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ArticleCell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)2021

Saikosaponin-A induces apoptosis of cervical cancer through mitochondria- and endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent pathway

Jikun Du, Daibo Song, Tianshou Cao, Yuanhua Li, Jierong Liu, Baohong Li, Li Li

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Article in Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jikun DuDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7594-8363
Daibo SongDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Tianshou CaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Yuanhua LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Jierong LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Baohong LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Li LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and New Pharmacy Development, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Guangdong Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer causes considerable mortality in women worldwide. Saikosaponin-A, a triterpenoid glycoside isolated from

Indexed as

Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFemaleHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, NudeMitochondriaPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesSignal TransductionPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktapoptosiscervical cancerSaikosaponin-a

Identifiers

PMID34520332
PMCPMC8794532
OpenAlexW3200776008

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