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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Microbiota Alterations and Their Association with Oncogenomic Changes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients.

Heidelinde Sammallahti, Arto Kokkola, Sama Rezasoltani, Reza Ghanbari, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Sakari Knuutila, Pauli Puolakkainen, Virinder Kaur Sarhadi

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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 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 38 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Heidelinde SammallahtiDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Arto KokkolaDepartment of Surgery, Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Sama RezasoltaniFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran P.O. Box 1985717411, Iran.
Reza GhanbariDigestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran P.O. Box 1411713135, Iran.
Hamid Asadzadeh AghdaeiBasic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran P.O. Box 1985717411, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5589-8856
Sakari KnuutilaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Pauli PuolakkainenDepartment of Surgery, Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Virinder Kaur SarhadiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2503-8198
University of Helsinki · FIShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive disease with a high mortality and poor prognosis. The human microbiome is a key factor in many malignancies, having the ability to alter host metabolism and immune responses and participate in tumorigenesis. Gut microbes have an influence on physiological functions of the healthy pancreas and are themselves controlled by pancreatic secretions. An altered oral microbiota may colonize the pancreas and cause local inflammation by the action of its metabolites, which may lead to carcinogenesis. The mechanisms behind dysbiosis and PC development are not completely clear. Herein, we review the complex interactions between PC tumorigenesis and the microbiota, and especially the question, whether and how an altered microbiota induces oncogenomic changes, or vice versa, whether cancer mutations have an impact on microbiota composition. In addition, the role of the microbiota in drug efficacy in PC chemo- and immunotherapies is discussed. Possible future scenarios are the intentional manipulation of the gut microbiota in combination with therapy or the utilization of microbial profiles for the noninvasive screening and monitoring of PC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Transformation, NeoplasticDysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMouthPancreasPancreatic Neoplasmsbacterial metabolitesdrug responsedysbiosisinflammationmicrobiotamutationsoncogenomicspancreatic cancerpancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Identifiers

PMID34884776
PMCPMC8658013
OpenAlexW3216952949

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