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A comprehensive review of natural compounds and their structure-activity relationship in Parkinson's disease: exploring potential mechanisms.

Rana M Merghany, Salma A El-Sawi, Asmaa F Aboul Naser, Shahira M Ezzat, Sherifa F A Moustafa, Meselhy R Meselhy

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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

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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

6 authors.

Rana M MerghanyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth Street, Cairo, 12622, Egypt. rana.merghany@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3363-5681
Salma A El-SawiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth Street, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Asmaa F Aboul NaserDepartment of Therapeutic Chemistry, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Shahira M EzzatDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Sherifa F A MoustafaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Meselhy R MeselhyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, 11562, Egypt. meselhy.meselhy@pharma.cu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-3488-7522

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of dopamine-producing cells in the Substantia nigra region of the brain. Complementary and alternative medicine approaches have been utilized as adjuncts to conventional therapies for managing the symptoms and progression of PD. Natural compounds have gained attention for their potential neuroprotective effects and ability to target various pathways involved in the pathogenesis of PD. This comprehensive review aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the molecular targets and mechanisms of natural compounds in various experimental models of PD. This review will also explore the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of these compounds and assess the clinical studies investigating the impact of these natural compounds on individuals with PD. The insights shared in this review have the potential to pave the way for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies and interventions for PD.

Indexed as

Antiparkinson AgentsBiological ProductsNeuroprotective AgentsParkinson DiseaseAnimalsHumansStructure-Activity RelationshipAntiparkinson AgentsBiological ProductsNeuroprotective AgentsFlavonoidsInflammationMAO-BNatural compoundsParkinson’s diseaseα-Synuclein

Identifiers

PMID39392484
PMCPMC11920337

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