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ArticleOncology reports2020

Heparanase potentiates the invasion and migration of pancreatic cancer cells via epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition through the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway.

Cheng Wang, Yajun Wei, Gang Wang, Yangming Zhou, Jingcheng Zhang, Kai Xu

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Article in Oncology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Heparanase and the hallmarks of cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2020
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  10. Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Signaling in Tumor Microenvironment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng Wang *Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Yajun Wei *Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Gang WangDepartment of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Yangming ZhouDepartment of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Jingcheng ZhangDepartment of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Kai XuDepartment of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui Provincial Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mounting evidence indicates that there exists an association between heparanase (HPSE) and several physiological and pathological mechanisms in humans. However, the dynamics of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of HPSE expression in pancreatic cancer (PC) remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of HPSE in PC tissues and cell lines by western blotting and reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR) analysis. Wound healing and Transwell assays were conducted to examine the effects of HPSE on migration and invasion in sh‑NC and sh‑HPSE PC cell lines. In addition, tumor growth was assessed in a mouse xenograft model in vivo. The expression levels of epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT)‑related biomarkers and the involvement of the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway were assessed by analyzing the results of western blot and RT‑qPCR assays. The results indicated that the expression of HPSE was substantially higher in PC tissues and cell lines, whereas experimental knockdown of HPSE suppressed the rates of migration and invasion of PC cells. Western blotting was used to assess the expression of EMT biomarkers and determine the function of HPSE in EMT. Furthermore, our results indicated that downregulation of HPSE expression decreased the expression of Wnt/β‑catenin associated proteins. In conclusion, HPSE appears to be a good candidate as a molecular target for the treatment of PC based on the finding of the present study.

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AgedAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingBiomarkers, TumorGlucuronidaseHeparanaseepithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionheparanaseinvasionmigrationpancreatic cancer

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PMID32627022
PMCPMC7336506
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