Identification of Key Carcinogenic Genes in Colon Adenocarcinoma.

Background: We aimed to probe carcinogenic genes associated with colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) development. Methods: The gene expression profile of COAD were downloaded from TCGA. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified; GO and KEGG pathway enrichment were analyzed. Applying the up-mRNA-and-down-miRNA pairs and the down-mRNA-and-up-miRNA pairs, the miRNA target network was generated. The important genes were further analyzed towards the influence on overall survival and immune infiltration. In addition, essential miRNAs were selected for expression validation using real-time qPCR. Results: Together, from 2020-2021, in Central Laboratory of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, we found 3060 up-regulated transcripts and 2254 down-regulated transcripts in mRNA expression, with 235 up-regulated and 263 down-regulated miRNAs. We discovered 98 enriched GO terms using the up-regulated DEGs and 315 enriched GO terms using downregulated DEGs. There were 14 enriched KEGG pathways based on the down-regulated DEGs and only one pathway based on the up-regulated DEGs. There were 61 up-mRNA-and-down-miRNA pairs, including 7 miRNAs and 41 carcinogenic targets, among which HOXC13, FOXL2NB, ALOXE3, and ZIC2 were found related to a poorer OS. ZIC2 located at the subnet with the most targets (the miR-129-5p subnet). ZIC2 expression was correlated with immune-cell infiltration. Conclusion: These risk genes, interaction networks, and enrichments may provide a better understanding of the complex molecular mechanisms in COAD development and potential therapeutic targets for clinical treatment of COAD.

Expression and clinical significance of PD-1 and NLRP3 in follicular thyroid carcinoma tissues / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的：探讨甲状腺滤泡癌（FTC）组织中程序性死亡蛋白1（PD-1）和NOD样受体蛋白3（NLRP3）的表达及其与患者临床病理特征和预后的关系。方法：收集2015年1月至2020年6月福建医科大学附属第二医院手术切除的60例FTC患者的癌和配对癌旁组织标本，采用免疫组织化学染色法检测癌及癌旁组织中PD-1和NLRP3的阳性表达率，χ²检验或者Fisher精确检验法分析PD-1和NLRP3表达与FTC患者临床病理特征的关系，Pearson相关性分析PD-1与NLRP3表达的关系，Kaplan-Meier生存和Logistic回归分析PD-1和NLRP3表达与患者预后的关系。结果：在60例FTC组织中，PD-1和NLRP3均有较高的阳性表达率（46.67%与63.33%）。PD-1表达与FTC患者肿瘤分期、肿瘤大小、血管侵犯、复发与否具有显著相关性（均P<0.05），NLRP3表达与患者肿瘤大小、血管侵犯、甲状腺外浸润以及复发具有显著相关性（均P<0.05）。PD-1与NLRP3的表达成负相关，前者与患者更好的预后相关，后者是FTC复发的独立风险因素。结论：PD-1和NLRP3在FTC组织中有较高的阳性表达率，前者与患者更好的预后相关，后者是FTC复发的独立风险因素，且两者的表达呈负相关。

Levels of PD‑L1 and CD8+ TIL in TNBC tissues and their clinical significance / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的： 探讨程序性死亡蛋白-配体1（programmed death ligand-1，PD-L1）和肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞（tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL）在三阴性乳腺癌（triple-negative breast cancer，TNBC）组织中的水平及其临床意义。方法：收集2015年1月至2019年1月福建医科大学附属第二医院手术切除的61例TNBC患者的癌及癌旁组织石蜡标本，用免疫组化法检测癌组织中PD-L1表达和CD8+ TIL的水平，用卡方检测方法分析TNBC组织中PD-L1和CD8+ TIL水平与患者临床病理特征及预后的关系。结果： PD-L1和CD8+ TIL在TNBC组织中的阳性率分别为63.9%（39/61）和32.8%（20/61）。PD-L1表达与TNBC患者的肿瘤大小、淋巴结转移、病理分期、复发与否有明显关联（均P<0.05），与患者的年龄、肿瘤分化程度、脉管侵犯以及Ki67表达水平无明显关联（均P>0.05）；CD8+ TIL水平与TNBC患者的肿瘤大小、肿瘤分化程度、淋巴结转移、病理分期、复发与否有明显关联（均P<0.05），与患者的年龄、脉管侵犯以及Ki67表达水平无明显关联（均P>0.05）。PD-L1和CD8+ TIL水平与患者的无进展生存期（PFS）及总生存期（OS）具有显著相关性（均P<0.05），PD-L1+或者缺乏CD8+ TIL与患者更差的PFS及OS相关（均P<0.05）。结论：TNBC组织中存在较高水平的PD-L1和CD8+ TIL，PD-L1阳性表达或缺乏CD8+ TIL与肿瘤侵袭性增加相关，也与患者更差的PFS及OS相关。