Evidence mapPaperPMID 40298635Full record

ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Research Progress on Hypoglycemic Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Flavonoids: A Review.

Mengyi Liu, Chunlong Liu, Puba Zhaxi, Xiaohong Kou, Yazhou Liu, Zhaohui Xue

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing 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.

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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. In Vitro Bioactivity of a Supercritical COMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Functional Properties ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  11. Phenolic Compounds fromIranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR
    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

6 authors.

Mengyi LiuSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Chunlong LiuTianjin Longsheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300450, China.
Puba ZhaxiKey Laboratory of Functional Food and Food Quality and Safety, Food and Drug Inspection and Research Institute of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa 850099, China.
Xiaohong KouSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7562-115X
Yazhou LiuKey Laboratory of Functional Food and Food Quality and Safety, Food and Drug Inspection and Research Institute of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa 850099, China.
Zhaohui XueSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8878-5820

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31571825the 2024 Education and Teaching Reform Project XK2415the 2024 Graduate International Teaching System Construction Project ENT24004Tianjin University Independent Innovation Foundation 2024XC-0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a prevalent metabolic disorder, the increasing incidence of diabetes imposes a significant burden on global healthcare. Flavonoids in natural phytochemical products exhibit notable hypoglycemic properties, making them potential alternatives for diabetes treatment. This article summarizes the hypoglycemic properties of flavonoid subcategories studied in recent years, including flavones, isoflavones, flavonols, flavanols, and others. The relevant targets and signal pathways, such as α-amylase, α-glucosidase, insulin receptor substrate (IRS)/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT), PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK)/eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α)/activation transcription factor 4 (ATF4)/C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), etc., are also elaborated. Additionally, flavonoids have also been demonstrated to modulate the gut microbiota and its metabolites. Through the aforementioned mechanisms, flavonoids mainly suppress carbohydrate metabolism and gluconeogenesis; facilitate glucose uptake, glycogenesis, and insulin secretion; and mitigate insulin resistance, oxidative stress, inflammation, etc. Notably, several studies have indicated that certain flavonoids displayed synergistic hypoglycemic effects. In conclusion, this article provides a comprehensive review of the hypoglycemic effects of the flavonoids investigated in recent years, aiming to offer theoretical insights for their further exploration.

Indexed as

diabetesflavonoidsgut microbiotahypoglycemicsignal pathwaysynergismtarget

Identifiers

PMID40298635
PMCPMC12024137

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

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.