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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Bioinformatic analysis identifies HPV-related tumor microenvironment remodeling prognostic biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Qimin Zhou, Ouyang Yuan, Hongtu Cui, Tao Hu, Gary Guishan Xiao, Jiao Wei, Honglei Zhang, Chengjun Wu

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Qimin ZhouDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ouyang YuanDepartment of Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hongtu CuiSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Tao HuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Gary Guishan XiaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Jiao WeiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Honglei ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Air Force Medical Centre, People's Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, China.
Chengjun WuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dalian University of Technology · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CNAir Force General Hospital PLA · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are highly aggressive tumors with rapid progression and poor prognosis. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been identified as one of the most important carcinogens for HNSCC. As an early event in HNSCC, infection with HPV leads to altered immune profiles in the tumor microenvironment (TME). The TME plays a key role in the progression and transformation of HNSCC. However, the TME in HNSCC is a complex and heterogeneous mix of tumor cells, fibroblasts, different types of infiltrating immune cells, and extracellular matrix. Biomarkers relevant to the TME, and the biological role of these biomarkers, remain poorly understood. To this end, we performed comprehensive analysis of the RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data from tumor tissue of 502 patients with HNSCC and healthy tissue of 44 control samples. In total, we identified 4,237 differentially expressed genes, including 2,062 upregulated and 2,175 downregulated genes. Further in-depth bioinformatic analysis suggested 19 HNSCC tumor tissue-specific genes. In the subsequent analysis, we focused on the biomarker candidates shown to be significantly associated with unfavorable patient survival:

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsComputational BiologyHumansPapillomaviridaePrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Microenvironmentbiomarkershead and neck squamous cell carcinomaHPVimmune evasionimmunotherapytumor microenvironment

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