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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Natural Sources of Therapeutic Agents Used in Skin Conditions.

Monica Dinu, Alin Laurențiu Tatu, Dorin Ioan Cocoș, Lawrence Chukwudi Nwabudike, Ana Maria Chirilov, Claudia Simona Stefan, Kamel Earar, Olimpia Dumitriu Buzia

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In one paragraph

Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
17.0field-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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Monica DinuCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Alin Laurențiu TatuClinical Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4290-7068
Dorin Ioan CocoșCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Lawrence Chukwudi NwabudikeNicolae Paulescu Institute, 030167 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0774-7396
Ana Maria ChirilovCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Claudia Simona StefanCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Kamel EararCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Olimpia Dumitriu BuziaCentre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin conditions are numerous and often have a major impact on patients' quality of life, and effective and safe treatment is very important. The conventional drugs used for skin diseases are usually corticosteroids and antimicrobial products that can induce various side effects, especially with long-term use, which is why researchers are studying alternatives, especially biologically active natural products. Three products caught our attention: bee venom (BV), due to reported experimental results showing anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antimycotic, and anticancer effects,

Indexed as

acnealopeciaatopic dermatitisbee venomFicus caricaGeranium essential oilpsoriasiswounds

Identifiers

PMID38672762
PMCPMC11051086
OpenAlexW4394676153

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Registered trials

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