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ArticlePeerJ2021

The predictive role of preoperative serum glutamate dehydrogenase levels in microvascular invasion and hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis following liver transplantation-a single center retrospective study.

Jinlong Gong, Yaxiong Li, Jia Yu, Tielong Wang, Jinliang Duan, Anbin Hu, Xiaoshun He, Xiaofeng Zhu

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Glutamine metabolic reprogramming in hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2023
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jinlong Gong *Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Yaxiong Li *Department of Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Jia YuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Tielong WangDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Jinliang DuanDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Anbin HuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Xiaoshun HeDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Xiaofeng ZhuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs a critical metabolic substrate, glutamine is not only involved in the progression of many cancers but is also related to angiogenesis. Glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), a key enzyme in glutamine metabolism, has been reported to regulate tumor proliferation; however, its relationship with microvascular invasion (MVI) is unclear. This study evaluated the ability of preoperative serum GLDH levels to predict MVI and the long-term survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after liver transplantation (LT).

methodsHCC patients that underwent LT from January 2015 to May 2020 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University were enrolled in our retrospective analysis. Clinicopathological variables were extracted from medical records. A receiver operating characteristic curve was created to determine the optimal cut-off value of GLDH for MVI.

resultsPreoperative GLDH was significantly elevated in the MVI-positive group (

conclusionsPreoperative elevated serum GLDH levels predict MVI and poorer long-term survival for HCC after LT.

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glutamate dehydrogenaseHepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantationMicrovascular invasion

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PMID34760395
PMCPMC8571956
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