Meta-analysis of downregulated E-cadherin as a poor prognostic biomarker for cervical cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 715-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jifeng Peng ◽  
Shengnan Qi ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Wanyu Li ◽  
Lingxie Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Biomarker ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
E Cadherin

The Role of E-Cadherin as a Prognostic Biomarker in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Yazdani ◽  
Mohhamad Ali Ghavimi ◽  
Elahe Jabbari Hagh ◽  
Farzin Ahmadpour
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Prognostic Biomarker ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Squamous Carcinoma ◽  
E Cadherin

scholarly journals Blood eosinophil count-guided corticosteroid therapy and as a prognostic biomarker of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 204062232110287
Author(s):  
Tao Liu ◽  
Zi-Jian Xiang ◽  
Xiao-Meng Hou ◽  
Jing-Jing Chai ◽  
Yan-Li Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Prognostic Biomarker ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Blood Eosinophil ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
The Stability

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and dyspnea, as well as an increase in the number of leukocytes in the airways, lungs, and pulmonary vessels. A ‘One size fits all’ approach to COPD patients with different clinical features may be considered outdated. The following are the two major objectives of this meta-analysis: the first is to determine if blood eosinophil counts (BEC) can serve as a prognostic biomarker of COPD outcomes, and the second is to determine which level of BEC is effective for inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment. Methods: We searched articles published before 15 May 2021 in the following four electronic databases: Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PubMed. Results: A total of 42 studies, comprising a sampling of 188,710 subjects, were summarized and compared in this meta-analysis. The rate ratio (RR) of exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD) between ICS and non-ICS treatment was statistically significant for the COPD patients with a baseline BEC ⩾ 2% or ⩾ 200 cells/μl, RR = 0.82 (0.73, 0.93) or 0.79 (0.70, 0.89) respectively, while the RR of ECOPD between ICS and non-ICS treatment was statistically insignificant for the COPD patients with baseline BEC < 2% or <200 cells/μl, RR = 0.97 (0.87, 1.08) or 0.97 (0.86, 1.08), suggested that ICS therapy was beneficial to the improvement of ECOPD in patients with a baseline BEC ⩾ 2% or BEC ⩾ 200 cells/μl. Conclusion: Our research shows that a BEC ⩾ 200 cells/μl or ⩾2% is likely to become the cutoff value of ICS treatment for ECOPD. Moreover, we believe that the baseline BEC can be used as a biomarker for predicting ECOPD. The stability of BEC requires special attention.

scholarly journals Absence of EpCAM in cervical cancer cells is involved in slug induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian Liu ◽  
Qian Feng ◽  
Yanru Zhang ◽  
PengSheng Zheng ◽  
Nan Cui
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cell Motility ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Suppression Effect ◽  
Epcam Expression ◽  
Cervical Cancer Cells ◽  
E Cadherin

Abstract Background Slug (Snai2) is a pivotal player in initiating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through its trans-suppression effect on E-cadherin in various normal and malignant cells. In this study, the positive effect of Slug on promoting cell motility and metastasis in cervical cancer was further confirmed in this study. Methods RNA-Seq was performed to explore the potential molecules that participate in Slug-mediated EMT in cervical cancer cells. The negative correlation between Slug and EpCAM expression in cervical cancer cells was detected in this study, and linked them with in vitro migration and invasion assay, in vivo metastasis experiments, luciferase reporter assay and Chromatin immunoprecipitation. Results Transcriptome sequencing analysis revealed that epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) was significantly decreased in Slug-overexpressing SiHa cells. Simultaneously, an absence of EpCAM expression was observed in Slug-overexpressing cells. Further studies revealed the trans-suppression effect of Slug on EpCAM through its binding to the E-boxes in the proximal promoter region of EpCAM in cervical cancer cells. Restoring EpCAM in Slug-overexpressing cells by transiently transfecting an EpCAM recombinant plasmid attenuated cell motility and promoted cell growth. Moreover, the negative correlation between Slug and EpCAM expression in human squamous cervical carcinoma (SCC) samples was verified by using Pearson correlation analysis. Conclusions These results demonstrated that the absence of EpCAM under Slug expression in cervical cancer cells probably participated in Slug-regulated EMT and further promoted tumor metastasis. Additionally, this study supports a potential way for Slug to initiate EMT progression in cervical cancer cells in addition to inhibiting E-cadherin.

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