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Fibronectin's Footprint in Navigating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Cancer and Immunology

Abstract

Examining the intricate changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM) dynamics has become a focal point in our ongoing exploration of carcinogenesis. Our study delves into the dynamic modulation of fibronectin (FN), a pivotal ECM protein, during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A comprehensive analysis combining clinical and statistical methodologies identified elevated FN levels in HCC patients, exhibiting a 2.1 and 1.7-fold increase compared to fibrotic and cirrhotic patients, respectively. Moreover, the area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC=0.89) of FN displayed its ability to distinguish between HCC and cirrhosis patients with specificity of 80.4% and sensitivity of 83.7%. Furthermore, ROC curves of FN displayed an AUC of 0.93 with specificity of 86% and sensitivity of 83.7%, this was for separating all non-cancerous patients from HCC. Additionally, HCC patients demonstrated distinctive histological features such as vascular invasion, nodules count, and tumor size, underscoring FN's substantial role in HCC progression. Our findings unequivocally highlight the significant involvement of FN in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.

DOI

10.21608/sjdfs.2024.260722.1154

Keywords

Hepatitis C virus, Cirrhosis, HCC, ECM, Fibronectin

Authors

First Name

Amira

Last Name

Sanad

MiddleName

El-saied

Affiliation

Zoology department, Science faculty, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt

Email

amirasanad@students.du.edu.eg

City

Damietta

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Attallah

MiddleName

Abdelfattah

Affiliation

Biotechnology Research Center, R&D Department, New Damietta, Egypt

Email

ahmedattallah2009@hotmail.com

City

Damietta

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First Name

Lotfy

Last Name

Habbak

MiddleName

Zakaria

Affiliation

Professor of Immunology &Experimental zoology, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt

Email

habbakl@du.edu.eg

City

Damietta

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

Marie

MiddleName

Farid

Affiliation

Professor of Tropical Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Email

khaled_som@mans.edu.eg

City

Mansura

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Volume

14

Article Issue

1

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45683

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2024-01-06

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2024-03-01

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1

Page End

7

Print ISSN

2314-8594

Online ISSN

2314-8616

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https://sjdfs.journals.ekb.eg/article_348061.html

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Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science

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Fibronectin's Footprint in Navigating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression

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28 Dec 2024