Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38790705›Full record

ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Therapeutic Potential of Palmitoylethanolamide in Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Marija Branković, Tijana Gmizić, Marija Dukić, Marija Zdravković, Branislava Daskalović, Davor Mrda, Novica Nikolić, Milica Brajković, Milan Gojgić, Jovana Lalatović and 6 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07609810 (The Effect of Palmitoylethanolamide on the Clinical Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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.

NCT07609810 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Palmitoylethanolamide on the Clinical Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2026 to 2029Enrolled60ConditionsUlcerative Colitis (UC)ArmsPalmitoylethanolamide (PEA), Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Palmitoylethanolamide in Human and Animal Obesity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Article
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

16 authors.

Marija BrankovićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-9676-7198
Tijana GmizićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4694-5416
Marija DukićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Marija ZdravkovićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Branislava DaskalovićGoodwill Pharma d.o.o, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Davor MrdaUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Novica NikolićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Milica BrajkovićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Milan GojgićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0009-0004-7359-8581
Jovana LalatovićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Đorđe KraljUniversity Hospital Medical Center Zvezdara, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Ivana PantićClinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-1137-1141
Marko VojnovićClinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Tamara MilovanovićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Siniša ĐuraševićDepartment for Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Physiology and Biochemistry Ivan Đaja, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4406-8376
Zoran TodorovićUniversity Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-8869-9976

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is an endocannabinoid-like bioactive lipid mediator belonging to the family of N-acylethanolamines, most abundantly found in peanuts and egg yolk. When the gastrointestinal (GI) effects of PEA are discussed, it must be pointed out that it affects intestinal motility but also modulates gut microbiota. This is due to anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory features. Additionally, PEA has shown beneficial effects in several GI diseases, particularly irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases, as various studies have shown, and it is important to emphasize its relative lack of toxicity, even at high dosages. Unfortunately, there is not enough endogenous PEA to treat disturbed gut homeostasis, even though it is produced in the GI tract in response to inflammatory stimuli, so exogenous intake is mandatory to achieve homeostasis. Intake of PEA could be through animal and/or vegetable food, but bearing in mind that a high dosage is needed to achieve a therapeutic effect, it must be compensated through dietary supplements. There are still open questions pending to be answered, so further studies investigating PEA's effects and mechanisms of action, especially in humans, are crucial to implementing PEA in everyday clinical practice.

Indexed as

anti-inflammatoryantioxidantsgastrointestinal tractIBDIBSpalmitoylethanolamide

Identifiers

PMID38790705
PMCPMC11117950

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

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.