{"title":"Overexpression of USP43 induces the growth and stem cell-like properties of cervical cancer by activating ERK1/2 through ZEB1","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.089","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common type of gynecological malignancy in women, and targeting stem cells and inhibiting tumor stem cell-like properties of CC remains an important field of research as an attempt to improve treatment outcomes. This study focused on Ubiquitin-specific-processing Protease 43 (USP43), a member of the deubiquitinase (DUBs) family known to play a role in tumor progression, and analysis of the The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data and survival computations revealed that USP43 was highly expressed in CC and correlated with poor prognosis. However, the role of USP43 in CC has been under-reported, and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. To investigate the effect and mechanism of USP43, its expression in CC cells and tissues were examined, and the results showed that it was significantly upregulated. Subsequently, knockdown experiments revealed that reducing USP43 expression suppressed CC cell proliferation, and depleting USP43 inhibited the stem cell-like properties of CC cells and impaired their migration abilities. Further investigations indicated that USP43 promoted Zinc finger E-box binding protein 1 (ZEB1)-induced activation of Extracellular regulatory kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling in CC. Based on these findings, we propose that USP43 could serve as a promising target for CC.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"2012 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136366309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of risk factors and construction and validation of a predictive model for determining the risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal patients with abnormal uterine bleeding","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.077","url":null,"abstract":"The data of 174 postmenopausal patients with abnormal uterine bleeding admitted were assessed to determine associated risk factors and develop and validate a prediction model to evaluate the risk of endometrial cancer in these patients. The patients were divided into a study group and a control group, among which 62 patients were diagnosed with endometrial cancer. A binary logistic regression analysis model using multifactorial regression analysis was established, and a column line graph of the prediction model was created using the R software. The model’s goodness-of-fit test was performed using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, and SPSS (version 27, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA) was used to plot the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to evaluate the model’s predictive value. Binary logistic multifactorial regression analysis revealed that elevated body mass index (BMI), human epididymal protein 4 (HE4), cancer antigen 125 (CA125), combined fibroids and thickened endometrial cancer were risk factors for endometrial cancer in patients with abnormal postmenopausal uterine bleeding, based on which a probability model for predicting the risk of developing endometrial cancer in patients with abnormal postmenopausal uterine bleeding was constructed, and represented as P = 1/[1 + exp (4.227 − 4.594X1 − 2.029X5 − 1.165X6 − 1.817X7 − 2.080X8)]. In addition, the goodness-of-fit test, assessed using Hosmer and Lemeshow, yielded an χ2 value of 14.253 and a p-value of 0.075. Furthermore, the ROC curve analysis demonstrated an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.993 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.892–0.974; p < 0.05). In conclusion, elevated BMI, HE4 and CA125, along with the presence of combined fibroids and thickened endometrial lining, were identified as significant risk factors for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal patients with abnormal uterine bleeding. The risk prediction model developed in this study provides a scientifically sound approach to assess the risk of endometrial cancer in these patients.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136366595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"iTRAQ-based proteomics analysis reveals novel candidates for platinum resistance of epithelial ovarian cancer","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.074","url":null,"abstract":"Platinum-based chemotherapy is commonly used in the treatment of various cancers, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). However, in EOC, chemotherapy failure is mainly caused by platinum resistance. In this present study, we aimed to identify novel biomarkers for predicting platinum chemosensitivity. Fresh specimens of 16 serous high-grade ovarian cancer (HGSC) cases were collected during cytoreductive surgery. Isobaric tags were used to identify differentially expressed proteins in platinum-resistant samples (n = 8) and platinum-sensitive samples (n = 8). Compared to platinum-sensitive samples, 741 significantly differentially expressed proteins were detected, of which 325 were upregulated and 416 were downregulated. To validate the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) method, western blotting was performed on two upregulated proteins, angiomotin-like protein 1 (AMOTL1) and Lumican. The results showed that platinum-resistant tumor samples expressed significantly higher levels of AMOTL1 and Lumican than platinum-sensitive tumor samples. Altogether, we identified candidate proteins related to platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. Both AMOTL1 and Lumican seem to be promising biomarkers that could distinguish between platinum-resistant and platinum-sensitive EOC.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136368236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a novel transcription factor signature for accurate cervical cancer prognosis","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.079","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical cancer (CC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. During tumor development, transcriptional factors regulate the transcription of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. We examined the possibility of using transcription factors as prognostic biomarkers for patients with cervical cancer. Single-cell RNA-sequencing data were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database to identify specific activated transcription factors in different types of cells from CC. Publicly available bulk RNA-sequencing and clinical data of CC were obtained to identify associated prognostic transcription factors using survival analysis and the random survival forest methods. Accuracy and effectiveness of the established transcription factor-related predictive random survival forest model were verified using training and test datasets. We identified specific activated transcription factors in tissue cells of cervical cancer. A 3-transcription factors (PBX4 (PBX Homeobox 4), EBF2 (EBF Transcription Factor 2) and ZNF696 (Zinc Finger Protein 696)) prognostic signature for patients with cervical cancer was constructed showing good survival prediction. Gene function enrichment analysis indicated a correlation between the prognostic characteristics and different signaling pathways associated with cancer. Using the random survival forest model based on the 3-transcription factor signature, patients with cervical cancer were stratified into low- and high-risk groups with significant variations in overall survival (p < 0.001). The area under the curve of the time-dependent receiver operator characteristic revealed a strong predictive accuracy for training and test datasets of the corresponding signature. CC has cellular heterogeneity of transcriptional activation. Our analyses provide a novel transcription factor-associated prognostic model for CC. These transcription factors could be used as effective prognostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for patients with cervical cancer.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136368238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li Xu, Yanbo Liu, Ping Xu, Limei Zhang, Mo Li, Yang Zhang, Lü Peng, Fengxia Xue, N Jooya, M Ciccone, L Brunette, H Pham, A Yessaian, L Muderspach, M Burnell, A Gentry-Maharaj, C Glazer, C Karpinskyj, A Ryan, S Apostolidou, A Camilloni, G Nati, P Maggiolini, A Romanelli, R Latina, S Kang, Z Thompson, E Mcclung, R Abdallah, J Lee, J Gonzalez-Bosquet, H Tung, R Wu, C Lin, C Lai, A Fantin, C Ruhrberg, Z Tang, H Xie, S Jiang, S Cao, Y Pu, B Zhou, H Chen, Z Zhou, Y Luo, Q Luo, J Fan, B Pang, Z Zhu, C Xiao, Y Luo, H Fang, Y Bai, P Bhattacharji, W Moore, K Yaddanapudi, C Li, Y Teng, J Wu, F Yan, R Deng, Y Zhu, J Liu, L Liu, L Cao, Q Wen, Z Liu, S Yu, S Ye, Z Shen, L Gao, Z Han, C Li, H Su, C Ruan, X Li, S Sankar, J Tanner, R Bell, A Chaturvedi, R Randall, M Beckerle, M Krlkov, V Vetvicka, A Lagan, S Pitakkarnkul, S Chanpanitkitchot, S Tangjitgamol, M Li, X Rao, Y Cui, L Zhang, X Li, B Wang, R Nair, J Hsu, J Jacob, C Pineda, R Hobbs, P Coulombe, X Yan, C Yang, W Hu, T Chen, Q Wang, F Pan, R Ji, Ji Ma, L Ge, S Chen, J Wu, S, J Jacob, R Nair, B Poll, C Pineda, R Hobbs, M Matunis, M Kretschmer, D Rudiger, S Zahler
{"title":"KRT17 promotes endometrial cancer cell migration as well as angiogenesis by regulating HIF-1α/VEGF pathway","authors":"Li Xu, Yanbo Liu, Ping Xu, Limei Zhang, Mo Li, Yang Zhang, Lü Peng, Fengxia Xue, N Jooya, M Ciccone, L Brunette, H Pham, A Yessaian, L Muderspach, M Burnell, A Gentry-Maharaj, C Glazer, C Karpinskyj, A Ryan, S Apostolidou, A Camilloni, G Nati, P Maggiolini, A Romanelli, R Latina, S Kang, Z Thompson, E Mcclung, R Abdallah, J Lee, J Gonzalez-Bosquet, H Tung, R Wu, C Lin, C Lai, A Fantin, C Ruhrberg, Z Tang, H Xie, S Jiang, S Cao, Y Pu, B Zhou, H Chen, Z Zhou, Y Luo, Q Luo, J Fan, B Pang, Z Zhu, C Xiao, Y Luo, H Fang, Y Bai, P Bhattacharji, W Moore, K Yaddanapudi, C Li, Y Teng, J Wu, F Yan, R Deng, Y Zhu, J Liu, L Liu, L Cao, Q Wen, Z Liu, S Yu, S Ye, Z Shen, L Gao, Z Han, C Li, H Su, C Ruan, X Li, S Sankar, J Tanner, R Bell, A Chaturvedi, R Randall, M Beckerle, M Krlkov, V Vetvicka, A Lagan, S Pitakkarnkul, S Chanpanitkitchot, S Tangjitgamol, M Li, X Rao, Y Cui, L Zhang, X Li, B Wang, R Nair, J Hsu, J Jacob, C Pineda, R Hobbs, P Coulombe, X Yan, C Yang, W Hu, T Chen, Q Wang, F Pan, R Ji, Ji Ma, L Ge, S Chen, J Wu, S, J Jacob, R Nair, B Poll, C Pineda, R Hobbs, M Matunis, M Kretschmer, D Rudiger, S Zahler","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.041","url":null,"abstract":"Endometrial cancer (EC) is a common type malignant tumors in women. To combat this type of cancer, more effective treatments are still needed. EC cell growth and metastasis depend on angiogenesis. Keratin (KRT) is a family of proteins which are essential for hair formation. KRT17 affected a variety of cancers. Here, we reported that KRT17 expression was high in human EC. The depletion of KRT17 suppressed EC cell growth. We further showed the ablation of KRT17 led to the suppression of cell motility. Also, its depletion resulted in the inhibition of angiogenesis. We further demonstrated that KRT17 contributed to the progression of EC via regulating the HIF-1α/VEGF axis through a tumor growth assay in mice. In conclusion, KRT17 could serve as an EC target.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://oss.ejgo.net/files/article/20230615-35/pdf/EJGO2023040403.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147887594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chikusetsusaponin Iva induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in endometrial cancer via promoting reactive oxygen species (ROS) production","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.068","url":null,"abstract":"Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is an epithelial malignant tumor that occurs in the endometrium. It is of great significance to explore new targets for improving the prognosis of endometrial cancer. Chikusetsusaponin Iva (CHI) is a plant compound extracted from Panacis japonica which has multiple biological activities, including anti-inflammation and anti-tumor effects. However, its possible effects on EC are unclear. Herein, we found that CHI inhibited EC cell proliferation and cell cycle, confirmed by colony formation and flow cytometry (FCM) assays. The results further confirmed that CHI stimulated the apoptosis of EC cells. Furthermore, we noticed that CHI treatment induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) in EC cells. In addition, it could suppress the Microtubule-Associated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway in EC cells, thereby affecting cell proliferation and apoptosis. Therefore, CHI could serve as a potential drug for EC treatment.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136115070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yantao Cai, Wanting Bao, Beili Zhang, A Lucarelli, M Martins, J Guedes, G Huang, M Liang, H Liu, J Huang, P Li, C Wang, X Pang, R Li, D Shi, X Pan, C Ma, G Zhang, J Liao, G Dong, W Zhu, B Wulaer, H Mizoguchi, M Sawahata, S Ubeysinghe, D Kankanamge, W Thotamune, D Wijayaratna, T Mohan, A Karunarathne, Y Liao, J Zeng, J Zhou, G Yang, K Ding, X Zhang, X Wang, L Zhang, Wang Wang, Y Chen, Y Xie, R, H Zhao, J Yin, X Chen, J Wu, W Wang, L Tang, Z Lin, D Li, W Cheng, J Wu, K Wang, Y Hu, W Wei, H Chen, S Liu, F Derakhshan, J Reis-Filho, Y Jiang, D Ma, C Suo, J Shi, M Xue, X Hu, Q Guo, D Li, X Luo, Y Yuan, T Li, H Liu, B Peng, J Ortega, L Gu, Z Chang, G Li, R Nusse, H Clevers, M Nalli, D Masci, A Urbani, La Regina, G Silvestri, R, S Shang, F Hua, Z Hu, Y Li, Jin Van Pelt, G Van Dam, H Yu, X Mesker, W
{"title":"RTKN2, a potential target of breast cancer (BCa), can promote the growth and migration of breast cancer cells","authors":"Yantao Cai, Wanting Bao, Beili Zhang, A Lucarelli, M Martins, J Guedes, G Huang, M Liang, H Liu, J Huang, P Li, C Wang, X Pang, R Li, D Shi, X Pan, C Ma, G Zhang, J Liao, G Dong, W Zhu, B Wulaer, H Mizoguchi, M Sawahata, S Ubeysinghe, D Kankanamge, W Thotamune, D Wijayaratna, T Mohan, A Karunarathne, Y Liao, J Zeng, J Zhou, G Yang, K Ding, X Zhang, X Wang, L Zhang, Wang Wang, Y Chen, Y Xie, R, H Zhao, J Yin, X Chen, J Wu, W Wang, L Tang, Z Lin, D Li, W Cheng, J Wu, K Wang, Y Hu, W Wei, H Chen, S Liu, F Derakhshan, J Reis-Filho, Y Jiang, D Ma, C Suo, J Shi, M Xue, X Hu, Q Guo, D Li, X Luo, Y Yuan, T Li, H Liu, B Peng, J Ortega, L Gu, Z Chang, G Li, R Nusse, H Clevers, M Nalli, D Masci, A Urbani, La Regina, G Silvestri, R, S Shang, F Hua, Z Hu, Y Li, Jin Van Pelt, G Van Dam, H Yu, X Mesker, W","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.108","url":null,"abstract":"Breast cancer (BCa) is a type of malignancy; however, the exact mechanisms responsible for breast cancer have yet to be elucidated. Rhotekin 2 (RTKN2) is a member of the Rhotekin family. Previous studies demonstrated that RTKN2 is highly expressed in numerous tumors. Previous analysis of the The cancer genome altas (TCGA) database demonstrated that PRKN2 was overexpressed in BCa. However, RTKN2 is rarely reported in BCa and the mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of RTKN2 on the growth of breast cancer cells and investigate the mechanisms involved. Our analysis revealed high expression of RTKN2 in human BCa. The depletion of RTKN2 suppressed the growth of breast cancer cells. In addition, the knockout of RTKN2 restrained the progression of BCa. We also revealed that the knockdown of RTKN2 stimulated cell cycle arrest in BCa. Mechanistically, RTKN2 mediated the Wnt/β-catenin axis to affect the progression of breast cancer. In conclusion, RTKN2 promotes the growth and migration of breast cancer cells by mediating the Wnt/β-catenin axis.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"44 6","pages":"136-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://oss.ejgo.net/files/article/20231215-127/pdf/EJGO2023083102.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147909699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of proteasome inhibitor MG132 in cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.055","url":null,"abstract":"Platinum based combined chemotherapy have been proved to be the most effective drugs for the ovarian cancer treatment, but it is difficult to treat cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer. Carbobenzoxy-L-leucy-L-Leucyl-L-Leucinal (MG132) is a reversible tripeptide aldehyde proteasome inhibitor, the purpose of this study was to observe the effect of MG132 on cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer SKOV3 cell and OVCAR-3 cell the expression of autophagy and apoptosis related factors. The cells were divided into four groups: control, MG132, cisplatin, MG132 and cisplatin combination groups. Cell growth was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The apoptotic rates of cells and the cell cycle were detected by a flow cytometer (FCM). The Beclin1, Light chain 3 (LC3) and Caspase3 was detected by western blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Detection of apoptotic bodies by 4,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI) staining. CCK-8 assay demonstrated that cell survival rate in the combination groups was lower than monotherapy group. FCM showed that apoptotic rates in the combination groups was higher than monotherapy group (p < 0.05). Western blotting and RT-PCR detected that Beclin1, LC3 and Caspase3 in the combination group were higher than monotherapy group (p < 0.05). DAPI staining showed the production of apoptotic bodies in the combination group and MG132 group. In conclusion, MG132 can inhibit the growth of cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer SKOV3 and OVCAR-3 cells, its inhibitory effect is related to apoptosis and autophagy, and it is expected to be a synergistic antitumor effect with cisplatin.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136115078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of a 3-cuproptosis-associated-lncRNA-signature that predicts the prognosis of endometrial cancer patients","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.073","url":null,"abstract":"Endometrial carcinoma is a common malignancy among peri-menopausal and menopausal females, even among some women of reproductive age. The treatment approach to endometrial cancer is a platinum-based regimen combined with paclitaxel, which may be unsatisfactory. A copper-mediated binding of lipoylated constituents of tricarboxylic acid cycle has been found recently, which brings about lethal protein stress and cell death, a phenomenon termed cuproptosis. As an innovative method of cell death, cuproptosis could be designed for cancer treatment and many aspects remain unaddressed. In our study, clinical, genomic, and mutational profiles of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas and cuproptosis-related genes and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) were acquired thereafter. Co-expression and Cox regression analyses led to the development of a prognostic signature. Patients were separated into two groups (high- and low-risk groups) and survival analysis, risk score calculation, multivariate Cox analysis, and subgroup validation were implemented to determine the utility of the signature. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two groups were subjected to Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses. Immune-related functional analysis and tumor mutation burden (TMB) analysis were performed. Three independent high-risk cuproptosis-related lncRNAs were finally confirmed and incorporated into the prognostic model, including BX322234.1, LINC01545 and LINC01224. Areas under the curve for 1-, 3- and 5-year survival were 0.717, 0.688 and 0.714, respectively. The risk model served as an independent factor to predict prognosis. Patients with high-risk and low TMB tended to have poor prognoses. Enrichment analysis demonstrated that DEGs were mostly associated with immune responses. In conclusion, the three high-risk cuproptosis-related lncRNAs could predict the prognosis of UCEC patients with higher power, where patients with high-risk and low TMB are prone to have the worst prognosis, which broadens the pattern of clinical treatment and applications.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136260089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of colposcopy and LEEP results performed in gynecology and gynecological oncology surgery services","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/ejgo.2023.071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/ejgo.2023.071","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnostic performances of colposcopy and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Proce-dure (LEEP) results in gynecology and gynecological oncology surgical services were evaluated. Their differences regarding biopsy numbers were investigated. The other objective was to examine factors associated with recurrence and residual lesions after LEEP. This study included the cytology results of 1217 women undergone colposcopy at our hospital colposcopy unit between 2012 and 2017. The colposcopicsensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated based on LEEP results. The qualitative data were compared by employing Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. χ2 predicted the relation between age and number of involved margins with recurrent disease. Moreover, it predicted the link between age, cytology and number of relevant margins with residual disease. There was no significant difference regarding the diagnostic performance of two groups when LEEP was determined as the gold standard against colposcopy. The diagnostic accuracy rate was 1.83 times higher when more than 2 biopsies were taken compared to 2 or fewer. A significant increase was observed in the residual rate among women having pre-LEEP high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) positive tests compared to those with HR-HPV negative tests (48.0% vs. 15.4%, p = 0.04). Women with ≥ High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)-positive margins in the first conization exhibited higher residual rates compared to those with High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)-positive margins (50.7% vs. 9.5%, p < 0.001). Patients ofpositive surgical margins, residual lesions and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) with HPV 16 had higher probability of persistent HPV infection after conization. There was no significant difference pertaining to the diagnostic performance of two groups. HPV 16+ and the positive surgical margin were the predictive of recurrence.","PeriodicalId":11903,"journal":{"name":"European journal of gynaecological oncology","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135495190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}