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ReviewAging cell2025

Efferocytosis: The Janus-Faced Gatekeeper of Aging and Tumor Fate.

Zaoqu Liu, Yan Li, Yuqing Ren, Jingqi Chen, Siyuan Weng, Zhaokai Zhou, Peng Luo, Quan Chen, Hui Xu, Yuhao Ba and 5 more

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Review in Aging cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

15 authors.

Zaoqu LiuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0452-742X
Yan LiMedical School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yuqing RenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Jingqi ChenMedical School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Siyuan WengDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Zhaokai ZhouDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Peng LuoThe Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Quan ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2401-5349
Hui XuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yuhao BaDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Anning ZuoDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Shutong LiuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yuyuan ZhangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Teng PanLonggang District Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital of Shenzhen City (Longgang Maternity and Child Institute of Shantou University Medical College), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Xinwei HanDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4407-4864

Funding

Major Science and Technology Projects of Henan Province 221100310100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

From embryogenesis to aging, billions of cells perish daily in mammals. The multistep process by which phagocytes engulf these deceased cells without eliciting an inflammatory response is called efferocytosis. Despite significant insights into the fundamental mechanisms of efferocytosis, its implications in disorders such as aging and cancer remain elusive. Upon summarizing and analyzing existing studies on efferocytosis, it becomes evident that efferocytosis is our friend in resolving inflammation, yet it transforms into our foe by facilitating tumor development and metastasis. This review illuminates recent discoveries regarding the emerging mechanisms of efferocytosis in clearing apoptotic cells, explores its connections with aging, examines its influence on tumor development and metastasis, and identifies the regulatory factors of efferocytosis within the tumor microenvironment. A comprehensive understanding of these efferocytosis facets offers insights into crucial physiological and pathophysiological processes, paving the way for innovative therapeutic approaches to combat aging and cancer.

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AgingNeoplasmsPhagocytosisAnimalsApoptosisEfferocytosisHumansTumor Microenvironmentagingefferocytosisinflammationtumor immunity

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