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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Colorectal Cancer Progression and Metastasis.

Umama Khan, Sabrina Chowdhury, Md Morsaline Billah, Kazi Mohammed Didarul Islam, Henrik Thorlacius, Milladur Rahman

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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10 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

6 authors.

Umama KhanBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-6823-8352
Sabrina ChowdhuryBiochemistry and Biotechnology, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Md Morsaline BillahBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-2125-9233
Kazi Mohammed Didarul IslamBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-2613-9177
Henrik ThorlaciusDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Section for Surgery, Lund University, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden.
Milladur RahmanDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Section for Surgery, Lund University, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8883-4848

Funding

Cancerfonden 19 0428 Pj
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils form sticky web-like structures known as neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) as part of innate immune response. NETs are decondensed extracellular chromatin filaments comprising nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins. NETs have been implicated in many gastrointestinal diseases including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the regulatory mechanisms of NET formation and potential pharmacological inhibitors in the context of CRC have not been thoroughly discussed. In this review, we intend to highlight roles of NETs in CRC progression and metastasis as well as the potential of targeting NETs during colon cancer therapy.

Indexed as

AnimalsColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionExtracellular TrapsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisNeutrophilscolorectal cancerextracellular DNAmetastasisneutrophiltherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID34298878
PMCPMC8307027

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