%0 Journal Article
%T GDF-10 Induces an Inhibitory Effect on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Laryngeal Cancer via LPR4.
%A Kan X
%A Ai L
%A Guan R
%A Hao J
%A Sun Y
%A Xiu W
%J Curr Pharm Des
%V 29
%N 43
%D 2023 Dec 18
%M 38163971
%F 3.31
%R 10.2174/0113816128261029231206035206
%X Growth differentiation factor-10 (GDF-10), a member of the TGF-β superfamily, plays a crucial role in cell proliferation and differentiation. In some tumors, GDF-10 can act as a tumor suppressor to inhibit tumor progression, but its role in posterior squamous cell carcinoma has not been reported yet.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GDF-10 on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and to provide new ideas for future targets in the treatment of laryngeal squamous carcinoma.
The effect of GDF-10 on tumor growth was detected; bioinformatics analysis was performed to predict the downstream targets of GDF-10, and RT-PCR and western blot were performed to detect the expression levels of target genes and proteins, respectively.
Our findings support that GDF-10 can inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion, and promote apoptosis of laryngeal carcinoma AMC-HN-8 cells. GDF-10 inhibits the EMT of laryngeal carcinoma through LRP4 and thus inhibits the progression of laryngeal carcinoma.