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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Peng Peng, Juan Sun, Meng-Shi Li, Ruo-Xi Cheng, Shi-Quan Liu, Meng-Bin Qin, Jin-Xiu Zhang, Jie-An Huang

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Peng PengDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Juan SunDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Meng-Shi LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Ruo-Xi ChengDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Shi-Quan LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Meng-Bin QinDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Jin-Xiu ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Jie-An HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530007, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. hjagxmu@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), tumour metastasis is the leading cause of death. The search for key genes involved in metastasis of CRC is imperative for improved prognoses and treatments.

aimTo investigate the role and mechanism of action by which SPDL1 inhibits the development and metastasis of CRC.

methodsIn this study, we examined the relationship between SPDL1 expression and CRC prognosis using immunohistochemistry. Survival analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test. After knocking down SPDL1 in the HCT116 cancer cell line changes in cell viability, migration, invasion, and gene expression were examined using a cell counting kit 8 assay, Transwell assay, and Western blot. The effect of SPDL1 on the cell cycle was assessed using flow cytometry. RNA sequencing was used to analyse the effect of SPDL1 on gene expression of CRC cells. The mechanism of action of SPDL1 in CRC was further clarified using U0126, an inhibitor of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway.

resultsSPDL1 is expressed at low levels in tissues of patients with CRC, and this reduced expression is associated with poor prognosis. Functionally, low expression of SPDL1 in CRC promotes cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and affects the cell cycle. Mechanistically, SPDL1 affects the progression of CRC through its regulation of the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathways.

conclusionThis study showed that the loss of SPDL1 may induce EMT and promote cell migration and invasion in CRC through the EGFR/ERK pathway.

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Colorectal cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseInvasionMigrationSPDL1

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PMID40487946
PMCPMC12142240

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