Role of mitophagy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Prognosis and immune insights
| Autor: | Qin Ding, Wei Liu, Junping Pan, Lihua Wang, Wenquan Hong, Sunqin Cai, Xin Chen, Duanyu Lin, Sufang Qiu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Radiation Medicine and Protection, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 100-112 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2666-5557 24181447 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.radmp.2024.05.003 |
| Popis: | Objective: To explore the correlation between mitophagy and the tumor microenvironment (TME) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with an aim to enhance therapeutic efficacy for HNSCC. Methods: A machine learning-based multigene prognostic signature was developed based on mitophagy-related differentially expressed genes (MRGs) identified in The Cancer Genome Atlas cohort. This signature was correlated with the TME using gene set enrichment analysis. The association between this prognostic signature and various immunological features of the TME was explored, including status of tumor-infiltrating immune cells, expression of immune checkpoint molecules, and the immunoscore. Immunohistochemistry validated the expression of hub gene CSNK2A2 and assessed its relationship with immunomarker expression. Quantitative PCR validated CSNK2A2 knockdown in HNSCC cell lines. Functional experiments including Transwell assays to determine cell migration and invasion, Cell Counting Kit 8 assay, and 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine assay were performed to confirm the role of CSNK2A2 in HNSCC. Finally, a subcutaneous xenograft model was generated in C3H mice to validate our findings. Results: The MRG-based prognostic signature showed excellent predictive performance. High-risk patients had significantly shorter progression-free and overall survival (P |
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