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ArticleCancer cell international2020

Upregulation of ARHGAP30 attenuates pancreatic cancer progression by inactivating the β-catenin pathway.

Yongping Zhou, Zhiyuan Hua, Ye Zhu, Liying Wang, Fangming Chen, Ting Shan, Yunhai Zhou, Tu Dai

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yongping Zhou *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Zhiyuan Hua *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Ye ZhuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Liying WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Fangming ChenDepartment of Imaging, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Ting ShanDepartment of General Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Yunhai ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.
Tu DaiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Wuxi, 214000 People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-8695-7783
Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital · CNShanxi Medical University · CNWuxi People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cancer is a highly malignant gastrointestinal cancer that can widely metastasize during the early stage of disease, and it is associated with one of the worst prognoses among cancers. In this study, we aimed to investigate the function of Rho GTPase-activating protein 30 (ARHGAP30) in pancreatic cancer cells and thus propose a novel therapy for pancreatic cancer.

methodsARHGAP30 expression in tumor tissues from patients with pancreatic cancer as well as cell lines was detected using immunohistochemistry (IHC), real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting. Cell proliferation, transwell, and apoptosis assays were performed and the levels of related proteins were determined after ARHGAP30 knockdown or overexpression. Additionally, in vivo experiments were performed on nude mice.

resultsARHGAP30 expression was found to be significantly increased in tumor tissues from patients with pancreatic cancer as well as in pancreatic cancer cell lines. IHC and prognostic analyses indicated that patients with high ARHGAP30 expression had a good prognosis. ARHGAP30 overexpression significantly decreased pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and metastasis; promoted apoptosis; reduced β-catenin, B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2), and MMP9 expression; and increased Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) and cleaved caspase-3 expression. ARHGAP30 knockdown elicited the opposite effects. The effects of ARHGAP30 knockdown were potently attenuated by the β-catenin inhibitor XAV939. ARHGAP30 knockdown-induced RHOA activity was potently attenuated by the RHOA inhibitor CCG1423. In vivo, ARHGAP30 overexpression significantly inhibited lung metastasis in nude mice and increased the survival of mice with lung metastases.

conclusionsOur findings indicate that ARHGAP30 may function as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer progression by regulating the expression of related genes and the β-catenin pathway.

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ApoptosisARHGAP30MetastasisPancreatic cancerProliferationβ-catenin pathway

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