Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38651072›Full record

ArticlePharmacogenomics and personalized medicine2024

Downregulation of NAT1 Expression is Associated with Poor Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in COAD.

Houxi Xu, Hongqun Zhang, Songxian Sun, Jingyuan Zhang, Jiege Huo, Chunxiang Zhou

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Houxi Xu *Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Hongqun Zhang *Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Songxian SunSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing People's Republic of China.
Jingyuan ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing People's Republic of China.
Jiege HuoAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0463-134X
Chunxiang ZhouSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing People's Republic of China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: An increasing corpus of evidence has identified the involvement of N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1), a member of the NAT family, in the progression of various cancers. However, the specific function of NAT1 in colon cancer (COAD) remains elusive. This study aims to decip her the role of NAT1 in COAD and its associated mechanisms. Methods: The Tumor Immunity Evaluation Resource (TIMER), The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases were employed to assess the NAT1 expression level in COAD. The differential expression between COAD and normal colon tissue was further validated using quantitative real-time reverse-transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot (WB) analyses. Additionally, survival analysis of NAT1 in COAD was carried out using the PrognoScan database and TCGA dataset. The functions of NAT1 were explored through gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and immuno-infiltration analysis. Results: There was a significant reduction in NAT1 expression in COAD samples compared to normal tissue. Notably, low NAT1 expression in COAD correlated significantly with various clinical parameters such as tumor stage (T stage, N stage, M stage, pathologic stage), primary therapy outcome, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level, and lymphatic invasion. The downregulation of NAT1 was also strongly linked with poor outcomes in overall survival (OS), progression-free interval (PFI), and disease-specific survival (DSS). Cox regression analysis highlighted NAT1 as an independent prognostic indicator for overall survival in COAD patients. GSEA results revealed NAT1's involvement in multiple pathways, including the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, olfactory transduction, olfactory signaling, extracellular matrix receptor interaction, calcium signaling, and focal adhesion pathways. Furthermore, NAT1 expression was found to significantly correlate with infiltration levels of various immune cells. Conclusion: The findings reveal NAT1's potential as a valuable prognostic biomarker for COAD. Moreover, its associated mechanisms offer insights that might pave the way for therapeutic interventions for COAD patients.

Indexed as

COADimmune infiltrationNAT1prognosisRT-qPCRwestern blot

Identifiers

PMID38651072
PMCPMC11033211
OpenAlexW4394858390

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.