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ReviewHeliyon2024

Clinical applications and mechanism insights of natural flavonoids against type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Abdelaali Balahbib, Asaad Khalid, Hafiz A Makeen, Hassan A Alhazmi, Mohammed Albratty, Andi Hermansyah, Long Chiau Ming, Khang Wen Goh, Nasreddine El Omari

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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 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Peel of Pomegranate Fruit (Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Aqueous Extracts and Flavonoids Obtained fromPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Citrus Flavonoids as Antimicrobials.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2025
    Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
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.

Abdelhakim BouyahyaLaboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat 10106, Morocco.
Abdelaali BalahbibHigh Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Errachidia, Errachidia, Morocco.
Asaad KhalidSubstance Abuse and Toxicology Research Center, Jazan University, P.O. Box: 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Hafiz A MakeenPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan A AlhazmiSubstance Abuse and Toxicology Research Center, Jazan University, P.O. Box: 114, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlbrattyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Postal Code 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Andi HermansyahDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, 60115 Surabaya, Indonesia.
Long Chiau MingDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, 60115 Surabaya, Indonesia.
Khang Wen GohFaculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia.
Nasreddine El OmariHigh Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Tetouan, Tetouan, Morocco.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes is a complex disease that affects a large percentage of the world's population, and it is associated with several risk factors. Self-management poses a significant challenge, but natural sources have shown great potential in providing effective glucose reducing solutions. Flavonoids, a class of bioactive substances found in different natural sources including medicinal plants, have emerged as promising candidates in this regard. Indeed, several flavonoids, including apigenin, arbutin, catechins, and cyanidin, have demonstrated remarkable anti-diabetic properties. The clinical effectiveness of these flavonoids is linked to their potential to decrease blood glucose concentration and increase insulin concentration. Thus, the regulation of certain metabolic pathways such as glycolysis and neoglycogenesis has also been demonstrated.

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DiabetesFlavonoidsMechanism of actionMedicineMetabolic diseasesNatural productsPlant species

Identifiers

PMID38694079
PMCPMC11061711

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