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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2025

Natural antidepressants in neuroimmunomodulation: molecular mechanisms, action targets, and therapeutic potential.

Shimeng Lv, Linghui Kong, Xia Zhong, Ruirui Shang, Yitong Lu, Guangheng Zhang, Haonan Gao, Xin Hou, Guoqiang Li, Xiaowen Yu

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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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

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
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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

10 authors.

Shimeng Lv *First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Linghui Kong *First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Xia Zhong *Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Ruirui ShangCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yitong LuFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Guangheng ZhangFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Haonan GaoFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Xin HouThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China.
Guoqiang LiDepartment of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Xiaowen YuDivision 4 of Neurology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression is a major global public health issue, yet key bottlenecks remain in understanding its pathophysiological mechanisms, which significantly hinder breakthroughs in precision treatment strategies. Recent studies have highlighted the neuroimmune system as a primary pathogenic contributor to the onset and progression of depression. Meanwhile, natural products, characterized by multi-component synergy, multi-target activity, and multi-pathway regulation, have shown significant potential in regulating neuroimmunity. However, a systematic review of the role of neuroimmunity in the pathological process of depression and the therapeutic effects of natural products is still lacking. This review aims to comprehensively elucidate the core role of neuroimmunity in the pathological mechanisms of depression through literature analysis, explore in depth the molecular mechanisms and targets involved in natural product interventions, and critically evaluate the limitations and current challenges in clinical translation. Ultimately, this review provides a solid theoretical foundation and guidance for future research and the development of precision antidepressant therapies based on natural products.

Indexed as

Antidepressive AgentsBiological ProductsDepressionNeuroimmunomodulationAnimalsHumansAntidepressive AgentsBiological Productsdepressionimmunoregulationmolecular biology functionnatural productneuroimmunity

Identifiers

PMID40936908
PMCPMC12420286

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