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Construction of prediction model for prognosis of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma based on pyroptosis gene

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the expression of genes that are relevant to pyroptosis and the relationship between these genes and prognosis in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC).

Methods

The research identifies 16 pyroptosis regulators with different expressions in normal endometrium and UCEC. In accordance with the differentially expressed genes (DEGs), the various kinds of UCEC are classified into two sub-types. With the help of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), the prognostic value of all pyroptosis-related genes for survival was assessed, and a multigene model has constructed accordingly. Ten genes were modeled by applying the minimum criteria for determining risk score selection (LASSO) Cox regression method. Meanwhile, by referring to the TCGA atlas, UCEC patients were divided into the high- and low-risk subgroups. The effects of the gene with significant differences on the proliferation of two cancer cells were also verified.

Results

The survival rate of UCEC cases with higher risk was higher than that with lower risk (P < 0.001). Through the median risk score of TCGA atlas, UCEC cases were ranked as patients with higher risk and patients with lower risk. The low risk has a significant relationship with the prolongation of overall survival (OS) (p = 0.001) in the low-risk subgroup. Moreover, the KEGG and gene ontology (GO) enrichment models indicated that among the patients in the high-risk subgroup, their immune-related genes were concentrated but with decreased immune status.

Conclusion

The apoptosis-related genes are crucial for the immunity of tumors and may forecast the prognosis of UCEC.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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The research is funded by Joint Guidance of Qiqihar Science and Technology Plan (LHYD-2021102).

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  1. Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 37 Zhonghua West Road, Jianhua District, Qiqihar, 161000, Heilongjiang, China

    Chunyan Zhang, Xiaojuan Wang, Wanqiu Liu, Shujuan Hou & Lei Shao

  2. Department of Scientific Research, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161000, China

    Jie Bai

  3. Reproductive Medicine Center, Qiqihar First Hospital, Qiqihar, 161000, China

    Yu Yang

  4. Department of Pathology, Clinical Pathology Center, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161000, China

    Zhongwei Ai

  5. Department of Physical Examination, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161000, China

    Qingling Xia

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The conception, design and manuscript drafting of this research were done by CZ and JB. CZ, JB, YY, XW, WL, SH, ZA, QX and LS collected, studied and elaborated the statistics involved in the experiment. YY and XW polished the manuscript for crucial intellectual content. The final draft was read and endorsed by all the authors.

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Zhang, C., Bai, J., Yang, Y. et al. Construction of prediction model for prognosis of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma based on pyroptosis gene. Clin Transl Oncol 25, 1413–1424 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-022-03037-w

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