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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Essential Oil Constituents as Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Agents: An Insight through Microglia Modulation.

Nikola M Stojanović, Pavle J Ranđelović, Maja Simonović, Milica Radić, Stefan Todorović, Myles Corrigan, Andrew Harkin, Fabio Boylan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Food science & nutrition · 2026
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  10. Antioxidant Potential and Oxidative Stress Modulation ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  13. The Essential Oil from the Roots ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nikola M StojanovićDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0124-3501
Pavle J RanđelovićDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4569-1787
Maja SimonovićDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Milica RadićUniversity Clinical Centre Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Stefan TodorovićUniversity Clinical Centre Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Myles CorriganSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-5923-4974
Andrew HarkinSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-216X
Fabio BoylanSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5531-1787

Funding

Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia 451-03-47/2023-01/200113
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia are key players in the brain's innate immune response, contributing to homeostatic and reparative functions but also to inflammatory and underlying mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Targeting microglia and modulating their function may have therapeutic potential for mitigating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. The anti-inflammatory properties of essential oils suggest that some of their components may be useful in regulating microglial function and microglial-associated neuroinflammation. This study, starting from the ethnopharmacological premises of the therapeutic benefits of aromatic plants, assessed the evidence for the essential oil modulation of microglia, investigating their potential pharmacological mechanisms. Current knowledge of the phytoconstituents, safety of essential oil components, and anti-inflammatory and potential neuroprotective effects were reviewed. This review encompasses essential oils of

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsMicrogliaNeuroprotective AgentsOils, VolatileAnimalsHumansAnti-Inflammatory AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsOils, Volatileessential oilsmicroglianeurodegenerative diseaseneuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID38791205
PMCPMC11121245

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