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ArticleOncology letters2020

Bone morphogenic proteins-2, -4, -6 and 7 in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Tvrtko Hudolin, Zeljko Kastelan, Ahmad El-Saleh, Mirko Bakula, Marijana Coric, Petar Kes, Davor Tomas, Nikolina Basic-Jukic

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Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The prognostic significance and immune characteristics of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) family: A pan-cancer multi-omics analysis.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tvrtko HudolinDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zeljko KastelanDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ahmad El-SalehDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Mirko BakulaDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Marijana CoricDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Petar KesDepartment of Dialysis, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Davor TomasDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Nikolina Basic-JukicDepartment of Dialysis, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
University Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRSisters of Charity Hospital · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family and may play an important role in the regulation of malignant cells in bladder cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate BMP expression in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Tumor tissue samples from 71 patients treated with transurethral resection and 10 samples of normal bladder tissue were stained using immunohistochemistry for BMP-2, -4, -6 and -7. The levels of BMP were correlated with the number and size of tumors in the bladder, the pathohistological findings as well as with tumor recurrence and progression. The results of the present study demonstrated that BMP-2 and -7 are highly expressed in normal bladder tissue, but significantly downregulated in cancer samples. This reduction correlates with a faster rate of tumor recurrence as well as with an increase in the number of recurrent tumors. There was no evident interrelation between BMP-2 and -7 reduction and changes in tumor grade and stage. In conclusion, BMP-2 and -7 are potential prognostic factors for tumor recurrence and further studies on BMP and bladder cancer are needed to confirm these results.

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bone morphogenic protein-2bone morphogenic protein-4bone morphogenic protein-6bone morphogenic protein-7non-muscle invasive bladder cancerprognostic factortumor recurrence

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PMCPMC6956307
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