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ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics2008

The Wnt signaling pathway: aging gracefully as a protectionist?

Kenneth Maiese, Faqi Li, Zhao Zhong Chong, Yan Chen Shang

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Review in Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
113citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

113 citing papers in PubMed, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Wnt3a is a promising target in colorectal cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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53 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth MaieseDivision of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. aa2088@wayne.edu
Faqi Li
Zhao Zhong Chong
Yan Chen Shang
Wayne State University · US

Funding

RESEARCH CORE-- SIGNAL TRANSDUCTIONP30ES006639 · NIEHS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DERESKI, MARY O · 1994 to 2008
$13.1M
Impacting Oxidative Stress and Cell Injury through Novel Pathways of the Wnt GeneR01NS053946 · NINDS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MAIESE, KENNETH · 2007 to 2011
$2.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006639NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES06639NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS053946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

No longer considered to be exclusive to cellular developmental pathways, the Wnt family of secreted cysteine-rich glycosylated proteins has emerged as versatile targets for a variety of conditions that involve cardiovascular disease, aging, cancer, diabetes, neurodegeneration, and inflammation. In particular, modulation of Wnt signaling may fill a critical void for the treatment of disorders that impact upon both cellular survival and cellular longevity. Yet, in some scenarios, Wnt signaling can become the catalyst for disease development or promote cell senescence that can compromise clinical utility. This double edge sword in regards to the role of Wnt and its signaling pathways highlights the critical need to further elucidate the cellular mechanisms governed by Wnt in conjunction with the development of robust pharmacological ligands that may open new avenues for disease treatment. Here we discuss the influence of the Wnt pathway during cell survival, metabolism, and aging in order for one to gain a greater insight for the novel role of Wnt signaling as well as exemplify its unique cellular pathways that influence both normal physiology and disease.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAgingAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesCytoprotectionHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesVascular DiseasesWnt ProteinsWnt Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18313758
PMCPMC2432088
OpenAlexW2043263334

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