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ReviewTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2015

Current position of TNF-α in melanomagenesis.

Iuliana Nenu, Diana Tudor, Adriana Gabriela Filip, Ioana Baldea

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Review in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iuliana NenuDepartment of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Diana TudorDepartment of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Adriana Gabriela FilipDepartment of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. gabriela.filip@umfluj.ro.
Ioana BaldeaDepartment of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma is one of the most heterogeneous and immunogenic forms of cancer. Both tumor and stroma cells synthesize many cytokines involved in rapid development and metastasis. One of these cytokines from the tumor milieu is tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), which seems to have an intricate role in melanomagenesis. Initially, it was found that TNF-α can induce apoptosis of tumor cells through both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways, in contrast with later studies that revealed its protumoral activity. TNF-α is involved in inflammation, inducing the secretion of survival molecules like antiapoptotic proteins, proangiogenetic factors and metastasis markers. Although there are many therapeutic strategies against melanoma, the prognosis of advanced stages remains poor, due to several tumor resistance mechanisms. TNF seems to be a negative prognostic factor in melanoma surgery and correlates with chemotherapy resistance. However, high intratumoral levels of TNF-α might be beneficial for immunotherapy. Researchers may redirect their studies in the future by double activating of the proinflammatory molecule TNF-α and the immune cells in order to obtain an antitumoral response in metastatic melanoma.

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ApoptosisCarcinogenesisHumansImmunotherapyInflammationMelanomaNeoplasm ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaNeoplasm ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCutaneous melanomaImmunotherapyInflammationTNF-α

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PMID26279161
OpenAlexW1186906725

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