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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Cellular, Molecular, Pharmacological, and Nano-Formulation Aspects of Thymoquinone-A Potent Natural Antiviral Agent.

Ambreen Shoaib, Shamama Javed, Shadma Wahab, Lubna Azmi, Mohammad Tabish, Muhammad H Sultan, Karim Abdelsalam, Saad S Alqahtani, Md Faruque Ahmad

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ambreen ShoaibDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6562-8945
Shamama JavedDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2145-9956
Shadma WahabDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9941-2918
Lubna AzmiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0614-3080
Mohammad TabishDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8737-4088
Muhammad H SultanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Karim AbdelsalamDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Saad S AlqahtaniDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6164-9095
Md Faruque AhmadDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3353-0457
Jazan University · SAKing Khalid University · SAShaqra University · SAUniversity of Lucknow · IN

Funding

Jazan University ISP22-9
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of an antiviral agent research is to find an antiviral drug that reduces viral growth without harming healthy cells. Transformations of the virus, new viral strain developments, the resistance of viral pathogens, and side effects are the current challenges in terms of discovering antiviral drugs. The time has come and it is now essential to discover a natural antiviral agent that has the potential to destroy viruses without causing resistance or other unintended side effects. The pharmacological potency of thymoquinone (TQ) against different communicable and non-communicable diseases has been proven by various studies, and TQ is considered to be a safe antiviral substitute. Adjunctive immunomodulatory effects in addition to the antiviral potency of TQ makes it a major compound against viral infection through modulating the production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species, decreasing the cytokine storm, and inhibiting endothelial dysfunction. Nevertheless, TQ's low oral bioavailability, short half-life, poor water solubility, and conventional formulation are barriers to achieving its optimal pharmacologic benefits. Nano-formulation proposes numerous ways to overcome these obstacles through a small particle size, a big surface area, and a variety of surface modifications. Nano-based pharmaceutical innovations to combat viral infections using TQ are a promising approach to treating surmounting viral infections.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsBenzoquinonesParticle SizeSolubilityAntiviral AgentsBenzoquinonesthymoquinoneclinical trialimmunitymechanismnanotechnologythymoquinonevirus

Identifiers

PMID37513307
PMCPMC10383476
OpenAlexW4384526119

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Registered trials

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