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ArticleCancer cell international2024

Integrating bioinformatics and experimental validation to unveil disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs as prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Lixia Xu, Shu Chen, Qiaoqiao Li, Xinyi Chen, Yuan Xu, Yongjian Zhou, Juan Li, Zhixian Guo, Jiyuan Xing, Di Chen

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lixia Xu *Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
Shu Chen *School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China.
Qiaoqiao Li *The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 76 Linjiang Road, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Xinyi ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
Yuan XuThe First Clinical Medical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, China.
Yongjian ZhouDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
Juan LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
Zhixian GuoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China. zx_g2764@163.com.
Jiyuan XingDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China. X18137370131@163.com.
Di ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China. mrdichen@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNGannan Medical University · CNXinxiang Medical University · CN

Funding

Henan Medical Science and Technology Joint Building Program LHGJ20190255Henan Medical Science and Technology Joint Building Program LHGJ20190262Henan Medical Science and Technology Joint Building Program LHGJ20230239
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands as a prevalent malignancy globally, characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. Despite continuous advancements in the treatment of HCC, the prognosis of patients with this cancer remains unsatisfactory. This study aims at constructing a disulfidoptosis‑related long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) signature to probe the prognosis and personalized treatment of patients with HCC.

methodsThe data of patients with HCC were extracted from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases. Univariate, multivariate, and least absolute selection operator Cox regression analyses were performed to build a disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs (DRLs) signature. Kaplan-Meier plots were used to evaluate the prognosis of the patients with HCC. Functional enrichment analysis was used to identify key DRLs-associated signaling pathways. Spearman's rank correlation was used to elucidate the association between the DRLs signature and immune microenvironment. The function of TMCC1-AS1 in HCC was validated in two HCC cell lines (HEP3B and HEPG2).

resultsWe identified 11 prognostic DRLs from the TCGA dataset, three of which were selected to construct the prognostic signature of DRLs. We found that the survival time of low-risk patients was considerably longer than that of high-risk patients. We further observed that the composition and the function of immune cell subpopulations were significantly different between high- and low-risk groups. Additionally, we identified that sorafenib, 5-Fluorouracil, and doxorubicin displayed better responses in the low-score group than those in the high-score group, based on IC50 values. Finally, we confirmed that inhibition of TMCC1-AS1 impeded the proliferation, migration, and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

conclusionsThe DRL signatures have been shown to be a reliable prognostic and treatment response indicator in HCC patients. TMCC1-AS1 showed potential as a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for HCC.

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DisulfidptosisHepatocellular carcinomaImmune microenvironmentLong non-coding RNAPrognostic signatureTMCC1-AS1

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PMID38218909
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