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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Clusterin Is a Prognostic Biomarker of Lower-Grade Gliomas and Is Associated with Immune Cell Infiltration.

Xiaoyue Ren, Chao Chang, Teng Qi, Pengyu Yang, Yuanbo Wang, Xiaorui Zhou, Feng Guan, Xiang Li

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoyue RenProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Chao ChangProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Teng QiProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Pengyu YangProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Yuanbo WangProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Xiaorui ZhouProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Feng GuanKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6251-2592
Xiang LiProvincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Northwest University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulation of clusterin (CLU) has been demonstrated in many cancers and has been proposed as a regulator of carcinogenesis. However, the roles of CLU in gliomas remain unclear. The expression of CLU was assessed using TIMER2.0, GEPIA2, and R package 4.2.1 software, leveraging data from TCGA and/or GTEx databases. Survival analysis and Cox regression were employed to investigate the prognostic significance of CLU. Immune infiltration was evaluated utilizing TIMER2.0, ESTIMATE, and CIBERSORT. The findings reveal the dysregulated expression of CLU in many cancers, with a marked increase observed in glioblastoma and lower-grade glioma (LGG). High CLU expression indicated worse survival outcomes and was an independent risk factor for the prognosis in LGG patients. CLU was involved in immune status as evidenced by its strong correlations with immune and stromal scores and the infiltration levels of multiple immune cells. Additionally, CLU was co-expressed with multiple immune-related genes, and high CLU expression was associated with the activation of immune-related pathways, such as binding to the antigen/immunoglobulin receptor and aiding the cytokine and cytokine receptor interaction. In conclusion, CLU appears to play crucial roles in tumor immunity within gliomas, highlighting its potential as a biomarker or target in glioma immunotherapy.

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GlioblastomaGliomaCarcinogenesisClusterinHumansPrognosisCLU protein, humanClusterinclusteringliomaimmune infiltrationprognostic

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PMID37686218
PMCPMC10487477
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