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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Leukotrienes in Tumor-Associated Inflammation.

Wen Tian, Xinguo Jiang, Dongeon Kim, Torrey Guan, Mark R Nicolls, Stanley G Rockson

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 79 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wen TianDepartment of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Xinguo JiangDepartment of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Dongeon KimDepartment of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Torrey GuanDepartment of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Mark R NicollsDepartment of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Stanley G RocksonDepartment of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
Stanford University · USVA Palo Alto Health Care System · US

Funding

Endothelial Injury, BMPR2 Dysfunction and Macrophage Activation Cause EndMT and PAHR01HL138473 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Mark Robert Nicolls, Marlene Rabinovitch · 2017 to 2026
$4.9M
Critical Role for Microvasculature in Airway TransplantationR01HL095686 · NHLBI · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI NICOLLS, MARK ROBERT · 2010 to 2022
$4.7M
A Critical Role for Leukotriene B4 in LymphedemaR01HL141105 · NHLBI · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI NICOLLS, MARK ROBERT · 2019 to 2022
$2.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095686NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138473NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leukotrienes are biologically active eicosanoid lipid mediators that originate from oxidative metabolism of arachidonic acid. Biosynthesis of leukotrienes involves a set of soluble and membrane-bound enzymes that constitute a machinery complex primarily expressed by cells of myeloid origin. Leukotrienes and their synthetic enzymes are critical immune modulators for leukocyte migration. Increased concentrations of leukotrienes are implicated in a number of inflammatory disorders. More recent work indicates that leukotrienes may also interact with a variety of tissue cells, contributing to the low-grade inflammation of cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and metabolic conditions, as well as that of cancer. Leukotriene signaling contributes to the active tumor microenvironment, promoting tumor growth and resistance to immunotherapy. This review summarizes recent insights into the intricate roles of leukotrienes in promoting tumor growth and metastasis through shaping the tumor microenvironment. The emerging possibilities for pharmacological targeting of leukotriene signaling in tumor metastasis are considered.

Indexed as

cancerinflammationleukotrienesLTB4tumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID32973519
PMCPMC7466732
OpenAlexW3071514454

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