention due to the safety, better pharmacokinetic profile and blood-brain barrier penetration, cost-effectiveness and readiness for clinical uses/trials. Many in vitro and in vivo research studies have established the neuroprotective mechanism of flavonoids in the central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The present review summarizes the benefits of various classes of flavonoids (flavones, flavonols, flavanones, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, flavanols), chemical nature, classification, their occurrence and distribution, pharmacokinetics and bioavailability. The manuscript also presents available evidences relating to the role of flavonoids in regulating key signaling pathways such as nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins (JAK/STAT) pathway, Toll-like receptors (TLR) pathway, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) pathway involved in neuroinflammation associated with major neurological disorders. Literature search was conducted using electronic databases like Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed central, Springer search and Web of science. Chemical structures used in the present analysis were drawn using Chemdraw Professional 15.0 software. This collective information provides comprehensive knowledge on disease pathways and therapeutic benefits of flavonoids in neurological disorders, druggability and future scope for research.

Indexed as

FlavonoidsNeuroinflammatory DiseasesFlavonolsHumansNF-kappa BSignal TransductionFlavonoidsFlavonolsNF-kappa BBioavailabilityFlavonoidsNeuroinflammationNeurological disordersPharmacokinetics

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PMID35031904
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