Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37160480›Full record

ArticleNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology2023

Modulation of the oxidative damage, inflammation, and apoptosis-related genes by dicinnamoyl-L-tartaric acid in liver cancer.

Alaa Elmetwalli, Shimaa Mustafa Hashish, Mervat G Hassan, Mohammed Abu El-Magd, Sabry Ali El-Naggar, Amina M Tolba, Afrah Fatthi Salama

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. The Modulatory Effects of Statins, Vitamin E, and Moringa Oleifera Extract on CD3 Expression in Ribociclib-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025
    Article
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alaa ElmetwalliDepartment of Clinical Trial Research Unit and Drug Discovery, Egyptian Liver Research Institute and Hospital (ELRIAH), Mansoura, Egypt. dr.prof2011@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4297
Shimaa Mustafa HashishDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mervat G HassanDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, 33516, Egypt.
Mohammed Abu El-MagdDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Sabry Ali El-NaggarZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Amina M TolbaDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Afrah Fatthi SalamaDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-8432
Tanta University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGBenha University · EGKafrelsheikh University · EGMansoura University Hospital · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells can become resistant to existing treatments over time, so it is important to develop new treatments that target different pathways to stay ahead of this resistance. Many cancer treatments have severe side effects that can be debilitating and even life-threatening. Developing drugs that can effectively treat cancer while minimizing the risks of these side effects is essential for improving the quality of life of cancer patients. The study was designed to explore whether the combination of dicinnamoyl-L-tartaric (CLT) and sorafenib ((SOR), an anti-cancer drug)) could be used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the animal model and to assess whether this combination would lead to changes in certain biomarkers associated with the tumour. In this study, 120 male mice were divided into 8 groups of 15 mice each. A number of biochemical parameters were measured, including liver functions, oxidative stress (malondialdehyde, (MDA); nitric oxide (NO)), and antioxidative activity (superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)). Furthermore, the hepatic expressions of Bax, Beclin1, TNF-α, IL1β, and BCl-2 genes were evaluated by qRT-PCR. The combination of SOR and CLT was found to reduce the levels of liver enzymes, such as AST, ALT, ALP, and GGT, and reduce the pathological changes caused by DAB and PB. The upregulation of TNF-α, IL1β, and Bcl-2 genes suggests that the CLT was able to initiate an inflammatory response to combat the tumor, while the downregulation of the Bax and Beclin1 genes indicates that the CLT was able to reduce the risk of apoptosis in the liver. Furthermore, the combination therapy led to increased expression of cytokines, resulting in an enhanced anti-tumor effect.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsTartratesAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBeclin-1HumansInflammationLiverMaleMiceOxidative StressQuality of LifeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntioxidantsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBeclin-1tartaric acidTartratesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaApoptosisDicinnamoyl-L-tartaric acidLiver cancerOxidative stressSorafenib

Identifiers

PMID37160480
PMCPMC10567854
OpenAlexW4376122096

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.