PLOD2 Is a Prognostic Marker in Glioblastoma That Modulates the Immune Microenvironment and Tumor Progression

This study aimed to investigate the role of Procollagen-Lysine, 2-Oxoglutarate 5-Dioxygenase 2 (PLOD2) in glioblastoma (GBM) pathophysiology. To this end, PLOD2 protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in two independent cohorts of patients with primary GBM (n1 = 204 and n2 = 203, respectively). Association with the outcome was tested by Kaplan−Meier, log-rank and multivariate Cox regression analysis in patients with confirmed IDH wild-type status. The biological effects and downstream mechanisms of PLOD2 were assessed in stable PLOD2 knock-down GBM cell lines. High levels of PLOD2 significantly associated with (p1 = 0.020; p2< 0.001; log-rank) and predicted (cohort 1: HR = 1.401, CI [95%] = 1.009−1.946, p1 = 0.044; cohort 2: HR = 1.493; CI [95%] = 1.042−2.140, p2 = 0.029; Cox regression) the poor overall survival of GBM patients. PLOD2 knock-down inhibited tumor proliferation, invasion and anchorage-independent growth. MT1-MMP, CD44, CD99, Catenin D1 and MMP2 were downstream of PLOD2 in GBM cells. GBM cells produced soluble factors via PLOD2, which subsequently induced neutrophils to acquire a pro-tumor phenotype characterized by prolonged survival and the release of MMP9. Importantly, GBM patients with synchronous high levels of PLOD2 and neutrophil infiltration had significantly worse overall survival (p < 0.001; log-rank) compared to the other groups of GBM patients. These findings indicate that PLOD2 promotes GBM progression and might be a useful therapeutic target in this type of cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 11 vom: 27. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kreße, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Schröder, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Stein, Klaus-Peter [VerfasserIn]
Wilkens, Ludwig [VerfasserIn]
Mawrin, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Sandalcioglu, Ibrahim Erol [VerfasserIn]
Dumitru, Claudia Alexandra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers, Tumor
EC 1.14.11.4
Glioblastoma
Journal Article
Neutrophils
PLOD2
PLOD2 protein, human
Procollagen-Lysine, 2-Oxoglutarate 5-Dioxygenase
Prognostic biomarkers
Tumor progression

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Date Completed 13.06.2022

Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23116037

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342044052