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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2021

Involvement of APRIL in Helicobacter pylori-related gastric cancer.

Qun Zhang, Ying Ni, Xiaofei Zhi, Jiwei Wang, Zheng Li, Jie Tang, Linjun Wang, Weizhi Wang, Zekuan Xu

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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 1 paper.

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Qun Zhang *Department of Oncological Surgery, Minhang Branch of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Ying Ni *Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofei ZhiDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Jiwei WangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zheng LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jie TangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Linjun WangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Weizhi WangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zekuan XuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. xuzekuan@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2116-1455
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNNanjing Children's Hospital · CNNantong University · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81272712Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (CN) JX10231801the National Natural Science Foundation Project of International Cooperation 812111519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsA proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL, also known as TNFSF13, CD256) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily and involved in a diverse set of diseases. In this work, we explored the potential associations and underlying mechanism in patients suffered from gastric cancer between the expression of APRIL and H. pylori infection.

methodsWe analyzed APRIL expression levels in 200 GC tissue samples by immunohistochemistry staining. H. pylori infection was detected by modified Giemsa staining. The biological effects of APRIL on human GC cells in vitro and in vivo were tested by CCK-8 assay, colony formation, flow cytometry detection, transwell migration assay, matrigel invasion assay, and tumor xenograft assay in animals.

resultsAPRIL reactivity was positively correlated with H. pylori infection in vitro and vivo. It turned out that the decrease of miR-145 expression was dose-dependent and time-dependent on H. pylori infection and in consistent with APRIL expression. MiR-145 significantly attenuated the effect of H. pylori infection on APRIL gene expression in SGC7901 and BGC823 cell lines. Furthermore, APRIL overexpression promoted the proliferation, migration, invasion, and transfer of GC cells and decreased apoptosis, while APRIL knockdown suppressed these effects. We confirmed that APRIL activated the canonical NF-κB pathway through phosphorylation of AKT.

conclusionThe expression of APRIL, which promoted the proliferation, migration, invasion, viability, and metastasis of GC cells, was upregulated in human H. pylori-infected GC through miR-145. Besides, APRIL-induced gastric tumorigenicity via activating NF-κB pathway. These results may provide a framework for the deeper analysis of APRIL in GC risk and prognosis.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCell Transformation, ViralFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleMiddle AgedStomach NeoplasmsTNFSF13 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13APRILGastric cancerHelicobacter pyloriMiR-145NF-κB pathway

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