Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29986408›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Minyu Zhang, Liping Xu, Hongjun Yang

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Minyu ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. zhangminyu@ccmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9197-3283
Liping XuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. xulp@ccmu.edu.cn.
Hongjun YangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. hongjun0420@vip.sina.com.
Capital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological diseases (NDs) are a leading cause of death worldwide and tend to mainly affect people under the age of 50. High rates of premature death and disability caused by NDs undoubtedly constrain societal development. However, effective therapeutic drugs and methods are very limited.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsApoptosisBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDrugs, Chinese HerbalFruitHumansModels, AnimalNervous System DiseasesNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidative StressSchisandraAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDrugs, Chinese HerbalNeurotransmitter Agentsactive ingredientsmolecular mechanismneurological diseasesSchisandra chinensis Fructus

Identifiers

PMID29986408
PMCPMC6073455
OpenAlexW2835693455

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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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 Socratic graph.