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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Doxorubicin-Induced Cognitive Impairment: The Mechanistic Insights.

Jiajia Du, Aoxue Zhang, Jing Li, Xin Liu, Shuai Wu, Bin Wang, Yanhong Wang, Hongyan Jia

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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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

The trial behind it

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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

62 citing papers in PubMed, 95 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiajia DuDepartment of First Clinical Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Aoxue ZhangDepartment of First Clinical Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Jing LiDepartment of First Clinical Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Xin LiuDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Shuai WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Bin WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Yanhong WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Hongyan JiaDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Shanxi Medical University · CNFirst Hospital of Shanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy can significantly prolong the survival of patients with breast cancer; Nevertheless, the majority of patients receiving chemotherapy such as doxorubicin may have cognitive deficits that manifest as impairments in learning, reasoning, attention, and memory. The phenomenon of chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline is termed as chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) or chemo-brain. Doxorubicin (DOX), a commonly used drug in adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer, has been reported to induce chemo-brain through a variety of mechanisms including DNA damage, oxidative stress, inflammation, dysregulation of apoptosis and autophagy, changes in neurotransmitter levels, mitochondrial dysfunction, glial cell interactions, neurogenesis inhibition, and epigenetic factors. These mechanisms do not operate independently but are inter-related, coordinately contributing to the development of chemo-brain. Here we review the relationships of these mechanisms and pathways in attempt to provide mechanistic insights into the doxorubicin-induced cognitive impairment.

Indexed as

cognitiondoxorubicininflammatory responsemechanismoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID34055643
PMCPMC8158153
OpenAlexW3160301529

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