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ReviewInflammopharmacology2023

Umbelliferon: a review of its pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics.

Zhi Lin, Xi Cheng, Hui Zheng

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Review in Inflammopharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi Lin *Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China.
Xi Cheng *Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China.
Hui ZhengHospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China. zhenghuitcm@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0858-5339
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coumarin, a plant secondary metabolite, has various pharmacological activities, including antioxidant stress and anti-inflammatory effects. Umbelliferone, a common coumarin compound found in almost all higher plants, has been extensively studied for its pharmacological effects in different disease models and doses with complex action mechanisms. This review aims to summarize these studies and provide useful information to relevant scholars. The pharmacological studies demonstrate that umbelliferone has diverse effects such as anti-diabetes, anti-cancer, anti-infection, anti-rheumatoid arthritis, neuroprotection, and improvement of liver, kidney, and myocardial tissue damage. The action mechanisms of umbelliferone include inhibition of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, improvement of insulin resistance, myocardial hypertrophy, and tissue fibrosis, in addition to regulation of blood glucose and lipid metabolism. Among the action mechanisms, the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation is the most critical. In short, these pharmacological studies disclose that umbelliferone is expected to treat many diseases, and more research should be conducted.

Indexed as

AntioxidantsLiverHumansInflammationOxidative StressUmbelliferonesAntioxidantsUmbelliferonesAnti-inflammatoryAnti-oxidantCoumarinPharmacologyUmbelliferone

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PMID37308634
OpenAlexW4380304155

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