Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40244228›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Cancer Development and Progression Through a Vicious Cycle of DNA Damage and Inflammation.

Shosuke Kawanishi, Guifeng Wang, Ning Ma, Mariko Murata

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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. Cancer risk and mortality assessment in the overweight population: evaluation of single and integrated models based on inflammatory markers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
    Review
  7. Article
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.

Shosuke KawanishiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 513-8670, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7525-7658
Guifeng WangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medical Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 510-0293, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0716-0974
Ning MaGraduate School of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 510-0293, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7315-8835
Mariko MurataGraduate School of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 510-0293, Mie, Japan.

Funding

JSPS KAKENHI number 24K20202 for G.W.; 22KK0150 for N.M.; 23K24589 for M.M.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections and chronic inflammation play a crucial role in the development of cancer. During inflammatory processes, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are generated by both inflammatory and epithelial cells, leading to the induction of oxidative and nitrative DNA damage, such as the formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) and 8-nitroguanine (8-nitroG). These DNA alterations can trigger mutations, which are believed to contribute to cancer formation driven by inflammation. The authors observed the generation of 8-nitroG through iNOS expression in human and animal tissues under inflammatory conditions, where cancer is likely to develop. 8-NitroG serves as a predictive and prognostic indicator for cancers linked to inflammation. Inflammation causes DNA damage, and the subsequent DNA damage response can create an inflammatory environment marked by hypoxia, with HMGB1 being a key factor. The interplay between HIF-1α, NF-ĸB, and HMGB1 sustains DNA damage and the accumulation of mutations, driving cancer progression and worsening prognosis. 8-NitroG is involved not only in the onset and advancement of cancer but also in its progression and conversion. Herein, the authors propose a vicious cycle of DNA damage and inflammation in cancer development (initiation and promotion) and progression, including conversion, via HMGB1.

Indexed as

DNA DamageInflammationNeoplasmsAnimalsDisease ProgressionGuanineHMGB1 ProteinHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit8-nitroguanineGuanineHMGB1 ProteinHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunitcancerchronic inflammationDNA damageHMGB1

Identifiers

PMID40244228
PMCPMC11989737

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.