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ArticleInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Procollagen C-protease enhancer protein is a prognostic factor for glioma and promotes glioma development by regulating multiple tumor-related pathways and immune microenvironment.

Zijun Zhao, Jiahui Zhao, Zairan Wang, Yue Wu, Zhanzhan Zhang, Zihan Song, Jihao Miao, Boheng Liu, Shiyang Zhang, Boyu Sun and 1 more

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zijun ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jiahui ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zairan WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yue WuDepartment of Neurology, 71213The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhanzhan ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zihan SongDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jihao MiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Boheng LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, 609245The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shiyang ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Boyu SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zongmao ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-3949
Hebei Medical University · CNCapital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesGlioma is a common type of brain tumor with high incidence and mortality rates. Procollagen C-protease enhancer protein (PCOLCE) has been shown to regulate tumor growth and metastasis in several cancers. However, the role of PCOLCE in glioma is unknown. This study aims to assess the association between PCOLCE and prognosis of glioma, and investigated the potential mechanisms.

methodsThe prognostic value of PCOLCE was determined using data from nine publicly available glioma cohorts. We also investigated the relationship between PCOLCE and glioma immune microenvironment and predicted response to immunotherapy based on the expression levels of PCOLCE. The potential roles of PCOLCE in glioma were also explored and validated in cell experiment.

resultsSurvival analysis suggested that high-PCOLCE expression was associated with poor prognosis in glioma. Upregulation of PCOLCE enhanced an immune suppressive microenvironment in glioma by regulating immunocyte infiltration and Cancer-Immunity Cycle. Cox and ROC analysis revealed that PCOLCE was a prognostic factor for glioma and could be used to predict survival of the patients. Patients with low-PCOLCE expression were more likely to respond to Immunotherapy with ICI (immune checkpoint inhibitor) and survive longer. Enrichment analysis showed that PCOLCE was associated with multiple tumor-related pathways. Finally, we demonstrated that the knockdown of PCOLCE inhibited glioma development by regulating cell cycle and promoting apoptosis in in vitro experiments.

conclusionPCOLCE promotes glioma progression by regulating multiple tumor-related pathways and immune microenvironment and can be used as a prognostic factor for glioma.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaBiomarkers, TumorHumansPeptide HydrolasesProcollagenPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorPeptide HydrolasesProcollagenenrichment analysisGliomaimmune microenvironmentimmunotherapy responseprocollagen C-protease enhancer proteinprognosis

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