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Su K, Zhou Z, Yi Q, Liu J, Luo T, Cui X, Zhang H. Systemic Analysis on the Features of Immune Microenvironment Related to Prognostic Signature in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Genet 2022; 13:860712. [PMID: 35646054 PMCID: PMC9130752 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.860712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma's tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) plays an important role in tumorigenesis and progression, but its clinical significance remains unclear. Therefore, the TIME needs to be better understood in order to improve the response of diagnosis and therapy. Methods: The gene expression and clinical data of 569 HNSCC patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Immune-related genes (IRGs) from the ImmPort database were used for immunotyping of HNSCC patients, and independent GEO datasets were used for subtype verification and comprehensive molecular identification. Results: The patients were divided into three subtypes (C1, C2, and C3) related to different gene expression profiles. The three subtypes showed widely different patterns in tumor genetic distortion, immune cell composition, cytokine profile, and so on, verifying that the immune-enhanced C2 subtype was associated with better prognosis. In addition, the stroma-deficient C1 subtype may be more efficient for the immune response than the C3 subtype. Furthermore, using WGCNA on the IRGs of those three subtypes, we found two C2-positive gene modules closely related to infection- and immune-associated pathways in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway database, and the two modules had 22 common pathways. Conclusion: This study improves the power for prognosis prediction and develops new therapeutic strategies to stratify HNSCC patients into clinically significant groups through TIME-related prognostic signature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kaixin Su
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Qiao Yi
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Junjie Liu
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Tiao Luo
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Xinyan Cui
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxilofacial and Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Oral Health Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan 3D Printing Engineering Research Center of Oral Care, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Clinical Research Center of Oral Major Diseases and Oral Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Xiangya School of Stomatology, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Haixia Zhang
- The Oncology Department of Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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