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ArticleBiological procedures online2022

Comprehensive Analysis of Cellular Senescence-Related Genes in Prognosis, Molecular Characterization and Immunotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Liang Sun, Zitao Liu, Ke Ning, Zhipeng Wu, Zhendong Chen, Zhengyi Wu, Xiangbao Yin

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Article in Biological procedures online, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liang Sun *Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zitao Liu *Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Ke Ning *Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhipeng WuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhendong ChenDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhengyi WuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xiangbao YinDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. 294252736@qq.com.
Nanchang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81760439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCellular senescence is a tumor suppressive response in which the cell cycle is in a state of permanent arrest and can inhibit tumor cell proliferation. In recent years, induction of cellular senescence has been shown to be important for antitumor therapy, and the link between cellular senescence and clinical prognosis and immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma is still unknown.

methodsWe performed enrichment analysis of genes in three cellular senescence gene sets, screened for gene sets significantly enriched in hepatocellular carcinoma and extracted genes from them. Signature were constructed using senescence-related genes, and their expression was verified at the protein and RNA levels. Survival, clinical staging and grading, immune infiltration, immunotherapy, and drug sensitivity were also analyzed between risk groups.

resultsThe q-PCR and immunohistochemistry results revealed significant differences in the expression of the signature genes between normal and tumor tissues. Significant differences in clinicopathological features, prognosis and immune infiltration were observed between risk groups. In the low-risk group, better OS and lower TMB scores were demonstrated, while the high-risk group had higher immune checkpoint expression, as well as lower risk of immune escape. In addition, we found that the High-risk group was more sensitive to sorafenib.

conclusionIn summary, the signature constructed using aging-related genes can reliably predict patient prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy, providing a new idea for immune system therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Cellular senescenceHepatocellular carcinomaImmunotherapyPrognosisSignature

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