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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Clinical and prognostic significance of CC chemokine receptor type 8 protein expression in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Huai-Liang Li, Lin-Hua Wang, Yi-Lin Hu, Ying Feng, Xiao-Hong Li, Yi-Fei Liu, Peng Li, Qin-Sheng Mao, Wan-Jiang Xue

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Huai-Liang LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lin-Hua WangDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yi-Lin HuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ying FengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiao-Hong LiDepartment of Surgical Comprehensive Laboratory, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yi-Fei LiuDepartment of Pathology, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Peng LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Qin-Sheng MaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Wan-Jiang XueDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China. xuewanjiang@ntu.edu.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical resection and tyrosine kinase inhibitors are defined as the main treatments but cannot cure patients with advanced GIST, which eventually develops into recurrence and acquired drug resistance. Therefore, it is necessary to identify prognostic biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for GISTs. CC chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8) protein participates in regulation of immune responses. Recent studies on CCR8 in non-small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer showed that it was highly expressed in tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells and correlated with a poor prognosis.

aimTo detect CCR8 expression in GIST tissues and analyze its relationships with clinicopathological features and prognosis in patients with GISTs.

methodsTissue samples were used for the tissue microarrays construction. The microarrays were then subjected to immunohistochemical analyses to detect CCR8 expression. Next, Kaplan-Meier analysis was utilized to calculate the survival rate of patients with complete follow-up data, and the potential prognostic value of CCR8 was evaluated by Cox regression analysis. Finally, a Gene Ontology/Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes single-gene enrichment chart of CCR8 was constructed using the STRING database.

resultsCCR8-positive signals were detected as brown or brown-yellow particles by immunohistochemistry located in the cytoplasm. Among 125 tissue samples, 74 had CCR8 high expression and 51 had low or negative expression. Statistical analyses suggested CCR8 was significantly correlated with tumor size, mitotic index, AFIP-Miettinen risk classification and tumor location. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analyses showed that patients with low or negative CCR8 expression, mitotic index < 5/high-power fields (HPF) and tumor diameter < 5 cm had a better prognosis. Based on the STRING database, CCR8 was significantly enriched in biological processes such as tumor immunity, T lymphocyte chemotaxis, migration and pathways like the nuclear factor-κB and tumor necrosis factor pathways as well as intestinal immune regulation networks.

conclusionCCR8 is a prognostic biomarker for malignant potential of GISTs, with high expression correlated with malignancy and poor prognosis.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsLung NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisReceptors, CCRReceptors, CCR8Biomarkers, TumorCCR8 protein, humanReceptors, CCRReceptors, CCR8CC chemokine receptor type 8Gastrointestinal stromal tumorsImmune regulationMalignant phenotypePrognosisSTRING database

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