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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Understanding the role of

Tapan Behl, Arpita Arora, Rajeev K Singla, Aayush Sehgal, Hafiz A Makeen, Mohammed Albratty, Abdulkarim M Meraya, Asim Najmi, Simona Gabriela Bungau

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Tapan BehlSchool of Health Science and Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Uttarakhand, India.
Arpita AroraChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
Rajeev K SinglaInstitutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Aayush SehgalGHG Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Hafiz A MakeenPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlbrattyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkarim M MerayaPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Asim NajmiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Simona Gabriela BungauDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania.
Jazan University · SAChitkara University · INLovely Professional University · INUniversity of Oradea · ROUniversity of Petroleum and Energy Studies · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease constitutes the second most widespread neurological disorder, primarily affecting the older population. Its symptoms are noticeable with advancing age including tremors, postural imbalance, and slow movements, and over time, these symptoms get aggravated, progressing to osteoporosis, osteopenia, and risk of fractures. These symptoms correlate to low bone density and hence weakened bones; thus, vitamin D proves to be an intricate component of the pathogenesis of the disease. Moreover, lower serum concentrations of vitamin D have been found in diseased subjects. Supplementation with vitamin D can retard the aggravation of non-motor as well as motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease that include cognitive improvement along with the decline in risk of fractures. Also, vitamin D is extremely crucial for brain functioning, targeting dopaminergic neurons, and almost the entire functioning of the brain is affected. However, further exploration is required to determine the toxic dose of vitamin D in Parkinson's subjects. This "sunshine vitamin" surely can be a ray of sunshine for neurologically diseased subjects.

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neurological disorderneuroprotectionParkinson’s diseasesupplementvitamin D

Identifiers

PMID36601055
PMCPMC9807223
OpenAlexW4313389618

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Registered trials

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