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ReviewBiomolecules2023

Polyphenols, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Review.

Vichitra Chandrasekaran, Tousif Ahmed Hediyal, Nikhilesh Anand, Pavan Heggadadevanakote Kendaganna, Vasavi Rakesh Gorantla, Arehally M Mahalakshmi, Ruchika Kaul Ghanekar, Jian Yang, Meena Kishore Sakharkar, Saravana Babu Chidambaram

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Vichitra ChandrasekaranDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, India.
Tousif Ahmed HediyalDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, India.
Nikhilesh AnandDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, American University of Antigua, Saint John's P.O. Box W-1451, Antigua and Barbuda.
Pavan Heggadadevanakote KendagannaCenter for Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Central Animal Facility, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, India.
Vasavi Rakesh GorantlaDepartment of Anatomical Science, St. George's University, West Indies FZ818, Grenada.ORCID 0000-0001-9088-0862
Arehally M MahalakshmiDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, India.
Ruchika Kaul GhanekarSymbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune 412115, India.
Jian YangDrug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.
Meena Kishore SakharkarDrug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.
Saravana Babu ChidambaramDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru 570015, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2357-056X
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research · INUniversity of Saskatchewan · CAAmerican University of Antigua · AGSt. George's University · GDSymbiosis International University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyphenols are secondary metabolites from plant origin and are shown to possess a wide range of therapeutic benefits. They are also reported as regulators of autophagy, inflammation and neurodegeneration. The autophagy pathway is vital in degrading outdated organelles, proteins and other cellular wastes. The dysregulation of autophagy causes proteinopathies, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation thereby contributing to neurodegeneration. Evidence reveals that polyphenols improve autophagy by clearing misfolded proteins in the neurons, suppress neuroinflammation and oxidative stress and also protect from neurodegeneration. This review is an attempt to summarize the mechanism of action of polyphenols in modulating autophagy and their involvement in pathways such as mTOR, AMPK, SIRT-1 and ERK. It is evident that polyphenols cause an increase in the levels of autophagic proteins such as beclin-1, microtubule-associated protein light chain (LC3 I and II), sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), etc. Although it is apparent that polyphenols regulate autophagy, the exact interaction of polyphenols with autophagy markers is not known. These data require further research and will be beneficial in supporting polyphenol supplementation as a potential alternative treatment for regulating autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAutophagyBeclin-1HumansPolyphenolsBeclin-1Polyphenolsautophagyneurodegenerative diseasesneuroinflammationpolyphenolsproteinopathies

Identifiers

PMID37627261
PMCPMC10452370
OpenAlexW4385429673

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