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ArticleBMC cancer2021

Identification of tumour immune microenvironment-related alternative splicing events for the prognostication of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Bo Chen, Tuo Deng, Liming Deng, Haitao Yu, Bangjie He, Kaiyu Chen, Chongming Zheng, Daojie Wang, Yi Wang, Gang Chen

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Article in BMC cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bo ChenKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Tuo DengKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Liming DengKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Haitao YuKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Bangjie HeKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Kaiyu ChenKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Chongming ZhengKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Daojie WangKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yi WangDivision of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. wang.yi@wmu.edu.cn.
Gang ChenKey Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. chen.gang@wmu.edu.cn.
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is characterized by low antitumour immune cell infiltration in an immunosuppressive microenvironment. This study aimed to systematically explore the impact on prognostic alternative splicing events (ASs) of tumour immune microenvironment (TIME) in PAAD.

methodsThe ESTIMATE algorithm was implemented to compute the stromal/immune-related scores of each PAAD patient, followed by Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival analysis of patients with different scores grouped by X-tile software. TIME-related differentially expressed ASs (DEASs) were determined and evaluated through functional annotation analysis. In addition, Cox analyses were implemented to construct a TIME-related signature and an AS clinical nomogram. Moreover, comprehensive analyses, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), immune infiltration, immune checkpoint gene expression, and tumour mutation were performed between the two risk groups to understand the potential mechanisms. Finally, Cytoscape was implemented to illuminate the AS-splicing factor (SF) regulatory network.

resultsA total of 437 TIME-related DEASs significantly related to PAAD tumorigenesis and the formation of the TIME were identified. Additionally, a robust TIME-related prognostic signature based on seven DEASs was generated, and an AS clinical nomogram combining the signature and four clinical predictors also exhibited prominent discrimination by ROC (0.762 ~ 0.804) and calibration curves. More importantly, the fractions of CD8 T cells, regulatory T cells and activated memory CD4 T cells were lower, and the expression of four immune checkpoints-PD-L1, CD47, CD276, and PVR-was obviously higher in high-risk patients. Finally, functional analysis and tumour mutations revealed that aberrant immune signatures and activated carcinogenic pathways in high-risk patients may be the cause of the poor prognosis.

conclusionWe extracted a list of DEASs associated with the TIME through the ESTIMATE algorithm and constructed a prognostic signature on the basis of seven DEASs to predict the prognosis of PAAD patients, which may guide advanced decision-making for personalized precision intervention.

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AdenocarcinomaAlternative SplicingPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAgedAlgorithmsB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCD47 AntigenCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsImmunity, CellularB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCD276 protein, humanCD47 AntigenCD47 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint Proteinspoliovirus receptorReceptors, VirusRNA Splicing FactorsAlternative splicingImmunotherapyPancreatic adenocarcinomaPrognosisTumour immune microenvironment

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PMID34772375
PMCPMC8590242
OpenAlexW3212320695

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