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ArticleScientific reports2025

NETosis-based prognostic model reveals immune modulation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma using single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing.

Zijie Yu, Zihao Xu, Xi Zhang, Wenchuan Shao, Da Zhong, Xinghan Yan, Tingfei Jiang, Yichun Wang, Ninghong Song

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Zijie Yu *Department of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Zihao Xu *Department of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xi Zhang *Department of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Wenchuan ShaoDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Da ZhongDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xinghan YanDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Tingfei JiangDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yichun WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ninghong SongDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, 210029, China. songninghong_urol@163.com.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M731413National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300773Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20230738Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX23_1952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Further research is needed to investigate the association between netosis and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). We developed a prognostic framework for netosis using univariate, Lasso, and multivariate Cox regression analyses. The CIBERSORT algorithm was employed to compute immune infiltration metrics for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset. These scores, combined with Cox regression analysis and patient survival data, contribute to the establishment of a prognostic model for the tumor microenvironment (TME). A combined prognostic model incorporating netosis and TME was then developed, stratifying patients based on median results. Further evaluation of the variations in the pathways within the model was conducted using Fast Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (FGSEA) and Weighted Correlation Network Analysis (WGCNA). Additionally, single-cell data integration allowed us to examine netosis-related genes in the context of cell communication and tumor development using the CellChat and Monocle packages. Netosis and TME scores exhibited a high degree of predictive power for patient survival, as illustrated by Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed significant disparities in pathways associated with tumor occurrence between netosis and TME scores. A combined prognostic model incorporating both netosis and TME scores showed excellent performance in the validation set and TCGA data. FGSEA and WGCNA revealed significant differences in pathways associated with traditional tumor development and occurrence within distinct groups of the combined model. Furthermore, single-cell data analysis revealed substantial variations in intercellular communication levels among groups of netosis model genes with high and low expression. Pseudotime analysis highlighted increased expression of EREG, LYZ, S100A8, and S100A9. The combined netosis and TME prognostic model demonstrated high accuracy and efficacy, underscoring its potential value in guiding the treatment and prognosis of future ccRCC patients.

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePrognosisSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorBulk RNA sequencingClear cell renal cell carcinomaImmune environmentPrognostic modelSingle-cell RNA sequencing

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PMID40715295
PMCPMC12297447

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