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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2023

Novel approaches targeting ferroptosis in treatment of glioma.

Jing Zhao, Fengling Zang, Xiaoya Huo, Shengzhe Zheng

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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuroferroptosis in health and diseases.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2025
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jing ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China.
Fengling ZangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China.
Xiaoya HuoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China.
Shengzhe ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China.
Yanbian University Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioma is a malignant brain tumor with a high mortality rate; hence novel treatment approaches are being explored to improve patient outcomes. Ferroptosis, a newly described form of regulated cell death, is emerging as a potential therapeutic target in glioma. Ferroptosis is characterized by the accumulation of lipid peroxides due to a loss of intracellular antioxidant systems represented by the depletion of glutathione and decreased activity of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). Since glioma cells have a high demand for iron and lipid metabolism, modulation of ferroptosis may represent a promising therapeutic approach for this malignancy. Recent studies indicate that ferroptosis inducers like erastin and RSL3 display potent anticancer activity in a glioma model. In addition, therapeutic strategies, including GPX4 targeting, lipid metabolism modulation, inhibition of amino acid transporters, and ferroptosis targeting natural compounds, have shown positive results in preclinical studies. This review will provide an overview of the functions of ferroptosis in glioma and its potential as a suitable target for glioma therapy.

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cancererastinglutathione peroxidase 4natural compoundsreactive oxygen species

Identifiers

PMID38020609
PMCPMC10659054
OpenAlexW4388440845

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