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ArticleScientific reports2024

Identification of inflammation related gene signatures for bladder cancer prognosis prediction.

Yonggui Xiao, Danping Xu, Erhao Bao, Zijie Liu, Xiaomao Zhou, Xia Li, Lijun Li

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Yonggui XiaoDepartment of Urology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Danping XuDepartment of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Erhao BaoDepartment of Urology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Zijie LiuDepartment of Urology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Xiaomao ZhouDepartment of Urology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Xia LiDepartment of Urology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital East Sichuan Hospital and Dazhou First People's Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China.
Lijun LiDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610000, China. lilijun@med.uestc.edu.cn.

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Early diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer are crucial, and since inflammation plays a role in all stages of bladder cancer, this study aims to develop a model based on inflammation-related genes to accurately predict patient prognosis. The data were initially processed through differential analysis and prognostic correlation analysis, then a Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression model was constructed by M-cohort and a nomogram was designed to increase the model readability. The T-cohort was used for internal validation, with the GSE32894 and Imvigor210 cohorts used as external data to verify the model's accuracy. The model's predictive ability was verified for the prognosis of patients of different ages, gender, tumor stage, and tumour grade. The GSE3167, GSE13507 and GeneExpression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) datasets and Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database were used to verify the expression of the inflammation-related genes, which were confirmed by real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). A comprehensive analysis of the model's inflammation-related genes, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) enrichment analysis, and immune-related analysis were also performed. Both internal and external data validations confirmed that the developed model can accurately predict the prognosis across different patient populations. Hierarchical validation results demonstrated that the model's predictive power is reliable for various patient stratifications. The expression of inflammation-related genes was consistent across The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, GSE3167 dataset, GSE13507 dataset, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database, and the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database, and was further validated by real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that patients in the high-risk (H-risk) group exhibited a variety of tumors. Meanwhile, patients in the low-risk (L-risk) group may be candidates for immunotherapy, whereas those in the high-risk group are more likely to benefit from chemotherapy. The model of inflammation-related genes can accurately predict bladder cancer patient prognosis, with MEST, FASN, KRT6B, and RGS2 anticipated to become new prognostic bladder cancer markers.

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InflammationNomogramsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisTranscriptomeBiomarkers, TumorBioinformaticsBladder cancerInflammationPCRPrognostic model

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