Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (First People's Hospital of Nantong City), Nantong, China.
Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
J Cell Mol Med. 2024 Apr;28(8):e18248. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.18248.
Tumour-induced immunosuppressive microenvironments facilitate oncogenesis, with regulatory T cells (Tregs) serving as a crucial component. The significance of Treg-associated genes within the context of ovarian cancer (OC) remains elucidated insufficiently. Utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) for the identification of Treg-specific biomarkers, this investigation employed single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) for the derivation of a Treg signature score. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) facilitated the identification of Treg-correlated genes. Machine learning algorithms were employed to determine an optimal prognostic model, subsequently exploring disparities across risk strata in terms of survival outcomes, immunological infiltration, pathway activation and responsiveness to immunotherapy. Through WGCNA, a cohort of 365 Treg-associated genes was discerned, with 70 implicated in the prognostication of OC. A Tregs-associated signature (TAS), synthesized from random survival forest (RSF) and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) algorithms, exhibited robust predictive validity across both internal and external cohorts. Low TAS OC patients demonstrated superior survival outcomes, augmented by increased immunological cell infiltration, upregulated immune checkpoint expression, distinct pathway enrichment and differential response to immunotherapeutic interventions. The devised TAS proficiently prognosticates patient outcomes and delineates the immunological milieu within OC, offering a strategic instrument for the clinical stratification and selection of patients.
肿瘤诱导的免疫抑制微环境促进了肿瘤的发生,调节性 T 细胞(Tregs)是其关键组成部分。在卵巢癌(OC)的背景下,Treg 相关基因的意义仍未得到充分阐明。本研究利用单细胞 RNA 测序(scRNA-Seq)鉴定 Treg 特异性生物标志物,采用单样本基因集富集分析(ssGSEA)推导 Treg 特征评分。加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)有助于识别与 Treg 相关的基因。机器学习算法用于确定最佳预后模型,随后探讨了不同风险分层在生存结果、免疫浸润、通路激活和对免疫治疗反应方面的差异。通过 WGCNA,确定了一个由 365 个与 Treg 相关的基因组成的队列,其中 70 个基因与 OC 的预后相关。通过随机生存森林(RSF)和最小绝对值收缩和选择算子(LASSO)算法合成的 Tregs 相关特征(TAS),在内部和外部队列中均表现出强大的预测有效性。低 TAS OC 患者的生存结果更好,免疫细胞浸润增加,免疫检查点表达上调,通路富集明显,对免疫治疗干预的反应不同。该 TAS 能够很好地预测患者的预后,并描绘 OC 中的免疫环境,为患者的临床分层和选择提供了一种策略性工具。
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