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ReviewCurrent drug research reviews2024

The Prospects of Phytomedicines and Nanomedicines to Treat Leishmaniasis: A Comprehensive Review.

Rajan Swami, Keshav Aggarwal

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Review in Current drug research reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Antileishmanial Activity ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Article
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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajan SwamiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6291-3807
Keshav AggarwalDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.
Chitkara University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global shift in lifestyle has prompted health agencies to redirect their focus from poverty-related diseases to the emergence of lifestyle diseases prevalent in privileged regions. As a result, these diseases have been labeled as "neglected diseases," receiving limited research attention, funding, and resources. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) encompass a diverse group of vector-borne protozoal diseases that are prevalent in tropical areas worldwide. Among these NTDs is leishmaniasis, a disease that affects populations globally and manifests as skin abnormalities, internal organ involvement, and mucous-related abnormalities. Due to the lack of effective and safe medicines and vaccines, it is crucial to explore alternative resources. Phytomedicine, which comprises therapeutic herbal constituents with anti-leishmanial properties, holds promise but is limited by its poor physicochemical properties. The emerging field of nanomedicine has shown remarkable potential in revitalizing the anti-leishmanial efficacy of these phytoconstituents. In this investigation, we aim to highlight and discuss key plant constituents in combination with nanotechnology that have been explored in the fight against leishmaniasis.

Indexed as

Antiprotozoal AgentsLeishmaniasisNanomedicineAnimalsHumansLeishmaniaNeglected DiseasesPhytochemicalsPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsAntiprotozoal AgentsPhytochemicalsPlant Extractsherbal medicinesleishmaniasisNanoparticlesneglected diseasesneglected tropical diseases (NTDs).phytomedicines

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PMID37489778
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