ARID1A deficiency promotes progression and potentiates therapeutic antitumour immunity in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

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BACKGROUND: Exploring predictive biomarkers and therapeutic strategies of ICBs has become an urgent need in clinical practice. Increasing evidence has shown that ARID1A deficiency might play a critical role in sculpting tumor environments in various tumors and might be used as pan-cancer biomarkers for immunotherapy outcomes. The current study aims to explored the immune-modulating role of ARID1A deficiency in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) and its potential immunotherapeutic implications.

METHODS: In the current study, we performed a comprehensive analysis using bioinformatics approaches and pre-clinical experiments to evaluate the ARID1A regulatory role on the biological behavior, and immune landscape of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC). A total of 425 HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma patients from TCGA-LIHC, AMC and CHCC-HBV cohort were enrolled in bioinformatics analysis. Immunohistochemical staining of HBV-HCC specimens and ARID1A deficiency cellular models were used to validate the results of the analysis.

RESULTS: Our results have shown that ARID1A deficiency promoted tumor proliferation and metastasis. More importantly, ARID1A deficiency in HBV-HCC was associated with the higher TMB, elevated immune activity, and up-regulated expression of immune checkpoint proteins, especially TIM-3 in HBV-HCC. Further, the expression of Galectin-9, which is the ligand of TIM-3, was elevated in the ARID1A knockout HBV positive cell line.

CONCLUSION: To conclude, we have shown that the ARID1A deficiency was correlated with more active immune signatures and higher expression of immune checkpoints in HBV-HCC. Additionally, the present study provides insights to explore the possibility of the predictive role of ARID1A in HBV-HCC patients responsive to immunotherapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC gastroenterology - 24(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xing, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Li [VerfasserIn]
Rao, Xiaosong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yiran [VerfasserIn]
Ju, Gaoda [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yaping [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Guilan [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Xuefeng [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Yanfang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lingling [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhenping [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Jun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARID1A
ARID1A protein, human
Biomarkers, Tumor
DNA-Binding Proteins
Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
TIM3
TMB
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12876-023-03059-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366573683