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SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Multidimensional therapeutic advantages of

Qiaoyun Liu, Xiuming Li, Yuping Lin, Xianyu Tang, Guanjie Fan, Lu Sun

Abstract readSystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited 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

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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.

Qiaoyun Liu *The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiuming LiThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yuping LinThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xianyu TangThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guanjie FanThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lu SunThe Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Gout, an inflammatory form of arthritis triggered by monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition, poses a substantial global health burden with increasing prevalence and younger onset, particularly in China. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), dampness-heat accumulation is a predominant pattern associated with gout. Methods: A systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis were conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and other databases from inception to June 2025, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of formulae containing Results: A total of 56 RCTs involving 4,605 participants were included in this analysis. A meta-analysis revealed that Conclusion: Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD420251060498.

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalGoutSmilaxHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalNetwork PharmacologyDrugs, Chinese Herbaltufulinganti-inflammationgoutnetwork pharmacologySmilax glabra (Tufuling)systematic reviewuric acid regulation

Identifiers

PMID42460320
PMCPMC13368561

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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