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ArticleAutophagy reports2023

Topoisomerase I poisons-induced autophagy: Cytoprotective, Cytotoxic or Non-protective.

Ahmed M Elshazly, Polina A Wright, Jingwen Xu, David A Gewirtz

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Article in Autophagy reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. The Cytoprotective Role of Autophagy in Response to BRAF-Targeted Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ahmed M ElshazlyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Polina A WrightDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Jingwen XuSchool of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
David A GewirtzDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USGuangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNKafrelsheikh University · EG

Funding

Use of senolytics to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy in lung cancerR01CA239706 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI GEWIRTZ, DAVID A., HARADA, HISASHI · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA239706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topoisomerase I inhibitors represent a widely used class of antineoplastic agents that promote both single-stranded and double-stranded breaks in the DNA of tumor cells, leading to tumor cell death. Topotecan and irinotecan are the clinically relevant derivatives of the parent drug, camptothecin. As is the case with many if not most anticancer agents, irinotecan and topotecan promote autophagy. However, whether the autophagy is cytotoxic, cytoprotective, or non-protective is not clearly defined, and may depend largely upon the genetic background of the tumor cell being investigated. This review explores the available literature regarding the nature of the autophagy induced by these clinically utilized topoisomerase I inhibitors in preclinical tumor models with the goal of determining whether the targeting of autophagy might have potential as a therapeutic strategy to enhance the antitumor response and/or overcome drug resistance.

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AutophagyCytoprotectiveCytotoxicIrinotecanNon-protectiveTopotecan

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PMID36936397
PMCPMC10019749
OpenAlexW4312142877

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