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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Formononetin: a review of its source, pharmacology, drug combination, toxicity, derivatives, and drug delivery systems.

Min Jin, Linfang Wei, Jianhua Wang, Yuehong Shen, Lei Gao, Fan Zhao, Qianying Gao, Yifei Ma, Yongyan Sun, Ying Lin and 3 more

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 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

13 authors.

Min Jin *College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Linfang Wei *Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jianhua WangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yuehong ShenSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Lei GaoSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Fan ZhaoSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Qianying GaoSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yifei MaSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yongyan SunSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Ying LinSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Guanjie Ji *Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weifang, China.
Pingping Cai *Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Rugen Yan *School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Formononetin (FMN) is a common natural metabolite that can be extracted and isolated from some common botanical drugs. In recent years, FMN has garnered increasing attention due to its beneficial biological activities. In this paper, we systematically summarize the sources of FMN and provide a comprehensive review of its pharmacological activities and molecular mechanisms, co-administration, toxicity, derivatives, and drug delivery systems in the last 5 years. The study results found that FMN has a wide range of pharmacological activities in neurological disorders, organ damage and cancer, showing great potential for clinical application and broad prospects. Researchers are exploring various types of delivery systems, including nanoparticle carriers, ligand modifications and polymer microspheres. These advanced delivery systems can enhance the stability of FMN, prolong its release time

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derivativesdrug combinationdrug delivery systemsformononetinpharmacologytoxicity

Identifiers

PMID40098623
PMCPMC11911920

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