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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2025

Clinical Significance of Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Short Chain and Its Anti-tumor Role in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Inhibiting Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway.

Jiawei Gu, Zhipeng Cao, Gengming Niu, Jianghui Ying, Hui Wang, Hua Jiang, Chongwei Ke

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Jiawei Gu *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Zhipeng Cao *Department of General Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Gengming NiuDepartment of General Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Jianghui YingDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Hui WangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Hua JiangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Chongwei KeDepartment of General Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China. kechongwei@5thhospital.com.

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East Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University Introduced a Talent Research Startup fund DFRC2019008East Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University Introduced a Talent Research Startup fund DFRC2022020The Featured Clinical Discipline Project of Shanghai Pudong PWYts2021-07The Great Discipline Construction Project from Minhang, Shanghai 2020MWDXK02
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backgroundThe pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) emphasizes metabolic disorders. HCC patients showed abnormally low expression of Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase short chain (ACADS).

objectivesThis study aimed to elucidate the clinical significance and mechanistic role of ACADS in HCC.

methodsWe investigated the expression patterns and significance of ACADS in HCC by analyzing multiple public databases and clinical samples (Chip data). Immunohistochemistry was employed to observe the expression levels of ACADS in HCC tissues. In vitro experiments involved silencing or overexpressing ACADS in HCC cell lines, with protein expression levels determined by Western blotting. Functional validation included CCK-8, Transwell, and scratch wound healing assays. TOPFlash and FOPFlash reporter gene assays, co-immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence were used to explore the interaction between ACADS and β-catenin.

resultsACADS was low expressed in HCC and was clinically associated with vascular invasion, TNM stage, and AFP levels. The low ACADS expression in HCC patients was negatively correlated with their survival. Overexpression of ACADS significantly suppressed the viability, migration, and invasive capacity of HCC cells, whereas silencing ACADS had the opposite effect. Mechanistically, co-immunoprecipitation experiments indicated that there was an interaction between ACADS and β-catenin. Overexpression of ACADS inhibited β-catenin activity and resulted in decreased nuclear β-catenin translocation and increased its cytoplasmic level. Immunofluorescence results also showed a decrease in β-catenin nuclear import following ACADS overexpression, whereas silencing ACADS led to an enhancement of its nuclear translocation.

conclusionACADS emerges as a potentially valuable biomarker for HCC prognosis, exhibiting tumor-suppressive functions in HCC by participating in the regulation of β-catenin activity.

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beta CateninCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsWnt Signaling PathwayCell Line, TumorCell MovementClinical RelevanceFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle Agedbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanAcyl-CoA dehydrogenase short chainHepatocellular carcinomaMigration and invasionNuclear translocationPrognosisWnt/β-catenin

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