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The potential biological effects of quercetin based on pharmacokinetics and multi-targeted mechanism in vivo

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Pages 403-431 | Received 14 Dec 2021, Accepted 21 Feb 2022, Published online: 12 Mar 2022
 

Abstract

Quercetin is a plant-derived polyphenol flavonoid that has been proven to be effective for many diseases. However, the mechanism and in vivo metabolism of quercetin remains to be clarified. It achieves a wide range of biological effects through various metabolites, gut microbiota and its metabolites, systemic mediators produced by inflammation and oxidation, as well as by multiple mechanisms. The all-round disease treatment of quercetin is achieved through the organic combination of multiple channels. Therefore, this article clarifies the metabolic process of quercetin in the body, and explores the new pattern of action of quercetin in the treatment of diseases.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Shimadzu (China), Co., Ltd. for technological support.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Author contributions

J.-D.J., Y.W. and N.-Z.X. conceived the task. A.K., L.-B.P., H.Y., J.F., P.H., Y.-F.L., S.A.and S.-R.M. performed the review and collected original studies. A.K., L.-B.P, H.X., Z.-W.Z, D.C., F.-Y.Y and M.-S.W. wrote the first draft of the manuscript. A.K., J.-D.J., Y.W. and N.-Z.X. revised the manuscript. Y.W. contributed to language editing and final revision. All data were generated in house, and no paper mill was used. All authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work ensuring integrity and accuracy.

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Funding

This project was supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) (No. 2021-1-I2M-007, 2021-1-I2M-028), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81973290, 82173888, 81772700, and 81972400), Beijing Key Laboratory of Non-Clinical Drug Metabolism and PK/PD study (Z141102004414062), Beijing Hope Run Special Fund of Cancer Foundation of China (No. LC2019B02), Beijing Excellent Talents Program-Youth Backbone Project (No. 2018000032600G393).

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