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ArticlePharmacogenomics and personalized medicine2021

CSF1R is a Prognostic Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Cell Infiltration in the Gastric Cancer Microenvironment.

Di Chen, Lina Xiong, Li Zhang, Honglu Yu, Yushuang Xu, Mengmeng Wang, Xin Jiang, Zhifan Xiong

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Article in Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Di ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Lina XiongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Honglu YuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yushuang XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Mengmeng WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xin JiangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Zhifan XiongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Tongji Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in the progression and prognosis of gastric cancer (GC). This study investigated TME-associated genes and explored their roles in the GC microenvironment.

methodsA total of 330 GC samples were extracted from TCGA. ESTIMATE and CIBERSORT algorithms were utilized to evaluate the stromal and immune scores of GC samples and the fraction of 22 immune cells infiltrated in the TME. Then, the TME-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were determined through integrative analysis. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and Cox regression analysis were conducted to analyze DEGs, and CSF1R was determined as the most crucial gene. We further probed the role of CSF1R in the GC microenvironment and evaluated the prognostic value of CSF1R.

resultsWe identified 560 TME-related DEGs and found CSF1R associated with the development and prognosis of GC. Further analysis showed that CSF1R was involved in immune-related signaling pathways. Furthermore, CIBERSORT analysis revealed that CSF1R expression correlated with several kinds of infiltrating immune cells, including tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), B cells, NK cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, T cells, dendritic cells, and so on.

conclusionIn summary, CSF1R might take part in the modulation of immune-active status in the GC microenvironment and could be a promising biomarker for GC therapy and prognosis.

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CIBERSORT algorithmCSF1RESTIMATE algorithmgastric cancerinfiltrating immune cellstumor microenvironment

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