Constructing and Validating a Pyroptosis-Related Genes Prognostic Signature for Stomach Adenocarcinoma and Immune Infiltration: Potential Biomarkers for Predicting the Overall Survival. (26th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Jingmin; Chen, Ke; Wei, Zhou; Wu, Zixuan; Huang, Xuyan; Cai, Minjie; Yuan, Kai; Huang, Peidong; Zhang, Jing; Wang, Shuai
• Other Names: Kolla Jayaprakash Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of oncology. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-09-26
• Subjects: Oncology -- Research -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Neoplasms; Oncology -- Research; Tumors; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/3102743
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8450

Abstract

Abstract : Background . Stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) is a kind of cancer that begins in the stomach cells and has a poor overall survival rate. Following resection surgery, chemotherapy has been suggested as a curative method for stomach cancer. However, it is ineffective. Pyroptosis, a kind of inflammatory programmed cell death, has been shown to play a significant role in the development and progression of STAD. However, whether pyroptosis-related genes (PRGs) can be utilized to predict the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer remains unknown. Method . The research measured at predictive PRGs in STAD samples from TCGA and GEO. Lasso regression was used to build the prediction model. Coexpression analysis revealed that gene expression was linked to pyroptosis. PRGs were found to be overexpressed in high-risk individuals, implying that they could be used in a model to predict STAD prognosis. Result . Immunological and tumor-related pathways were discovered using GSEA. In STAD patients, the genes GPX3, PDGFRL, RGS2, and SERPINE1 may be connected to the cancer process. The levels of expression also differed between the two risk groups. Conclusion . The purpose of this study is to identify and verify STAD-associated PRGs that can effectively guide prognosis and the immunological milieu in STAD patients as well as offer evidence for the development of pyroptosis-related molecularly targeted therapeutics. Therefore, PRGs and the link between immunological and PRGs in STAD may be therapeutic targets.