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Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms

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    • Xiaoshan Hong
    • Bin Wen
    • Huaming Zhang
    • Yuhan Li
    • Hengying Wu
    • Wei Zhao
    • Xiping Luo
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    Affiliations: Department of Gynecology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Aging Research, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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Abstract

Activin A receptor type 1C (ALK7) and its ligand nodal growth differentiation factor (NODAL) serve numerous roles in cancer cells, including regulating cancer invasion, migration and apoptosis. NODAL promotes breast cancer cell apoptosis by activating ALK7; however, ALK7 and NODAL expression in endometrial cancer (EC), as well as their effects and underlying mechanisms in EC cells, are not completely understood. The present study aimed to characterize the expression of NODAL and ALK7 in EC, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The expression levels of ALK7 and NODAL were detected via reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and western blotting. Cell transfection was performed to overexpress NODAL or interfere ALK7. Cell proliferation, invasion and migration were detected via Cell Counting Kit‑8, Transwell and wound healing assays, respectively. Flow cytometry was performed to detect cell apoptosis and western blotting was conducted to detect the expression levels of apoptosis‑related proteins. NODAL and ALK7 expression levels were significantly decreased in EC cell lines compared with normal endometrial cells. NODAL overexpression inhibited EC cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and promoted EC cell apoptosis compared with the overexpression‑negative control (Ov‑NC) group. Moreover, NODAL overexpression significantly increased ALK7 expression levels in EC cells compared with the Ov‑NC group. ALK7 reversed NODAL overexpression‑mediated inhibition of EC cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and promotion of EC cell apoptosis. The present study indicated that NODAL inhibited EC cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and promoted EC cell apoptosis by activating ALK7.
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Hong X, Wen B, Zhang H, Li Y, Wu H, Zhao W and Luo X: Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms. Exp Ther Med 21: 402, 2021.
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., & Luo, X. (2021). Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 402. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9833
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., Luo, X."Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.4 (2021): 402.
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., Luo, X."Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 4 (2021): 402. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9833
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Hong X, Wen B, Zhang H, Li Y, Wu H, Zhao W and Luo X: Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms. Exp Ther Med 21: 402, 2021.
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., & Luo, X. (2021). Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 402. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9833
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., Luo, X."Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.4 (2021): 402.
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Hong, X., Wen, B., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Wu, H., Zhao, W., Luo, X."Biological effects of NODAL on endometrial cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 4 (2021): 402. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9833
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