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ArticleCell death & disease2022

Stathmin 1 is a biomarker for diagnosis of microvascular invasion to predict prognosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma.

Yongchao Cai, Yong Fu, Changcheng Liu, Xicheng Wang, Pu You, Xiuhua Li, Yanxiang Song, Xiaolan Mu, Ting Fang, Yang Yang and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yongchao Cai *Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Yong Fu *Department of Liver Surgery V, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China.
Changcheng Liu *Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Xicheng Wang *Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Pu YouInstitute of Brain-Intelligence Science and Technology, Zhangjiang Laboratory & Shanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
Xiuhua LiInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Yanxiang SongInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Xiaolan MuInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Ting FangInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Yang YangInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China.
Yuying GuDepartment of cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, P.R. China.
Haibin ZhangDepartment of Liver Surgery V, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China. drzhanghb@163.com.
Zhiying HeInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200123, P. R. China. zyhe@tongji.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0087-2277
Tongji University · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNShanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology · CNShanghai East Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81772954National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82172880National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82173019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microvascular invasion (MVI) is presently evaluated as a high-risk factor to be directly relative to postoperative prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Up to now, diagnosis of MVI mainly depends on the postoperative pathological analyses with H&E staining assay, based on numbers and distribution characteristics of MVI to classify the risk levels of MVI. However, such pathological analyses lack the specificity to discriminate MVI in HCC specimens, especially in complicated pathological tissues. In addition, the efficiency to precisely define stages of MVI is not satisfied. Thus, any biomarker for both conforming diagnosis of MVI and staging its levels will efficiently and effectively promote the prediction of early postoperative recurrence and metastasis for HCC. Through bioinformatics analysis and clinical sample verification, we discovered that Stathmin 1 (STMN1) gene was significantly up-regulated at the locations of MVI. Combining STMN1 immunostaining with classic H&E staining assays, we established a new protocol for MVI pathological diagnosis. Next, we found that the degrees of MVI risk could be graded according to expression levels of STMN1 for prognosis prediction on recurrence rates and overall survival in early HCC patients. STMN1 affected epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) of HCC cells by regulating the dynamic balance of microtubules through signaling of "STMN1-Microtubule-EMT" axis. Inhibition of STMN1 expression in HCC cells reduced their lung metastatic ability in recipients of mouse model, suggesting that STMN1 also could be a potential therapeutic target for inhibiting HCC metastasis. Therefore, we conclude that STMN1 has potentials for clinical applications as a biomarker for both pathological diagnosis and prognostic prediction, as well as a therapeutic target for HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsStathminAnimalsBiomarkersHumansMiceNeoplasm InvasivenessRetrospective StudiesBiomarkersStathminSTMN1 protein, human

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PMID35210426
PMCPMC8873260
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