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Low expression of NCALD is associated with chemotherapy resistance and poor prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer.
NCALD 低表达与上皮性卵巢癌化疗耐药及不良预后相关
- 影响因子:2.70
- DOI:10.1186/s13048-020-00635-6
- 作者列表:"Feng LY","Li L
- 发表时间:2020-03-30
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Low expression of NCALD(neurocalcin delta) in peripheral blood of ovarian cancer patients predicts poor prognosis. However, the molecular mechanism of NCALD in ovarian cancer and its relationship with chemotherapy outcomes is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential signaling pathways of NCALD and to evaluate its ability to predict chemotherapy outcomes and prognosis. METHODS:High-throughput RNA sequencing data were downloaded from TCGA. GSEA explored the potential signaling pathways of NCALD. The expression of NCALD in chemotherapy sensitive and chemotherapy resistant ovarian cancer patients was detected by TCGA data and clinical samples. ROC analysis confirmed the ability of NCALD to predict chemotherapy outcomes. The association between NCALD expression and prognosis in ovarian cancer patients was assessed using Kaplan-Meier plotter. RESULTS:In patients with NCALD overexpression, genes expression related to ERK1 / 2 signaling pathway, NF-kappaB signaling pathway, TGF-β signaling pathway and immune response pathway was increased, especially ERK1 / 2 signaling pathway. The expression of NCALD in chemoresistant patients was significantly lower than chemosensitive patients. In TCGA data and immunohistochemical samples, the AUC of NCALD expression predicting chemotherapy outcome was 0.59 and 0.64, respectively. In clinical samples, low expression of NCALD was associated with poor OS and PFS. CONCLUSIONS:NCALD may activate the ERK1 / 2 signaling pathway in ovarian cancer. As a new biomarker of chemotherapy sensitivity, NCALD was significantly down-regulated in chemotherapy resistance ovarian cancer patients. Low expression of NCALD in ovarian cancer is associated with poor OS and PFS. In the future, further research will be needed on the potential mechanism and clinical application value of NCALD in ovarian cancer.
摘要
背景: 卵巢癌患者外周血中 NCALD(neurocalcin delta) 低表达预示预后不良。然而,NCALD 在卵巢癌中的分子机制及其与化疗结局的关系尚不清楚。本研究的目的是调查 NCALD 的潜在信号通路,并评估其预测化疗结果和预后的能力。 方法: 从 TCGA 下载高通量 RNA 测序数据。GSEA 探索了 NCALD 的潜在信号通路。用 TCGA 资料和临床样本检测化疗敏感和化疗耐药卵巢癌患者 NCALD 的表达。ROC 分析证实了 NCALD 预测化疗结果的能力。使用 Kaplan-Meier 绘图仪评估 NCALD 表达与卵巢癌患者预后的相关性。 结果: 在 NCALD 过表达的患者中,ERK1/2 信号通路、 NF-kappaB 信号通路、 TGF-β 信号通路和免疫应答通路相关基因表达升高,特别是 ERK1 / 2 信号通路。化疗耐药患者 NCALD 的表达明显低于化疗敏感患者。在 TCGA 数据和免疫组化样本中,NCALD 表达预测化疗结局的 AUC 分别为 0.59 和 0.64。在临床样本中,NCALD 的低表达与较差的 OS 和 PFS 相关。 结论: NCALD 可能在卵巢癌中激活 ERK1 / 2 信号通路。作为一种新的化疗敏感性生物标志物,NCALD 在化疗耐药的卵巢癌患者中显著下调。NCALD 在卵巢癌中的低表达与较差的 OS 和 PFS 相关。未来需要进一步研究 NCALD 在卵巢癌中的潜在作用机制和临床应用价值。
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