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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Revealing the mechanism of natural product-induced immunogenic cell death: opening a new chapter in tumor immunotherapy.

Yukun Chen, Zhenzhi Wang, Chi Zhang, Yisa Su, Tian Zhou, Kaiwen Hu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

6 authors.

Yukun ChenDepartment of Oncology, Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Zhenzhi WangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Chi ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yisa SuDepartment of Oncology, Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Tian ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Kaiwen HuDepartment of Oncology, Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review underscores the role of natural products in inducing immunogenic cell death (ICD) as a key strategy in tumor immunotherapy. It reveals that natural products can activate ICD through multiple pathways-apoptosis, autophagy, pyroptosis, and necroptosis-leading to the release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), dendritic cell activation, and improved antigen presentation, which together stimulate a potent anti-tumor immune response. The study also demonstrates the enhanced therapeutic potential of combining natural products with immune checkpoint inhibitors. With a focus on translating preclinical findings into clinical practice, this review consolidates recent discoveries and suggests future research paths, offering both theoretical insights and practical guidance for advancing cancer immunotherapy.

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Biological ProductsImmunogenic Cell DeathImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsAutophagyDendritic CellsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsBiological ProductsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorscancerICDnatural productstumortumor immunotherapy

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PMID39445013
PMCPMC11496055

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