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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

Ye Cheng, Hanzhi Sun, Liangliang Wu, Fan Wu, Weiwei Tang, Xiaowei Wang, Chengyu Lv

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ye Cheng *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Hanzhi Sun *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Liangliang Wu *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Fan WuDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Weiwei TangDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Xiaowei WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Chengyu LvDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsAccording to 5 GC tissues and corresponding general tissues, mRNA expression profiles were taken here. VCAN expression in tissues was confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase reaction (qRT-PCR). The effect generated by VCAN expression on cell proliferating, invading and migrating processes was assessed in vitro with knockdown and overexpression strategies. Moreover, the relationships between immune response and VCAN expression in GC were assessed with the use of the software online.

resultsThere are 181 genes up-regulated and 530 genes down-regulated in GC. According to pathway study, the mentioned differently expressed mRNAs showed correlations with a number of vital physiological processes, cellular components, molecular functions and critical cancer signal pathways. VCAN was reported to be noticeably promoted in GC tissues and related to individual cancer age, race, and stages. VCAN was up-regulated in 16 GC tissues compared to adjacent non-tumorous tissue specimens via qRT-PCR. GC patients exhibiting higher VCAN expression had less post-progression survival (PPS), first progression (FP) and overall survival (OS). Experimental processes in vitro revealed VCAN knockdown hindered, proliferated, invaded, and migrated levels of GC cells, whereas overexpression of VCAN played the opposite effect. Immune factors may interact with VCAN mRNA in GC, and VCAN was found noticeably linked with regulatory T cells (Tregs).

conclusionAccording to the mentioned results, VCAN critically impacts GC progression. Accordingly, VCAN is likely to be a potentially feasible prognosis marking element and a prominent cancer drug for GC patients.

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gastric cancerimmuneinvasionprognosisVCAN

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PMID32922041
PMCPMC7457828
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