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ArticleCancer cell international2020

Immune-related prognosis biomarkers associated with osteosarcoma microenvironment.

Weifeng Hong, Hong Yuan, Yujun Gu, Mouyuan Liu, Yayun Ji, Zifang Huang, Junlin Yang, Liheng Ma

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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Weifeng Hong *1Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No.19, Nong Lin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Hong Yuan *2Department of Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yujun Gu *3The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No.58, Zhongshan Second Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Mouyuan Liu1Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No.19, Nong Lin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Yayun Ji1Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No.19, Nong Lin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Zifang Huang3The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No.58, Zhongshan Second Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Junlin Yang3The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No.58, Zhongshan Second Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.
Liheng Ma1Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No.19, Nong Lin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030 Guangdong China.ORCID 0000-0002-7124-4825
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteosarcoma is a highly aggressive bone tumor that most commonly affects children and adolescents. Treatment and outcomes for osteosarcoma have remained unchanged over the past 30 years. The relationship between osteosarcoma and the immune microenvironment may represent a key to its undoing.

methodsWe calculated the immune and stromal scores of osteosarcoma cases from the Target database using the ESTIMATE algorithm. Then we used the CIBERSORT algorithm to explore the tumor microenvironment and analyze immune infiltration of osteosarcoma. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified based on immune scores and stromal scores. Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes Database (STRING) was utilized to assess protein-protein interaction (PPI) information, and Molecular Complex Detection (MCODE) plugin was used to screen hub modules of PPI network in Cytoscape. The prognostic value of the gene signature was validated in an independent GSE39058 cohort. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to study the hub genes in signaling pathways.

resultsFrom 83 samples of osteosarcoma obtained from the Target dataset, 137 DEGs were identified, including 134 upregulated genes and three downregulated genes. Functional enrichment analysis and PPI networks demonstrated that these genes were mainly involved in neutrophil degranulation and neutrophil activation involved in immune response, and participated in neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction and staphylococcus aureus infection.

conclusionsOur study established an immune-related gene signature to predict outcomes of osteosarcoma, which may be important targets for individual treatment.

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