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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2022

YKL-39 is an independent prognostic factor in gastric adenocarcinoma and is associated with tumor-associated macrophage infiltration and angiogenesis.

Ling Xue, Wei Chu, Fangsheng Wan, Pingfan Wu, Xiaowen Zhao, Linna Ma, Yali She, Changtian Li, Yaling Li

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 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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Ling Xue *College of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Wei Chu *College of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Fangsheng WanCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Pingfan WuCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Xiaowen ZhaoCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Linna MaCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Yali SheProvincial-Level Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine of Major Diseases and Study on Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Changtian LiCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China. lctgzy@sina.com.
Yaling LiCollege of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China. liyaling_09@sina.com.
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Colleges and Universities Innovation Ability Improvement Project of Gansu Province, China NO.2021B-166Double first-class scientific research key projects in Gansu Province NO.GSSYLXM-21Foundation of Key Laboratory of Dunhuang Medicine and Transformation Constructed by Chinese Ministry of Education and Gansu Province NO.DHYX20-07Scientific Research and Innovation Fund of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2020KCYB-9
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Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer has a high incidence and mortality rate. Angiogenesis is necessary for tumor infiltration and metastasis and affects patient prognosis. YKL-39 has monocyte chemotactic activity and pro-angiogenic activity in some tumors. In this study, we investigated the relationship between YKL-39 and tumor-associated macrophages and microangiogenesis in gastric cancer to determine its potential as a prognostic biomarker. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 119 patients with gastric cancer who had undergone gastrectomy at the 940th Hospital of the Joint Security Force between 2014 and 2018 were included in this study. We assayed the protein expression of YKL-39, CD68, and CD34 by immunohistochemistry in tissues of 119 patients with gastric cancer, as well as the intracellular expression of YKL-39 and CD68 by immunofluorescence. Data were analyzed with SPSS Statistics 25.0 to explore the impact of expression of YKL-39, CD68, and CD34 in gastric cancer patients and the relationship among them.

resultsOur results show that YKL-39 was expressed in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of gastric cancer cells and tumor mesenchyme. YKL-39 protein expression was associated with the depth of tumor infiltration, lymph node metastasis, and TNM stage; CD68 protein expression was associated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage; CD34 protein expression was not associated with clinicopathological characteristics. Expression of YKL-39 was positively correlated with CD68 and CD34 (p < 0.001), and high expression of YKL-39 was associated with poor prognosis (p < 0.05).

conclusionIn gastric cancer, YKL-39 expression is positively correlated with the degree of tumor-associated macrophage infiltration and angiogenesis, and is a potential prognostic marker for gastric cancer.

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AdenocarcinomaStomach NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorHumansLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingNeovascularization, PathologicPrognosisTumor-Associated MacrophagesBiomarkers, TumorGastric cancerPrognosisTumor angiogenicTumor-associated macrophage

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