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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2021

Overexpressed CA12 has prognostic value in pancreatic cancer and promotes tumor cell apoptosis via NF-κB signaling.

Yan Du, Zechang Xin, Tongtai Liu, Peng Xu, Feiyu Mao, Jie Yao

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan Du *Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Zechang Xin *Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Tongtai LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nantong Western Road, Guangling Qu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, People's Republic of China.
Peng XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nantong Western Road, Guangling Qu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, People's Republic of China.
Feiyu MaoMedical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, People's Republic of China.
Jie YaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nantong Western Road, Guangling Qu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, People's Republic of China. docyao@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-893X
Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CNDalian Medical University · CNYangzhou University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772516
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is among the deadliest forms of cancer globally. Carbonic anhydrase 12 (CA12) is known to play central roles in regulating many cancers, but its function in the context of PAAD is rarely discussed. This study was, therefore, designed to assess the expression of CA12 in PAAD and to explore its underlying mechanistic role in this cancer type.

methodsImmunohistochemical staining was used to measure CA12 expression in PAAD samples. The functionality of pancreatic cancer cells expressing varying levels of CA12 was assessed through wound healing, Transwell, and CCK-8 assays. In addition, flow cytometry was used to measure apoptosis and cell cycle progression in these same cells, while Western blotting was used to analyze the expression of proteins associated with the NF-κB signaling pathway.

resultsPAAD tissue samples exhibited significant CA12 downregulation (P < 0.001), and lower CA12 expression was, in turn, associated with poorer overall survival (P < 0.001). CA12 overexpression significantly impaired the proliferation of PAAD cell lines, instead inducing their apoptotic death and G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest (P < 0.05). We additionally found that CA12 may exert its tumor suppressive roles via modulating the NF-κB signaling pathway.

conclusionThese results indicate that CA12 functions as a tumor suppressor in PAAD and may thus be a novel therapeutic target that can be used to guide PAAD patient treatment.

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AdenocarcinomaApoptosisCarbonic AnhydrasesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationFemaleG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNF-kappa BPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisResting Phase, Cell CycleCarbonic Anhydrasescarbonic anhydrase XIINF-kappa BCA12NF-κbPAADProliferation

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PMID33387040
PMCPMC11801971
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