A rapid review and meta-regression analyses of the toxicological impacts of microplastic exposure in human cells

E Danopoulos, M Twiddy, R West… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to microplastics (MPs) daily via ingestion and inhalation. It is not
known whether this results in adverse health effects and, if so, at what levels of exposure …

Biomechanical and biological responses of periodontium in orthodontic tooth movement: up-date in a new decade

Y Li, Q Zhan, M Bao, J Yi, Y Li - International journal of oral science, 2021 - nature.com
Nowadays, orthodontic treatment has become increasingly popular. However, the biological
mechanisms of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) have not been fully elucidated. We were …

[HTML][HTML] Prebiotic effect of dietary polyphenols: A systematic review

AM Alves-Santos, CSA Sugizaki, GC Lima… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Prebiotics are substrates selectively metabolized by hindgut microorganisms conferring
health benefits. Recent studies suggest polyphenols as candidate to prebiotics. Thus, this …

[HTML][HTML] The current state of animal models in research: A review

NB Robinson, K Krieger, FM Khan, W Huffman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Animal models have provided invaluable information in the pursuit of medical knowledge
and alleviation of human suffering. The foundations of our basic understanding of disease …

Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment tools for primary and secondary medical studies: what are they and which is better?

LL Ma, YY Wang, ZH Yang, D Huang, H Weng… - Military Medical …, 2020 - Springer
Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment is an important step before study initiation
usage. Therefore, accurately judging study type is the first priority, and the choosing proper …

Wound healing properties of flavonoids: A systematic review highlighting the mechanisms of action

MTB Carvalho, HG Araújo-Filho, AS Barreto… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Flavonoids are a class of compounds with a wide variety of biological functions,
being an important source of new products with pharmaceutical potential, including …

The methodological quality assessment tools for preclinical and clinical studies, systematic review and meta‐analysis, and clinical practice guideline: a systematic …

X Zeng, Y Zhang, JSW Kwong, C Zhang… - Journal of evidence …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically review the methodological assessment tools for pre‐clinical and
clinical studies, systematic review and meta‐analysis, and clinical practice guideline …

Systemic inflammation and microglial activation: systematic review of animal experiments

ICM Hoogland, C Houbolt, DJ van Westerloo… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Animal studies show that peripheral inflammatory stimuli may activate
microglial cells in the brain implicating an important role for microglia in sepsis-associated …

Best practice in research–overcoming common challenges in phytopharmacological research

M Heinrich, G Appendino, T Efferth, R Fürst… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacokinetics of bioactive preparations
derived from natural sources has become a flourishing field of research. However …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabinoids, cannabis-based medicines, and endocannabinoid system modulators tested for antinociceptive effects in …

N Soliman, S Haroutounian, AG Hohmann, E Krane… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
We report a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that assessed the
antinociceptive efficacy of cannabinoids, cannabis-based medicines, and endocannabinoid …