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ArticleDiagnostic pathology2018

Increased expression of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is associated with poor survival in gastric cancer patients.

Weigang Dai, Jinning Ye, Zhimei Zhang, Liang Yang, Hui Ren, Hui Wu, Jianhui Chen, Jieyi Ma, Ertao Zhai, Shirong Cai and 1 more

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weigang DaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jinning YeDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Zhimei ZhangDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Liang YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Hui RenDepartment of General Surgery, Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hui WuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jianhui ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jieyi MaGeneral Surgical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ertao ZhaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China. zhaiert@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
Shirong CaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yulong HeDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China. heyulong001@163.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

"3 & 3"Project of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Yulong HeChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2017 M622878National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772579Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2017A030313513Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2017A030313861Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province S2013020012724Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province 2016A020213002 and 2012B060300011Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou 201510010146Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou 201707010125the Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province A2017058the Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province A2018022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeat shock factor 1 (HSF1) was initially identified as a transcription factor encoding heat shock proteins, which assist in refolding or degrading damaged proteins. Recent studies have reported that HSF1 can act as an oncogene that regulates tumour progression. The present study aimed to elucidate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of HSF1 expression in gastric cancer (GC).

methodsThe data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used to analyse HSF1 expression in GC and normal tissues, while 8 pairs of freshly frozen tissue samples were used to investigate HSF1 expression at the mRNA and protein levels in GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blotting assays. The correlations between HSF1 expression and clinicopathological parameters, including the survival rate, were investigated in 117 GC tissue samples by immunohistochemical analysis.

resultsThe results of bioinformatics analysis, qRT-PCR, and western blot showed that HSF1 expression was higher in GC tissues than in normal tissues. High HSF1 expression was found in 54.7% (64/117) patients. Patients with high HSF1 expression had larger tumour size (P = 0.001), advanced Bornmann classification (P = 0.002), advanced depth of invasion (P = 0.015), lymph node metastasis (P<0.001), distant metastasis (P = 0.011) and tumour-node-metastasis (P<0.001). Moreover, the Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analyses indicated that high HSF1 expression was significantly associated with poor overall survival and recurrence-free survival in GC patients and that high HSF1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for the long-term survival in GC patients.

conclusionsTaken together, our results show that high HSF1 expression is significantly correlated with advanced tumour progression and poor prognosis. In addition, HSF1 expression can serve as a biomarker for the prognosis of patients with GC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHeat-Shock ResponseHeat Shock Transcription FactorsHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionStomach NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorHeat Shock Transcription FactorsGastric cancerHSF1Prognosis

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