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ArticleOncology letters2022

Silencing of integrin subunit α3 inhibits the proliferation, invasion, migration and autophagy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells.

Jin Du, Yang Zhao, Dinghui Hu, Hang Li, Lei Gao, Zuntao Liu, Kaihu Shi

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Article in Oncology letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jin DuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Yang ZhaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Dinghui HuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Hang LiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Lei GaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Zuntao LiuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Kaihu ShiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P.R. China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a deadly disease that seriously affects global public health. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of integrin subunit α3 (ITGA3) in ESCC and investigate its detailed molecular mechanisms. Using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and western blotting, the mRNA and protein expression of ITGA3 in cell lines was detected. In addition, a series of cellular biological experiments, including Cell Counting Kit-8, wound-healing, Transwell and TUNEL assays, were used to evaluate proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis, respectively. Furthermore, western blotting was used to measure the expression of corresponding proteins. ITGA3 was found to be upregulated in ESCC cell lines (ECA109 and TE1). It was also found that ITGA3 silencing inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and autophagy of ECA109 and TE1 cells but promoted their apoptosis. In addition, ITGA3 silencing was found to inhibit the FAK/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. In conclusion, ITGA3 knockdown suppressed cell proliferation, invasion, migration and autophagy in ECA109 and TE1 cells, suggesting that ITGA3 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of ESCC.

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autophagyesophageal squamous cell carcinomaintegrin subunit α3invasionmigrationproliferation

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PMID35782901
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