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ReviewCells2024

Apoptosis: A Comprehensive Overview of Signaling Pathways, Morphological Changes, and Physiological Significance and Therapeutic Implications.

Mohd Mustafa, Rizwan Ahmad, Irfan Qadir Tantry, Waleem Ahmad, Sana Siddiqui, Mudassir Alam, Kashif Abbas, Moinuddin, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan, Safia Habib and 1 more

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Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 311 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
311citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

311 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The role of vitamin D signalling in β cell apoptosis: a systematic review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  5. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of lead-induced neurotoxicity: comparative insights from rodent and zebrafish models.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  8. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanodots as a biocompatible FRET donor for caspase-3 detection and chemotherapy response evaluation in osteosarcoma cell lysates.Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry · 2026
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  12. Programmable DNA Assemblies Reconstitute Supramolecular Protein Function.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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251 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

11 authors.

Mohd MustafaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
Rizwan AhmadDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9349-0867
Irfan Qadir TantryDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India.
Waleem AhmadDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2366-9677
Sana SiddiquiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
Mudassir AlamDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8255-0273
Kashif AbbasDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, India.
MoinuddinDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
Md Imtaiyaz HassanCenter for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3663-4940
Safia HabibDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4763-8525
Sidra IslamDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell survival and death are intricately governed by apoptosis, a meticulously controlled programmed cell death. Apoptosis is vital in facilitating embryonic development and maintaining tissue homeostasis and immunological functioning. It is a complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic signaling pathways that ultimately converges on executing the apoptotic program. The extrinsic pathway is initiated by the binding of death ligands such as TNF-α and Fas to their respective receptors on the cell surface. In contrast, the intrinsic pathway leads to increased permeability of the outer mitochondrial membrane and the release of apoptogenic factors like cytochrome c, which is regulated by the Bcl-2 family of proteins. Once activated, these pathways lead to a cascade of biochemical events, including caspase activation, DNA fragmentation, and the dismantling of cellular components. Dysregulation of apoptosis is implicated in various disorders, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. This article focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying apoptosis regulation, to develop targeted therapeutic strategies. Modulating apoptotic pathways holds immense potential in cancer treatment, where promoting apoptosis in malignant cells could lead to tumor regression. This article demonstrates the therapeutic potential of targeting apoptosis, providing options for treating cancer and neurological illnesses. The safety and effectiveness of apoptosis-targeting drugs are being assessed in ongoing preclinical and clinical trials (phase I-III), opening the door for more effective therapeutic approaches and better patient outcomes.

Indexed as

ApoptosisSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansNeoplasmsapoptosismorphological changesphysiological significancesignaling pathwaystherapeutic strategies

Identifiers

PMID39594587
PMCPMC11592877

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