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ReviewMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2023

Role of exosomes in the development, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Meijin Liu, Zhonghong Lai, Xiaoying Yuan, Qing Jin, Haibin Shen, Dingyu Rao, Defa Huang

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Review in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Exosomes in the Chemoresistance of Glioma: Key Point in Chemoresistance.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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  14. [Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Derived Exosomes: Key Players in Intercellular Communication Within the Tumor Microenvironment].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024
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  15. The role and clinical applications of exosomes in cancer drug resistance.Cancer drug resistance (Alhambra, Calif.) · 2024
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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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meijin Liu *Ganzhou Jingkai District People's Hospital, Ganzhou, China.
Zhonghong Lai *Department of Traumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Xiaoying Yuan *Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Qing JinLaboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Haibin ShenLaboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Dingyu RaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China. 18329037521@163.com.
Defa HuangLaboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China. aa3716340@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-7585
First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer. It is characterized by occult onset resulting in most patients being diagnosed at advanced stages and with poor prognosis. Exosomes are nanoscale vesicles with a lipid bilayer envelope released by various cells under physiological and pathological conditions, which play an important role in the biological information transfer between cells. There is growing evidence that HCC cell-derived exosomes may contribute to the establishment of a favorable microenvironment that supports cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. These exosomes not only provide a versatile platform for diagnosis but also serve as a vehicle for drug delivery. In this paper, we review the role of exosomes involved in the proliferation, migration, and metastasis of HCC and describe their application in HCC diagnosis and treatment. We also discuss the prospects of exosome application in HCC and the research challenges.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularExosomesLiver NeoplasmsCell ProliferationHumansTumor MicroenvironmentCellular drug resistanceDiagnosisExosomesHepatocellular carcinomaMigration and transferProliferation

Identifiers

PMID37848835
PMCPMC10580543
OpenAlexW4387703029

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