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ArticleIET systems biology

Gut Microbiota Mediate Periampullary Cancer Through Extracellular Matrix Proteins: A Causal Relationship Study.

Zeying Cheng, Liqian Du, Hongxia Zhang, Zhongkun Zhou, Yunhao Ma, Baizhuo Zhang, Lixue Tu, Tong Gong, Zhenzhen Si, Hong Fang and 2 more

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Article in IET systems biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors.

Zeying ChengSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0002-1431-5348
Liqian DuSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Hongxia ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sanaitang Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Zhongkun ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yunhao MaSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Baizhuo ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lixue TuSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Tong GongSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhenzhen SiSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Hong FangSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jianfang ZhaoThird People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.
Peng ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

Funding

College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program of Lanzhou University, China 20250260006College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program of Lanzhou University, China 20250260016College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program of Lanzhou University, China 20250260020Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Major Project 24ZDFA001Lanzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program 2024-4-2Lanzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program 2025-2-100Lanzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program 2025-2-103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have reported that gut microbiota may play a role in the occurrence and development of digestive system cancers. Periampullary cancer is a relatively rare digestive system cancer which lacks effective targeted therapy and specific drugs. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the relationship between periampullary cancer and gut microbiota. This work collected public genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from 211 gut microbial taxa and three types of cancer related to periampullary cancer, which were used for two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis. Based on the analysis of differentially expressed genes between periampullary cancer and adjacent normal tissue, extracellular matrix proteins were selected for further multivariable MR analysis. Finally, the Connectivity Map was used to screen potential therapeutic drugs for periampullary cancer. Two-sample MR results confirmed that nine microbial taxa, Tyzzerella, Alloprevotella, Holdemania, LachnospiraceaeUCG010, Terrisporobacter, Alistipes, Rikenellaceae, Anaerofilum and Dialister, were associated with periampullary cancer risk. Multivariable MR discovered extracellular matrix-related proteins [Collagen alpha-1(I) chain, Laminin, Fibronectin and Mucin] that may play a role in the association between gut microbiota and periampullary cancer. Finally, the Connectivity Map identified 27 potential candidate drugs. This study can provide theoretical basis for future prevention and diagnostic research on this rare cancer.

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Extracellular Matrix ProteinsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisExtracellular Matrix Proteinsbioinformaticscancermicroorganisms

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PMID40692118
PMCPMC12279554

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