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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Phytochemical, Quercetin, Attenuates Nociceptive and Pathological Pain: Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.

Mamoru Takeda, Yukito Sashide, Ryou Toyota, Haruka Ito

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Phytochemical Profile and Bioactive Potential ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mamoru TakedaLaboratory of Food and Physiological Sciences, Department of Life and Food Sciences, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara 252-5201, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yukito SashideLaboratory of Food and Physiological Sciences, Department of Life and Food Sciences, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara 252-5201, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-0843-2608
Ryou ToyotaLaboratory of Food and Physiological Sciences, Department of Life and Food Sciences, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara 252-5201, Kanagawa, Japan.
Haruka ItoLaboratory of Food and Physiological Sciences, Department of Life and Food Sciences, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara 252-5201, Kanagawa, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although phytochemicals are plant-derived toxins that are primarily produced as a form of defense against insects or microbes, several lines of study have demonstrated that the phytochemical, quercetin, has several beneficial biological actions for human health, including antioxidant and inflammatory effects without side effects. Quercetin is a flavonoid that is widely found in fruits and vegetables. Since recent studies have demonstrated that quercetin can modulate neuronal excitability in the nervous system, including nociceptive sensory transmission via mechanoreceptors and voltage-gated ion channels, and inhibit the cyclooxygenase-2-cascade, it is possible that quercetin could be a complementary alternative medicine candidate; specifically, a therapeutic agent against nociceptive and pathological pain. The focus of this review is to elucidate the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the modulatory effects of quercetin on nociceptive neuronal activity under nociceptive and pathological conditions, without inducing side effects. Based on the results of our previous research on trigeminal pain, we have confirmed in vivo that the phytochemical, quercetin, demonstrates

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PhytochemicalsQuercetinAnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansInflammationNociceptionNociceptive PainPainAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPhytochemicalsQuercetinacid-sensing ion channelcomplementary alternative medicinecyclooxygenase-2electrophysiologyinflammationlocal anesthesianociceptionnon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsquercetinvoltage-gated ion channel

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PMID39203035
PMCPMC11357422

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