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FGF7/FGFR2 signal promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer through upregulation of thrombospondin-1

  • Authors:
    • Tingting Huang
    • Lei Wang
    • Dian Liu
    • Piao Li
    • Huihua Xiong
    • Liang Zhuang
    • Li Sun
    • Xianglin Yuan
    • Hong Qiu
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  • Published online on: March 22, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3927
  • Pages: 1501-1512
  • Copyright: © Huang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Fibroblast growth factor 7 (FGF7) is a mesenchyme-specific heparin-binding growth factor that binds FGF receptor 2 (FGFR2) to regulate numerous cellular and physiological processes. FGF7/FGFR2 signal is associated with gastric cancer progression. In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanism by which FGF7/FGFR2 promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer. We first demonstrated that increased FGFR2 expression in human gastric cancer tissues was significantly associated with tumor depth and clinical stage in human gastric cancer tissues. Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) is an extracellular glycoprotein that plays multiple roles in cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions. Increased expression of THBS1 significantly correlated with tumor differentiation. FGFR2 and THBS1 expression were both increased in cancer tissues as compared with adjacent normal tissues and their expression was positively correlated. In vitro, FGF7 stimulation of cell invasion and migration was partially suppressed by the FGFR2 knockdown. In addition, FGF7/FGFR2 upregulated THBS1, and cell invasion and migration were decreased by knockdown of THBS1. Furthermore, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway was predominantly responsible for FGF7/FGFR2-induced THBS1 upregulation. Taken together, our data suggest that FGF7/FGFR2/THBS1 is associated with the regulation of invasion and migration in human gastric cancer.
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Huang T, Wang L, Liu D, Li P, Xiong H, Zhuang L, Sun L, Yuan X and Qiu H: FGF7/FGFR2 signal promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer through upregulation of thrombospondin-1. Int J Oncol 50: 1501-1512, 2017
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Huang, T., Wang, L., Liu, D., Li, P., Xiong, H., Zhuang, L. ... Qiu, H. (2017). FGF7/FGFR2 signal promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer through upregulation of thrombospondin-1. International Journal of Oncology, 50, 1501-1512. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3927
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Huang, T., Wang, L., Liu, D., Li, P., Xiong, H., Zhuang, L., Sun, L., Yuan, X., Qiu, H."FGF7/FGFR2 signal promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer through upregulation of thrombospondin-1". International Journal of Oncology 50.5 (2017): 1501-1512.
Chicago
Huang, T., Wang, L., Liu, D., Li, P., Xiong, H., Zhuang, L., Sun, L., Yuan, X., Qiu, H."FGF7/FGFR2 signal promotes invasion and migration in human gastric cancer through upregulation of thrombospondin-1". International Journal of Oncology 50, no. 5 (2017): 1501-1512. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3927