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ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical design2025

Therapeutic Effects and Mechanisms of Icaritin in Parkinson's Disease.

Chongbo Zheng, Lizhen Wu, Liang Luo, Jiating Cai, Zhihua Huang, Keqiang Tian

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Review in Current pharmaceutical design, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Neuroinflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and biomarker evidence.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chongbo ZhengKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Neuroinflammation Research, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Lizhen WuKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Neuroinflammation Research, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Liang LuoKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Neuroinflammation Research, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Jiating CaiKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Neuroinflammation Research, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Zhihua HuangKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Neuroinflammation Research, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Keqiang TianDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Ganzhou Cancer Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.

Funding

Jiangxi Natural Science Foundation 20192BAB205117National Natural Science Foundation of China 31960190Science and Technology Guidance Project of Ganzhou GZ2021ZSF340Science and Technology Plan Project of Ganzhou Health Care Commission 2020-2-48Science and Technology Plan Project of Jiangxi Provincial Health Care Commission 202212550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Given the increasing age of the general population, PD has emerged as a significant public health and societal concern, impacting both individual well-being and socioeconomic progress. The present interventions have proven insufficient in impeding the progressive nature of PD. Consequently, it is imperative to promptly identify efficacious strategies for the prevention and treatment of PD. Icaritin (ICT) is a flavonoid extracted from Epimedium Brevicornu Maxim that is a phytoestrogen with antitumour, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiaging, and neuroprotective properties. This paper reviews the protective effect of ICT on dopaminergic neurons through anti-oxidative stress, improving mitochondrial function, inhibiting neuroinflammatory responses, reducing Lewy body formation, and decreasing apoptosis. The primary objective of this article is to provide valuable insights and serve as a reference for the potential use of ICT in the prevention and treatment of PD.

Indexed as

FlavonoidsNeuroprotective AgentsParkinson DiseaseAnimalsHumansOxidative StressFlavonoidsicaritinNeuroprotective AgentsAlzheimer's disease.icaritinneuroinflammationneuroprotectionoxidative stressParkinson's disease

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