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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Natural Products in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials and Underlying Molecular Mechanisms.

Maria T Bayo Jimenez, Lorenzo Rivas-García, Cristina Sánchez-González, Giuseppe Grosso, Vivian Lipari, Laura Vera-Ramírez, Maurizio Battino, Francesca Giampieri, José L Quiles, Tamara Y Forbes-Hernández

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Maria T Bayo JimenezDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7159-8992
Lorenzo Rivas-GarcíaDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0413-8432
Cristina Sánchez-GonzálezDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1044-4858
Giuseppe GrossoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3930-5285
Vivian LipariResearch Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain.
Laura Vera-RamírezDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.
Maurizio BattinoResearch Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7250-1782
Francesca GiampieriResearch Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8151-9132
José L QuilesDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9048-9086
Tamara Y Forbes-HernándezDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100 Armilla, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7021-9276

Funding

MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 FEDER "Una manera de hacer Europa PID2019-106778RB-I00Universidad de Granada Visiting Scholars 2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review included 31 clinical trial articles examining the effects of natural compounds on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), involving 3582 participants aged 50-90. Treatment durations ranged from 8 weeks to 2 years, with an average of 12.5 months. Notably, 11 studies focused on herbal extracts highlighting their prominence in current research. These extracts showed potential cognitive and neuroprotective benefits, although results varied across compounds and study designs. Other natural compounds-including flavonoids, polyphenols, omega-3 fatty acids,

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiological ProductsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsAgedClinical Trials as TopicCognitive DysfunctionHumansBiological ProductsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant Extractsamyloidcognitive impairmentdementiaflavonoidsneuroprotectionomega-3 fatty acidsoxidative stressphenolicstau

Identifiers

PMID41226670
PMCPMC12609458

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