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ArticleCancer science2019

Lysyl oxidase induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and predicts intrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Naoki Umezaki, Shigeki Nakagawa, Yo-Ichi Yamashita, Yuki Kitano, Kota Arima, Tatsunori Miyata, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Hirohisa Okabe, Hidetoshi Nitta, Hiromitsu Hayashi and 3 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naoki UmezakiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Shigeki NakagawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-4028
Yo-Ichi YamashitaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yuki KitanoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kota ArimaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Tatsunori MiyataDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yukiharu HiyoshiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hirohisa OkabeDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hidetoshi NittaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hiromitsu HayashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Katsunori ImaiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Akira ChikamotoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hideo BabaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-2550
Kumamoto University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15K10191Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 16K19939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has high recurrence rates even after curative hepatectomy. Drug therapy for recurrence of HCC is still limited; therefore, identifying new therapeutic targets is urgently needed. We searched for genes that would predict HCC recurrence from intrahepatic metastasis in an exhaustive DNA microarray database by searching genes associated with high early recurrence rate and having higher expression in the tumor area compared to background liver. We detected lysyl oxidase (LOX) and validated the clinical significance of LOX in 358 patients who underwent hepatectomy. Expression of LOX was evaluated by qRT- PCR, and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. High LOX expression group had a significantly higher recurrence rate than the low LOX expression group (2-year recurrence rate was 64.0% vs 24.2%, P < .0001 for IHC) and poorer survival rate (5-year rate was 60.1% vs 86.2%, P < .0001 for IHC). Multivariate analysis showed that high LOX expression was an independent risk factor for early recurrence (IHC: HR, 2.52; P < .0001). Bioinformatic analysis showed that LOX expression was associated with hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the hypoxia cascade, suggesting that HIF-1α or hypoxia regulates LOX expression and induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In vitro, LOX and HIF-1α were involved in migration and invasion capability. High LOX expression is associated with EMT markers and predicts early recurrence and poor survival in patients with HCC. These findings indicate that lysyl oxidase could be a potential therapeutic target for early recurrence of HCC.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCell MovementEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProtein-Lysine 6-OxidaseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitProtein-Lysine 6-Oxidaseearly recurrenceepithelial-mesenchymal transitionhepatocellular carcinomaintrahepatic metastasislysyl oxidase

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PMID30919528
PMCPMC6550133
OpenAlexW2928156514

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