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ReviewCancer gene therapy2021

LOX-1 and cancer: an indissoluble liaison.

M Murdocca, C De Masi, S Pucci, R Mango, G Novelli, C Di Natale, F Sangiuolo

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
72citing papers in PubMed
13.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

72 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. LOX-1 and Its Splicing Variant LOX-1International journal of hepatology · 2026
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  10. Endometriosis and the Hallmarks of Cancer.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026
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  15. Statistics in medicine · 2025
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  16. Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2025
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  20. Multi-omics and machine learning-driven CD8Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025
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12 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M MurdoccaDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. miky.murdi@hotmail.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8088-3664
C De MasiDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9677-9554
S PucciDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
R MangoCardiology Unit, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Tor Vergata Hospital, Rome, Italy.
G NovelliDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
C Di NataleDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
F SangiuoloDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-4248
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITPoliclinico Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, a strong correlation between metabolic disorders, tumor onset, and progression has been demonstrated, directing new therapeutic strategies on metabolic targets. OLR1 gene encodes the LOX-1 receptor protein, responsible for the recognition, binding, and internalization of ox-LDL. In the past, several studied, aimed to clarify the role of LOX-1 receptor in atherosclerosis, shed light on its role in the stimulation of the expression of adhesion molecules, pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, and pro-angiogenic proteins, including NF-kB and VEGF, in vascular endothelial cells and macrophages. In recent years, LOX-1 upregulation in different tumors evidenced its involvement in cancer onset, progression and metastasis. In this review, we outline the role of LOX-1 in tumor spreading and metastasis, evidencing its function in VEGF induction, HIF-1alpha activation, and MMP-9/MMP-2 expression, pushing up the neoangiogenic and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process in glioblastoma, osteosarcoma prostate, colon, breast, lung, and pancreatic tumors. Moreover, our studies contributed to evidence its role in interacting with WNT/APC/β-catenin axis, highlighting new pathways in sporadic colon cancer onset. The application of volatilome analysis in high expressing LOX-1 tumor-bearing mice correlates with the tumor evolution, suggesting a closed link between LOX-1 upregulation and metabolic changes in individual volatile compounds and thus providing a viable method for a simple, non-invasive alternative monitoring of tumor progression. These findings underline the role of LOX-1 as regulator of tumor progression, migration, invasion, metastasis formation, and tumor-related neo-angiogenesis, proposing this receptor as a promising therapeutic target and thus enhancing current antineoplastic strategies.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorHumansMaleMiceNeoplasmsScavenger Receptors, Class EBiomarkers, TumorOlr1 protein, mouseScavenger Receptors, Class E

Identifiers

PMID33402733
PMCPMC8571092
OpenAlexW3119075306

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