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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Endothelial-Tumor Cell Interaction in Brain and CNS Malignancies.

Maria Peleli, Aristidis Moustakas, Andreas Papapetropoulos

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Special Issue "Invasion and Metastasis in Brain Cancer".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Targeting of endothelial cells in brain tumours.Clinical and translational medicine · 2023
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria PeleliDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 582, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
Aristidis MoustakasDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 582, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-9131-3827
Andreas PapapetropoulosClinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4253-5930
Uppsala University · SENational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

Vetenskapsrådet 2019-00534
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma and other brain or CNS malignancies (like neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma) are difficult to treat and are characterized by excessive vascularization that favors further tumor growth. Since the mean overall survival of these types of diseases is low, the finding of new therapeutic approaches is imperative. In this review, we discuss the importance of the interaction between the endothelium and the tumor cells in brain and CNS malignancies. The different mechanisms of formation of new vessels that supply the tumor with nutrients are discussed. We also describe how the tumor cells (TC) alter the endothelial cell (EC) physiology in a way that favors tumorigenesis. In particular, mechanisms of EC-TC interaction are described such as (a) communication using secreted growth factors (i.e., VEGF, TGF-β), (b) intercellular communication through gap junctions (i.e., Cx43), and (c) indirect interaction via intermediate cell types (pericytes, astrocytes, neurons, and immune cells). At the signaling level, we outline the role of important mediators, like the gasotransmitter nitric oxide and different types of reactive oxygen species and the systems producing them. Finally, we briefly discuss the current antiangiogenic therapies used against brain and CNS tumors and the potential of new pharmacological interventions that target the EC-TC interaction.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationNeovascularization, PathologicAnimalsBrainBrain NeoplasmsCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsEndothelial CellsGap JunctionsGlioblastomaHumansTransforming Growth Factor betaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ATransforming Growth Factor betaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisbrain tumorsendotheliumgap junctionsglioblastomanitric oxidereactive oxygen speciesTGF-βVEGF

Identifiers

PMID33036204
PMCPMC7582718
OpenAlexW3092030102

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