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Observational studyMedicine2021

S100 family members: potential therapeutic target in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A STROBE study.

Cai Zhang, Rucheng Yao, Jie Chen, Qiong Zou, Linghai Zeng

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Observational study in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  9. S100A6 Protein-Expression and Function in Norm and Pathology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  12. S100 Proteins in Fatty Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  13. Influence of S100A2 in Human Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  14. Identification of Novel Genes Involved in Hyperglycemia in Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cai ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, The People's Hospital of China Three Gorges University/The First People's Hospital of Yichang, Yichang.ORCID 0000-0003-3062-7077
Rucheng YaoDepartment of Hepatopancreatobilary Surgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei.
Jie ChenLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Qiong ZouDepartment of Geriatrics, The People's Hospital of China Three Gorges University/The First People's Hospital of Yichang, Yichang.
Linghai ZengDepartment of Geriatrics, The People's Hospital of China Three Gorges University/The First People's Hospital of Yichang, Yichang.
China Three Gorges University · CNEthics and Public Policy Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractProteins in S100 family exhibit different expressions patterns and perform different cytological functions, playing substantial roles in certain cancers, carcinogenesis, and disease progression. However, the expression and role of S100 family members in the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. To investigate the effect of S100 family members for the prognosis of liver cancer, we assessed overall survival (OS) using a Kaplan-Meier plotter (KM plotter) in liver cancer patients with different situation. Our results showed that 15 members of the S100 family exhibited high levels of expression and these levels were correlated with OS in liver cancer patients. The higher expression of S100A5, S100A7, S100A7A, S100A12, S100Z, and S100G was reflected with better survival in liver cancer patients. However, worse prognosis was related to higher levels of expression of S100A2, S100A6, S100A8, S100A9, S100A10, S100A11, S10013, S100A14, and S100P. We then evaluated the prognostic values of S100 family members expression for evaluating different stages of AJCC-T, vascular invasion, alcohol consumption, and the presence of hepatitis virus in liver cancer patients. Lastly, we studied the prognostic values of S100 family members expression for patients after sorafenib treatment. In conclusion, our findings show that the proteins of S100 family members exhibit differential expression and may be useful as targets for liver cancer, facilitating novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in cancer.

Indexed as

Molecular Targeted TherapyAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHumansLiver NeoplasmsS100 ProteinsSorafenibAntineoplastic AgentsS100 ProteinsSorafenib

Identifiers

PMID33546025
PMCPMC7837992
OpenAlexW3122004725

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