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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2025

The multi-pathway treatment of flavonoids as natural compounds in neurological diseases: achievements, limitations, and prospects.

Yuzhu Fan, Xiaotong Lian, Xudong Ren, Liqun Ren, Cuizhe Liu, Yanbin Meng, Lin Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 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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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.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yuzhu FanHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Xiaotong LianHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Xudong RenHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Liqun RenHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Cuizhe LiuHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Yanbin MengHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Lin ZhangHebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The nervous system governs fundamental life activities and higher neural functions, maintaining the body's interaction with the external environment and internal homeostasis. Neurological diseases are a common and complex group of disorders that severely impair patients' quality of life and physical health. Flavonoids, as a class of active components widely present in natural plants, play a crucial role in the research on neurological diseases. Objective: The purpose of this review is to systematically sum up the action mechanisms, research advancements, and existing clinical uses of flavonoids in preventing and treating neurological diseases, probing into their potential in the management of neurological diseases. Methods: By searching databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Wiley, Springer, NPG, ACS, Elsevier, and RSC, literature published between 2000 and 2025 concerning the treatment of neurological diseases with flavonoids was collected from both domestic and international sources. Priority should be given to flavonoids that have been confirmed by existing studies to be directly related to the pathogenesis or intervention effect of neurological diseases, with high quality and no contradictory results, clear chemical structures and definite metabolic pathways Results: Flavonoids can exert neuroprotective effects in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases through multiple pathways, such as anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-apoptosis, and neurotransmitter regulation. Conclusion: Flavonoids exhibit clear pharmacological effects and favorable safety profiles in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, laying a foundation for the research and development of new drugs.

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anti-inflammationanti-oxidationflavonoidsneurological diseasesneuroprotection

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PMID41267743
PMCPMC12627070

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