Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23375449›Full record

ReviewThe American journal of pathology2013

Mechanistic insights into self-reinforcing processes driving abnormal histogenesis during the development of pancreatic cancer.

Juan L Iovanna, David L Marks, Martin E Fernandez-Zapico, Raul Urrutia

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Review in The American journal of pathology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Inflammation and pancreatic cancer: An updated review.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Juan L IovannaCancer Research Center of Marseille, Inserm U1068, CNRS, UMR7258, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
David L Marks
Martin E Fernandez-Zapico
Raul Urrutia
Novel (United States) · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRMayo Clinic · US

Funding

Tissue CoreP50CA102701 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI PETERSEN, GLORIA M. · 2004 to 2018
$32.7M
PILOT AND FEASIBILTY PROGRAMP30DK084567 · NIDDK · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI GREGORY J. GORES · 2009 to 2026
$22.2M
ZINC FINGER GENES AND PANCREATIC CELL GROWTHR01DK052913 · NIDDK · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LOMBERK, GWEN, URRUTIA, RAUL A. · 1998 to 2023
$7.0M
Mechanism of Pancreatic CarcinogenesisR01CA136526 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI FERNANDEZ-ZAPICO, MARTIN ERNESTO · 2009 to 2019
$3.0M
The Role of Zinc Finger Genes in Pancreatic Cell GrowthR56DK052913 · NIDDK · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI URRUTIA, RAUL A. · 2008 to 2008
$291k
NCI NIH HHS CA136526NCI NIH HHS P50 CA102701NCI NIH HHS R01 CA136526NIDDK NIH HHS DK52913NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK084567NIDDK NIH HHS P30DK084567NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052913NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK052913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, one of the most feared lethal and painful diseases, is increasing in incidence. The poor prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma-affected patients primarily is owing to our inability to develop effective therapies. Mechanistic studies of genetic, epigenetic, and cell-to-cell signaling events are providing clues to molecular pathways that can be targeted in an attempt to cure this disease. The current review article seeks to draw inferences from available mechanistic knowledge to build a theoretical framework that can facilitate these approaches. This conceptual model considers pancreatic cancer as a tissue disease rather than an isolated epithelial cell problem, which develops and progresses in large part as a result of three positive feedback loops: i) genetic and epigenetic changes in epithelial cells modulate their interaction with mesenchymal cells to generate a dynamically changing process of abnormal histogenesis, which drives more changes; ii) the faulty tissue architecture of neoplastic lesions results in unsynchronized secretion of signaling molecules by cells, which generates an environment that is poor in oxygen and nutrients; and iii) the increased metabolic needs of rapidly dividing cells serve as an evolutionary pressure for them to adapt to this adverse microenvironment, leading to the emergence of resistant clones. We discuss how these concepts can guide mechanistic studies, as well as aid in the design of novel experimental therapeutics.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell HypoxiaEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFeedback, PhysiologicalHumansPancreatic NeoplasmsPrecancerous ConditionsStromal Cells

Identifiers

PMID23375449
PMCPMC3969507
OpenAlexW2030971908

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