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ニワ ユキコ
Yukiko Niwa
丹羽 由紀子 所属 医学部 医学科（附属八千代医療センター） 職種 講師 |
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| 論文種別 | 原著 |
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 査読の有無 | 査読あり |
| 表題 | Clinical Implications of Lysyl Oxidase-Like Protein 2 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer. |
| 掲載誌名 | 正式名：Scientific reports 略 称：Sci Rep ISSNコード：20452322/20452322 |
| 掲載区分 | 国外 |
| 巻・号・頁 | 8(1),pp.9846 |
| 著者・共著者 | Tanaka Nobutake, Yamada Suguru, Sonohara Fuminori, Suenaga Masaya, Hayashi Masamichi, Takami Hideki, Niwa Yukiko, Hattori Norifumi, Iwata Naoki, Kanda Mitsuro, Tanaka Chie, Kobayashi Daisuke, Nakayama Goro, Koike Masahiko, Fujiwara Michitaka, Fujii Tsutomu, Kodera Yasuhiro |
| 発行年月 | 2018/06 |
| 概要 | Lysyl oxidase (LOX) family genes, particularly lysyl oxidase-like protein 2 (LOXL2), have been implicated in carcinogenesis, metastasis, and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in various cancers. This study aimed to explore the clinical implications of LOXL2 expression in pancreatic cancer (PC) in the context of EMT status. LOX family mRNA expression was measured in PC cell lines, and LOXL2 protein levels were examined in surgical specimens resected from 170 patients with PC. Higher LOXL2 expression was observed in cell lines from mesenchymal type PC than in those from epithelial type PC. A significant correlation between LOXL2 expression and the EMT status defined based on the expression of E-cadherin and vimentin was observed in surgical specimens (P < 0.01). The disease-free survival and overall survival rates among patients with low LOXL2 expression were significantly better than those among patients with high LOXL2 expression (P < 0.001). According to the multivariate analysis, high LOXL2 expression (P = 0.03) was a significant independent prognostic factor for patients with PC. Additionally, LOX inhibition significantly decreased PC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro. In conclusion, LOXL2 expression is potentially associated with PC progression, and LOXL2 expression represents a biomarker for predicting the prognosis of patients with PC who have undergone complete resection. |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-28253-9 |
| PMID | 29959362 |