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- 조회709
Ju A Son1,2†, Ji Hyang Weon1,2†, Geum Ok Baek1, Hye Ri Ahn1,2, Ji Yi Choi1,2, Moon Gyeong Yoon1, Hyo Jung Cho1, Jae Youn Cheong1, Jung Woo Eun1* and Soon Sun Kim1*
1Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
†Ju A Son and Ji Hyang Weon contributed equally to this work.
*Correspondence: Jung Woo Eun, Soon Sun Kim
Abstract
Background
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for a majority of primary liver cancer cases and related deaths. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of splicing factor 3b subunit 4 (SF3B4) as a novel non-invasive biomarker for HCC and determine the association between SF3B4 expression and immune cell infiltration.
Methods
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect SF3B4 levels in plasma samples obtained from healthy controls (HCs) and patients with chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and HCC. The expression levels of autoantibodies that detect SF3B4 in the plasma samples of each group of patients were measured. Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) were isolated from patient sera, and the expression levels of EV-SF3B4 were measured using quantitative reverse transcription PCR.
Results
ELISA results confirmed that the expression levels of SF3B4 proteins and autoantibodies in the plasma of patients with HCC were higher than those in HCs. However, their diagnostic performance was not better than that of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The mRNA expression of SF3B4 in serum EV increased but not in the buffy coat or serum of patients with HCC. Serum EV-SF3B4 displayed better diagnostic power than AFP for all stages of HCC (AUC = 0.968 vs. 0.816), including early-stage HCC (AUC = 0.960 vs. 0.842), and this was consistent in the external cohort. Single-cell RNA sequencing indicated that SF3B4 expression was correlated with myeloid-derived suppressor cells. The Tumor Immune Estimation Resource database reconfirmed the correlation between SF3B4 expression and immune cell infiltration in HCC.
Conclusions
SF3B4 may be associated with tumor immune infiltration in HCC, and EV-SF3B4 shows potential as a novel non-invasive diagnostic biomarker of HCC.
논문정보
- Research article
- 2023년 10월 (BRIC 등록일 2023-10-30)
- 국내 연구진
- 의약학 > 종양의학
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