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ReviewOncoTargets and therapy2017

Bystander signaling via oxidative metabolism.

Humaira Aziz Sawal, Kashif Asghar, Matthias Bureik, Nasir Jalal

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Review in OncoTargets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Humaira Aziz SawalHealthcare Biotechnology Department, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad.
Kashif AsgharBasic Sciences Research, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
Matthias BureikHealth Science Platform, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Nasir JalalHealth Science Platform, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin University · CNNational University of Sciences and Technology · PKShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) is the initiation of biological end points in cells (bystander cells) that are not directly traversed by an incident-radiation track, but are in close proximity to cells that are receiving the radiation. RIBE has been indicted of causing DNA damage via oxidative stress, besides causing direct damage, inducing tumorigenesis, producing micronuclei, and causing apoptosis. RIBE is regulated by signaling proteins that are either endogenous or secreted by cells as a means of communication between cells, and can activate intracellular or intercellular oxidative metabolism that can further trigger signaling pathways of inflammation. Bystander signals can pass through gap junctions in attached cell lines, while the suspended cell lines transmit these signals via hormones and soluble proteins. This review provides the background information on how reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as bystander signals. Although ROS have a very short half-life and have a nanometer-scale sphere of influence, the wide variety of ROS produced via various sources can exert a cumulative effect, not only in forming DNA adducts but also setting up signaling pathways of inflammation, apoptosis, cell-cycle arrest, aging, and even tumorigenesis. This review outlines the sources of the bystander effect linked to ROS in a cell, and provides methods of investigation for researchers who would like to pursue this field of science.

Indexed as

bystander signalingoxidative stressradiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE)reactive oxygen species (ROS)tumorigenesis

Identifiers

PMID28831267
PMCPMC5552148
OpenAlexW2743944837

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