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Crosstalk Between Inflammasome Signalling and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer and Benign Disease: Mechanistic Insights, Context-Dependence, and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Abdul L Shakerdi, Emma Finnegan, Yin-Yin Sheng, Karlo Vidovic, Jessica M Logan, Mark P Ward, Sharon A O'Toole, Cara Martin, Stavros Selemidis, Doug Brooks and 2 more

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 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

12 authors.

Abdul L ShakerdiDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Emma FinneganDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Yin-Yin ShengDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0009-0008-9488-9213
Karlo VidovicDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Jessica M LoganClinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4046-6908
Mark P WardDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9356-7246
Sharon A O'TooleDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9260-3225
Cara MartinDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.
Stavros SelemidisSchool of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3989-7615
Doug BrooksClinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9098-3626
John J O'LearyDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-7311-9326
Prerna TewariDiscipline of Histopathology, School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI), Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inflammasome signalling are intercon-nected processes which underpin tumour progression, metastasis, and therapeutic re-sistance. Inflammasomes such as NLRP3 encourage pro-inflammatory states (IL-1β, IL-18, NF-κB) and the activation of signalling pathways like TGF-β that promote mes-enchymal traits crucial for EMT. EMT transcriptional programmes can then in turn modulate the inflammasome via NF-κB/TGF-β signalling, creating self-perpetuating mechanisms of cellular plasticity and dysregulated therapeutic response. We have re-viewed the mechanistic evidence for EMT-inflammasome crosstalk in cancer and discussed the potential therapeutic implications. The function of the EMT-inflammasome axis is clearly context-dependent, with the cancer type, stage, and the complexity of the tumour microenvironment heavily contributing. The crosstalk between EMT and the inflammasome is an overlooked mechanism of tumour evolution, and targeting inflammasomes like NLRP3, or their downstream signalling pathways, offers a promising therapeutic avenue, with the objective of inhibiting metastasis and overcoming drug resistance.

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionInflammasomesNeoplasmsSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinTumor MicroenvironmentInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Proteinepithelial–mesenchymal transitionfibrosisinflammasomemetastasistherapeutic targeting

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PMID41148809
PMCPMC12563466

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