Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36169772›Full record

ReviewDiscover oncology2022

Exploring the role of Nrf2 signaling in glioblastoma multiforme.

Wireko Andrew Awuah, Abdul-Rahman Toufik, Rohan Yarlagadda, Tatiana Mikhailova, Aashna Mehta, Helen Huang, Mrinmoy Kundu, Leilani Lopes, Sylvester Benson, Lyndin Mykola and 5 more

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Review in Discover oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

15 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.

Wireko Andrew AwuahSumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
Abdul-Rahman ToufikSumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine. drakelin24@gmail.com.
Rohan YarlagaddaRowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA.
Tatiana MikhailovaSUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA.
Aashna MehtaUniversity of Debrecen-Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
Helen HuangRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Mrinmoy KunduInstitute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India.
Leilani LopesCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA.
Sylvester BensonColumbia University, New York, USA.
Lyndin MykolaSumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
Sikora VladyslavSumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
Athanasios AlexiouDepartment of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW, 2770, Australia.
Badrah S AlghamdiDepartment of Physiology, Neuroscience Unit, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Anwar M HashemDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Ghulam Md AshrafPre-Clinical Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ashraf.gm@gmail.com.
Sumy State University · UAKing Abdulaziz University · SAColumbia University · USInstitute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital · INPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences · USRowan University · USRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IESUNY Upstate Medical University · USUniversity of Debrecen · HU

Funding

King Abdulaziz University IFPDP-71-22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive glial cell tumors in adults. Although current treatment options for GBM offer some therapeutic benefit, median survival remains poor and does not generally exceed 14 months. Several genes, such as isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) enzyme and O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), have been implicated in pathogenesis of the disease. Treatment is often adapted based on the presence of IDH mutations and MGMT promoter methylation status. Recent GBM cell line studies have associated Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) expression with high-grade tumors. Increased Nrf2 expression is often found in tumors with IDH-1 mutations. Nrf2 is an important transcription factor with anti-apoptotic, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and proliferative properties due to its complex interactions with multiple regulatory pathways. In addition, evidence suggests that Nrf2 promotes  GBM cell survival in hypoxic environment,by up-regulating hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Downregulation of Nrf2 has been shown to improve GBM sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs such as Temozolomide. Thus, Nrf2 could be a key regulator of GBM pathways and potential therapeutic target.  Further research efforts exploring an interplay between Nrf2 and major molecular signaling mechanisms could offer novel GBM drug candidates with a potential to significantly improve patients prognosis.

Indexed as

c-MycGlioblastomaJAK–STATMAP/ERKMolecular signaling pathwaysNrf-2 expressionTemozolomide

Identifiers

PMID36169772
PMCPMC9519816
OpenAlexW4297328951

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