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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Construction and validation of a cuproptosis-related prognostic model for glioblastoma.

Bohong Zhang, Lin Xie, Jiahao Liu, Anmin Liu, Mingliang He

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bohong ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Lin XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahao LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Anmin LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Mingliang HeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cuproptosis, a newly reported type of programmed cell death, takes part in the regulation of tumor progression, treatment response, and prognosis. But the specific effect of cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) on glioblastoma (GBM) is still unclear. Methods: The transcriptome data and corresponding clinical data of GBM samples were downloaded from the TCGA and GEO databases. R software and R packages were used to perform statistical analysis, consensus cluster analysis, survival analysis, Cox regression analysis, Lasso regression analysis, and tumor microenvironment analysis. The mRNA and protein expression levels of model-related genes were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot assays, respectively. Results: The expression profile of CRGs in 209 GBM samples from two separate datasets was obtained. Two cuproptosis subtypes, CRGcluster A and CRGcluster B, were identified by consensus cluster analysis. There were apparent differences in prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and immune checkpoint expression levels between the two subtypes, and there were 79 prognostic differentially expressed genes (DEGs). According to the prognostic DEGs, two gene subtypes, geneCluster A and geneCluster B, were identified, and a prognostic risk score model was constructed and validated. This model consists of five prognostic DEGs, including PDIA4, DUSP6, PTPRN, PILRB, and CBLN1. Ultimately, to improve the applicability of the model, a nomogram was established. Patients with GBM in the low-risk cluster have a higher mutation burden and predict a longer OS than in the high-risk group. Moreover, the risk score was related to drug sensitivity and negatively correlated with the CSC index. Conclusion: We successfully constructed a cuproptosis-related prognostic model, which can independently predict the prognosis of GBM patients. These results further complement the understanding of cuproptosis and provide new theoretical support for developing a more effective treatment strategy.

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GlioblastomaApoptosisBlotting, WesternHumansNomogramsPrognosisTumor Microenvironmentcuproptosisglioblastomaprognosisrisk score modeltumor microenvironment

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