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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2018

Glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B accelerates tumorigenesis of cervical cancer in vitro by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

Shuxiang Xu, Yingying Fan, Dongping Li, Yan Liu, Xu Chen

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shuxiang XuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yingying FanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Dongping LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xu ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNHuashan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women around the world. However, the underlying mechanism involved in cervical cancer progression is incompletely known. In the present study, we determined the role of glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) in tumorigenesis of cervical cancer. According to the GEO database, we found that GPNMB expression was significantly higher in cervical cancer than in normal cervix epithelium. A similar pattern was observed in GPNMB expression in cultured cervical cancer cells and normal cervical epithelial cells. Compared with the control, GPNMB knockdown significantly decreased the proliferation and migration capacity, but enhanced the apoptosis capacity of SiHa and HeLa cells. Additionally, the activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were aberrantly increased in SiHa and HeLa cells compared with normal cervical epithelial cells, whereas their activities were strongly inhibited by GPNMB siRNA. Furthermore, Wnt/β-catenin signaling was activated by GPNMB in SiHa and HeLa cells. Increased MMP-2/MMP-9 expression was suppressed by Dkk-1, inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, while it was enhanced by stimulator BIO. The proliferation, migration, and apoptosis capacity of HeLa cells were found to be affected by Dkk-1 and BIO to different extents. In conclusion, we demonstrated that GPNMB contributed to the tumorigenesis of cervical cancer, at least in part, by regulating MMP-2/MMP-9 activity in tumor cells via activation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. This might be a potential therapeutic target for treating human cervical cancer.

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Apoptosisbeta CateninBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Membrane GlycoproteinsRNA, Small InterferingUterine Cervical NeoplasmsWnt Signaling Pathwaybeta CateninGPNMB protein, humanMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Membrane GlycoproteinsRNA, Small Interfering

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