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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Glutathione Peroxidase 8 (GPX8) in Human Cancer.

Zhijing Ren, Yu He, Qinqin Yang, Jiajia Guo, Haifeng Huang, Bo Li, Dong Wang, Zhen Yang, Xiaobin Tian

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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Zhijing RenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Yu HeDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Qinqin YangMedical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Jiajia GuoMedical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Haifeng HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Bo LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Dong WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Zhen YangDepartment of Orthopedics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Xiaobin TianDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CNGuiyang Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CNGuizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Nowadays, cancer is still a leading public health problem all over the world. Several studies have reported the GPX8 could be correlated with the poor prognostic of Gastric Cancer and Breast Cancer. However, the prognostic potential of GPX8 in pan-cancer remains unclear. In this work, we aimed to explore the prognostic and immunological role of GPX8 in human cancer and confirm the oncogenic value in GBM. Methods: The data of TCGA, CPTAC and GEO databases were adopted for the survival analysis. Based on the RNAseq and Methylation450 data of TCGA, the R language and package "ggplot2" were used to analyze the DNA methylation at the region of the promoter of GPX8 in tumors. The genetic alteration of GPX8 from TCGA cancers was investigated in cBioPortal. The R package "GSVA" and "ssGSEA" were employed to evaluate the correlation of GPX8 expression with the immune infiltration. The KEGG website was used for pathway analysis. The STRING website and GEPIA were performed to predict GPX8-binding proteins. The R package "ggplot2" and "clusterprofile" were used to analyze and visualize the GO and KEGG analysis. A normal human astrocyte cell line and three GBM cell lines were cultured under suitable conditions. The shRNA was transferred to cells by Lipofectamine 3000. The qRT-PCR and WB were adopted to detect the expression of GPX8. The wound-healing assay and transwell assay were taken to analyze the invasive and metastatic abilities. The tumor tissues and paracancerous ones were collected from patients with GBM. WB assay was employed to analyze the expression of GPX8 protein. Results: GPX8 was a valuable diagnostic biomarker in multiple cancers, including GBM/LGG (glioblastoma multiforme/Brain lower grade glioma), KIRC (kidney renal clear cell carcinoma), KIRP (kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma) and STAD (stomach adenocarcinoma). Moreover, we observed a correlation between the expression of GPX8 and the reduced DNA methylation at the promoter region in several tumors, such as GBM/LGG. Our results indicated a positive correlation between the GPX8 expression and immune infiltration. In addition, the enrichment analysis demonstrated that antioxidant activity was mainly involved in the functional mechanism of GPX8. In particular, we first confirmed the up-regulated of GPX8 in GBM cells and observed the suppression of migrative and invasive phenotypes by knockdown of GPX8. Furthermore, we confirmed the expression of GPX8 was higher in GBM tumor tissues than paracancerous ones. Conclusion: Our study showed a correlation of GPX8 expression with clinical prognosis, DNA methylation and immune infiltrates. Furthermore, we first confirmed GPX8 was highly expressed in GBM cells and contributed to migration and invasion. These results provided a predictive biomarker and an inclusive understanding of the GPX8 expression in multiple tumors types, especially in GBM.

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