Miao Peidong, Pan Chunxia, Li Tianyu, Li Ying
Interventional Radiology Department, Dalian NO.3 People's Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Dalian 7th People's Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Discov Oncol. 2025 Aug 31;16(1):1661. doi: 10.1007/s12672-025-03497-w.
BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a significant global health concern with persistently high incidence and mortality rates. Immune-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) may play crucial roles in the pathogenesis and progression of HCC, yet their precise mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the potential roles of immune-related lncRNAs in HCC patients through systematic biological approaches, integrating clinical data with bioinformatics analysis, and to construct a COX regression model for predicting patient survival. METHODS: The HCC dataset from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was utilized as the study cohort. Immune-related mRNA and lncRNA data were extracted and screened for their association with HCC patient survival using Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) algorithm and COX regression method. A COX regression model was subsequently established and validated. RESULTS: Our investigation revealed that a COX regression model comprising a group of immune-related lncRNAs and mRNAs could accurately predict patient survival in HCC. Specific analyses indicated the pivotal roles of these RNAs in the occurrence and progression of HCC, particularly in immune regulation. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study underscore the critical role of immune-related lncRNAs and mRNAs in the prognosis of HCC patients, suggesting their potential as prognostic factors. This discovery provides important insights into the immune modulation mechanisms of HCC, offering novel avenues and methods for personalized therapy and prognostic assessment of HCC.
背景:肝细胞癌(HCC)是一个重大的全球健康问题,其发病率和死亡率持续居高不下。免疫相关长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)可能在HCC的发病机制和进展中发挥关键作用,但其确切机制仍未完全阐明。 目的:本研究旨在通过系统生物学方法,将临床数据与生物信息学分析相结合,探索免疫相关lncRNA在HCC患者中的潜在作用,并构建一个用于预测患者生存的COX回归模型。 方法:将来自癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)的HCC数据集用作研究队列。使用加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)算法和COX回归方法提取免疫相关mRNA和lncRNA数据,并筛选它们与HCC患者生存的关联。随后建立并验证了一个COX回归模型。 结果:我们的研究表明,一个由一组免疫相关lncRNA和mRNA组成的COX回归模型可以准确预测HCC患者的生存情况。具体分析表明这些RNA在HCC的发生和进展中,特别是在免疫调节中起关键作用。 结论:本研究结果强调了免疫相关lncRNA和mRNA在HCC患者预后中的关键作用,表明它们作为预后因素的潜力。这一发现为HCC的免疫调节机制提供了重要见解,为HCC的个性化治疗和预后评估提供了新的途径和方法。
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