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Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Hyungjoo Kim
    • Tae Sung Ahn
    • Chang‑Jin Kim
    • Sang Byung Bae
    • Han Jo Kim
    • Chang‑Seuk Lee
    • Tae Hyun Kim
    • Jungkyun Im
    • Sang Hun Lee
    • Myoung Won Son
    • Moon Soo Lee
    • Moo Jun Baek
    • Dongjun Jeong
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    Affiliations: Soonchunhyang Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Dongnam‑gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam‑do 330‑721, Republic of Korea, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Dongnam‑gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam‑do 330‑721, Republic of Korea, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Dongnam‑gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam‑do 330‑721, Republic of Korea, Department of Oncology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Dongnam‑gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam‑do 330‑721, Republic of Korea, Department of Chemistry, Soonchunhyang University, Shinchang‑myeon, Asansi, Chungcheongnam‑do 336‑745, Republic of Korea, Department of Nanochemical Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Shinchang‑myeon, Asansi, Chungcheongnam‑do 336‑745, Republic of Korea, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Dongnam‑gu, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam‑do 330‑721, Republic of Korea
    Copyright: © Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6203
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Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) has been investigated in cancer primarily in terms of its angiogenic function, and its role as an oncogene has yet to be elucidated. The current study hypothesized that Ang‑2 may be an oncogene and have a function in tumor progression. An investigation of the function of Ang‑2 in the LoVo colorectal cancer (CRC) cell line in vitro, which expresses a high level of Ang‑2, was performed by knocking down endogenous expression with a targeted short hairpin RNA. The aggressive phenotypic effects of Ang‑2 on experimental and control group cells were assessed using cell proliferation, migration and invasion assays. The association between Ang‑2 expression levels and clinicopathological factors was evaluated in 415 CRC tissues using immunohistochemistry. Suppressing Ang‑2 expression decreased cellular proliferation, invasion and migration in an in vitro study. Ang‑2 overexpression was observed in 46% of patients with CRC and was significantly associated with pT (P=0.048), pN (P<0.001), venous invasion (P=0.023), lymphatic invasion (P<0.001) and tumor‑node‑metastasis stage (P=0.022). Furthermore, Ang‑2 overexpression was an independent prognostic factor in pN stages 1 and 2. These results reveal that Ang‑2 may be an oncogene in colorectal carcinogenesis and its expression may exert aggressive phenotypic effects during tumor progression. In addition, Ang‑2 expression may serve as a prognostic marker and a potential drug target.
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Kim H, Ahn TS, Kim CJ, Bae SB, Kim HJ, Lee CS, Kim TH, Im J, Lee SH, Son MW, Son MW, et al: Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma. Oncol Lett 14: 553-560, 2017.
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Kim, H., Ahn, T.S., Kim, C., Bae, S.B., Kim, H.J., Lee, C. ... Jeong, D. (2017). Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 14, 553-560. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6203
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Kim, H., Ahn, T. S., Kim, C., Bae, S. B., Kim, H. J., Lee, C., Kim, T. H., Im, J., Lee, S. H., Son, M. W., Lee, M. S., Baek, M. J., Jeong, D."Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 553-560.
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Kim, H., Ahn, T. S., Kim, C., Bae, S. B., Kim, H. J., Lee, C., Kim, T. H., Im, J., Lee, S. H., Son, M. W., Lee, M. S., Baek, M. J., Jeong, D."Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 553-560. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6203
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Kim, H., Ahn, T.S., Kim, C., Bae, S.B., Kim, H.J., Lee, C. ... Jeong, D. (2017). Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 14, 553-560. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6203
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Kim, H., Ahn, T. S., Kim, C., Bae, S. B., Kim, H. J., Lee, C., Kim, T. H., Im, J., Lee, S. H., Son, M. W., Lee, M. S., Baek, M. J., Jeong, D."Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 553-560.
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Kim, H., Ahn, T. S., Kim, C., Bae, S. B., Kim, H. J., Lee, C., Kim, T. H., Im, J., Lee, S. H., Son, M. W., Lee, M. S., Baek, M. J., Jeong, D."Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 553-560. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6203
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