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Clinical significance of the expression NRP-1 in gastric cancer

  • Li Zhang
  • , Di Zhang
  • , Pei Hua Zhou
  • , Xiao Long Wang
  • , Wei Wang
  • , Nan Zheng Chen
  • , Xiao Bin Li
  • , Xue Jun Sun

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the expression of neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) in gastric cancer tissues and assess its clinicopathological parameters and prognostic significance. Methods: NRP-1 expression was determined by immunohistochemistry in specimens of primary cancer tissues and the adjacent non-cancerous tissues in 180 patients with gastric cancer. NRP-1 expression was analyzed by Western blot in gastric cancer tissues and different gastric cancer cell line. Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox's proportional hazards regression model were used to analyze the prognosis of gastric cancer. Results: By immunohistochemistry, the expression of NRP-1 was significantly higher in gastric cancer than that in adjacent noncancerous tissues (P<0.001). High expression of NRP-1 was positively associated with histologic grade, tumor stage, lymph node metastasis and tumor T stage (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the high expression of NRP-1 was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival. Conclusion: Overexpression of NRP-1 may play an important role in the progression of gastric cancer, and NRP-1 overexpression may serve as a biomarker for poor prognosis of gastric cancer patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)82-86
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Medical Sciences)
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Gastric cancer
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Multi-factor regression model
  • Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1)
  • Survival curve
  • Western blot

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