ArticleBMC cancer2022
High expression of syndecan-4 is related to clinicopathological features and poor prognosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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Abstract
objectivePancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in adults. Syndecan-4 (SDC4) is involved in cancer pathogenesis. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the expression and clinical significance of SDC4 in PAAD.
methodsDifferentially expressed genes (DEGs) between PAAD and normal pancreas were screened from the GTEx and TCGA databases, and the correlationship between the DEGs and prognosis were analyzed. The prognostic value of the screened SDC4, SERPINE1, and SLC2A1 was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier curve and SDC4 was subsequently selected as the better candidate. Also, SDC4 expression was analyzed in PAAD tissues, the other risk factors affecting postoperative survival were analyzed using Cox regression analysis, and SDC4-mediated pathways enrichment was identified by GSVA and GSEA. SDC4 expression in PAAD tissues and adjacent normal tissues of selected PAAD patients was detected by RT-qPCR and immunohistochemistry. The correlation between SDC4 and clinical features was evaluated by the χ
resultsSDC4 was highly expressed in PAAD tissues. Elevated SDC4 was correlated with reduced overall survival. SDC4 enrichment pathways included spliceosome function, proteasome activity, pentose phosphate pathway, base excision repair, mismatch repair, DNA replication, oxidative phosphorylation, mitotic spindle formation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and G2M checkpoints. SDC4 was elevated in PAAD tissues of PAAD patients compared with adjacent normal tissues. High SDC4 expression was related to metastatic differentiation, TNM stage, lymphatic metastasis, and lower 3-year survival rate. SDC4 was an independent risk factor affecting postoperative survival.
conclusionSDC4 was highly expressed in PAAD and was related to clinicopathological features and poor prognosis, which might be an important index for PAAD early diagnosis and prognosis.
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