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ReviewHeliyon2024

Phytoimmunomodulators: A review of natural modulators for complex immune system.

Partibha Hooda, Rohit Malik, Saurabh Bhatia, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Asim Najmi, Khalid Zoghebi, Maryam A Halawi, Hafiz A Makeen, Syam Mohan

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Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
10.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 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 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Partibha HoodaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Rohit MalikGurugram Global College of Pharmacy, Gurugram, India.
Saurabh BhatiaSchool of Health Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Ahmed Al-HarrasiNatural & Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, Birkat Al Mauz, Oman.
Asim NajmiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid ZoghebiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Maryam A HalawiDepartment of Clinical pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Hafiz A MakeenDepartment of Clinical pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Syam MohanSubstance Abuse and Toxicology Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Jazan University · SAUniversity of Nizwa · OMMaharshi Dayanand University · INSaveetha University · INShree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past few decades, the medicinal properties of plants and their effects on the human immune system are being studied extensively. Plants are an incredible source of traditional medicines that help cure various diseases, including altered immune mechanisms and are economical and benign compared to allopathic medicines. Reported data in written documents such as Traditional Chinese medicine, Indian Ayurvedic medicine support the supplementation of botanicals for immune defense reactions in the body and can lead to safe and effective immunity responses. Additionally, some botanicals are well-identified as magical herbal remedies because they act upon the pathogen directly and help boost the immunity of the host. Chemical compounds, also known as phytochemicals, obtained from these botanicals looked promising due to their effects on the human immune system by modulating the lymphocytes which subsequently reduce the chances of getting infected. This paper summarises most documented phytochemicals and how they act on the immune system, their properties and possible mechanisms, screening conventions, formulation guidelines, comparison with synthetic immunity-enhancers, marketed immunity-boosting products, and immune-booster role in the ongoing ghastly corona virus wave. However, it focuses mainly on plant metabolites as immunomodulators. In addition, it also sheds light on the current advancements and future possibilities in this field. From this thorough study, it can be stated that the plant-based secondary metabolites contribute significantly to immunity building and could prove to be valuable medicaments for the design and development of novel immunomodulators even for a pandemic like COVID-19.

Indexed as

AyurvedaCOVID-19ImmunomodulatorsPhytoimmunomodulatorsSecondary metabolitesTraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID38205318
PMCPMC10777011
OpenAlexW4389862589

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