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SynthesisFrontiers in pharmacology2022

The Effects of Sesquiterpene Lactones on the Differentiation of Human or Animal Cells Cultured

Sepand Tehrani Fateh, Sahand Tehrani Fateh, Faezeh Shekari, Majid Mahdavi, Amir Reza Aref, Amir Salehi-Najafabadi

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Synthesis in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Persianolide-A, an eudesmanolide-type sesquiterpene lactone fromResearch in pharmaceutical sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Sepand Tehrani FatehSchool of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahand Tehrani FatehSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Faezeh ShekariDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Majid MahdaviDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Amir Reza ArefBelfer Center for Applied Cancer Science, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Amir Salehi-NajafabadiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IRDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tabriz · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular differentiation is pivotal in health and disease. Interfering with the process of differentiation, such as inhibiting the differentiation of adipocytes and inducing the differentiation of cancer cells, is considered a therapeutic approach. Sesquiterpene lactones, primarily found in plants, have been attracted attention as differentiating/dedifferentiating agents tested on various human or animal cells. However, a consensus on sesquiterpene lactones' effects and their mechanism of action is required. In this sense, through a systematic review, we have investigated the differentiating/dedifferentiating effects of sesquiterpene lactones on human or animal cells. 13 different cell lines originated from humans, mice, and rats, in addition to the effects of a total of 21 sesquiterpene lactones, were evaluated in the included studies. These components had either inducing, inhibiting, or no effect on the cells, mediating their effects through JAK-STAT, PI3K-Akt, mitogen-activated protein kinases, NFκB, PPARγ pathways. Although nearly all inducing and inhibiting effects were attributed to cancerous and normal cells, respectively, this is likely a result of a biased study design. Few studies reported negative results along with others, and no study was found reporting only negative results. As a result, not only are the effects and mechanism of action of sesquiterpene lactones not vivid but our knowledge and decisions are also misconducted. Moreover, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the type of evaluated cells, other sesquiterpene lactones, and the involved signaling pathways. In conclusion, sesquiterpene lactones possess significant effects on differentiation status, leading to potentially efficient therapy of obesity, osteoporosis, and cancer. However, reporting negative results and further investigations on other cells, sesquiterpene lactones, and signaling pathways are highly suggested to pave the path of sesquiterpene lactones to the clinic more consciously.

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cancerdifferentiationin-vitrolactonenegative resultssesquiterpene lactonesignaling pathwayssystematic review

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PMID35444549
PMCPMC9014292
OpenAlexW4225511298

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