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ArticleScientific reports2024

Identification and clinical validation of diverse cell-death patterns-associated prognostic features among low-grade gliomas.

Wenyong Yang, Hui Yu, Qingqiang Lei, Chunlan Pu, Yuanbiao Guo, Liangbin Lin

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Wenyong Yang *Medical Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Urology, Department of General Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610014, China.
Hui Yu *Medical Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Urology, Department of General Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610014, China.
Qingqiang Lei *Center of Bone Metabolism and Repair, Department of Wound Repair and Rehabilitation Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400000, China.
Chunlan Pu *Medical Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Urology, Department of General Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610014, China.
Yuanbiao GuoMedical Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Urology, Department of General Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610014, China. guoyuanbiao@swjtu.edu.cn.
Liangbin LinMedical Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Urology, Department of General Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610014, China. linliangbin333@163.com.

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Abstract

Low-grade glioma (LGG) is heterogeneous at biological and transcriptomic levels, and it is still controversial for the definition and typing of LGG. Therefore, there is an urgent need for specific and practical molecular signatures for accurate diagnosis, individualized therapy, and prognostic evaluation of LGG. Cell death is essential for maintaining homeostasis, developing and preventing hyperproliferative malignancies. Based on diverse programmed cell death (PCD) related genes and prognostic characteristics of LGG, this study constructed a model to explore the mechanism and treatment strategies for LGG cell metastasis and invasion. We screened 1161 genes associated with PCD and divided 512 LGG samples into C1 and C2 subtypes by consistent cluster analysis. We analyzed the two subtypes' differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and performed functional enrichment analysis. Using R packages such as ESTIMATE, CIBERSOTR, and MCPcounter, we assessed immune cell scores for both subtypes. Compared with C1, the C2 subtype has a poor prognosis and a higher immune score, and patients in the C2 subtype are more strongly associated with tumor progression. LASSO and COX regression analysis screened four characteristic genes (CLU, FHL3, GIMAP2, and HVCN1). Using data sets from different platforms to validate the four-gene feature, we found that the expression and prognostic correlation of the four-gene feature had a high degree of stability, showing stable predictive effects. Besides, we found downregulation of CLU, FHL3, and GIMAP2 significantly impairs the growth, migration, and invasive potential of LGG cells. Take together, the four-gene feature constructed based on PCD-related genes provides valuable information for further study of the pathogenesis and clinical treatment of LGG.

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Brain NeoplasmsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaBiomarkers, TumorCell DeathFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleNeoplasm GradingPrognosisTranscriptomeBiomarkers, TumorCLUDiverse programmed cell deathFHL3GIMAP2HVCN1LGGPrognostic featuresTumor immunology

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