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Increased L1CAM (CD171) levels are associated with glioblastoma and metastatic brain tumors.

Robin Wachowiak, Matthias Krause, Steffi Mayer, Nicole Peukert, Anne Suttkus, Wolf C Müller, Martin Lacher, Jürgen Meixensberger, Ulf Nestler

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robin WachowiakDepartment of Pediatric Surgery Department of Neurosurgery Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Matthias Krause
Steffi Mayer
Nicole Peukert
Anne Suttkus
Wolf C Müller
Martin Lacher
Jürgen Meixensberger
Ulf Nestler
University Hospital Leipzig · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) is a member of the immunoglobulin-like cell-adhesion molecule family that was shown to be associated with a worse prognosis in several human cancers. L1 ectodomain shedding via vesicles or exosomes has been detected in extracellular fluids after cleavage from the cell surface by metalloproteases. We evaluated the presence of L1CAM in cyst fluid and tissue from glioblastomas or brain metastases.The amount of L1CAM in cyst fluid of 9 glioblastomas and 11 brain metastases was assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Corresponding tumor tissue slices were stained immunohistochemically for L1CAM. Cerebrospinal fluid of 20 non-tumor patients served as controls.Mean levels of L1CAM in tumor cyst fluid were significantly higher in glioblastoma (6118 ± 4095 ng/mL) and metastasis patients (8001 ± 6535 ng/mL) than in CSF of control patients (714 ± 22 ng/mL). The immunohistochemical expression of L1CAM in corresponding tissue was significantly higher in metastases than in glioblastomas.The present study demonstrates high levels of L1CAM in cyst fluid of glioblastoma and metastatic brain tumors. Soluble L1CAM may represent a motility promoting molecule in cancer progression, a co-factor for development of tumor cysts and a target for new treatment strategies.

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AdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System CystsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1

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PMID30235708
PMCPMC6160187
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