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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2019

Blocking transforming growth factor-beta reduces the migration and invasion of the residual tumour after TAE.

Songlin Song, Xiaojun He, Zhuanglin Zeng, Hongsen Zhang, Qi Yao, Fan Yang, Chuansheng Zheng, Xiaopeng Guo

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Songlin SongDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Xiaojun HeDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Zhuanglin ZengDepartment of Emergency Internal Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Hongsen ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Qi YaoDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Fan YangDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Chuansheng ZhengDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Xiaopeng GuoDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Union Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the treatment effects of combining TAE therapy with LY2109761, a transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) receptor I kinase inhibitor, on suppressing tumour growth and metastasis. We simulated the changing tumour microenvironment before and after TAE using both in vitro and in vivo models. In vitro, we evaluated the altered migration and invasion properties of HepG2 cells using migration and invasion assays. In addition, western blot analysis was used to investigate molecular mechanisms underlying the biological activities of LY2109761 in HepG2 cells. In vivo, we combined LY2109761 with TAE together in the VX2 rabbit model to evaluate the therapeutic effects of the combination. In vitro, the Smad pathway were substantially activated by hypoxia, and LY2109761 significantly inhibited the Smad pathway under both normoxic and hypoxic circumstances. Furthermore, LY2109761 inhibited cell proliferation, intravasation and metastasis by downregulating Smad-2 phosphorylation and up-regulating E-cadherin expression in both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. In addition, in animals, LY2109761 improved the therapeutic effect of TAE and inhibited intravasation and metastasis after TAE. Based on the observations herein, we concluded that using LY2109761 and TAE in combination for the treatment of VX2 rabbit liver cancer inhibits tumour growth and metastasis, suggesting that such a combination may provide new a target and strategy for interventional liver cancer therapy.

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TGF-β/Smad pathwayTransarterial embolization (TAE)tumour microenvironment

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PMID31105825
PMCPMC6511774
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