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ReviewMedComm2025

Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies.

Xi Chen, Yixiao Yuan, Fan Zhou, Lihua Li, Jun Pu, Yong Zeng, Xiulin Jiang

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Review in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.

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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xi ChenKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming China.
Yixiao YuanDepartment of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA.
Fan ZhouDepartment of Hematology the Second Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University Kunming China.
Lihua LiNHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine Kunming Medical University Kunming China.
Jun PuKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming China.
Yong ZengKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming China.
Xiulin JiangDepartment of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-0465

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactylation, a recently identified post-translational modification, represents a groundbreaking addition to the epigenetic landscape, revealing its pivotal role in gene regulation and metabolic adaptation. Unlike traditional modifications, lactylation directly links metabolic intermediates, such as lactate, to protein function and cellular behavior. Emerging evidence highlights the critical involvement of lactylation in diverse biological processes, including immune response modulation, cellular differentiation, and tumor progression. However, its regulatory mechanisms, biological implications, and disease associations remain poorly understood. This review systematically explores the enzymatic and nonenzymatic mechanisms underlying protein lactylation, shedding light on the interplay between cellular metabolism and epigenetic control. We comprehensively analyze its biological functions in normal physiology, such as immune homeostasis and tissue repair, and its dysregulation in pathological contexts, including cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. Moreover, we discuss advanced detection technologies and potential therapeutic interventions targeting lactylation pathways. By integrating these insights, this review aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps and propose future directions for research. Highlighting lactylation's multifaceted roles in health and disease, this review provides a timely resource for understanding its clinical implications, particularly as a novel target for precision medicine in metabolic and oncological therapies.

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biological significancecancer immunotherapypathologyphysiologyprotein lactylation

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PMCPMC12122191

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