TOP2A 在非小细胞肺癌免疫治疗和血管生成拟态中的作用及其潜在机制。
The role of TOP2A in immunotherapy and vasculogenic mimicry in non-small cell lung cancer and its potential mechanism.
机构信息
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Clinical and Preclinical Research in Respiratory Disease, Molecular Diagnosis Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, 287 Changhuai Road, Bengbu, 233004, Anhui, China.
Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 5;13(1):10906. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38117-6.
Type IIA topoisomerase (TOP2A) is significantly associated with malignant tumor development, invasion, treatment and its prognosis, and has been shown to be a therapeutic target against cancer. In contrast, the role of TOP2A in the immunotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer as well as in Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation and its potential mechanisms are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TOP2A in proliferation, skeleton regulation, motility and VM production in non-small cell lung cancer and its mechanisms by using bioinformatics tools and molecular biology experiments. Subgroup analysis showed that the low-risk group had a better prognosis, while the high-risk group was positively correlated with high tumor mutational load, M1-type macrophage infiltration, immune checkpoint molecule expression, and immunotherapy efficacy. As confirmed by further clinical specimens, the presence of TOP2A and VM was significantly and positively correlated with poor prognosis. Our study established a model based on significant co-expression of TOP2A genes, which significantly correlated with mutational load and immunotherapy outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Further mechanistic exploration suggests that TOP2A plays an important role in immunotherapy and VM formation in NSCLC through upregulation of Wnt3a and PD-L1 expression.
IIA 型拓扑异构酶(TOP2A)与恶性肿瘤的发生、浸润、治疗及预后密切相关,已被证实是一种抗癌治疗靶点。相比之下,TOP2A 在非小细胞肺癌免疫治疗以及血管生成拟态(VM)形成及其潜在机制中的作用尚不清楚。本研究旨在利用生物信息学工具和分子生物学实验,探讨 TOP2A 在非小细胞肺癌增殖、骨架调节、运动和 VM 产生中的作用及其机制。亚组分析表明,低危组预后较好,而高危组与高肿瘤突变负荷、M1 型巨噬细胞浸润、免疫检查点分子表达和免疫治疗疗效呈正相关。进一步的临床标本证实,TOP2A 和 VM 的存在与预后不良显著正相关。本研究建立了一个基于 TOP2A 基因显著共表达的模型,该模型与非小细胞肺癌患者的突变负荷和免疫治疗结果显著相关。进一步的机制探索表明,TOP2A 通过上调 Wnt3a 和 PD-L1 的表达,在非小细胞肺癌的免疫治疗和 VM 形成中发挥重要作用。