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ArticleHepatology communications2020

Lipoprotein-Like Nanoparticle Carrying Small Interfering RNA Against Spalt-Like Transcription Factor 4 Effectively Targets Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells and Decreases Tumor Burden.

William Cruz, Huang Huang, Brian Barber, Elisa Pasini, Lili Ding, Gang Zheng, Juan Chen, Mamatha Bhat

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Article in Hepatology communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William CruzPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Huang HuangPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Brian BarberPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Elisa PasiniMulti Organ Transplant Program University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Lili DingPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Gang ZhengPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Juan ChenPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Mamatha BhatMulti Organ Transplant Program University Health Network Toronto ON Canada.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are often unable to tolerate chemotherapy due to liver dysfunction in the setting of cirrhosis. We investigate high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-mimicking peptide phospholipid scaffold (HPPS), which are nanoparticles that capitalize on normal lipoprotein metabolism and transport, as a solution for directed delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) cargo into HCC cells. Spalt-like transcription factor 4 (SALL4), a fetal oncoprotein expressed in aggressive HCCs, is specifically targeted as a case study to evaluate the efficacy of HPPS carrying siRNA cargo. HPPS containing different formulations of siRNA therapy against SALL4 were generated specifically for HCC cells. These were investigated both

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PMID32363325
PMCPMC7193129
OpenAlexW3011370998

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