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ArticleCell death & disease2023

High molecular weight hyaluronic acid drastically reduces chemotherapy-induced mucositis and apoptotic cell death.

Ali I Mohammed, Antonio Celentano, Rita Paolini, Jun T Low, John Silke, Lorraine A O' Reilly, Michael McCullough, Nicola Cirillo

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Effects of L-glutamine and hyaluronic acid associated with photobiomodulation on oral mucositis: a randomized clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  4. Hemidesmosomal Proteins in Oral Cancer Progression: An Immunohistochemical Study of Human and Mouse.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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  7. Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  11. Mucosamin Spray for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2025
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  15. The Hyaluronan/CD44 Axis: A Double-Edged Sword in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali I MohammedMelbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia. mohammed.a@unimelb.edu.au.
Antonio CelentanoMelbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4293-2511
Rita PaoliniMelbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia.
Jun T LowThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
John SilkeThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7611-5774
Lorraine A O' ReillyThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7134-6496
Michael McCulloughMelbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia.
Nicola CirilloMelbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, 3053, Carlton, VIC, Australia. Nicola.cirillo@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-1429-1323
The University of Melbourne · AUWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral and intestinal mucositis (OIM) are debilitating inflammatory diseases initiated by oxidative stress, resulting in epithelial cell death and are frequently observed in cancer patients undergoing chemo-radiotherapy. There are currently few preventative strategies for this debilitating condition. Therefore, the development of a safe and effective mucositis mitigating strategy is an unmet medical need. Hyaluronic acid (HA) preparations have been tentatively used in oral mucositis. However, the protective effects of HA in chemotherapy-induced mucositis and their underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. This study aimed to assess these mechanisms using multiple formulations of enriched HA (Mucosamin

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsMucositisStomatitisAnimalsApoptosisHumansHyaluronic AcidMiceMolecular WeightAntineoplastic AgentsHyaluronic Acid

Identifiers

PMID37479691
PMCPMC10362044
OpenAlexW4385050399

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