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ArticleDiagnostic pathology2016

High CHI3L1 expression is associated with glioma patient survival.

Giedrius Steponaitis, Daina Skiriutė, Arunas Kazlauskas, Ieva Golubickaitė, Rytis Stakaitis, Arimantas Tamašauskas, Paulina Vaitkienė

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Article in Diagnostic pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giedrius SteponaitisLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Daina SkiriutėLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Arunas KazlauskasLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Ieva GolubickaitėLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Rytis StakaitisLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Arimantas TamašauskasLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania.
Paulina VaitkienėLaboratory of Neurooncology and Genetics, Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 4, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania. paulina.vaitkiene@gmail.com.
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · LT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurvival of glioma patients with the same tumor histology and grade can vary significantly, and some low-grade gliomas transform to a more malignant phenotype. There is a need of molecular signatures, which are better predictors of the patient diagnosis, outcome of treatment, and prognosis than the diagnosis provided by histopathology. We propose CHI3L1 mRNA expression as a prognostic biomarker for patients with glioma.

methodsWe measured CHI3L1 expression with quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in the cohort of 98 patients with different grade glioma: 10 grade I pylocytic astrocytomas, 30 grade II diffuse astrocytomas, 20 grade III anaplastic astrocytomas, and 38 grade IV astrocytomas (glioblastomas). Statistical analyses were conducted to investigate the association between CHI3L1 mRNA expression levels and patient clinical variables.

resultsWe demonstrated that mRNA expression of CHI3L1 was evidently higher in glioblastoma than in lower grade glioma tissues. We evaluated correlations between CHI3L1 expression, clinicopathological characteristics, and the outcomes of the patients. Patients with high CHI3L1 expression had a shorter overall survival (p < 0.001).

conclusionsFindings presented in our study showed that increased mRNA level of CHI3L1 could be associated with the progression of astrocytoma and poor patient survival not only for glioblastoma, but for lower grade astrocytoma tumors as well. Further investigation will be required to evaluate CHI3L1 value as a molecular marker for astrocytoma prognoses and for novel treatment strategies against all grade astrocytomas.

Indexed as

AdipokinesAstrocytomaBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsChitinase-3-Like Protein 1FemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaGliomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLectinsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingPredictive Value of TestsAdipokinesBiomarkers, TumorCHI3L1 protein, humanChitinase-3-Like Protein 1LectinsRNA, MessengerAstrocytomaCHI3L1Chitinase 3-like 1GliomamRNASurvivalYKL-40

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PMID27121858
PMCPMC4848844
OpenAlexW2344943496

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