A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Chen, Ke; Gao, Mingchao; Dong, Wen; Liu, Hao; Lin, Yi; Xie, Yuxia; Zhong, Wenlong; Chen, Junyu; Huang, Xiaodong; He, Wang; Lin, Tianxin; Wang, Bo; Huang, Jian

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A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Ke Chen^1,2*, Mingchao Gao^1,2*, Wen Dong^2*, Hao Liu^1,2, Yi Lin^1,2, Yuxia Xie³, Wenlong Zhong^1,2, Junyu Chen², Xiaodong Huang², Wang He², Tianxin Lin^1,2,4✉, Bo Wang^1,2,4✉, Jian Huang^1,4✉

1. Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, China;
2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, China;
3. Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, China;
4. Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Urological Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
^* Ke Chen, Mingchao Gao and Wen Dong have contributed equally to this work.

✉ Corresponding author: Jian Huang, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China; Phone: 86-20-81332146; Fax: 86-20-81332336; E-mail: huangj8sysu.edu.cn; Bo Wang, Department More

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Chen K, Gao M, Dong W, Liu H, Lin Y, Xie Y, Zhong W, Chen J, Huang X, He W, Lin T, Wang B, Huang J. A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int J Med Sci 2023; 20(6):754-770. doi:10.7150/ijms.81078. https://www.medsci.org/v20p0754.htm

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Background: Lymphangiogenesis represents a key event in the progression and metastasis of patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Nevertheless, the prognostic value of lymphangiogenesis-related genes (LRGs) in ccRCC patients remains unknown. Method: Differential analyses were performed to identify differentially expressed LRGs between normal and tumor tissues. A univariate Cox analysis was performed to identify differently expressed LRGs associated with overall survival (OS). LASSO and multivariate Cox analyses were performed to construct and optimize the LRG signature. To further explore the molecular characterization of the LRG signature, a functional enrichment analysis, immune signature, somatic mutations, and drug sensitivity were assessed. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence staining were performed to validate the relationship between lymphangiogenesis and immunity using our ccRCC samples. Results: Four candidate genes (IL4, CSF2, PROX1, and TEK) were eventually available to construct the LRG signature in the training set. Patients in the high-risk group had a shorter survival than those in the low-risk group. The LRG signature was an independent prognostic factor of OS. These results were confirmed in the validation group. The LRG signature was correlated with immunosuppressive cell infiltration, T cell exhaustion markers, somatic mutations, and drug sensitivity. The IHC and immunofluorescence staining results confirmed the correlation between lymphangiogenesis and CD163⁺ macrophages, exhausted CD8⁺PD-1⁺, and CD8⁺ LAG3⁺ T cells. Conclusion: A novel prognostic signature based on LRGs could provide insight into the prognostic evaluation and treatment of ccRCC patients.

Keywords: clear cell renal cell carcinoma, lymphangiogenesis-related genes, lymphangiogenesis, prognosis, tumor immune, T cell exhaustion.

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Chen, K., Gao, M., Dong, W., Liu, H., Lin, Y., Xie, Y., Zhong, W., Chen, J., Huang, X., He, W., Lin, T., Wang, B., Huang, J. (2023). A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 20(6), 754-770. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.81078.

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Chen, K.; Gao, M.; Dong, W.; Liu, H.; Lin, Y.; Xie, Y.; Zhong, W.; Chen, J.; Huang, X.; He, W.; Lin, T.; Wang, B.; Huang, J. A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2023, 20 (6), 754-770. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.81078.

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Chen K, Gao M, Dong W, Liu H, Lin Y, Xie Y, Zhong W, Chen J, Huang X, He W, Lin T, Wang B, Huang J. 2023. A Novel Lymphangiogenesis-Related Gene Signature can Predict Prognosis and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int J Med Sci. 20(6):754-770.

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