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ReviewInflammopharmacology2022

Black Seed (Nigella sativa): A Favourable Alternative Therapy for Inflammatory and Immune System Disorders.

Opeyemi Oluwafemi Ojueromi, Ganiyu Oboh, Ayokunle Olubode Ademosun

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Review in Inflammopharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Opeyemi Oluwafemi OjueromiDepartment of Biochemistry, Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Unit, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-3658
Ganiyu ObohDepartment of Biochemistry, Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Unit, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria. goboh@futa.edu.ng.
Ayokunle Olubode AdemosunDepartment of Biochemistry, Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Unit, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria.
Federal University of Technology · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the recent years, various food additives, medicinal plants, and their bioactive components have been utilized in anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory therapy. Nigella sativa is a key dietary supplement and food additive which has a strong traditional background. It is also one of the most broadly studied seeds in the global pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sector. N. sativa seeds are potential sources of natural metabolite such as phenolic compounds and alkaloids. The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory abilities of these seeds, most peculiarly with reference to some inflammatory and immune mediators, are reviewed. N. sativa and its bioactive compounds modulate inflammatory and immunomodulatory mediators including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) cyclooxygenase (COX), lipoxygenase (LOX), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), interleukins, and immunoglobulin levels. This paper comprehensively describes the biomarkers and signaling pathways underlying the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory potential of N. sativa. This review also explains the scientific basis and the pharmacological properties of core bioactive ingredients of N. sativa responsible for these biological activities which indicates that their bioactive components could be possibly regarded as favorable therapy for disorders linked to inflammation and immune-dysregulation.

Indexed as

Immune System DiseasesNigella sativaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFood AdditivesHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon-gammaLipoxygenasesNF-kappa BPlant ExtractsProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesSeedsTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFood AdditivesImmunoglobulinsInterferon-gammaLipoxygenasesNF-kappa BPlant ExtractsProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAlkaloidAnti-inflammationCytokinesImmunomodulationN. sativaPhenolics

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PMID35972596
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