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Published on: September 13, 2022
Comprehensive Analysis of Predictive Value and the potential therapeutic target of NLRP3 inflammasome in glioma based
Bihan Li1, Ying Liu2, Dawei Chen3
1Nanjing municipal center for disease control and prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Background:
Glioma exhibits high recurrence rates and poor prognosis. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays a crucial role in inflammation. There is a lack of research exploring the NLRP3 in glioma.
Methods:
We used several databases, networks, Western blotting, multiple immunofluorescence staining to analyze the role of NLRP3 in inflammatory tumor microenvironment (TME).
Results:
NLRP3 is higher-expression in glioma with a low mutation load. NLRP3 expression is linked to the infiltration of immune cells, chemokines, immunomodulators, and the TME. Signaling pathways, co-expression genes and interacting proteins contribute to the up-regulation of NLRP3. Patients responding to immunotherapy positively tend to have lower NLRP3 expression relating to the overall survival based on nomogram. Sensitivity to molecular medicines is observed in relation to NLRP3.
Conclusion:
The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a pivotal role in TME which could serve as a higher predictive value biomarker and therapeutic target for glioma treatment.
