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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2022

Flavonoids Targeting the mTOR Signaling Cascades in Cancer: A Potential Crosstalk in Anti-Breast Cancer Therapy.

Yaseen Hussain, Haroon Khan, Waqas Alam, Michael Aschner, Abdullah, Khalaf F Alsharif, Luciano Saso

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 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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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Yaseen HussainCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-6720
Haroon KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-4404
Waqas AlamDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-9180
Michael AschnerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2619-1656
AbdullahDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan.
Khalaf F AlsharifDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8156-2069
Luciano SasoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer" Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-8706
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan · PKAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USSoochow University · CNTaif University · SAUniversity of Malakand · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women, with triple-negative breast cancer being the most lethal and aggressive form. Conventional therapies, such as radiation, surgery, hormonal, immune, gene, and chemotherapy, are widely used, but their therapeutic efficacy is limited due to adverse side effects, toxicities, resistance, recurrence, and therapeutic failure. Many molecules have been identified and investigated as potential therapeutic agents for breast cancer, with a focus on various signaling pathways. Flavonoids are a versatile class of phytochemicals that have been used in cancer treatment to overcome issues with traditional therapies. Cell proliferation, growth, apoptosis, autophagy, and survival are all controlled by mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. Flavonoids target mTOR signaling in breast cancer, and when this signaling pathway is regulated or deregulated, various signaling pathways provide potential therapeutic means. The role of various flavonoids as phytochemicals in targeting mTOR signaling pathways in breast cancer is highlighted in this review.

Indexed as

FlavonoidsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleHumansSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesFlavonoidsMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID35795855
PMCPMC9252758
OpenAlexW4285741156

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