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ArticleBiochemical genetics2025

Prognostic Significance and Immune Landscape of an Efferocytosis-Related Gene Signature in Bladder Cancer.

Fuchun Zheng, Zhipeng Wang, Qianxi Dong, Sheng Li, Situ Xiong, Yuyang Yuan, Songhui Xu, Bin Fu

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Fuchun Zheng *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Zhipeng Wang *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Qianxi Dong *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Sheng LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Situ XiongDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Yuyang YuanDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Songhui XuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China. songhuixu007@gmail.com.
Bin FuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China. urofubin@126.com.

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Abstract

Bladder cancer poses a significant global health challenge, underscoring the imperative for precise prognostic instruments to advance patient care. Against the backdrop of efferocytosis's increasingly recognized role in cancer, this research endeavors to develop and authenticate a prognostic signature intricately linked to efferocytosis in bladder cancer. LASSO-COX regression analysis crafted an efferocytosis-related genes risk prognostic model, followed by the construction of a column chart. External validation sets confirmed the predictive accuracy of both the model and chart. Clinical, tumor microenvironment, drug sensitivity, and immunotherapy analyses were employed to comprehensively assess efferocytosis-related scores. The expression of TGFB3 key genes was validated via RT-PCR and western blotting. Further validation included Transwell, Wound healing, Colony formation, and EDU assays. We formulated and validated an efferocytosis-related genes risk model in bladder cancer, comprising 13 core genes. The risk model demonstrated autonomous prognostic significance in both univariate and multivariate Cox analyses. Following the multivariate analysis, we devised a nomogram. Moreover, by utilizing individual risk scores derived from this risk model, we successfully stratified patients into two discernible risk cohorts, unveiling noteworthy variances in immune infiltration profiles and responsiveness to immunotherapy. Notably, the model's key gene TGFB3 was validated through comprehensive experimental investigations, including Transwell assays for migration and invasion and Wound healing assays for motility on the T24 and BIU cell lines. This study has furnished innovative perspectives on an efferocytosis-related prognostic signature, elucidating the prognosis and immune milieu intricacies in patients with bladder cancer.

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Biomarkers, TumorPhagocytosisUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedCell Line, TumorEfferocytosisFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNomogramsPrognosisTranscriptomeTransforming Growth Factor beta3Tumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorTGFB3 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta3Bladder cancerEfferocytosisImmunotherapyPrognosisRisk signature

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