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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2017

Functions of the AP-2α gene in activating apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation of gastric cancer cells both

Changqing Zeng, Zhimin Liu, Jian Zhang, Hongwei Fang, Cheng Fang, Yueming Wang, Sharvesh Raj Seeruttun, Jun Chen, Liangxiang Huang, Wei Wang

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Changqing ZengDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhimin LiuDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Hongwei FangDepartment of Pain Management, South Campus, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Cheng FangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yueming WangDepartment of Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Sharvesh Raj SeeruttunDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jun ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Liangxiang HuangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Provincial Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNFudan University · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNFujian Medical University · CNFujian Provincial Hospital · CNHangzhou First People's Hospital · CNRenji Hospital · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South ChinaSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study was designed to investigate the potential function of the activating protein 2α (AP-2α) gene in controlling the proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer. MATERIAL AND

methodsGastric cancer cell line MCG-803 cells and normal cell line GES-1 cells were selected to transfect pcDNA3.1(+)-AP-2α and pcDNA3.1(+) plasmids, respectively. Both mRNA and protein levels of AP-2α in each group transfected with the pcDNA3.1(+)-AP-2α plasmids were up-regulated after 48 h by real-time PCR and Western blotting analysis, leading to marked proliferation inhibition and significant cell cycle arrest.

resultspcDNA3.1(+)-AP-2α reduced tumor tissue growth in a subcutaneous tumor gastric carcinoma nude mouse model. Protein over-expression of AP-2α in the nude mouse model was accompanied by down-regulation of Blc-2 and ErbB2, resulting in the up-regulation of caspase-3, -8, and -9, ERα and p21

conclusionsThe reintroduction of the AP-2α gene by pcDNA3.1 could inhibit gastric tumor growth

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activating protein 2αgastric cancergene therapy

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