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ReviewCellular & molecular immunology2022

Role of pyroptosis in inflammation and cancer.

Xiang Wei, Feng Xie, Xiaoxue Zhou, Yuchen Wu, Haiyan Yan, Ting Liu, Jun Huang, Fangwei Wang, Fangfang Zhou, Long Zhang

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In one paragraph

Review in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 377 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
377citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
52.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

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

377 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 636 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Metabolic cell death in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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  6. Disulfidptosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  17. Pyroptosis: Molecular mechanisms and function.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026
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  18. How to recognize if a cell dies from pyroptosis?Molecular biology reports · 2026
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317 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

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang Wei *International Biomed-X Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Feng Xie *Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
Xiaoxue Zhou *MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China.
Yuchen Wu *Department of Clinical Medicine, The First School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, PR China.
Haiyan YanSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, PR China.
Ting LiuDepartment of Cell Biology and Department of General Surgery of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, PR China.
Jun HuangZhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Geriatrics and Geriatrics Institute of Zhejiang Province, Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310030, PR China. jhuang@zju.edu.cn.
Fangwei WangMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China. fwwang@zju.edu.cn.
Fangfang ZhouInstitutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China. zhoufangfang@suda.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1870-7584
Long ZhangInternational Biomed-X Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, PR China. l_zhang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-8139-0474
Zhejiang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNSoochow University · CNSir Run Run Shaw Hospital · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNZhejiang Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermin and is a product of continuous cell expansion until the cytomembrane ruptures, resulting in the release of cellular contents that can activate strong inflammatory and immune responses. Pyroptosis, an innate immune response, can be triggered by the activation of inflammasomes by various influencing factors. Activation of these inflammasomes can induce the maturation of caspase-1 or caspase-4/5/11, both of which cleave gasdermin D to release its N-terminal domain, which can bind membrane lipids and perforate the cell membrane. Here, we review the latest advancements in research on the mechanisms of pyroptosis, newly discovered influencing factors, antitumoral properties, and applications in various diseases. Moreover, this review also provides updates on potential targeted therapies for inflammation and cancers, methods for clinical prevention, and finally challenges and future directions in the field.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPyroptosisCaspasesHumansInflammasomesInflammationCaspasesInflammasomesantitumorinflammasomeinfluencing factorsPyroptosispyroptosis-associated diseasestargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID35970871
PMCPMC9376585
OpenAlexW4291511795

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