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ReviewCell proliferation2020

Role of exosomal microRNAs in lung cancer biology and clinical applications.

Chengping Hu, Silke Meiners, Christina Lukas, Georgios T Stathopoulos, Jie Chen

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Review in Cell proliferation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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

77 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. The diagnostic and prognostic value of exosomal microRNAs in lung cancer: a systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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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

5 authors.

Chengping HuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Silke MeinersComprehensive Pneumology Center and Institute for Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Christina LukasComprehensive Pneumology Center and Institute for Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Georgios T StathopoulosComprehensive Pneumology Center and Institute for Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jie ChenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2852-3618

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81600063Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2017JJ3484Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg) GRK2338 of the German Research Association
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes, small extracellular vesicles ranging from 30 to 150 nm, are secreted by various cell types, including tumour cells. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) were identified to be encapsulated and hence protected from degradation within exosomes. These exosomal miRNAs can be horizontally transferred to target cells, in which they subsequently modulate biological processes. Increasing evidence indicates that exosomal miRNAs play a critical role in modifying the microenvironment of lung cancers, possibly facilitating progression, invasion, angiogenesis, metastasis and drug resistance. In this review, we summarize the novel findings on exosomal miRNA functions during lung cancer initiation and progression. In addition, we highlight their potential role and challenges as biomarkers in lung cancer diagnosis, prognosis and drug resistance and as therapeutic agents.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmExosomesHumansLung NeoplasmsMicroRNAsNeoplasm MetastasisNeovascularization, PathologicBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsbiomarkerexosomal miRNAsexosomeslung cancertherapy

Identifiers

PMID32391938
PMCPMC7309943

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