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ArticleJournal of oncology2021

Knockdown of NOLC1 Inhibits PI3K-AKT Pathway to Improve the Poor Prognosis of Esophageal Carcinoma.

Fanguo Kong, Yansheng Shang, Xingyuan Diao, Jiaguo Huang, Hui Liu

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fanguo KongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jinan City People's Hospital, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 271199, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-0102
Yansheng ShangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jinan City People's Hospital, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 271199, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-6272
Xingyuan DiaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jinan City People's Hospital, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 271199, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-7548
Jiaguo HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jinan City People's Hospital, Jinan People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 271199, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-2323
Hui LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 271199, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1314-0363
Jinan City People's Hospital · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEsophageal carcinoma (ESCA) is a common malignant gastrointestinal tumor. The abnormal expression of NOLC1 is involved in the tumorigenesis of various human tumors, whereas the function and mechanism of NOLC1 in ESCA remain unclear. In this study, we explored the relationship between NOLC1 and poor prognosis of ESCA, and its role and mechanism in the occurrence of ESCA.

methodsThe NOLC1 expression in ESCA tissues and cell lines was determined by qRT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, or western blot. The Kaplan-Meier method was conducted to estimate the overall survival. Cox regression analysis was carried out to examine the association between patient characteristics and prognosis. A recombined lentiviral vector containing NOLC1 was applied for transfecting ESCA cells (Eca109 and TE-13) and established a stable cell line with low NOLC1 expression or high NOLC1 expression, in the absence or presence of PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) treatment. Cell proliferation, apoptosis rate, invasion ability, migration ability, and PI3K/AKT pathway were detected by CCK8 assay, flow cytometry, Transwell assay, wound-healing assay, and western blot.

resultsNOLC1 overexpression was observed in ESCA tissues and ESCA cell lines (EC9706, Eca109, TE-13, Kyse170, T.TN) compared with adjacent normal tissues and normal esophageal cell line HEEC. NOLC1 overexpression was markedly associated with bigger tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and advanced TNM stage. Patients with NOLC1 overexpression have shorter overall survival than that of those with low NOLC1 expression. NOLC1 overexpression was considered to be an independent poor prognostic factor affecting overall survival. NOLC1 knockdown inhibited proliferation, migration, invasion, and cyclin B1 expression and promoted the apoptosis and cleaved-caspase-3 expression of Eca109 and TE-13 cells. NOLC1 overexpression accelerated proliferation, migration, invasion, and cyclin B1 expression and inhibited the apoptosis and cleaved-caspase-3 expression of ESCA cells via activating PI3K/AKT pathway. Rescue experiments showed that PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) could reverse the phenomenon caused by NOLC1 overexpression.

conclusionNOLC1 may be a marker for poor prognosis. It can participate in the occurrence and development of ESCA via the PI3K/AKT pathway.

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PMCPMC8128555
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