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ArticleInternational journal of experimental pathology2023

Silencing of RhoC induces macrophage M1 polarization to inhibit migration and invasion in colon cancer via regulating the PTEN/FOXO1 pathway.

Bin Yang, Lihua Wang, Zhiying Tian

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Article in International journal of experimental pathology, 2023. 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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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bin YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-977X
Lihua WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China.
Zhiying TianDepartment of Gastroenterology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China.
Harrison International Peace Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ras homologue family member C (RhoC) is an oncogene in diverse types of human cancers, whereas its regulatory mechanisms involving macrophage polarization is rarely investigated. This study is designed to explore the regulatory role of RhoC in colon cancer and the underlying molecular mechanisms involving macrophage polarization. We detected RhoC expression by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot, and analysed the biological function of RhoC knockdown in CC cells by the MTT, wound healing and transwell assay. Macrophage polarization-associated markers, genes associated with migration, phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) and forkhead box O (FOXO) were determined by qRT-PCR and western blot. The xenograft tumour mouse model was used to assess the role of RhoC in vivo. RhoC is highly expressed in CC cells. The cell viability, invasion and migration abilities of CC cells were reduced by knockdown of RhoC. RhoC knockdown promoted M1 polarization, inhibited M2 polarization and decreased levels of genes associated with migration (matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9). Silencing of RhoC inhibited tumour growth and expression of genes associated with migration in the xenografted model. In addition, silencing of RhoC promoted PTEN/FOXO1 expression, and PTEN inhibitor (SF1670) reversed the inhibitory effects of RhoC silencing. We demonstrated that silencing of RhoC reduced CC cells invasion and migration, and tumour growth by suppressing M2 macrophage polarization via regulating the PTEN/FOXO1 pathway.

Indexed as

Colonic NeoplasmsForkhead Box Protein O1MacrophagesPTEN PhosphohydrolaserhoC GTP-Binding ProteinAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceForkhead Box Protein O1FOXO1 protein, humanMatrix Metalloproteinase 2PTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanrhoC GTP-Binding ProteinRHOC protein, humancolon cancerFOXO1macrophage polarizationPTENRhoC

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PMID36576072
PMCPMC9845608
OpenAlexW4312223778

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