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ArticleOncology letters2018

The role of galectin-3 in the tumorigenesis and progression of pituitary tumors.

Bo Diao, Ying Liu, Guo-Zheng Xu, Yi Zhang, Jun Xie, Jie Gong

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo DiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command and Hubei Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Tumor and Intervention, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Guo-Zheng XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command and Hubei Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Tumor and Intervention, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Clinical Experiment, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Jun XieDepartment of Science and Training, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Jie GongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command and Hubei Key Laboratory of Central Nervous System Tumor and Intervention, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China.
Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Galectin-3 (Gal-3), a β-galactoside-binding protein, has been implicated in cell proliferation, cell adhesion, and the progression and metastasis of various types of cancer. The present study investigated the involvement of Gal-3 in the tumorigenesis and progression of pituitary tumors using three rat pituitary tumor cell lines. Following transfection with Gal-3 expression and interference vectors, the impact of Gal-3 on proliferation, apoptosis and migration of pituitary tumor cells was been investigated. Meanwhile, BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator (Bax), caspase-3 and matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7) protein expression levels were analyzed by western blotting. The results of the present study revealed that Gal-3 expression in GH3 and GH4C1 cells was higher than in RC-4B/C cells. Furthermore, Gal-3 was demonstrated to promote the proliferation and migration of GH3 and GH4C1 cells, and inhibit cell apoptosis. Caspase-3 and MMP7 protein expression was also increased by Gal-3, while Bax expression was decreased. These results suggested that Gal-3 serves an important function in the tumorigenesis and development of pituitary tumors, and it may be a useful target for the treatment of pituitary tumors in the future.

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apoptosisgalectin-3migrationpituitary adenomasproliferation

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