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ArticleJournal of toxicologic pathology2015

Expression and activation of EGFR and STAT3 during the multistage carcinogenesis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma induced by 3'-methyl-4 dimethylaminoazobenzene in rats.

Fan Zhang, Lianhong Li, Xingwu Yang, Bo Wang, Jinyao Zhao, Shilun Lu, Xiaotang Yu

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Article in Journal of toxicologic pathology, 2015. 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 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The role of tumour microenvironment: a new vision for cholangiocarcinoma.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2019
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  8. EGFR Signaling in Liver Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fan ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Lianhong LiDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Xingwu YangDepartment of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Bo WangDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Jinyao ZhaoDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Shilun LuDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
Xiaotang YuDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
Dalian Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) signal pathway contributes to the carcinogenesis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) induced by 3'-methyl-4 dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'Me-DAB) in rats. EGFR, TGFα, STAT3 and p-STAT3 in different stages of carcinogenesis were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). In situ hybridization (ISH) was applied to investigate the expression of STAT3 mRNA. Oval cells were verified by the immunohistochemical staining of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), CD133 and epithelial cell adhesion molecules (EpCAM). Sequential development of necrosis, oval cell proliferation, cholangiofibrosis (CF) and ICC was observed in the liver of rats administered 3'Me-DAB. Oval cells showed positive expression of AFP, CD133 and EpCAM. The expression of EGFR was significantly higher in the ICC than in oval cells, CF or normal bile ducts (p<0.05), but there was no difference in EGFR expression between the other groups. The highest expression of p-STAT3 and TGFα was observed in CF. The expression of these two molecules in the ICC and oval cells was significantly higher than in normal bile ducts (p<0.05). Elevation of STAT3 mRNA was detected during carcinogenesis as shown by ISH, strong intensity was observed in the ICC and moderate intensity was observed in oval cells and CF. These observations suggest that the EGFR and STAT3 signal pathway contributes to the carcinogenesis of ICC. High activity of STAT3 during the carcinogenesis of ICC may be the result of high activity of EGFR triggered by TGFα.

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3’-methyl-4 dimethylaminoazobenzenecarcinogenesisepidermal growth factor receptorintrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaoval cellsignal transducer and activator of transcription-3

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PMCPMC4444506
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