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ArticleScientific reports2016

Inhibition of renalase expression and signaling has antitumor activity in pancreatic cancer.

Xiaojia Guo, Lindsay Hollander, Douglas MacPherson, Ling Wang, Heino Velazquez, John Chang, Robert Safirstein, Charles Cha, Fred Gorelick, Gary V Desir

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Renalase stimulates aldosterone production via PMCA4b/cAMP in NCI-H295R cells.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  4. ComprehensiveOncology reports · 2025
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  6. Low Renalase Levels in Newly Diagnosed CML: Dysregulation Sensitive to Modulation by Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2024
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  11. Renalase: a novel regulator of cardiometabolic and renal diseases.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2022
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  12. Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 2022
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  14. RENALASE: DISCOVERY, BIOLOGY, AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS.Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Xiaojia GuoDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Lindsay HollanderDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Douglas MacPhersonDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Ling WangRenal Division, Renji hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Heino VelazquezDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
John ChangDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Robert SafirsteinDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Charles ChaDepartment of Surgery, VACHS, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Fred GorelickDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Gary V DesirDepartment of Medicine, VACHS, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Yale University · USRenji Hospital · CN

Funding

Renal Physiology and Phenotyping CoreP30DK079310 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ARONSON, PETER S. · 2008 to 2022
$16.8M
EXOCRINE PANCREATIC ZYMOGEN ACTIVATIONR01DK054021 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GORELICK, FRED SANFORD · 1998 to 2018
$3.6M
The Molecular Physiology of RenalaseR01DK081037 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI DESIR, GARY V. · 2009 to 2010
$646k
RENALASE DEFICIENCY AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASERC1DK086402 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI DESIR, GARY V. · 2010 to 2010
$500k
RENALASE IN ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: UTILITY AS A BIOMARKER, AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTRC1DK086465 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI DESIR, GARY V. · 2010 to 2010
$500k
Regulation of pancreatitis severityI01BX003250 · VA · VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI Fred Sanford Gorelick · 2016 to 2026
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BLRD VA I01 BX003250NIDDK NIH HHS DK54021NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079310NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK054021NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK081037NIDDK NIH HHS RC1DK086402NIDDK NIH HHS RC1DK086465
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An essential feature of cancer is dysregulation of cell senescence and death. Renalase, a recently discovered secreted flavoprotein, provides cytoprotection against ischemic and toxic cellular injury by signaling through the PI3K-AKT and MAPK pathways. Here we show that renalase expression is increased in pancreatic cancer tissue and that it functions as a growth factor. In a cohort of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, overall survival was inversely correlated with renalase expression in the tumor mass, suggesting a pathogenic role for renalase. Inhibition of renalase signaling using siRNA or inhibitory anti-renalase antibodies decreased the viability of cultured pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. In two xenograft mouse models, either the renalase monoclonal antibody m28-RNLS or shRNA knockdown of renalase inhibited pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth. Inhibition of renalase caused tumor cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. These results reveal a previously unrecognized role for the renalase in cancer: its expression may serve as a prognostic maker and its inhibition may provide an attractive therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

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RNA InterferenceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAntibodiesApoptosisCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleAntibodiesMonoamine OxidasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktrenalase

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PMID26972355
PMCPMC4789641
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