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ArticlePloS one2015

Implication of Leptin-Signaling Proteins and Epstein-Barr Virus in Gastric Carcinomas.

Euno Choi, Sun-ju Byeon, Soo Hee Kim, Hyun Ju Lee, Hyeong Ju Kwon, HyeSeong Ahn, Dong Ha Kim, Mee Soo Chang

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Euno ChoiDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun-ju ByeonDepartment of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Soo Hee KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun Ju LeeDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyeong Ju KwonDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
HyeSeong AhnDepartment of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Ha KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mee Soo ChangDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University Hospital · KRSeoul National University · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the clinicopathological implications of leptin-signaling proteins and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infection status in gastric carcinomas. Immunohistochemistry for leptin signalling-related proteins (leptin, leptin-receptor, pSTAT3, ERK, pAkt, mTOR and HIF-1 alpha), and in situ hybridization for EBV-encoded small RNAs was performed in 343 cases of gastric carcinomas. The siRNA against leptin-receptor was transfected into three stomach cancer cell lines, and western blot for caspase 3 was performed. The TNM stage was a prognostic factor in all 343 patients, and was negatively correlated with expression of leptin, pSTAT3, ERK, pAkt, mTOR and HIF-1 alpha (P < 0.05). Leptin-receptor expression was correlated with poor survival in 207 patients of the advanced gastric cancer (AGC) subgroup, 139 of the Lauren diffuse group, and in 160 patients with lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05, respectively). Additionally, in stomach cancer cells, cleaved caspase 3 level increased by leptin-receptor inhibition, that is, apoptosis increased. Interestingly, EBV-positive AGC (n = 29) tended to show better survival of patients than EBV-negative AGC (n = 178) (P = 0.06). pAkt expression was related with a good survival of 32 patients (9%) in the EBV-positive subgroup, but was not an independent prognostic factor. Among, leptin signaling-related proteins, expressions of leptin-receptor and mTOR were different between EBV-positive subgroup and EBV-negative subgroup (P < 0.05, respectively). In conclusion, leptin-signaling proteins and EBV status show different significance on patient survival, according to subsets of gastric carcinomas. The leptin-receptor may predict poor patient prognosis in the AGC, Lauren diffuse and lymph node metastasis subgroups, while EBV-positive status can show a good prognosis in the AGC. Each leptin signaling-related protein may be differently involved in carcinogenesis of EBV-negative and EBV-positive subsets.

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Signal TransductionCell Line, TumorFemaleHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMiddle AgedStomach NeoplasmsLeptin

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