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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Menopausal, and Anti-Cancer Effects of Lignans and Their Metabolites.

Won Young Jang, Mi-Yeon Kim, Jae Youl Cho

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
95citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
21.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

95 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 164 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.

Won Young JangDepartment of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8818-7698
Mi-Yeon KimSchool of Systems Biomedical Science, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea.
Jae Youl ChoDepartment of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8141-9927
Sungkyunkwan University · KRSoongsil University · KR

Funding

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology P0019158
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since chronic inflammation can be seen in severe, long-lasting diseases such as cancer, there is a high demand for effective methods to modulate inflammatory responses. Among many therapeutic candidates, lignans, absorbed from various plant sources, represent a type of phytoestrogen classified into secoisolariciresionol (Seco), pinoresinol (Pino), matairesinol (Mat), medioresinol (Med), sesamin (Ses), syringaresinol (Syr), and lariciresinol (Lari). Lignans consumed by humans can be further modified into END or ENL by the activities of gut microbiota. Lignans are known to exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, together with activity in estrogen receptor-dependent pathways. Lignans may have therapeutic potential for postmenopausal symptoms, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and psychological disorders. Moreover, the antitumor efficacy of lignans has been demonstrated in various cancer cell lines, including hormone-dependent breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as colorectal cancer. Interestingly, the molecular mechanisms of lignans in these diseases involve the inhibition of inflammatory signals, including the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. Therefore, we summarize the recent in vitro and in vivo studies evaluating the biological effects of various lignans, focusing on their values as effective anti-inflammatory agents.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesLignansNeoplasmsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHumansNF-kappa BPhytoestrogensAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsLignansNF-kappa BPhytoestrogensantioxidantcancerschronic inflammationlignansmenopausal symptoms

Identifiers

PMID36555124
PMCPMC9778916
OpenAlexW4311730329

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