ArticleBritish journal of cancer2020
Ascites-derived ALDH+CD44+ tumour cell subsets endow stemness, metastasis and metabolic switch via PDK4-mediated STAT3/AKT/NF-κB/IL-8 signalling in ovarian cancer.
Article in British journal of cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comprehensive analysis of metabolic reprogramming-related gene signatures for predicting ovarian cancer prognosis, the immune landscape, and potential treatment options.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- VISTA promotes ovarian cancer progression through activation of NF-κB pathway and tumor microenvironment reprogramming.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Article
- Metformin-A Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Drug-And Ovarian Cancer: Anticancer Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Article
- Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells: Mechanisms of Progression and Therapeutic Strategies.Oncology research · 2026Review
- PDK4 as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer: implications for metabolic regulation, immune modulation, and prognostic potential.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- SOAT1 in ovarian cancer cells regulates immune response mediated by CD8Journal of ovarian research · 2025Article
- Quantitative Proteomics and Phosphoproteomics Analysis of Patient-Derived Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2025Article
- Oleanolic acid alleviates ovarian cancer by regulating the miR-122/PDK4 axis to induce autophagy and inhibit glycolysisFrontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Versatile function of NF-ĸB in inflammation and cancer.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2024Review
- Cancer stem cells: advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- Advances in the role of GPX3 in ovarian cancer (Review).International journal of oncology · 2024Article
- LINC00629, a HOXB4-downregulated long noncoding RNA, inhibits glycolysis and ovarian cancer progression by destabilizing c-Myc.Cancer science · 2024Article
- Glucose metabolism reprogramming in gynecologic malignant tumors.Journal of Cancer · 2024Review
- Defining the Role of Metastasis-Initiating Cells in Promoting Carcinogenesis in Ovarian Cancer.Biology · 2023Review
- Friend and foe: the regulation network of ascites components in ovarian cancer progression.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Review
- [Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2023Article
- Promotive role of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A isoform 3 in ovarian cancer cell growth and aerobic glycolysis through the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 signaling.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Exploration and validation of hub genes in lung adenocarcinoma based on bioinformatics analysis.Translational cancer research · 2022Article
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundOvarian cancer is characterised by frequent recurrence due to persistent presence of residual cancer stem cells (CSCs). Here, we identify and characterise tumour subsets from ascites-derived tumour cells with stemness, metastasis and metabolic switch properties and to delineate the involvement of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) in such process.
methodsOvarian cancer cells/cell lines derived from ascites were used for tumourspheres/ALDH+CD44+ subset isolation. The functional roles and downstream signalling of PDK4 were explored. Its association with clinical outcome of ovarian cancer was analysed.
resultsWe demonstrated enhanced CSC characteristics of tumour cells derived from ovarian cancer ascites, concomitant with ALDH and CD44 subset enrichment and high PDK4 expression, compared to primary tumours. We further showed tumourspheres/ALDH+CD44+ subsets from ascites-derived tumour cells/cell lines with CSC properties and enhanced glycolysis. Clinically, PDK4 expression was correlated with aggressive features. Notably, blockade of PDK4 in tumourspheres/ALDH+CD44+ subsets led to inhibition of CSC characteristics, glycolysis and activation of STAT3/AKT/NF-κB/IL-8 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/protein kinases B/nuclear factor-κB/interleukin-8) signalling. Conversely, overexpression of PDK4 in ALDH-CD44- subsets exerted the opposite effects.
conclusionAscites-derived ALDH+CD44+ tumour cell subsets endow stemness, metastatic and metabolic switch properties via PDK4-mediated STAT3/AKT/NF-κB/IL-8 signalling, suggesting PDK4 as a viable therapeutic molecular target for ovarian cancer management.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.