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Glycolysis-related gene expression profiling serves as a novel prognosis risk predictor for human hepatocellular carcinoma

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98381-2

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Foundation Project [81802571]
  2. Zhejiang Medical and Health Science and Technology Project [2019RC039]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81902156]
  4. Natural Science Key Project of Bengbu Medical College [BYKY2019012ZD]

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Metabolic pattern reconstruction in tumor progression involves abnormal increase in anaerobic glycolysis, leading to rapid cell proliferation and tumor growth. A study identifying 8 glycolysis-related genes correlated with overall survival and recurrence-free survival in LIHC demonstrated high AUC value. A well-fitted nomogram based on gene expression profiles and clinical characteristics showed good discrimination in internal and external cohorts.
Metabolic pattern reconstruction is an important factor in tumor progression. Metabolism of tumor cells is characterized by abnormal increase in anaerobic glycolysis, regardless of high oxygen concentration, resulting in a significant accumulation of energy from glucose sources. These changes promotes rapid cell proliferation and tumor growth, which is further referenced a process known as the Warburg effect. The current study reconstructed the metabolic pattern in progression of cancer to identify genetic changes specific in cancer cells. A total of 12 common types of solid tumors were included in the current study. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to analyze 9 glycolysis-related gene sets, which are implicated in the glycolysis process. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify independent prognostic variables for construction of a nomogram based on clinicopathological characteristics and a glycolysis-related gene prognostic index (GRGPI). The prognostic model based on glycolysis genes showed high area under the curve (AUC) in LIHC (Liver hepatocellular carcinoma). The findings of the current study showed that 8 genes (AURKA, CDK1, CENPA, DEPDC1, HMMR, KIF20A, PFKFB4, STMN1) were correlated with overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Further analysis showed that the prediction model accurately distinguished between high- and low-risk cancer patients among patients in different clusters in LIHC. A nomogram with a well-fitted calibration curve based on gene expression profiles and clinical characteristics showed good discrimination based on internal and external cohorts. These findings indicate that changes in expression level of metabolic genes implicated in glycolysis can contribute to reconstruction of tumor-related microenvironment.

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