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ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2021

Paving the way for small-molecule drug discovery.

Yu-Shui Ma, Rui Xin, Xiao-Li Yang, Yi Shi, Dan-Dan Zhang, Hui-Min Wang, Pei-Yao Wang, Ji-Bin Liu, Kai-Jian Chu, Da Fu

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Review in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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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

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones for potential anticancer therapeutics:Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025
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  11. Drug Design for Alzheimer's Disease: BiologicsCurrent Alzheimer research · 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

10 authors.

Yu-Shui MaNational Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha 410004, Hunan, China.
Rui XinCentral Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200072, China.
Xiao-Li YangCentral Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200072, China.
Yi ShiCancer Institute, Nantong Tumor Hospital Nantong 226631, China.
Dan-Dan ZhangCentral Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200072, China.
Hui-Min WangCancer Institute, Nantong Tumor Hospital Nantong 226631, China.
Pei-Yao WangCentral Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200072, China.
Ji-Bin LiuCancer Institute, Nantong Tumor Hospital Nantong 226631, China.
Kai-Jian ChuDepartment of Biliary Tract Surgery I, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University Shanghai 200438, China.
Da FuCentral Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200072, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-molecule drugs are organic compounds affecting molecular pathways by targeting important proteins, which have a low molecular weight, making them penetrate cells easily. Small-molecule drugs can be developed from leads derived from rational drug design or isolated from natural resources. As commonly used medications, small-molecule drugs can be taken orally, which enter cells to act on intracellular targets. These characteristics make small-molecule drugs promising candidates for drug development, and they are increasingly favored in the pharmaceutical market. Despite the advancements in molecular genetics and effective new processes in drug development, the drugs currently used in clinical practice are inadequate due to their poor efficacy or severe side effects. Therefore, developing new safe and efficient drugs is a top priority for disease control and curing.

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cancercompoundmolecular geneticsnatural resourceSmall-molecule drugs

Identifiers

PMID33841626
PMCPMC8014367

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