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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2016

Expression of p-STAT3 and vascular endothelial growth factor in MNNG-induced precancerous lesions and gastric tumors in rats.

Xiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, Xuan Zheng, Li-Na Meng, Bin Lyu, Hai-Feng Jin

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Xiao-Yan WangXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Lou-Lei WangXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xuan ZhengXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Li-Na MengXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Bin LyuXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Hai-Feng JinXiao-Yan Wang, Lou-Lei Wang, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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Abstract

aimTo investigate the dynamic expression of p-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the formation of gastric tumors induced by drinking water containing N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in Wistar rats.

methodsOne hundred and twenty Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups (60 in each group): Control group and Model group. The rats in each group were then randomly divided into three groups (20 in each group): C/M15, C/M25 and C/M40 (15, 25 and 40 represent the number of feeding weeks from termination). Rats in the control group received normal drinking water and rats in the model group received drinking water containing 100 μg/mL MNNG. Stomach tissues were collected at the end of the 15(th), 25(th) and 40(th) week, respectively, for microscopic measurement using hematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression of p-STAT3 and VEGF in different pathological types of gastric tissue, including normal, inflammation, atrophy, hyperplasia and gastric stromal tumor, was observed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot, and the corelation between p-STAT3 and VEGF was analyzed.

results(1) The expression of p-STAT3 in tissue with gastritis, atrophy, dysplasia and gastric stromal tumor were significantly increased in the model group compared with the control group (2.5 ± 1.0, 2.75 ± 0.36, 6.2 ± 0.45, 5.67 ± 0.55 vs 0.75 ± 0.36, P = 0.026, 0.035, 0.001, 0.002, respectively); the expression of p-STAT3 in tissue with dysplasia was higher than that in samples with gastritis or atrophy (6.2 ± 0.45 vs 2.5 ± 1.0, P = 0.006; 6.2 ± 0.45 vs 2.75 ± 0.36, P = 0.005, respectively); however, the expression of p-STAT3 in gastritis and atrophy was not significantly different (P > 0.05); (2) the expression of VEGF in tissue with gastritis, atrophy, dysplasia and gastric stromal tumor was significantly increased in the model group compared with normal gastric mucosa; and the expression of VEGF in tissue with dysplasia was higher than that in tissue with inflammation and atrophy (10.8 ± 1.96 vs 7.62 ± 0.25, P = 0.029; 10.8 ± 1.96 vs 6.26 ± 0.76, P = 0.033, respectively); similarly, the expression of VEGF in tissue with gastritis and atrophy was not significantly different (P > 0.05); and (3) the expression of VEGF was positively correlated with p-STAT3.

conclusionp-STAT3 plays an important role in gastric cancer formation by regulating the expression of VEGF to promote the progression of gastric tumor from gastritis.

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Gastric tumorN-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidinePrecancerous gastric lesionsp-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3Vascular endothelial growth factorWistar rat

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