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. 2025;28(4):409–425. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2025.78924.17090

Table 1.

Overview of the PICO (Participants intervention comparator outcomes) eligibility criteria

Participants Cell lines subjected to phytochemicals
There will be no restriction on the type of cell line and doses of phytochemicals
Intervention Phytochemicals that have anti-adipogenesis ability
Comparator Comparison will be between control and experiment intervention. Studies without a control group will be excluded
Outcomes Our primary outcome is the inhibition of adipogenesis and lowering of lipid accumulation. Studies without inhibitory effects on adipogenesis will be excluded. Our secondary outcome is significant depletion of factors and/or enzymes involved in adipogenesis
Study design Studies will be limited to experimental prospective controlled studies. Non-comparative studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, in vivo studies, and opinion and editorials will be excluded