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ReviewFood science & nutrition2022

Therapeutic application of carvacrol: A comprehensive review.

Muhammad Imran, Mahwish Aslam, Suliman A Alsagaby, Farhan Saeed, Ishtiaque Ahmad, Muhamamd Afzaal, Muhammad Umair Arshad, Mohamed A Abdelgawad, Ahmed H El-Ghorab, Ahmed Khames and 5 more

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers.

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88citing papers in PubMed
49.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 177 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

15 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Muhammad ImranDepartment of Food Science and Technology University of Narowal Narowal Pakistan.
Mahwish AslamFaculty of Allied Health Sciences, University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences The University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.
Suliman A AlsagabyDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences Majmaah University Majmaah Saudi Arabia.
Farhan SaeedDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Ishtiaque AhmadDepartment of Dairy Technology, FAPT University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1117-3703
Muhamamd AfzaalDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Muhammad Umair ArshadDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Mohamed A AbdelgawadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed H El-GhorabDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed KhamesDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy Taif University Taif Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Ali ShariatiK.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (The First Cossack University) Moscow Russian Federation.
Arslan AhmadDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Muzamal HussainDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Ali ImranDepartment of Food Science and Technology Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0332-8066
Saiful IslamInstitute of Nutrition and Food Science University of Dhaka Dhaka Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-7719
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKJouf University · SAMajmaah University · SAMoscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy · RUTaif University · SAUniversity of Dhaka · BDUniversity of Lahore · PKUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carvacrol is a major natural constituent and is significantly present as an essential oil in aromatic plants and is well known for its numerous biological activities. Therapeutic properties of carvacrol have been demonstrated as anti-oxidant, anticancer, diabetes prevention, cardioprotective, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective and reproductive role, antiaging, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory properties. The carvacrol biosynthesis has been mediated through mevalonate pathway. Carvacrol has the anticancer ability against malignant cells via decreasing the expressions of matrix metalloprotease 2 and 9, inducing apoptosis, enhancing the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins, disrupting mitochondrial membrane, suppressing extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction, and also decreasing the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B. It also decreased the concentrations of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase as well as also restored liver function, insulin level, and plasma glucose level. Carvacrol also has been found to exert antimicrobial activity against

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anticancerantidiabeticcardio‐protectivecarvacroldose and safetyphytochemical

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PMID36348778
PMCPMC9632228
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