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ArticleBMC cancer2022

TIM-1 promotes proliferation and metastasis, and inhibits apoptosis, in cervical cancer through the PI3K/AKT/p53 pathway.

Liuyan Chen, Jilin Qing, Yangyang Xiao, Xiaomei Huang, Yanlin Chi, Zhizhong Chen

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Liuyan Chen *Joint Inspection Center of Precision Medicine, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Jilin Qing *Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Yangyang XiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Xiaomei HuangJoint Inspection Center of Precision Medicine, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Yanlin ChiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, the first affiliated hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Zhizhong ChenJoint Inspection Center of Precision Medicine, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China. tjchenzz@126.com.
The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region · CNBinzhou University · CNGuangxi University · CNGuangxi University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University YCSY20190087National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960428Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province 2017GXNSFAA198074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundT-cell immunoglobulin mucin-1 (TIM-1) has been reported to be associated with the biological behavior of several malignant tumors; however, it is not clear whether it has a role in cervical cancer (CC).

methodsTIM-1 expression in cervical epithelial tumor tissues and cells was detected by immunohistochemistry or real-time quantitative-PCR and western blotting. CC cells from cell lines expressing low levels of TIM-1 were infected with lentiviral vectors encoding TIM-1. Changes in the malignant behavior of CC cells were assessed by CCK-8, wound healing, Transwell migration and invasion assays, and flow cytometry in vitro; while a xenograft tumor model was established to analyze the effects of TIM-1 on tumor growth in vivo. Changes in the levels of proteins related to the cell cycle, apoptosis, and Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were determined by western blotting.

resultsTIM-1 expression was higher in CC tissues, than in high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, or normal cervical tissues, and was also expressed in three CC cell lines. In HeLa and SiHa cells overexpressing TIM-1, proliferation, invasion, and migration increased, while whereas apoptosis was inhibited. Furthermore, TIM-1 downregulated the expression of p53, BAX, and E-cadherin, and increased cyclin D1, Bcl-2, Snail1, N-cadherin, vimentin, MMP-2, and VEGF. PI3K, p-AKT, and mTOR protein levels also increased, while total AKT protein levels remained unchanged.

conclusionsOur study indicated that TIM-1 overexpression promoted cell migration and invasion, and inhibited cell apoptosis in CC through modulation of the PI3K/AKT/p53 and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways, and may be a candidate diagnostic biomarker of this disease.

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Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktUterine Cervical NeoplasmsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplastic ProcessesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesTumor Suppressor Protein p53HAVCR1 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Suppressor Protein p53ApoptosisCervical cancerEMTInvasionMetastasisT-cell immunoglobulin mucin-1

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