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ReviewCancers2022

Proline Metabolism in Malignant Gliomas: A Systematic Literature Review.

Magdalena M Sawicka, Karol Sawicki, Tomasz Łysoń, Barbara Polityńska, Wojciech Miltyk

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Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cancer stem cells synthesize proline to attenuate oxidative stress.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  12. Metabolomics in High Grade Gliomas.RAS oncology & therapy · 2022
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Magdalena M SawickaDepartment of Analysis and Bioanalysis of Medicines, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2D, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Karol SawickiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-850X
Tomasz ŁysońDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Barbara PolityńskaDepartment of Psychology and Philosophy, Medical University of Bialystok, Szpitalna 37, 15-295 Bialystok, Poland.
Wojciech MiltykDepartment of Analysis and Bioanalysis of Medicines, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2D, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5150-6093
Medical University of Białystok · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProline has attracted growing interest because of its diverse influence on tumor metabolism and the discovery of the regulatory mechanisms that appear to be involved. In contrast to general oncology, data on proline metabolism in central nervous system malignancies are limited. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe performed a systematic literature review of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases according to PRISMA guidelines, searching for articles concerning proline metabolism in malignant glial tumors. From 815 search results, we identified 14 studies pertaining to this topic.

resultsThe role of the proline cycle in maintaining redox balance in IDH-mutated gliomas has been convincingly demonstrated. Proline is involved in restoring levels of glutamate, the main glial excitatory neurotransmitter. Proline oxidase influences two major signaling pathways: p53 and NF- κB. In metabolomics studies, the metabolism of proline and its link to the urea cycle was found to be a prognostic factor for survival and a marker of malignancy. Data on the prolidase concentration in the serum of glioblastoma patients are contradictory.

conclusionsDespite a paucity of studies in the literature, the available data are interesting enough to encourage further research, especially in terms of extrapolating what we have learned of proline functions from other neoplasms to malignant gliomas.

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astrocytomaglioblastomagliomaoligodendrogliomaprolidaseprolineproline dehydrogenaseproline oxidasepyrroline-5-carboxylase

Identifiers

PMID35454935
PMCPMC9027994
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