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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Clinical Significance of Heme Oxygenase 1 in Tumor Progression.

Mariapaola Nitti, Caterina Ivaldo, Nicola Traverso, Anna Lisa Furfaro

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mariapaola NittiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1997-0678
Caterina IvaldoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Nicola TraversoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Anna Lisa FurfaroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-2056
University of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) plays a key role in cell adaptation to stressors through the antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory properties of its metabolic products. For these reasons, in cancer cells, HO-1 can favor aggressiveness and resistance to therapies, leading to poor prognosis/outcome. Genetic polymorphisms of HO-1 promoter have been associated with an increased risk of cancer progression and a high degree of therapy failure. Moreover, evidence from cancer biopsies highlights the possible correlation between HO-1 expression, pathological features, and clinical outcome. Indeed, high levels of HO-1 in tumor specimens often correlate with reduced survival rates. Furthermore, HO-1 modulation has been proposed in order to improve the efficacy of antitumor therapies. However, contrasting evidence on the role of HO-1 in tumor biology has been reported. This review focuses on the role of HO-1 as a promising biomarker of cancer progression; understanding the correlation between HO-1 and clinical data might guide the therapeutic choice and improve the outcome of patients in terms of prognosis and life quality.

Indexed as

biomarkercancer progressionHO-1Nrf2patientsprognosistherapy

Identifiers

PMID34067625
PMCPMC8155918
OpenAlexW3161562423

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