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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

The heat of the battle: inflammation's role in prostate cancer development and inflammation-targeted therapies.

Ujjawal Sharma, Anidrisha Sahu, Himanshu Shekhar, Bunty Sharma, Shafiul Haque, Damandeep Kaur, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Astha Mishra, Faraz Ahmad

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Review in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing 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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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

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ujjawal Sharma *Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda, 151001, India.
Anidrisha Sahu *Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda, 151001, India.
Himanshu ShekharDepartment of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda, 151001, India.
Bunty SharmaDepartment of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Shafiul HaqueResearch and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, 45142, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Damandeep KaurUniversity Centre for Research & Development, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India.
Hardeep Singh TuliDepartment of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, 133207, India.
Astha MishraDepartment of Optometry, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
Faraz AhmadDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India. faraz.ahmad@vit.ac.in.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In prostate cancer (PC), chronic inflammation silently guides disease progression, playing a significant role. As a major global health concern, PC contributes to high mortality rates and rising new cases worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for research into the molecular mechanisms behind this disease. Notably, the persistence of inflammation actively promotes cancer development, including in PC. This review explores the complex relationship between inflammation and PC, examining the molecular pathways, genetic and environmental factors, and clinical implications involved in inflammation-driven carcinogenesis. From cellular and molecular elements of the inflammatory microenvironment to mechanisms like epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and inflammasome activation, these processes highlight inflammation's influence on PC progression and metastasis. Furthermore, this review discusses current therapeutic strategies targeting inflammation in PC management and identifies future research directions aimed at unraveling the complexities of inflammation-induced PC (Supplementary Fig. 1). It defines the complex relationship between inflammation and PC, emphasizes the importance of targeting inflammation therapeutically and highlights innovative approaches in PC treatment.

Indexed as

InflammationInflammatory microenvironmentJAK/STATNF-κβP13K/AKTProstate cancer

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PMID39891849
PMCPMC11787145

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