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Background: Transforming growth factor-beta-induced (TGFBI) is an exocrine protein, which has been found to be able to promote the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, glioma, pancreatic cancer, and other tumors. However, there is currently no report concerning the relationship between TGFBI and invasive progression of bladder cancer (BCa). Methods: IHC staining, qRT-PCR and Western blot were used to analyze TGFBI and EMT markers levels. In vivo tumorigenesis was performed by xenograft tumor model. Results: In this study, we found that both mRNA and protein levels of TGFBI were significantly up-regulated in muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) tissues compared with non-muscleinvasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) tissues. The high expression level of TGFBI was positively correlated with high histological grade and advanced clinical stage, and BCa patients with high TGFBI levels exhibited poor prognoses. We further confirmed that high expression level of TGFBI can promote proliferation, invasive progression, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of BCa cells in vitro, as well as promote tumor growth and EMT in vivo, while silencing of TGFBI inhibited these malignant phenotypes. TGFBI was involved in the upregulation of EMT by inducing the expression level of Slug, Vimentin, Snail, MMP2, and MMP9 genes, while it down-regulated the expression level of E-cadherin. Moreover, Western blot analysis was carried out to demonstrate that BCa cell lines stably transfected with expression of TGFBI, a secreted protein. Furthermore, conditional medium containing TGFBI protein also resulted in enhanced EMT and malignant phenotype of BCa cells. Conclusion: Our results indicate that high expression level of TGFBI promotes EMT, proliferation, and invasive progression of BCa cells, and TGFBI is a potential therapeutic target and prognostic marker for BCa.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the association of phenotypic features characteristic of lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) with a monoclonal gammopathy Of undetermined significance (MGUS) after exclusion of a coding region Mutation in transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene. Design: Case report. Methods: Slit-lamp examination and collection of DNA for TGFBI screening were performed. A systemic evaluation was also performed to evaluate for conditions associated with systemic amyloidosis. Results: A 65-year-old man demonstrated bilateral linear branching corneal stromal opacities characteristic of classic LCD. No mutations were found in my of the 17 exons of TGFBI or in the intron-exon boundary regions. Four previously described single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified: c.698C>G (p.Leu217Leu; rs1442), c.1028A>G (p.Val327Val; rs1054124), c.1416C>T (p.Leu472Leu; rs1133170), and c.1667T>C (p.Phe540Phe; rs4669). Serum protein electrophoresis revealed the presence of a monoclonal spike, and based oil the results of additional investigations, the patient was diagnosed with MGUS. Conclusions: Although the presence of bilateral thin branching lattice lines in the corneal stroma is characteristic of classic LCD, this distinctive phenotype may not be associated with a TGFBI coding region Mutation but instead with a myeloproliferative disorder such as MGUS. Therefore, appropriate genetic and serologic testing Should be performed in patients with a late-onset LCD phenotype in file absence of a positive family history.