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ArticleAging2024

FGA influences invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma through the PI3K/AKT pathway.

Xi Han, Zefeng Liu, Mengying Cui, Jie Lin, Yongzhi Li, Hanjiao Qin, Jiyao Sheng, Xuewen Zhang

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Article in Aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Xi HanDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Zefeng LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Mengying CuiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Jie LinDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Yongzhi LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Hanjiao QinDepartment of Radiotherapy, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Jiyao ShengDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.
Xuewen ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrinogen is an important plasma protein composed of three polypeptide chains, fibrinogen alpha (FGA), beta, and gamma. Apart from being an inflammation regulator, fibrinogen also plays a role in tumor progression. Liver cancer usually has a poor prognosis, with chronic hepatitis being the main cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). FGA serves as a serological marker for chronic hepatitis, but its relationship with liver cancer remains unclear. Through bioinformatics analysis and agarose gel electrophoresis, we found that FGA was downregulated in HCC and correlated with tumor stage and grade. By constructing both

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularFibrinogenLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceFibrinogenPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAKTFGAhepatocellular carcinomametastasisPI3K

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PMID39227068
PMCPMC11501378

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