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ReviewJournal of immunology research2018

Herbal Compounds Play a Role in Neuroprotection through the Inhibition of Microglial Activation.

Yan Fu, Jianmei Yang, Xingyu Wang, Pin Yang, Yang Zhao, Kun Li, Yongjun Chen, Ying Xu

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yan FuDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
Jianmei YangXuhui District Central Hospital, Shanghai 200031, China.
Xingyu WangDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
Pin YangDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
Yang ZhaoDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
Kun LiDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
Yongjun ChenSouth China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 232 Waihuan Dong Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5081-7762
Ying XuDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3563-4233

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since microglia possess both neuroprotective and neurotoxic potential, they play a crucial role in the central nervous system (CNS). Excessive microglial activation induces inflammation-mediated neuronal damage and degeneration. At present, numerous herbal compounds are able to suppress neurotoxicity via inhibiting microglial activation. Therefore, many researchers focus on pharmacological inhibitors of microglial activation to ameliorate neurodegenerative disorders. Further work should concentrate on the exploration of new herbal compounds, which characteristically inhibit microglial neurotoxicity, rather than modulating neuroprotection alone. In this review, we summarize these herbal compounds, which in the past several years have been shown to exert potential neuroprotective activity by inhibiting microglial activation. The therapeutic targets and pharmacological mechanisms of these compounds have also been discussed.

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Central Nervous SystemHerbal MedicineAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeuroprotectionNeuroprotective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsNeuroprotective Agents

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PMID29850641
PMCPMC5932434

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