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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024

Increased LOXL2 expression is related to poor prognosis in lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Lei Cao, Jian Zhong, Zicheng Liu, Jie Jiang, Chenyao Zhu, Feng Liu, Bo Wang

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lei Cao *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jian Zhong *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zicheng LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jie JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chenyao ZhuShenzhen Yuce Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.
Feng LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Bo WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Brain Hospital · CNNanjing Chest Hospital · CNBeike Biotechnology (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The lysyl oxidate-like (LOXL) family was reported to be involved in the process of cancer development. However, the prognostic value of LOXL in lung cancer is unknown. We aimed to study the expression pattern and prognostic value of LOXL family members in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). Methods: The Wilcoxon test and logistic regression analysis were used to study the expression level of LOXLs and its correlation with clinical characteristics. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analysis were performed to estimate the correlation of LOXsL expression with the survival of LUSC patients. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted, and areas under the curves (AUCs) were calculated to estimate the diagnostic and prognostic power of LOXL. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assays, wound healing assays and Transwell assays were used to estimate the impact of LOXL2 on LUSC cells. Results: LOXL1 and LOXL2 expression was upregulated in LUSC tissues (P<0.001). LOXL1 and LOXL2 showed high diagnostic power in LUSC patients, with AUCs of 0.784 and 0.751, respectively. Patients with high LOXL2 expression levels showed poor overall survival (OS) (P=0.019) and progression-free survival (PFS) (P=0.015). High LOXL2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for poor survival (P=0.026). Inhibition of LOXL2 suppressed proliferation, migration and invasion in LUSC cell lines. Conclusions: Increased LOXL2 was related to poor survival in LUSC. LOXL2 may be a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in LUSC.

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biomarkerlung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC)Lysyl oxidase-like proteinlysyl oxidase-like protein 2 (LOXL2)

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