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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2019

Upregulation of musashi1 increases malignancy of hepatocellular carcinoma via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and predicts a poor prognosis.

Qiuhua Liu, Cuijie Zhou, Bo Zhang

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qiuhua LiuDepartment of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang, The Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University, 68 West Jiyang Road, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, 215600, People's Republic of China.
Cuijie ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang, The Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University, 68 West Jiyang Road, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, 215600, People's Republic of China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang, The Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University, 68 West Jiyang Road, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, 215600, People's Republic of China. zbdoctor123@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-7124
Soochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common human malignant cancer due to a high metastatic capacity and the recurrence rate is also high. This study is aim to investigate the role of musashi1 as a potential biomarker for therapy of HCC.

methodsThe mRNA and protein expression levels of musashi1 were detected in HCC samples and cell lines. The malignant properties of HCC cells, including proliferation, invasion and migration were measured by overexpressing or knocking down expression of musashi1. Additionally, the correlation between musashi1 and clinicopathological indexes and prognosis were analyzed. The expression of CD44 was measured and the correlation between CD44 and musashi1 was analyzed.

resultsIn vitro cytological experiments demonstrated that musashi1 was elevated in HCC samples and cell lines and this increased expression affected cancer cell viability, migration and invasive capacity by activating of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics suggested that up-regulation of musashi1 was related to metastasis potential and a poor prognosis. Besides, there was a positive correlation between CD44 and musashi1 expression. Upregulation of musashi1 in malignant liver tumors may have contributed to the maintenance of stem-cell like characteristics of HCC cells.

conclusionsUpregulation of musashi1 could enhance malignant development of HCC cells and thus might be a novel marker for HCC therapy.

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Wnt Signaling PathwayActinsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli Proteinbeta CateninCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticCyclin D1FemaleHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessActinsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAPC protein, humanbeta CateninCD44 protein, humanCyclin D1Hyaluronan ReceptorsMSI1 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerBiomarkerHepatocellular carcinomaMalignant transformationmusashi1Target therapyWnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

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PMID31888604
PMCPMC6937928
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