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ArticleScientific reports2022

Queueing theory model of pentose phosphate pathway.

Sylwester M Kloska, Krzysztof Pałczyński, Tomasz Marciniak, Tomasz Talaśka, Marissa Miller, Beata J Wysocki, Paul Davis, Tadeusz A Wysocki

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 26 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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sylwester M KloskaFaculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland. 503013@stud.umk.pl.
Krzysztof PałczyńskiFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Tomasz MarciniakFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Tomasz TalaśkaFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Marissa MillerDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE, 68182, USA.
Beata J WysockiDepartment of Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, 68182, USA.
Paul DavisDepartment of Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, 68182, USA.
Tadeusz A WysockiFaculty of Telecommunications, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland. twysocki2@unl.edu.
AGH University of Krakow · PLUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · USCollegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz · PL

Funding

NIH HHS GM103427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to its role in maintaining the proper functioning of the cell, the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is one of the most important metabolic pathways. It is responsible for regulating the concentration of simple sugars and provides precursors for the synthesis of amino acids and nucleotides. In addition, it plays a critical role in maintaining an adequate level of NADPH, which is necessary for the cell to fight oxidative stress. These reasons prompted the authors to develop a computational model, based on queueing theory, capable of simulating changes in PPP metabolites' concentrations. The model has been validated with empirical data from tumor cells. The obtained results prove the stability and accuracy of the model. By applying queueing theory, this model can be further expanded to include successive metabolic pathways. The use of the model may accelerate research on new drugs, reduce drug costs, and reduce the reliance on laboratory animals necessary for this type of research on which new methods are tested.

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Oxidative StressPentose Phosphate PathwayAnimalsNADPNADP

Identifiers

PMID35301361
PMCPMC8930976
OpenAlexW4221056059

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