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ReviewCancers2018

Flavonoids in Cancer and Apoptosis.

Mariam Abotaleb, Samson Mathews Samuel, Elizabeth Varghese, Sharon Varghese, Peter Kubatka, Alena Liskova, Dietrich Büsselberg

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 322 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
322citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
46.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

322 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 723 citations in OpenAlex.

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262 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mariam AbotalebDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar. mariam.abotaleb@aucegypt.edu.
Samson Mathews SamuelDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar. sms2016@qatar-med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5541-6623
Elizabeth VargheseDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar. elv2007@qatar-med.cornell.edu.
Sharon VargheseDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar. scv2002@qatar-med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1025-7032
Peter KubatkaDepartment of Medical Biology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia. kubatka@jfmed.uniba.sk.
Alena LiskovaClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia. alenka.liskova@gmail.com.
Dietrich BüsselbergDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar. dib2015@qatar-med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5196-3366
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QAComenius University Bratislava · SK

Funding

Qatar Foundation BMRP
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Although, there are many different approaches to cancer treatment, they are often painful due to adverse side effects and are sometimes ineffective due to increasing resistance to classical anti-cancer drugs or radiation therapy. Targeting delayed/inhibited apoptosis is a major approach in cancer treatment and a highly active area of research. Plant derived natural compounds are of major interest due to their high bioavailability, safety, minimal side effects and, most importantly, cost effectiveness. Flavonoids have gained importance as anti-cancer agents and have shown great potential as cytotoxic anti-cancer agents promoting apoptosis in cancer cells. In this review, a summary of flavonoids and their effectiveness in cancer treatment targeting apoptosis has been discussed.

Indexed as

anti-cancer therapyapoptosiscancerflavonoidsnatural compoundsphytochemicals

Identifiers

PMID30597838
PMCPMC6357032
OpenAlexW2907688525

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