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ArticleAnnals of medicine2025

Identification of a prognostic signature consisting of three macrophage-related genes for glioblastoma based on bulk and single-cell transcriptomes analyses.

Qiyan Wu, Chuanbiao Chen, Lina Li, Hongyu Liu, Lingling Cui, Yang Bai, Liping Zhang, Lingxiong Wang, Yaojun Peng

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Qiyan WuLaboratory of Oncology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chuanbiao ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, Hainan, China.
Lina LiDepartment of Emergency, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hongyu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, Hainan, China.
Lingling CuiDepartment of Emergency, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yang BaiDepartment of Emergency, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Liping ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lingxiong WangLaboratory of Oncology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yaojun PengDepartment of Emergency, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

backgroundTumor-associated macrophages have been implicated in the progression and treatment resistance of glioblastoma (GBM). This study aimed to identify macrophage-related genes associated with prognosis and therapeutic response in GBM. MATERIALS AND

methodsBulk RNA-seq data from 533 patients with GBM were downloaded from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) databases. Bioinformatic tools were used to detect the co-expression gene modules associated with the infiltration of immune cells, identify a prognostic macrophage-related gene signature, and explore their association with sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs and immune checkpoint blockade. Single-cell RNA-seq data and multiplexed immunofluorescence were used to validate ISG20 expression (a member of the identified gene signature) in macrophages.

resultsWe detected gene modules associated with macrophages and identified a signature consisting of three macrophage-related genes (ISG20, PARP12 and IFIT5) in the discovery set (TCGA-GBM,

conclusionsThis study presents a macrophage-related gene signature to predict prognosis and therapeutic response in GBM. ISG20, PARP12 and IFIT5 are interferon-stimulated genes, and further investigations may provide new insights into the interplay between macrophages and interferon signaling in GBM.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaMacrophagesTumor-Associated MacrophagesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMalePrognosisRNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeBioinformaticsglioblastomaimmunotherapyinterferon-stimulated geneISG20prognosistumor-associated macrophage

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