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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

Gallic acid suppresses colon cancer proliferation by inhibiting SRC and EGFR phosphorylation.

Xiaoming Lin, Guangfei Wang, Ping Liu, Lei Han, Tong Wang, Kaili Chen, Yonglin Gao

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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 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoming LinLuye Pharma Group Ltd., Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China.
Guangfei WangSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Ping LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Lei HanSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Tong WangSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Kaili ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Yonglin GaoSchool of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, P.R. China.
Yantai University · CNLuye Pharma (China) · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of gallic acid (GA) on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon cancer cells and to further clarify the mechanism of GA function associated with SRC and EGFR phosphorylation. HCT116 and HT29 cells were treated with different concentrations of GA for 24 h. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed using plate clone formation and flow cytometry assays, respectively. In addition, the expression of apoptosis-related proteins was examined by western blotting. Furthermore, the level of STAT3, AKT, SRC and EGFR phosphorylation was analyzed by western blotting and immunofluorescence. Subsequently, the SRC inhibitor PP2 and the EGFR inhibitor gefitinib were used to analyze the GA-associated mechanisms. In addition, a xenograft tumor model was established to confirm the effects of GA

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colon cancerepidermal growth factor receptorgallic acidprotein kinase B/AKTproto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Srcsignal transducer and activator of transcription 3

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PMID33968169
PMCPMC8097205
OpenAlexW3154932556

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