STAT3 and gastric cancer: The reduced expression of GSDMD significantly facilitated the proliferation of GC cells partially by activating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathways and modulating cell cycle-related proteins.