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SynthesisMolecular biology reports2021

The expression of Galectin-3 in endometrial cancer: a systematic review of the literature.

Ioannis Boutas, Adamantia Kontogeorgi, Constantine Dimitrakakis, Sophia N Kalantaridou

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Synthesis in Molecular biology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Expression of Intracellular Galectin-8 and -9 in Endometrial Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ioannis Boutas3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Rimini 1, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece. ioannis.boutas@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3667-4520
Adamantia Kontogeorgi3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Rimini 1, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece.
Constantine Dimitrakakis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kaposdistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Sophia N Kalantaridou3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Rimini 1, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGalectin-3 is part of a protein group called lectins and acts as a multifunctional glycoprotein due to its expression location. Galectin-3 is expressed by different human tissues. It plays a significant role in carcinogenesis and the selection of tumor-related physiological and pathological activities. Galectin-3 has been utilized through the years as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for various types of cancers. METHODS AND

resultsThis review describes the outcomes of some studies on the matter that were selected appropriately through a review of the existing literature. These studies examined the levels of Galectin-3 expression in endometrial carcinomas, the outcomes, and the prognosis of these carcinomas. Two of the studies concluded that high expression of Galectin-3 is associated with a tumor's histological grade, type and depth. This enhanced nuclear Galectin-3 expression might assist in progression to atypia and neoplasia. The other three on the contrary concluded that malignant tumors had a decreased expression of Galectin-3 and that Galectin-3 played a suppressive role in tumor growth.

conclusionsThe part Galectin-3 might potentially have in metastasis of cancers and the offering of a better prognosis for patients is of high importance. To date, there is minimal literature regarding the effects of Galectin-3 and more research is required.

Indexed as

Disease SusceptibilityGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticBiomarkersBlood ProteinsDisease ManagementEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGalectinsHumansSignal TransductionBiomarkersBlood ProteinsGalectinsLGALS3 protein, humanEndometrial cancerGAL-3 endometrial cancerGalectin-3Galectin-3 expressionGalectin-3 malignancy

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PMID34241773
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