Huang Shan, Yin Hang
Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Institute of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Biomedicines. 2025 Apr 26;13(5):1051. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13051051.
To investigate the effect of Glutathione metabolism in prostate cancer pathogenesis. : There is growing evidence that Glutathione metabolism plays an important role in prostate cancer, with genes encoding key enzymes in this pathway potentially serving as diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers. : To explore whether there is a causal relationship between key enzymes in the Glutathione metabolism and prostate cancer, and to further investigate the molecular mechanisms and roles of the genes encoding their proteins in relation to prostate cancer. : Transcriptomic datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and enriched pathways in prostate cancer versus normal tissues. Two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) was employed to assess causal relationships between Glutathione metabolic enzymes (exposure) and prostate cancer risk (outcome). Immune infiltration analysis and LASSO regression were performed to construct a diagnostic model. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data were utilized to elucidate cell-type-specific expression patterns and functional associations of target genes. : The results of two-sample bidirectional MR showed that Glutathione S-transferase P (GSTP) in Glutathione metabolism could reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The Glutathione S-transferase Pi-1 (GSTP1) gene was lowly expressed in prostate cancer and was able to diagnose prostate cancer more accurately. Single-cell analysis showed that the high expression of GSTP1 in prostate cancer epithelial cells was closely associated with the upregulation of the P53 pathway and apoptosis. : Our study reveals that GSTP in Glutathione metabolism reduces the risk of prostate cancer and further analyzes the genetic association and mechanism of action between GSTP1 and prostate cancer.
研究谷胱甘肽代谢在前列腺癌发病机制中的作用。:越来越多的证据表明,谷胱甘肽代谢在前列腺癌中起重要作用,该途径中编码关键酶的基因可能作为诊断或预后生物标志物。:探讨谷胱甘肽代谢中的关键酶与前列腺癌之间是否存在因果关系,并进一步研究编码其蛋白质的基因与前列腺癌相关的分子机制和作用。:分析来自基因表达综合数据库(GEO)的转录组数据集,以确定前列腺癌组织与正常组织中差异表达基因(DEG)和富集途径。采用双样本双向孟德尔随机化(MR)评估谷胱甘肽代谢酶(暴露因素)与前列腺癌风险(结局)之间的因果关系。进行免疫浸润分析和套索回归以构建诊断模型。利用单细胞RNA测序(scRNA-seq)数据阐明靶基因的细胞类型特异性表达模式和功能关联。:双样本双向MR结果显示,谷胱甘肽代谢中的谷胱甘肽S-转移酶P(GSTP)可降低前列腺癌风险。谷胱甘肽S-转移酶Pi-1(GSTP1)基因在前列腺癌中低表达,能够更准确地诊断前列腺癌。单细胞分析表明,GSTP1在前列腺癌上皮细胞中的高表达与P53途径上调和细胞凋亡密切相关。:我们的研究表明,谷胱甘肽代谢中的GSTP可降低前列腺癌风险,并进一步分析了GSTP1与前列腺癌之间的遗传关联及作用机制。