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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2020

NFE2L2 Is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker and Is Correlated with Immune Infiltration in Brain Lower Grade Glioma: A Pan-Cancer Analysis.

Qiang Ju, Xinmei Li, Heng Zhang, Songxia Yan, Ying Li, Yanjie Zhao

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qiang JuDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5375-0863
Xinmei LiSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Heng ZhangSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Songxia YanDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yanjie ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-2447
Qingdao University · CN

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Abstract

Nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 (NFE2L2, NRF2) is a transcription factor that regulates various antioxidant enzymes. It plays a vital physiological role in regulating oxidative stress and inflammatory response. However, the roles of NFE2L2 in human cancers are still unclear. Our study is aimed at analyzing the prognostic value of NFE2L2 in pan-cancer and at revealing the relationship between NFE2L2 expression and tumor immunity. The present study revealed that NFE2L2 was abnormally expressed and significantly correlated with mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutation levels and DNA methyltransferase expression in human pan-cancer. In particular, pan-cancer survival analysis indicated that NFE2L2 expression was associated with adverse outcomes-overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and progression-free interval (PFI)-in adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), brain lower grade glioma (LGG), and pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) patients. A positive relationship was also found between NFE2L2 expression and immune infiltration, including B cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells, especially in breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA), colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), LGG, liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC), and prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD). Additionally, NFE2L2 expression was positively correlated with the immune score and the expression of immune checkpoint markers in LGG. In conclusion, these results indicate that transcription factor NFE2L2 is a potential prognostic biomarker and is correlated with immune infiltration in LGG.

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Biomarkers, TumorB-LymphocytesBrain NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalGliomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateNeoplasm GradingNeutrophilsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Pancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRNA, MessengerT-LymphocytesBiomarkers, TumorNF-E2-Related Factor 2RNA, Messenger

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