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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Natural Products as the Potential to Improve Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.

Sung Wook Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Bumjung Kim, Gabsik Yang, Jong Uk Kim

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Nutritional and dietary clinical trials for Parkinson's disease: a narrative review.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025
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  13. Neuroprotective Iridoids and Lignans fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sung Wook KimCollege of Korea Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju-si 54986, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5394-0280
Jun Ho LeeCollege of Korea Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju-si 54986, Republic of Korea.
Bumjung KimDepartment of Oriental Health Management, Kyung Hee Cyber University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2741-4468
Gabsik YangCollege of Korea Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju-si 54986, Republic of Korea.
Jong Uk KimCollege of Korea Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju-si 54986, Republic of Korea.
Woosuk University · KRKyung Hee Cyber University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2016R1C1B2016274, 2021R1A2C1012846 and 2021R1I1A1A01059706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are the two most common neurodegenerative diseases in the world, and their incidence rates are increasing as our society ages. This creates a significant social and economic burden. Although the exact cause and treatment methods for these diseases are not yet known, research suggests that Alzheimer's disease is caused by amyloid precursor protein, while α-synuclein acts as a causative agent in Parkinson's disease. The accumulation of abnormal proteins such as these can lead to symptoms such as loss of protein homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation, which ultimately result in the death of nerve cells and the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. The medications currently available for these diseases only delay their progression and have many adverse effects, which has led to increased interest in developing natural products with fewer adverse effects. In this study, we selected specific keywords and thesis content to investigate natural products that are effective in treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. We reviewed 16 papers on natural products and found that they showed promising mechanisms of action such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and mitochondrial function improvement. Other natural products with similar properties could also be considered potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and they can be consumed as part of a healthy diet rather than as medicine.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseBiological ProductsNeurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorHumansAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorBiological ProductsAlzheimer’s diseasenatural productsneurodegenerationParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID37240173
PMCPMC10218422
OpenAlexW4377041429

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