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ReviewMarine drugs2022

Marine-Derived Compounds Targeting Topoisomerase II in Cancer Cells: A Review.

Giulia Greco, Valentina Pellicioni, Ivan Cruz-Chamorro, Giuseppe Attisani, Claudio Stefanelli, Carmela Fimognari

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In one paragraph

Review in Marine drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cytotoxic Effects ofAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2025
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulia GrecoDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8174-9977
Valentina PellicioniDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Ivan Cruz-ChamorroDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6547-8078
Giuseppe AttisaniDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Claudio StefanelliDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Carmela FimognariDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Corso d'Augusto 237, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2461-8214
University of Bologna · ITInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla · ES

Funding

Andalusian Government Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business, and University DOC_00587/2020University of Seville VIIP-PIT-2022-III.2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer affects more than 19 million people and is the second leading cause of death in the world. One of the principal strategies used in cancer therapy is the inhibition of topoisomerase II, involved in the survival of cells. Side effects and adverse reactions limit the use of topoisomerase II inhibitors; hence, research is focused on discovering novel compounds that can inhibit topoisomerase II and have a safer toxicological profile. Marine organisms are a source of secondary metabolites with different pharmacological properties including anticancer activity. The objective of this review is to present and discuss the pharmacological potential of marine-derived compounds whose antitumor activity is mediated by topoisomerase II inhibition. Several compounds derived from sponges, fungi, bacteria, ascidians, and other marine sources have been demonstrated to inhibit topoisomerase II. However, some studies only report docking interactions, whereas others do not fully explain the mechanisms of topoisomerase II inhibition. Further in vitro and in vivo studies are needed, as well as a careful toxicological profile evaluation with a focus on cancer cell selectivity.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsAquatic OrganismsDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIFungiHumansTopoisomerase II InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsDNA Topoisomerases, Type IITopoisomerase II Inhibitorscancer chemotherapymarine bacteriamarine compoundsmarine fungimarine invertebratesspongestopoisomerase II

Identifiers

PMID36354997
PMCPMC9698436
OpenAlexW4307437180

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