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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Effects of Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Natural Compounds on Homocysteine.

Mohammad Amin Atazadegan, Mohammad Bagherniya, Gholamreza Askari, Aida Tasbandi, Amirhossein Sahebkar

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  10. New Approaches on Japanese Knotweed (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohammad Amin AtazadeganDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran.
Mohammad BagherniyaFood Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran.
Gholamreza AskariFood Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran.
Aida TasbandiApplied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran.
Amirhossein SahebkarApplied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948564, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in global communities. By 2030, CVD-related deaths are projected to reach a global rise of 25 million. Obesity, smoking, alcohol, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hyperhomocysteinemia are several known risk factors for CVDs. Elevated homocysteine is tightly related to CVDs through multiple mechanisms, including inflammation of the vascular endothelium. The strategies for appropriate management of CVDs are constantly evolving; medicinal plants have received remarkable attention in recent researches, since these natural products have promising effects on the prevention and treatment of various chronic diseases. The effects of nutraceuticals and herbal products on CVD/dyslipidemia have been previously studied. However, to our knowledge, the association between herbal bioactive compounds and homocysteine has not been reviewed in details. Thus, the main objective of this study is to review the efficacy of bioactive natural compounds on homocysteine levels according to clinical trials and animal studies.

resultsBased on animal studies, black and green tea, cinnamon, resveratrol, curcumin, garlic extract, ginger, and soy significantly reduced the homocysteine levels. According to the clinical trials, curcumin and resveratrol showed favorable effects on serum homocysteine. In conclusion, this review highlighted the beneficial effects of medicinal plants as natural, inexpensive, and accessible agents on homocysteine levels based on animal studies. Nevertheless, the results of the clinical trials were not uniform, suggesting that more well-designed trials are warranted.

Indexed as

Plants, MedicinalAnimalsBiological ProductsHomocysteineHumansBiological ProductsHomocysteinecardiovascular diseaseherbal medicinehomocysteinemedicinal plantsnon-communicable diseases

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PMID34064073
PMCPMC8196702

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