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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

NRF2 Mediates Therapeutic Resistance to Chemoradiation in Colorectal Cancer through a Metabolic Switch.

Séan M O'Cathail, Chieh-Hsi Wu, Rachael Thomas, Maria A Hawkins, Tim S Maughan, Annabelle Lewis

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Radiotherapy resistance: identifying universal biomarkers for various human cancers.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Séan M O'CathailInstitute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical & Veterinary Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Chieh-Hsi WuMathematical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Rachael ThomasWellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
Maria A HawkinsMedical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Tim S MaughanOxford Institute of Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
Annabelle LewisDepartment of Life science, CHMLS, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK.
Brunel University of London · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GBUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 24474Cancer Research UK 28803Cancer Research UK CAN-RES-UK C7932/A25142Cancer Research UK H3R00390.H376Medical Research Council MR/M016587/1Medical Research Council MR/P000738/1Medical Research Council MR/P000738/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiation resistance is a significant clinical problem in rectal cancer treatment, the mechanisms of which are poorly understood. NRF2 signalling is known to contribute to chemo/radioresistance in some cancers, but its role in therapeutic resistance in colorectal cancer (CRC) is unexplored. Using siRNA and CRiSPR/Cas9 isogenic CRC cell lines, we investigated the effect of the knockdown and upregulation of the NRF2 pathway on chemo-radiosensitivity. Poly (A) enriched RNA sequencing and geneset enrichment analysis (GSEA) were carried out on both sensitive and resistant cell models for mechanistic insights. Finally, a cohort of rectal patient samples was profiled to understand the clinical relevance of NRF2 signalling. Radioresistant cell lines were significantly radiosensitised by siRNA knockdown (SW1463, SER10 1.22, ANOVA

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metabolismNRF2radiationtherapeutic resistance

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PMID34573012
PMCPMC8466195
OpenAlexW3198832684

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