Identification of differentially expressed genes and pathways for risk stratification in HPV-associated cancers governing different anatomical sites

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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major cause of cervical cancer (CC) etiology; its contribution to head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence is steadily increasing. As individual patients' response to the treatment of HPV-associated cancer is variable, there is a pressing need for the identification of biomarkers for risk stratification that can help determine the intensity of treatment.

METHODS: We have previously reported a novel prognostic and predictive indicator (HPPI) scoring system in HPV-associated cancers regardless of anatomical location by analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. In the present study, we comprehensively investigated the association of group-specific expression patterns of common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between high- and low-risk groups in HPV-associated CC and HNC, identifying molecular biomarkers and pathways for risk stratification.

RESULTS: Among the 174 identified DEGs, the expression of genes associated with extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction pathway (ITGA5, ITGB1, LAMB1, and LAMC1) was increased in high-risk groups in both HPV-associated CC and HNC, while the expression of genes associated with T-cell immunity (CD3D, CD3E, CD8B, LCK, and ZAP70) was decreased and vice versa. The individual genes showed significant prognostic impact on HPV-associated cancers but not on HPV-negative cancers. The expression levels of identified genes were similar between HPV-negative and HPV-associated high-risk groups with distinct expression patterns only in HPV-associated low-risk groups. Each group of genes showed negative correlations and distinct patterns of immune cell infiltration in tumor microenvironments.

CONCLUSIONS: These results allowed us to identify molecular biomarkers and pathways for risk stratification in HPV-associated cancers regardless of anatomical location. The identified targets were found to be selectively working in only HPV-associated cancers and not in HPV-negative cancers, indicating the possibility of selective targets governing HPV-infective tumor microenvironments.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) - 27(2022), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kwon, Eun Jung [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hye Ran [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ju Ho [VerfasserIn]
Seo, Chorong [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Mihyang [VerfasserIn]
Roh, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yun Hak [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Jeon Yeob [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cervical cancer
Head and neck cancer
Human papillomavirus
Journal Article
Prognostic biomarker
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk stratification

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.04.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.31083/j.fbl2701002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336246285