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ReviewCancers2021

Potential Therapeutic Significance of Laminin in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinomas.

Nathalia Meireles Da Costa, Fábio A Mendes, Bruno Pontes, Luiz Eurico Nasciutti, Luis Felipe Ribeiro Pinto, Antonio Palumbo Júnior

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Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nathalia Meireles Da CostaPrograma de Carcinogênese Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Câncer-INCA, Rua André Cavalcanti, 37-Centro, Rio de Janeiro 20231-050, Brazil.
Fábio A MendesInstituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Prédio de Ciências da Saúde-Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, A. Carlos Chagas, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
Bruno PontesInstituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Prédio de Ciências da Saúde-Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, A. Carlos Chagas, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0831-1204
Luiz Eurico NasciuttiLaboratório de Interações Celulares, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Prédio de Ciências da Saúde-Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, Ilha do Fundão, A. Carlos Chagas, 373-bloco F, sala 26, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2597-793X
Luis Felipe Ribeiro PintoPrograma de Carcinogênese Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Câncer-INCA, Rua André Cavalcanti, 37-Centro, Rio de Janeiro 20231-050, Brazil.
Antonio Palumbo JúniorLaboratório de Interações Celulares, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Prédio de Ciências da Saúde-Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, Ilha do Fundão, A. Carlos Chagas, 373-bloco F, sala 26, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRInstituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are among the most common and lethal tumors worldwide, occurring mostly in oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx tissues. The squamous epithelia homeostasis is supported by the extracellular matrix (ECM), and alterations in this compartment are crucial for cancer development and progression. Laminin is a fundamental component of ECM, where it represents one of the main components of basement membrane (BM), and data supporting its contribution to HNSCC genesis and progression has been vastly explored in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Laminin subtypes 111 (LN-111) and 332 (LN-332) are the main isoforms associated with malignant transformation, contributing to proliferation, adhesion, migration, invasion, and metastasis, due to its involvement in the regulation of several pathways associated with HNSCC carcinogenesis, including the activation of the EGFR/MAPK signaling pathway. Therefore, it draws attention to the possibility that laminin may represent a convergence point in HNSCC natural history, and an attractive potential therapeutic target for these tumors.

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extracellular matrixhead and neck cancerLAMC2lamininLaminin-111Laminin-332Laminin γ2laryngeal canceroral cancerpharyngeal cancer

Identifiers

PMID33920762
PMCPMC8071176
OpenAlexW3152692177

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