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ArticleScientific reports2020

Increased expression of secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1) predicts ampullary adenocarcinoma recurrence.

Li-Chin Cheng, Ying- Jui Chao, Michael J Overman, Chih -Yang Wang, Nam Nhut Phan, Yi-Ling Chen, Tzu-Wen Wang, Hui-Ping Hsu, Yan-Shen Shan, Ming- Derg Lai

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Li-Chin ChengDivision of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ying- Jui ChaoDepartment of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng-Li Rd., Tainan, 70403, Taiwan.
Michael J OvermanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Chih -Yang WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Nam Nhut PhanNTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Yi-Ling ChenSenior Citizen Service Management, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan.
Tzu-Wen WangDepartment of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng-Li Rd., Tainan, 70403, Taiwan.
Hui-Ping HsuDepartment of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng-Li Rd., Tainan, 70403, Taiwan. hphsu@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Yan-Shen ShanDepartment of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng-Li Rd., Tainan, 70403, Taiwan. ysshan@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Ming- Derg LaiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
National Cheng Kung University · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWChia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science · TWChi Mei Medical Center · TWThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USTrường ĐH Nguyễn Tất Thành · VN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ampullary adenocarcinoma is a rare gastrointestinal cancer in which WNT signalling dysregulation has been previously reported. Secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1) is one of the extracellular ligands of WNT signalling. We performed bioinformatics analyses of SFRP1 expression in human cancer. Microarray analysis of SFRP1 in periampullary adenocarcinoma was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus GSE39409 dataset. SFRP1 expression in ampullary adenocarcinoma was detected by immunohistochemistry staining and correlated with patients' clinical outcomes. Our results showed that SFRP1 expression had different clinical applications in all types of human cancer. No detected alteration of SFPR1 gene and SFRP1 expression in ampullary adenocarcinoma was lower than that in other periampullary adenocarcinomas. However, high expression levels of SFRP1 protein were correlated with cancer recurrence, peritoneal carcinomatosis and poor patient prognosis. Gene set enrichment analysis showed downregulation of multiple WNT-related genes in primary culture cells from ampullary adenocarcinoma, but SFRP1 expression was increased. We found an interaction between WNT, bone morphogenetic protein and hedgehog signalling with SFRP1. Furthermore, a high expression of SFRP1 predicted poor prognosis for ampullary adenocarcinoma patients. Because it is a multifunctional protein, SFRP1 targeting serves as a potential therapy for ampullary adenocarcinoma patients.

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Up-RegulationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmpulla of VaterFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsSFRP1 protein, human

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