Evidence mapPaperPMID 40385487Full record

ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Low-dose statins restore innate immune response in breast cancer cells via suppression of mutant p53.

Zi Wang, Meina Shi, Beijia Liu, Xuening Zhang, Wanjun Lin, Yanchao Yang, Zifeng Huang, Dongfan Yang, Tong Chu, Dayuan Zheng and 1 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
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.

Zi Wang *Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Meina Shi *Faculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Beijia LiuFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Xuening ZhangFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Wanjun LinFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Yanchao YangFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Zifeng HuangFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Dongfan YangFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Tong ChuFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Dayuan ZhengFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Wenzhe MaFaculty of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer's high recurrence and treatment side effects demand safer, more effective therapies. Mutations in the critical TP53 gene, which normally prevents cancer, can instead promote it. This study explores if low-dose statins can curb mutant p53 activation in breast cancer's immune signaling, hindering tumor immune evasion. Methods: The study used diverse breast cancer cell lines with varying p53 statuses. Techniques included Western blot, transfection, qRT-PCR, co-immunoprecipitation, nuclear fractionation, and immunohistochemistry. Results: The study found that suppressing mutant p53 restores innate immunity and enhances cancer treatment. Low-dose statins promoted IRF3 nuclear translocation by inhibiting mutant p53. Lovastatin treatment Conclusion: The findings suggest low-dose statins can enhance innate immunity in breast cancer by degrading mutant p53, offering new treatment possibilities. Caution is advised, and further research is needed to address limitations and provide solid evidence for clinical use.

Indexed as

breast cancerCGASp53statinSTING

Identifiers

PMID40385487
PMCPMC12081456

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.