Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29677645›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in pharmacology2018

Autophagy as a cytoprotective mechanism in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Timothy M Hall, Marie-Pier Tétreault, Kathryn E Hamilton, Kelly A Whelan

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Review in Current opinion in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 country.

Timothy M HallLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Marie-Pier TétreaultDepartment of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Kathryn E HamiltonDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Kelly A WhelanDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Electronic address: kelly.whelan@temple.edu.
Temple University · USNorthwestern University · USPhiladelphia University · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Epithelial Contribution to Esophageal Inflammation and Tissue RepairR01DK116988 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TETREAULT, MARIE-PIER · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
The role of microenvironment in esophageal epithelial homeostasisR00DK094977 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TETREAULT, MARIE-PIER · 2015 to 2017
$732k
The functional role of mitophagy in esophageal cell biologyK01DK103953 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WHELAN, KELLY A · 2015 to 2019
$637k
The role of IMP1 mRNA binding protein in intestinal epithelial biologyK01DK100485 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HAMILTON, KATHRYN ELIZABETH · 2014 to 2018
$631k
Autophagy regulation of esophageal basal cell dynamicsR03DK118304 · NIDDK · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI WHELAN, KELLY A · 2018 to 2019
$238k
IMP1 REGULATION OF AUTOPHAGY IN THE INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMR03DK114463 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI HAMILTON, KATHRYN ELIZABETH · 2017 to 2018
$156k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is amongst the most aggressive human malignancies, representing a significant health burden worldwide. Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic process that degrades and recycles damaged organelles and misfolded proteins to maintain cellular homeostasis. Alterations in autophagy are associated with cancer pathogenesis, including ESCC; however, the functional role of autophagy in ESCC remains elusive. Here, we discuss the clinical relevance of autophagy effectors in ESCC and review current knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms through which autophagy contributes to ESCC. We highlight the cytoprotective role of autophagy in ESCC and discuss autophagy inhibitors as novel experimental therapeutics to potentiate the effects of anti-cancer therapies and/or to overcome therapeutic resistance in ESCC.

Indexed as

AutophagyAutophagy-Related ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorCytoprotectionEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaHumansAutophagy-Related ProteinsBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID29677645
PMCPMC6108938
OpenAlexW2800565296

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