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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Research progress of bile biomarkers and their immunoregulatory role in biliary tract cancers.

Yun-Cheng Li, Kang-Shuai Li, Zeng-Li Liu, Yong-Chang Tang, Xiao-Qiang Hu, Xing-Yong Li, An-da Shi, Li-Ming Zhao, Li-Zhuang Shu, Shuo Lian and 8 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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

18 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yun-Cheng LiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Kang-Shuai LiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zeng-Li LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yong-Chang TangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiao-Qiang HuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xing-Yong LiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
An-da ShiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Li-Ming ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Li-Zhuang ShuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Shuo LianDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhang-di YanDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Shao-Hui HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Guo-Li ShengDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yan SongDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yun-Jia LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Fan HuanDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Ming-Hui ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zong-Li ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs), including cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma, originate from the biliary epithelium and have a poor prognosis. Surgery is the only choice for cure in the early stage of disease. However, most patients are diagnosed in the advanced stage and lose the chance for surgery. Early diagnosis could significantly improve the prognosis of patients. Bile has complex components and is in direct contact with biliary tract tumors. Bile components are closely related to the occurrence and development of biliary tract tumors and may be applied as biomarkers for BTCs. Meanwhile, arising evidence has confirmed the immunoregulatory role of bile components. In this review, we aim to summarize and discuss the relationship between bile components and biliary tract cancers and their ability as biomarkers for BTCs, highlighting the role of bile components in regulating immune response, and their promising application prospects.

Indexed as

Bile Duct NeoplasmsBiliary Tract NeoplasmsBileBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiomarkersHumansImmunityBiomarkersbile componentsbiliary tract cancersbiomarkersimmune effectliquid biopsy

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PMID36389727
PMCPMC9649822
OpenAlexW4307703270

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