ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025
Medicinal plants and compounds for chronic bronchitis treatment: efficacy and action mechanisms.
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 1 paper.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- From Claims to Evidence: Re-Evaluating the Molecular Pharmacology ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Chronic bronchitis (CB) is a common yet heterogeneous condition characterized by persistent inflammation, oxidative stress, airway hyperresponsiveness, and mucus hypersecretion. As an early stage of various severe pulmonary diseases, current therapeutic strategies remain unsatisfactory. Substantial evidence indicates that medicinal plants and compounds hold potential for treating inflammatory lung disorders. This study aims to consolidate recent and reliable evidence concerning the multi-targeted roles and underlying molecular mechanisms of these natural products in the treatment of CB. Methods: This systematic review followed a prospectively registered protocol (PROSPERO ID: CRD42024588912). A comprehensive literature search encompassed multiple electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, VIP, Wan-fang, SinoMed, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Study selection strictly adhered to the PICOS principles to systematically identify medicinal plants and compounds with therapeutic potential against Chronic bronchitis. Results: The results identified 13 medicinal plants and 19 compounds that exhibited anti-inflammatory activity. Additionally, 8 plants and 12 compounds demonstrated further therapeutic effects, including antioxidant, anti-mucus, and potential bronchodilatory activities. The underlying mechanisms primarily involved the NF-κB, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, TLR4, MAPK, and Nrf2 pathways. Ursolic acid emerged as the most promising clinical candidate. Conclusion: This review represents the first comprehensive synthesis of experimentally verified efficacy and mechanisms associated with medicinal plants and compounds in CB treatment. Preclinical animal studies have confirmed the therapeutic benefits of these natural agents in alleviating CB symptoms, establishing a solid foundation for novel drug development and underscoring their considerable translational potential.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.