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ArticleHeliyon2020

Prognostic impact of adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 2 (CAP2) in glioma: A clinicopathological study.

Zahraa Saker, Hisham F Bahmad, Youssef Fares, Zahraa Al Najjar, Mohamad Saad, Hayat Harati, Sanaa Nabha

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Article in Heliyon, 2020. 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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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zahraa SakerNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hisham F BahmadNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Youssef FaresNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Zahraa Al NajjarFaculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohamad SaadNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hayat HaratiNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sanaa NabhaNeuroscience Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese University · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGliomas are a group of diseases arising from intracranial neoplastic tissues that produce a wide spectrum of clinicopathological features and morphological changes. Key questions that intrigue neuro-oncology researchers include defining novel oncophenotypic signatures relevant to diagnosing such tumors and predicting prognoses among patients. One of the key regulators of the cellular actin dynamics is adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 2 (CAP2), a protein that has been studied before in the milieu of cancer and shown to be associated with tumor progression; yet, its expression levels in the context of gliomas have not been assessed. Hence, we were interested in investigating CAP2 expression in gliomas and evaluating its clinicopathological and prognostic significance. MATERIALS AND

methodsCAP2 expression at the protein level was analyzed in 47 human paraffin-embedded gliomas and normal brain tissues by automated immunohistochemical analysis. Statistical analysis was also performed to assess CAP2 expression level in normal and tumor tissues, and to evaluate its clinicopathological and prognostic significance.

resultsOur results revealed high expression of CAP2 protein in tumors of gliomas compared to normal tissues and normal areas adjacent to tumors. High expression of CAP2 was also associated with advanced tumor grades among gliomas. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that high CAP2 expression was associated with poor prognosis of patients with glioma (P < 0.05). In Cox regression analysis, CAP2 expression was indicated as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.843, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.252-2.714; P < 0.005).

conclusionCAP2 is overexpressed in glioma and it is proposed as a potential prognostic biomarker for patients with gliomas. CAP2 expression level may serve as a promising target for diagnosis and treatment of glioma.

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Cancer researchCAP2Extracellular matrixGliomasNervous systemNeurologyOncologyOverexpressionPathologyPrognostic biomarker

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