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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2021

Neutrophil extracellular traps promote gastric cancer metastasis by inducing epithelial‑mesenchymal transition.

Tong Zhu, Xiaoming Zou, Chunfa Yang, Liangliang Li, Bing Wang, Rong Li, Hongxuan Li, Zhangxuan Xu, Di Huang, Qingyun Wu

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06967662 (Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Selective Plasma Adsorption of Extracellular DNA as a Method for Preventing Intraoperative Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 91 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06967662 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Selective Plasma Adsorption of Extracellular DNA as a Method for Preventing Intraoperative Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorIlyinskaya Hospital, JSCRan2025 to 2027Enrolled28ConditionsPancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)ArmsSelective plasma adsorption of extracellular DNA
3 · Its place in the literature

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91 citing papers in PubMed, 129 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tong ZhuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Xiaoming ZouThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Chunfa YangShuangyashan Shuangkuang Hospital, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang 155100, P.R. China.
Liangliang LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Bing WangDepartment of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Rong LiThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Hongxuan LiThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Zhangxuan XuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Di HuangDepartment of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Qingyun WuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China.
Harbin Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The risks of tumor recurrence following the successful resection of the primary tumor have been known for decades; however, the precise mechanisms underlying treatment failures remain unknown. The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) has increasingly been demonstrated to be associated with thrombi formation in cancer patients, as well as with the development and metastasis of cancer. The present study demonstrated that the level of peripheral blood NETs in patients with gastric cancer (GC) was associated with tumor progression, and patients with stage III/IV disease exhibited significant differences compared with the healthy controls and patients with stage I/II disease, which may be associated with an increased risk of metastasis. In addition, plasma from patients with stage III/IV GC was more prone to stimulate neutrophils to form NETs; thus, it was hypothesized that the formation of NETs may be affected by the tumor microenvironment. A higher deposition of NETs in GC tissues compared with normal resection margins was also identified.

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AdultAgedDisease ProgressionEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular TrapsFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeutrophilsStomach NeoplasmsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThrombosisTetradecanoylphorbol Acetateepithelial‑mesenchymal transitiongastric cancermetastasisneutrophil extracellular traps

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PMID34013374
PMCPMC8128417
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