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Abstract
Background: Radiation resistance in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains a primary obstacle limiting radiotherapy efficacy. However, the detailed factors and molecular mechanisms influencing LUAD radiosensitivity are not fully understood.
Methods: Radioresistance-related genes (RRRGs) were screened by RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, and a prediction model for radiotherapy efficacy was developed via LASSO-Cox regression analysis. We specifically focused on Stanniocalcin 2 (STC2) due to its prognostic significance and validated its expression through immunohistochemical staining (IHC) in pathological samples from LUAD patients. A STC2 knockdown (siSTC2) A549 cell line was created, and Western blotting, CCK8, and colony formation assays were performed to investigate STC2's involvement in radioresistance.
Results: An efficacy prediction model was constructed using 6 RRRGs (FCGBP, SLCO4A1, ALDH3A1, STC2, TERT, CYP24A1). IHC analysis of 74 LUAD patients showed significantly higher STC2 expression in radiotherapy non-responders (N-Res) versus responders (Res) (p < 0.05). Patients with elevated STC2 levels experienced shorter overall survival (OS). Western blotting revealed higher STC2 expression in irradiated (IR) A549 cells compared to non-irradiated (N-IR) (p < 0.05). CCK8 assays results suggested that knockdown of STC2 resulted in a significant reduction in cell proliferation ability (p < 0.05), and colony formation assays confirmed a significant decrease in clonogenic ability of siSTC2 cells compared to controls (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: STC2 plays a significant role in mediating LUAD cell radioresistance, with high expression correlating with poor prognosis. Therefore, STC2 represents a promising therapeutic target for overcoming LUAD radioresistance.
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Cancer Cell International publishes articles on all aspects of cancer cell biology, originating largely from, but not limited to, work using cell culture techniques.
The journal focuses on novel cancer studies reporting data from biological experiments performed on cells grown in vitro, in two- or three-dimensional systems, and/or in vivo (animal experiments). These types of experiments have provided crucial data in many fields, from cell proliferation and transformation, to epithelial-mesenchymal interaction, to apoptosis, and host immune response to tumors.
Cancer Cell International also considers articles that focus on novel technologies or novel pathways in molecular analysis and on epidemiological studies that may affect patient care, as well as articles reporting translational cancer research studies where in vitro discoveries are bridged to the clinic. As such, the journal is interested in laboratory and animal studies reporting on novel biomarkers of tumor progression and response to therapy and on their applicability to human cancers.
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