综合分析免疫相关 ceRNA 网络,鉴定新型 lncRNA 特征作为肝细胞癌的预后生物标志物。
Comprehensive analysis of an immune-related ceRNA network in identifying a novel lncRNA signature as a prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma.
机构信息
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery I, General Surgery Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
出版信息
Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jul 8;13(13):17607-17628. doi: 10.18632/aging.203250.
The function of competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network in the immune regulation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. Our study aimed to construct an immune-related ceRNA network and develop an immune-related long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) signature to assess the prognosis of HCC patients and to optimize the treatment methods. We firstly constructed a ceRNA regulatory network for HCC using differentially expressed lncRNAs, mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) from the Cancer Genome Atlas. A signature was constructed by 11 immune-related prognostic lncRNAs from the ceRNA network. The survival analysis and receiver operating characteristic analysis validated the reliability of the signature. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the signature could act an independent prognostic indicator. This signature also showed high association with immune cell infiltration and immune check blockades. LINC00491 was identified as the hub lncRNA in the signature. and evidence demonstrated that silencing of LINC00491 significantly inhibited HCC growth. Finally, 59 lncRNAs, 21 miRNAs, and 26 mRNAs were obtained to build the immune-related ceRNA network for HCC. In conclusion, our novel immune-related lncRNA prognostic signature and the immune-related ceRNA network might provide in-depth insights into tumor-immune interaction of HCC and promote better individual treatment strategies in HCC patients.
竞争性内源性 RNA(ceRNA)网络在肝细胞癌(HCC)免疫调节中的功能尚不清楚。本研究旨在构建免疫相关的 ceRNA 网络,并开发免疫相关的长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)特征,以评估 HCC 患者的预后,并优化治疗方法。我们首先使用来自癌症基因组图谱的差异表达 lncRNA、mRNA 和 microRNA(miRNA)构建了 HCC 的 ceRNA 调控网络。从 ceRNA 网络中构建了 11 个与免疫相关的预后 lncRNA 特征。生存分析和接收者操作特征分析验证了特征的可靠性。多变量 Cox 回归分析表明,该特征可作为独立的预后指标。该特征还与免疫细胞浸润和免疫检查点阻断高度相关。LINC00491 被确定为特征中 hub lncRNA。证据表明,沉默 LINC00491 可显著抑制 HCC 生长。最后,获得了 59 个 lncRNA、21 个 miRNA 和 26 个 mRNA,以构建 HCC 的免疫相关 ceRNA 网络。总之,我们新的免疫相关 lncRNA 预后特征和免疫相关 ceRNA 网络可能为 HCC 的肿瘤免疫相互作用提供深入的见解,并促进 HCC 患者更好的个体化治疗策略。