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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Impact of Decorin on the Physical Function and Prognosis of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Takumi Kawaguchi, Sachiyo Yoshio, Yuzuru Sakamoto, Ryuki Hashida, Shunji Koya, Keisuke Hirota, Dan Nakano, Sakura Yamamura, Takashi Niizeki, Hiroo Matsuse and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Takumi KawaguchiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7064-4325
Sachiyo YoshioDepartment of Liver Disease, Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Kohnodai, Ichikawa 272-8516, Japan.
Yuzuru SakamotoDepartment of Liver Disease, Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Kohnodai, Ichikawa 272-8516, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0784-7971
Ryuki HashidaDepartment of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Shunji KoyaDivision of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Keisuke HirotaDivision of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Dan NakanoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Sakura YamamuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Takashi NiizekiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Hiroo MatsuseDepartment of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Takuji TorimuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Kurume University · JPKurume University Hospital · JPHokkaido University · JPNational Center for Global Health and Medicine · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19fk0210045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outcome of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still poor. Decorin is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan, which exerts antiproliferative and antiangiogenic properties in vitro. We aimed to investigate the associations of decorin with physical function and prognosis in patients with HCC. We enrolled 65 patients with HCC treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (median age, 75 years; female/male, 25/40). Serum decorin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays; patients were classified into the High or Low decorin groups by median levels. Associations of decorin with physical function and prognosis were evaluated by multivariate correlation and Cox regression analyses, respectively. Age and skeletal muscle indices were not significantly different between the High and Low decorin groups. In the High decorin group, the 6-min walking distance was significantly longer than the Low decorin group and was significantly correlated with serum decorin levels (

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PMID32231160
PMCPMC7230715
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