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GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Volume 149, Issue 1, Pages 163-172Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.01.023
Keywords
Ovarian cancer; gamma-Glutamyl cyclotransferase; Tumor spread; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Prognosis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81302252]
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Objective. High grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies in females. We previously reported that gamma-glutamyl cyclotransferase (GGCT) was significantly upregulated in serous ovarian cancer. The current study was aimed to explore the function and underlying mechanism of GGCF in HGSC. Methods. GGCT expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 128 HGSC patients. Stable cell lines with GGCT gene overexpression or knockdown were established to investigate the function of GGCT in HGSC in vitro and in vivo. Results. GGCT is highly upregulated in HGSC tissues and associated with FIGO stage, lymph node metastasis and ascitic fluid volume. High expression of GGCT is associated with poor survival in HGSC patients. The Harrell's c-indexes of the prognostic models for overall survival and progression-free survival prediction were 0.758 and 0.726, respectively. GGCT knockdown suppresses proliferation, clone formation, migration, and invasion of tumor cells in vitro while forced GGCT overexpression presents opposite results. Furthermore, GGCT silencing inhibits tumor growth and spread in vivo. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway are suppressed in GGCF silenced cells and enhanced in GGCF overexpressed cells. Inactivation of P13I/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in GGCF overexpressed cells induces EMT inhibition. Conclusions. Our data reveals an important role of GGCT in regulating EMT and progression of HGSC, providing a valuable prognostic marker and potential target for treatment of HGSC patients. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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