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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2022

Pyroptosis patterns and immune infiltrates characterization in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Hongxia Deng, Zhengyu Wei, Shijie Qiu, Dong Ye, Shanshan Gu, Yi Shen, Zhisen Shen, Yangli Jin, Chongchang Zhou

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Hongxia DengDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-8265
Zhengyu WeiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Lihuili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Shijie QiuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Dong YeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-0256
Shanshan GuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Yi ShenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Zhisen ShenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6660-0488
Yangli JinDepartment of Ultrasonography, Ningbo Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Chongchang ZhouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-6819
Ningbo University · CNNingbo No. 2 Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81670920Ningbo Medical and Health Brand Discipline PPXK2018-02Ningbo Natural Science Foundation 2019A610319Ningbo Natural Science Foundation 202003N4239Ningbo "Technology Innovation 2025" Major Special Project 2020Z097Public Science Research Foundation 2021S170Public Science Research Foundation 2021S171Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Research Project 2020KY274Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Research Project 2020RC107Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Research Project 2021KY307Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Research Project 2022KY1086Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LQ21H130001Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LY19H160014Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LY20H130001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPyroptosis plays an essential role in tumor immune responses and inflammation related to chemotherapy. Herein, we studied the characteristic patterns of pyroptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to determine their prognostic and therapeutic effects.

methodsConsensus clustering analysis was performed to classify patients into pyroptosis or gene clusters. A novel pyroptosis score was constructed by principal component analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to show the prognostic value. We also assessed the functional enrichment, tumor mutation burden, immune cell infiltration, and the sensitivity to chemotherapy and immunotherapy between high and low pyroptosis score group.

resultsTwo distinct pyroptosis clusters were defined based on the mRNA expression profiles of PRGs, which were related to immune activation in HNSCC. Notably, a pyroptosis score was constructed according to different expression gene signatures, and then, each HNSCC patient was classified into a low or high pyroptosis score group. Patients with low pyroptosis scores had better immunotherapeutic responses and higher sensitivities to chemotherapeutic agents (paclitaxel, docetaxel, and gemcitabine). Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that the pyroptosis patterns were independent prognostic indicators regardless of the level of tumor mutation burden.

conclusionsPyroptosis plays an essential role in immune infiltration in HNSCC. Quantifying the pyroptosis score of individual patients might suggest prognostic, immunotherapeutic, and chemotherapeutic strategies for HNSCC.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsPyroptosisBiomarkers, TumorHumansPrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorchemotherapyHNSCCimmune infiltrationsimmunotherapypyroptosis score

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