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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Kynureninase Promotes Immunosuppression and Predicts Survival in Glioma Patients: In Silico Data Analyses of the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) and of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).

Gonzalo Pérez de la Cruz, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz, Javier Navarro Cossio, Gustavo Ignacio Vázquez Cervantes, Aleli Salazar, Mario Orozco Morales, Benjamin Pineda

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gonzalo Pérez de la CruzDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Verónica Pérez de la CruzNeurobiochemistry and Behavior Laboratory, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1451-8754
Javier Navarro CossioNeuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.
Gustavo Ignacio Vázquez CervantesNeurobiochemistry and Behavior Laboratory, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-5824-4839
Aleli SalazarNeuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9289-7171
Mario Orozco MoralesNeuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.
Benjamin PinedaNeuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City 14269, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1455-312X
Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía · MXUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología 320621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kynureninase (KYNU) is a kynurenine pathway (KP) enzyme that produces metabolites with immunomodulatory properties. In recent years, overactivation of KP has been associated with poor prognosis of several types of cancer, in particular by promoting the invasion, metastasis, and chemoresistance of cancer cells. However, the role of KYNU in gliomas remains to be explored. In this study, we used the available data from TCGA, CGGA and GTEx projects to analyze KYNU expression in gliomas and healthy tissue, as well as the potential contribution of KYNU in the tumor immune infiltrate. In addition, immune-related genes were screened with KYNU expression. KYNU expression correlated with the increased malignancy of astrocytic tumors. Survival analysis in primary astrocytomas showed that KYNU expression correlated with poor prognosis. Additionally, KYNU expression correlated positively with several genes related to an immunosuppressive microenvironment and with the characteristic immune tumor infiltrate. These findings indicate that KYNU could be a potential therapeutic target for modulating the tumor microenvironment and enhancing an effective antitumor immune response.

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glioblastomaimmunosuppressionkynureninasetryptophan catabolism

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PMID36986469
PMCPMC10051585
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