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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

Research progress on cholesterol metabolism and tumor therapy.

Zewen Chu, Lei Fang, Yanwei Xiang, Yue Ding

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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 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

7 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

4 authors.

Zewen ChuSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Lei FangSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Yanwei XiangSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. xiangyanwei@shutcm.edu.cn.
Yue DingSchool of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. dingyue-2001@hotmail.com.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M762107Key Discipline Construction Project of Shanghai's Three Year Action Plan for Strengthening the Construction of Public Health System GWVI-11.1-24National Natural Science Foundation of China 82374002Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader 22XD1423000Shanghai 2022 'Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan' Medical Innovation Research Special Project 22Y11922200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholesterol and its metabolic derivatives have important biological functions and are crucial in tumor initiation, progression, and treatment. Cholesterol maintains the physical properties of cellular membranes and is pivotal in cell signal transduction. Cholesterol metabolism includes both de novo synthesis and uptake from extracellular sources such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). This review explores both aspects to provide a comprehensive understanding of their roles in cancer. Cholesterol metabolism is involved in bile acid production and steroid hormone biosynthesis and is closely linked to the reprogramming of endogenous and exogenous cellular signals within the tumor microenvironment. These signals are intricately associated with key biological processes such as tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, and metastasis. Evidence suggests that regulating cholesterol metabolism may offer therapeutic benefits by inhibiting tumor growth, remodeling the immune microenvironment, and enhancing antitumor immune responses. This review summarizes the role of cholesterol metabolism in tumor biology and discusses the application of statins and other cholesterol metabolism inhibitors in cancer therapy, aiming to provide novel insights for the development of antitumor drugs targeting cholesterol metabolism and for advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Indexed as

Cholesterol metabolismClinical applicationTherapyTumorigenesis

Identifiers

PMID40307614
PMCPMC12043555

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