OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the global profi le of the literature in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) research. BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a clinically heterogeneous condition characterized by fat accumulation in the liver and the absence of signifi cant alcohol consumption or underlying genetic disorders. These manifestations are associated with infl ammation, steatosis, and fi brosis that can develop into cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. However, a study about the research trend in NAFLD has never been reported before. METHODS: The NAFLD bibliometric analysis was performed on articles indexed in the Scopus database from 1973 to 2022. RESULTS: The total number of articles published worldwide is 28,673 documents, with an annual average of 561 documents. The United States generated the most articles (n = 6548), followed by China (n = 6180), Italy (n = 2434), and Japan (n = 2032). Since 2013, the number of publications on NAFLD has increased dramatically worldwide. The popular topics in the fi eld include medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics, and nursing. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a unique composite picture of NAFLD research worldwide and evaluates research productivity from 1973 to 2022. This fi nding suggests that the prospects for interventions in NAFLD remain promising (Tab. 5, Fig. 4, Ref. 57).
Abstract
Orchidology is part of the branch of botany, it deals with a large family of monocotyledonous plants, Orchidaceae. Orchids have been used as traditional herbal medicines in Indonesia which are believed to be antimicrobial and anti-cancer. Orchids are able to produce secondary metabolites as their protective agent due to the extreme environment. Orchids have great diversity and potential to be the object of research, not only in experimental studies but also in a computational studies like in silico. Nowadays, molecular or metabolite data are available on the official-standard website as an international database. This study was conducted by analyzing web-based data to provide information about the potential of orchids that have been trusted as herbal medicines. In this study, secondary metabolite from Vanilla spp., Dendrobium spp., and Vanda spp., were selected in the existing literature as antimicrobial and anti-cancer drugs. Secondary metabolites obtained from the KNApSAck-3D core system and Phytochemical and Prediction of Substance Activity Spectrum (PASS) were performed to determine the potential anti-cancer and antimicrobial activity. Based on in silico analysis through PASS online, the secondary metabolites of orchids that have potential as antimicrobials in this study were Dendroside E and Dendromonilised D from Dendrobium also Parviflorin, Licoisoflavone and Luteine extracted from Vanda spp. The secondary metabolite of Vanilla planifolia which has potential as anti-cancer for further research is 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid as a Chlordecone reductase inhibitor extracted from shoots.
Keywords: orchid, antimicrobial, anticancer, secondary metabolite, PASS online
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