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SynthesisNutrients2024

Chlorogenic Acid: A Systematic Review on the Biological Functions, Mechanistic Actions, and Therapeutic Potentials.

Vi Nguyen, Elaine G Taine, Dehao Meng, Taixing Cui, Wenbin Tan

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 164 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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164citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
39.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

164 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 252 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vi NguyenDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0688-0286
Elaine G TaineTritaliMed, Inc., Columbia, SC 29223, USA.
Dehao MengApplied Physics Program, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA.
Taixing CuiDalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Wenbin TanDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2334-8988
University of South Carolina · USCalifornia State University, San Marcos · USUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

Metabolic control of vascular smooth muscle cell plasticityR01HL160541 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · 2022 to 2025
$1.5M
NCATS NIH HHS R03 TR004450NCATS NIH HHS R03TR004450NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL160541NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL160541NIAMS NIH HHS 1R21AR083066NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073172NIAMS NIH HHS R01AR073172NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR083066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is a type of polyphenol compound found in rich concentrations in many plants such as green coffee beans. As an active natural substance, CGA exerts diverse therapeutic effects in response to a variety of pathological challenges, particularly conditions associated with chronic metabolic diseases and age-related disorders. It shows multidimensional functions, including neuroprotection for neurodegenerative disorders and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-pathogens, mitigation of cardiovascular disorders, skin diseases, diabetes mellitus, liver and kidney injuries, and anti-tumor activities. Mechanistically, its integrative functions act through the modulation of anti-inflammation/oxidation and metabolic homeostasis. It can thwart inflammatory constituents at multiple levels such as curtailing NF-kB pathways to neutralize primitive inflammatory factors, hindering inflammatory propagation, and alleviating inflammation-related tissue injury. It concurrently raises pivotal antioxidants by activating the Nrf2 pathway, thus scavenging excessive cellular free radicals. It elevates AMPK pathways for the maintenance and restoration of metabolic homeostasis of glucose and lipids. Additionally, CGA shows functions of neuromodulation by targeting neuroreceptors and ion channels. In this review, we systematically recapitulate CGA's pharmacological activities, medicinal properties, and mechanistic actions as a potential therapeutic agent. Further studies for defining its specific targeting molecules, improving its bioavailability, and validating its clinical efficacy are required to corroborate the therapeutic effects of CGA.

Indexed as

Chlorogenic AcidPolyphenolsAntioxidantsBiological AvailabilityHomeostasisAntioxidantsChlorogenic AcidPolyphenolsAMPKchlorogenic acidchronic metabolic diseasesinflammationmetabolic homeostasisneuromodulationNF-kBoxidation

Identifiers

PMID38612964
PMCPMC11013850
OpenAlexW4393164305

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