Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40824316›Full record

ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

Emerging targets and translational challenges in treating paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Sivadas Swathi Krishna, Nandana Shaji, Nandana V Kumar, Aiswarya Das, Sabitha Mangalath, Lalitha Biswas, Keechilat Pavithran

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing 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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
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

7 authors.

Sivadas Swathi KrishnaAmrita School of Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Nandana ShajiAmrita School of Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Nandana V KumarAmrita School of Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Aiswarya DasAmrita School of Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Sabitha MangalathDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Science Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, India.
Lalitha BiswasAmrita School of Nano-sciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India. lalithabiswas@aims.amrita.edu.
Keechilat PavithranDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India. drkpavithran@hotmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) is a frequent, dose-limiting toxicity that affects up to 70% of patients undergoing paclitaxel-based chemotherapy. Its pathophysiology involves disrupted microtubule dynamics, mitochondrial dysfunction, altered calcium signalling, and neuroinflammation. Current treatment strategies for the management of PIPN are limited and underscore the urgent need to identify novel molecular targets to mitigate its adverse effects. Recent advances in molecular and neurological research highlight potential molecular targets including toll-like receptors (TLRs), transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, transcriptional regulators like peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1 α (PGC-1α), and inflammatory cytokines. Epigenetic modulators and non-coding RNAs also hold significant potential as therapeutic agents in the management of PIPN. This review summarizes these emerging targets and explores therapeutic agents currently in preclinical and clinical development, aiming to guide future personalized strategies for PIPN management. (Figure created with BioRender.com and received the publishing license.).

Indexed as

PaclitaxelPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesAnimalsCytokinesEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMitochondriaMolecular Targeted TherapyPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPhosphatidylinositolsRNA, UntranslatedToll-Like ReceptorsTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsCytokinesPaclitaxelPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPhosphatidylinositolsRNA, UntranslatedToll-Like ReceptorsTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsEpigenetic regulationIon channelsMolecular targeted therapymTOR signallingNeuroinflammationPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyPIPN

Identifiers

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
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.