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ReviewCancers2025

Therapeutic Use of Integrin Signaling in Melanoma Cells: Physical Link with the Extracellular Matrix (ECM).

Katarzyna Adamiak-Nikolouzou, Andrzej T Słomiński, Zofia Skalska, Iwona Inkielewicz-Stępniak

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Katarzyna Adamiak-NikolouzouDepartment of Pharmaceutical Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2386-603X
Andrzej T SłomińskiDepartment of Dermatology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8963-3995
Zofia SkalskaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
Iwona Inkielewicz-StępniakDepartment of Pharmaceutical Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1676-2723

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecules play a vital role in the regulation of cellular phenotype. Ongoing interactions of the extracellular matrix and cells via surface receptors can affect the cellular behavior selectively or non-selectively. Under physiological conditions, the ECM-cell interactions are essential for ensuring balance, whereas the dysregulation of these interactions can lead to the onset of diseases. Extensive knowledge of the integrins with two non-covalently linked α and β subunits plays a vital role in cell-cell adhesion and ECM interactions. The identification of a key adhesion signaling pathway may lead to new therapeutic strategies targeting melanoma cells. This review highlights the potential role of integrins as a selective target in melanoma therapy, which would reduce side effects and increase the effects of the treatment.

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adhesion moleculescancerextracellular matrixintegrinsmelanoma

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PMID41008880
PMCPMC12468206

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