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ReviewCancer science2025

Cytoplasmic Vacuolization: A Fascinating Morphological Alteration From Cellular Stress to Cell Death.

Xiaoxu Wen, Hongru Ma

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Review in Cancer science, 2025. 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

2 authors.

Xiaoxu WenSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-6661
Hongru MaCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Funding

Henan University School of Stomatology Research Grant for Young Scholar HUSSYS2024006Key Research Project Plan for Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province in 2025 25B180005Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China 2021M702854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytoplasmic vacuolization is a cellular morphological alteration characterized by the presence of substantial vacuole-like structures originating from various cellular organelles. This phenomenon is often observed in various anticancer treatments, including chemotherapeutic drugs, and photodynamic therapy (PDT), and is frequently linked with cell death. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms underlying cytoplasmic vacuolization and ensuing cell death remain ambiguous. Cytoplasmic vacuolization associated cell death (CVACD) is a complex process characterized by cellular stress, encompassing ER stress, heightened membrane permeability, ion imbalance, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The MAPK signaling pathway is closely associated with the activation of CVACD. This review provides a thorough examination of contemporary studies on cytoplasmic vacuolization in mammalian cells, elucidating its etiology, origins, and molecular pathways. Additionally, it highlights the potential of CVACD as an innovative therapeutic strategy for cancer.

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Cell DeathCytoplasmNeoplasmsVacuolesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitochondriaPhotochemotherapyAntineoplastic AgentsER stressMAPK signaling pathwaysmethuosismitochondrial dysfunctionparaptosis

Identifiers

PMID40017124
PMCPMC12044657

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