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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2018; 24(5): 593-601
Published online Feb 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i5.593
Published online Feb 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i5.593
Promotion of Sema4D expression by tumor-associated macrophages: Significance in gastric carcinoma
Han Li, Yan-Bing Zhou, Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
Jin-Shen Wang, Ke-Shu Shan, Le-Ping Li, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Lin-Jun Mu, Department of Emergency Surgery, Weifang People’s Hospital, Weifang 261000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Li H and Wang JS contributed equally to this work; Li H, Wang JS, Mu LJ, Shan KS, Li LP and Zhou YB designed the research; Li H, Wang JS, Mu LJ and Shan KS performed the research; Li H, Wang JS, Mu LJ and Shan KS analyzed the data; Li H, Wang JS, Mu LJ, Shan KS and Li LP wrote the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Yan-Bing Zhou, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China. didi8114@163.com
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Received: August 26, 2017
Peer-review started: August 27, 2017
First decision: September 12, 2017
Revised: September 26, 2017
Accepted: November 21, 2017
Article in press: November 21, 2017
Published online: February 7, 2018
Peer-review started: August 27, 2017
First decision: September 12, 2017
Revised: September 26, 2017
Accepted: November 21, 2017
Article in press: November 21, 2017
Published online: February 7, 2018
Core Tip
Core tip: This study explored the role and clinical significance of semaphorin 4D (Sema4D) expression promoted by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in gastric carcinoma cells. By using immunohistochemical streptavidin-peroxidase method on tissue species and gastric carcinoma cells in non-contact co-culture with human M2 macrophages in vitro, we found that Sema4D protein expression was significantly higher in gastric carcinoma tissues than in adjacent normal tissues, and TAMs promoted the invasion and metastasis of gastric carcinoma cells possibly through upregulated Sema4D protein expression.