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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2019

The Emerging Role of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Tumor Biology.

Weijia Mao, Jie Zhang, Heinrich Körner, Yong Jiang, Songcheng Ying

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Weijia MaoKey Laboratory of Oral Disease Research of Anhui Province, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Jie ZhangKey Laboratory of Oral Disease Research of Anhui Province, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Heinrich KörnerKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yong JiangKey Laboratory of Oral Disease Research of Anhui Province, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Songcheng YingDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) are transmembrane proteins which function as gates that control the flux of ions across the cell membrane. They are key ion channels for action potentials in excitable tissues and have important physiological functions. Abnormal function of VGSCs will lead to dysfunction of the body and trigger a variety of diseases. Various studies have demonstrated the participation of VGSCs in the progression of different tumors, such as prostate cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, and others, linking VGSC to the invasive capacity of tumor cells. However, it is still unclear whether the VGSC regulate the malignant biological behavior of tumors. Therefore, this paper systematically addresses the latest research progress on VGSCs subunits and tumors and the underlying mechanisms, and it summarizes the potential of VGSCs subunits to serve as potential targets for tumor diagnosis and treatment.

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PMID30895169
PMCPMC6414428
OpenAlexW2921418129

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