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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2022

Cholesterol and saturated fatty acids synergistically promote the malignant progression of prostate cancer.

Xiaoying Wang, Bingqian Sun, Lengyun Wei, Xiao Jian, Kai Shan, Qingwen He, Fengjiao Huang, Xiaosong Ge, Xiang Gao, Ninghan Feng and 1 more

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Article in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoying WangWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Bingqian SunWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Lengyun WeiWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Xiao JianWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Kai ShanSchool of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Qingwen HeWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Fengjiao HuangSchool of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Xiaosong GeWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Xiang GaoWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Ninghan FengDepartment of Urology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital, Jiangsu 214002, China. Electronic address: fnh888@njmu.edu.cn.
Yong Q ChenWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214122, China; Wuxi Translational Medicine Research Center and Jiangsu Translational Medicine Research Institute Wuxi Branch, Jiangsu 214122, China. Electronic address: yqchen@jiangnan.edu.cn.
Jiangnan University · CNWuxi No.2 People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The excessive accumulation of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol have been linked to prostate cancer (Pca). Here, we found that lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, triglycerides and free fatty acids are significantly higher in the peripheral blood of prostate cancer patients than in non-cancer patients. Furthermore, the expression of ACC1, FASN and HMGCR is significantly higher in prostate cancer tissues than that in non-cancer tissues, and positively correlated with the gleason score. Using genetically engineered mouse models, we found that in a mouse model of high grade prostatic intraneoplasia (HGPIN), a combination of fatty acid synthase (FASN) overexpression and cholesterol efflux pump (Abca1) knockout resulted in the progression of prostatic intraneoplasia (PIN) to invasive PCa with 100% penetrance, as well as an increase in prostate cancer stem cell (PCSC)population, accompanied by activation of PGE

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkersCholesterolDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDisease SusceptibilityFatty AcidsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansLipid MetabolismMaleMiceProstatic NeoplasmsSignal TransductionBiomarkersCholesterolFatty AcidsCholesterolProstate cancerSaturated fatty acids

Identifiers

PMID34954451
PMCPMC8718564
OpenAlexW4200167339

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