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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

ADAM17 as a promising therapeutic target: from structural basis to inhibitor discovery in human diseases.

Lisa Liu, Erkang Tian, Shuqi Quan, Chongying Su, Jiawei Zhou, Sijia Hu, Nanyan Bian, Shufang Du, Juan Li

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. LR11/SorLA and its role in cardiovascular disease.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Lisa LiuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Erkang TianState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shuqi QuanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Chongying SuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jiawei ZhouState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sijia HuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Nanyan BianState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shufang Du *State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Juan Li *State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (ADAM17) is a transmembrane protease that regulates diverse physiological processes by shedding membrane-bound proteins, including cytokines, their receptors, and adhesion molecules. A mounting body of evidence has emerged linking ADAM17 to the pathogenesis of various diseases, including inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target. This review offers a comprehensive overview of the molecular structure and biological functions of ADAM17, emphasizing its role in human diseases and therapeutic strategies that target ADAM17 activity. Recent advances in the development of ADAM17-targeting agents, including small-molecule inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and endogenous regulatory proteins, are discussed with a focus on the structural basis of their activity, with the aim of informing and guiding future drug discovery efforts.

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ADAM17cancercardiovascular diseasesinflammationneurological disorderssmall-molecule inhibitorstherapeutic target

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PMID41050403
PMCPMC12491190

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