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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Neurotransmitters Regulation and Food Intake: The Role of Dietary Sources in Neurotransmission.

Amin Gasmi, Aniqa Nasreen, Alain Menzel, Asma Gasmi Benahmed, Lyudmila Pivina, Sàdaf Noor, Massimiliano Peana, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Geir Bjørklund

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.3field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 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

9 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Amin GasmiSociété Francophone de Nutrithérapie et de Nutrigénétique Appliquée, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2165-8373
Aniqa NasreenDepartment of Physiology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Alain MenzelLaboratoires Réunis, 38, Rue Hiehl, L-6131 Junglinster, Luxembourg.
Asma Gasmi BenahmedAcadémie Internationale de Médecine Dentaire Intégrative, 75000 Paris, France.
Lyudmila PivinaDepartment of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Semey Medical University, 071400 Semey, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-8035-4866
Sàdaf NoorInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.
Massimiliano PeanaDepartment of Chemical, Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3306-0419
Salvatore ChirumboloDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1789-8307
Geir BjørklundCouncil for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Toften 24, 8610 Mo i Rana, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2632-3935
Académie de Paris · FRBahauddin Zakariya University · PKKing Edward Medical University · PKSemey Medical University · KZSociété Francophone d’Arthroscopie · FRThe Research Council of Norway · NOUniversity of Sassari · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurotransmitters (NTs) are biologically active chemicals, which mediate the electrochemical transmission between neurons. NTs control numerous organic functions particularly crucial for life, including movement, emotional responses, and the physical ability to feel pleasure and pain. These molecules are synthesized from simple, very common precursors. Many types of NTs have both excitatory and inhibitory effects. Neurotransmitters' imbalance can cause many diseases and disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, depression, insomnia, increased anxiety, memory loss, etc. Natural food sources containing NTs and/or their precursors would be a potential option to help maintain the balance of NTs to prevent brain and psychiatric disorders. The level of NTs could be influenced, therefore, by targeting dietary habits and nutritional regimens. The progressive implementation of nutritional approaches in clinical practice has made it necessary to infer more about some of the nutritional NTs in neuropsychiatry. However, the importance of the intake of nutritional NTs requires further understanding, since there are no prior significant studies about their bioavailability, clinical significance, and effects on nerve cells. Interventional strategies supported by evidence should be encouraged.

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BrainSynaptic TransmissionEatingHumansNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsNeurotransmitter Agentsdietary supplementsfoodhealth effectsnervous systemneurotransmittersprecursors

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PMID36615404
PMCPMC9822089
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