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SynthesisCombinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening2024

Prognosis and Clinical Significance of Piezo2 in Tumor: A Meta-analysis and Database Validation.

Tong Liang, Junhong Wang, Chenglou Zhu, Yongli Hu, Zhenhua Gao, Mingxu Da

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Synthesis in Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. PIEZO2 in tumors: from mechanobiological switches to activity-targeted therapies.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tong LiangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7024-0737
Junhong WangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Chenglou ZhuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Yongli HuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Zhenhua GaoHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Baiyin, Baiyin, Gansu 730900, China.
Mingxu DaThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CNJiangyin People's Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study is to assess the correlation between Piezo2 and tumors through a comprehensive meta-analysis and database validation.

methodsCase-control studies investigating the association between Piezo2 and tumors were obtained from various databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), SinoMed, Embase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, and PubMed. The search was performed from the inception of each database up until May 2023. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. Metaanalysis of the included literature was conducted using Stata 12.0 software. Additionally, the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database predicted a correlation between Piezo2 expression and prognostic value in tumor patients.

resultsA total of three studies, involving a combined sample size of 392 participants, were included in the meta-analysis. The findings revealed that the expression level of Piezo2 in tumor patients was not significantly associated with age, gender, or tumor size. However, it was found to be positively correlated with lymphatic invasion (OR = 7.89, 95%CI: 3.96-15.73) and negatively correlated with invasion depth (OR = 0.17, 95%CI: 0.06-0.47), TNM stage (OR = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.27-0.87), and histological grade (OR = 0.40, 95%CI: 0.21-0.77). Confirming these findings, the GEPIA database indicated that high expression of Piezo2 was associated with poor prognosis of disease-free survival in patients with colon adenocarcinoma (HR = 1.6, P = 0.049) and gastric cancer (HR = 1.6, P = 0.017).

conclusionPiezo2 may be associated with poor prognosis and clinicopathological parameters in tumor patients.

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Ion ChannelsNeoplasmsClinical RelevanceDatabases, FactualHumansPrognosisIon ChannelsPIEZO2 protein, humanbioinformatics analysis.gastric cancerGEPIAPiezo2prognosistumor

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