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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

C-C motif chemokine ligand 2/C-C receptor 2 is associated with glioma recurrence and poor survival.

Qiuan Yang, Junpeng Zhang, Xin Zhang, Lifeng Miao, Wei Zhang, Zheng Jiang, Wei Zhou

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Qiuan YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Junpeng ZhangSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250200, P.R. China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Lifeng MiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Dezhou People's Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong 253020, P.R. China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Qingzhou, Shandong 262500, P.R. China.
Zheng JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNDezhou University · CNUniversity of Jinan · CNYidu Central Hospital of Weifang · CN

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Abstract

Several studies have explored the mechanisms of C-C motif chemokine ligand (CCL)2/CC receptor (R)2 function in tumorigenesis and inflammation. However, little is known about the role of CCL2/CCR2 in tumor recurrence, especially after radiotherapy. The present study aimed to determine the association between CCL2/CCR2 and glioma relapse. Moreover, the difference in the expression of CCL2/CCR2 between post-radiation and non-radiation recurrent glioma tissues was compared. A retrospective analysis of 80 patients with glioma who underwent tumor resection twice was performed. Primary group refers to glioma patients who received glioma resection surgery for the first time. Recurrent group refers to glioma patients who received glioma resection surgery after first relapse. In total, 10 patients with brain trauma who underwent partial resection of the normal brain as decompression treatment were used as controls. Protein expression levels of CCL2 and CCR2 were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Prognostic analyses of patient survival using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models were performed. The expression levels of CCL2 and CCR2 were higher in recurrent glioma compared with the primary group. There was a positive correlation between tumor grade and protein expression of CCL2/CCR2. Furthermore, irradiation had a significant effect on CCR2 protein expression (P=0.014), but not on CCL2 protein expression (P=0.626). However, the expression of CCL2 and CCR2 showed no significant difference between primary and secondary glioblastoma. After adjusting for sex, radiotherapy and location of tumors in these gliomas, CCL2 was a prognostic factor for disease-free and overall survival (OS) times, as well as age and tumor grade. In the multivariate Cox modeling for glioma, CCR2 was significantly associated with OS rather than DFI. The significant correlations between CCL2/CCR2 expression and glioma tumor grade suggested that CCL2/CCR2 has a role in glioma progression. Combined with previous

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