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ReviewCell death discovery2025

Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of the hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer.

Ge Cong, Xingyu Zhu, Xin Ru Chen, Hao Chen, Wei Chong

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Review in Cell death discovery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ge Cong *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021, Jinan, China.
Xingyu Zhu *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021, Jinan, China.
Xin Ru ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021, Jinan, China.
Hao ChenClinical Research Center of Shandong University, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 250021, Jinan, China. chenhao6938@163.com.
Wei ChongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021, Jinan, China. chongwei@sdfmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-8595

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82102702Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2024MH011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A sort of major malignant disease, cancer can compromise human health wherever. Some mechanisms of the occurrence and evolution of cancer still seem elusive even now. Consequently, the therapeutic strategies for cancer must continually evolve. The hedgehog signaling pathway, a critical mediator in the normal development of numerous organs and the pathogenesis of cancer, is typically quiescent but is aberrantly activated in several malignancies. Extensive research has delineated that the aberrant activity of the hedgehog signaling pathway, whether autocrine or paracrine, is implicated in the initiation and progression of various neoplasms, including medulloblastoma (MB), basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and so on. Thus, notably Smo inhibitors, the opening of inhibitors of the hedgehog signaling pathway has become a topic of research attention. This review aims to summarize four aberrant activation pathways and the influence of hedgehog signaling pathway associated chemicals on tumor formation and development. Additionally, it will explore the therapeutic potential of targeted interventions in the hedgehog signaling pathway for cancer treatment.

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PMID39900571
PMCPMC11791101

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