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FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.840474
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PDAC; tumor microenvironment; cell-cell communication; integrin; prognostic signature
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82172905, 81972209, 82060041]
- Shanghai Natural Science Fund [21ZR1461500]
This study used single-cell data and WGCNA to investigate the interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME). Prognosis prediction models were constructed and the role of the ITGA2 gene in pancreatic cancer malignancy was identified. Inhibition of ITGA2 attenuated tumor development and improved pancreatic lesions. These findings provide novel insights into PDAC therapy.
BackgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by intensive stromal involvement and heterogeneity. Pancreatic cancer cells interact with the surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME), leading to tumor development, unfavorable prognosis, and therapy resistance. Herein, we aim to clarify a gene network indicative of TME features and find a vulnerability for combating pancreatic cancer. MethodsSingle-cell RNA sequencing data processed by the Seurat package were used to retrieve cell component marker genes (CCMGs). The correlation networks/modules of CCMGs were determined by WGCNA. Neural network and risk score models were constructed for prognosis prediction. Cell-cell communication analysis was achieved by NATMI software. The effect of the ITGA2 inhibitor was evaluated in vivo by using a Kras(G12D)-driven murine pancreatic cancer model. ResultsWGCNA categorized CCMGs into eight gene coexpression networks. TME genes derived from the significant networks were able to stratify PDAC samples into two main TME subclasses with diverse prognoses. Furthermore, we generated a neural network model and risk score model that robustly predicted the prognosis and therapeutic outcomes. A functional enrichment analysis of hub genes governing gene networks revealed a crucial role of cell junction molecule-mediated intercellular communication in PDAC malignancy. The pharmacological inhibition of ITGA2 counteracts the cancer-promoting microenvironment and ameliorates pancreatic lesions in vivo. ConclusionBy utilizing single-cell data and WGCNA to deconvolute the bulk transcriptome, we exploited novel PDAC prognosis-predicting strategies. Targeting the hub gene ITGA2 attenuated tumor development in a PDAC mouse model. These findings may provide novel insights into PDAC therapy.
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