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ArticlePathology oncology research : POR2019

High-level Sp1 is Associated with Proliferation, Invasion, and Poor Prognosis in Astrocytoma.

Yi-Ting Chen, Hung-Pei Tsai, Chun-Chieh Wu, Chiao-Yun Chen, Chee-Yin Chai, Aij-Lie Kwan

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Article in Pathology oncology research : POR, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Unraveling the role of specificity protein 1 in gliomas: pathophysiology and clinical implications.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  4. Specificity Proteins (Sp) and Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Ting ChenDepartment of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hung-Pei TsaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Chieh WuDepartment of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chiao-Yun ChenDepartment of Radiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chee-Yin ChaiDepartment of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. cychai@kmu.edu.tw.
Aij-Lie KwanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. aijliekwan@yahoo.com.tw.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · TW

Funding

Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan KMU-TP104PR08, KMU-TP104G00, KMU-TP104G03, and KMU-TP104G04.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytoma is the most common and the most lethal primary brain tumor in adults. Grade IV glioblastoma is usually refractory to currently available surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiotherapeutic treatments. The Specificity protein 1 (Sp1) transcription factor is known to regulate tumorigenesis in many cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic role of Sp1 protein in the carcinogenesis of astrocytoma. This study analyzed 98 astrocytoma cases treated at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital during 2002-2012. Clinicopathologic parameters associated with Sp1 were analyzed by chi-square test, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and Cox regression analyses. In vitro proliferation, invasion, and migration were compared between non-siRNA groups and Sp1 siRNA groups. In glioblastoma cells treated with Sp1 siRNA, Western blot was also used to detect expressions of Sp1, Ki-67, VEGF, cyclin D1, E-cadherin, cleaved caspase-3 and Bax proteins. Expression of Sp1 was significantly associated with WHO grade (p = 0.005) and with overall survival time (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis further revealed that prognosis of astrocytoma was significantly associated with Sp1 expression (p = 0.036) and IDH-1 expression (p < 0.001). In vitro silencing of Sp1 downregulated Sp1, Ki-67, and cyclin D1 but upregulated E-cadherin, Bax, and cleaved caspase-3. These data suggest that Sp1 is a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in astrocytoma.

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AstrocytomaBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationFemaleGlioblastomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisRNA, Small InterferingSp1 Transcription FactorBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Small InterferingSP1 protein, humanSp1 Transcription FactorApoptosisAstrocytomaImmunohistochemistry stainingSpecificity protein 1WHO grade

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