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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mechanism of Action and Therapeutic Potential of Xanthohumol in Prevention of Selected Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Anna Długosz, Błażej Błaszak, Damian Czarnecki, Joanna Szulc

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Anna DługoszFaculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Food Industry Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5056-0829
Błażej BłaszakFaculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Food Industry Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2963-8991
Damian CzarneckiFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Preventive Nursing, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-821 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3474-5927
Joanna SzulcFaculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Food Industry Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5479-6820

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Xanthohumol (XN), a bioactive plant flavonoid, is an antioxidant, and as such, it exhibits numerous beneficial properties, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidative effects. The main dietary source of XN is beer, where it is introduced through hops. Although the concentration of XN in beer is low, the large quantities of hop-related post-production waste present an opportunity to extract XN residues for technological or pharmaceutical purposes. The presented study focuses on the role of XN in the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, analyzing its effect at a molecular level and including its signal transduction and metabolism. The paper brings up XN's mechanism of action, potential effects, and experimental and clinical studies on Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Additionally, challenges and future research directions on XN, including its bioavailability, safety, and tolerance, have been discussed.

Indexed as

FlavonoidsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsPropiophenonesAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAntioxidantsHumansHumulusParkinson DiseaseAntioxidantsFlavonoidsNeuroprotective AgentsPropiophenonesxanthohumolAlzheimer’s diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisanti-inflammatoryantioxidantneurodegenerative diseasesParkinson’s diseasexanthohumol

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PMID39942798
PMCPMC11821245

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