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ArticleTechnology in cancer research & treatment2018

Identification of the Differential Expression Profiles of Serum and Tissue Proteins During Rat Hepatocarcinogenesis.

Xia Sheng, Tao Huang, Jianmin Qin, Lin Yang, Zhong-Qiu Sa, Qi Li

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Article in Technology in cancer research & treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  3. Role of secretory clusterin in hepatocarcinogenesis.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2018
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xia Sheng1 Department of pathology, Affiliated to the Third Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Tao Huang2 Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Jianmin Qin2 Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Lin Yang2 Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Zhong-Qiu Sa2 Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Qi Li4 Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma is complex and not fully known yet. This study aims to screen and identify the differentially expressed proteins in peripheral blood and liver tissue samples from rat hepatocellular carcinoma and to further clarify the pathogenesis and discover the specific tumor markers and molecular targets of hepatocellular carcinoma. The hepatocellular carcinoma model of Wistar rats were induced by chemical carcinogen. The serum and liver tissue samples were obtained after induction for 2, 4, 8, 14, 18, and 21 weeks. The results showed that the clusterin (IPI00198667), heat shock protein a8 (IPI00208205), and N-myc downstream-regulated gene-2 (IPI00382069) being closely related to hepatocarcinogenesis were eventually identified from the 30 different proteins. As the time progressed, the serum levels of clusterin and heat shock protein a8 increased gradually during induced liver cancer in rats. However, the serum N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 level in induced liver cancer in rats underwent biphasic changes, and the serum N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 level decreased at the 8th week, increased at the 14th week, and then decreased significantly. Statistical difference occurred in protein expression of clusterin and heat shock protein a8 in liver tissues at the different time points. In the liver tissues, the N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 level decreased gradually at the 8th week, increased gradually at the 14th week, and then decreased significantly after 14 weeks. The study demonstrated that heat shock protein a8, clusterin, and N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 participated in the process of abnormal cell division, proliferation, and carcinogenesis of liver cells during hepatocarcinogenesis.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticTranscriptomeAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Transformation, NeoplasticGene Expression ProfilingImmunohistochemistryLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleProteomeProteomicsRatsBiomarkers, TumorProteomediagnosishepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)occurrenceproteomicstarget therapy

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