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ArticleMolecular cancer2018

Exosome-transmitted long non-coding RNA PTENP1 suppresses bladder cancer progression.

Rui Zheng, Mulong Du, Xiaowei Wang, Weidong Xu, Jiayuan Liang, Wenying Wang, Qiang Lv, Chao Qin, Haiyan Chu, Meilin Wang and 3 more

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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161 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 297 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Rui ZhengDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Mulong DuDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Xiaowei WangDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Weidong XuDepartment of Urology, Yizheng Hospital, Drum Tower Hospital Group of Nanjing, Yizheng, People's Republic of China.
Jiayuan LiangDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Wenying WangDepartment of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Qiang LvDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chao QinDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Haiyan ChuDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Meilin WangDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Lin YuanDepartment of Urology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM, 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China. yuanlin47@126.com.
Jing QianDepartment of General Surgery, Yizheng Hospital, Drum Tower Hospital Group of Nanjing, 1 Huannan Road, Yizheng, 211900, People's Republic of China. qianjing998@163.com.
Zhengdong ZhangDepartment of Environmental Genomics, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, China. drzdzhang@gmail.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CNIntegrated Chinese Medicine (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExtracellular communication within the tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in tumor progression. Although exosomes can package into long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) to mediate extracellular communication, the role of exosomal lncRNA PTENP1 in bladder cancer (BC) remains unclear.

methodWe detected PTENP1 expression between patients with BC and healthy controls; the expression occurred in tissues and exosomes from plasma. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and the area under curve (AUC). Cell phenotypes and animal experiments were performed to determine the effect of exosomal PTENP1.

resultsPTENP1 was significantly reduced in BC tissues and in exosomes from plasma of patients with BC (P < 0.05). We found that PTENP1 was mainly wrapped by exosomes. Exosomal PTENP1 could distinguish patients with BC from healthy controls (AUC = 0.743; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.645-0.840). Normal cells secreted exosomal PTENP1 and transmitted it to BC cells, thus inhibiting the biological malignant behavior of BC cells by increasing cell apoptosis and reducing the ability to invade and migrate (P < 0.05). Exosomal PTENP1 could suppress tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, exosomal PTENP1 mediated the expression of PTEN by competitively binding to microRNA-17.

conclusionExosomal PTENP1 is a promising novel biomarker that can be used for the clinical detection of BC. Exosomes derived from normal cells transfer PTENP1 to BC cells, which reduce the progression of BC both in vitro and in vivo and suggest that exosomal PTENP1 participates in normal-cell-to-bladder-cell communication during the carcinogenesis of BC.

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Biomarkers, TumorAgedAnimalsBiological TransportCase-Control StudiesDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionExosomesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterograftsHumansMaleMiceMicroRNAsBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN17 microRNA, humanPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanRNA, Long NoncodingBiomarkerBladder cancerExosomesProgressionPTENP1

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