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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

The biological function and clinical utilization of CD147 in human diseases: a review of the current scientific literature.

Lijuan Xiong, Carl K Edwards, Lijun Zhou

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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134citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

134 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lijuan XiongCentral Laboratory, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China. xljxyh2008@163.com.
Carl K EdwardsNational Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Research (NKLB), West China Hospital and Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. drcarledwards@gmail.com.
Lijun ZhouCentral Laboratory, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China. hzzhoulj@126.com.
PLA Navy General Hospital · CNUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD147 or EMMPRIN is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily in humans. It is widely expressed in human tumors and plays a central role in the progression of many cancers by stimulating the secretion of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and cytokines. CD147 regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumor cell migration, metastasis and differentiation, especially under hypoxic conditions. CD147 is also important to many organ systems. This review will provide a detailed overview of the discovery, characterization, molecular structure, diverse biological functions and regulatory mechanisms of CD147 in human physiological and pathological processes. In particular, recent studies have demonstrated the potential application of CD147 not only as a phenotypic marker of activated regulatory T cells but also as a potential diagnostic marker for early-stage disease. Moreover, CD147 is recognized as an effective therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other cancers, and exciting clinical progress has been made in HCC treatment using CD147-directed monoclonal antibodies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBasiginBiomarkers, TumorDisease Models, AnimalHumansMatrix MetalloproteinasesNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalBasiginBiomarkers, TumorBSG protein, humanMatrix Metalloproteinases

Identifiers

PMID25268615
PMCPMC4227170
OpenAlexW2029623922

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