{"title":"The Protective Role of Nrf2 in Renal Tubular Cells in Oxidised Low-Density Lipoprotein-Induced Fibrosis.","authors":"Xiangju Long, Zhe Liu, Yanan Sun, Hong Zhang","doi":"10.1155/2023/4134928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4134928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background</i>: CD36 is the receptor of oxidised low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) in renal tubular epithelial cells. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the key factor in the activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway and the regulation of oxidative stress. Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) is known as an Nrf2 inhibitor. <i>Methods</i>: We used OxLDL and Nrf2 inhibitors at different concentrations and durations to treat renal tubular epithelial cells; the expression of CD36 and cytoplasmic and nucleic Nrf2 and E-cadherin in those cells were observed by Western blot and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. <i>Results</i>: The protein levels of Nrf2 decreased in expression after 24 hours of OxLDL treatment. At the same time, the Nrf2 protein level in the cytoplasm did not change significantly compared with that of the control group, and the Nrf2 protein level expression in the nucleus increased. Both the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression of CD36 decreased following the treatment of cells with the Nrf2 inhibitor Keap1. Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 was overexpressed, and CD36 mRNA and protein expression were decreased in OxLDL-treated cells. Following the overexpression of Keap1, E-cadherin expression was reduced in NRK-52E cells. <i>Conclusion</i>: Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 can be activated by OxLDL; however, it can only alleviate OxLDL-induced oxidative stress by transferring from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Additionally, Nrf2 may play a protective role by upregulating CD36.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4134928"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10045629/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9288206","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}
Wenjia Ren, Cheng Yue, Linjun Liu, Licheng Du, Ke Xu, Yubai Zhou
{"title":"Overexpression of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibits the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells.","authors":"Wenjia Ren, Cheng Yue, Linjun Liu, Licheng Du, Ke Xu, Yubai Zhou","doi":"10.1155/2023/3377316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3377316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung cancer is one of the most lethal malignant tumors in the world. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathological subtype. However, the molecular mechanism of NSCLC progress is still unclear. We extracted the expression data of the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (<i>BTK</i>) gene in NSCLC tissues from the TCGA database. The results of paired <i>t</i>-test showed that the <i>BTK</i> gene was significantly underexpressed in NSCLC tissues. To further verify the above results, we detected the expression of the <i>BTK</i> gene in NSCLC cell lines A549, H1299, and H1650 at the RNA and protein levels by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western Blot analysis, respectively. The results showed that BTK was low expressed in NSCLC tissues and cells. More importantly, the expression of the <i>BTK</i> gene is also significantly related to the patient's age, gender, tumor range (T), lymph node invasion (N), tumor stage, and prognosis, and its expression level gradually decreases with the progress of the disease. It is speculated that BTK may be an independent prognostic factor of NSCLC. Our experimental results are consistent with the above clinical correlation analysis results. Overexpression of BTK can significantly inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion of NSCLC cells and can block the G0/G1 tumor cell cycle, indicating that overexpression of BTK can inhibit the growth, migration, and invasion of NSCLC cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"3377316"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10457169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10483382","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":"Effect of PTGES3 on the Prognosis and Immune Regulation in Lung Adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Wenyan Jiang, Qiong Wei, Haiqin Xie, Dandan Wu, Haiyan He, Xuedong Lv","doi":"10.1155/2023/4522045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4522045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>PTGES3 is upregulated in multiple cancer types and promotes tumorigenesis and progression. However, the clinical outcome and immune regulation of PTGES3 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) are not fully understood. This study aimed to explore the expression level and prognostic value of PTGES3 and its correlation with potential immunotherapy in LUAD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All data were obtained from several databases, including the Cancer Genome Atlas database. Firstly, gene and protein expression of PTGES3 were analyzed using Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), R software, Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC), and Human Protein Atlas (HPA). Thereafter, survival analysis was conducted using the R software, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis 2 (GEPIA2), and Kaplan-Meier Plotter. In addition, gene alteration and mutation analyses were conducted using the cBio Cancer Genomics Portal (cBioPortal) and Catalog of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) databases. The molecular mechanisms associated with PTGES3 were assessed via Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING), GeneMANIA, GEPIA2, and R software. Lastly, the role of PTGES3 in immune regulation in LUAD was investigated using TIMER, Tumor-Immune System Interaction Database (TISIDB), and SangerBox.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The gene and protein expression of PTGES3 were elevated in LUAD tissues and compared to the normal tissues, and the high expression of PTGES3 was correlated with cancer stage and tumor grade. Survival analysis revealed that overexpression of PTGES3 was associated with poor prognosis of LUAD patients. Moreover, gene alteration and mutation analysis revealed the occurrence of several types of PTGES3 gene alterations in LUAD. Moreover, co-expression analysis and cross-analysis revealed that three genes, including <i>CACYBP, HNRNPC</i>, <i>and TCP1</i>, were correlated and interacted with PTGES3. Functional analysis of these genes revealed that PTGES3 was primarily enriched in oocyte meiosis, progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, and arachidonic acid metabolism pathways. Furthermore, we found that PTGES3 participated in a complex immune regulation network in LUAD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current study indicated the crucial role of PTGES3 in LUAD prognosis and immune regulation. Altogether, our results suggested that PTGES3 could serve as a promising therapeutic and prognosis biomarker for the LUAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4522045"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10322580/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9797181","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}
Ben Niu, Xueshan Xia, Lijing Ma, Lixuan Yao, Yating Zhang, Heng Su
{"title":"LncRNA AC040162.3 Promotes HCV-Induced T2DM Deterioration through the miRNA-223-3p/NLRP3 Molecular Axis.","authors":"Ben Niu, Xueshan Xia, Lijing Ma, Lixuan Yao, Yating Zhang, Heng Su","doi":"10.1155/2023/5350999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5350999","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetes is one of the most common diseases and major public health burdens worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and lncRNAs play an important role in HCV-induced T2DM. We aimed to explore the effect of lncRNA AC040162.3 on HCV-induced T2DM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>HCV was used to infect MIN6 cells to establish an in vitro model. HCV copy number and miRNA expression were detected by Real Time Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was used to detect the secretion of insulin, and methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) was applied to analyze cell viability. Apoptosis was analyzed by Western blotting and flow cytometry. In addition, Western blotting and TdT-mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) were used to analyze pyroptosis. Luciferase reporter assays were used to investigate the targeting relationship.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The expression of LncRNA AC040162.3 and NLRP3 was markedly increased in HCV-T2DM, while the expression of miR-223-3p was remarkably inhibited. In vitro experiments demonstrated that lncRNA AC040162.3 silencing or miR-223-3p overexpression remarkably alleviated HCV-induced T2DM deterioration by inhibiting cell apoptosis and pyroptosis and enhancing cell viability. We then demonstrated that silencing lncRNA AC040162.3 promoted the expression of miR-223-3p and that miR-223-3p bound to lncRNA AC040162.3 and the NLRP3 binding site. In addition, the protective effects of LncRNA AC040162.3 silencing in HCV-infected MIN6 cells were reversed by overexpression of NLRP3 or silencing of miR-223-3p.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Silencing of lncRNA AC040162.3 alleviates the process of HCV-induced T2DM by governing the miR-223-3p/NLRP3 axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"5350999"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10290564/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9713394","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}
Cigdem D Arican, Tulin Ozturk, Muhammet Sait Sager, Ipek Sertbudak, Serkan Teksoz, Cansu Turker Saricoban, Abdulkerim Uygur
{"title":"Incidental Papillary Microcarcinoma and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Multinodular Goiter.","authors":"Cigdem D Arican, Tulin Ozturk, Muhammet Sait Sager, Ipek Sertbudak, Serkan Teksoz, Cansu Turker Saricoban, Abdulkerim Uygur","doi":"10.1155/2023/2768344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2768344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to examine the incidence of incidental papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in patients with benign multinodular goiter (MNG) and to compare their relationship with some prognostic factors from a new perspective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Bilateral total thyroidectomy (BTT) was used to evaluate the data of 716 patients who underwent a surgery for MNG. The prognostic data for these tumors and the relationship between patients with bilateral and multifocal tumors were evaluated using statistical tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Papillary carcinomas were detected in 201 patients, PMC in 134 of them, and PTCs in 67. Bilaterality was more common in patients with PTCs than in those with PMC. The incidence of bilaterality in male patients with PTC was statistically more common. The presence of intra-tumoral lymphocytes was higher in multifocal PTC cases than in unifocal PTC cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results revealed that the number of PMC s was high in incidental tumors, and patients with PTC with male sex, bilaterality, multifocality, and tumor capsule invasion were associated with poor prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2768344"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867591/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10604898","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}
Sheng Cheng, Jutang Li, Ming Xu, Qun Bao, Jiaoxiang Wu, Peng Sun, Bo Han
{"title":"TMEM147 Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Serve as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.","authors":"Sheng Cheng, Jutang Li, Ming Xu, Qun Bao, Jiaoxiang Wu, Peng Sun, Bo Han","doi":"10.1155/2023/4413049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4413049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies and is associated with high mortality. Transmembrane protein 147 (TMEM147) is a seven-transmembrane protein that may mediate immune regulation. However, the relevance of TMEM147 to immune regulation in HCC and the prognosis of HCC patients are unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed TMEM147 expression in HCC by using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot analysis of tumor tissues and cell lines were used to verify TMEM147 expression in HCC. The influence of TMEM147 on HCC prognosis was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis, Cox regression analysis, and a prognostic nomogram. The functions of the TMEM147-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by Gene Ontology (GO)/Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). In addition, we examined the associations between TMEM147 expression and immune infiltration using single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) and immunofluorescence staining of HCC tissues.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results showed that the expression of TMEM147 was significantly higher in human HCC tissues than in adjacent normal liver tissues, with similar findings in human HCC cell lines. High TMEM147 expression was correlated with T stage, pathological stage, histological grade, race, alpha-fetoprotein level, and vascular invasion in HCC. Moreover, we revealed that high TMEM147 expression was associated with shorter survival times and that TMEM147 could be a risk factor for overall survival, along with T stage, M stage, pathological stage, and tumor status. Mechanistic studies revealed that high TMEM147 expression was linked to the B lymphocyte, antigen response, IL6 signaling pathway, cell cycle, Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) signaling pathway, and myelocytomatosis oncogene (MYC) targets. Correspondingly, TMEM147 expression was positively associated with the infiltration of immune cells, including Th2 cells, follicular helper T cells, macrophages, and NK CD56 bright cells in HCC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TMEM147 might be a biomarker for poor prognosis and is related to immune cell infiltration in HCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4413049"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10257544/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9666238","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":"Classification of Signature-Based Phenotypes of Aging-Related Genes to Identify Prognostic and Immune Characteristics in HCC.","authors":"Junjie Zhao, Chong Li, Qinggang Li, Shen Shen, Xiaobo Hu, Zihui Dong, Yize Zhang, Jiyuan Xing","doi":"10.1155/2023/5735339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5735339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which has become one of the most significant malignancies causing cancer-related mortality, presents genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity that makes predicting prognosis challenging. Aging-related genes have been increasingly reported as significant risk factors for many kinds of malignancies, including HCC. In this study, we comprehensively dissected the features of transcriptional aging-relevant genes in HCC from multiple perspectives. We applied public databases and self-consistent clustering analysis to classify patients into C1, C2, and C3 clusters. The C1 cluster had the shortest overall survival time and advanced pathological features. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis was adopted to build the prognostic prediction model based on six aging-related genes (<i>HMMR</i>, <i>S100A9</i>, <i>SPP1</i>, <i>CYP2C9</i>, <i>CFHR3</i>, and <i>RAMP3</i>). These genes were differently expressed in HepG2 cell lines compared with LO2 cell lines measured by the mRNA expression level. The high-risk score group had significantly more immune checkpoint genes, higher tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion score, and stronger chemotherapy response. The results indicated that the age-related genes have a close correlation with HCC prognosis and immune characteristics. Overall, the model based on six aging-associated genes demonstrated great prognostic prediction ability.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"5735339"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10042640/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9590253","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}
Xiangyu Kong, Putian An, Junping Xu, Wenzhi Liu, Feng Lin, Yulong Yang
{"title":"A-Kinase Anchor Protein 95 Is Involved in ERK1/2-Elk-1 Signal Transduction in Colon Cancer.","authors":"Xiangyu Kong, Putian An, Junping Xu, Wenzhi Liu, Feng Lin, Yulong Yang","doi":"10.1155/2023/8242646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8242646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess A-kinase anchor protein 95 (AKAP95), B-Raf, extracellular regulated protein kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), and Elk-1 expression in colon cancer tissue, and characterize AKAP95 associations with B-Raf, ERK1/2, Elk-1, and colon cancer clinicopathological indices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The immunohistochemistry streptavidin-perosidase (SP) method was used to determine protein expression levels in 64 colon cancer and 32 para-carcinoma tissue specimens.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Positive AKAP95 expression rates in colon cancer tissue were higher when compared with para-carcinoma tissue (92.19% vs. 59.38%, <i>P</i> < 0.05). Similar findings were determined for B-Raf (76.56% vs. 25%, <i>P</i> < 0.05), ERK1/2 (90.63% vs. 31.25%, <i>P</i> < 0.05), and Elk-1 levels (92.19% vs. 40.63%, <i>P</i> < 0.05). (2) No significant associations were identified between AKAP95, B-Raf, ERK1/2, and Elk-1 protein expression and degree of differentiation, histological type, and lymph node metastasis in colon cancer samples (<i>P</i> > 0.05); however, in The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus datasets, AKAP95 was closely related to immune infiltration, and highly expressed AKAP95 was negatively associated with overall survival and relapse free survival rates in colon cancer patients. (3) Correlations were observed between AKAP95 and ERK1/2, AKAP95 and Elk-1, B-Raf and ERK1/2, B-Raf and Elk-1, and ERK1/2 and Elk-1 (all <i>P</i> < 0.05), but no correlation was observed between AKAP95 and B-Raf (<i>P</i> > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AKAP95 may affect immune infiltration levels in colon cancer by participating in ERK1/2-Elk-1 signal transduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2023 ","pages":"8242646"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867590/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10584158","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}
Junhua Li, Bulin Baila, Tian Xiang Xu, Jiang Song, Su Rina, Ji Wu, Tegexibaiyin Wang
{"title":"Effects of hsa-mir-145-5p on the Regulation of msln Expression in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Junhua Li, Bulin Baila, Tian Xiang Xu, Jiang Song, Su Rina, Ji Wu, Tegexibaiyin Wang","doi":"10.1155/2022/5587084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5587084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal cancers in the world, and its incidence is increasing all over the world including China. In recent years, research data show that some miRNAs are differentially expressed in cancer tissues, and their expression is closely contributed with the prognosis of CRC. Microarray technology was used, and 179 miRNAs were screened out with significantly altered expression in CRC tissues compared with adjacent tissues. The expression of mir-145-5p in tumor tissues was 3.48 times lower than that in normal tissues. Using bioinformatics technology and network resource prediction, we found that mir-145-5p had a potential target gene relationship with <i>msln</i> gene. Then, qRT-PCR was used to validate the expression level of mir-145-5p and <i>msln</i> mRNA in CRC and paracancerous tissues. The results showed that <i>msln</i> mRNA was higher than in normal tissues, while mir-145-5p was lower, with statistically significant difference (<i>P</i> < 0.01, <i>n</i> = 3). Furthermore, the expression of msln protein in CRC and normal colorectal tissues was detected by protein mass spectrometry (MRM) (<i>n</i> = 3) and immunohistochemistry in a total case of 30 colorectal cancer tissues and normal tissues. Result showed that the positive expression of msln in CRC was higher than that in normal colorectal tissues, 1.38<i>e</i>-6 and 1.89<i>e</i>-6, respectively (<i>P</i> < 0.01, <i>n</i> = 3). Furthermore, in 48 h RTCA real-time monitoring experiment, mir-145-5p showed inhibitory effect on the proliferation of colo320 cells stimulated by msln. This study demonstrated that <i>msln</i> is a target gene of mir-145-5p in CRC. Besides, mir-145-5p negatively regulates the proliferation of CRC colo320 cells through downregulating <i>msln</i> gene expression in CRC colo320 cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"5587084"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8941573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10615102","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}
Wei Zhang, Han Wang, Wei Wang, Haoqiang Xue, Maolin Qiao, Liying Song, Shuang Wang, Zhaoyu Ren, Zhifang Ma
{"title":"A Cuproptosis-Related lncRNAs Signature Could Accurately Predict Prognosis in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Han Wang, Wei Wang, Haoqiang Xue, Maolin Qiao, Liying Song, Shuang Wang, Zhaoyu Ren, Zhifang Ma","doi":"10.1155/2022/4673514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4673514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of kidney cancers. As cuproptosis, a new cell death mechanism proposed recently, differs from all other known mechanisms regulating cell death, we aimed to create prognostic markers using cuproptosis-related long non-coding ribonucleic acids (RNAs; lncRNAs) and elucidate the molecular mechanism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from transcriptome RNA sequencing of ccRCC samples and the relevant clinical data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas, and Pearson's correlation analysis was implemented to obtain the cuproptosis-related lncRNAs. Then, univariate Cox, multivariate Cox, and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator Cox analyses were performed to construct the risk signatures. The cuproptosis-related lncRNAs predictive signature was evaluated with receiver operating characteristic curves and subgroup analysis. Finally, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), single-sample GSEA (ssGSEA), tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), and immune checkpoints were performed to explore the relationship between immunity and patient prognosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five cuproptosis-related lncRNAs, including FOXD2-AS1, LINC00460, AC091212.1, AC007365.1, and AC026401.3, were used to construct the signature. In the training and test sets, low-risk groups (as identified by a risk score lower than the median) demonstrated a better prognosis with an area under the curve for 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival being 0.793, 0.716, and 0.719, respectively. GSEA analysis suggested significant enrichment of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and metabolism-related pathways in the low-risk group. Besides, both ssGSEA and TIME suggested that the high-risk group exhibited more active immune infiltration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We proposed a cuproptosis-related lncRNAs signature, which had the potential for prognoses and prediction. Our findings might contribute to elucidating potential genomic biomarkers and targets for future therapies in the cuproptosis-related signaling pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":49326,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Cellular Pathology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"4673514"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9800904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10771269","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}