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ArticleOncology reports2025

Visfatin facilitates esophageal cancer migration by suppressing miR‑3613‑5p expression and promoting VEZF1/VCAN production.

Chang-Lun Huang, Shubham Suresh Ghule, Yu-Hsiang Chang, Hsiao-Chi Tsai, Ming-Yu Lien, Jeng-Hung Guo, Chun-Lin Liu, Po-I Liu, Chih-Hsin Tang

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9 authors.

Chang-Lun HuangDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Shubham Suresh GhuleGraduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yu-Hsiang ChangProgram for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, China Medical University, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hsiao-Chi TsaiDepartment of Medicine Research, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Beigang, Yunlin 651012, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Ming-Yu LienSchool of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Jeng-Hung GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chun-Lin LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Po-I LiuDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Asia University Hospital, Taichung 413, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chih-Hsin TangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404328, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal cancer, one of the most prevalent types of cancer worldwide, frequently exhibits distant metastases. The adipokine visfatin is implicated in cancer progression and metastasis. However, the mechanisms by which visfatin regulates motility in esophageal cancer remain unclear. Bioinformatics analysis showed levels of visfatin were higher in patients with metastatic esophageal cancer than in those with primary esophageal cancer. Cell motility assay revealed that visfatin stimulation enhanced the migration and invasion of esophageal cancer cells. Treatment with or without visfatin (30 ng/ml) in KYSE410 cells followed by miRNA sequencing, revealed that miR‑3613‑5p controlled visfatin‑induced cell motility. Further cell migration, invasion, qPCR and western blot assay shows that visfatin promoted esophageal cancer cell migration by decreasing miR‑3613‑5p expression and subsequently increasing vascular endothelial zinc finger 1/versican production. Thus, the visfatin/miR‑3613‑5p axis may be a promising target for inhibiting esophageal cancer cell migration and invasion.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsMicroRNAsNicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseAgedCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCytokinesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessCytokinesMicroRNAsNicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferasenicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, humanesophageal cancermicroRNA‑3613‑5pmigrationvisfatin

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PMID40747711
PMCPMC12329650

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