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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2008

Hyalurondiase: both a tumor promoter and suppressor.

Vinata B Lokeshwar, Marie G Selzer

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In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hyaluronan: An Architect and Integrator for Cancer and Neural Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  2. Self-Reinforced Bimetallic Mito-Jammer for CaAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  3. Hyaluronic Acid as a Modern Approach in Anticancer Therapy-Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  7. Hyaluronan biology: A complex balancing act of structure, function, location and context.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2019
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  9. Clinical Applications of Hyaluronidase.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2019
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vinata B LokeshwarDepartment of Urology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA. vlokeshw@med.miami.edu
Marie G Selzer
University of Miami · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Bladder Cancer ProgressionR01CA072821 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LOKESHWAR, VINATA B · 2003 to 2014
$2.4M
Glycosaminoglycan-based inhibitors for treatment of prostate cancerR01CA123063 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LOKESHWAR, VINATA B · 2007 to 2010
$1.0M
Glycosaminoglycans For IC Pathophysiology and PrognosisR01DK066100 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LOKESHWAR, VINATA B · 2003 to 2005
$452k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA072821NCI NIH HHS R01 CA123063NCI NIH HHS R01CA 123063-02NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK066100NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK66100PHS HHS R01 072821-06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Originally termed as the "spreading factor", hyaluronidases (HAases) are present in a variety of toxins and venoms. For example, HAase is the virulent factor of beta-hemolytic Streptococci and it is also present in the venoms of snake, bee, wasp, scorpion, etc, where it aids in the spread of these venoms in the body. In mammals, testicular HAase present in the sperm acrosome is necessary for the fertilization of the ovum. Despite a lot of work on bacterial, invertebrate and testicular HAases, a connection between HAase and cancer was unequivocally established just over a decade ago and the functional significance of HAases in cancer was demonstrated just about a year ago. In this part of the review, we will focus on the recent advances in our understanding of the role of HAases in cancer.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell CycleGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansHyaluronoglucosaminidaseNeoplasmsOncogenesHyaluronoglucosaminidase

Identifiers

PMID18448355
PMCPMC2580740
OpenAlexW2063824647

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