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Single-nucleus RNA sequencing and deep tissue proteomics reveal distinct tumour microenvironment in stage-I and II cervical cancer

Liu X., Ni G., Zhang P., Li H., Li J., Cavallazzi Sebold B.

Prospective Study, published in J Exp Clin Cancer Res (2023) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
J Exp Clin Cancer Res (2023)
Reported sample size
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Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
36683048
PMCID
PMC9869594
DOI
10.1186/s13046-023-02598-0
Citations
22

Abstract (original English)

Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the 3 rd most common cancer in women and the 4 th leading cause of deaths in gynaecological malignancies, yet the exact progression of CC is inconclusive, mainly due to the high complexity of the changing tumour microenvironment (TME) at different stages of tumorigenesis. Importantly, a detailed comparative single-nucleus transcriptomic analysis of tumour microenvironment (TME) of CC patients at different stages is lacking. Methods In this study, a total of 42,928 and 29,200 nuclei isolated from the tumour tissues of stage-I and II CC patients and subjected to single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) analysis. The cell heterogeneity and functions were comparatively investigated using bioinformatic tools. In addition, label-free quantitative mass spectrometry based proteomic analysis was carried out. The proteome profiles of stage-I and II CC patients were compared, and an integrative analysis with the snRNA-seq was performed. Results Compared with the stage-I CC (CCI) patients, the immune response relevant signalling pathways were largely suppressed in various immune cells of the stage-II CC (CCII) patients, yet the signalling associated with cell and tissue development was enriched, as well as metabolism for energy production suggested by the upregulation of genes associated with mitochondria. This was consistent with the quantitative proteo

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

Evidence level

Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

How we grade evidence
HumansCell Transformation, NeoplasticGene Expression ProfilingProteomicsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsFemaleTumor Microenvironment

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