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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2022

High APLN Expression Predicts Poor Prognosis for Glioma Patients.

Shuangyu Lv, Yang An, Huan Dong, Longxiang Xie, Hong Zheng, Xiaoxia Cheng, Lei Zhang, Tieshan Teng, Qiang Wang, Zhongyi Yan and 1 more

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Apelin/APJ: Another Player in the Cancer Biology Network.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. The role of apelin in cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuangyu LvInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-3405
Yang AnInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Huan DongInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Longxiang XieInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-1827
Hong ZhengInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Xiaoxia ChengInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Lei ZhangInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Tieshan TengInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Qiang WangSchool of Software, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Zhongyi YanInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-5875
Xiangqian GuoInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-5786
Henan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apelin (APLN) is an endogenous ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor APJ (APLNR). APLN/APLNR system was involved in a variety of pathological and physiological functions, such as tumorigenesis and development. However, its prognostic roles in patients with central nervous system (CNS) cancers remain unknown. The present study was designed to explore the expression profile, prognostic significance, and interaction network of APLN/APLNR by integrating data from Oncomine, GEPIA, LOGpc, STRING, GeneMANIA, and immunohistochemical staining. The results demonstrated that APLN and APLNR mRNA expression were significantly increased in CNS cancers, including both low-grade glioma (LGG) and glioblastoma (GBM), when compared with normal CNS tissues. The high APLN, but not APLNR, expression was significantly correlated with overall survival (OS), recurrence free survival (RFS), and progression free survival (PFS) of LGG patients. However, neither APLN nor APLNR expression was significantly related to prognostic value in terms of OS, disease free interval (DFI), disease specific survival (DSS), or progression free interval (PFI) for GBM patients. Additionally, immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the increased APLN expression in tissues of LGG patients with grade II than grade I. These results showed that an elevated APLN level could predict poor OS, RFS, and PFS for LGG patients, and it could be a promising prognostic biomarker for LGG.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaGliomaApelinApelin ReceptorsBiomarkersHumansLigandsRNA, MessengerApelinApelin ReceptorsAPLN protein, humanBiomarkersLigandsRNA, Messenger

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PMID36193059
PMCPMC9526648
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