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ArticleJournal of oncology2022

Increased Expression of NXPH4 Correlates with Immune Cell Infiltration and Unfavorable Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Qin Tang, Yue-Ming Chen, Mei-Mei Shen, Wen Dai, Hang Liang, Jun-Nan Liu, Jian Gao

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qin TangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-1301
Yue-Ming ChenKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.
Mei-Mei ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wen DaiBashu Secondary School, Chongqing, China.
Hang LiangChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jun-Nan LiuChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jian GaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-4444
Dalian Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading malignant carcinomas. Despite the advancement in the treatment for HCC, such as precise hepatectomy, radiotherapy, transarterial therapies, chemotherapy, targeted treatments, and immunotherapy, the 5-year overall survival rate of HCC is extremely low. Hence, novel biomarkers are urgently needed for advancing the therapy and prognosis of HCC. Neurexophilin 4 (NXPH4) is a neuropeptide-like glycoprotein. The study is designed to investigate the function of NXPH4 in HCC through a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. NXPH4 expression status and prognostic values were analyzed via multiple datasets, such as TCGA, GEO, and ICGC. The association between NXPH4 and immune cell infiltration was estimated by TIMER, TISIDB, and CIBERSORT. In vitro, we explored the biological function of NXPH4 in JHH7 and SNU182 cells through knocking down the expression of NXPH4 via siRNA. In general, NXPH4 was predominantly upregulated in HCC tumors, and increased NXPH4 expression predicted unfavorable prognosis. The gene enrichment analysis displayed that NXPH4 was related with metabolic pathways. NXPH4 expression was correlated with immune cell infiltration. NXPH4 knockdown significantly suppressed proliferation, migration, and invasion of JHH7 and SNU182 cells. This study suggested that the upregulation of NXPH4 is associated with adverse prognosis and immune cell infiltration in HCC. NXPH4 could be a novel biomarker of unfavorable prognosis and an underlying target for immunotherapy in HCC.

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