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ArticleFunctional & integrative genomics2024

Amlodipine inhibits Synaptotagmin-4's oncogenic activity on gastric cancer proliferation by targeting calcium signaling.

Wen Huang, Shuo Yang, Minying Deng, Rongkui Luo, Huaiyu Liang, Yanyan Shen, Biyu Yang, Chen Xu, Yingyong Hou

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Article in Functional & integrative genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wen Huang *Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Shuo Yang *Department of Orthopaedics, People's Hospital of Tongzhou Bay Demonstration Zone, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Minying DengDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Rongkui LuoDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Huaiyu LiangDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yanyan ShenShanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Biyu YangShanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Chen XuDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China. xuchen1251@yeah.net.
Yingyong HouDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China. houyingyong@hotmail.com.
Fudan University · CNZhongshan Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty Foundation No. shslczdzk01302Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund 19MC1911000the National Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program of China No. YWP2023-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer (GC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality globally. Synaptotagmin-4 (SYT4), a calcium-sensing synaptic vesicle protein, has been implicated in the oncogenesis of diverse malignancies. PURPOSE: This study delineates the role of SYT4 in modulating clinical outcomes and biological behaviors in GC.

methodsWe evaluated SYT4 expression in GC specimens using bioinformatics analyses and immunohistochemistry. Functional assays included CCK8 proliferation tests, apoptosis assays via flow cytometry, confocal calcium imaging, and xenograft models. Western blotting elucidated MAPK pathway involvement. Additionally, we investigated the impact of the calcium channel blocker amlodipine on cellular dynamics and MAPK pathway activity.

resultsSYT4 was higher in GC tissues, and the elevated SYT4 was significantly correlated with adverse prognosis. Both univariate and multivariate analyses confirmed SYT4 as an independent prognostic indicator for GC. Functionally, SYT4 promoted tumorigenesis by fostering cellular proliferation, inhibiting apoptosis, and enhancing intracellular Ca

conclusionSYT4 emerges as a potential prognostic biomarker and a pro-oncogenic mediator in GC through a Ca

Indexed as

AmlodipineCalcium SignalingStomach NeoplasmsSynaptotagminsCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansAmlodipineCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersSynaptotagminsSYT4 protein, humanAmlodipineCalcium ion channelGastric cancerMitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathwaysynaptotagmin-4

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PMID38632140
PMCPMC11024009
OpenAlexW4394920500

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