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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Agrin expression is correlated with tumor development and poor prognosis in cholangiocarcinoma.

Meimei He, Chen Cheng, Junxue Tu, Sha-Sha Ji, Dan Lou, Binglong Bai

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Meimei HeDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Chen ChengDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Junxue TuDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Sha-Sha JiDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaoxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
Dan LouDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-4737
Binglong BaiDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Wenzhou University · CNShaoxing People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study examined the role of agrin in the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).

methodsWestern blotting was performed to detect the expression of target genes. The correlation between agrin expression and prognosis was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumorigenesis were examined in CCA cells and tissues using the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, cell cycle analysis, transwell migration assay, and nude mouse tumorigenicity assay

resultsAgrin expression was significantly upregulated in CCA tissues compared with that in adjacent non-tumor tissues, and agrin expression was correlated with poorer tumor characteristics such as portal vein tumor thrombus, intrahepatic metastasis, and worse survival. Forced agrin expression in CCA cells apparently promoted proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, and cell cycle progression, but agrin depletion had the opposite effects. Furthermore, agrin-depleted CCA cells developed fewer and smaller tumors than control cells

conclusionsAgrin promoted CCA progression by activating the Hippo signaling pathway, suggesting its promise as a target for CCA therapy.

Indexed as

Bile Duct NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaAgrinAnimalsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMicePrognosisAgrinagrinCholangiocarcinomaHippo pathwayinvasionmetastasisproliferationtumorigenesisYAP

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