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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Improving Cognition with Nutraceuticals Targeting TGF-β1 Signaling.

Margherita Grasso, Giuseppe Caruso, Justyna Godos, Angela Bonaccorso, Claudia Carbone, Sabrina Castellano, Walter Currenti, Giuseppe Grosso, Teresa Musumeci, Filippo Caraci

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Margherita GrassoDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe CarusoDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1571-5327
Justyna GodosDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5809-5706
Angela BonaccorsoDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3392-1258
Claudia CarboneDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Sabrina CastellanoDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Walter CurrentiDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0925-4133
Giuseppe GrossoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3930-5285
Teresa MusumeciDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2299-7780
Filippo CaraciDepartment of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9867-6054
University of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rescue of cognitive function represents an unmet need in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Nutraceuticals deliver a concentrated form of a presumed bioactive(s) agent(s) that can improve cognitive function alone or in combination with current approved drugs for the treatment of cognitive disorders. Nutraceuticals include different natural compounds such as flavonoids and their subclasses (flavan-3-ols, catechins, anthocyanins, and flavonols), omega-3, and carnosine that can improve synaptic plasticity and rescue cognitive deficits through multiple molecular mechanisms. A deficit of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) pathway is an early event in the pathophysiology of cognitive impairment in different neuropsychiatric disorders, from depression to AD. In the present review, we provide evidence that different nutraceuticals, such as

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Alzheimer’s diseasecarnosinecognitionmedicinal herbsnutraceuticalsomega-3 and omega-6 fatty acidstransforming growth factor-β1

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PMID34356309
PMCPMC8301008
OpenAlexW3177907905

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