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ReviewOncology letters2020

Biology and pathogenesis of human osteosarcoma.

Judson Welber Veríssimo de Azevedo, Thales Allyrio Araújo de Medeiros Fernandes, José Veríssimo Fernandes, Jenner Chrystian Veríssimo de Azevedo, Daniel Carlos Ferreira Lanza, Christiane Medeiros Bezerra, Vânia Sousa Andrade, Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo, José Veríssimo Fernandes

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Review in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

87 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Judson Welber Veríssimo de AzevedoOrthopedic Trauma Clinic Service, Deoclécio Marques Hospital, 59141-085 Parnamirim, RN, Brazil.
Thales Allyrio Araújo de Medeiros FernandesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Rio Grande do Norte State, 59607-360 Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
José Veríssimo FernandesOrthopedic Trauma Clinic Service, Getulio Vargas Hospital, 50630-060 Recife, PE, Brazil.
Jenner Chrystian Veríssimo de AzevedoDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-300 Natal, RN, Brazil.
Daniel Carlos Ferreira LanzaDepartment of Biochemisty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
Christiane Medeiros BezerraDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
Vânia Sousa AndradeDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
Josélio Maria Galvão de AraújoDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
José Veríssimo FernandesDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRHospital Universitário Onofre Lopes · BRUniversidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS) is a bone tumor of mesenchymal origin, most frequently occurring during the rapid growth phase of long bones, and usually located in the epiphyseal growth plates of the femur or the tibia. Its most common feature is genome disorganization, aneuploidy with chromosomal alterations, deregulation of tumor suppressor genes and of the cell cycle, and an absence of DNA repair. This suggests the involvement of surveillance failures, DNA repair or apoptosis control during osteogenesis, allowing the survival of cells which have undergone alterations during differentiation. Epigenetic events, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, nucleosome remodeling and expression of non-coding RNAs have been identified as possible risk factors for the tumor. It has been reported that p53 target genes or those genes that have their activity modulated by p53, in addition to other tumor suppressor genes, are silenced in OS-derived cell lines by hypermethylation of their promoters. In osteogenesis, osteoblasts are formed from pluripotent mesenchymal cells, with potential for self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation into various cell types. This involves complex signaling pathways and multiple factors. Any disturbance in this process can cause deregulation of the differentiation and proliferation of these cells, leading to the malignant phenotype. Therefore, the origin of OS seems to be multifactorial, involving the deregulation of differentiation of mesenchymal cells and tumor suppressor genes, activation of oncogenes, epigenetic events and the production of cytokines.

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bone tumorosteosarcomaosteosarcoma biologyosteosarcoma pathogenesis

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PMCPMC6955653
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