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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2024

The role of short-chain fatty acid metabolism in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Maolin Hou, Qing-Qing Yu, Le Yang, Haibo Zhao, Pei Jiang, Lei Qin, Qiujie Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Maolin Hou *Department of Internal Medicine, Siziwangqi People's Hospital, Wulancabu, China.
Qing-Qing Yu *Translational Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Le Yang *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Haibo ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Pei JiangTranslational Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Lei QinDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Qiujie ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are saturated fatty acids consisting of six or fewer carbon atoms, have been found to be closely associated with the biological behavior of malignant tumors. This manuscript provides a comprehensive review on the role of SCFAs in regulating cell cycle, apoptosis, tumor angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, protein regulatory pathways, and histone regulation in promoting the development of malignant tumors. Furthermore, we discuss the potential therapeutic strategies targeting SCFAs for treating malignant tumors. This review offers a theoretical foundation for investigating the mechanisms by which SCFAs impact malignant tumors and provides insights into developing novel treatment targets.

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cancerdiagnosismetabolismpathogenesisshort-chain fatty acidtreatment

Identifiers

PMID39435279
PMCPMC11491288

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